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There are comparisons to be made with last year’s team, as contrast. That moment, as far as I am concerned, has no comparison. No player on the recent Kings’ teams could’ve done that. I was listening on the radio to the XM call, PHX announcers. The effect at the time was like the proverbial prick of the balloon. All Coyote momentum was gone. It was the antidote for the two horrible goals between the first and second periods. It decided the game.

Then, last night, I saw the goal and went bananas. It was one of the goals of the year. Think about it: Smyth puts it into JLB’s pads, then circles around the net and pokes it in from the opposite side. How often do you see that? The perseverance shown by Smyth on the play is fantastic, game changing, SEASON changing.

The Kings easily could’ve lost that game. Because of the goalie change for PHX, it was the Kings’ game to win, despite being on the road. Lose it, and mediocrity beckons…

And think: It was in front of his DAD! What a goal!

Your point couldn’t be sharper!