Raul Kemp
Reporter
After the conference semi-final game 3 in Nashville Wednesday night, an anti-bullying group is targeting Nashville fans for their abuse of the Phoenix Coyote players. The Center For Defense Of The Weak And Pitiful has issued a statement reprimanding the 7th man at Bridgestone Arena for their relentless taunts and jeers aimed at the defenseless Phoenix players.
"It's just not right," commented Pierce Stoller, a spokesman for the CFDOTWAP. "Those poor Coyote players don't deserve that kind of treatment. They have feelings too, and they're doing the best they can."
Coyote team counselor Tammi Wideman is concerned over her workload in the coming week. "Shane Doan is going to need dozens of hugs, and Martin Hanzal, even though he's so hot right now, is going to be inconsolable." Wideman was also worried that if the taunts continue in game 4, the Coyotes will never be the same. "This type of abuse could change a young team forever."
Perhaps the most shaken Coyote will be goaltender Mike Smith. The fans in "Cell Block 303" spent the majority of the game reminding Smith that he sucks and that the resulting goals were "all his fault". "I know they are just words," cried Smith, "but they still hurt. How could fans be so mean? I'm only human."
Even the game's referees Jordi Miren and Sam Lucci weren't safe from the crowd's attacks. Boos and "Ref You Suck!" chants rang through the arena constantly as the poor officials could only hang their heads and try to remember their mothers' advice to the contrary.
Stoller has organized a campaign to boycott the Predators fans for Friday night's game 4. "This kind of bullying will not stand, and I, along with the CFDOTWAP will do everything we can to let the Coyotes know that they are just as special as the Predators, and they are winners no matter what happens."
