It’s been quite a week for gamesmanship in sports. First there was Jason Kidd and the Brooklyn Nets getting a free timeout after spilling a drink. Then there was Mike Tomlin on Thursday night casually getting in the way to prevent a touchdown.
Wily veteran Ryan Smyth helps prevent a goal
That’s a veteran move there, Ryan Smyth. Smooth.
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And then on Friday night there was Ryan Smyth of the Edmonton Oilers.
Sure, maybe it was an accident (or maybe it wasn’t). But this sure was a great time for the net to get knocked off its moorings, just as Columbus was about to score what would have been its second goal of the game.
Check out Nick Foligno’s (71 in blue) “come on, man” reaction off to the side.
Columbus would end up making up for it later in the period with two goals.
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