ESPN.com – NHL/PLAYOFFS2007 – Sharks coach bites back, mulls series’ rough play

ESPN.com – NHL/PLAYOFFS2007 – Sharks coach bites back, mulls series’ rough play:

Ron Wilson has no idea what playoff series Barry Trotz has been watching. The San Jose Sharks coach is pretty sure his Nashville counterpart won’t like what happens next, however.

After refusing to comment following the Sharks’ fisticuff-filled 5-2 loss to the Predators on Friday night, Wilson reacted incredulously Saturday to Trotz’s repeated attempts to blame the series’ physical tone and vindictive episodes on the Sharks.

“The rhetoric coming [from Trotz] is that we went there to start a street brawl, which is comical,” Wilson said after the Sharks’ 4 a.m. return from splitting the first two games in Nashville. The best-of-seven Western Conference series resumes Monday.

“Our responses aren’t about beating anybody up or any of that baloney. We took home ice from them. The pressure is on them now. We’re still in the driver’s seat. … We’ll win the game on the ice.”

(read the whole thing. a lot of fun commentary from both sides…)

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