Dustin Brown’s thoughts on tonight’s effort by the Kings…
BROWN: “I think we just got away from our game plan a little bit. Like you said, it was spurts of good play and spurts of bad play. Of course, you have to limit your mistakes. We made some mistakes, and that’s a team that’s going to capitalize on those. I think we just need to be better and more consistent. Much like the game in New York, when we were good except for the first period – although I still don’t think we were bad in the first period – tonight we didn’t have that consistency, shift after shift, and good teams are going to take advantage of that.’’
(on how much the second-period penalties hurt the Kings…)
BROWN: “Yeah. For the guys on the PK, that’s a lot of ice time. That’s almost half the period on the Pk. Also, it kind of throws a little funk into the rhythm of the bench, with the guys who don’t play PK and the guys who do. When you get into penalty trouble like that, it’s tough to have rhythm on the bench.’’
the question i had last year and i have now is this….can this coach motivate a team? Too many games last year and a couple already this year where the Kings just dont play hard for 60 minutes…Is that a fair question???
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This kind of game happens when you play back to back games and the first is against the top team in the NHL. I’m used to seeing tired teams as an ECHL fan. They have to play 3 in 3 nights a few times a month. My brother was an ECHL player and he will tell you that it doesn’t matter how early in the season it is, If you have back to back games and struggle in the first one you suffer thou the 2nd. Let’s just hope they get some much needed rest. I will do the same. Night all.
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Looking at the ice-time, with only a bit more than 8 minutes, it looks like Purcell’s in the dog-house.
I, too, was disappointed that no one went after Cleary for the non-call tripping of Kopi. Where’s that “Team Toughness”? And then that basterd gets the next goal! Ouch.
Two games in a row, the veteran player Handzeus has sent the puck out of the zone, on a power play, while not being under duress. He looked like a nervous pee-wee.
Detroit is excellent at getting away with being chippy.
Williams is getting points, granted. But boy does he not belong on the first line. He’s not showing himself to be a creator, puck-handler, or a finisher. He reminds me a lot of Richardson.
With the “concern” about the “second” line’s low productivity, which is real, for me the question is where’s the production from Frolov and Simmonds?
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Neil -
Did you ask the same question when the Kings won 4 straight games? No, I didn’t think so..
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I agree that someone should have sent a message to Cleary after that cheap shot on Kopi. The Kings have had this problem in the past…that hit on Doughty comes to mind. If the officials don’t call it, they have to handle business on their own.
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