Comments on: Tonight's game story (Oct. 24)

By: Copper10-8

Copper10-8 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:46:43 +0000

Thanks for that heads up Shakes!

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:21:59 +0000

I think Scuderi has been doing his job defensively. I know he isn’t a big goal scorer but he seems to posses no offensive threat at all. Am I reading that right?

By: Mudfish4

Mudfish4 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:55:32 +0000

A folding chair could get 2 pts playing with Kopitar and Smitty right now. Not taking anything away from Williams or Simmons by any means. The other two are just that good right now.

Rich – if you get a chance…what do the coaches think about Jack’s play so far? Other than last night on Doan, when I watch the games, I think he’s been playing really well. Yet, somehow he’s still a -7.

Most of the goals that go in when he’s on the ice don’t seem to be his fault. Just curious what the coaches think of his game.

Honestly, I haven’t been super impressed with Scuderi. He’s not bad. But hasn’t been super strong.

Thoughts?

By: I'm Just Saying

I'm Just Saying — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:27:06 +0000

Formally RJB (Blatent Copy Righy Infringement)

I think you keep the first line as is. Brownie, Fro and Stoll..Parse Williams Zues…Richardson (Playing very well)Purcell (Ho Hum) Harrold…

Keep Quick again tonight and the first game of the next back to back if we are still on the streak Quick plays if not bring Bernie up for the second game of the back to back..

“Saying Just I’m”

By: UglyinLA

UglyinLA — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:38:32 +0000

Damn, Phoenix is a quick team. They seemed to have constant pressure on the Kings all night. But our Kings play excellent. and altough I had my doubts, Parse impressed me last night. I didnt see any panic in his play, just smart hockey. Another great game by Simmonds, however, Williams was doing pretty well on that first line too. I say its still Williams on the top line.

By: Shakes

Shakes — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:15:38 +0000

@Copper10-8 I think the only other team was the Islanders who started the idea of having an independent writer/blogger associated with the team last year and they saw their website hits increase to like 500,000 hits/month (I only know this because there was an article about that here which was about a seemingly dying franchise had a large hidden fanbase)

It’s funny how news has come full circle because if I’m not mistaken in the 50s and stuff teams used to pay travel expenses for newspaper reporters in order to encourage the papers to give them proper coverage. However some reporters asked to be off the team payroll in order to remain completely independent. Now fast forward a few decades and you have the Kings and Isles who have independent writers on the payroll because newspaper simply aren’t able to (and one would argue even in the better days didn’t) provide the highest quality of coverage.

When I read the LA Times coverage of LA hockey it makes me cringe because that used to be the level of coverage which I had considered to be “okay.” Now it’s funny to hear a gameday preview which only consists of who the starting goaltenders are and players who are on point scoring streaks..

By: AZ King

AZ King — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:11:45 +0000

Everyone keeps talking about Willie like he wasn’t doing anything on the top line. That line was producing BEFORE Simmer joined it, and Willie was putting up a point-per-game average. Yes Simmer has fit very nicely, and I think he’s earned as spot in the top 6 (definitely more than Fro has), but he is not going to bump Willie out of his spot just like that.

One advantage to Smyth-Kopi-Simmer, Willie-Handzus-Brown is it gives a solid forechecker that knows how to take body on each of the top two lines. I don’t know if Willie plays LW, but it think Brown can.

By: Quisp

Quisp — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:08:49 +0000

Smyth/Kopitar/Simmonds
Parse/Stoll/Purcell
Frolov/Handzus/Brown
Lewis/Richardson/Harrold

then, when Williams and Clune are healthy:

Smyth/Kopitar/Simmonds
Parse/Stoll/Williams
Frolov/Handzus/Brown
Clune/Richardson/Purcell

By: Copper10-8

Copper10-8 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:33:25 +0000

Keep up the great work, Rich! Be interesting to see/learn how many other NHL teams have this kind of access

By: BringBackTheShieldJersey

BringBackTheShieldJersey — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:32:24 +0000

How fun is it to watch Kopi? Every time he’s on the ice you’re just waiting for him to get the puck. And every time he gets the puck you’re expecting him to be dangerous with it. As a fan, that’s just flat-out fun.