– The Kings have now won a franchise record nine consecutive games. The Kings are 11-1-0 in their last 12 games.
– The team record for most consecutive games with at least one point is 11 (9-0-2), set in 1973-74.
– The Kings now have 75 points this season. The only other Kings club to have more points after 58 games was the 1974-75 team (79 points). The 2009-10 team is the fastest Kings club to reach 36 wins.
– The last time the Kings trailed by three goals in a game and won was March 5, 2009 vs. Dallas (down 3-0 and won 5-4 in OT).
– The Kings are now 20-8-3 in one-goal games.
– Michal Handzus, with two goals and one assist, had his second consecutive three-point game. Handzus has eight points in his last five games (four goals, four assists). Handzus also scored his team-high sixth game-winning goal (the Kings’ single-season record is nine).
– Jonathan Quick (20 saves) has won nine consecutive starts in goal and is 14-3-0 in his last 17 games. Quick is one win away from tying Mario Lessard for the club record in wins for one season (Lessard had 35 in 1980-81).
– Ryan Smyth has recorded at least one point in four consecutive games, with two goals and two assists. He has nine points in the last 10 games (five goals, four assists).
– Alexander Frolov, with one goal and one assist, had his second straight multi-point game.
– Anze Kopitar had his eight-game point streak (which tied a career high) snapped when he did not record a point.
– The Kings went 0-for-3 on the power play but 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
– Alexander Frolov had a team-high six shots on goal, Dustin Brown had a team-high four hits and Peter Harrold had a team-high three blocked shots.
– Drew Doughty led the Kings in ice time, at 27 minutes, 23 seconds. Anze Kopitar led all Kings forwards at 25:36.
Do you know the Kings record when tied going into the 3rd period?
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Condolences, Rich.
One thing to note: Kings are now closer to catching
SJ than they are of falling out of the playoff picture
Great win!! Great play by Fro on the GW goal.
Phx might finally lose. Thank god.
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Dang, 25:36 TOI for Kopi. No more questions about his conditioning I guess.
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I love how they played the segment on the Frenzy on Figuroa (undoubtedly as planned) when they were down 3-0, and they actually sorta repeated it!
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Awesome win boys!!
However, what about Heidi Anrol(from Michigan) coming out in a RED sweater??
Rich, I think you better get on this right away! Kings Nation wants a formal apology and if you have to Rich, give her a good spanking!!
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WTF,K:
I just love the whole thing with Heidi’s sweater!
Girlfriend showed up in a red-and-black sweater, noticed by both T.V. announcers… After the first intermission, they called her out on the air, and she took off the offending red color… And the Kings scored 4 goals unanswered afterwards!
This will forever be known as the Kings’ Heidi Game.
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This.
Team.
RULES.
How perfect as well that the Insider meeting party game is when the Kings’ will be going for their 11th straight victory.
Here’s a jubilant write up about the game and the energy at the arena tonight, which was some of the best I’ve felt there in yes, 7 years.
http://lakingsnews.com/2010/02/06/nine-is-sublime-kings-storm-back-to-beat-red-wings-4-3/
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Wow! What a game. Love shutting up all those Red Wing fans! Even when they were down 3 goals, the Kings kept fighting. Years past, that would not have happened – they would have all but folded up the tents and gone home if they were down three to a team like Detroit. This year, they fight and claw and scrap and they got themselves the win. Great job! Keep it up Monday. Let’s keep our streak alive and ruin the home streak for the Quacks!!!
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I’m glad Heidi got called out on her faux pas!
Heidi better remember who signs her paychecks and its not Detroit!
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Thats as animated as I have ever seen Handzus.
I think these guys might be starting to believe.
Anyone notice that JJ did not come out when he recieved a star of the game the other night? Hope that is not hard feelings from DL and JJ’s dust up around the Kovi deal.
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Hrudey, I was going to point that out as well. I love where we are in the standings. 11 points over 9th place Wings but only 8 under Sharks.
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Not the best game by the Kings in this streak, but they took advantage against Wings’ miscues and thats what good teams do. Nice to see the Bandwagon Wings fans go home unhappy.
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Once you get below 10, it seems possible.
that would be crazy!
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Can’t wait for Monday when the Kings go to the puddle and shoot to win and make it 10 !!!!!! Jersey is ready and ticket is in my hand!!!
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great game by the kings…lost my voice in the second..epic comeback for the 9th!!!
watching the chi vs. st. louis game…i think we can take niemii or however you spell it.. but their team forward wise is soooooo goood
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not the great start but what a finish!! man i love seeing that footage from the famous finish on figueroa!!! i remember that night like yesterday!!!!
go kings go!!! kill the quacks and make it 10 straight!
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Sharks better not slump or they’ll feel the Kings breathing down their backs.
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I’m going to the CBJ game on March 8. Looking forward to seeing their 16th in a row!
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LOL at “Heidi Game.”
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and PHX did lose so we still 4th in the west!!!!!
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Galen, the Kings record now when tied after 2 periods is 8-3-3.
It’s great to have won 9 straight and get some love from the Gods of Luck, I just hope the Kings address their play in the last 4 periods which hasn’t been good (gave up 6 goals in 4 periods). Speed is giving them problems and hopefully TM can get everyone on the same page as to how to combat that.
Loved the game from Parse; he’s so streaky but if he can find a way to deliver a consistent effort he’s going to stick in the Show.
Did the install new boards at Staples? I never saw so many wide shots rocket back in front as today.
GO KINGS! Put the Quacks out of their misery.
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sportsjunkie:
See Ya in HondaLand on Monday. This is Kings week for me, going also on the eleventh. Will be there on Monday with my daughter (Ducks Fan).
Yep. Road White Jersey is ready!
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>Johnjuan
JJ was gettiing his right elbow wrapped in ice. It is the one he got injured when Simmer slammed Boll and JJ got his arm stuck in between. Don’t think it was anything to do with DL. Of course, it may have been all about DL!!! Rich???
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>Bako
You’ve coined the name for this game…The Heidi Game!
That’s funny, but I love it!!! And true too!!!
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Geez people get over the JJ and DL thing…he had to ice his elbow….a tad more important than a 3 star of the game skate-around…
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Speaking of lost voices:
Anyone else hear Kompon at the second intermission?
Almost no voice left…
Wonder what was said (shouted) at the first intermission?
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Backo: leave ur duck in the car, jk!!!
Got the black Jersey cuz at the time it was the road Jersey and have white Jersey from forum days… always bleed purple no matter if I am wearing road or home Jersey GO KINGS!
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Kingsfanone:
Can’t take the credit for that one, wish I could.
Have to go back to the long thread…
That’s KingFan4ever.
I called it the Heidi’s Sweater Game…
Credit where credit is due!
-bow- direction of KingFan4ever
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Actually, my daughter is coming around…
Something about win streaks, team energy, etc.
Dad might actually win out!
-wink-
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I was there. GOD the place went crazy when Zus scored. I was in section 321 surrounded by Detroit fans. Boy did they get quiet. Best comeback of the season. Lets make it 10 in a row vs the Quacks.
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We have waited…now we have arrived. Yea i know…the playoffs are still far off. But you can see the fruits of the kings labor are paying off.And you have to give props to quick…i know many hate him…but with out him being steady in goal…we wouldnt be here. Also we didnt make stupid trades when we lost a few in a row this year….stay the course…wait till the off season…then get a free agent ( if one fits ) that is the only way to do it right. Draft well… plus free agents….no knee jerk trades.
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By the way,
Ottawa’s win streak is going DOWN!
ott 0-5 TOR/third period, 11:00 to go
Luke Schenn’s first two-goal game
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Kovi doesn’t score, but his behind the net muscle leads to a goal…
nj 1-3 NYR/3rd period, @ 8:00 to go
Another nj rally?
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anyone else see the elbow that Jimmy Howard threw at Brownie?
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Just saw the highlights and gotta say we have lots to smile about! One question to pose about Frolov, is his game suited for tigher playoff checking? I love his puck possession skills because of the time and space created for his teammates. Zeus game winner was the perfect example for that. I hope that Dean signs Fro! Great season for this franchise!
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HATED that non-call!
Hope the Kings earn that kind of ref support, when the time comes in the playoffs…
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Amazing game to be at. Not as fun as the Ducks but a jaw dropper to see this game come back like they did. First time in a long time where I was telling people not wo worry when the Kings were down 3 goals. They can do it and proved me right. NICE!
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Variable said it best.
Frolov’s play during the streak has been monumental.
He’s the best trade acquisition without losing someone the Kings could’ve hoped for!
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Do you guys see a player like Kariya in the cards?
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This might be old to some…but did you guys see the kings MEANSTREAK vid ???…check this out its cool…its on the kings offical site if my link doesnt work…click here….ac/dc sings in back round
http://fans.kings.nhl.com/topic/532
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MEANSTREAK ROCKS !!!!
http://fans.kings.nhl.com/topic/532
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I’d love to know what was said in the locker room after the 1st period. During the interview with O’neal, Greener looked really pissed off. I’m sure he was one of the voices that spoke up between periods.
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There’s something I’ve noticed about quick especially during this streak. He has games where he’ll let in a few goals, then he turns his force field on and won’t let on any more goals. I’m sure it partly has to do with team D as well, but quick reminds me of Rocky right now: he’s got to take a few punches to get himself worked up, to get angry, then he’s unbeatable.
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Pierre Le Brun said, on hotstove tonight, that Ray Whitney was traded to the kings last weekend, but the deal is in limbo because Whitney wanted three years. Did I miss this?
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Man while watching the game I was getting that feeling of the 92-93 season. Do you guys remember that season? Playoffs, overtime and those crazy wins? Anyways man just digging this team. I’ve been believing in them since the beginning of the season and they are really starting to come together. Fro is an absolute genius with the puck. I don’t know how he’s able to stick handle with three guys around him and still hold on to that damn thing! He may not score a lotta goals but that’s ok his ability to hold the puck makes up for it. If it wasn’t for Fro and his puck handling ability Zus wouldn’t have scored. The dead wings would have cleared the puck from the zone one way or another.
Parse – looked good tonight. Got your hustle back. Maybe you were just thinking too much those last few games. Don’t do that! That will kill your game!
Brownie – finally starting to play like the Brownie we all know! Great hits, some steals and overall playmaking.
Quick – another solid game!
Yeah a coupla mistakes here and there but that’s just hockey. We came back and won! Solid comeback! Cmon boys Ana-slime next! Work em!!!!
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Well, don’t go scheduling the Cup for a stay in New Jersey, just yet…
nj 1-3 NYR/3rd period, under 1:00 left, empty nj net…
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Fro-Zus-Parse were strong; but then again, any time Frolov takes the puck to the net more times than he passes to the point his line is going to do very well. It’s all about getting him to turn TO the net.
On the down side: two more goals scored against us by a wide-open man on the far post; one with Simmonds staring at the puck and the other with OD staring at the puck. C’mon guys, you’ve heard it since Mites: Get your head on a swivel!
Again, Quick was not at fault on the goals.
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K fan in D, great video, my fav was Greene’s slapper from the blue line! In the box score is where it counts!
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R U Kidding me
been a king fan 1972
If u can not get excited about this team then you need to watch a different sport
Hockey is by far the most exciting sport to watch and to follow
Get with the program or get out
DL–stay the course
please read the blogs and get a good : )
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…And, Calgary goes down in OT to TB,
cal 1-2 TB/OT
-three point game, oh well…-
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Steve L,
Yeah I heard that too, but that was the first time I have heard that it was a done deal. DL stay the course, if we can get Whitney for no core players, go for it!!
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I was on a plane and missed the game, but I noticed none of the D’s were a minus, a good sign when you give up 3.
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Just got back from the game… wow, what an atmosphere. I was sitting a couple rows back behind the net that saw all the game’s goals except for the last one. It was war between Kings and Wings fans; I was mercilessly taunting one of them after the 4th goal. It was a chippy game even for the fans! But it really chapped my hide to see that many Wings fans there, I had to do something to lessen their enjoyment of coming into our barn like that!
In the words of Dustin Brown, “obviously” this was a huge game for the Kings and I could not be happier than to be able to say that I was at the game where the Kings set the new franchise record! Let’s make it 10, boys!
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sj 2-3 NSH/2nd, 1:30 left…
IS SJ CATCHABLE?
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ICE IS NICE…loved that one by green too !…and a beautiful highlight save by quick in that video…you guys are spoiled out there by being able to go to all the games..cant wait for them to come back to dallas…got my tickets to the game in march.
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You can’t fault the refs for a missed call if they don’t see it BUT they won’t like seeing Bertuzzi faking the high stick.
Yes, Whitney and Corvo was last weeks news (or just a few days ago). It’s on TSN, Bob M.
I’ll be at the crappy old Pond/Honda center on Monday.
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sj 3-3 NSH/2nd, 0:23.5
They heard me thinking…
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54FIGHTING:
Let’s be loud.
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so what trades do we need to make?
I don’t know, give up a #6 or better forward, or a #4 or better D for a rent-a-cop til june and we might make it to the 2nd round
Or we believe in this team and let them play together and see what happens—I like the latter
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Bertuzzi what a dive on that highstick! It hit your glove or something. Every time i see that guy he reminds me of that hit he gave Moore. I’ve gotta move on from that. the guy can stickhandle though!
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im with yea…gokingsgo…just stay the course…we have over 40 years of trying it the other way….please god…no trades unless we cant resign someone…then trade so he doesnt walk away for nothing..its the right way
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ESPN article stated that Murray almost pulled Quick after the first period. Where did he get that from? Was there a Murray quote to that effect?
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Ed, the postgame video on the Kings site has Murray fielding questions from reporters. He mentions thinking about pulling Quick…
Before we get too excited, the recent slow starts are getting to be a concern. If we want to continue the win streak and the march towards a playoff spot, we cannot continue to “steal” points. We have to earn them for 60 minutes and not just get lucky.
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@ Chang
Yea, 92-93 was interesting, team looked almost ordanary until the end of the season and jumped into into the playoffs. Man that Toronto Series. Donuts, hotel elevator attendants telling #99 the Kings would lose…Millen and Donnolly cycling in the corners, bouncing off hits…
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oooooh my god ESPN—pull the goalie??????
Some one say “HI” to Barry for us
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>Bob Bobson
I gotta agree, they ARE getting lucky, and you can’t do that sorta thing in the playoffs and expect to win, or even keep doing it now. Making me pee my pants every 1st period when they get behind so quickly. lol
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I have an idea. Heidi and her sweater can go back to Detroit and we can get someone with a brain to do sideline stuff.
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Rich, we’re going to need definitive closure on Sweater-gate. Was the sweater intentional? Is it related to “The Jacket”? Is Heidi a closet Wings fan?
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BTW folks, that’s an undefeated homestand, following an undefeated road trip!
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Sorry 54, I guess I did miss it. How about the Sens Mike Fisher? I figure he wants to be near his love, Carrie Underwear
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Wayner leads all Kings with +19 ….
good things happen when he’s on the ice …
love his checking All Over The Ice; he really puts pressure on opposing players, consistently!
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This game was sweet revenge for that 52 shot debacle. Way to hang in there guys even when you’re not at your best.
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I knew that chick was not to be trusted!
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To the commentor who noted that JJ didn’t come out after being named 3rd star of Thursday’s game:
My belief is that simply it wasn’t a finish they were proud of. It’s as if they lost the game, you don’t come out, even if you’re named one of the three stars. Kopi, as the leader, has the obligation to do the interview with Heidi.
I don’t think there’s any problem with JJ not coming out. I wouldn’t have either.
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Then again… maybe I didn’t feel like reading everybody else’s responses to that question.
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51 52 53 shots
who cares
kings wins————–kings win
and its 2 pts
thx boys
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Most satisfactory part of this win streak is 2 wins over the Pink Wings…
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I don’t live in LA and mostly have to try and catch these games online. I have a question for all those who actually attend the games. Is it difficult, or at least annoying, to deal with all the fans that show up from the opposing team? I was just watching the game highlights and it seemed like half the lower bowl in view of the camera was cheering when the Wings scored. I know it’s probably easier to deal with when we’re winning, but it just seems like it would get on your nerves. I’ve noticed this the past couple of games. Just curious.
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No need to apologize Steve L. The big thing is getting someone solid on D or having Drewiske back. I wouldn’t mind a strong 3rd/4th liner like Raffi Torres or Steve Ott. You could also make a case for Belanger or Kariya.
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the party dont stop for a kings win…but it sure as helll continues…9 in a row muther effers!!!!
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Utah, it was driving me insane. I got into some moderate verbal altercations with the horde of Wings fan I was sitting with in the lower bowl behind the net. Nothing out of hand of course, but there were some spirited exchanges. The Kings fans were mighty pissed in that first period to be down 3 goals and have our barn be full of the other team’s fans like that.
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I keep worrying that I am only dreaming and I will wake up and look at the standings and we’ll be 9 pts out of a playoff spot and we just traded our best young talent for has beens.
Go Kings lets catch the Caps streak!!!
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The best part is that its not one line doing the damage.
Today, the Fro/Zeus line took over. A few games ago in Toronto, Brown/Stoll/Smyth sealed it. And of course, Kopi/Simmonds/Richie have had their share of good games, most notably in Detroit. If you have three lines that click like these guys are, it really is hard to control. Who do you focus on if you’re the opposition? Today the wings shut down Kopitar, only to suffer the same fate as the last time the teams met. Lets hope they keep up the intensity from the second period. They’re playing with fire by giving up three goals in a period twice in two games.
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Just like that the Kings and Phoenix have opened a 7 pt gap between themselves and the 6th place team. If this keeps up it’ll be the Kings and Yotes in a first round matchup .. What kind of odds could you have gotten preseason that they would both make the playoffs, no less be seeded 4th and 5th?
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AMAZING! I have to say though, they can’t be digging holes like this come playoff time. But this will give them a boost of confidence that nothing is impossible. I always liked Zues, reminds me of a laid back viking. GO KINGZ! Aloha guyz
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A Kings/Phx first round matchup could pit the two hottest teams in the conference going into the playoffs. The division leaders aren’t being seriously challenged at this point and could head into the playoffs on auto-pilot. There is serious potential for one of the big dogs to be booted out in a second round upset by either LA or Phx.
But it’s still a long way away and the effects of the 2 week Olympic shutdown remain to be seen. I just hope we get through that tournament with all of our Olympians in one piece.
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1st, the other day i suggested/guarenteed we would get Dustin Penner. These rumors NEVER existed, and aparently i was wrong, but my hunch of Edmonton as a trading partner will be correct. There is a rumor DL is looking at Ethan Moreau. I think he is their Capt. He doesnt have a lot of points, but a great presence on the 3rd or 4th line…we will see.
Kings will win the 1st round. I feel like Phoenix shouldn’t hang onto that spot, but like the Kings, they are so far out ahead, they would have to have a miserable finish to the season to drop. A team like Dallas or Anaheim or even a healthier Detroit will climb into the playoff picture, a team like Nashville or Calgary will drop. My predicted standings,-
San Jose
Chicago
Vancouver
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Colorado
Detroit
Nashville
Watch Detroit make it.
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Hopefully its flip flopped on my 7-8, so Detroit plays SJ in round 1. We all know how well SJ does in round 1 VS Detroit.
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God I hate Wings fans…so glad to watch the come back. The Kings are for real…and that feels real good to say. Love the positivity on this site lately.
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wow wow
i got tears of joy in my eyes….WOW this team never gives up…..what a game…..
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@ Cry Baby:
I went with my son to Staples thinking I would see my two favorite hockey teams play (LA and Detroit) –man after that I hate chicken wings fans more than anything. To think they fled their crappy hole to come to our state for great weather and prosperity, then ruin our games with their beligerance….
Contreras79
The Kings are capable of going to the finals. Teams in front of us are “points getters” in the regualar season. Kings have been playing that grinding style needed in the playoffs and it will show. We should make it to the finals.
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Glad that Quicker didn’t get pulled after the 1st period! What a comeback! Great win today to get the record going!
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Has anyone noticed that Juraj Mikus is listed on wikipedia as on the *current* Kings roster? I suspect a fellow LKInsider must have added that
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Los_Angeles_Kings_roster
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PakiFro,
You mean the Fro–Zeus–Parse line took over.
Parsey was great!
Friday I was saying Parse should be in there on the 3rd line, because he’s a difference maker when he plays well.
Parse: Passing action
Frolov: Puck control
Handzus: Net presence
A great combination!
With Parse there is more puck movement!
And the line is more successful!
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umm does any one else notice that zetterberg looks like jim carrey with a beard?
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Kopi11 – 321 was awesome!!! I am in the first row and I was blowing my lungs out!!! Good Kings fans around us. Detroit fans got quiet after we scored the 3rd goal and then the slinked out after the game. Come back to 321!!! We need the support!!! What a game!!!
GO KINGS!!!
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GTA – Grand Theft Another one.
what and ugly game, but this team refuses to give up. i’ve checked the standings like 10X today, its great to see our 75 pts. with 34 games left. if we go .500 the rest of the way, you’d think we could pull off a playoff birth. its starting to look really good.
we’re showing some serious flaws, but still finding ways to win. =great team character. lets keep this train rolling, 3 games left until the break.
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Rich, I love these stats posts – if you can make it a feature after every game (even if it has to wait until the day after, as you said), then please do so
The game last night was great, I was chatting with some annoying Red Wings fans who were knocking on Bob and Jim before the game, felt good to shut them up. But above all, this is the loudest I have heard the Kings fans at Staples Center since… well, ever? That made it feel all the more like a “playoff” game…
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Welcome back Rich! I just lost my sister a few days ago, and even though I know she’s in a better place right now, it’s still really tough. I just wanted to remind you that I know we’re all here for you, and each other, and never forget with this Kings family you’re NEVER alone!
Okay my game notes…
At around 11:30 left in the 2nd period Bob Miller mistakenly identified Segal for Purcell. Poor Segal!!!
The 1st period reminded me of the old RW’s. It always seemed like they had at least 6 guys on the ice… Whenever the puck hit a stick or bounced there seemed to be 3 RW’s and 1 Kings player(s)… Also, they seem to run a lot of very subtle picks… If you watch the first goal, I dare say one of these very subtle picks opened things up for them.
Okay, regarding that friggin, “WOW, that’s a low price!” Staples commercial – Attention Staples – you just lost a customer!!!
re: Heidi’s sweater… I doubt I’ll be able to outbid Foxy, but as long as the money’s going to the charity of Heidi’s choice, I’ll start the bidding at $100 for the sweater if the, ummmmmm, front is autographed by Heidi.
Just my opinion but I would be okay if Kopi never took a slap-shot again. His wrister/snapper is, like Ovechkin’s, SICK… and more importantly usually hits the net, unlike his slap-shot!
Staples was finally rocking… Why can’t we do this for this team every game?
Can someone PLEASE tell me why Fro, at 6’4″, rarely hits anyone? And when he does it’s rarely much of a hit anyway. This guys is often in a position to cleanly plaster people through the boards but just doesn’t. Now before you go on to tell me that it’s just not his style/game, hear me out… In my opinion if he DID he would wear the defensemen down even more than his cycling already does. Put a hitting Fro together with the cycling Fro and we’ve got tired D-men in the 3rd period… Get it?
I’ll say it again and scream it from the rooftops… Zeus is the most complete underrated player in the NHL!!! As far as trades etc, he’s untouchable simply because of all the little things he adds to the team that you would have to have 2 or 3 different players to fill in his absence… Someday he’ll be a great coach, and we’re reaping the benefits of those smarts and little intangibles right now!!!
Simmonds = stud… DUH!!!
Uummmmm, how valuable is Smyth?
LIDSTROM said: “We came out with a good push and got rewarded with scoring some goals. In the second, we didn’t play well enough in front of our own net. They were crashing the net hard. We didn’t do enough to get those key rebounds. We needed a 60-minute game today.”
ALL 4-goals were created by crashing the net… Enough said!!!
Welcome back Rich!!! GO KINGS GO!!!
PEACE ALL!!!
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Rich, you are in our prayers, thank you for all you do!
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Parse has quietly moved up to 4th in +/- on the team. He is a very good fit on the Fro line. Harold had another nice game at D. JJ play has improved markedly in the last 3 games.
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also…
there are many to list but I specifically forgot to mention Parse’s great game as well.
I love the current line-combo’s, but how sweet it must be for TM to be able to put Smyth AND Simmonds out there together?
…something very special is happening around here right now..!
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The 2 Wings shots that rang off the right post inthe 3rd were because of the defense of…….JURAJ MIKUS
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I love this team! I missed the game but was checking the score, I almost shat my pants when it was 3-1 then I checked back and it was 3-3! Freegin awesome fight back game it sounds like!
It is starting to feel like a story book season, and I believe!
Lets get the Ducks for 10 and then 11 for the LAKINGSINSIDER game!!
This is the most exciting team I can remember. Not even the 93 team nor the Allison Deadmarch palffy era was this great, or am I just drinking the coolaid?
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From the goon Todd Bertuzzi:
“They weren’t exactly the prettiest of goals, kind of fluky ones that squeaked in, but we can’t sit and pout and feel sorry for ourselves,”
Goals are goals goon. You guys got out-worked plain and simple. Now go home to mommy.
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Hey thanks for the shout-out Bako! Have fun hanging out with those clueless Mighty Ducks fans… Wear those colors proud!
Everyone know that infamous “Heidi Game” in Football right? The gist is was that NBC cutaway from a game between the Raiders and the Jets with 65 seconds left to show the family film “Heidi”. The Jets were leading 32-29 but after they cut away the Raiders came back and won. Whole story is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game
Now, to add to the Frenzy at Figueroa and the Deadmarsh game 6 demolition, the Kings now have their own Heidi game… The red sweater game!! All at the expense of the Chicken Wings!!!!!
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bssssss at team with bsssss nothing more needs to be said have followed the kings for over 40 years this team is not the best but it is the ine with most bssssss
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Just for perspective and plain old fun, I love these stats;
Kings are 4th overall in the entire league.
Quick has the most minutes and the most wins.
Kings are tied for first in third period come backs.
Kings have the most shootout wins.
Kings have the most road wins in the league.
Kings are 6 full games ahead of 9th place, and 9th place is Detroit (bonus nyuk). If we go .500 in our last 24 games getting 24 points, we finish with 99; that other team needs to get 36 points out of their last 24 games, like 15-3-6, or 16-4-4…
It’s good to be King, but it’s great to be a King’s fan.
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I apologize to the neighbors in the apartment next to me. I definitely wasn’t quiet watching the game yesterday. Horrible first but again this group dug deep and showed their determination. Love it.
Anyone catch that the Kings were the first team mentioned on NBC for Caps vs Pitt? So Ottawa lost last night, Caps today?
Can’t wait for tomorrow to make it 10 over the Mallards!
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This is just amazing folks. It sure is great to be a Kings fan right now. It makes all the tough years just disappear for a while eh?
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KingFan4ever,
Thank you for the Heidi football link. I was laughing all the way thru reading it.
I was a young kid then, and I remember how we looked forward to these special family movies. Remember, there was no cable TV back then, no videos or DVDs. Only a limited number of channels were available. So people across the country would be looking forward to special shows or movies that would come on (like the Wizard of Oz once a year). And it was a shared experience, and not just for sporting events.
P.S. Family entertainment was a lot calmer back then.
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Here is an interesting stat from Hockey News:
“• Jonathan Quick has 33 wins to lead the league. The NHL record is 48, held by Martin Brodeur. The Los Angeles Kings have 25 games remaining. Should he continue at his current pace, it will be very, very close.”
Great run by the best Kings team I have watched. Only have two small concerns:
1) Way too many shots are missing the net. Kopi, stick with the awesome wrister…
2) OD needs some rest. How many opponents goals have gone in after bouncing off OD.
Keep it up boys
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@Utah 76
Yeah, the Rangers and Wings always have a lot of fans show. At the old Forum we also had a lot of Islanders and Flyers fans.
Ranger and Flyer fans were the worst! No more, it seems.
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@ John King
I also remember only 4 or 5 Kings games a year on channel 9… And the “lost down” game between the Rams and Browns
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Love this team. I’m glad they are having as much fun as we are
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A couple of mentions here about Phoenix. Yes, as mentioned during the broadcast their success is a little smoke and mirrors, but I don’t think they are going anywhere. Now go look at your Kings schedule. You will see Thu Apr 8, 2010 Coyotes @ Kings, which is during the last week of the season and IT IS NOT TELEVISED!!! WTF! That game is likely to be extremely critical to the final standings and playoff seeding. If anybody has those email addresses for the Fox Sports people, then please provide them so we can all start petitioning them to add that game. We need to start now and not let up until they add that game!!
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Sour grapes, Bertuzzi. How about that fluky goal from Filppula on the backhand? Write Steve Moore another check, prick.
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The Kings are scheduled to practice today from 10:00-12:30 today (Sunday) but as of 10:30 when I called they are not on the ice. Does anybody know if they will practice today? The TSC does not know. Thanks.
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@ Jessie
The teams in front may be point getters but they also play the Kings pretty well. And the Kings need to adjust before the playoffs.
Teams now pressure the Kings half board game (both ends) and point men.
Breakouts are being pinched forcing more “behind the net” breakouts and defensive zone turn overs. In turn neutral zone stick to stick passing is harder.
So far Kopitar’s amazing physical strength along with the excellent body positioning by the forwards going after the puck have carried the team.
I wonder how long can these “one bounce” games can go on before the Kings adjust or the tables turn?
I hope to see the Kings looking even greater for the playoffs.
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For Utah and anyone else who cares.
I attend all home games and many times have fans for the opponents in my section (334). Always a Canadian invasion especially during the winter. Majority of these people are decent fans there to root for their team and enjoy the game. I find that the worst visiting fans are Ducks fans and Detroit fans. I don’t have a problem with people rooting for their team but do have a problem when they feel the need to be rude. Hey we are all there to enjoy the game so why create a problem and an uncomfortable enviornment?
I went to SJ to the Jan 4th game and worried about how I would be treated. I was amazed as the SJ fans were very nice and actually enjoyed most of the people sitting around us. Even better we won 6-2 so yeah, I got a few comments after the game but nothing offensive or rude.
The one thing I wish we as LA fans would do would be to appreciate all players for their efforts. Why boo a 1st, 2nd or 3rd star simply because he is on the opposing team. He did his job well and deserves to be cheered. I would love LA to set the tone by changing these boo’s to cheers. (Of course we are the only arena I know of to shout some team sucks when the organist plays the song) and that will change only if the music stops playing. And I admit I participate with the rest of the crowd.
At the SJ game, Thornton recorded his 900th point and it was mentioned. We applauded him and SJ fans around us were surprised and asked us why. Our response “he deserved it for his achievement”. The point was against us but it is still something that is worthy of recognizing.
Let us not forget that these men are working hard doing their job to the best of their ability. Respect the players, respect those around you and let everybody enjoy the game.
May the strength of family and friends support you Rich during this difficult time. My prayers are with you.
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lv4la:
I agree that we need to be classy…but what’s the point of having a home-rink advantage if you don’t abuse the other team a little bit? I agree that fans should cheer when the other team sets a record in points or reaches a milestone of some sort…but cheering them as a top three star? NEVER! the only thing i would change is booing a player who was traded form the organization or meant so much to the organization…how can we boo rob blake after he was sucha huge part of the kings for so long and his jersey is likely to go in the rafters? he slapped us in the face last year but do you blame him? we sucked and he wanted to win a cup…
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Been watching the Caps-Pens game, the NBC game of the week… Great game, pgh 4-2 WSH/2nd intermission, pens on 5-on-3 PP to open the third. Crosby loses his helmet, Ovie takes out the netCam with a slap shot…
Gotta ask the question:
When are the LOS ANGELES KINGS going to make this game?
We’re gonna see the usual WSH/PGH/NYR/PHI/BOS/NJ/CHI/DET rotation… maybe even a little SJ/ANA/COL, and BUF.
Here are the current league standings:
1 Washington Capitals
2 San Jose Sharks
3 Chicago Blackhawks
4 Los Angeles Kings
5 Phoenix Coyotes
6 New Jersey Devils
7 Vancouver Canucks
8 Buffalo Sabres
9 Pittsburgh Penguins
10 Colorado Avalanche
11 Ottawa Senators
12 Calgary Flames
13 Nashville Predators
14 Detroit Red Wings
15 Dallas Stars
16 Minnesota Wild
17 Montréal Canadiens
18 Tampa Bay Lightning
19 Anaheim Ducks
20 Philadelphia Flyers
21 St Louis Blues
22 New York Rangers
23 Atlanta Thrashers
24 Boston Bruins
25 Florida Panthers
26 Columbus Blue Jackets
27 New York Islanders
28 Carolina Hurricanes
29 Toronto Maple Leafs
30 Edmonton Oilers
I understand the jingoistic politics of the Game of the Week, driven by NE-centric ratings. I understand the CBC Hockey Night in Canada, getting the Canadian games. I even understand the Versus CHI-centric alternate universe.
But NBC: Can’t you see the potential ratings in playing a little L.A. Kings Saturday or Sunday Afternoon magic?
SAT FEB 13, 2010 AVALANCHE/ KINGS
SAT MAR 6, 2010 CANADIENS/ KINGS
SUN MAR 14, 2010 PREDATORS/ KINGS
SAT MAR 20, 2010 ISLANDERS / KINGS
SAT MAR 27, 2010 STARS / KINGS
SAT APR 3, 2010 DUCKS / KINGS
SAT APR 10, 2010 OILERS / KINGS
SUN APR 11, 2010 KINGS / AVALANCHE
How about a little Freeway Faceoff magic? Or, two young teams on the rise with LA/COL? Or, even better, a nationally televised rematch of the ’92-’93 Cup, Saturday March 6th, right after the Olympics?
A little national network Kings love is in order, IMHO!
…And as I type, Ovie ties it:
pgh 4-4 WSH/3rd period, 8:53 to go
–THE STREAKS LIVE!–
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Missed the game live but just watched it on Tivo. The right goal post should have been the 3rd star of the game. I’m stoked they won but they really only played 1 good period. We escaped with this win.
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Do Mike Millbury and Pierre Lebrun hate eachother or what
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“[Some team] sucks” gets changed in the Pepsi Center all the time–especially when it’s the Red Wings.
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One problem I have with the “national” games is that they’re not national, and not on Center Ice. I’ve seen before where the game is on NBC in LA, it’s not on here in Colorado, for example…at all…
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I guess I’m about as rude as any of the rude fans. Once, as I was leaving the Forum after the Islanders beat us on a goal they scored with five seconds left on the clock, I saw a guy in an Islanders’ jersey in the parking lot and shouted “Hate!” at him, stomped my feet and kept chanting “Hate! Hate! Hate! Hate!”
Not exactly good sportsmanship, I know. But the Islander fan just gave me a smug winner’s smile and walked on. The louse.
I’ve gone to games at the old Boston Garden and the old Chicago Stadium and the Philadelphia Spectrum. Part of the joy of being there was the thrill of the abusive yak and the lunacy of the banners. At the Spectrum for a Flyers-Rangers game I saw Ron Duguay’s effigy hanging from a balcony. The guys who put it together made a mop of his hair to resemble how he looked in real life.
In Boston for a play-off game where the Bruins were losing, the section I was in hollered “Faggots” at the then Hartford Whalers whenever they iced the puck to get it out of trouble. That was actually the NICEST thing that was said.
Chicago has got to have the most intense sports fans I’ve ever seen. The old Stadium was absolutely the loudest building I’ve ever been in and the organ sounds seemed to crush down on you from out of the sky.
In all those places I never feared for my safety, no matter whom I cheered for.
But once, at a Kings-Flyers game at the Forum, there was a lynch-mob atmosphere that scared me silly. Fights were popping up everywhere and guys were being marched out in hand-cuffs. It was one of the ugliest nights I’d ever spent at a sporting event.
By the way, what was all the fuss about Heidi Androl wearing a sweater and then taking it off? (It’s not like she took off all her clothes along with it.)
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Heidi’s sweater was Red. I am personally tiring quickly of the weak on ice/on the bench interviews by O’Neal and Heidi. Never any questions of any substance what so ever. Do either one of them know any question other than “how did it feel when … blah blah blah”, “the team looks confident, what do you feel”.
What do I want to hear? I want to hear questions like “I noticed the team has gone to sending only 1 in on the forecheck and it seems the other team is breaking out much easier, the team seems more comfortable with sending in two”. Or “looks like Brown is getting under so n so’s skin a bit”.
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Hey Josh E.
There is friendly rivalry and there is borderline absusive behavior out there. Don’t think for a minute I was quiet yesterday when we scored our 4th goal. Nothing makes my day more then turning to high 5 a fan for the other team and then looking at them and saying “Oh, sorry”. My only issue is when people take it too far.
I agree with you about the trading of players and the booing too. Its a business first. I wasn’t too happy about what Blake did but if my possible last year of generating an income was $5 mil instead of $3, I would jump on it in a heartbeat. And if anyone here says otherwise…BS. Money beats loyalty and Blake made the smarter move. He couldn’t afford to play the waiting game at his age and even though he is making much less now, he is still earning income and playing the game he loves.
My response to obnoxious Detroit fans…there is a reason they took the midnight train going anywhere!
Why would you not boo Blake for bailing on us but you would boo a guy who played well enough to earn a star? Just curious.
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I agree, interviews could be better but think about what there is to work with:
“yeah, they are sending in two guys, we just gotta keep it going”
or
“yeah, no, yeah we’re having trouble in the neutral zone, we’ve just gotta keep it going”
or
“we just gotta keep playing our game”
or,
“the puck came across and I got lucky”
and so forth…
And the hockey tradition of making only respectful comments is another limiting factor.
A few players that give an intelligent response. Stoll and OD aren’t too bad. The Detroit player O’Neil interviewed after the 2nd period was a good
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Tuan Jim
I remember that Forum game. Lots of fights. In the 3rd the Kings put Hutchenson, Holt, Wilson and another tough guy out. The place went electric…
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Yes, If Heide wasn’t a babe (and as someone once said “looks like she could be a fun drunk” to which I refrained from posting “she is”) her questions are so boring. She needs to at least act smarter (and be banned from wearing anything red in the future – - except %&$#’s)
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@USHA#17
RE: Kings / Playoffs
Right you are, I just think that the Kings are well structured for a grinding 7 game series and should do well against finesse teams. Gotta love the job Zues and Smyth are doing in front of the net. Not pretty but it’s paying the bills:)
RE: Interviews
I always like what Smyth has to say. He’s so old school and laid back with his old wood stick and old pads, skates at practice without a helmut. Dig that.
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@Jesse
I think your right on all counts. I worry about drawing a speedy team. That’s where they need improved breakout play in the D Zone.
Playoffs: Fans be careful what you ask for or expect. I recall the play offs where only a lack luster Vancouver stood between the Kings and the finals against the Rangers…
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I think it would be appropriate to hang the actual little red Heidi sweater up by the retired numbers. A little, fun reminder for true Kings fans and players. And if it’s a question of cost to her wardrobe budget – I got ya covered!
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USHA#17
the kings didnt even make the playoffs that year… it was van/toronto in the west finals
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King: 1982?
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USHA#17
we lost to them in the second round and they went on to face the islanders
i do get what youre saying about facing a speedy team in the playoffs though. that would be a tough series!!
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