FINAL: Avalanche 4, Kings 3 (SO)

Posted by Rich Hammond on 24 March 2010, 8:44 pm

Shootout results…

Avalanche: Hejduk, save.
Kings: Kopitar, save.

Avalanche: Mueller, GOAL.
Kings: Johnson, GOAL.

Avalanche: Stewart, GOAL.
Kings: Smyth, hit post.

127 Comments

AK47 says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:46 pm

I’m ok with the point, let’s get 2 in St. Louis though

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Deke'r Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
@AK47, I’m on board….GO KINGS!!

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
@AK47,

Yea, no complaints at all. Kings played, I think one of their best 3rd periods all season as far as pressure.

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Arron says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:46 pm

Two skates and two posts turned out to be the difference tonight.

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Kinguy Josh says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:46 pm

Wanna squeeze the legs EE???? Just once? Please?

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Kings Fan in Temecula Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
@Kinguy Josh, you got that right, pretty please with sugar on top??

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Say Days Ago Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:11 pm
@Kinguy Josh,
he knew it too, did you see how pissed he was after the second goal? He was probably thinking “there goes my only chance to help us get to the playoffs”

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LGK! says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:46 pm

GAHHHHHHH!!!!!!! so close

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AK47 says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:46 pm

Ps,

why not use Frolov or Brown as the 3rd shooter? Heck, put Handzus in, I never liked Smyth as a penalty shooter, even though he’s been playing well

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Moondoggie Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
@AK47, It was a great shot by Smitty; he cleanly beat Anderson……So close!!!! What a great comeback by LA……

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King John Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
@AK47,

Smyth was half an inch from scoring—weren’t you watching??

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AK47 Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
@King John,

ya i was watching, but a post isn’t a goal, now is it? We need to put it in the net, not against the post.

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Deadmarsh Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
@AK47, I’d like to see Doughty take a crack at it.

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
@AK47,

AK47, stop looking at the bad. It was a shot that missed by inches. I was happy that the Kings had it in them to battle for the point.

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luc20rules Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
@AK47,
I thought we were so much closer to winning in the 4 on 4 portion of the OT, than in the shoot out. I was kind of wondering though it seemed like TM had set the shootout guys as Kopi, JJ, and Brown. Not that I think that’s the best 3, but hasn’t it been that for the last 5+ shootouts?

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threepwood Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
@AK47,

He beat the goalie and hit the post. No problem with the selection of shooters.

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Say Days Ago Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:13 pm
@AK47,
I always wonder why he RARELY uses frolov. He’s such a good puck handler and he hardly ever is in the shootouts

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shades Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
@AK47, Have to agree with your comment on Smyth in the shootout…I think his stats are terrible there. But before anyone gets on my case, see my comments below…I think the Kings totally outplayed the Avs and are gearing up for the playoffs after these last 3 games and I think it will continue tomorrow. But there are many other choices for the shootout than Smyth.

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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 7:05 am
@AK47,

He hits the post and crossbar. Brown and Fro have had their chances during SO and neither has distinguished themselves. I might have gone with Doughty, but Smyth’s shot was as good as you could have hoped for, short of a goal.

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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:01 am
@AK47, When was the last time Frolov scored on a breakaway or a Penalty shot? Hmmmm????? Try he hasn’t in ages…meanwhile Smyth has.

FOR THE LAST TIME…these groupings are determined in practice. Those who perform in practice get chosen for the games.

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Deadmarsh says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:47 pm

Hey….we battled back and got a crucial point. Ersberg played excellent.

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WWAMD says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:48 pm

I’m surprised we came back. Surprised Eric didn’t let a goal in.

Bone to pick

Frolov shouldn’t be demoted, I can’t count how many times this year he gets game changing goals.

Jones, Helpherm, Modin need to spend some time on the bench during OT.

JJ and Drew should have had more ice time on the OT

Overall, really happy LA got a point out of that one!

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Deke'r Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
@WWAMD, Yeah, after the first would’ve been real easy for the boys to just sit and watch the rest of that game go by, but they didn’t.

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luc20rules Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
@WWAMD,
I am with you on the OT rotation.
I would even say JJ & DD shouldn’t be paired in the OT.
Both are aggressive offensively there is just too much of a chance we will end up with a 2 on 1 (possibly with only a forward back) or 2 on none.

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goldielocks says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:48 pm

Man … Ersberg’s five hole is too big for his small body. Good job in regulation and OT though.

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Dominick Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
@goldielocks, lol.

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Insider#2 says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:48 pm

I bet Murray wanted badly to put Quick in net for the shootout.

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Jamesonafterawin Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
@Insider#2, I know I did. That Jameson would have tasted good.

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Kris says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:48 pm

EE should have had that last one. Other than that I liked his game. Glad we got that point!

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Todd M. says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:48 pm

I can’t be unhappy with this game. Had some unbelievable bad luck in that 1st period and the boys played their butts off to get back into it. We are clearly the better team.

let’s get St. Louis tomorrow!!

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Dominick says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:49 pm

What a battle.Who’s scared of the Avs come playoff time.If it wasn’t for all the penalties in the first,we would have taken this game.

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McDonalds says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:49 pm

wow Doughty almost played 30 mins tonight

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KingsFan in Seattle says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:49 pm

Way to battle back for a all important 1 pt. Nothing but praise for EE after being ignored in the last month. He deserves to be a NHL goalie next season.

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BernierNextRoy says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:50 pm

Wonder if Ersberg gets the start vs St. Louis. Quick needs a break, and the rest of the team needs a kick in the rear end because they have been playing like crap the last few games. Tonight’s 3rd period was good…need to have 3 periods like that in a game.

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BRIAN SIMMONS says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:50 pm

the Kings will take the point great work in the third period to comeback.

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BRIAN SIMMONS says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:50 pm

go kings go

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Nitrohockey says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:51 pm

EE played as well as someone can after coming in cold and not seeing any game time in almost 2 months. Can’t fault him as much as I fault the total collapse early on by the team that led to Quick getting pulled. The team battled back and we got a point that we probably didn’t deserve and that last year, we wouldn’t have gotten at all!

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
@Nitrohockey,

Nitro I agree as far as Ersberg. He came in and did great. The Kings were a post away from sounding it to round 4. However, they did deserve the point. They worked their asses off in the 3rd period to keep the puck down low in the Av’s zone.

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
@Mike C, Don’t get me wrong, they battled back like champions, just that steady line to the box early on was something that could get us in a deep hole and we wouldn’t have deserved the point. I got a bit overexcited after reading some of the posters looking to pin everything on EE. I should have edited my own post.

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
@Nitrohockey,

Fair enough, I agree with that as well. It’s these slow starts that caused the penalties as the other team usually sets the tempo. Sometimes I feel we would be better off starting the game with spotting the other team a goal. You could definitely see the difference in urgency between the 1st and 3rd period.
Mike C says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:52 pm

How can anyone complain? The Kings probably played their best 3rd period of the season, IMHO. We don’t need to go .500 to make it to the playoffs but got a very important point to keep pace and stay in 5th. Yea, Ersberg is rusty but he made some great saves to keep the Kings close in the first place.

Nice job Kings and great effort to not give up when the 1st period was pretty much a disaster!!!!!

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Lexigirl says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Good job EE. Gave the team a chance to come back and get a point. Lets go for the big win tomorrow!

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Iceguy says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Remember last week when we (and for sure I) was bitching about how the Kings were playing? That attitude is because THIS is the game we all know they can play. It looks like they just may have figured out that this is the kind of game that will take them someplace beside an early tee time. GO KINGS GO!

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
@Iceguy,

Exactly. This is the effort that I want to see when they are not down a few goals to where they are forced to play that way. If they can translate that style of play into a 60 minute effort, they become a tough team for anyone to beat.

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bmova says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Tough that EE had to take the loss considering he didn’t even allow a goal during regulation + OT.

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
@bmova, Agreed. 45min of giving up zero goals, sucks it had to go down that way for him.

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
@Nitrohockey,

No shame for EE. He had a big part in helping the Kings get a point out of this when it started to look like it was going to get out of hand.

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
@Mike C, Damn, I gotta stop posting when I have a fever! You called me out twice tonight! But I deserved it. I only meant it would have been great for EE to get the SO win.

Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
@Nitrohockey,

Actually, I was just agreeing with you. Yes, too bad it had to go down that way, but no shame.

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King John Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
@bmova,

That’s been his history ever since he came up. Often when he plays really well, either the Kings don’t score or you have something like this….

His career record looks worse than what he deserves.

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luc20rules Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
@bmova,
He should be used to it he did give a ton of solid performances after Cloutier gave up 3 or 4 goals in 5 minutes only for the Kings to tie it then lose it late a couple of years ago. His first year he had a .937 save percentage and a even or losing record. I’m still sticking with the theory that Cloutier is Crawford’s illegitimate son.

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pr0cess says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Ya i think we can all agree EE was ok, But you saw how mad he was on that last one. cause he knew he screwed up, hit bit on fake and open up like a girl on Sunset.. O well good game to build on

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Bingram Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
@pr0cess, he was okay?

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pr0cess Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
@Bingram, Yep he was ok, wasnt tested all that much but when he was he did his job. Did you watch the game? go back watch the goal in the shoot out, tell me if you see him get mad about biting on the fake.

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McDonalds Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
@pr0cess,

haha nice simile

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luc20rules Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
@pr0cess,
Clear mental image, you should do play by play.

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keyngsfan says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:54 pm

GKG….We’ll take the point tonight. Give Fro a break peeps. He’s awesome with the puck. Sit Halpern, what a waste.

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bmova Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
@keyngsfan, that’s y he’s a career 4th line centre!!!

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GG says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:54 pm

good job by EE.

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luc20rules says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:56 pm

Really, some of us are blaming EE, after the Kings players scored more on Quick than Col did. The way he played EE would have won this one 3-1 or 3-2 if he started.
Its not important to argue about. Kings Magic # is 11 basically minus any missed Points by Calgary, and minus any points gained by the Kings. The way things are going I would rather play SJ than Phx in round 1. I also want to see Van #3 and Nash # 6 so one gets taken out.

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pr0cess Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
@luc20rules, Um like i said he was mad cause he knows he let that one in. EE is a big boy no need to defend him.

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Bingram says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:57 pm

Damn shootout. EE played a great game and hasn’t been in a game in six weeks. Iceberg is a great back up goalie. He’s also good puck handler.

Lets get two against St Lou tomorrow.

Go Kings Go!!

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Dayman says:

March 24, 2010 at 8:59 pm

EE was great. I would put hanzus or simmonds in the SO

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jet says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:01 pm

Good comments tonight. I can only add that Willie seems snakebit. A post, a skate, a cross bar and a goal disallowed since he has been back.

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
@jet, Game timing, he’ll get it back. Once that timing clicks, he’ll pile up the goals! Just in time for the playoffs!!

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jet Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
@Nitrohockey, Timing is most of it, but his luck needs to turn also.

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Nitrohockey says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:01 pm

TM, show some faith in EE and start him tomorrow. Guy came in cold and played his a$$ off tonight! It will pay HUGE dividends if you ever have to call on him in the playoffs.

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keyngsfan Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
@Nitrohockey, Agree totally Nitro

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BernierNextRoy Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
@Nitrohockey, EE won’t sniff the playoffs.

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AK47 says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:02 pm

oh, and good job EE. It must be hard to sit 1093 games and then come in unexpectedly and not let in any goals and have an ok shootout

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BernierNextRoy says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:03 pm

Ersberg is so overrated on this blog,it’s comical.

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
@BernierNextRoy, You’re right, any hack goalie can come off the bench cold and not allow a goal through 40 min and a 5 min OT. What were we thinking?

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BernierNextRoy Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
@Nitrohockey, there’s a reason this guy has ONLY made 8 appearances in the NHL. It’s quite clear what his role is on the team…which is to warm the bench.

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Timbo from Canada says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:05 pm

Tomorrows game is huge. We need that game more than anything. Quicker will bounce back tomorrow. If all goes as planned with a win tomorrow we will be looking awesome nicely clinging to fifth

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slovenian fan says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:08 pm

we outshoot COL 14:3 in 3rd and 5:0 in OT. Great point that keeps us on 5th place 1 point in front of COL and NASH and 2 in front of DET and 7 in front of Calgary + we have 1 (2 against Nash)) game less. Great play by Esberg Drewiske wb. Put Halpern to seat a game tomorrow, bring Clune in.

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Todd M. Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
@slovenian fan,
we are 3 pts ahead of Det

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
@slovenian fan,

100% agree. Clune deserves to be in the lineup more than Halpern. No disrespect to Halpern, but Clune is obviously ready to play at this level without having to be scratched.

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King John says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:11 pm

Now we should switch Frolov with Modin.

Richie—Kopitar—Simmonds
Smyth—Stoll—Williams
Frolov—Handzus—Brown
Modin—Halpern—Clune/Parse

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Todd M. Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
@King John,

agree 100%

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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:06 am
@King John, If TM is serious about “earning” your ice time, then yes…or Brown needs to be demoted to the 4th line there, one or the other in my opininion.

Frolov actually decided to show up last night.

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Mike C says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:12 pm

On another brighter note, Rich, are you going to write the Duck’s Eulogy on here? They are losing 3-1 to Vancouver with about 10 minutes left. Per Sport Club Stats, they had to win them all to get in. No chance now if the lead holds.

Have fun on the mean 18, Teemu, Getzlaf and Perry.

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McDonalds Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
@Mike C,

haha leave teemu alone. Nicest guy ice hockey, regardless of what jersey he’s wearing

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
@McDonalds,

Just the spirit of the rivalry, McD. Being a King’s fan and hating the Ducks means not having to ever say “I’m sorry.”

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
@Mike C, I’m kinda broken up about this. I mean, we still play them twice. Who better to eliminate the Ducks than the Kings?

jet Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
@Mike C, and Getzlaughs is out of the game

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Mike C Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
@Nitro,

Nah, the Ducks screwed themselves. They eliminated themselves well before we could get to finish them off. When we play them, though, if we have clinched the playoff spot, we might want to consider sitting our valuable starters as that is one dirty team. Give Perry some room and he will run the goalie.

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#1faninvegas says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:15 pm

OK, I had to work, and I missed the game! Can somebody give me a recap of the game, in kind of a detailed explaination, please?

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jet Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
@#1faninvegas, wait, someone in Vegas still has a job?

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Nitrohockey Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
@#1faninvegas, Seriously?!?!?!? OMG, all you missed was an amazing comeback by the Kings, down 3-1 in the first. Quick gets pulled. EE shuts the door the rest of the way, Kings come back to tie it. But alas, lost in the shootout.

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
@Nitrohockey,

Ya, been working since 730 this morning. Moving vending machines around all day with my dad. I go to school full time, so I really don’t have a job, I get paid for. So I’m helping dad rebuild our vending business, and had to move machines all day, from 730am to 830 tonight.

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Dominick Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
@#1faninvegas, Hey sorry we missed you during the game.Hope your not working tomorrow.lol

#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
@Nitrohockey,

I know, it sucks. I wish I could have seen it too. Sad to see Quick get pulled, but I think the stats on him said it best, he might be burning out. Id say give him a rest for awhile, and let EE and Bernier take over the rest of the way to give him a chance to rest for the play-offs! Glad we got a point though! Ill be available for tomorrows game for sure.

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King John Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
@#1faninvegas,

Quick wasn’t pulled because of how he played. They were down 3-1 because of taking to many penalties and two of Colorado’s goals were directed in by Kings’ skates (Johnson and Doughty!).

TM wanted to shake things up and get the game moving in a different direction and it worked.

#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
@King John,

Thank you! That I didn’t know. I am glad to have that information. Now, I can say it is a smart decision by TM, and hopefully he will keep it going and not suffer some bad thoughts from this. Im going by what I read if you know what I mean!!

#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
@Dominick,

Sad to say, I am, 730 start again, on machines. Got to move bout 12, and fill roughly two, and repair one machine. Im hoping to get it all done by four so I can be home for the game tomorrow. If, we aren’t done, Im offically gonna let the old man, finish as I come home and watch the game tomorrow!!

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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 7:16 am
@#1faninvegas,

They played a great 25 minutes…3rd period and OT
They had a double minor and 3 minors in the 1st period. The last minor was a brutal call by the refs.
He pulled Quick because he was a little slow in reacting to loose pucks in front of the net and was beaten on a one timer short side with no screen in front. He should have had it. He wasn’t terrible, but not great either. EE came in and did a good job. He wasn’t very busy, but kept the team in the game so they could mount a comeback.

Fro started out on 4th line again, but got involved in the action and by the end of the night, was one of the better forwards. Kopitar and Fro were the best out there.

All in all, a nice point to get on the road.

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 7:41 am
@nykingfan,

Thank you buddy, and I agree!

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John Chang says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:16 pm

Looked pretty good on the comeback. Lotta good peripheral vision and creativity on the passing in the off zone. Lame goals and too many penalties in the first but it’s hockey.

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Lepper says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:17 pm

Hard game to swallow, but you can’t deny the Kings were the better team. Our 5-on-5 was good, but those unlucky bounces hurt us in the end. Don’t think it was Quick’s fault either. I’m sure TM pulled him so he wouldn’t be exhausted for the next game. Ersberg played very well. I thought we would of want it in OT the way we were playing. Glad we got the point, it will help us a ton!

Off to the next game

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erwin says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:54 pm

Bernier is the answer TM is we wanna look good before we slide back out of playoffs position. Bernier last time he play stole the two points with his fantastic save, why in the world we have to wait next year when we have chance to make ths post season???, if I am DL i will tell TM to call Bernier so we have more chance to win the CUP this year not nets year but now. Kings fans should realize that Quick can’t win other top teams because he always alow goals that can be consider SOFTTTTTT.

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Dan H. Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 10:15 am
@erwin,

Were you watching the game last night? Two were kicked in by Kings D that Quick was in position to get, and the other wasn’t his fault.

Before you worry about calling up the kid that’s played 9 NHL games to replace a guy who’s just set a record for most wins by a Kings goalie and is tied or one win behind the leader in wins this season you might want to check yourself.

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erwin says:

March 24, 2010 at 9:55 pm

sorry i can’t spell right

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shades says:

March 24, 2010 at 10:06 pm

I’m more than ok with the one point. More importantly, the Kings outplayed the Avs the whole game aside from when they were killing off those penalties. Not to mention that two goals went off skates.

One problem…OD’s penalty was so incredibly dumb that I worry about his mental abilities…what the F was that cross check all about? He did the same thing a couple of nights ago.

The Kings are showing that they are gearing up for the playoffs. Of course they have to continue to play as they did tonight. THey had jump and were making some nice passes…had some nice chances in the OT. Also, Quick is rested for tomorrows game.

So please…stop calling me a hater. I love the Kings and expect them to continue this nice little streak they have going of gritty, tough games strung together.

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
@shades,

Shades, all I can say, is I hope you read my reply to Monday Nights game.

Good comments, and even though I missed the game, I am glad you said what you said.

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shades Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
@#1faninvegas, Yes I did, and thanks…I must have confused you with someone else…there are so many. Take care…

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
@shades,

Its all good my friend. I appreciate you understanding where I am coming from. So far, this whole comments seem very positive. Its a good change from what I have been seeing. We will continue to talk in the future!!

GO KINGS GO!!

mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:09 am
@shades, See, I have a major bone to pick with that call. OD NEVER extended his arms (not that I could see), and it was a shoulder to the back. THAT IS NOT CROSSCHECKING. Just my opinion here, but that is a non-call.

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R.T. says:

March 24, 2010 at 10:16 pm

can we please stop with the Bernier comments this is J.Q. year stop there not going to call him up unless J.Q. gets hurt and thats the way it should be J.Q. has been the goalie we have had in years your the kind of people thet would call J.B. up and then when he has a bad strech you’ll be saying T.M. shuold call up zaktof give it a break already Quick is the man for 09/10 deal with it win or lose

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
@R.T.,

I agree on it being Quicks year, however, if he is burning out a bit, like the stats say, he hasnt played more than 60 games in his entire career anywhere in one season, he maybe needed some time off. I love Quick, don’t get me wrong, and I agree we need him out there, but at the same time, if he is burning out, let him rest with his wife and new kid for awhile, and let Bernie, and Ersberg finish the season up. Gives him the chance to work on his game, and get ready to be totally awesome in the playoffs. Who knows, maybe a two week break would be good for him, and he could end up leading us all the way. Ya never know!

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R.T. Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
@#1faninvegas, he already had a 2 week break if he is tired then fine put in E.E. but what a slap in the face to say take a break while we call up the future

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
@R.T.,

“He already had a 2 week break” To one degree no, to another degree yes!

threepwood Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 12:43 am
@R.T.,

DL is NOT going to burn a year of JB’s contract unless Quick goes down. End of story.

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#1faninvegas says:

March 24, 2010 at 11:03 pm

YAY!! Game replaying, guess I will be able to see it!! =)

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 24th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
@#1faninvegas,

However, I will send a better response after this, when I actually see the game!

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#1faninvegas Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:42 am
@#1faninvegas,

good comeback

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? says:

March 25, 2010 at 7:17 am

Once again, poor officiating was the difference in the game–that and the panic by Murray, taking out the guy who would have won the shootout.

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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 8:40 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

The minor at the end of the 1st period was brutal. I guess the double minor was a bad call because of Quincy’s stick coming up, but that’s almost an impossible call to make without replay.

Also don’t agree with the idea of pulling Quick lost the game for us. Not that Quick was good or bad, but the change was a good thing. They really tightened up defensively in front of EE.

The shootout? I also was secretly hoping he would put Quick back in, but there’s no coach in the NHL that would have done that, and if they did, they would be an ex-coach if it backfires.

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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:12 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, He didn’t panic. Every coach in the NHL will do this to shake up the team when it’s no the goaltender’s fault.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? says:

March 25, 2010 at 8:52 am

I didn’t think any one call was that horrible, but they added up, just as they did in the previous game, and with the tip-ins by defending Kings, that made it a lot worse. Once again, though, the Kings hung in there and scrapped. That’s a good sign.

I’m not sure pulling Quick really made much of a difference. I’d have to go back to the end of the first and review, but I thought it was the intermission more than anything. That was the chance to “reset.”

Again, it’s nothing on Ersberg; it’s just that Quick has the shootout thing going. I also agree with you that I wouldn’t have put him in for the shootout after Ersberg kept the Kings in the game to battle back for two periods. I know Ersberg felt insulted when he lost a start he thought he was going to get (to Bernier, and I think the right move), but I think it WOULD have been a bit of an insult to pull him for the shootout after all that.

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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:09 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
No argument from me on either point.

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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:13 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, My opinion…the calls on OD and Johnson were terrible. The double minor to Richardson, though it was the wrong call, I can’t fault the ref…nobody could see that it was Quincy’s stick lifting Richardson’s without slow motion.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 9:33 am
@mrbrett7, I fault them the least for the double-minor. You have to control your stick, and I guess that means even if someone lifts it for you. It’s kinda like the silly thing where someone runs into you from behind in the car, and you’re responsible for hitting the guy in front of you afterward. It sucks, but what can you do?

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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 10:11 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

I disagree with Jim Fox and the thought of giving the coaches a “challenge” to overturn calls like those. He brought up the NFL, but in the NFL you can’t overturn a penalty.
As lousy as the calls were, I like the human element in sports officiating. Mistakes always seem to even out over time.

What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 10:16 am
@nykingfan, I’d have to agree with you (didn’t get to see the Kings broadcast here in Colorado) overall. In particular, I don’t think the NHL can learn much from the way the NFL handles penalties. I think the NHL does a much more credible job.

threepwood Reply:
March 25th, 2010 at 10:27 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

Jim Fox clearly said that he did NOT support a challenge, but only brought it up because it has been discussed.
Dan H. says:

March 25, 2010 at 10:49 am

Bottom line on shootouts is you have to score more than one. YOu can’t rely on your goaltender like they have all season on Quick to be perfect every game.

Good game by EE, and the Kings in general. Some bad calls but some other undisciplined play that led to penalties. Great jump all game. Frolov was a beast last night and I hope they keep him off the 4th line. He looked good with Smyth on that one shift especially. They had a ton of chances.

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nykingfan says:

March 25, 2010 at 11:25 am

threepwood Reply

you’re correct. He brought it up but didn’t give much of an opinion either way.

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