The year-long scoring “race” between Sean O’Donnell and Matt Greene appears to have reached its conclusion. With his goal last night, O’Donnell now leads Greene in goals (3 to 2) and points (14 to 8). After last night’s game, Greene and O’Donnell had a good-natured, tongue-in-cheek exchange about
GREENE: “He’s pulling ahead. He’s just an unbelievable player. It’s tough to catch a player with that much offensive skill. He’s just `on’ every night. It’s an uphill battle for guys like me.”
O’DONNELL: “I’m waiting for the concession. I’m waiting for the phone call. Team O’Donnell is waiting for the phone call from Team Greene for the official concession. He’s holding on, maybe for a recount or something. I don’t know what it is. Chad problems.”
i can’t tell if these two are rehearsing for their own show or for career in politics…
i’d watch and vote…
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A recount! Hillarious!
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I need a good laugh…thanks Rich!!!!
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haha! Good stuff!
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Up until last night, Greene had a chance at the goal scoring lead. But now it’s insurmountable.
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Great stuff Rich! These two guys are hilarious
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Hahaha, I love these guys. O’Donnell’s just such an offensive powerhouse.
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i’ll tell ya what though…: there was a shift last night where greene showed his value on the ice by knocking a couple of preds off the puck and into the boards, like he was king of the jungle…
if he keeps doing that…whaaa…?…that’s gotta be worth a couple of points…
i’ll take that type of play from greene every game in lieu of points…it’s a fair bargain…!
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:10 pm
@variable,
I’m still voting for a tie…
What is the tie-breaking criteria?
A miracle last-minute rally is in the cards…
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:17 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
lol…yeah…greene is doing a rope-a-dope…
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:42 pm
@variable,
It’ll be that last game in Colorado.
They’ll set up an empty-net goal to pad his stats…
If there’s a recount in Florida, then I don’t expect to have a definitive winner until after the Stanley Cup Finals.
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SlapShot Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:30 pm
@Nitrohockey,
I would hope so. The race includes the Cup Finals.
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I’m on Team Greene!
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Yeah, Greene was a one man wrecking crew on that one shift!!
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The exchange on the ice last night was obvious when OD scored the goal. You could tell there was already banter going back and forth between the two. That kind of commaraderie is great to see.
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I love the banter. Must be a lot of fun in “the room”.
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I think OD has him on the scoring and the fighting level though. Greener may have been in more, but I don’t think he’s faired to well in any of them though. Still, that one sequence last night, boom, knock him on his ass, take 2 or 3 strides, boom, knock that guy on his ass. Awesome, just awesome.
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OD has 14 points vs. 8 for Greener…the bottle-rocket-richard trophy will go to OD.
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Those hits by Greene last night were clutch… I feel like that’s been our downfall of late, not enough physical play. There was a ton of it last night and look at the result. Doughty was even getting into it.
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So I guess OD has a hat trick now???
Since 3 goals in a season were the way that Terry Harper and Jay Wells counted ‘em
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Personally, I’d like to see Greene pull out all the stops to try and beat OD – perhaps starting tomorrow?
I can see the headline now “Kings beat Vancouver for the first time this season with a Hat Trick from Defenseman Matt Greene”
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:15 pm
@Lilly,
a gordie howe hat trick is just a tad more likely…
it’s funny…on vancouver’s home telecasts, they have a contest for every game for their viewers that if a ‘nyuk get 5 goals, one randomly, pre-selected person wins $1 million…
if greene gets a hat trick next game, we should all get a $1 million EACH…!
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Lilly Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:54 pm
@variable,
HA HA HA! agreed
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VanKingsFan Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:08 pm
@variable,
LOL, its such a long standing joke in Vancouver about who will FINALLY (if ever) score 5 goals in a game.
The smart money up here was on Shane O’Brian until he got benched for being late to practice lol
P.S. Unrelated: How good is Henrik F’n Sedin… no respect at all for the sisters, and he might win the Art Ross and maybe even the Hart!
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:13 pm
@VanKingsFan,
totally agree on sedin…and yr not being a homer (in locale) when you give this guy his long awaited DAP..
the guy is playing just as good as sid and ovie, but not getting the same attention…
it’s the never-ending glitch in the meta-grotto of promotional gaffes of the nhl – how to sell its players to the world…
Greene will go on a offensive tear and lock things dead even in the goals column.
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thats hilarious! when OD scored last night I got more excited than usual and actually laughed about it. its great that the kings won the game, but id really like to see the guys who are supposed to score break out and get some goals next game.
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glendoratony Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 2:31 pm
@Sebastian,
Right On!!! I laughed when OD scored as well. And I feel the same way about the other guys who are our big guns to start coming through with the scoring we need to really put the playoff spot on ice!
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C’mon Greener, you know it just experience. The guy just does what he has to do when he has to do it, period! I remember when we won a tournament that we weren’t supposed to win against some very good younger teams, and when Gordie Howe put the medals around our necks he winked and said, “Thanks for showing ‘em the old guys can still do it!” Don’t worry Greener, you’ll get there someday. But for now it’s all about OD, and don’t worry, he’ll remind you
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hahah, “chad problems.”
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What does he mean by Chad problems?
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:40 pm
@Dayman,
this is a good time to use google…
you prob were not able to vote yet…
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:56 pm
@variable,
That would be a HANGING CHAD…
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It is teh age old question, the turtle or the turtle?
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:41 pm
@jet,
can u repeat the question…?
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A pure goal scorer could not have placed the puck where OD did He was luckier than a pig in i only wish he could play defense which is what his position calls for
There is no comparison between the two Greene hands down is a true defenseman notice the record when he is out of the lineup
Luckly i think OD Is gone next year so somebody can move people from out in front of the net and not cough up the puck in his own zone
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:10 pm
@backchecker,
Someone steal all your punctuation keys?
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VanKingsFan Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:10 pm
@backchecker,
PLease leave… OD is a champion and means more a hell of a lot to this team whether or not you realize it. So smart with the puck and his positioning. Great in the room, easily the most experienced playoff defensemen we have.
“Lucky he is gone next year..??” Not really how I would describe the situation…
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backchecker Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
@VanKingsFan,
smart with the puck or is that puke lol
Caught out of position constantly
They say he may have surgery for a crinck neck
for looking back into the net !!!!!!!!!
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Dominick Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 4:01 pm
@backchecker, Earlier in the season the Edmonton play by play guys brought up an interesting stat that totally took me by surprise,but made perfect sense.In the last 8 years,OD has the 3rd highest combined +/- out of the entire NHL.3rd highest.He’s also won a cup.
OD has more veteran savy than alot of people give him credit for.
It would be hilarious if Greene tied it up on the goals by beating someone named Chad, leaving him hanging…
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:49 pm
@Reba,
yes that would…!
why do i think of the late-great rudy ray moore/dolemite when you said that…hahaha….
awesome…:=)
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Good stuff rich. Their good natured humor seems to have helped the locker room comroderie. I loved how happy Greene was when OD scored. Love to see that
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 12:59 pm
@S D King,
The Good Natured Humor seems to have helped this site as well!
Thank, guys!
Veteran leadership is helpful in the Team Blogroom…
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Ha Ha Ha Greener is a funny guy
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OD was a sniper last night!
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Comedy gold
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Why is this the first time I have ever heard of the term “Chad problems”… and since when were those little circle paper bits called Chads!! I have a lot of Chads sitting on my desk right now …
Why Chads…
Would love to see a two goal effort by Greene in the last game of the year to win it!
Rich: Why no special love for Parse yet after carrying the offense the last two games?
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This is off the subject, but something else to ponder, I noticed the “/” has made a return to the site! No more upside down question mark! I sense the beginning of a new winning streak!!!!
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variable Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
@Nitrohockey,
you know how the isles (wangers) wear a “/” on their shoulders of their uniforms for each cup win…?
welllllll………….(!)
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I remember when Terry Harper played for the Kings back in the 70′s.
He only played one year, but he was a great stay at home defenceman.
The one year he was there, he scored 3 goals total that season.
When he scored his third goal, at the Forum, the fans went wild and threw hats on the ice.
They called it the Terry Harper hat trick…3 goals a year.
The following year, he went on to Detroit, as a part of the Marcel Dionne signing.
Sean O’Donnell got the Terry Harper Hat Trick last night.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 3:20 pm
@Michael G,
I like that!
May he have company…
I’m a Greene believer!
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ragsix Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 4:57 pm
@Michael G,
Harper playes 3 seasons (72-73, 73-74 & 74-75) with the Kings and potted 6 goals…
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It s funny how a win makes everybody loosey goosey again! That whole locker room just got rid of that 10 thousand pound gorilla that was…well, u kno the rest!!!
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King John Reply:
April 1st, 2010 at 6:11 pm
@Little Willy,
for us too, hopefully….
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This whole “battle” has certainly been one of the funnier hockey exchanges i’ve seen. Thanks for sharing Rich!
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Winning cures all ills!
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All Greener has to do is lob a phone call to Juraj Mikus and ask him to overnight one of his sticks to him for Thursday’s game.
He’ll tie Sean ‘Corner Picker’ O’Donnell in the points race by the end of the second period!
At least Greene owns O’D in the shot blocks with your face category.
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Tim Reply:
March 31st, 2010 at 2:31 pm
@Cynic, HA! I was waiting to see who would pull out a “Mikus” comment! SWEEET! Oh and he won’t need his stick, you just have to hold the phone to your own stick and have Mikus bless them. That’s the power of Mikus!
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Maybe TM will move OD up to Kopi’s line since that line is in obvious need of an offensive spark
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Really good post Rich
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