Tonight’s game story (Nov. 20)

Posted by Rich Hammond on 20 November 2010, 8:43 pm

Here’s my LAKings.com game story for tonight, with stats and video included. Thanks for reading!

Kings beat Bruins 4-3 in shootout

The Kings will have an off-ice workout tomorrow morning, then fly to Ottawa.

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Mesquite Smokie says:

November 20, 2010 at 8:45 pm

I think they need an on ice seminar on how to shoot a puck during a PP.

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408kingsfan Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
@Mesquite Smokie, Yeah if all we have is a soft wristshot from the point and Kopi stuck on the boards we might as well ask the refs not to bother calling penalties against opposing teams

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
@408kingsfan,

I agree with that.

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Kings Fan in Temecula Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
@Mesquite Smokie, Best advice i heard all day

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
@Kings Fan in Temecula,

The only advice I can give that might help out.

The only thing I wind up hearing from either Bob or Nick, depending upon how I get to watch a game, is:

Doughty to Johnson. Back to Doughty. Slides it over to Kopitar. Down to Brown. Back to Kopitar. Across to Johnson. Over to Doughty. To Kopitar, Back to Doughty, Shoots, Blocked, Cleared.

And usually by that time the Power Play is over and that is assuming they can get set up.

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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
@Mesquite Smokie,

We have already seen the answer for our PP this year. Turn Kopi loose and let him go to the net. JW has done this susccessfully and when Kopi has done it, we have either scored or had a great scoring opportunity. The comment made in an earlier thread that our PP is completely “predictable” was right on the money. We have some very talented players who need to be turned loose and sent towards the net.The fact that we win games despite this problem shows just how good out players, coaches and administrators are. A few adjustments and ……..

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
@DesertKing,

Turning Kopi loose is Kompon’s job and apparently there no one is communicating. This is why the PP is a travesty. There is little communication between the #1 PP unit and Kompon. The umbrella is not working as well as it should and the only answer is to stop using it. The PP is broken and needs to be fixed.

A lot of other times the Kings had an effective PP they were actually shooting and hopping on rebounds before the opposition. This year, there are “no” shots.

11 for 76 on the PP They should be better than this.

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rontheking Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
@DesertKing,

you have to get the opposing pk to start moving by moving yourself. pass the puck and then skate toward the net through the defense–or something…movement creates problems for the defense…otherwise they are just going to sit in front of you and block your shots and clear it. just my opinion….

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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
@rontheking,

Completely agree… You said it better than I did….

DaveinSD Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:17 am
@rontheking, Guys I know our power play is not up to par right now, but I think over time it will get better and better. I’ve been watching hockey long time and I’ve never known a team’s power play to go #1 wire to wire. We will be good enuff to give other teams fits in April…I can feel it!

Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:25 am
@DaveinSD,

I hope you are correct Dave, otherwise it will be another short postseason.
royalmonarchs says:

November 20, 2010 at 8:50 pm

A lot of Manchester Monarchs fans drove down from New Hampshire , to cheer on the Kings, my daughter and I were sitting directly behind the Kings bench at the tunnel entrance , i took a lot of abuse in my Black Kings Third Jersey lol. exciting finish .. glad to see the Kings break the losing streak and start a winning streak .. Go Kings!

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KC23 Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
@royalmonarchs, Sweet. How is Schenn looking over there?

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royalmonarchs Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 8:32 am
@KC23,

Schenn had an assist in his first game with us , he has shown good skill , theyve been using him on the first power play unit as well, but if i were to take a guess , i think he is going to be returned to juniors for more seasoning ..

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408kingsfan Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
@royalmonarchs, Thanks for representing at the game in hostile territory

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Simarosa Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
@royalmonarchs,

I just figured out who you are, I spoke to you for a second while we were waiting to go up the escalator. It was a great time down at The Garden and nice the Kings got the 2 points. Awesome to see so many former Monarchs on the ice in Kings jerseys. We took a little bit of abuse being in our Kings jerseys prior to the game, but what can Boston fans when the Kings won again.

Go Kings Go.

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Jay Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 9:08 am
@royalmonarchs, Much respect to the dedication there. Glad to hear we had some representation!

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Bill M. says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:09 pm

Sorry for the repost but I had internet connection troubles, and by the time it went through, the previous post was old.

Kopi, Doughty, Simmonds…our stars are playing solid hockey. but they just are not playing with that FIRE!

I wonder. Has a taste of the playoffs turned us into a team that struggles to focus in the grind of the regular season? Maybe our stars really won’t come to life until the season is on the line.

If that is the case, well it’s not great…but I’d rather be the playoff sleeper than the presidents trophy winning playoff choke artist.

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408kingsfan Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
@Bill M., I really like the Sharks being the choke artists

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Bill M. Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
@408kingsfan, Oh yes. absolutely. I would much rather leave the sharks to the role they’ve established and find a different one, like playoff nightmare

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:11 pm

Outstanding game story, Hammer! That was pretty much the way I saw it, and I’d say your recap was much better than the AP story.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
I might mention that the AP story credited “Keith Westgarth” with an assist.

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rontheking Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

of course–they knew it couldn’t have been kevin westgarth.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
@rontheking, Took me a minute, but I LOL’d.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:15 pm

It’s interesting about the third-period shot count. Obviously, the Kings were seriously outshot in the third, but they appeared to be playing fairly well–certainly better than in the second period. The third period replay won’t be on until 1am my time, but I’m looking forward to watching it again to see what I may have missed, if anything.

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takethatstatuedown Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, sorry we got off to the wrong foot before—but kings 2pts—and more we hope———-

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
@takethatstatuedown, Happy to take the two points, which puts us at .500 for the roadie so far. I thought this game showed reasonable improvement (especially in context of the back-to-back roadie after 3000 miles travel, after the last few let-downs, against a pretty good team, in their building, etc., etc.) I look forward to seeing them look even better in two nights.

Also sorry if something I said could be taken as mean-spirited–it was not the intent. I’m good and hope you are.

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takethatstatuedown says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:19 pm

2 pts

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
@takethatstatuedown, I’ll take it! That power play needs big time help, though, huh?

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
@takethatstatuedown,

Ok. we get the point. The Kings got 2 points. but as I mentioned in the other entry. If the Kings hope to actually make it past the first round of the playoffs, the play needs to improve. Especially on special teams.

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ringo Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 2:05 am
@Mesquite Smokie, though we let in two pp i think our pk is fine.our pp….yea needs help its to the point where the opp. team knows exactly what we are going to do. we either need to shoot more from the point or, drive more to the net, or how about both. that said , how about cliffy and lewis they played very good, lewis was like a man on a mission. like the line changes very much. still not sure about king, he played better but i think he was still a bit nervous. iam willing to try it for a few more games. nobody likes to blow a three game lead, bottom line is two points. i feel sorry for the sens, we are about to put a whoppin on them!!

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Bonvivant1 says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:27 pm

The Kings are a fantastic team. They are a contender and they play in the Western Conference. There is so much parity in the Conference and to be tied after 19-20 games for first in the Conference with the Red Wings is something special.

There are very few teams besides Detroit and Washington that can overcome shortcomings (i.e. injuries, poor power play production, poor penalty killing etc.) Every team goes through lulls. We went through a lull and recovered. Let’s hope we can follow up this game with another streak.

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
@Bonvivant1,

They have not fully recovered from the lull. They need to get back to holding opponents to fewer than 3 goals. In the last 5 games the Kings have given up an average of 4.5 goals. Before the game against San Jose, The Kings gave up less than 2. Something needs to be done.

I would love to see a streak start up. Perhaps the Kings can get it going against Ottawa, but Ottawa migth be looking for some retribution. They have been bitten on offense. Ottawa has been outscored 17-4 in their last 3 games. They might look to use the “struggling” Kings as a means to get back on the right side of the score sheet. This looks to be a slugfest.

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mcsorleyfan Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
@Mesquite Smokie, I’d love to use the struggling Sens to get our scoring differential straightened back out!

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
@mcsorleyfan,

I’m with you. I would love to get that scoring differential back to a less than 2. That might take a few shutouts, but if history has taught me anything, that won’t happen. It will happen over the span of at least 4 games. The Kings need to hold the next 4-5 games to only one Goal Against.
Mesquite Smokie says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:43 pm

Just did some number crunching for the Kings and their Power Play:

No of games > 1:1 Shots per power play: 12
No of those games with at least one PPG: 8 (10 total among those games)

No of games <= to 1:1 Shots per power play: 7
No of those games with a PPG: 1 (2 man advantage)

My conclustion for this is that if you actually shoot at the net you have a greater chance of scoring a goal.

So far this season 563 shots on goal. 114 of those shots on the Power Play. They need to shoot more on the Power Play.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
“My conclustion for this is that if you actually shoot at the net you have a greater chance of scoring a goal.”

Okay. I chuckled at that.

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

Well judging by the statistics provided, it actually makes sense. They just don’t shoot at the net. They need to shoot more during the power play.

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KC23 Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
@Mesquite Smokie, Gets out calculator … types in like facebook middle school rich kid,

My calculation comes up the same every time. Our PP sucks.

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
@KC23,

That is the point I am trying to make. We need to improve it and I think the best way to do that is to shoot more. 8 out of 12 games where we actually average more than one shot per power play, we actually score more. I would like to see that.

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Goring 19 says:

November 20, 2010 at 9:46 pm

Can we rent Dave Tippet for a game? When he was our PP coach several years ago, our PP was awesome.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
I was heartbroken when the Kings didn’t lock him up after Dallas canned him.

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
@Goring 19,

Rent? I would prefer if he was back behind the bench in L.A. He was a great assistant. I don’t think he wants to fill in that spot again. He has been a great head coach in Dallas and Phoenix.

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Goring 19 Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
@Mesquite Smokie, I would prefer he was back here too. I was so bummed when he left.

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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:43 am
@Goring 19, Hello, my name is Jamie Kompon and I disapprove of this message.

TinaBeana Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
@Goring 19, yes, please! he was awesome. our PP is an embarrassment.

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Knight of the Sun says:

November 20, 2010 at 10:00 pm

We keep paying the bill because of our defense!
We could Tues Bernier and Quick, together under the pipes, which, likewise, we would still suffering goals!
Our defense without Mitchell’s ridiculous!

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poe says:

November 20, 2010 at 10:12 pm

Whatever happened to screening the oppositon goalie?
And crashing the net? And quick releases?
Also, why does Greene play with a big hole in his glove?

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LW Anybody? says:

November 20, 2010 at 10:36 pm

Wow, looking at the standings, only 4pts separates 1st place in the west from 11th place. Soooo tight. Every game is going to count all season. Hope they can build on this win tonight…

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
@LW Anybody?,

That would be nice. Ottawa won’t be a pushover though. They are snakebitten on offense. Outscored 17-4 in the last 3. They will be looking to get back to a winning form. This will be a good game to watch on Monday.

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Nyck says:

November 20, 2010 at 10:57 pm

Interview with Jamie Kompon: (just in case anyone cares)

Overall, are you pleased with the 0 for 10 powerplay execution in the past two games?

“Yes. It’s not like we’re 0 for 11, or something really concerning like that. I think we have to just keep doing what we’re doing, which is keep the puck along the half boards, pass along the perimeter, and try to shoot pucks, directly into the penalty killer’s shin pads.”

Do you see the powerplay, as being a key reason for the Kings lack of success in the last 3 games?

“Sorry I didn’t hear the question but yea you know it’s really no big deal. Dean is so nice to me, and we’re nice to each other, and I just walk around behind the bench alot, we don’t call time outs ’cause Terry doesn’t really like me having more than 15 seconds with the players because I might draw up the world’s best powerplay scheme and then they may fire him and appoint me as Head Coach.”

What exactly did you tell the guys during the timeout in Boston, when you were about to go on your fifth unsuccessful powerplay that could have potentially ended the game?

“I told them what I always tell ‘em, “shoot the puck…especially if it’s from the outside, and we have no traffic. The last thing we want, is for a goal to be disallowed because of an interference. We have Drew back there, who’s just been amazing. I think he has 15 goals already this year. We like to have him and Jack stationary on the blueline, so there is no chance for passing lanes to open up, and when we turn the puck over, Boston can catch two of our point men flat footed, and it would be exciting. Ultimately, we feel most comfortable, chasing the puck around in our own zone on the powerplay, it’s really just a thinking outside of the box scheme; so far, so good.

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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
@Nyck,

Very funny!

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 20th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
@Nyck,

Hilarious.

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Cynic Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:44 am
@Nyck,
Looks like I got my interview with Kompon after all.

I need to defend Jamie here though… the boys have to execute. Kopitar especially has to shoot the puck. The 2nd PP line has been executing fine, they just haven’t got any through. The 1st unit has simply not executed. Period.

At the end of last year, I believed JK was not using guys to their full potential with his PP schemes (Although he had an entirely different Jarret Stoll on the point last year). THis year, I believe the 1st unit is just not executing gameplans. I believe TM should step in and change the PP personnel a bit IMHO. It’s not all on Jamie right now.

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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:50 am
@Cynic, Hello, my name is Tim Leiweike and I disapprove of this message,

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Belexes Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 9:06 am
@Nyck,

Absolutely Brilliant!

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old man Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:42 pm
@Nyck, Thank`s for the laugh! That was a very good read.

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DaveinSD says:

November 21, 2010 at 12:27 am

What a game tonight. Up 3-0 and feeling good and then find ourselves 3-3 at the end of regulation. The B’s are a great team and I will take 1 point from an the Eastern Conference every day of the week. Then Zeus bails us out…love u man…great wrist shot and Quickie u shut it down in the shootout. You are the best goalie in the league. Our Captain has the BEST quotes of the day…two points, and that’s really, at the end of the day, all that matters. Nuthin more tru than that!

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TinaBeana Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:33 am
@DaveinSD, totally off topic, but what part of SD are you in?

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DaveinSD Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 9:43 am
@TinaBeana, I’m in PB. Are you down here in SD too?

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TinaBeana Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
@DaveinSD, yeah im in Escondido. do you know of any watch parties that go on in SD?

DaveinSD Reply:
November 22nd, 2010 at 7:25 am
@DaveinSD, i have only heard of one in OB, but I never went down to check it out. If I don not watch at home. I go down to Bub’s Dive Bar to watch hockey. Great bar that shows any sport you want. Only time I make it up to North County is to play hockey at Iceoplex once a week and that’s about it.
RobSD says:

November 21, 2010 at 12:29 am

Glad we broke up the losing streak but we Need to get back to Holding a lead with confidence. Quick is unreal. He knew he he could have been better in the playoffs last year. Worked his ass off to be better. Great to have two solid goalies but play the hot tender. Many goalies used to play every game and be good. Marty played every game, hasek, Roy. . . Quick is solid and young, he can do it. Berny is def a great goalie but quick is on fire now. Team is playing in front of him.

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#1faninVegas says:

November 21, 2010 at 12:50 am

Alright, the voice of reason from Vegas is here with a calm prevailed head! LOL!

First things first, these has been repeatedly asked to me and everyone else. Even I asked these questions and thought it through for a very LONG time!

Do we need a SCORING LEFT WINGER for the top line? Answer can be summed up simply with one word: NO! We have the talent if it can be utilized properly.

Should we make a trade for Iginla? Answer to that is NO! Calgary would be in the drivers seat for that and we would end up losing alot of depth!

Well, we need scoring help should we trade? NO, reason is I have seen teams trade and it ruins the chemistry and they faulters like a bunch of hienas!

Well, than what do you suggest Mr. Voice of Reason in Vegas?

Simple ~ Kings can’t produce on power play, by the time this road trip ends… FIRE JAMIE KOMPON!! Get a new PP coach in there with some better ideas! ((Even with out Mitchell, we are still pretty darn good on the PK, thanks to a new PK coach in John Stevens))

Next: Wait until the trade deadline, by that time, NJD are going to be running wild like Chicago did during the off-season, so with that, DL is in charge of a trade to get Parise. I believe that is the best option for a trade/deal to be made. I dont want us to give up too much depth that we worked so hard to make into pros. I feel if we were to do a trade now, we would have to give up so much, that would cost us in the long run.

So, final analysis: Fire Kompon, bring new PP coach in and see a change. Wait to do a trade til the deadline, which would help us better in the long run.

If our PP starts to click and works magic and produces, we can win practically every game. We are scoring better 5 on 5, we are doing great on the PK, we just need magic on the PP to solidify us as a top notch team.

Tonight, was a good game, sad to see a 3-0 lead take us to the SO, but we still got two points, so two things happend tonight.

1~ We ended a 3 game losing streak

2~ We got two HUGE points.

Hopefully, we can continue feeling good going into Ottawa and start a new winning streak of 10 games or more. GO KINGS GO

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Mesquite Smokie Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:19 am
@#1faninVegas,

Excellent analysis.

The Kings might not need to trade at all though, if they can just stay healthy they might not need a Parise to carry through to the postseason. The injuries to Mitchell and Poni will just prove the depth the Kings have is enough.

As far as Kompon, I completely agree. He is completely ineffective. If he wants to keep his job he needs to just shut up and coach at the TSC and work on set plays off faceoffs on the PP. This PP needs to shoot and stop just passing the puck around. So far in the first 1/4 of the season the Kings have done nothing on the PP.

Look up 7 initial posts and I number crunched the Kings PP woes. If they just put the puck on net more, they will get better and score more. In the actually 8 games total where they actually scored a PPG they are 7-1. Now translate that to the rest of the season they might just finish at a record comparable to last year or better.

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#1faninVegas Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:56 am
@Mesquite Smokie,

Agreed on the shooting the puck more on the Power Play, but when Kompon takes the headphones before the 3rd period, or even talking to Foxy and Bob, does he at all tell them, that he told the club to shoot more? I havent heard it! So maybe it is time for a change!

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Lyndon says:

November 21, 2010 at 1:13 am

Does anyone else wonder why Handzus is rarely ever in the first group of shooters in the shootout? He has the best shootout percentage yet he didn’t shoot until the sixth round. I think he should always be in the top three.

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#1faninVegas says:

November 21, 2010 at 2:13 am

Hey Rich Hammond,

On some of these posts that are hilarious, when your reading them for the first time, drinking your morning coffee, does it come back out of your nose, because you are laughing so hard?? I had that happen to me a few times tonight with Dr. Pepper, so I was just wondering if you have the same reaction!! =)

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Harty Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 6:22 am
@#1faninVegas, should read from “can’t hold my pepper”

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KC23 says:

November 21, 2010 at 3:22 am

Here are some fun facts … yeah I know kolvachuk is so yesterdays news, but I find it fun to follow.

The King’s have:

8 players with as many or more goals than Kolvachuk
5 players with as many or more assists
6 players with as many or more points

And the ENTIRE Kings roster has a better plus/minus

Shall we talk about cap space? Nah, that is just too easy.

Sorry, I just can’t resist.

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#1faninVegas Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 3:45 am
@KC23,

LOL good points!! Thanks for the enlighting happiness of that news! Like I said, Kovalspuds would have made us(whole team) suck worse than our PP!

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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 8:50 am
@KC23,

Koval who?

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jamesonafterawin Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 11:15 am
@KC23, Fun. I like it.

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Matt says:

November 21, 2010 at 5:18 am

Can’t wait for the Ottawa game, as i will be in attendance

GO KINGS GO!!!

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Kevin Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 7:32 am
@Matt, I’ll be there also. 5 or 6 rows behind the Kings Bench (section 107) with the wife and my two girls. Where abouts are you sitting?

GKG!

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jamesonafterawin Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 11:16 am
@Kevin, Open marriage huh! Got any pointers for me on making that work?

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Kevin Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 3:02 pm
@jamesonafterawin, LOL! Sorry meant to say daughters. 5 and 2 year old. They’ll be rockin their mini home jerseys.

Matt Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 1:03 pm
@Kevin, I’ll be in 300s rocking my Simmonds jersey with a bunch of sens friends, looking forward to exposing them to what an actual good hockey team looks like

wish i could be lower but gotta pay the bills lol

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Simarosa says:

November 21, 2010 at 5:21 am

It was nice to talk to some of the Kings fans who live in the LA area and even one who came down from Canada. Then as usual, there were many Kings/Monarchs fans who were there from NH.

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Harty says:

November 21, 2010 at 6:23 am

good chance seeing the kings next month in Detroit. Oh ya, can’t wait to see live…..

all good

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Michael J. says:

November 21, 2010 at 8:23 am

Has anyone mentioned how strong Trevor Lewis has been the last four or five games? I thought he was the King’s best skater for the first period last night, and was wondering why we didn’t see him and Richie out there in overtime?

Should he get a shot at first line LW? Or, should he stay put?

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Jay Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 9:10 am
@Michael J., Amen I was just about to say. Our 4th line looked strong last night. Congrats to Lewy and Westie on their first points of the season.

Lewy has been strong for a SOLID 4-5 games now. He plays with awesome speed and is great at getting pucks in deep.

So happy to see our 1st rounder from a few years back start to put it together.

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greenyellow says:

November 21, 2010 at 10:02 am

Has anyone else noticed HD picture quality has been much better these first two road games? What gives?

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nykingfan says:

November 21, 2010 at 10:30 am

This game was as big a game as they’ve had all year and they responded with a W. There’s no negative in that at all.
Boston seems to be the best of the east along with Washington. They walked into their building having played the night before and took 2 pts.
It may not have been pretty, but it sure was gritty.
You knew Boston was going to get back in that game at some point. Quick was exactly what they needed from an elite goalie. He was solid throughout. There are certain games during the season you’re going to need your goalie to win one for you. He won that game for the Kings last night and it couldn’t have come at a better or bigger time so far.

Relax with the fire Kompon crap. If that was his only job on the team you might have a point, but its not his only job and you know that..or at least you should. Fire an asst coach while the team’s in 1st place? Do some of you ever read what you post and think back to how ridiculous it sounds?

On to Ottawa and hopefully another 2 pts.
Go Kings!

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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
@nykingfan, You have a point about not overreacting about Kompon but dude, cmon, you and I both know that you cannot keep going 0 for whatever during an NHL game and expect to win games. Quick really did bail this team out tonite and lets be honest, if this team can score 1 or 2 goals on the PP in games they would be vey difficult to beat. As it stands right now, the PP looks as predictable and misguided as I have seen. Kompon either needs to make adjustments during the game or he should be relieved of PP responsibility because any PP that has Kopitar and Doughty anchoring it should look more intimidating then this one does.

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nykingfan Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:33 pm
@puck73,

You’re talking about a small window of the season. Look at where he had the PP last year?
It’s a long season. Every PP goes thru peaks and valleys. We’re sure in a valley right now, but they’ll breakout at some point and hopefully in a big way.
Their 5 on 5 play has been outstanding and the pk has been well above average overall.

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#1faninVegas Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 10:06 pm
@nykingfan,

Ok, maybe we are overreacting a bit, but still, it is mainly his job to handle the PP as Stevens is the PK. Stevens brought our PK up a notch, so Kompon, needs to step up his game, and help the Kings not look so predictable on the PP! Tomorrow nights PP will look exactly like the nights before. He seriously needs to tell them to SHOOT!! I want to hear him say it on TV before I change my mind on getting a new Assistant Coach. He really needs to jump the gun a little bit, and force the boys to looking like the talent they are!

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nykingfan Reply:
November 22nd, 2010 at 5:55 am
@#1faninVegas,
say it on tv?
Would you also like him to give you a detailed strategy of how the PP should work so every other team in the league can find out as well?
Relax and wait until the final numbers are in before jumping to conclusions based on a 1/4 of the season.

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