Some notes from last night’s game…
– The Kings scored four second-period goals, including three consecutive goals, and earned a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at Staples Center.
– Anze Kopitar boosted his team-high goal total to 15, while Dustin Brown and Justin Williams also scored to keep pace with their 14th goals. Wayne Simmonds also got a goal for the Kings.
– The Kings are 13-2-1 at home, tying the team record for most points after 16 home games. They 1992-93 team also went 13-2-1.
– After a 1-7-0 slide in November, the Kings are now 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. The Kings are now 16-3-0 when scoring the first goal and 12-0-0 when leading after the second period.
– The Kings outshot the Ducks 30-19 — including 15-8 in the second period — and matched their season best for shots on goal against. The Kings also allowed 19 shots on goal against the New York Islanders on Nov. 13, at Ottawa on Nov. 22 and at Anaheim on Nov. 29. The Kings also matched the 30-shot plateau for the 16th time in 34 games this season.
– The Kings went 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. The Kings have scored at least one power-play goal in eight of their last nine games. They have killed 13 of their last 14 penalties.
– Sunday’s game was the start of four games in five nights. The last time that happened was in the lockout-condensed season of 1994-95.
– Jonathan Bernier had 18 saves and has stopped 47 of 49 shots in his last two games. Bernier has recorded back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
– Dustin Brown had one goal and one assist. He has five goals and 12 assists in his last 11 games, including six multi-point games.
– Anze Kopitar had one goal. Kopitar has seven goals and seven assists in his last 11 games.
– Justin Williams had one goal. Williams has scored a goal in three consecutive games and has recorded at least one point in 26 of 34 games this season.
– Wayne Simmonds had one goal. Simmonds has four goals and three assists in his last seven games and has a plus-6 rating in that span.
– Jack Johnson had one assist, on the power play. Johnson has one goal and three assists in his last three games. Of Johnson’s 20 assists this season, 14 have come on the power play.
– Marco Sturm had one assist for his first point with the KIngs, in his third game.
– Drew Doughty had one assist. Doughty has one goal and eight assists in his last seven games.
– Michal Handzus had one assist. Handzus has five assists in his last six games.
– Kyle Clifford had one assist, and also had a second-period fight with Anaheim enforcer George Parros. Clifford gave up three inches in height and 21 pounds in weight to Parros.
– Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth each were credited with a team-high four shots on goal. Matt Greene was credited with five hits and Michal Handzus was credited with two blocked shots.
– Jack Johnson played a game-high 24 minutes, 31 seconds. Ryan Smyth led all Kings forwards in ice time at 19:55.
– The Kings won 24 of 40 faceoffs. Jarret Stoll won 10 of 14 draws (71 percent).
Here are the Power Rankings for the week: http://espn.go.com/nhl/powerrankings
I can’t believe they have the Kings in 10th. Not saying they should be in the top five, but def not 10th.
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kennynakamoto Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:29 am
@Garrett,
we should be over the hawks and dallas at least i mean we are 8-2-1 ohh well power rankings are always fun to look at
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Niko Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:43 am
@Garrett, That’s because Scott Burnbag did them, ’nuff said…
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scvking Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:29 am
@Garrett,
I understand your point, but I also think it is tough to be taken seriously in any ranking after the real tough stretch the kings had gone through. For those who do not watch the Kings every night, it is tough to get a true idea on which team they are. Is it the one that started out on fire, or the one that could not win a game, or the team that currently looks strong again? I think 10th is pretty fair, given the up and down year so far. It is real tough to overcome the tough streaks when it comes to rankings.
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Niko Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:49 am
@scvking, I agree with your logic, but I don’t think that’s what is factoring in here. How the hell are the Capitals ahead of us at #8?? They are 3-4-3!!! Burnside offers terrible analysis, his rankings are more of a popularity contest…
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Garrett Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
@scvking, Agreed. I hope it ends like it did for Tampa a few years back, whom we’ve mirrored the last couple years (this and last). Here’s hoping for a Cup
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
@Garrett,
Today is… 27 December, 2010.
The playoffs begin on 13 April, 2011.
That’s fifteen more weeks of rankings, 107 days.
No need to hold our breaths over this week’s ranking… Hey, on SiriusXM Radio HomeIce Channel 204, one of the hosts today went out on a limb and picked…
(wait for it, wait…)
–The Vancouver Canucks!
I couldn’t stop laughing, for five minutes…
Unless one has a time machine, no one has even a remote clue. The major rankings changer is injury. Unless we are on the doorstep of the playoffs, rankings are only worth the laughs they invariably produce.
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kevin Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Rankings dont mean much to me look at what happened to the red wings the year they set the record for wins in a season something like 63 wins and they lost when it counted the playoffs.
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Garrett Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, I understand your point and it’s valid. I also like the Canucks for a deep run… However, this is about THIS WEEKS power rankings, where the teams are right now, and right now, we’re better than 10th. Posting it was just a way of saying that LA still gets over looked – which I guess we deserve.
NHL Network played the Kings vs. Rangers regarding the first outdoor game since the 30′s in Las Vegas. There was a time (all be it when we had Gretz, Kurri, Sandstrom, Granato, Robinson, Luc and Blake) when we were considered for big events and a major market.
We were a better team last year in the regular season than that team I just mentioned record wise and yet, no love.
Just saying….
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For those of you out-of-town with without Center Ice:
Through a very cool quirk in the schedule, Hockey Night on Y! will be streaming tonight’s game…
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/hockeynight/2010122608
Not only that, but they’ll also be streaming the next several games! (fully legitimately, of course.)
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:37 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Nice but i like the darkside of the web…
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wavesinair Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:32 am
@pr0cess, I have a sneaking suspicion we’re not talking hockey anymore…
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:34 am
@wavesinair, <_< maybe
Kingsfanone Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
@pr0cess,
You aren’t wearing a black helmet and a long cape, with mechanical breathing sounds, are you?
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
@pr0cess, In my experience, NHL on Y! has been pretty much the most reliable online feed.
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Tony Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:48 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Thanks for this! Never knew.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:21 am
@Tony, Sure thing! I know there are lots of us who scramble to catch the game wherever and whenever we can, and I hadn’t been in the habit of checking Y!, nor was I always aware of it, so I’m trying to help myself and everyone else in this position get conditioned to checking the schedule. Aactually, I’m trying to keep my calendar updated now, so I’ll know. When I had Center Ice, I used to schedule about a week’s games at a time on my DVR.
(@Rich Hammond) What would be really cool–and maybe this is too much to ask–is if the Kings site had the (legitimate) online game sources, such as Y!, listed where they have the TV listings, such as on the game schedule.
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LA KING BOB chi Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:08 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, It is on in Chicago, Both San Jose and Los Angeles feeds..
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:22 am
@LA KING BOB chi, It’s not on TV in Denver. Never is, unless it’s on Versus or network (and that’s even more rare.)
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LA KING BOB chi Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:34 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
Iam on the NHL Center Ice Package I bought for 149 at the beginning of the year on cable thru Comcast.. Are you talking something else??
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Yeah, I’m talking about people who don’t have Center Ice.
If you have Center Ice (to my knowledge) you get every game through Center Ice unless it involves a team in your market and it’s on another network (for example, versus–in case it won’t be on Center Ice at all, or in Denver, for example, when the game’s on Altitude, I have to watch it there, because Center Ice is blacked out.)
I had a dream last night the Kings went to the Stanley Cup Finals again. Hmmm…
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:07 am
@wavesinair, It could happen.
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Sebastian Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:12 am
@wavesinair, going to the finals doesnt mean anything…please dream that they win the Cup
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wavesinair Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:18 am
@Sebastian, …going back to sleep now…
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:37 am
@wavesinair, I must admit, do have a feeling about this team. There is definately something special going on. I personally get a sense of an epic playoff series against Vancouver up coming.
I’m picturing a Kings Flyer Standly Cup final.
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tim c Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
@KC23,
Ahhhh yes. 1993. Toronto was a Western Conference team were they not?
Weird..
I was 14 years old. That team was similar. Who was Kelly Hrudey?
Jonathon Quick Hrudey.
There was the big 3 we had, then role players. It worked.
Barry Melrose who? .
This years team could happen. Add a Langenbruner,.voila.
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kevin Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
@tim c, dont ever compare quick to hrudey quick is much much better and plus hrudey went on to work with the sharks broadcasting team and never did win the cup.
Kings x Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
@tim c, Putting hrudey at the end of quicks name is sacrilege. Shame shame
Garrett Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
@tim c, My pops died the year before the 93 run. That run got me through the toughest year of my life, moving from house to house in foster care. Every night I’d hear Bob’s voice… it was my constant.
And I do agree about Quick… Love Hrudey and all, but he’s no Quick.
Kingsfanone Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
@wavesinair,
I still have my Conference Final & Cup Final T-shirts from 92-93, purchased at the Great Western Forum, thank you very much, and can’t wait to get updated ones! Don’t wear them very often at all so they are in like new shape!
When I dream about going to the Finals, I really dream!
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anyone know how much it cost and where do people buy the standing only room tickets?
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Sebastian Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:39 am
@kennynakamoto, i was wondering the same thing….they upped the attendance to 18,318. you ever make it in Kenny?
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kennynakamoto Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:00 am
@Sebastian,
dude no we were about to buy 2 tickets for 45 bucks and these guys (had to be 20 years old) went to the guy and said we’ll pay you 80 bucks each for them!!!! we were like wtf!!! and those were the last tickets, it wasnt a complete lost though we went to espn zone and got the lazy boy chairs lol
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Sebastian Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:14 am
@kennynakamoto, oh crap…should have beat em up and stolen their tickets.
mrbrett7 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:49 am
@kennynakamoto, It’s not standing room only (I don’t believe). It’s people in the luxery boxes actually showing up to the games.
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:41 am
@kennynakamoto, It was a 6pm game and I was really expecting a sparse crowd. Heck no. Been to most of the King’s games this year and this had the most people in house by far. It was packed with only the elite snob premier sections showing empty seats. It was a fun game to be at.
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leadswine Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:54 am
@KC23, and the crowd was ELECTRIC the first 2 periods! Kings fans represented last night!!
One of the funnest games this season! GO KINGS GO!!
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I wish we could do more to prevent all these “too many men on the ice” penalties. Nice to see our boys take it to those Ducks. Clifford tossed Parros like a ragdoll.
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crashin' da net Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:41 am
@BMSTANG, “Clifford tossed Parros like a ragdoll”!!! Wish it were true but we may have been watching different games so I will give you the benefit of the doubt.
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BMSTANG Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:19 am
@crashin’ da net, Maybe you thought you saw Parros roll over backwards and drag Clifford down on top of himself?
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:44 am
@BMSTANG, My take on the Parros fight is Clifford tossed Parros in a panic to save his own face. A very very smart decission on his part.
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Kings x Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
@KC23, Cliffie has this habit of getting square to the other guy close in without holding on with his right hand up trying to block the punch. Peckam scrap did the same thing. Westy needs to school him on some more fundamentals.
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BMSTANG Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
@KC23, Honestly I had the same impression. Was still funny to see tho!
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sid the kid Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
@BMSTANG, i watched the fight live, then a replay on the jumbotron, then again online. sorry but i didn’t see a “tossed like a ragdoll” view like you did. i saw a punchless fight with no one landing anything, and then a few repositions resulting in parros somewhat losing his footing and cliffie falling on top of him. you call that tossing like a ragdoll, i call it two guys falling down
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This question is for Rich,
Are the Kings talking to the NHL being involved in future winter classics?
It would awesome if the Kings can go back east and play the Rangers or if we can have a Outdoor game at Cesars Palace against the Ducks or Canucks.
The ultimate would be a game versus the Ducks at Dodger Stadium.
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RedBear Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:37 am
@Steve, I’d rather see it at the rose bowl.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:50 am
@RedBear, There is a little something going on at the Rose Bowl on January 1st most years.
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wavesinair Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:34 am
@RedBear, yep, ain’t gonna happen on 01/01 pretty much ever.
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Lanny McDonald's 'Stache Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:47 am
@Steve,
I wonder what logistics are involved in maintaining a viable playing surface in 55-65 degree LA weather though.
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:54 am
@Lanny McDonald’s ‘Stache, they make it happen in vegas heat all the time, i think history should note that the Kings where the first to do this ever!
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@Steve, im sure will have the pens again next year… i really think its BS how the pens have been there twice already
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Sebastian Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 10:59 am
@Steve, it will not happen. the NHL is interested in money and ratings (as they should be) and not spreading around the teams that get to play in the winter classic. I’m betting the next 4 or 5 will still have either the Penguins and Crosby, or the Caps and Ovechkin. dont expect any teams from the far west being involved any time soon.
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Dave Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:07 am
@Steve, IIRC, Rich has addressed this already. Bettman doesn’t have interest in WC in LA and doesn’t think it is feasible. Total BS but c’est la vie.
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LA KING BOB chi Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:25 am
@Steve, They are on right from 1991!!!
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Drew Is Better Than You Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:27 am
@Steve, I mean, you realize it would be IMPOSSIBLE to keep ANY sort of ice outdoors here in LA right? Just go to one of the many LAME outdoor rinks like the one at the Topanga Mall and the one at LA Live, they are like mush. More water than ice. Live isn’t AS bad as Topanga, but it’s still pretty bad.
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:47 am
@Steve, Yep, Kings Rangers is the only way I see something like that happening. Although, the Kings could also go against Boston, Detroit, Chicago or Philly and it wouldn’t be bad. The league would get some interesting ratings though with the two biggest media markets in the mix.
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sid the kid Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
@Steve, i really hope this is a joke? first off there will only be one winter classic and it will always be in the east, and involve eastern conference teams. second the kings already have a yearly tradition of frozen fury. it’s very successful, always sells out, and there’s really no point in changing it. anyway the nhl wants to feature their best teams or rivalries during the winter classic, and somehow i don’t see the kings as being part of that
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Great game boys, the Quacks didn’t show the effort i thought they would. Great job by the 3rd line (Zues,Simmer,and Clifford) as Getlaoff and Ryan went unnoticable.
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Lets try t keep our winning streak alive going to be really hard game tonight got to keep up the work the Sharks on a winning streak and the Kings usely break the other team that on a winning streaks kinda hope they do that today game we need to win well i want to win
Go kings this week going to be a hard week
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:48 am
@KingsFanFTW, I like our chances tonight. This looks like a trap game for the Sharks. They’ve won 4 games in a row, haven’t played for several days which had the holiday mixed in, they beat us easily the last game … Sharks are due to get beat.
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Stoll is a beast when it comes to faceoff’s. Before Schenn steals his 2nd center duty’s he’ll have to win at least .500 faceoff’s!
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sid the kid Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
@Agame, honestly don’t think a rookie kid is going to take a proven veteran’s job any time soon. stoll’s been busting his hump for the kings for long enough to prove to tm that he’s the #1 guy on the #2 line…
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Ryan Smyth should not ever lead the Kings’ forwards in ice-time. Just because he plays left and side (where it can be more difficult to make the longer trek to the bench for two periods) is not a good enough excuse; he stays out too long.
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:50 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, Couldn’t agree more. But the Shield Jerseys sucked. :p
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kevin Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, Thank god someone mentioned that stat its outragious. IMO symth should stay between 10 and 15 mins ice time total thats including the powerplay. I have been saying it for all season symth is declining and doing it fast.
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Kings x Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
@kevin, If there was a race between smyth, Zeus and dirt. Dirt wins every time
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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
@Kings x, I didnt know we had a guy on our team named Dirt! hopefully he’s a LW’er
im sure they guys see the last San Jose game as the beginning of their horrible slide, I hope this motivates them to destroy the Sharks tonight.
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w00t Kyle is in the top 10 FM now!!
http://www.hockeyfights.com/
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:52 am
@pr0cess, Any list who doesn’t includes Chicago’s Scott must be bogus.
I think Scott is the best in the league.
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:59 am
@KC23, scott is a beast no doubt about it, but the list is just based on Fighting Major’s
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
@pr0cess, and he is on there just not in the top 10
sid the kid Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
@pr0cess, they should put westgarth on the list just because he got rocked sooo hard, and bloodied, and then clapped at the end of the fight as though he’d won something. haha
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On the NHL NETWORK they have the Kings-Rangers game from Ceasors Palace!!!!! 85 degrees…. First period we are down 2-0…
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
@LA KING BOB chi,
And you gotta love the Hrudey Cam!
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One thing that I’m sick of hearing from these PRO’s is ice condition. I know it’s important, but as an athlete, you should NEVER forget your roots and where you come from. The WORST conditions at any stadium in the league is better than 90 % of the rest of the world. You never complained about playing in your back yard, or the local garbage league’s ice, so don’t complain now. It’s really too bad that PRO’s get too used to the best equipment/conditions, because they really do lose a lot of their credibility. You NEVER see football or soccer players complaining about field conditions, they suck it up, and play with whatever elements they are givin.
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pr0cess Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:53 am
@Drew Is Better Than You, word, and to be honest ive seen plenty of places with “good ice” have more bounces then staples. Its really only canada that thinks there ice is made of gods tears lol
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:53 am
@Drew Is Better Than You, How they can defend anything with “ice condictions” is beyond me. Both teams have to play on it so ffs, what the heck are they talking about it for?
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mrbrett7 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:55 am
@Drew Is Better Than You, Um…the ice conditions they grew up on playing in their backyard WERE better than what they are playing on at Staples right now.
Oh, and you ALWAYS here football and soccer and baseball players complaining constantly about field conditions. They can also do something about it. Longer cleats, etc., whereas hockey players have zero control over the soft ice surface causing the puck to bounce.
You haven’t ever played, have you?
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Drew Is Better Than You Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
@mrbrett7, I respectfully disagree. And yes, I do play, I play a lot actually. I play at both El Segundo and Panorama Ice. The ice conditions are completely different between both those places, with El Segundo being a LOT better, but still, I’m not a pro, so I don’t complain about ice conditions when I have a bad game or two, I blame other areas of my game, where as these PRO’s should be focusing on their game more and NOT the ice. Also, of course baseball players complain about the weather, because you CAN’T play that game in harsh weather. (I played baseball for 15 years). Actually, it’s not even them complaining, it’s the league that ends their games or postpones them. Soccer players…I’ll give you them, but football players DO NOT complain, and NEVER blame weather on a loss, they deal with the elements.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
@Drew Is Better Than You, I guess then when the entire Vikings team complained about the field conditions prior to their game at the University of Minnesota last week, they didn’t complain. Kickers never complain about the footing or the wind for the reason they miss a field goal, or quarterbacks never speak of the weather conditions in regards to poor passes. Ted Ginn wore sleeves yesterday after stating that the last time he did due to cold weather, he funbled, he wore sleaves and fumbled, but I guess he never did complain.
What I’m saying is…they all complain. NY Ranger players complain year around about the ice surfce in NY, as it’s widely known as the worst in the NHL. Edmonton’s only saving grace is that they have the best in the NHL due to the fact they are one of the few arena’s that the only thing going on there IS hockey.
I’ve played at both Panorama and El Segundo, and the ice surface at El Segundo is not only better than Panorama (a gravel pit is better than Panoram), it’s better than Staples most days.
If your having difficulty completing a simple pass BECAUSE the ice is so bad, I have no issue whatsoever with a player pointing that out. It isn’t complaining, it isn’t making excuses, it’s a fact. Every year, the players rate the best and worst ice surfaces in the NHL, and every year, Staples is rated as one of the worst. It absolutely effects the game.
Naturallawyer Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
@Drew Is Better Than You, did you see the uprising from NFL players about having to play outdoor in Minnesota on an unheated field (after the Vikings’ roof imploded)? They complained that it would be like getting tackled on cement. Must be rough. Wonder what it’s like to take a higher-speed collision and fall onto hard ice? But those NFL guys have to play a whole 16 games, and one of those is on hard *grass*!
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sid the kid Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
@Drew Is Better Than You, you know what i was just going to point out the minnesota game that naturallawyer just mentioned, and the big uproar that the players were making about that. furthermore, they are pro’s, they are used to professional conditions, and there’s no reason why there shouldn’t be top notch ice everywhere they play. the guys doing the ice at staples have had 10 years to get it right. and they are getting paid big bucks to do it. this isn’t your local ice rink.
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Hmmmm, the PP improves, We score at least 1 PP goal per game and our record goes to 8-2-1. I don’t think that is just coincidence. Let’s keep it going in SJ tonight and GKG!
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kevin Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
@DesertKing, PP an PK two of the most important thing to have in the NHL for these reasons. 1. If the power play sucks the other team is less worries about taking those chances where a call might be made due to the fact you cant make them pay for it. 2. You can take those chances for the same reason as above they cant make you pay. These save many goals the only other thing I think is as important is face offs. You loose a face off on the power play easy 20 seconds of the power play and vise versa also face offs allow you to control the game lines changes on the road if need and allows you to set uop in th offensive zone.
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you know rich, just want to say I really look forward to these post game notes. I don’t know if ther’es a lot of work that goes into these little tidbits, but they sure are fun to read. Thanks again!
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KC23 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 11:54 am
@aj, Amen.
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kopi and brown are en fuego! 17 points in the last 11 games for Brown and 14 in the last 11for Kopi.
I was SO skeptical of Bropitar, but they’ve definitely shut me up.
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Just hoping someone will pick up on the cross check Getzlaf put on Brown’s face during the scrum (if that’s what you call Belesky, Perry, and Getzlaf assaulting a defenseless Dustin Brown) that led to Belesky’s first penalty.
This is the type of action the league needs to get serious about and hand down a lengthy suspension.
Did anyone else see this and can anyone get the league to take a look at the video?
IMO, this incident is just as bad as stomping on someone or elbowing the head.
No surprise the refs missed it. That “kneeing” penalty on Simmonds appears to be plenty of evidence that NHL officials just don’t know what they are doing.
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kevin Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
@Cristobal, what about the hit ko[pi took from behind into the boards..
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That means we’re 9-9-1 since the slide began….
That’s good; we made that stretch at least .500 again. Now to improve!
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