FINAL: Kings 2, Bruins 0 « LA Kings Insider

FINAL: Kings 2, Bruins 0

Posted by Rich Hammond on 24 January 2011, 10:03 pm

Jonathan Quick made 33 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, and the 13th of his career, as the Kings won consecutive games for the first time this month. More from the locker room to come…

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McDonalds says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Now THAT is a full 60 minutes

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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
@McDonalds, Awsome wasn’t it?

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Cry Baby Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@Dominick, The system is fine as long as the players execute…the kings were very strong tonight!

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crashin' da net Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 6:09 am
@Cry Baby, no offensive production. PPP still stinks. Much beeter on entry however. Just carry the damn thing in.

BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:57 am
@Cry Baby, @crashin’ da net,

Spacing was much better, but could be better still.
Energy was fantastic.
Great goaltending.

Outlet passing was the key to the game, clearing the zone was nearly seamless…
xeropoint says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Excellent!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
@xeropoint, Stoked I finally can post boring positive stuff again lol

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xeropoint Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
@jess, You almost cost us a “SHUTOUT” though! That wouldv’e been all on you!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
@xeropoint, Oh you mean like a jinx — I DID knock on wood promise!!
StillKingly says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

great team effort, love it

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KDinUT says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

YES!!!!60 minutes of solid hockey!!!!!!!

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KDinUT Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
@KDinUT, (Good old DirecTV Center Ice – cut off the broadcast right as the 3 stars are going to be announced – why do you allow that NHL?)

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Token Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
@KDinUT, why don’t you tune it to 692 and see if you can watch the fewest channel directly?

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KDinUT Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
@Token, Can’t get it in Utah, otherwise I’d just subscribe.

reggie dunlop Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
@KDinUT, In case you missed it, it was tim thomas, ryan smyth, and jonathan quick…

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KDinUT Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
@reggie dunlop, Thanks!

IceGuy Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
@KDinUT,
So, do you think we can have a Dan Rather or Mike Wallace night at Staples? Keep this up and I’d even go for an Andy Rooney Night! “Have ya ever wonder what happens when a hockey team plays hard for 60 minutes?”

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xeropoint Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
@IceGuy, I see what you did there.

OneTimer Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
@KDinUT,

“GOODNIGHT!”

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KH says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Winners! I Forgot how good this feeling was

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Jason4Kings Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
@KH,

All we do is win sometimes.

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Dailymehow says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Woop. Great game, Kings.

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pnm says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm

Now that is how you play 60 minutes. Very well done!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
@pnm, Huge boost for JQ!!

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pnm Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
@jess, It helps to have a team play this good in front of him. This is a boost for the entire team. They should watch video of THIS game and figure out a way to bottle it!

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pnm Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
@jess, Not to take anything away from Quick, he played stellar!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
@pnm, You are exactly right and hopefully we can build a strong foundation of limited line combos that really work like tonight’s set up!
Ryan says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm

awesome game by quick!!!

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Irishlak says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:05 pm

Here we go guys, tm keep the lines the same, we will win. Go kings go I love you guys gooooood game

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KingsFaninsano says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm

Great win, now let’s strive for some consistence, play great for games at a time.

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Charley says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:06 pm

Can someone help me out, I’m a bit perplexed???

It appears the Kings have scored more goals than there opponents?

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xeropoint Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
@Charley, None of the goals went to review. Toronto couldn’t fix this one!

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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
@xeropoint, Review was busy screwing up other games in the NHL to keep an eye on this one.

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
@Dominick, Former King Mike Murphy will receive no mercy from guys like me and you until he gets his act together !

MK Ultra Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 11:18 am
@Charley,

their

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Charley Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@MK Ultra,

I knew THERE would be a grammar nazi somewhere, as soon as I saw I made the mistake!

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Dominick says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm

“That’ll do donkey. That’ll do”.
Waltdisney films
Shriek

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LAK1ngs Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
@Dominick,

“That’ll do, Pig”

I prefer the classic Babe line…..

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Copper10-8 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Great game boys!! Let’s keep going against the guppies!

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jason says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm

Its all mental i swear.. whatever the kings did before this game they need to do again

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TinaBeana says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:07 pm

This is the team I would like to see often! YAY a win for the Kings and a shutout for Quick! so awesome.

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Alton says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:08 pm

That was a playoff performance. Confidence is back in black!

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Jimbo says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm

Rock on Kings…great all around effort…where have these evil twins been?

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KDinUT Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
@Jimbo, No, the evil twins moved in after the SJ thrashing – these are the real Kings.

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slovenian fan says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm

Great 50.000 $ investment DL! Seems that it put the team in another gear.

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LA KING BOBchi Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
@slovenian fan, You know, maybe that is what we needed…

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Vegaskingsfan Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
@slovenian fan, Well now we know what DL needs to do when the Kings are in a slump. He does not need to make a trade, just needs to trash talk.

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LA KING BOBchi Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
@slovenian fan, Really it is not trash talking. HE WAS RIGHT ON WHAT HE SAID…..

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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
@slovenian fan,

Exactly! Thanks Deano for the assist!

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RLane420 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
@slovenian fan, Its funny how managment shows some emotion and lookie.

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Newf says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm

that was a good game for sure. to come out and beat the top ranked team (according to TSN power rankings), that should be an amazing boost for our boys to build on.

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jess says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm

Good I really hope to see more of lotki

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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
@jess, me too! I hope he gets to play center soon!

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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S,Lotki works as hard as anyone else on the ice if not harder. I love Lotki!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S,

He has great presence –hope the guys get to build on this without being shifted around by TM!

gralx Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:05 am
@THEROCKNROLL80S, I personally don’t want to see him at center right now. He has added lift to the #1 line. Let it be!!!!!!!!!

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RLane420 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:52 pm
@jess, wasnt he up here when we were 12-3-0 weird.

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THEROCKNROLL80S Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 9:05 am
@RLane420, I agree, please do not change the lines Murray!

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Guss says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:09 pm

Pony and drew really stood out

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TheRussianKing Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
@Guss, Poni sucked. He had the lowest ice time on the team. He was a liability for a while out there.

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xeropoint Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
@TheRussianKing, I don’t think he was that bad. Had a real good backcheck and a nice scoring chance. Didn’t commit any bad turnovers that I remember. Not bad with under 8 mintues of ice time.

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fsd1 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:18 am
@TheRussianKing, wrong, poni had his best game as a king.

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Michael_J Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:23 am
@fsd1, You are right. He was effective on almost every shift. He made it difficult for the Bruins to do what they wanted while he was on the ice.
DBking says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:10 pm

Ok. Now beat SJ.

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LVKINGS88 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:10 pm

What can I say,a complete game,the best game all year,don’t change a thing.Congrats Team and congrats Kings fans.

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src says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

Great effort all around. Quick gets the sponge award tonight. Very controlled on the rebound aspect of the game.

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LA KING BOBchi Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
@src, I dont think he left ANY rebounds all night. great game

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DetroitSons1952 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:02 am
@src, I think you just started something and it should be carried on ….. “The Sponge Award” great stuff.

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puck73 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

Damn I miss Westgarth, we sure could have used him tonite ! lolllllllll

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Jason4Kings Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
@puck73,

He looks good in a suit.

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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
@puck73, Yeah, Boston really needed a turn over at a crucial momment in the game, and couldn’t get it..

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
@Dominick, Dude, I will hook you up with a ticket in Feb or March..count on it.

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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
@puck73, Nice thought. I just saw your post earlier and thought what a great opportunity that would have been to hang out with you.

TinaBeana Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
@puck73, ROTFLMFAO!!!!!

yeah…

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
@puck73, ROFL

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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
@puck73,

Westy looks good in the suit. Keep him in it.

Kings beat a VERY good team with everyone contributing. Nice!

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
@Kingsfanone, Nice to see Phil smiling for a change !

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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
@puck73,

Ha ha! He says same for you!
Jason4Kings says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

I feel good.

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QuicksDaMan says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:11 pm

This is worth repeating.

Solid agressgive offense in front of defense not making bad turnovers in front of GREAT goalie = shutout!

Quiiiiiiiiiccck!

GKG!

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Alton says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Now i know what to wear tomorrow!

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Chris Bond says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

There is a God!

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ta says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Great TEAM effort tonight.
Quick looked great
the defense looked the best it had since early this year
we also got 2 timely goals.
And we even scored on the PP!!!!!!!!!
Great job boys! Let’s get on a long winning Streak!

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Seattle757 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Great game and nice to see Quick beat out the other top goalie in the league!

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
@Seattle757, He owns Thomas!

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crashin' da net says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Good game Kings. Good effort but better – good movement and passing. Although i didn;t see Poni do anything outstanding so don;t know wheree the previous comment from. Quick played like his old self.

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
@crashin’ da net,

I have been really enjoying seeing Doughty shooting the puck from the point (even one-timers) rather than just passing it for the sake of moving it to any position but his!

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pr0cess says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

indeed gj kings! lets get those 95 points!

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Hat trick says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Great frickin game. One thing that Jim Fox mentioned was there was something about emotion at practice. Whatever the heck it was it worked. Gotta get downright dirty to win in the NHL and it’s gonna get even nastier after the all star break.

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pnm says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:13 pm

So it’s settled. Teams are no longer allowed to play the Schmucks before coming to Staples Center.

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Kings Fan Vancouver,WA says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:13 pm

The Kings skated very fast and were allover the puck tonight. They looked faster than the Bruins!!! Go Kings!

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pnm says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:14 pm

And on this positive note, I am going to savor this win with a glass of wine… good night all…

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
@pnm, Nice!

Well done!

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DonnyK says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:15 pm

Handzus diving to clear that puck along the near boards shows the sacrifice needed to pull out a shutout! Nice job all the way around. Nice to see a little more creativity offensively and showing some skating ability!

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THEROCKNROLL80S says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Rich, may we plese get an interview or some words from Lotki?

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bbb7 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S, Lokti played well but the kid needs to fill out and beef up a little. He gets bounced around too much.. but the skill is there, for sure.

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
@bbb7, wheresssss the beef? Lokti’s like a filet mignon. Westgarth is like a rump roast. LOL

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D Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@Goring 19, beautiful analogy!

RLane420 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
@bbb7, Kings were 12-3-0 last time the little guy was here.

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Dave's a Killer Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:17 am
@RLane420, Uh 14 -3

Dave's a Killer Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:21 am
@RLane420, er, uh 14 – 3 now

KingTrojan Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@THEROCKNROLL80S,
(on the goal…)
LOKTIONOV: I must say I was in right place. Right time. Put puck in net and red light is on. Back in Moscow I fear red light. Here in Hollywood it make blonde girl front row, scream and be happy. Andrei love red light.

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the_guv Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 3:12 am
@KingTrojan,
LOL Love it!!!

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DetroitSons1952 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:07 am
@KingTrojan, Absolutely outstanding.

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Goring 19 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Forget Sid the Kid, we got Lokti the hockey Czar. All right, all right the jury’s still out but I love the way the kid plays. Just had to get that in. Man what a great FULL 60 minutes of outstanding hockey. I do believe that Deano going off on Murphy and the NHL “war room” lit a fire under this team. We’ll have to wait and see. GKG

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
@Goring 19, the hockey czar, nice Lenin, and Stalin blast !

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
@puck73, there’s just something about Russia…..

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Cristobal Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
@Goring 19, didn’t Larionov tip DL on Lokti?
Still waiting for Igor to become a coach here.

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@Cristobal,

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Tmagz37 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:16 pm

Stoll’s play was completely overlooked tonight. Had an awesome game. Good to see DD rush the buck a bit more instead of relying on Kopi to gain the zone. They locked down the defensive zone and deserve a few pops tonight after this game.

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king lopez says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:17 pm

Thats what i’m talking about!!!!! Any word on the trade rumers talked about the other day? just wondering.

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Gerard says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:17 pm

They can’t stop us, they can only hope to contain us.

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Dazed N Confused says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:20 pm

This is 60 minute hockey. This is what we need and we would not have to hear all of these trade rumors, or Kill the coach comments. I too was one of the people saying we needed to make a trade or bring up the kids, looks like the kid did great.

Now take this effort into the game against the Sharks and go strong into the allstar break. Then it’s a new season and we need to get back to the way we started the season.

Great game and I am proud of everyone tonight!!!!!!

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kevin Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:10 am
@Dazed N Confused, My only fear is that this all star break cools down the kings like the olympics did last season to alot of teams.

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bbb7 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:20 pm

Overall excellent effort, sound throughout. The Kings match up well against Boston cause the Bruins arent that fast, they just play a sound, controlled system, and when the Kings are on, they are as sound defensively as anyone. (The Kings problem continues to be fast teams, and I hope the staff has a better game plan to counter that on the upcoming road trip.)
The Sharks are also a good match up for the Kings (for the same reasons) so more of the same Wednesday, boys, and you’ll be rolling into the trip from Hell.
GKG!

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@bbb7, I really hate systems. Nice to see another team know what its like to be the Kings in a losing streak !

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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@bbb7, Don’t forget Detroit.

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nofreight says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:25 pm

Quick was outstanding! PP goals= wins!!! go KINGS

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KingsFanFTL says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:28 pm

Good job Kings keep it up

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Doughty's Disciple says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:29 pm

All you people that were talking crap about Quick the last couple of weeks,can eat it now!!! Good job Quick awesome game! Phenomenal team game as well. Now let’s go get those Sharks!

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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
@Doughty’s Disciple, Tim Thomas just seems to bring out the best in Jon Quick !

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DLB Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
@Doughty’s Disciple, January had not been his best month. Glad he bounced back, I thought he would.

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RLane420 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 12:01 am
@Doughty’s Disciple, The critisism was deserved.

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Kevco Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:30 am
@Doughty’s Disciple, How about the three goals Saturday? He has been not at his best, until Monday night, that was a great performance by Quick

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KFII says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:31 pm

Wow! Our Kings are back! Awesome game tonight.

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Fabkings says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:34 pm

Keep up the momentum boys!!! Shark meat is the special for Wednesdays menu….. Go KINGS Go! I’ve been a BIG critic of Poni for awhile now, tonight he at least looked engaged and was involved, I wonder if he can actually do something more this second half?????

I also hope this All Star break doesn’t hurt us like breaks have in the past.

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kevin Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:12 am
@Fabkings, I was worried about that as well

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Goring 19 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:34 pm

It’s gonna be a dogfight coming up. 3-4 weeks on the road. Ugh! Interested to see how Wednesday’s game turns out. It’s going to be another “must win”. No room for error, etc….

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Cry Baby says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:35 pm

Great structure tonight…the boys did a great job!

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Pokeys says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:35 pm

Finally, I can come here a post a positive comment! Keep this up!

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Osaka says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:36 pm

I know how Quick really looks up to Tim Thomas so I thought Quick would be on his game tonight.

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Jesse says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:37 pm

Kings played a team that suits their style. slow checking team. Love the way kings changed their system. Its nice see DD jump up in the play. Watch out for AM maybe one of the best young D man on the kings team. Just doesnt get enough ice time to play with the guys like DD and JJ. Great young D man. He will be one of the kings best. I think put DD up with Kopi and brown. Bring the other DD back in the line up. WOWOOOOOOOO JUST LOVE THE WAY KINGS PLAYED AND HOW EVERYBODY IS JUMPING UP IN THE PLAY. MAN ON THE PK. THE KINGS WERE RIGHT ON THEIR TAILS ALL NIGHT. JUST DIDNT SIT BACK AT ALL ON THE PK. WELL PLAYED HOCKEY GAME. HOPE THAT KINGS GO MAKE A U-TURN AND MAKE ONE OF THOSE RUNS TO GET BACK IN TO THE PLAYOFFS. GOD HELP. LOVE THE KINGS. JUST HAPPY TODAY.

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jess says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:38 pm

Let’s take this super charged attitude to San Hoser and kill some effen fish!

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
@jess, HOOKUP!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
@Goring 19,

yup –just changed the channel over to NHL on the fly final to see some solid positive commentary about our beloved kings finally!!

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IceGuy says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Wednesday at Staples – Sushi Night!

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jess Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@IceGuy,

Would be cool for staples to serve miso soup with a shark fin sticking out of it as a souvey when they come to play here at home

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chuckrocks says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:41 pm

good win against a good team. keep it up Kings….

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puck73 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:44 pm

I am looking forward to positive posts from @Gayle, and @Poorman (aka Jimmy Trenton, former resident of 26th street, Newport Beach) !

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
@puck73, who are these shadows you speak of?

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boomer21905 says:

January 24, 2011 at 10:53 pm

WAY TO GO KINGS…TONIGHT PERFORMANCE WAS SUPERB. KEEP IT UP!!! GO KINGS GO!

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Cristobal says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:04 pm

Just gotta say I love that kid Quick.
So good to see him get another shutout.
Bad news? TM needs a shutout every game, Jonathan.
Simmonds a bit quiet. Is he still injured?
Liked the demeanor post-game from the players. Not too high.
Keep it steady.

Who was DL talking to? Himself?

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KingTrojan Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
@Cristobal, I thought Simmer looked good. Not his best performance by far, but he looks really good on that line with Clifford and Lewis.

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Ravens says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:06 pm

Just got back from the game, what I noticed- the team really clogged up the middle very well, and supported each other, they did make some mistakes but there was always someone there to support without panic, they made quick short passes to each player to get the pucks out of danger, and never tried to do too much on their own (in other words a TEAM game) the power play looked a lot better for the first one, and then for the first half of the second, and then it sort of reverted back to it’s former self for the rest of the game, but the PP does appear to be comming back, the penalty Kill was great.

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54Fighting says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Went to the game, what a great win! Stoll played great! Clifford is a monster, Quick looked really in control..Doughty played great as well…so glad that Brown wasn’t hurt on that play..looked scary…great overall team game, and REALLY fun to watch and cheer!!

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rick says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Excellent game. Just want to add something about Martinez. At least twice tonight I saw him get trapped deep in the offensive zone and then trailed the action back the other way. Both times he turned on the jets and cuaght up with his man. Good effort and great skating – that guy can fly. He is quickly becoming one of my favorite Kings.

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puck73 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:31 am
@rick, Martinez skated and played well..they all did because that boat anchor Westgarth hasnt been there !

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KingTrojan says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:12 pm

WOW! What a freaking night, boys! What a night! That’s how you play playoff hockey.

Chara’s big body? Useless. Brownie gets rattled? He still lays the body a dozen times. Tim Thomas looks like a hybrid of Terry Sawchuk and Patrick Roy? Who cares, because Jonathan was a little Quicker.

Everything worked, everything. The game was never in doubt, and the lines are PERFECT as they are. That Clifford-Lewis-Simmonds line is really fun to watch. Call it the Mercedes line, because they’re faster than speeding “CLS”.

Anyways, just got home from Staples, won my Popcornopolis on Kings Talk for the first time, and now it’s time to curl up in bed and dream of another shot at Vancouver in April…

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
@KingTrojan, congratz on the Popcornopolis win. Was that the Lubomir Visonsky answer? Let us know how the popcorn is!

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KingTrojan Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@Goring 19, Thanks!! Yup. The Lubo one. Finally one I knew, lol. I’ll let you guys know, but the only info I got was that it’ll arrive “before the end of the season”.

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
@KingTrojan, haha no way, sorta like “future considerations” or “player to be named later” LOL

Cristobal Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
@KingTrojan,

You must be a Trojan with that Mercedes reference.

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KingTrojan Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
@Cristobal, Yes indeed. But I fail at that aspect of campus life, as I got the lone Chevy.

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jordan says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:19 pm

i was there and when we have a lead sosmetimes i feel like were not gonna keep it, once we scored first i felt like quick had a chance at a shutout and never felt uncomfortable with ANY of the kings play, i was never worried once and it was great. GO KINGS GO!!!!

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poe says:

January 24, 2011 at 11:27 pm

At last, a 60 minute game. Wasn’t it great? The refs were basicall OK Missed Chara holding the stick behind the net and a few others, but so what I do believe the refs will give the Kings a little more respect after DL’s fine . The pics comparing Smyths no goal and the Yotes goal were so conclusive that Murphy must have left his glasses off to rule on them

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Goring 19 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
@poe, Deano was right to lay into Murphy and the war room. I don’t feel, however, that he was in the right to say personal things about Murphy. The way it all worked out though, showing how fed up and ticked off the Kings were about getting jacked twice I think really got the Kings going in some sort of way.

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Dave says:

January 25, 2011 at 12:13 am

best game they have played in weeks. Loktionov was great tonight and like the jump in the new 4th line. they created some good scoring chances.

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Capt Jam says:

January 25, 2011 at 12:57 am

We’re now 5-0 against Boston in the last 5 games (both home and away). A great team win (and particularly happy that Quick finally managed another complete game effort), but there are a couple of areas still in need improvement and/or adjustment.

1. Why, oh, why is Kopitar the pp qb? He still does not understand that defenders will not create lanes for him; he needs to move the puck or move his feet. Holding the puck along the boards only neutralizes the man advantage and kills the clock. Even Ryan Smyth has a better grip on that and, voila, a power play goal. Throw Koipitar down into the slot and crease and let him at least give the run impression that he’s 6’5″ instead of the 5’5″ he often plays at.

2. Dustin Brown seems completely gun shy with the puck on his stick these days. Missing the open net the other night did him and us no favors and he really needs to get a gimme or a hail mary in the worst way. Thankfully, he was there with the body and the effort tonight, and I thought he was a force out there.

We will need another similar complete game on Wednesday: the Sharks come into this game with a 4-game winning streak and 16-5 in games in Los Angeles. The Kings haven’t beaten SJ on home ice since 10/6/09. That is just not acceptable.

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Carolina Kings Fan says:

January 25, 2011 at 3:59 am

I am officially off the TM needs to go boat. That is why I am not the GM. I over-reacted. Now, can we just keep moving forward positive? This team is a ‘top 10″ team when they play like the past two games. Let’s put a streak together like at the beginning of the season. First, let beat the Sharks on Wednesday to make it 3! GKG!

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puck73 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:35 am
@Carolina Kings Fan, As long as TM stops shoving the systen down guys throats, and makes in-game adjustments then I will lay off. If not…………

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vplaza says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:59 am

Good to hear they played 60 minutes of good hockey. That’s really all the fans have been asking for, so if they can string a few more wins, the season may not be over yet.

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SKF says:

January 25, 2011 at 6:26 am

Great game Kings! You can tell when this team feels good about its play. Keep it up, lets get the Sharks next and go into the break with a run. GKG!

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Chuck says:

January 25, 2011 at 9:19 am

2 in a row, we’re on a streak!!!

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