The Kings have reached the point in the season in which morning skates will start to become optional. It’s the same strategy Terry Murray employed last season, and the same strategy employed by most coaches around the league, at varying times. There’s a balance between keeping players sharp, through on-ice work, and making sure they’re well-rested, and as the games start to pile up and the nagging injuries take their toll, coaches are more inclined to give players the option to stay off the ice on the mornings of games. All players still report to the rink, for meetings and off-ice work, and some players — particularly young players and those who are regularly scratched — don’t always get the “option” of staying off the ice, but for the most part, the bulk of the Kings’ work will get done in between-games practices.
MURRAY: “That’s what we’ll look at, probably, for the rest of the year. When you get into this time, and the way things are with the scheduling, a lot of optionals. We might look at something different in February here, because of all the road games that we have, to get some morning skates in, but in general it will be a lot of morning optionals.”
Hopefully more video review than optionals. I’d at least like to get them thinking if they can’t get their legs moving.
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how about just showing up and working on the power play….
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Carolina just supposedly got nabbed on a goal against TORONTO, by the war room in TORONTO. Chip Alexander tweeted “Where is Dean Lombardi when you need him”.. hahah
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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
@Michael_DD8, Man that was good. LOL
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Paul G Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@Michael_DD8, Mike Murphy should resign
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@Michael_DD8,
Saw the play.
–Toronto got the call.
–The puck was clearly shown moving into the net, as a black shadow, on two different angles.
–The call of ‘goal’ would’ve required overruling the refs on the ice.
–Logic deduces the black fast moving shadow was the puck, but logic does not overrule the call as per the prior call against the Kings (i.e., with the height of the players, sticks and puck on the video it could be deduced the puck was tipped above the crossbar).
At least the Bozos in the War Room are consistent–consistently illogical and wrong.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Another thing:
Kudos to the Toronto announcers.
They took us through the 9:30 of delay and proved it was a goal against the Leafs, then said so.
–Totally professional announcing.
At full speed the naked eye has no chance to see it as a goal, even if the eye is looking at the corner of the net.
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your attention plese…which one of you clowns wants ta go to to the game tonite? Thats right ! Puck 73 has 1 extra tix and you could be sitting next ta me ! wow, gee puck thats awesome dude, where do I sign up ?
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
@puck73,
Too bad I’m in Bakersfield…
Then again, I likely have two extra second row tickets to the ECHL All-Star Game on Wednesday at 6 pm in Bakersfield…
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That’s what I thought.
Good luck with that, puck73!
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puck73 Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Short notice I know, but I am trying to be charitable to my peeps….LAST CALL !
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Dominick Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Darn you puck! I was even in LA this morning. Good luck.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 5:57 pm
@puck73,
Your charity is indisputable.
We saw what happend last year when this happened and we almost didnt make the playoffs, and it looks like we are extrememly desperate for wins, soooooo i say KEEP SKATING AND PRACTICING CAUSE WE REALLY REALLY REALLY NEED IT GO KINGS GO!~
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Still got that ticket……..
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lvkingaholic Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
@puck73, i’ll click my heels and whoosh, i’m buyin ya a beer…..lol
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kenny Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
@puck73, i would totally be down but i have 2 hockey games tonight
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Cpnpayne Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 6:28 pm
@puck73, I’d be down, but i get off work too late… 8ish
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Michael_J Reply:
January 24th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
@puck73,
Oops! Too late!
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