Jonathan Quick will get to rest up during All-Star weekend, even though his goals-against average (2.16) is fourth in the NHL and ranks him ahead of five of the six All-Star goalies. Quick’s save percentage (.920) puts him 15th in the league, and is tied with All-Star Cam Ward. Quick seems to be back on the upswing, as he has allowed two or fewer goals in three of his last four games, and he won the other game, a 4-3 victory over Phoenix. Quick is scheduled to make his 37th start of the season, in the Kings’ 50th game, when the Kings host San Jose tomorrow night, and Terry Murray hopes Quick can build off his shutout victory over Boston on Monday night.
MURRAY: “I thought he was really good last night. Not that he had a lot of work in the early part of the game, but he certainly did as the game progressed. I like Boston’s team. They come hard, their back end is up on the attack all the time, and they play a blue-collar, heavy game outside of the boards, recovering pucks, and they will take it to the net. It required the goaltender to be very sharp last night at times, and Quicker was looking really good. Real sharp on the puck, made some big stops.”
TM needs to keep the goaltender battle going cuz quick performs under pressure…….need to be almost perfect on 10 game road trip to keep us alive in the west….GKG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lafan13 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 6:27 pm
@the dude from the southeast, I think the presure for potentially missing the playoffs is quite enough…the team consistancy is too fragile to start messing with our goalies mind right now.
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Galen Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
@the dude from the southeast, We have 3 back to back situations coming up in February, Bernier will get his starts.
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Understandable that TM likes Boston, cause they are the Kings with a touch more offensive pop from the D… and a perfect team for the Eastern Division. I’m convinced the Kings would be a cut better if they played in the East, with the TM system is in place. In fact, I’m sure in TM’s dreams the Kings ARE in the Eastern Conference.
Big game tomorrow against a team we can and need to beat. GKG!
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Mr.T Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Oi@bbb7, You nailed it. I thought the same thing watching the game last night…that Boston’s gameplan looked as stale and confused as the Kings over the last 15 games or so. Boston did not seem to offer any pressure that compares to the WC teams that the Kings have been facing lately.
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puck73 Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 7:17 am
@Mr.T, Agreed. I thought I was watching the Kings with white, gold, and black uniforms. The Bruins looked big and slow like a Barry Meleose wet dream, while the guys in black and purple had speed and were beating those slugs to the puck all night long, 2-0 was a flattering score, the game wasnt even that close ! Hopefully TM has learned his lesson and will stop playing that system, stop playing Westgarth, and let the players skate hard the whole game and let the chips fall where they may !
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jet Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 10:12 am
@puck73, I think the Kings take what the D gives them. If the opposition stnds four across the blue line, then we dump and smash. If there are two D men tring to hold the line, then yes we have enough speed this year to back them off.
vicarious Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@Mr.T, King’s played good. Boston seemed flat. Perhaps the collective Boston team confidence was a little down, slightly upset over losing Savard to injury. The Boston papers and blogs gushed about the Kings, wondering like I do how the team which played so well against the Bruins managed to lose 10 of 12. My $.02: The King’s effort was there: a good team in a bad rut. Not enough scoring which this team is kind of built to produce…
On Quick, Bernier has looked sharp also. No sense wearing No#1 Quick out before the playoffs. Maybe its anathema, but I’d rather the Kings miss the play offs then have them sneak into the playoffs as say 8th seed if that comes at the cost of wearing down the strongest players by overplaying them to make the playoffs. (As 8th seed, we’ll likely get walloped by the xlnt Canucks anyway.)
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bob Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 9:17 am
@vicarious, You would rather the Kings miss the playoffs? What is the matter with you?
–OFF TOPIC ALERT–
Tomorrow is the 2011 ECHL All-Star game in Bakersfield, CA. I will be there as the Condors will take on the All-Stars with coach Marty Raymond behind the glass…
With that in mind, I’d like to bring attention to this breaking story from Puck Daddy:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Report-Jason-Bailey-suing-Ducks-for-coaches-al?urn=nhl-312476
This is a potentially explosive story, not only in the ECHL but the NHL…
Anti-Semitic remarks against Jason Bailey of the Ducks?
–Timing of the lawsuit is self-explanatory, dontcha think?
Links from 2009:
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/46417872.html
I do not know Coach Raymond personally. I hope this does not overshadow what should be a great game tomorrow, on SiriusXM Ch. 204, 7 pm…
–GO CONDORS!–
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KFII Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, A shout out for ECHL All-Stars, Tyler Beskorowany and Mark Derlago of the Idaho Steelheads! And have fun at the game Bako.
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CB14 Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, WOW. The Quacks are gonna pay up big time. How do you not fire the coach’s for that? Their owners jewish as well. Great job finding that link. I have a feeling that’s gonna be front and center in the trial.
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 12:38 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
Wow! I didn’t know Mel Gibson coached the Condors.
Breaking news? Isn’t it 2011?
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I think he was really good last night too. /understatement
LOLz.
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I think one of the keys for the remainder of this season is how we come out of the break.
To the Kings team,
Thank you.
Rest well, don’t get too comfortable.
Be confident, but remember not one NHL team respects you guys.
Play 60 minutes of playoff hockey for the remainder of this season.
Lay it on the line each and every game…you will never regret it.
Look into the future, do you want to find yourself wishing you would have given it more ?
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
@SplattDaddy,
…And, I would remind them that there is one more, very important game to go before the ASG break.
Nothing has been proved yet, boys!
Beat the Guppies!
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SplattDaddy Reply:
January 25th, 2011 at 8:57 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Great point. Thanks for pointing that out. Well done sir (in my best English accent).
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“Quicker” or “Quickie” what are we calling this guy? Whatever we call him – I like #32 in net for the forseeable future. Sometimes goalies get on a roll (good or bad) and right now we need to ride Quicker/Quickie while he is hot. Bernier has promise and will win some big games for us I hope, but if Quick is our number 1 (is there any real question?) then we are in no position to “play games” (without him – pun absolutely intended!). Ideally – we would be in solid playoff position and Quicker could take some time off so he can be sharp in the playoffs – but first we need to make the playoffs.
Go Kings – Go!
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bob Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 9:18 am
@Dawg, Exactly Dog! Quick is the number one, Bernier is a capable BACKUP.
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Too bad for Quick… I think he deserves an AllStar nod, but on the flipside, he will definitely benefit from the rest/time off… Anyways, no Crosby and a lot of stars not attending… It’s an exhibition game with no excitement… whatevers…
Beat the Sharks and GO KINGS!
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It’s all about the road games after the ASG. We can’t win the playoff spot then, but we can for sure lose it.
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Kopitar is the man by the way. A real three zone player who could have many more points if he were not so darn responsible with his centerman’s responsibilities. TM needs to figure out how to free this guy up on the PP. If we can improve our PP – we will win more games and the way Anze shoots and passes – he can be deadly.
Doughty is one of the best defensemen in the league by the way — provided he moves his feet. TM should put him with Scuderi or Green and encourage him to jump in the rush more often.
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Does anyone else think Quick should be in the ASG? Or is it just a coincidence that 5 of the 6 goalies are from the eastern conference? hmmmm
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 8:25 am
@Goring 19, That was one of the benefits of the East-West configuration. The Eastern bias affected the picks less.
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Mr. Quick, you get my respect! Hell of a goalie. Go Kings Go.
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http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Bourne-Blog-When-it-comes-to-intimidation-it-s;_ylt=Arq26SCr.dHJBsMkFqEfni57vLYF?urn=nhl-312277
article above pretty much sums up the argument I’ve been making the past 3 years that enforcers are obsolete nowadays.
Wish TM would read this.
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I, for one, am very thankful Quick didn’t make the worthless and incredibly boring event that is called the NHL All-Star game. He’ll get a chance to get some rest as well as not be exposed to injury at that joke of a game called the All Star game.
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puck73 Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 7:33 am
@KC23, Agree, all star games in any of the 4 major sports dont interest me much either.
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what a great photo!! thanx rich.
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 12:54 am
@rich,
Isn’t that the picture of a polar bear in a snow storm? or is it a picture of Frosty the Snow Mans’ snow balls?
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Looks like the blog is having trouble.
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In other News i knew the ducks were always a classless team
http://www.tmz.com/2011/01/25/anaheim-ducks-jewish-hockey-player-jason-bailey-lawsuit-anti-semitic-remarks-attack-nhl/
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PaulHB Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 9:00 am
@pr0cess, I’m Jewish and found this story disgusting. But can you really blame the Quacks for something that allegedly happened at a minor league team? As much as I can’t stand the Quacks I can’t make that connection.
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billand88 Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@pr0cess,
I grew up behind the Orange Curtain in the 70′s — Huntington Beach — and went to a church (not my choice) that promoted anti-Semitism in their homilies. Having noted that, you can’t brand an organization based on an isolated incident.
After all, if a Ducks blog posted “I knew the LA Kings were a classless team because (insert Mark Hardy reference here)…” you wouldn’t find that appropriate either.
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pr0cess Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Both good points, but he seems to feel strongly to go after the Ducks, Cause if it was the minor team why not go for them?? I would like to think they would have a good grasp on who is working for them. Getting to the NHL is hard enough with out having to deal with BS. I feel bad for the guy and hope he is now in a better place.
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Any more trade rumers?
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PaulHB Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 9:01 am
@king lopez, Give the Toronto or Ottawa media time. By the trade deadline they’ll have the Kings trading Doughty and Kopitar for a 7th round pick.
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Can’t wait for tonight! I hope Staples is rocking! Bring the pain boys! Squish the fish!!!
LET’S GO KINGS!!!
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Do not start JQ tonight. His record in games following a shutout is terrible
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KFII Reply:
January 26th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
@Munchrat, Records are made to be broken. Go Quick, Go Kings! Get the win tonight!!!
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can you fix the rss feed for the articles, it hasn’t updataed for 2 weeks now.
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