Jonathan Quick turned in another sharp game last night in Edmonton, as he stopped 32 of 33 shots and was beat only on a backdoor pass that he had zero chance of stopping. Quick is scheduled to get the start Saturday against Calgary. Quick has now won four consecutive decisions and has allowed two or fewer goals in five of his last six starts. During that time, he has lowed his goals-against average from 2.20 to 2.12. More importantly, though, is the level of poise and confidence that Quick seems to be playing with, something Terry Murray pointed out after practice today. The Kings faced a flurry of activity from the Oilers in the first period last night, including three first-period power plays, but Quick was well-positioned and solid in goal.
MURRAY: “Right at the start of the game, they get a couple attacks with their speed and skill. You could see the first moves that he made, to make those first couple stops, and you just know he’s on top of it. You sense it, you see it and there’s a great feeling on the bench. Guys just follow up with the shifts that are needed. He was very sharp, very alert. Compact, quick on the puck, just really positive stuff out of his game. Very encouraging to see that he is coming alive here at a critical time for us.”
If Jon Quick continues to play this well consistently then Jon Bernier is going to become one hell of an asset.
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jofa6000 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:27 pm
@puck73, JB will be an asset to keep, once he developes he will be better than JQ.
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BigMikeonD Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 10:21 am
@jofa6000, Maybe
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Dave Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 11:28 am
@jofa6000, doubtful….you can’t measure heart and Quick has that which helps the rest of the team.
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Quick’s the man period. Bernier is playing well and would be great trade bait for that 1st line LW that we all agree we need. I say go after Tomas Vanek of Buffalo. I know they already have Ryan Miller, but we have a lot of other top prospects (Hickey, Voynov, Teubert, Loki, etc.) Pull the trigger now Dean!
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Blake Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:23 pm
@CB14, isn’t worth 7.1 mil
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Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:24 pm
@CB14, Quick and Berniers’ combined income is $3 mill and some change, not only for this season, but next season as well. Bernier’s not going anywhere. To give you an idea of the significance of what we’re paying
Florida is paying 6.9 mill.
Toronto is paying 7.3 mill.
New York R is paying 7.7 mill.
Even Calgary who we play on Saturday is paying 6.3 mill, and the list goes on.
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:38 pm
@Dominick, Great stats Dommer. I think Penner wouldnt be as big a hit against the cap, that being said..No way the Oil is gettin Bernier or Schenn for this guy ! Parise ? I would for sure at least listen to Lou.
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Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:42 pm
@puck73,
I really like Penner! I think he would be an incredible pick up for the Kings. He’s who I would make a push for if I were DL.
CB14 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:47 pm
@Dominick, You can only play 1 goalie at a time, and we have more pressing needs than back-up goalie. Plus he will lose his trade value in a couple of years if he’s not playing. Trade him now while his value is sky high. And he’s a 2 time 40 goal scorer.
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CB14 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:52 pm
@CB14, Vanek is the 2 time 40 goal scorer, not Bernier LOL.
DLB Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 10:28 am
@CB14, even star young goalies don’t have much trade value at the moment (see Halak). If a top LW came up on the market he could be dealt, but I don’t see it.
jofa6000 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:29 pm
@Dominick, yeah be bernier is not going anywhere. most teams would love to have our goalie problem.
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BigMikeonD Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 10:59 am
@jofa6000, Vanek is not the prototypical size guy for the system. Not going to happen. Maybe Penner, maybe. Still hoping for Calgary to go into the tank and get Iggy.
Both goalies playing so well, imagine how well we’d be doing if we could actually score on a consistent basis.
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Last season he was leading the league in wins, without the stats to back it. This year the stats are speaking for themselves. At 25, I think he’s still got some headroom to develope into an even better goalie than anyone can imagine. Hopefully once he figures out how to handle the puck without making everyone nervous. With Hexie, and Ranford supporting him, I’m surprised that this is still a weakness, because puck handling was part of their strengths.
Hexie teach Quick how to score a goal.
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hrudey's headband Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 11:35 am
@Dominick, BOOM! that solves our lack of offensive punch.
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Another huge diffeence was the rebound control…Bernier has struggled with it at times, but he was swallowing up pucks against Minnesota, too. The few rebounds that happened last night were cleared quickly, thinking specifically of Johnson and Greene…
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According to people like Scott Laughlin (Smart guy, i respect what he says) has no doubt that Dean WILL make a move for a LW that we need(before deadline). I feel like Dean will to, which means we give someone up. If the player is worth it ( Gaborik, Vanek etc) I think its worth looking to give up one of our young talented prospects. (Could be schenn, bernier?)
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CB14 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:53 pm
@Michael_DD8, Second that opinion.
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3 points out of 4th….Nashville lost again!!!!
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:50 pm
@neil, Flyers are tough. Right now if they stay healthy they are my pick to win it all.
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KC23 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:29 pm
@puck73, Nah, Vancouver is the team to beat.
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mcsorleyfan Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:10 pm
@KC23, I hate to say it, but I’m not counting out the Dead Things.
KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:52 pm
@neil, yea but Flames won 6 games straight they on fire..i hope we can break it or we going to loose it
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Galen Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 6:58 pm
@KingsFanFTW, 7 straight now.
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Michael_DD8 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Galen,
The widespread talent on Vancouver, Detroit , and Phili, its gonna be interesting.
Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Galen, They had 5 before. With the win over Atlanta their at 6. They’re now 8-1-3 in their last 12. Their only loss in regulation coming against Minnasota back in January.
No one said greatness was going to be easy.
KC23 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
@KingsFanFTW, The Kings are a trap game for the Flames. They’ve won 7 in a row, just comin off a road trip and they’ve had no trouble beating the Kings for the last several years in Calgary.
This all adds up to a trap game and the Kings are going to win, mark my words.
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Michael_DD8 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:34 pm
@KC23,
Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 pm
@KC23, Where’s everybody getting 7? Are you guys counting on them winning there next game?
KC23 Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@KC23, What ever. Six or sevem. doesn’t matter. Point was, this is a trap game for the flames and I think the Kings are going to win it.
I’m hearing a lot of talk about trading for Thomas Vanek, I’m wondering how much of his scoring had to do with having Brian Cambell, Danny Briere and Chris Drury in the line up? seems his numbers dropped off after those three vacated, I’m thinking his 25 or less goals a season numbers is more likely what we would get with our line up. So I wouldn’t trade our best for that 7 Mil contract
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:32 pm
@Ravens, I agree. Also remember this..Kevin Lowe was the guy that signed Vanek to that offer sheet and the Sabres matched it !
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CB14 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@Ravens, REALLY??? 25 goals? How are Chris Drury, Danny Briere and Brian Campbell better than Kopi, Brownie, and JJ/DD.??? Campbell is Chicago’s 3rd best defensemen, Drury is and has always been a 2nd line center, and Briere is finally having a good season after 2 bad one’s because he’s playing on a line with Jeff Carter. Vanek would be playing with Kopi and Brownie, 2 pretty damm good hockey players. That line could probably combine for over 100 goals and 140 assists. Hypothetical goals, assists, points. Vanek 40-40-80 : Kopi 35-60-95 : Brownie 30-35-65. I know those numbers seem high but they are reasonable considering the talent of all 3 players playing together on 1 line. Just my opinion.
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“I love it when a plan comes together”
-My name is Dean Lombardi and I approve of this message.
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:30 pm
@SplattDaddy, Hmmmmmm
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That’s some high praise for Quick coming from Murray. He deserves it.
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Good start to the trip! I’m confused entirely by these people mad at TM for waiting so long to mix up the PP unit. These people yell at TM when he changes a few people on our forward lines to mix it up but then demand him to change the PP. You guys can’t have both. He stayed with the PP units trying to see if they could gel or get chemistry and it didn’t work. That’s exactly what everyone was so upset about in regards to our forward lines. Arrrgggg! You want him to go into the future to see if mixing up is a good choice or not then come back and do it?
Phew…. Anyway, we’ve only missed one point out of the last 10 available so I’m happy right now. Keep it up!
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Cry Baby Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 7:58 pm
@Cortex949, Damned if you do…damned if you don’t.
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pr0cess Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Cortex949, I still am not sure TM is the answer for this team and ive never said otherwise. I still think the team has out grown him. But will see
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c-nut Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:19 am
@pr0cess, I agree, TM is agreat builder, but I think we are at the “next step” phase. Only time will tell if TM is that “next step” coach.
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 pm
@Cortex949, TM and Kompon react too slowly Imo.
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We won, and Drew got his goals, but the only reason Quick “was beat on a backdoor pass that he had zero chance of stopping” was because Doughty was not covering his man.
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Michael_DD8 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:42 pm
@BringBackTheShieldJersey,
HAHAHA are you serious? i watched the play like 10 times today, and you CANNOT blame drew. Lewis let the guy right into the slot, and totally got beat( with a spinorama….), leaving a 2v1 with Drew flat footed in a bad position. Blame the right guy.
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Player-X Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 2:59 am
@Michael_DD8, It usually takes two mistakes to score a goal, but that is just another way of saying a guy made a great play. Doughty was alone, the guy next to him was alone and scored a goal. Doughty was trying to block the pass, and was not tieing up the stick of the oppositon nor putting a body on him. Still, Lewis was also beat. Neither play was bad by our guys, Doughty had very little time to react and the guy might have just arrived at that spot behind Doughty, but it was mostly the great move to get open, a great pass, and a quick finish. It was much more of a good play by them than a bad play by us.
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anyone know if the Kings game against Philly will be on NBC, I know, it’s a few games away, but hey I just keep recording on my DVR until I run out of days in the month?
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pr0cess Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@happylappy, i think nhl.com should have the full TV listings?
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Michael_DD8 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@happylappy,
I think that was the game that got changed to FSW and a time change. If you look back a couple pages of posts, i think the name of it was “Game time change” or something like that.
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happylappy Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:26 pm
@Michael_DD8, thanks, it seems like they would update it on the calendar on the King’s page, it shows no TV.
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Quick has one hang up and we all know what it is. Controlling the puck behind the net. When he gets that down then he will be awesome. He scares me every time he handles the puck. Dude is lights out when he is on. That game against the Red Wings was one that I won’t forget anytime soon. Being only 25 helps too. Bernier has great upside and if he ever got more playing time I’m sure he would be right up there with some of the top goalie’s. Jones from Manchester will be our back up for next season. The Hockey News has a good piece on Jones in the newest issue. He has worked his way up the ranks and by the looks of things he’s got what it takes. Dean does have to make a move at some point. The only way that he doesn’t is if the club plays out of their minds and go on a winning streak from hell. The whole NHL is watching to see if he has the nuts to pull the trigger. He did not do it earlier in his career. It’s hard to give up our young talent, but we need scoring and with the guys we got now, we just don’t have it. It sure is going to be interesting going into the deadline. Whatever we do, we must do it soon. Before we know it time will be up and our scoring problems will still be unfinished. Tough one coming up with the Flames. Let us all sit back and see what happens. It should be a good one.
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@kinginsaltlake, I am not gonna disagree that Bernier may be moved at some point but let me make this very CLEAR…Dean is not going to trade a franchise goalie like Bernier who is only 22 for Penner, or even Iginla. NOPE..the only way he gets traded is if you hear names like…Parise, Nash, Gaborik,Malkin, Perry, Getzlaf, Ryan, Hall, Duchene, Tavares. In other words, guys that are 27 or younger, and they are guys that are game changers.
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kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 3:14 am
@puck73,
I’m inclined to agree..I think DL (who tends to overvalue players anyways) will barter hard with Bernier. I think we can all say Hall and Tavares probably aren’t going anywhere for a while if ever. Parise, Gaborik, and maaaayyybee Malkin are all possible but I doubt anyone will take this offer. Although Bernier and someone like Simmonds (break my heart though) would be a solid offer for Parise..NJ is gonna need a young tender soon
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Dawg Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 5:58 am
@kingsxstevenxkings,
I think it is a waste of time to consider trades with teams that are in the playoffs. First you need to identify who is expendable (young talent)on your team and then find a team (for example the Devils, Islanders, Oilers) who are looking to build for the future and may have an older player with a bigger salary that they are looking to unload. So – the question is – are the Kings willing to trade a potential multi year contributor for a player who will score many goals – but maybe only for a short period of time in a Kings uniform. Harder than we are making it out!
This is off subject, but what do you guys think about Hejduk if the Avalanche would be willing to trade him? We could move Brown to the left. Thought please.
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Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:01 pm
@king lopez,
Brown doesn’t want to play on the right. I do like Hejduk, even though he’s getting up there in age. Point a game player, whats not to love. Colorado plays a lot more wide open offensively than the Kings though, so he might not be as productive in LA. Better to stick with a true left winger or nothing.
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mcsorleyfan Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 pm
@Dominick, I have to agree; moving Brownie out to LW is another band-aid, not a solution; as long as we’re addressing this headache I’d prefer to see someone a bit more youthful as I don’t want to revisit this as soon as the new CBA happens.
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king lopez Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 pm
@Dominick, True. Thanks guys
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PK Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 pm
@Dominick,
I know he has a bit of concussion history and a limited ntc, but I would love to see David Booth in a Kings sweater. That dude is a perfect complement to a guy like Kopitar. Florida is fading and they have lots of needs. If I’m not mistaken Vokoun Is an UFA at the end of the season. They could benefit from starting fresh. Booth is a stud but not a guy to build around. 26 and under contract for a while at a reasonable cap hit for his talent. Rather have his wheels and shot over Penner or Vanek and their toxic salaries.
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AP Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:07 pm
@PK,
Agreed.
Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:33 pm
@PK, I love Booth and Weiss. I would love to have those guys on our team.
Michael_DD8 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:58 pm
@Dominick
Duh!! its there 2 best players lol, not counting Vokun!!
c-nut Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:36 am
@PK, Penner is only 28, a 4.25mil cap hit, a Stanley Cup, and has been the leading scorer on a crappy team. I would love to have him, he brings talent, size, and grit. He also plays both wings with the same results.
There really is no need for Bernier. Quick has proven himself to be good enough to be an NHL starter. Period. I agree completely that we can afford to trade Bernier. However, the market is flooded with talent in goal for the first time in years. The one thing we could have dealt this summer were defensive prospects. The market was void of D men, and those who were there were grossly overpaid. I think Vanek is a good option because his price tag is so high. Buffalo cannot afford that. If he had a nice cap hit he would be even more valuable. Is he attainable? Yes. Does Buffalo need D? I have no idea. Zetterberg is probably the least available LW in the game not named Ovechkin, but man would he look good on our team and DET needs goaltending and D. Too bad they are so good, or they might be in the mood to retool. I would go with Malone because of his poorer performance this year, the emergence of TB as a decent team and our stockpile of prospects of which TB has few. He’s a big guy, who hits. He is a little slower, but scores goals and has a pretty good pass.
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puck73 Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:31 pm
@Jonsey, Disagree about Detroit. They are set with Jimmy Howard for years to come. If they need a backup, they can always sign one which is what the Kings will have to do some day unless they want to bring up Jones which personally I wouldnt do at this point.
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king lopez Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 pm
@puck73, I agree, Quick is by far my fav player and Bernier is good trad bate. The one thing about Quick, is he needs to stay in the net as much as he can. Scary when he comes to play the puck.
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Dominick Reply:
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:54 pm
@Jonsey, Why trade Bernier when we have more than enough time to mold him into a great goalie? This is why the Kings have never had homegrown talent in net. Even with Quicks salary added their cheaper than most teams #1 goalies. Add to that the fact that we don’t have to make a decision on either goalies contracts till 2013-2014, and we have tons of prospects and a few veterans that could be used. Trading Bernier would just create another hole, and he has an undeniable up side which should show more with experience.
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Dave's a Killer Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:45 am
@Jonsey, First, knock on wood..but the dreaded “I” word needs to be considered. What happens if JQ gets hurt? Or our we assuming that things like that don’t happen? I want to as positive as the next person but I would sure like Bernier in there if Quick goes down for any reason – this season or next.
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So has there been any more trade rumers, since we are talking about it? I keep asking because we do have a lot of young D men that we can move, that any team would love to have and I think with one smart move, we can push over the top, with a heathy Sterm and Williams playing like we all hoped and also Smyth playing great. Not to forget Brown and Kopi in a slump that will pass, we could be great! Are D is great as is. That one LW problem is like a thorn in the side. I sure hope we make a move. One that wont hert though.
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Late getting a comment in on this thread, but I have to say I thought Quick’s game against Edmonton was FANTASTIC..up there with the 51 save shutout of the wings, maybe better b/c he was really on his own for half the game…although the skill of Detroit’s top guys is mind boggling..especially Datsyuk..that guy never ceases to amaze…OK it’s decided this was 2nd to that game..but still an amazing effort.
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I love how people put Bernier on the throne and forget Quick in a way. Quicks proven himself already and hes only gonna get better.. You cant say once Bernier develops he will be better than Quick because he hasnt proven anything yet. Its hard to be in the top 5 in goalie stats but Quick is doing it
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king lopez Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 7:14 am
@jason, i am with you 100%. There are alot of goalies in the NHL and Quick is one of the best. He is also still young and only in is 3rd full season. Bernier may be great later on, but as great as Quick? Hard to see that due to what Quick has done for us already. Two different types of goalies too. I don’t know about you all, but Quick is good now and Bernier is good enough to be in a trade with some one we might need to push us over the top. IMOP. I’m just sick of waiting. It’s time to make some kind of push, or push harder.
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Dominick Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 7:57 am
@jason,
I don’t think anybody has put Bernier on a pedestal over Quick. I’m just trying to get these guys to understand that Bernier is not a comodity that’s on the trading block. If a deal comes through that makes sense anybody can be moved, but using him for trade bait is silly. DL has structured the salaries so that by the time we have to make a decision on Quick over Bernier (in the summer of 2013, maybe even the trade dealine before that) Jones will have been groomed to make the next jump to the NHL (just like Quick, and just like Bernier), and then one of them might possibly be moved. It wouldn’t make sense to make that determination now, 2 years ahead of schedule, when we don’t have too.
Shortsighted fans who only see one asset worth moving, even though we’re set up so that goaltending is never an issue.
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puck73 Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:39 am
@Dominick, I agree alot with your take, well reasoned. For me personally, I dont move Bernier, Schenn, or Voynov unless I get offered major game changers. And right now, you have to look at losing teams that might want to make a deal, and right now, the only player that really jumps out at mr is 26 year old Zach Parise…AGAIN, If we are talking about the 3 players I mentioned !
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Dominick Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:47 am
@puck73, If DL wants to pry a player away from a team it may come down to that, but I think DL would rather hold on to guys like that and let other teams try to pry them away from us with an offer we can’t refuse. To think that DL is dangling Bernier like a carrot is not how DL operates. A GM would have to specifically want one of those players before DL would consider the worth.
Ha, ha, ha!
Kings have two top-echelon franchise goalies on staff for about one half of whet most teams pay for a single franchise goalie, for three more years.
We are not trading any goalie for at least three years.
We are not trading any goalies until Jones is ready fir the NHL.
If anything, Zatcoff could be the odd man out down the road.
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puck73 Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:41 am
@Token, Your in the minority on this blog…you make waaay too much sense.
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Token Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:07 am
@puck73, That was funny!
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next 4 games are hard ones….would you be satisfied with 4 points out of 8 possible??? I would…
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:15 am
@neil, The next four are hard games. However, I think it sets up very nice for the Kings.
Calgary has won 6 in a row and is just coming off the road. First home game after a road trip is tough for most teams, the Kings have had a knack for ending other teams’ winning streaks this year, and I just have a gut feeling we are due to win in Calgary.
Then the team goes home for a few days for some rest and home cookin’. Then we go to Pitt. We seem to play the Pens well. They play at Wash on Sunday and then they don’t play again until the face us on Thursday.
We also seem to play Washington very tough. Quick will be playing close to his stomping grounds so he will be fired up to have a huge game.
Philly is going to be tough, but again, the Kings seem to get up for the big teams and big games. It will be the second of a back to back for us and the Flyers will have two full days off, so who knows?
I don’t know, I have a pretty strong feeling we will win all four of these. Just my gut. However, I would be okay with four points, but I am really looking for all 8. I don’t bet sports so I am not putting any money on my “feeling”, but I just have a hunch that the Kings are going to come out firing and put up four more wins on this leg of the roadie.
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Dominick Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 10:07 am
@KingsFan in OC,
Great take. I was hoping for at least 6 with Philly being the wild card game. Philly has only lost 3 games since we last played them, back in December. I think Pittsburg is 8-1 since Crosby went down. I’m worried but feel we could do it. Washington, The Kings are well aware of their fire power, so I think they’ll rise to the occasion, and I fully agree on Calgary. No easy games though. Go Kings!
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
@Dominick, I just have a hunch, ya know? It doesn’t always work out, but I just think it looks good for the Kings. They just seem to rise to the level of the team they are playing. I agree with you though. I think we could get all 8. I am hoping it is at least 6. 4 would be okay as long as we beat Calgary. We need to beat Western Conference teams and beat them in regulation. Losing to the East doesn’t help our cause, but it isn’t as painful as losing to teams from the West.
GO KINGS!!!!
I would hate to lose Bernier because he has so much upside, but we already have a #1 goal who is young with many good years ahead of him and a couple of strong prospects at Manchester. I hate to say it, but we can afford to give up Bernier for that LW who can score. That LW will play every game and have an impact every night while JB plays every 4-5 games. If we traded him, we could sign a veteran back-up for the rest of the season (it seems there is a glut of them on the market) while the Manchester prosepcts finish out the season. One great thing about stockpiling young talent in your bad years is that you can trade them for proven talent when you need it during your good years. Bernier could be a #1 goalie on alot of teams and we need to capitalize on his value while he still has some.
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src Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:06 am
@DesertKing,
Agreed. Parise for whatever and Hedberg.
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Kings fan never change we FINALLY get 2 great golaies that COMBINED make 3 million and we need to trade one asap. How about we sit back and enjoy both of them to another 2 years and make a decision then. Quick and Bernier both played parts of 3 years in Manchester so theres no way Lombardi is going to put all the hopes in Jones after a half of a season.
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KC23 Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 8:34 am
@danny, Well said. Goalies are a dime a dozen right now and won’t get you much in a trade anyway from what I’ve read.
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I think people are missing that Parise just got an extension and isn’t going anywhere. Start looking at other possibilities.
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Dan H. Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:03 am
@Dan H.,
Or maybe I’m thinking of someone else. Parise’s numbers on nhlnumbers.com don’t appear to have him signed after this year but he’s a RFA.
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Token Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:09 am
@Dan H., Your likely thinking Semin, no?
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DesertKing Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 9:16 am
@Token,
Last I heard, Semin signed a 1-year deal which some people theorized was done so they could trade him easier. I haven’t heard anything about Parise signing, especially since he is out on the injury. Either or would be welcome, but I believe that Parise is the better 2-way player and chemistry teammate. Maybe Quisp would know better?
Dominick Reply:
February 4th, 2011 at 11:47 am
@Token, I did that the other day. I was talking Parise, and thinking Semin. Maybe because both were on my list of purchases I would figure out if available.
Two realities that nobody is talking about is this. IF and only IF Dean decides to trade Bernier to upgrade the offensive side, there is no way he’s going to a Western Conference team. You think Dean wants to potentially get burned in a postseason run by a guy with an ego like Bernier? Second thing is Bernier has yet to even fully prove himself and if you look at the numbers closely, Jones has been every good as Bernier was down in Manchester.
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The good thing is that Quick isn’t starting the second half of this season like he did the second half of last season. He’s already had his two swoons this year, so hopefully, it’s consistent play, rebound control, and minimal puck handling the rest of the way. Oh, and obviously, some people in front of him who can score and play 60 minutes of sound hockey.
They’ve started this stretch right, so let’s see if the team can keep it going and not suffer a third long losing streak for the year.
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