Terry Murray had his second-shortest postgame media session of the season, as he took five questions and walked away. Naturally, Murray was displeased with his team’s effort, but also had strong words for the fans who booed at the end of the second period. Here’s the transcript of Murray’s session…
Question: Do you have any update on Kyle Clifford?
MURRAY: “I haven’t heard too much. Upper-body injury. Nothing else. That was at the end of the first period, and I have no update.”
Question: How do you explain that game?
MURRAY: “There’s nothing to explain. It’s over. There’s nothing there. We had nothing going on. There was no energy. We were totally outplayed. We had six shots at the end of two periods. We’re coming off an incredible road trip. The tank is empty. There’s nothing to talk about.”
Question: Have you ever seen anything like that? I think, at one point, the shots were 24-3…
MURRAY: “It doesn’t matter what the shot count was. Actually, it was 30-6 at the end of two periods. What does it matter? We had six shots on net. We had nothing going on. The game was over.”
Question: Did you ever think about pulling Quick?
MURRAY: “No. No. No. I wasn’t thinking about pulling Quick. It’s one of those games where nothing is happening. The energy is low. The focus, the compete. You’ve got to play. You’ve got to hope, as you get through the game, that you’re still working on your game, you’re trying to get better. But changing goaltenders doesn’t do anything.”
Question: What that one of the more disappointing games in recent memory?
MURRAY: “You know what the most disappointing, frustrating thing was? At the end of the second period, we were booed off the ice by our fans. That is the most embarrassing thing I have ever been through. That’s the worst I’ve ever been through, in all the years I’ve been coaching. I’ve been behind the bench almost 3,000 hockey games in the NHL, and booed off the ice by your own fans at the end of the second period, here after this road trip, going 4-0 in hard places, very disappointing.”
Cry us a river Terry Murray. How about you do your job and actually coach the team to winning games and maybe then you won’t have to worry about the fans booing.
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Blue Coconuts Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@MR King, The Kings are in 5th place, and just came off a big road trip. He has a point, booing your PLAYOFF team because they’re exhausted? The game was a joke, but fans have no reason to boo. Murray brought the Kings to the playoffs last year, and has them in position to get us there again, and fans are booing him and calling for his head? Calling for Brown to lose his Captain status? Trades? It’s a joke, and fans should be held accountable when they act like that. The Oilers don’t even get booed like that at the end of the second period, and they’re in last place.
Everyone who booed the Kings at Staples should be ashamed. At least we’re in position to be playing through the end of April.
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isles316 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
@Blue Coconuts, If I paid $80 or whatever it is to go see the Kings tonight, I would have booed as well. You can’t have a crap effort like that against a team that isn’t in the playoffs. Everyone is tired. Murray always seems to justify a bad game. The team and players aren’t accountable and you might be out real quick if you even make it with his attitude.
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the hound Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
@isles316, remember, the Blues have been beating the Kings all season, just like the Kings were trashing the Redwings all season (except for that one game, but we don’t talk about it). Yes, seeing the boys fight back, kick ass, actually score a goal or three would have been fabulous. But they’ve been playing hard and while they got bumped down a bit in the standings, they’re still in a good playoff position, they’re still above the Ducks, and there’s still time to get to the top of the division and get a better seat in the conference. Booing at the end of the game would have been warranted more than booing at the end of the second. Giving them more discouragement right before their last fighting chance to pull out a win doesn’t do much for pride, passion, or power. Silence would have been more welcome, I’m sure.
Mikey Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
@isles316, people pay $80 plus to watch a game that can go good or bad. You go in there not knowing what the outcome will be- and when it goes bad, people start booing like its written in fine print on ur ticket that this team is suppose to win. These things happen. Man up and look forward. There is something to learn after a loss..
the hound Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
@Blue Coconuts, well said… thank you.
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isles316 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
@the hound, If professional hockey players get discouraged because they are getting booed and it factors into their performance negatively, then you need a new group of 20 players. Your team doesn’t handle adversity very well at all, weather a missed call or a bad goal, you guys don’t bounce back from bad breaks which is something you did very well last year.
neil Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
@Blue Coconuts, we didnt boo Santa Claus at least…
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C leb Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
@Blue Coconuts “booing your PLAYOFF team.” <<<< excuse me.. but we're 2 losses away from 10th place buddy.. what playoffs are you talking about?
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Kings4Me Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
@Blue Coconuts, I couldn’t agree more. What ever happened to Sportsmanship? I am so sick of how the fans in LA only love a team when they win! This team was excellent, EXCELLENT on the road and this is the way we treat them for a bad game????? I had friends drive up from San Diego to watch the game and they showed way more class and respect for this team then the home fans.
One day when the team wins the Stanley Cup, they will win for themselves, not for the LA fans that boo! For all the booing fans out at the game tonight, do me a favor and go watch the Lakers!
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DBking Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:23 am
@Kings4Me, Are we supposed to pay $600 for good seats and then CHEAR when we have 3 shots on goal to st. Louis’ 23???? Give me a break! As a fan I can only cheer or boo. You obviously werent at this game if you are bagging on the boos tonight.
iekingfan71 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:03 am
@Kings4Me, These players are making way more than the average fan attending that game last night. We would like to see them at least compete. There was nothing to cheer. 6 shots, are you kidding me. Embarrasing!!! I think they will bounce back, but being critical of fans who watched a team get destroyed like that is embarrasing. This type of game should not be acceptable. Instead we get excuses.
kevin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:39 am
@Kings4Me, I tired of all the people who dismiss things, first off the road trip was over 2 days ago I dont care if the kings went up three games in the finals then lost 4 straight those 3 games mean nothing the road trip is no excuse. second I am tired of this LA southern CA attitude that oh he is from a bad neighborhood or a broken family so its ok that he shot that guy or robbed that bank or sells drugs oh the kings were tired and won some games so its ok to just not show up to a game.
xcution92 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
@Kings4Me, Hey those of us that booed are clearly Laker fans. And to those of you that didnt, you must be dreadful Clipper fans. Thats sad
fourtunato Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 4:53 am
@Blue Coconuts,
This is an 82 game season. No group of human beings can bring an A game for all 82, regardless of pay, talent, desire or grit. It is simply not possible. This team has played very well for a long period of time and it is not acceptable for people in the crowd to boo like that. Those people are not fans. Classless. It something perhaps you might hear in Anaheim.
I’m not going to cheer that kind of effort but I have too much respect for what this organization and these players have done and are doing to be that much of a fickle whiner. (And I pay quite a bit for my season seats)
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Blade17 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 6:41 am
@fourtunato, WE are the same classless fans who booed the likes of Gretzky & Blake upon their returns here because they left this sinking franchise for a chance to win elsewhere. I admit I booed last night, and while I don’t have a problem with anyone booing in that situation, I agree with the post earlier which said silence would have been more appropriate. I never booed returning stars, and probably shouldn’t have booed last night. Just got caught up in the frustration of the moment. TM didn’t do himself any favors by addressing it though…
kevin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:48 am
@fourtunato, actually those are fans people who have passion. True die hard sports fans are crazy I know I am one. I wouldnt have cared that we lost if they would have brought their D game but we were blessed with a pathetic F- game. IF you could say they even played the only one who showed up was quick and the only reason you could say the kings showed up was cause they were in the building thats it and for murray he needs to shut it just because he is a robaot doesnt mean evry one else is the guy is a good coach and thats streching it but I have never liked him I give him credit where credit is due he has peaked though IMO. There are a few players here that need to be rested or demoted Smyth is one of them he has been playing a poor game as of the second half of this season. I am done venting and remember this is just my Opinion so relax doesnt mean its true.
TG From HB Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:48 am
@Blue Coconuts, Last time I checked the fans actually have to pay to go to a Kings game. That, fight traffic, parking, overpriced concessions and come off long work weeks themselves. Some people only get to go to one or two games a year and when they go they expect to see some effort by the home team. What are you supposed to do when you see that they could care less enough about the fans to at least prepare and be ready to play like an NHL team?
I just lost all respect for Murray if he thinks a four game road trip is excuse for that pathetic performance he’s in way over his head.
These are millionaire atheletes, maybe he should keep them out of Sharkeez and the other Hermosa Beach bars until the season is over
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sid the kid Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:19 am
@TG From HB, i disagree with the characterization of the game as that ‘they could care less enough the fans to at least prepare and be ready to play like an NHL team’. that’s just preposterous. they practise and prepare for every game–it’s execution that they had a problem with last nite
sid the kid Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:18 am
@Blue Coconuts, they’re not a playoff team yet. there’s 12+ games left to go, with PLENTY of opportunity to slide into 9th or worse.
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KingsGuy Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:20 am
@Blue Coconuts, Sure, a boo isn’t what you wanted to hear, but they needed a wake up call or something… These guys are pros and get paid millions of dollars to play and to play hard.
Sucks, we just weren’t in it. I guess “GREEN” isn’t our lucky color! HA
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kennynakamoto Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:55 am
@Blue Coconuts, i paid for suite tickets i can boo if i want, and by the way we are not even close to a playoff team. 11 games left and we are seperated by 2 points, thats not a playoff team. The only way i will say we are playoff team this year is when the games left is 0 and we are actually in the playoffs.
i cant believe you are comparing the Kings to the Oilers, of course their fans arent going to boo, did we boo when we were at the bottom of the West? nooooooo cause we were expected to lose, theirs no excuse to get out shot 6 to 30.
I’m not ashamed for booing, they needed a wake up call and they better play up to their ability.
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Pesus Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:52 am
@Blue Coconuts,
When u pay for season tickets u wont think the same. They can tank on the road all they want, I can turn the TV off. But when I pay my hard earned money on crap like that you can bet ur ass Im gonna booo. Infact Id love to punch TM right in the mouth. Or Dean for keeping this out of date coach around.
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Seems A Good Fellow Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:31 am
@Blue Coconuts, I pay over $4000 a year for my two season seats and I did not boo my team. It was a BAD game…that’s all it was. Sure there may have been a lack of desire, heart, focus but I just chalk it up a one bad game. If they come out and play like this against the Ducks then I might think about letting them hear it. The Kings have been really good in most games following a disappointing effort like this one so I feel you will see the real Kings on Saturday. So I agree with you Blue Coconuts, regardless of how much you pay for your seats, give the team a break. We should be supporting our team regardless of the outcome.
And as far as TM’s quote, nowhere does he say his is “disappointed by the fans” directly. Why could he not be talking about how embarrassed he was being booed off the ice at the end of the 2nd period because of the way the team played?
“That’s the worst I’ve ever been through, in all the years I’ve been coaching. I’ve been behind the bench almost 3,000 hockey games in the NHL, and booed off the ice by your own fans at the end of the second period, here after this road trip, going 4-0 in hard places, very disappointing.”
Maybe he has never been a part of, in over 3000 games, a team being outshot 30-6 through 2 periods and playing as poorly as the Kings did last night? I would be embarrassed at my team after a performance like that! I have a feeling he is talking about the players and teams play and not the fans.
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rTana Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
@Blue Coconuts, i totally agree. i love the kings and i was dissapointed in the game but would never boo. As a fan i’m behind the kings when they win and especially when they lose because thats how it should be. They had a bad game who cares they work had and bounce back from it, we have seen them do it before. These guys have proved that they want to win and are willing to work for it. To boo for 1 bad game they have had out of some amazing games they gave us on the road is no excuse. We should show those guys that we are behind them even when they play bad games.
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tmp32 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
@Blue Coconuts, What an apathetic response. What are these guys, our highschool team? Fans deserve 100% at all times. To not get up for this game, after killing it on the road, is just indicative of the inconsistency the players and coaching staff have displayed all year. Be happy with the 5th place, be happy with just making the playoffs. Tell Drew to lift the cup, then he can pop off.
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Chris P. Bacon Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@MR King,
Save the wrath for the players. That was a pathetic performance tonight. I know if I was coach I would be embarrassed too.
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Scott Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
@MR King, Good God Kings fans. Listen to yourselves. You are Sh**ing on a team that is 40 and 31. This is a team that would be killing any team in the East. If you want to “boo” a team, build a time machine a boo any 95-99 or 03-07 Kings team. They truly were worth booing. This is a team that is moving in the right direction.
This is a team that BEAT DETROIT in the season series 3-1 and SWEPT DETROIT in DETROIT!
Come on Kings fans. I know LA is not a loyal sports town (trust me as an LA native I wish it was). But seriously, this is a team that could win 3 series this playoffs if they get the right match ups. If you know the significance of Gary Shuchuk or The New Haven Ravens then you may “boo” an effort to yourself.
Might I remind you of a team truly worth booing. The 03-04 Kings went 0-12-1-1 in their last 14 game after they aquired Anson Carter. In those game Carter only got 1 assist. That is a team worth booing out of a building. LA is coming off a very very impressive 4 game winning streak against 3 playoff hopefuls.
Think before you boo.
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the hound Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
@Scott, I’ll drink to that.
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4thliner Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
@Scott, New haven ravens or night hawks? Man that’s a while ago
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Scott Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
@4thliner,
Good catch the Night Hawks is hockey and Ravens was the baseball team.
Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
@Scott,
You really don’t realize that we’re booing tonight’s “effort” and not every fiber of Kings hockey?
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WolvesHockey Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
@Capt Jam,
I agree with Scott. Booing is still booing. If this was a city rich with hockey history like say Detroit and Montreal I could understand such booings.
But right now the Kings fans on this blog sound like, in the words of Al Michaels, “Don’t know the difference between a blue line from a cloth line.”
If you were told that LA would take 8pts out of 10pts on a 4 game road trip then coming back home, which is almost like a road game because they had to travel to play, I would be thrilled – so would most Kings’ fans. Don’t be too quick to judge and don’t show our lack of hockey sense.
Come on Kings fans. Even Superman can’t be perfect all the time. And even the great Wayne Gretzky couldn’t get 5 straight seasons of 200pts.
At the next Kings game let’s show our boys why we’re trying to build the new Hockeytown in LA with an echoing “Let’s Go L-A!” chant at the drop of the puck!
kb Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:04 am
@Capt Jam, HATE TO SAY IT BUT HE’S RIGHT, It’s easy to boo the team when they are sucking and it’s harder to cheer for them. The kings haven’t gotten to where they are now by taking the easy way and yeah even tho it is against the blues it’s stil the NHL and we didn’t get slaughtered 10-0. Try being positive, during laker games the fans chant DE-FENSE go to a ducks game, they will almost never boo the ducks, yeah i’m saying it. They cheer the ducks on when they are playing hard period. doesn’t matter what the score is. Kings fans don’t boo kings players. Not unless they are doing something severely un-sportsman like. Go KINGS!!
Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:29 am
@Capt Jam,
I’d be willing to bet that neither of you guys has ever been to a hockey game in either DET or MTL. Those people are way more cynical and critical, win or lose, than Kings fans, as a whole, will ever be due to the insurmountable level of ‘reach for your ankles and say thank you’ attitude that has grown like a weed in the Kings fanbase over more 40-plus years of mediocrity – even when the Kings blatantly embarass themselves and us with efforts such as tonight’s.
What you don’t understand is that the fact that they had such a successful road trip is exactly why the fans booed so passionately tonight; it’s why the players were so disappointed with themselves. On paper, this should’ve been a 4-1 Kings win. Of course no one is perfect and they can’t win every game, but it is not an unreasonable to expect them to show up and make the effort. That is where they failed us all (including you pom-pom wavers). When you consider all of the games and points the Kings have surrendered to date this season, this team should already be past the 100 point mark. Yet, time and again, despite a deeeper roster and better talent, the tendency to lose focus and give away games (and points) persists. It’s just frustrating, even moreso knowing that the team is finally very, very close to being a great team.
Kopi Fan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:43 am
@Scott, @WolvesHockey, @kb
Completely agree with all of you. Thank you for finding the words that I could not. I’ll be there on Saturday cheering as loud as I can to let the boys know that I am behind them all the way.
Go Kings Go!!!
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JB Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:36 am
@Scott, Ya, they beat Detroit 3 out 4 times they played but could not beat St. Louis at all..
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mike Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 4:14 am
@Scott, problem is yes this team did deserve to be booed…they came out with no effort and quit…. a bad team like the ones you mentioned shouldn’t be booed because they were crappy teams…. this team is a good team that should be in every game…especially against the 13th place team… and when they came out and quit like that they need to be booed….tuff love murray should stop being a bitch and take notes….
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Dilapidus Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
@mike, +1
fourtunato Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 4:56 am
@Scott,
I was furious at that team. They truly mailed it in. This is not that team. This team is going to be very good for a very long time. We are just at the beginning of it.
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sid the kid Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:22 am
@Scott, “This is a team that BEAT DETROIT in the season series 3-1 and SWEPT DETROIT in DETROIT! ”
this is also a team that got their glutes handed to them by detroit, proving that those other wins may not have been fully indicative of what would happen in a playoff series.
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GKG Reply:
March 19th, 2011 at 12:08 am
@sid the kid, might I remind you LA beat DET 5-0 at The Joe this year.
kevin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:06 am
@Scott, last i checked its 2011 and I dont care what they did this is also a team who went 1-7-0 at home this Nov and the win was in the Shoot Out we also went 2-10-0 from dec 29th to jan 20th is it ok to boo then we are not going to play every game on the road during the playoffs you know that right we need to figure out how to win at home. Also from Oct 12th to dec. 30th at home we were 13-4 since then at home we are 7-10 we need to get home ice wins back to the + side.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:51 am
@MR King, I was at the game, and although I didn’t boo, I totally get it. The performance on ice tonight was poor. Piss poor. I only really feel bad for Quicker, cause he really seemed to be trying to hang in there, but after the Blues got up to 30 shots, he seemed to just give up. So the Bronx cheers for the saves he made after he gave up a couple softies were kind of sour, but still, it’s pro sports and fans are gonna give it to ya if you don’t come out and play 60 minutes.
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DetroitSons1952 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
@PP Anybody?, Please understand this, even if the score was 20-0, a goaltender never gives up. He is the one person on the team that trys to lead in his own way.
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OneTimer Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 4:37 am
@MR King,
“Cry us a river Terry Murray. How about you do your job and actually coach the team to winning games …”
He has. 40 times (so far) this season, just like last season.
Which is the first time in FRANCHISE HISTORY a coach has “coached a team to winning” 40+ games back-to-back.
Please learn your history <— (which YES, still has a LONG way to go, and a long list of banners to be won before we are truly called a winning franchise.)
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pitty Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:33 am
@MR King, I usually agree with TM but you are totally correct on this one. Look what we have done in the past does not work it’s all about how did you play today.
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JMan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:42 am
@MR King, I was there and it was probably the first time I ever boo’ed the Kings. Nobody boo’ed because they were losing, it was because of the lack of effort. Maybe pull Quick to try to get some reaction from the players? Or, go with TM’s strategy and play Westgarth MORE. How much ice time did he have? He seemed to be out there much more than usual. What a joke.
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William Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:44 am
@MR King,
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Fans have come to expect better then the so called game the Kings played tonight. Any kind of effort at all by the players would have eliminated those boos.
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VagabondJim Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@SCV Kings Fan,
I agree — the boos were ENTIRELY about the effort. The effort that TM so pointedly said wasn’t there.
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ziggyfan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:11 am
@VagabondJim, and yet, TM complained about the fans booing. This is the coach who coached in PHI before where the fans are much more harsh. He claimed that this was the worst ever. Ha! It is no excuse to go 30-6 in shots after two periods especially after 4 road wins.
I didn’t boo but it depressed me so much, we had to leave 10 minutes left of the game – Quick gave up too and decided to join the rest of the lifeless team and just let it go. Shame. I understand that they just can’t be up always and play well but they need to “show up” every game. They are professional athletes and it is their jobs. Do it well.
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whats disappointing is that at least make it a 2-1 game but nope they didnt even do that
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
@KingsFanFTW, ok i understand they did good on the road trip and they dont deserve a boo am not happy about that either but still come on give the fans something to cheer about
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I booed at home, but was not booing the team, just their “effort.”
I’ll boo their effort again if they stink up the ice again. No lack of appreciation or love for this team, but sheesh….
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DFW King Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:43 am
@macknight777, Heard it on tv and thought it was appropriate. Horrible effort. Why pay the money to go see a bunch of players take a day off? If Murray had more display of his emotions he would understand. He doesn’t though and so he gets mad that the fans are upset? Maybe from now on if the kings have less than 15 shots on goal they have to refund fans money. Paid for by the coach and players! That might get some pucks at the net!
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Dilapidus Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
+1
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I personally agreee with the coach, but on the other hand, they make millions and fans spend hundreds. I think that if they want to boo it is their right.
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fourtunato Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 5:04 am
@oscar,
It’s also our “right” to should expletives from the crowd but it’s still classless. If I got booed like that after one poor performance out of, what, 70 games, I’d really begin to lose respect for the fan base. Philly got pasted by NY 7-0. They may win the cup. All teams sometimes play flat. Those games can be the ones that generate a new winning streak. Yes, booing is a right, but it does not make it right, or even intelligent.
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Mike in Anaheim Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
@fourtunato,
“expletive” that. If I were any Kings player on the ice last night and I didn’t get booed by the fans, I would think they just didn’t care. These players know what’s up, and they will give us an effort worth cheering come Saturday. The funny thing is that right up until we gave up that goal at the end of the second, I thought the crowd was exceptionally supportive for a team that was getting outshot 29-5. There were loud chants of “go kings go” and “blues suck” trying to get our team back into the game. Everybody was still having a good time. When that goal went in, all the air went out of the building, and since it was right at the end of the period you would have to either have a tremendous amount of restraint or flat out not give an s to not let out at least a small boo. This game and the kings effort in it was awful. It warranted boos and I’m sure the players would agree. You didn’t hear any of them crying about it in their post game. The fact of matter is that we the fans and the players should just forget about this stinker and get ready for saturday. TM with his drama queen nonsense has made that tougher to do now.
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He’s right, the Kings beat Detroit, Columbus, Dallas & Nashville in their own cribs and were very impressive in each game. The boos from Kings fans were embarrassing. I would be very de-motivated if I were a player, coming off a killer road trip like that and trying to fight through a game like this, to hear that booing.
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SCV Kings Fan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
@Pumpernicholl, Having a good road trip does not mean they can come home and have a stinker of a game. Like I said, any effort by the team would have eliminated the brox cheer.
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Pumpernicholl Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
@SCV Kings Fan, Cheering Quick mockingly after making a late save, too – no I don’t like it, I don’t like any of that.
To me it’s just spoiled behavior. Sometimes just I get P’O'd at the spoiled behavior of some fans, makes me not want to associate with them.
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SCV Kings Fan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
@Pumpernicholl, I must have tuned the sound off at that point. Quick was the only reason it was not 6-0 or 7-0.
Blueliner Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
@Pumpernicholl, I’ll play for several millions if they aren’t motivated due to boos. Scratch that, I’ll play for no money.
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bmova Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
@Pumpernicholl, If the shots were 30-6 against, and the Kings had actually created something, then you’re right, the booing is unwarranted. It’s one thing to put shots on net and run into a hot goalie, or have bounces go against you. But that certainly wasn’t the case through 40 minutes. LA didn’t create ANYTHING.
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RoyalPain Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
@Pumpernicholl, They’re pros. Its not their mothers in the stands for God’s sake.
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Pumpernicholl Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@RoyalPain, Screw it then. See you all in the playoffs, maybe
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VagabondJim Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
@Pumpernicholl, I’d be embarrassed as player by the complete lack of effort I put forth if I as a player the Kings locker room.
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I hate to say it, but he has a point! You boo after a 6 game losing streak when the final whistle blows, not after two periods of a game that still can be turned around!
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Seattle757 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
@Agame, Well said
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the hound Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@Agame, THANK YOU
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John Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
@Agame, except the game WAS over after the 2nd period, TM even thought so. Don’t think so? Check the final score.
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loskingpride Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:55 am
@John, It aint over til the fat lady sings. If you want to throw in the towel after 2 periods you need to go watch a different sport.
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mike Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 4:27 am
@loskingpride, did you see murrays comments? He said is was over at around that point….
loskingpride Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:20 am
@mike, I don’t care what Murray says. If the fans throw in the towel after 2 periods and boo the rest of the way of course the team is going to give up.
PP Anybody? Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:56 am
@Agame, They had no intention of turning that game around, and the fans tonight could see that. Hence the disappointment.
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You Lose some……You lose some
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I still love my SLOW ..very SLOW Kings.
We have a huge problem playing fast games.That’
s a fact .
But what really sucks is that we still have players like Smyth THAT REALLY SUCKS!
This guy is pulling every young player down. $6,000,000 !!!!!WHY???
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cpmc29 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:48 am
@bear777, He does’nt suck. But he sure does’nt look like the $6,000,000 man. That’s for sure.
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kennynakamoto Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:38 pm
@cpmc29, he’s really only getting 5.5 million this year and 4.5 million next year, so its really not that bad… but yah he’s been sucking it up lately…. and he needs to learn to buy 1 piece stick, maybe his shot will got some speed on it when he shoots lol i think i can shoot harder then him well probably not lol
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Come on, they deserved the booing! That was the wake up call!!!
They showed nothing…
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AZ King Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
@Csaba Body,
The wake up call? Yeah, because they played so much better after that
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SirKingsly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:13 am
@AZ King, haha! touche!
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kennynakamoto Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
@SirKingsly, to be honest they did play better in the 3rd, they had almost 3x more shots, but just couldnt get the puck in, quick failed last night, he was great the first half of the game and then turned into mr softy. if he would have kept it a 2 to 0 game we could have had a chance….. so i bet the booing was a wake up call. they’ll bounce back against anaheim
Murray, we know this team is better than that!!! And so do you!!!
So don’t you dare take a cheap shot at us fans. We don’t have to show up, you know!!!
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McDonalds Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
@Ryan,
I have a feeling that if you’re going to boo, he doesn’t want you to show up…so you’re threat kind of loses its effectiveness
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Ryan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
@McDonalds, The thing is that, now that I’ve cooled down, that Murray should light the fire under their butts. Called at timeout. I would have booed the lack of effort. We didnt even look like the team that won 4 straight. I really feel for Quick. But I feel Murray should have kept his mouth shut about the fans. Instead, I think he should have said, “I understand how they feel. It is embarrassing to get booed of your own ice. We got out SKATED by a fast team. And the fans are entitled to that.” maybe I’m seeing it just from a fans perspective but our voices should be heard. Granted, we were pretty loud in the GO KINGS GO bit.
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the hound Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
@Ryan, it wasn’t a “cheap shot”… it was an honest chiding. Pride=Passion=Power
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Yea i gotta agree with TM. They’ve been stellar for a month and to return home after a triumphant road trip to be booed…i mean i understand where the fans are coming from, but that doesn’t make them right.
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bmova Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@McDonalds, If the shots were 30-6 against, and the Kings had actually created something, then you’re right, the booing is unwarranted. It’s one thing to put shots on net and run into a hot goalie, or have bounces go against you; but that wasn’t the case through 40 minutes. LA didn’t create ANYTHING.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@McDonalds, They pay their money to sit in the seats and provide feedback all game. I think they expressed that the effort wasn’t there. They didn’t pay to see them play in those other venues. They paid to see them play here, tonight. It’s understandable. It’s also understandable how emotional he was, because they’d been playing so well and really sucked badly tonight. Bottom line? It is what it is, and the Kings are still in 5th, they’ve had games like this (to the Blues, even) earlier, and they’ll get over it, and so will the fans.
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Slim Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, What I can’t understand is how money makes this right..People pay GOOD
money to see their team Play.. not WIN.. That’s what sports is about..I can understand their disappointment.
But to boo after 2 periods. where they can still win. baffles me.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
@Slim, It sure ain’t the first time it’s happened. The Kings had NOTHING going entire game. After Quick was holding them in, after the crowd started chanting, after having a crazy exchange of breakaways, 5-on-1′s and such, there was no response from the team. I think that angered people. It was a series of broken plays and chasing.
ColoKingFan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
@Slim, “People pay GOOD money to see their team Play.. not WIN”
people weren’t booing the score, they were booing the lack of effort. and i guarantee you that if the team would have responded to the booing by stepping up their effort, the boo’s would have turned into cheers very quickly.
and i know the kings had a great road trip, and i know some of this is probably because they were looking past a cruddy blues team and ahead to the quacks, but that doesn’t mean you get a pass on not showing up. you dont have to win, but you DO have to act like you’re interested in trying.
So I guess going 4-0 in such “hard places” should excuse them coming home to their fans and putting in one of the worst efforts in recent memory.
There are expectations now Murray, get used to it.
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I wish Jay Mohr was a Kings fan and at the game tonight.
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His comments offend me….
TM has….NO RIGHT….to diss the fans. They pay good, hard-earned money to support this team, & have for……MANY more years than TM has been here. The Kings effort tonight STUNK….& for him to even implicate the fans is unacceptable…
Fire his ass…..NOW!!!!!
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McDonalds Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
@dahack11,
lol
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Blueliner Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
@dahack11, TM was very frustrated. He will regret making that comment. Expect apology tomorrow.
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kasey9 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
@dahack11, YES YES FIRE HIM FOR MAKING A COMMENT lol woooow thanks for that laugh needed one tonight after that game
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Kingofkings Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@dahack11, I fully agree that AM just disrespected all Kings fans… Its a freakin hockey game… If we want to boo then who is he to lecture us. Never was down on AM but now HE crossed the line… Let him go DL.
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loskingpride Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:57 am
@Kingofkings, It’s 2011 sir. We got rid of Andy a couple of years ago. Gotta stop living in the past.
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Ryan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
@dahack11, I don’t think firing him is the answer. Even you can tell from my post earlier that I was heated up. But I still think he should choose his words wisely. If he was coaching Montreal and said that, fans would react the same too. But instead of 18,118 fans booing them, it would be 20,000+ fans.
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vicarious Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
@dahack11, I agree with Murray. If you are a real fan, then you support your team come good or ill. These guys are humans not wind up toys. They’ve been playing great then hit a clunker. St. Louis also looks like world beaters against the Kings–I’m amazed at how well they play us.
This team plays hard. Today for whatever reason they were flat and got out played. Kudos to the blues and let’s hope the boys rest up for the next one and come out firing. Murray knows his team and just let me say tired dudes are tired dudes and if you don’t think these guys go through a lot outside the game check out the movie Year of the Yao when they travel with the team and Yao’s interpreter is so exhausted by all the travel that he can barely hold it together.
This was just the sort of game where some AHL guys up for their cup of coffee wld hv helped the team. If Manchester was closer to LA then we might well have seen that tonight.
Hope Clifford’s OK and he learns to fight safer. Just a matter of time before what happened happened. Hope he’s allright. Tried to get the team fired up by fighting and got hurt pretty bad–then a bunch of fans booed the team off the ice.
Sorry if people are upset but IMO its very unlikely management wld create a big disruption by firing a coach when the team won 4 of its last 5 games under very difficult circumstances; the team is on the edge of making the playoffs because…. the team was flat one night and the coach stood up for his players? Maybe Murray was right and its the booers who should re-assess their position.
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VagabondJim Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@vicarious, This team did NOT play hard tonight. That, and only that, is why they wer booed.
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Chriskingsfan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
@dahack11, Did you say we pay good hard earned money to “support” this team? Last time I checked booing isn’t supporting a team! The Kings have played some great hockey since the all-star break and have beat some of the best teams in the NHL. To boo them is disrespectful! All these people that say they make millions of dollars they are professional athletes they need to learn to deal with the criticism blah, blah blah. The bottom line is they are human! You win some you lose some and as of late we have won a lot more than we’ve lost so people need to relax!!
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What does the fantastic road trip going 4-0 have to do with the absolutely terrible way this team played this game? Those same fans cheered everyone of those victories and ponied up thier cash to watch this in person and TM feels they didn’t deserve to be booed?
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dahack11 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
@Blueline,
EXACTLY Blueline….EXACTLY…..
How about this Terry…..you pay back personally the fans who PAID their way to support you tonight & then they forfeit their right to voice themselves for your teams effort????
Hey, you know what TM????? I work hard too.
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Luke M. Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
@dahack11,
Agreed. Fans had every right to boo tonight. Lots of us pay for season seats, we commit to this team and make the effort to get to games. Fans take off from work early to arrive on time. I get 4-5 hours sleep max after a game on a worknight. We make the committment to be there, we put our money where our mouth is, and this team rewards its fans by flat out not showing up. I can handle a loss to a top team if the Kings are playing hard. Today they didn’t look like they were ready to play, they looked like they didn’t care and they got walked all over by a team out of the playoff picture who played last night. Terry Murray is wrong on this one. His team wasn’t prepared to play and the fans had every right to be frustrated for wasting their time to watch the Kings do nothing. Like it or not, fans now have expectations for this team and watching them lose to teams like St. Louis and NY Islanders is not even close to what we expect from this team.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
@Luke M., Thanx for making it worth my while to stay up late…very refreshing post.
Kingswings Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:02 am
@Luke M., My thoughts EXACTLY, just more eloquently stated. The team will make this up to us, but TM owes an apology.
NoDoughty Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
@Blueline, Thank you well said!!
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NO…he should be more embarrased about waiting 60 games before tweaking the PP. I have been at games when the LA fans booed and I am always irritated that they do so. I was disappointed last year after they lost the Vancouver series and the fans left before the Kings saluted the crowd. I hate it when Detroit and Vancouver fans fill more seats than we do when they come to town. However, I would have booed the crap out of them tonight for this horrible effort. I want to shake TM by his ears and tell him to grow a pair. People don’t boo losses if the EFFORT is there.
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KindSir Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
@Chongo,
^ this, the critical statement being “people don’t boo losses if the EFFORT is there” Well said
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What a remarkably short-sighted remark by TM. Eye-opening.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
@Capt Jam, Sure was. The booing was justified. The bronx cheers on quick, not so much.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
@xeropoint,
Quick deserved it, I feel, for mentally abandoning the team when the game was still within reach. There’s no doubt that Quick was the team MVP for the first 39 minutes and the primary reason the game remained 1-0, but that second goal broke the team’s spirit (what spirit there was tonight). And he never came out for the third mentally. Those two goals were ridiculous.
Quick is showing himself to be something of a head case. This is the second consecutive season that the second half of the season (the most important) has been pockmarked with erratic, poor and/or suspect performances. Started great tonight then disappeared. He is building a history along those lines.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
@Capt Jam, I don’t discount the fact that those were soft goals. At the end of the day he would tell you he should stop them. Booing the goal getting by from a bad angle or from the redline is a moot point. It’s the mocking cheers that cause the problem for me.
Expressing genuine displeasure is one thing, being derisive over something that had low bearing on the outcome of the game is another.
Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:43 am
@xeropoint,
But it is a sign of genuine displeasure, just as when Kings fans chant an opposing goalie’s name when he’s been lit up is voicing genuine pleasure. It’s moot, as you would say, but it’s a genuine emotion and reaction to that goalie’s performance. So what’s the difference? One’s for us and one’s against us? You can’t have the double standard. It’s gotta be able to go ways. Frankly, I admire that the portion of the fanbase that was there tonight is knowledgeable and honest enough to recognize when the Kings have tanked the evening. That’s a plus for us. It tells me that the fans care enough to hold the team accountable, even if Terry Meowray is going to try to scapegoat us. Otherwise, we’d be no different than Quacks fans.
Poorman Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 5:20 am
@Capt Jam, I absolutely agree with your assessment of Quick. He continues to be “Mr. Non Clutch” at the conclusion of seasons when the pressure is greatest. I have always been the lonely voice on this blog saying Bernier is special. Under pressure, he should be given the chance to prove himself. I believe TM will have him in goal on Saturday night. If Bernier comes up big, expect him to get increased playing time.
DetroitSons1952 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
@Capt Jam, Please understand this, even if the score was 20-0, a goaltender never gives up. He is the one person on the team that trys to lead in his own way.
we want a refund!
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Oh God. Who were these people that asked these questions? As a college student studying journalism I am embarrassed that these questions were asked. Clearly the coach will be upset after a team’s performance like that. Why kick him while he is down? Why not try to find something else other than the obvious to ask? 3 of the 5 questions were pretty much the same.
Very poor journalism. Those in the pressroom should be embarrassed. I’m embarrassed to be associated with them, because I am pursuing a degree in journalism. At least there is something to be learned. How not to treat a winning coach that had just seen his team put up as Rich said “11-1-4″ in their last 16 road games.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:44 am
@Scott,
Er, I would presume that Rich asked those questions since they are in his blog.
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It almost sounds like it’s the first time in history a crowd has dared to boo its home team for a poor effort.
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LAPD line Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:42 am
@xeropoint, So Murray is telling us thePhilly fans never booed their team…..? I don’t have the facts to prove or disprove that statement, but knowing Philly fans, I would bet the mortgage there has been a couple of times boos have been heard there directed at the home team.
I was at the game last night, I didn’t boo, but I certainly understand the sentiment…. No excuse for that performance, and I am sure they all know it. I thought Quick was actually great through the first 39 minutes…. Totally kept this team I. What should have already been a blow-out… Definitely do not condone the Bronx cheer for him at the end…
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Well now, just what did TM expect? A lot of happy fans who paid good money to go in there and see such a sorry effort? Something he alway likes to say is this game is over and done, move on to the next. Well, like the road trip, those are over and done and fans looked forward to tonite. Get over your pride T.M.
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1. ouch. again?? now we know how the Redwings felt every time the Kings schooled them.
2. well, let’s get some updates on how the BigRedDog is doing, then. Go check on him!!
3. right under the left arm… again. and again. and again. we’ve seen Quick go through games like this, and then come back the next game and stand like a solid brick wall against everything coming at him. He needs the intensity against the Schmucks on Saturday. Yes, we needed this game, but we need the game against Anaheim even more.
4. pucking fairweather fans. You stand behind your team and you support them. When they’re sucking is when they need you the most. What’s our motto?? BELIEVE and PRIDE=PASSION=POWER. booing your own team is not pride, which means you’re obviously not passionate, which gives the team no motivation to be more powerful. We’ve all seen the Kings come back from 40 minutes of sucking to win the game in the last 20. Tonight had the potential. But the fans lost faith.
5. I STILL BELIEVE.
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The fans were booing because they paid to go to a hockey game and ended up at ‘dancing on ice’.
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ha, and Murray coached in Philly? he never heard a crowd boo their own team? they boo santa claus in philly.. I wouldn’t blame the fans on this one coach… your team was so not ready to play hockey tonight. period. 1st 2nd and 3rd. period.
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Buster Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
@C leb,
In Philly they even make trips to the airport and boo landings.
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C leb Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
@Buster, lol, right? philly, TM?? c’mon? he’s deflecting away from his lack of prep for a team 10 points out… it felt like were back on long island.. when Cliffy got hit it seemed like the whole team got knocked out.
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VagabondJim Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
@C leb, Yeah, and when he coached in Philly he never did anything like accuse his team of being “chokers” in the middle of the Stanley Cup Finals, right?
That was his most embarrassing moment in pro-hockey…
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I agree with TM. As a fan, you should never boo your team. Very disrespectful and it’ll do more damage than good. I can only imagine how the players are feeling right now. I know I would be so hurt that my so called “fans” booed my team. After a game like that, we have to encourage them to forget about that game and move on to the next one. How do you guys expect a team to be passionate about bringing the cup to a stadium full of fans who boo.
Win or lose, I know real kings fans will always be there cheering for the team. This might have actually been a good thing. We can differentiate the real fans from the bandwagons.
And to Quickie, he shouldn’t be so hard on himself. In my opinion, he saved the game from being an even worse loss.
Go Kings Go! Love you guys!
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John Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
@WinOrLoseKings4ever, if the players are going to be “so hurt” that we booed them tonight, then they have absolutely no business playing in the NHL. In most jobs, your boss may cut you some slack if you’re just having a bad day, but if you’re not putting out any effort, they are not going to be very happy with you. They won’t just boo – they may FIRE you.
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Go Kings Go Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:04 am
@WinOrLoseKings4ever, ” I can only imagine how the players are feeling right now.” man i know I would be really pissed if i had to drive my $100,000 sports car to my $4,000,000 house in Manhattan Beach, sleep with my really hot girlfriend/wife, wake up and realize i play hockey for living and get paid millions of dollars. the only thing the fans want to see is their team playing hard, thats all.
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WinOrLoseKings4ever Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:22 am
@Go Kings Go, after thinking about it, i realized you’re right. i think i left my comment from the point of view of a non-pro player. i know i would hate for people who are there to support me to boo me. i think everyone should just put this game behind us and start focusing on owning the ducks on Saturday.
ps. you’re comment actually made me laugh, which made me realize i was wrong.
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John Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:04 am
@WinOrLoseKings4ever, and don’t EVER try to claim that fans that boo are not real fans, or are bandwagon fans. If you want to blindly follow a team and cheer them even when they put out ZERO effort, they will LOVE you about 30 miles south of Staples.
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WinOrLoseKings4ever Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:23 am
@John, sorry if i offended anyone, i wasn’t trying to do that.
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That’s the most embarrassing comment that TM could have ever said. The Kings stunk up the place so bad. As a paying fan, I would certainly boo a piss poor effort that the Kings put forth tonight. The were resting on their laurals and got spanked. The fans rightfully booed a lackadaisical effort and an undisciplined team play. Did TM notice the cheers that the Kings received when they first hit the ice????? That was the appreciation for a tremendous road trip. The Kings are not assured a playoff spot by any stretch of imagination. If they want to pat themselves on the back because they can win on the road, then they will end up on the outside looking in. The only bright thing that the coach said was that there was nothing left in the “kings” tank. So true. Saturday’s game looms large.
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Hey Murray, if you love the team so much, you should step down as head coach.
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lenman Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
@Buster, Wow! The team goes 4-0 on a road trip and comes home and gets a loss, and he should step down? I’ll take those stats any day!!!
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
@Buster, Calm down Buster, this team will be better on Saturday when the Dorkheads show up at Staples.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:53 am
@puck73,
I’m not so sure about that. When they are shutout they tend to get very gunshy, which leads to them playing the very arhythmic game they played tonight. Playing at home exacerbates that tendency. Now that Terry Meowray has turned a good chunk of the internet fanbase against him (and we’ll 10 friends!), that could make them retreat even more into a ‘play to not make mistakes and not lose’ mindset that prevailed over the abysmal 2-6 homestand back in January.
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Dave's a Killer Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:57 am
@Capt Jam, Excellent! This team has a fragile psyche and TM needs to address that…not the fans
OC Hip Check Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:59 am
@puck73, what makes you think they will beat the ducks on saturday? after last nights performance i dont think they could beat my rec team. The ducks are hungry for that playoff spot. Another loss and they are right back up there with us. so i for sure would not be counting out the ducks in any way.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:09 am
@OC Hip Check, I am not counting Anaheim out at all, I just think the Kings will play better on Saturday.
OC Hip Check Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:13 am
@puck73, I hope you are right puck! sorry im just still a little upset about last night lol.
I have a hard time understanding TM. As a certified coach myself, I didn’t see any coaching to try to change things tonight. No timeout. No pulling the goalie. No sitting any players. Was his tank empty too? Give me a million bucks and my tank won’t ever be empty. Heck – it’s never empty for my bantam team even after I’ve worked 60 hours in my Monday through Friday job. Coaches are a big part of any team – win or lose.
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bbb7 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
@Bob Smith, Yes, exactly. This is my biggest gripe. I didnt see ANY adjustments made after getting swamped in the 1st period. TM just doesnt do ‘adjustments’. Yes, the team was pancake flat… do something to jump start them not more of the same.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
@Bob Smith, Agreed. TM’s philosophy always seems to be that as long as we play the system, we should win. Well, it doesnt always work that way coach, you still have to make adjustments during certain games, and tonite his team was completely steamrolled and part of it is certainly his fault.
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jess Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:38 am
@puck73,
Yep,
“Systems” are lame.
Engineers love them.
Inventors hate them.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:03 am
@Bob Smith,
I’m glad you brought this up because I had this conversation with someone sitting next to me at the game. It was apparent from the first shift or two that the Kings had a completely inadequate mindset and view of this game. And there was nothing from the bench other than put Westy out for a slow dance. Enforcer’s choice.
TM doesn’t seem to have that macro view and move on the fly ability that coaches must have. It works as written down ahead of time or it doesn’t. I would’ve pulled Quick after the second goal tonight. That was a clear indication to me that he was mentally fried from the barrage he had faced up that point. Even if only to shake-up an unconscious on their feet team, you have to show some leadership and guide the team when it gets derailed.
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I didnt see that staement as him blaming the fans but rather feeling shame.. Did I miss something??
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@jess, Hmm…interesting angle…except the last bit seemed to indicate he thought the team deserved better support. Again…I can see both sides. I think he and the fans are both understandably frustrated, and will get over it.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@jess, It was a shot plain and simple.
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KindSir Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
@jess,
Notice the title of this post is “Murray upset with players and FANS” lol
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jess Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
@KindSir, Xero and Kenneth..
Wow can’t believe THE ONE TIME I try and give him credit I’m off by a 3.6 trillion light years lol
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
@jess, At least you tried! That says a lot. I didn’t think about it that way until you brought it up, though.
McDonalds Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
@KindSir,
That proves nothing…it’s not like he said to Rich “oh hey Rich, make this you’re title when you post these quotes ““Murray upset with players and fans.” That’s Rich’s interpretation.
@jess i think that last line is key though, as Kenneth said
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KindSir Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
@McDonalds,
Rich being the one talking to him face to face I’m pretty sure Rich knew exactly what TM meant from what he said and the way he said it.
Whose effing job is it to make sure the team competes and is ready to compete after a great road trip?
I was booing you, TM for being outcoached and for not making any adjustments as your club was being worked by one of the worst teams in the league in front of your hard paying fans. Tickets are not ten dollars — to take my seven year old to the game tonight and sit in the lower bowl was just shy of $300 when all is said and done and Cor your squad to play like you don’t want to be even out there, was extremely embarrassing. My son kept asking why the kings didnt try harder and my reply to him was “that’s why the crowd is booing, son.”
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Kingofkings Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
@Carol vadnais, Well said!!!
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TM should be embarassed for continuing to handicap the Kings by suiting up a player who has no business on any NHL squad.
Hey, Terry, you should be more embarassed that you and your people are getting paid for that “game”. However, I assure you that I feel much more embarrassed that my money is going into your pocket for that game much moreso than you’ll ever be for getting booed off the ice.
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Seems some of you are taking the coach’s criticism a little personally, eh?
Ha-ha! Turn about is fair play!
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
@dMan,
Yes, those of us that aren’t the drink the Kool-Aid and take a nap type.
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dMan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
@Capt Jam, so you’re trying to make yourself one of those “realistic” fans, are you8?
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
@dMan,
If honest is synonymous with realistic, then yes. Sorry, I don’t wave pom-poms in a pleated skirt like so many do here when the team embarasses itself and the fans. As an investor, I feel it is my right to express my displeasure. Even if I didn’t buy into the team as a season seat holder, as a passionate fan of this team of more than three decades now, I would still feel entitled.
Rumor has it the players were extremely jet lagged… no excuse, just saying…
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bmova Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@Alma, Jet-lagged??? It’s only a 2-hour time difference. And besides, they gained 2 hours, they didn’t lose 2 hours. It’s not that they lost. It’s how they played. 30-6 against after 2 periods is unacceptable however way you look at it.
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John Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:08 am
@bmova, AND they had two days off between games, one even off with no practice!
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isles316 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
@Alma, The Blues had to travel too so I don’t buy any of that. Every team is tired this time of year. They had an entire day to shake that one off.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
@Alma, The Kings had the day off yesterday Alma, so I am sorry but that wont cut the mustard and TM knows it.
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alma Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 6:39 am
@everyone, a friend of mine works for the team, and that’s what he told me…. don’t shoot the messenger…
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Sorry TM but the fans had every right to boo tonight for the effort out there. You went 4-0 on the road trip?? Cool, but that’s in the past. Kings laid an absolute egg out there, lost another game after a back to back where the team played the ducks the night before, and have lost 7 straight to the Blues. Getting outshot by a 4:1 or 5:1 margin is just embarrassing and unacceptable. So TM QQ about the boos (which were definitely warranted) and get the team ready for the next game!
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In Europe ( in soccer ) sometimes the fans beat up the players… after such a game…lol
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:05 am
@Csaba Body,
In Colombia, it’s much worse. Just saying….
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Kingswings Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:12 am
@Csaba Body, this is my favorite comment tonight! Thanks for the laugh, it’s such a visual
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I actually agree. I was kind of shocked when the fans mock-cheered for Quick. That’s something you do for opponents, not your own team. That was just a bit disrespectful. He stood on his head the first period, and yeah, it’s a three-period game and yeah, Quick kind of sucked it up at the end, but the guy’s arguably been our mvp all year. As a fan, I’ll stand behind my team win or lose, awesome or sucking, day in day out, not heckle them for having a bad night.
I do understand the fans’ feelings. We expect more from this team. After playing so amazing these past four games, we expected that game to be awesome, too, and they let us down. And that’s an understatement. Did they deserve a boo? Yeah, they did. Did they deserve to be disrespected by people who, by the very virtue of their name (fans), are there to show support and respect? No.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
@FiG17, The mocking of Quick is the part that surprised/disturbed me, actually. He’s the one guy who appeared to show up for two periods.
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Bhigs45 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
@FiG17, Your right its not right to mock cheer Quick because he has had a great season. However, based on his track record last year down the stretch, and his horrid play in the playoffs, why should we trust him. I dont buy the tired excuse, I dont think he is a big time goalie. And his small track record shows it.
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WinOrLoseKings4ever Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
@FiG17, Couldn’t have said it any better. Your post expresses exactly how I feel. And I think in this situation, both sides have their point and have the right to be angry.
Out of everything that happened today, the one thing that really ticked me off was the mock-cheering for Quick.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@FiG17, I think most of us agree with this. And that is saying A LOT, especially after a bad loss.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:07 am
@FiG17,
You know that wasn’t the first time it’s happened to Quick, right? Happened last year about this time, too. When he disappeared then, too. I’m just afraid it’s one of those things you can put on your calendar like Puxatawney Phil on Ground Hog Day.
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A: Thank God St. Louis isn’t going to make the playoffs. Though, are we? Not downing the Kings, but it’s a touch division.
B: Teams always struggle against one team out of the bunch, St Louis is ours.
C: I’d hate to be the next team we play! Ohhhhh Duckiesssss!
If we come out and stink it up next game, then the boooing will have been deserved. If we play solid, it was a glitch in the matrix.
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Ryan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
@Garrett, Right. I think the Kings will come out fighting.
I think, and hope we will see the team that won all of the road games back on Saturday.
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They’re not “kicking him while he’s down”, it’s called a post game interview and I thought the questions were very fair. TM should answer the questions just like after a win. Booing has been part of sports since it’s inception… just as cheering is too.
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Murray is wrong. You guys were awful and deserved to be booed. Unfortunately, with your two bad losing streaks you have had this year, you don’t have the luxury of taking games off, let alone a period. Yes 4-0 was a great trip but think about it, if you didn’t go 4-0 you might be on the outside looking in as of now. I’m an Isles fan and root for the Kings, but I’m not a big fan of Murray. Team is too streaky and has been awful at home recently. You can’t make excuses and justify this game like he did in the comments and then blast your fans. It’s one thing to lose a hard fought game, but completely inexcusable to be outshot 30-6 after 2 periods by a team out of the playoffs when you yourself aren’t a lock to be in.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@isles316, Andre St. Laurent…is this you?
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ColoKingFan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:06 am
@isles316, I don’t think Murray is very good at admitting when he’s outright wrong. It’s always some excuse or justification as if he is completely incapable of saying I’m sorry we sucked, I sucked, we deserved to get booed. So he says what he said and makes it seem as if us fans are the jerks in the situation; how dare we expect the Kings to bother to show up!
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C’mon… it’s St. Patrick’s Day!!!
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I played 4 years in the minors with the Padres, and the players do not get mad when we are booed. TM does not like to call out his players and was so pissed off, he blamed the fans to get out of the interview. It was wrong to do. But to be honest the Kings played like crap, but if Quick makes the safe to end the period the Kings win. Quick gave up soft goal after soft goal. He crumbled at the end of the season last year and sucked in the playoffs. He has had a great year, but until the Kings go to Bernier there will be no cup in LA. Im sorry because I like Quick but he scares me, and he has given us no reason to think he will be any different this season, then last. Go with the Bernier Saturday and the ride the hottest goalie come the playoffs.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
@Bhigs45, Please…the offense (and defense!) didn’t show up at the end of the first, so there’s no reason to claim it would have shown up at the end of the 2nd.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:09 am
@Bhigs45,
I agree with what you said, but I disagree about the Kings winning. The Kings (the skaters) made it abundantly clear from their first round of shifts that they had no intention of doing the work to earn the win tonight. STL coulda played without a goalie, and I still doubt they would’ve made the effort to take advantage.
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personally i didnt boo our guys but they deserved all of it and more.. they weren’t “exhausted” they were complacent..weak…uncaring
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I personally never boo my own team under any circumstance. Since they get boo’d at 29 other arenas I feel positive reinforcement is a better option…
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:11 am
@therope,
Unconditional cheering will turn this team into the Kansas City Royals of hockey.
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TM and everyone else has it all wrong. The fans were not booing the team nor their effort at that point, we were booing the fact that we were 6 seconds away from getting out of the 2nd period down 1-0. It always sucks to give up goals just before the horn…let it go TM. Beat Anaheim.
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Derek Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:11 am
@Cous, Thank you, i thought i was the only one booing for that reason.
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Let me get this straight. TM says “It doesn’t matter what the shot count was. Actually, it was 30-6 at the end of two periods. What does it matter? We had six shots on net. We had nothing going on. The game was over.” So, TM knew the game was over, yet does not like the fans booing because they wasted their hard earned money and effort to get to the game? No, he did not like the booing because he knows that he was partially responsible for it happening.
Call out your staff and your players Terry. Calling out the fans is BS, and I just lost a lot of respect for you.
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jonsey Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:10 am
@symbology, As did I. At least his job is not on the line like it was. Maybe it will be again.
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I paid $174 dollars to see tonight’s game not including parking and food/beverage. We expect a basic product to appear on the ice and I would not have paid $5 to witness the team’s on-ice product tonight. I am not a millionaire like some of these players nor the coaches. In this economy, and the extraordinary expense we as fans incur to witness our favorite sport in person, we may not always witness victories, but we expect those on the ice and behind the bench to realize who is paying their (more than generous) salaries. A 6 shot performance through 40 minutes of play (do the math) does not equal proper compensation.
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kinginsaltlake Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@Jonathan, Ok I’ve been reading all these post and I’m ready for bed. John my friend you are right. We are the one’s who end up getting it in the arse. I want to just thank you for going to tonight’s game. I’m thinking of coming out to see a game in April. It will cost me a few hundred just for a flight. If I go I have to go alone because my wife has to work. Still I don’t know what to do. I love the Kings and I want them to win and play hard in every game. What to do. Do I spend my hard earded money on a hockey game, knowing that it’s a game and there will be a winner and a loser. When the Kings lose I get pissed. I don’t care if it’s like tonight’s game or if it was a double overtime playoff game. I don’t care. they will not play every game to their best. It’s like Pinball with this club and it’s driving most of us Mad.
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No one is saying that the team didn’t kick ass on the road trip but we’ve got some passionate fans here. The Kings have been here for what 40 years and have only gone to the cup finals once and still no cup. We should have won that series no doubt about it we choked that series big time. I can’t speak for any other fan but I’m tired of mediocrity here in LA. Do you realize how pathetic the team was during the mid 90′s early 2000′s? I’m surprised any fans wanted to go see em at all.
I want to see some REAL pride in the team and sport. You think the crowd would have booed you off the ice if the team were actually playing???
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isles316 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
@Hat trick, Well said. It’s not like you have 100 points and are a lock to be and have home ice. Everyone else keeps winning and another losing streak you guys are in trouble. Not saying you will but Murray talked like you are the Canucks with one bad night. You can’t afford any bad nights
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Sorry but TM’s attitude at the end is exactly wrong. The scoreboard tonight was set at 0-0. You carry over no credit for the last game, week or month. Seems like the Kings had that “entitlement” attitude against the Blues – don’t the Blues know we just swept a 4 game roadie? Don’t they know we’re only 3 points out of the division lead with a game in hand? Don’t they know they’re not going to the playoffs? Don’t they know who we are?
Hey Terry, you don’t win game 67 with effort in game 63-66. And if you want to play the carryover fan karma game, longtime fans of this particular franchise would have the right to boo from the end of the anthem til Bailey drives out on the quad every night until we win a Cup, we’ve suffered that much.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
@Kenny44, Agreed 100%.
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Go Kings Go Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:10 am
@Kenny44, agreed 200%
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:17 am
@Go Kings Go, Agree 300%
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Nyck Reply:
March 19th, 2011 at 3:29 am
@Kenny44, just beautiful. Agree big time.
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Wow TM!!! What were you expecting? A standing ovation for 6 shots on goal after two periods?
The Kings encourage the fans to come out and support the team, looked like a full house to me tonight.
The crowd was into it before the first puck was dropped, unfortunately the Kings weren’t into the game as much as the fans.
Seriously TM!!
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Fans were frustrated because lately these guys can’t seem to win at home. Fans spend lots of money for tickets and we expect our team to play with heart every game. I dont care about the score, but they didn’t play with any passion or heart tonight, and that deserves a booooooooooo!!!
TM failed to ackknowledge all the cheering and the GO KINGS GO chant that was resignating through the building at times in an attempt to wake them up out of lala land.
Tm should quit fan bashing, because ticket sales help pay his freaking salery. Earn your money TM and kick your players in the rear.
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i sat through the entire 7-4 beat down by the kings and didn’t even think to boo once. i just can’t stand how quickly people forget things in this town. maybe the team would be playing better at home if the HOME CROWD was actually supporting them.
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isles316 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
@jmsalsa, you’re kidding right?
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C leb Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
@jmsalsa, yeah, this happens all over sports. every crowd feels like they’re watching a joke effort and they let they’re team have it.. we booed the great one when our PP was sucking in the ’90s… the last time we mock cheered JQ like that he went and shut out DET in their barn.. suck it up.
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quite frankly whining has just cut my respect for TM pretty bad..thats a kitty-cat move if you know what i mean
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
@kingsxstevenxkings,
Meow.
LOL.
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
@kingsxstevenxkings,
I’m going to trademark “Terry Meowray”.
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I am not a fan of booing my own team, but I do fully support the cheering when they actually got a shot on net. This game was pathetic. It’s painful to watch the team get decimated by the Blues speed, while our fastest guy was sitting in the press box. That was a terrible move that set the pace for the game, slow and bumbling.
I however refuse to feel bad for a team that gets booed when they get to drive their shiny cars to their nice houses while I am on a very tight budget to be able to support a team that can’t be bothered to put in some effort. When we get to see 4 games in a row the effort, fight, and drive this team can have and win games, it’s a hard blow to witness what was put on the ice tonight.
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if they can’t take some angry fans… they’re dreaming if they think they can win a playoff round. this team lacks the fire and the edge of a V’couver and SJ… those teams would have started taking runs down 1-0.. we play crap at home. period. its a big glaring problem. TM knows it more than any of us.. What we saw in his interview is a man who knows his team can’t keep up with teams in their own barn. he didn’t shuffle a line or anything. he gave up just like the boys did… ” waaaa, they’re booing us..” are you kidding me?
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Rich, this may or may not require a poll tomorow. Just throwin’ it out there!
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The fans paid their hard earned money to go to the game. They can boo if they want. I agree that people were booing the lack of effort on the Kings, not the team or players. How do you think an effort like this would go over in Montreal or say Detroit? You think those teams wouldn’t get booed? I bet they would.
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That was the worst game that I have been to. I am not a Yankee fan but when Derek Jeter was booed by Yankee fans he said I deserve it. i don’t boo but understand the frustration of the fans. The last two games I have been to is the Redwing loss and his one. Give us something to cheer about.
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Worst game I’ve seen all season. The only player that played with any passion was Green.
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TM – you do understand that while you were trying to justify the Kings’ god awful, lack-luster play tonight by re-stating what happened on the recent road trip (that would be what we would refer to as THE PAST) that Dallas, Phoenix, San Jose, Detroit, and Calgary all won their games, right?
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And I thought I was the hardest person on TM here… I stand corrected!
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Embarrassing to boo Quick, as it should have been 4-0 in the first period alone. Doughty -3… Ryan Smyth doing his best Dwight King imitation… looking like he’d never played an NHL game before, shift after shift… Obviously the green warmup jerseys sucked the life out of this team. That and the hideous National Anthem, which had both Penner and Doughty on the jumbotron trying their hardest to conceal their laughter… the guy has a kid that died and they trot him out every year, let him butcher the anthem, and then give some geek in a suit a scholarship and a large check… so be it. The whole night sucked.
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
@Marc Nathan, The Dwight King blast was outstanding! I was asking Goring 19 tonite where Smyth has been for the last few weeks…wonder if he is playing hurt?
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Capt Jam Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:15 am
@Marc Nathan,
Ok, so it shoulda been 4-0 early on, but then Quick gave up 3 softies later on, so what’s the difference? He still gave up as the others did.
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C’mon now! Is that it? I read TM’s comments 5 times and I still don’t see where TM was disrespectful. He admitted it was embarrassing. He’s never been through that before. he mentioned how many games he’s coached. He was disappointed.
Geez! Lets all go get our pitchforks and torches. Maybe if someone has a minute they can stop at a hardware store and pick up some tar. I’ll bring a down pillow.
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mcg Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
@Dominick,
Did you see his interview? The guy was angry. He wanted to say more, but he didn’t. He’s a fan basher!!!
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Dominick Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@mcg,
So your saying his intensions were offensive? He wanted to say something? I’m upset too, but it doesn’t mean that everything I think to myself, should be interpreted as an insult. He still didn’t say anything wrong.
Good thing I’m not the coach, because I would have gave the crowd 1/2 of a backhanded peace sign, and a big fat smile.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@Dominick, I usually agree with you Dom. There are points on both sides, as Kenneth mentioned. Murray called out the people in the stands, without a doubt. As much flak as he’s taken from us, he can say something back in all fairness. Don’t agree with it, personally. Do understand though.
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Dominick Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
@xeropoint,
I would just have to see more to see how fans can boo him then get offended when he defends himself. To tell you the truth, the booing was far more offensive than anything Murray said, about the booing. Why defend the booing, then condemn the man for being upset?
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30-6 shots is not the coaches fault.. every player needs to focus and play better… however i do wonder why the team as a whole always plays at the same level.. no one line stood out as playing well.. i dont know if its the attitude before the game or what but if kings dont get mentally focused they can miss the playoffs…
As far as booing… i see murrays point because there was still one period left but the game can get really dry and fans get anxious if nothing happens.. I bet next game kings come with fire… play bernier because hes winning right now and maybe his composure will help the kings
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Hat trick Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:02 am
@jason, I beg to differ. TM knows better than anyone else that the team just put their heart and soul into those last four games. Exhausted and spent? Hell yeah. Putting Westgarth in the lineup isn’t helping anyone out. So he got into a scrap and won while the Blues skated circles around the team. Put in the guys where you can roll 4 lines consistently and aggressively.
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Stop whinning TM. The Kings won four games in a row on the road and we are suppose to put out a red carpet for the team. Stop blamming the fans and start blamming yourself for not having the team ready. The Lakers who have won multiple championships get booed for terrible performance. The Kings have not even won a first round playoff series. Show us something before you ask for the red carpet.
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kinginsaltlake Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
@Al, Very true
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I booed and also left the game early because it was embarrassing to watch the players lose so badly to a team that is not that good and had many injured players. It was like watching the Islanders game all over again.Perhaps all the remaining games should be treated like road games and hotel the team the night before a game!!!
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puck73 Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
@poe, I mentioned the hotel idea to some friends earlier this evening..great minds think alike! lol
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You should be embarrassed, coach. The only guy who showed up to play was Quick, and it seems like every time we play a team that’s in contention we suck. That’s been going on all season long. We’re great against the high ranking teams, but we lack focus every time we play the cellar dwellers. I have season tickets and I even shelled out for a box tonight to bring family and friends and I was embarrassed by the teams performance. Once in a while you get a few guys who mail it in, but tonight it was the entire team. Your excuse that they’re coming off a big road trip and being exhausted doesn’t cut it, not now, not at this point in the season. They have to be ready to compete every single game, and their failure to be ready rests in the lap of the coaching staff. I’m not happy when they lose any game, but when they don’t hit, don’t pass, don’t shoot on goal, and don’t seem to care, then your fans are going to boo because we expect more from a team with so much talent and we were cheated by their complete lack of effort. I’d love to know what you said during the breaks because whatever it was, it didn’t work….. Embarrassing, that’s what tonight was. Embarrassing for you and for your loyal fans.
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The only fans who didn’t boo the Kings are the ones who don’t ever bother going to Staples Center to cheer them on in the first place. Terry Murray needs to realize that the fans weren’t booing the Kings coming off a 4-0 road trip, they were booing them for their pathetic effort tonight. If anything, Terry should have looked up at the stands during the introduction. Fans were actually giving the Kings a standing ovation.
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Al Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
@TC, Good man TC. A real fan. i agree with you
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Murray is disappointed in the fans? Really, Terry? Maybe you should have been paying attention to the game instead and made some goddam adjustments. Sorry to “disappoint” you. What a tool.
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Awwww Murray, did we make your guys feel bad? They should. I’ve tried to find a way to boo you personally. After the many times you fail to pull a flat goalie, that you start westgarth against a faster team, after you put in an underperforming line after a tv timeout, after your crap PP yields nothing, after you criticize ME for booing your halfass creation. Tell me Terry, how can I boo you personally?
Don’t gO away mad Terry, just go away.
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Dorian Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
@Noble Savage, you’re pointless post just took an even bigger dump after your stupid Motley Crue lyric…….
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:00 am
@Dorian, Good evening, my name is Niki Sixx and I cant believe you just shredded me publicly dude!
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Dorian Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:09 am
@puck73, i’m sorry, emotions are high right now…I love Motley Crue
@Tano, Really? I would bet those you are calling out for booing are just as hardcore a fan as you claim to be. Otherwise they wouldn’t bother in the first place.
Terrible human beings? Don’t you think that’s a little too strong? Fans cheer and boo every game. It’s sports.
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Tano has no idea what he/she is talking about. Go back to milking alpacas and leave the whole “expecting effort from your investment” to the adults in the room.
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ColoKingFan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:07 am
@Noble Savage, ALPACAS! LMAO!!
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I didn’t like the boos tonight either but this is what probably is going to happen now that the Kings are good. People jump on the bandwagon (some who probably know jack s*** about hockey) and have such high expectations of the team and pay money to see them play. People get frustrated but it is what it is… and quite honestly if the players and coach are going to be dissapointed about it and get down on themselves they need a wake up call. Imagine the Habs playing a game like that in Montreal..just sayin.
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Does TM want us to cheer after the kings play 40 min and only have one quality chance and had been out shot 30-6. If anything it should of fired them up to come out in the 3rd and try to scratch a point out of the game, they were only down 2-0. But they just gave up. and yes they had a great road trip and TM acts like the kings are the only team to ever come off a road trip before you got to suck it up. This season every game matters every point matters with the standing so close. you cant have a throw away game like this. The fans are so much more forgiving in LA than in other Hockey cities you think boston fans wouldnt of let their team hear it if they had 6 shots after 2 periods and it wasnt even the 6 shots it was the fact that they had no time in the offensive zone and their passing was just awful. Oh and to remind everyone the blues played last night as well it seems that kings never take advantage of teams that are playing the 2nd game of the back to back. they should of played physical to slow them down.I was at the game and payed my hard earned money to see that fiasco tonight, I was actually glad everyone booedits a sign that the fans wont take this kind of effort anymore we actually have expectations for them and its the ultimate dissapointment when they dont show up like that.
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C’Mon Coach Murray, fans weren’t harder on you in Philly? Aren’t those the fans that knocked down the glass behind the penalty box, Domi I believe was in the box?
I gotta believe that management will force the coach to apologize.
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The booing – oh well, that’s the way it goes. You guys make millions. I think you can take it, I really can. Please. You deserved to be booed – you sucked tonight, that’s a fact. You want a standing ovation? You were shut out by the Blues. The Blues.
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sandman Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
@darrin,
0-4 this year!
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All of you complaining about your hard earned money spent on tickets- think about all of the broke ticket reps that are selling this game. Spite the team, spite TM, and in turn your forget about the 100s of people livelihood and jobs are affects everytime this team plays a stinker like tonight. As someone who sells tickets to YOU for a living, you shouldn’t be so short-sighted on your views that your hard earned money is wasted. In this economy and with a team playing a game like this try making a living selling tickets to all of you. What a joke- it was ONE game. See you in the playoffs
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Dom Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:15 am
@Michael, really?????
Who the hell cares about a friggin’ Ticket rep??????????????
It’s MY hard earned money and I therefore BOUGHT the f-ing right to boo or cheer.
The Team, the coaches, Ticket reps and everybody else is entitled to their opinion and may voice it, too. That’s cool.
But the common Fan, with his (or her) hard earned money has BOUGHT all the right to boo or cheer.
Remember, this is entertainment. And entertainment only. Not the search for the cure of cancer.
None of those people (Rich included) would have a friggin’ job without us paying fans.
We bought to right to express out feelings towards the level of entertainment. It’s just like saying the movie sucked after a bad night at the silver screen.The hardworking Crew of those movies get paid either way….. they have to live with the criticism of the paying fan.
Quote Nirvana: “here we are now (having paid up), entertain us.”
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Great road trip, but a game like that tonight was unacceptable. Where were the shots? Where was their focus? I wasn’t at the game, but if I paid to watch this embarassment live, I’d boo also. It’s not because we’re ungrateful fans, it’s simply because as a fan we do care. Stop taking the boos so personally, Terry. No one is exempt from criticism and do what we all expect you to do. Get ready for the next game!
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After 3000 games you would think TM would grow a pair. Sack up TM, the team played like crap and the fans who paid can boo if they damn well please. Winning four in a row doesn’t excuse a half ass effort. Just like this loss is in the past now so are those four wins. You can’t have it both ways.
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I’m sorry you felt that way Coach. I don’t boo, but I don’t blame those who did last night. The effort was horrible.
I was disappointed in the fans who mocked clapped for Quick. Sure, he let in 3 softies, but he was the reason the Kings were in it after 2—-not to mention stellar for most of the season. The score should have been even worse at that point.
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darrin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:05 am
@teach, LA is a diverse place. There’s more people here from out of state than native Angelenos. Are you sure they weren’t Blues fans?
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Understand the anger at the fans. Gave no liveliness at all and was the first game back. Especially cheering for quick on a simple save. Good call TM
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@VagabondJim, Let’s hold back on making this personal, afterall we are all on the same side. I have to agree with the booing for the poor effort. However, Quick didn’t deserve boos. He was obviously worn out by carryng the team on his back.
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“You know what the most disappointing, frustrating thing was? At the end of the second period, we were booed off the ice by our fans…”
translation: Part of the reason we lost is that I couldn’t motivate the team, and didn’t do much to prepare them mentally for this game, so I’ll complain about the people who pay my salary to deflect attention away from this sham of an effort on all fronts and worry about apologizing for it in the morning.
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@Tano, Wow. Melodramatic, judgmental, and fundamentally misguided all in one convenient post.
Worst.
Post.
Ever.
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I’ll say it VERY Succinctly..
If Terry Murray has to point his disappointment and frustration of the lack of effort shown tonight at the FANS instead of his TEAM which HE is responsible for…..
….Terry Murray should quit coaching.
He’s a damn good coach. He shouldn’t be fired. He should LEAVE on his own. His actions show me that he either no longer has the will or the toughness to put the screws to his team for their mistakes.
Terry – The fans are not paid PROFESSIONALS that play a game or coach it for a living. If you want a PROFESSIONAL attitude from the fans, PAY THEM to watch that sorry excuse for an effort tonight. You sir, are WAY out of line to believe that people who PAY to see a game live THAT NIGHT and get something completely different should be holding on to what they DIDN’T see live and just ignore the current product they actually PAID to see.
Get your head right coach. It may have been disappointing, but you get what you earn. The team EARNED those boos tonight. Quick at least tried. He’s the one guy I would exclude from those boos tonight, even with the 90 footer allowed. He had to be deflated from standing on his yam bag 90% of the game.
By the way, the tank should not be empty after a day and a half of rest. I don’t buy that for one minute. The Blues were on 24 hours of ‘Rest’ and whipped our team like redheaded stepchildren tonight. Detroit’s tank would not have been empty. Vancouver’s tank would not have been empty. You want to be great? be responsible enough to make sure your team’s tank is damn well filled EVERY GAME! That is your job and nobody should have to tell you that as long as you’ve been around the NHL.
Excuses make Martyrs. Martyrs DON’T win championships Terry. Don’t sacrifice the confidence of this team with excuses like ‘The tank is empty’. That’s more embarassing than 16,000+ booing your team for a good reason.
Quit protecting these guys so much. They are all adults, albeit it most of them young ones. They gotta learn sometime. Let ‘em learn. I hope you’re rethinking your statement. I’d like a retraction.
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ColoKingFan Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
@Cynic, man you type some long posts, always worth it though. well said.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:00 am
@Cynic, Yes.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:03 am
@Cynic, excellent read, and keep posting more often.
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The Kings know they can play better.
Murray knows they can play better.
The fans know they can play better.
Take the booing for what it is and get back to work. This is but a taste of what’s to come if you don’t make the playoffs.
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darrin Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:52 pm
@sandman,
Agreed.
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@Tano,
Really – haha. You’re a riot. I’m from Detroit, and as good as the Wings are they’ve been boo’d too. No ones exempt here. It’s a hockey game people pay for. Of course you lose some here and there, but this was a disaster. If you’re so die-hard about then be real about it.
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The only fans that boo are the bandwagoners and the people that know nothing about hockey. we have a great team the best we have had in 20 years. so bandwagoners jump off the wagon we dont need you.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:02 am
@king1jason, The only fans are the ones who don’t go pointing fingers at other fans because they don’t share the same phiosophy of being a fan.
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John Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:23 am
@king1jason, really? Been going to Kings games for 37 years. Been playing hockey for 33 years, including college. Wrote my freakin’ Masters thesis on hockey. Coaching 2-3 teams at a time for the last 8 years.
I booed the lack of effort tonight. So who’s the bandwagoner/know nothing here?
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Can lombardi fine the whole team. Especially TM
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GO TM!!! The Kings did not deserve to be booed… especially with another period left in the game!!! You people loooove them when they are playing great & winning games, but turn on them when they have ONE bad game. And you call yourselves “fans”. SUPPORT THEM THROUGH THICK & THIN… theeeen call yourself a fan.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:06 am
@SG, No.
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SG Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:17 am
@xeropoint, Uh… ya.
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ColoKingFan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:29 am
@SG, you people crack me up. i love my wife but if she messes up i get mad at her. just like i love this team, but when they mess up i get mad at them. unconditional support just means you’re willing to settle for failure and I am not.
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jess Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:51 am
@SG, dude?
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LAPD line Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:58 am
@SG,
Supporting the team through thick and thin means cheering for them the last few seasons even though they were in last place, or near to it, because they were working hard, and giving it their all every night. We all know what this team is capable of, this 4 game road sweep proved it. The only way to describe this effort is pathetic. The entire team deserved to get booed, they got it, now everyone move on. No hard feelings, just play hard very night. Win or lose, play hard….. We will cheer… We will support….
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I was at the game tonight but left at the fourth goal. I didn’t boo but I was TOTALLY disgusted by the Kings play. I have never booed my team, but for the first time ever, I don’t blame the fans for booing the lack of effort — not the players themselves.
First, don’t give me that “great road trip and they’re tired” stuff. Top quality teams don’t have this happen. How about “great road trip and it fired them up?” That would be more of what I expected.
Second, sorry TM was embarrassed. The reason the fans booed was because all of us were incredibly embarrassed. Our team didn’t simply get beat — they were embarrassing in their ineptitude — except for Quick. Sure he had those bad goals, but maybe he couldn’t keep his concentration after being so spectacular and having the rest of his team have no concentration or intensity at all.
If the Kings players are winners, the booing will be taken in the spirit it was given (since I didn’t boo, they’d never know how disgusted I was), and use it to motivate them to act like the winners they should be — we believe they can be — and they will be.
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Booing is classless. Even against the opposing team. Big deal you pay your money for the ticket. Sure you can do what you want. If you want to have no class then go ahead and be stupid and boo a team with a lot of heart. If you want to have even less class then boo Quick too. Too bad you’re a Kings fan.
If we can’t sign a big name player maybe it’s because we have a lot of dumb fans. That means people who don’t appreciate the art of hockey.
I hope the press tries to teach people that’s not right.
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darrin Reply:
March 17th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
@LA_1968, the world is a tough place. Roll with the punches.
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Cynic Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:08 am
@LA_1968, Well, how would it sound if everyone simply voiced their displeasure with their own words all at the same time? Everyone would have the same feeling, but the point would not get across very effectively.
Booing has its place. I guarantee 90%+ of the people booing tonight were booing the effort, not the team as a whole. It was deserved. It was also the fans trying to show their team they expect better. I mean, how funny would it look to cheer them off the ice after that effort? Would you expect the fans to say nothing? That, IMHO is worse than booing. No emotional reaction there would equal not caring. If anything, the booing should have shown the team how much we do care.
It was justified I believe. I agree it can be classless most times. Tonight was not one of those times.
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darrin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:15 am
@Cynic, right on. The booing was out of disappointment. It’s good they get it! Let ‘em know they need to play better if they want to last in the play offs! The play offs is not regulation hockey, it’s a big beast.
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jess Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:52 am
@Cynic, dids
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Fans aren’t looking at the big picture. All they know is they paid their money and saw a stinker. Ticket prices might not seem like much to NHL players and coaches, but it is to fans. Then you pile on parking, concessions, commuting in traffic to make the game and getting home late. I was there and never boo my team, but I understand it — and the team should be more worried if LA fans let that turkey slide silently. All day you look forward to cheering a goal… and nothing. But, hey, shutouts are part of sports (well, not basketball) and so are off nights, I just don’t believe Murray never heard Philly fans boo his Flyers back in the day. Rich, will you press him on that?
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a politician would never get re-elected using as many excuses as TM does… okay maybe they would, but I’d complain like hell about it.
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jess Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:52 am
@ColoKingFan, “on tv mr president, you look much smaller”
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@ColoKingFan, LMFAO
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I dont like going here but hey it’s a blog right. Coach is exactly right. Being on a team is just that being a team. Coach is protecting his players.Terry Murray is a good coach.Hell he may be one of the best coaches this organization has ever had.He knows more about coaching professional athletes than I will ever know….But..I am a King’s fan.As a matter of fact I have been a King’s fan more than 2,870 games not counting pre-season and the rare playoff games.And this is the first time I have heard a KINGS coach call out Kings fans. I may be wrong here but coach can have the boys work some conditioning sprints or torture them with Video breakdowns or lecture them on lengthy shifts but the “Fan” who paid $200 for two seats parking a dog and a diet Pepsi should have to sit on his hands and just ..Just What? Coach your a smart man and I am guessing your just as pissed as the rest of us about that performance, and the guy’s are too I bet. I think you have three choices here (1) apologize to the fans (2) Don’t apologize to the fans and expect what comes your way (3) Apologize to the Fans and explain ripping them is just like booing your players both deserved….peace
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TM was obviously frustrated and will regret losing control. I’m sure the Kings front office will reprimand TM and ask he not ever make this mistake again. The customer is always right. After his apology, TM should put it behind him and learn the lesson that this group of players tend to lose focus in the wake of a taste of success coupled with a day off. I’m sure half of them were looking forward to some green ale tonight and just wanted to get the “formalities” out of the way.
TM’s enforcer philosophy is illogical. The team’s biggest weakness is lack of speed and it was glaring tonight, made worse by the lack of effort. Westgarth for Richardson is like tying a hand behind your back. The argument that Westgarth’s presence makes a difference was clearly debunked the other night in which he made no difference when the Stars came close to giving Doughty another concussion – Westgarth made zero difference. If Clifford ends up with a concussion it’s also an indirect outgrowth of this approach.
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simonsez Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:42 am
@FdoFmFull,
Don’t see your point about Clifford’s status being a result of Westgarth. If Westgarth isn’t in, then maybe Clifford has to take on Janssen (who would normally be a tougher opponent). This was just a case of bad luck, and when you fight as often as Clifford does, it happens.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:04 am
@simonsez, It’s the whole idea that you have to fight in the first place. If the Kings make the playoffs, let’s see where Westgarth is sitting while he’s cheering the Kings like the rest of us fans…Look I’m not naive or a pascifist, but look around and you’ll see that most teams don’t carry enforcers anymore and they simply stand up to aggression en masse. It’s not like the Kinga are the a bunch of scrony lightweights either.
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Unfortunately I believe the booing was from all the heavy drinkers iin the house. I was at the game, saw how ridiculous fans were beginning to act in the middle od 2nd period….come on, its st pattys day and people use that as reason to (over) drink and some fans had to be escorted out even before 3rd period! Im disappointed at the booing fans and sorry that murray and the players had to endure that. No excuse kings fans…we win some, we lose some…the real fans stick thru all the way.
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Derek Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:13 am
@kingsalltheway, Yeah i think people seem to forget it was st pattys day. Did you see the guy in the retro jersey practically trying to knock over the glass in the 3rd period?
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kingsalltheway Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:18 am
@Derek, didn’t see that guy but saw flying beer and people being escorted out a few sections away from me.
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The customer is always right.
Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
(Basic wisdom for someone who loves cliches.)
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simonsez Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:38 am
@Naturallawyer,
Indeed. We’re a premier fanbase.
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Well heres the thing about the whole fan thing…Why is he even worried about what the fans think and why is he even paying attention to the booes if anything he should tell his team look at what uve guys have done your getting booed outta your own building it was embarassing play by them. Ive had season seats for 2 years and that was probably the worst game ive seen in that span even the red wings game were they got blown out they still played better then that tonight.
I think he just got shown first hand that Kings fans will just do what is on there mind and thats it lol
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We are sick of mediocraty… 4 game win streak and all of a sudden the team is GOD like. Please. Even the Quacks have won a Cup
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I have been and will be a Kings fan from their first season until the day I die. Boo them after the second period? Never. But boo them after that mediocre and lackadaisical performance at the end of the game? Oh hell yeah…I would! I might even boo them a second time as they left Staples! And yes, I’ll be there on the last “Legends Night” of this season to cheer just as loudly when they take the ice against the Ducks! Just like the Kings have to put this last game out of their minds…so do the fans. Go Kings Go!
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Reading through these comments and based on some (or many) of them I really wonder if people booing really understand the value of home crowed and what that can do for a team.
You are there to cheer for them to support them to help them overcome troubled periods where they can’t seem to find themselves.
You really shouldn’t take upon yourself to be the judge and jury. I bet if you converted all the boos into cheers, they would at least have a chance to come around – and that’s the true value of hometown!
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Al Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:18 am
@Zorzi, According to your logic… A fan should act the same way with a losing team as they do with a winning team. I disagree… Fans are and always will be a “checks and balances” against their team… We want to be like the Redwings but thats not going to happen until we take ownership of our team and hold them accountable
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Zorzi Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:13 am
@Al, Actually my logic is when your team is winning cheer hard, when they are loosing cheer harder!
Let the management and coaching stuff take care of the accountability.
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darrin Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:19 am
@Zorzi, The booing was out of disappointment, and that’s it. There’s no hatred here. They’re not 3 year olds.
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xeropoint Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:52 am
@Zorzi, Except there were plenty of times the fans started chanting. Plenty of times they got loud, when the game was still within reach. It wasn’t just a bunch of idiots waiting for an opportunity to slam the team.
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Honestly TM, people such as me paid money for there tickets, and some fans just want to see the kings win, if you haunt realized we are no lakers the whole doesn’t know is you have to win HOME games for tour fans to support, teach your team hOw to win at home! It’s harsh but the truth!
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I was at the game. Yes I was booing, but it was directed at the Blues!
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Al Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:23 am
@Steve W, Hahahaha
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MustDigCash Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:34 am
@Al,
played crappy. take the boos. move on. use it. peace.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:32 am
@Steve W, Why? The Blues never stopped skating the whole game, and they beat the Kings to pretty much every loose puck! You would have never guessed the Blues had played the night before.
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Hey Terry, the fans were just trying to simulate road game conditions. Kings against the World!
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I didn’t care for the boos either, though I don’t think they were coming from kings fans.
They were dodger fans! The mass exodus after the 4th goal was evidence of that. True kings fans don’t leave early. Remember the frenzy and that other game, miricle on something. Now that I think about it there was a 4 goal 3rd period comeback against the blues a few years ago. As for the game, every club is going to have 1 or 2 of these games every year. This was thier 2nd this season. Tonights game and the one against the Isle. It’s depressing but it’s done. Best thing is to forget it and get ready to go duck hunting on saturday. GO KINGS GO !
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:50 am
@Too Raging To Cheers, Dodger fans? Thank you for acknowledging us during these troubled economic times Sincerely Jamie Mccourt (Chairman of the board, Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball Club)
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Murray should be ashamed of himself. He is the cause of the horrible effort, because he cancelled practice on Wednesday. The Kings suffer because they arrive 4-5 am their time Wednesday morning. Not good for anyone, worse for hockey players. With no practice, Wednesday was a totally lost day. If they had 2 days with no game it would have been ok. But with the no practice on Wednesday the players rhythm is too badly disrupted.
Did they not play like they were all hung over?
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:54 am
@Jay Rosenberg, When I was coaching, I never believed in days off. These greedy, selfish athletes need to pay the price more often if they expect the adulation of the fans and I would never let them rest on their laurels…Sincerely, Andrew “Andy” Murray former NHL coach, and a record holder for man games lost due to injuries in a season.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:10 am
@Jay Rosenberg, That’s because they were!
Seriously, I agree with your logic. I would not given them the day off either. Not only did it disrupt their rythm, but they’ve actually been playing games 4-5 hours earlier in the recent trip and were likely looking forward to celebrating St. Patties Day more than anything else tonight.
You’re right, that was a hang over of sorts!…
GKG take it out on the Quacks!
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@Too Raging To Cheers, I’ve been a fan for 21 years now, had my wife and 2 daughters 8 and 4 with me. I booed all right, they ABSOLUTELY deserved the boos. Sorry. It’s a tough crowd I guess.
As for leaving early my daughters have school in the morning. Would I have left early if WE were winning??? Probably not till 1 min left. I left at 6 min mark or so. Why in the world would I punish my kids more by sitting there seeing no SOUL on the ice tonight? My daughter kept saying” dad, why can’t we just score in the net??”. My reply after my boo was ” baby, they tired like daddy after a long trip”. I swear. I hate when people on this blog refer to other fans as so called or fair weather fans. Talk about a cheap dig. Go KINGS GO!
TM please apologize to the fans
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Too Raging To Cheers Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:09 am
@Fabkings, cheap dig? I’ve been going to games for 32 years and that was the worst crowd I have ever seen.
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what was disappointing was the crap effort put forth tonight. placing blame on the fans is low class and i hope to see TM apologize for that. what he should apologize for was the effort – not one player played well tonight. shrug it off if you want, but there were 16,000+ people there that paid good money to see a hockey game and only one team showed up to play tonight.
give the fans something to cheer about and they will.
didn’t think the loss could get any worse until i read those comments.
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Perfect ending to a really crappy day. Team played like crap, and I’ve lost quite a bit of respect for Terry Murray.
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I dont know why everybody is being so defensive about the booing and feeling like TM was calling out the fans. I dont think he was bashing the fans. You can read into his comments but I believe he was just saying that he was embarrassed at the booing. He was disappointed in the teams performance clearly but it may have come across that he was mad at the fans. Its too bad really, I wouldnt boo the team but the fans who paid to go to this stinker have a legitimate gripe. If your gonna boo, save it for the end of the game. Support the team the whole game. They could have come out in the 3rd and turned it on.
At any rate nobody should ever single a player out, if people chanted quicks name, that is outrageous. We’ve got some moronic fans here, same kinda people that boo the Canadian anthem. The last thing this franchise needs is the stigma that the fans boo players. We’re trying to get good players to play here and keep the ones we have.
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I didn’t read all the reader comments, but guys, look: don’t take this so personally. The Kings stunk the joint out tonight, and we all know it, including Murray. All he’s doing here is a little bit of posturing, sticking up for his team in the media who have busted their butts on some tough road trips with great results, and it just happened that they laid an egg tonight. He’s giving his boys a bit of a free pass, and knows now is not the time to get down on themselves. Everyone was fair in booing tonight (although I wish people would lay off Johnny Q a bit, he was the only reason we weren’t down about 4-0 after one), but Terry is just sticking up for the boys and trying to help them rally a bit. He’s coaching, and that’s what coaches should do.
Stop demanding apologies, and stop blowing this up. This is how hockey works.
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I am commenting late…. Haven’t read any of the posts because I don’t want it to be biased based on previous posts.
Listen here I love the Kings, I love this BLOG, I was at the game tonight. Terry Murray took the booing, apparently, the wrong way. We, the fans, LOVE the Kings. We LOVE our path, the ups and downs of this year, and where we are at now because of it.
When I came to Staples tonight I was ready for a grand homecoming. Our guys have proven that we’re a solid contender for the cup – this year or any year in the future. I was hoping that I could have a little piece of that success tonight if I was there… rooting for the team I am so entirely invested in. The result, as seen on the shot tally (usually this means nothing but tonight it was the story) was absolutely the opposite of what I came to Staples to see.
The only possible reaction I can give as a fan in the stands is “BOO.” That’s all I have. I can’t say “Hey guys – please get harder on the forecheck…. this is +_*&^”
So please! Terry… Don’t take this as ungrateful. We are unbelievably proud of what you’ve accomplished this year. I promise you that the real fans are out there, in the stands, watching every Kings game. Before we go totally bonkers, we are looking for some solid play that backs our whole identity. PRIDE=PASSION=POWER. If we come to the arena to see it, we will be at your knees when you produce it!
GKG
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I’d love to see a poll on this subject, it’s so easy to justify either stance. To boo or not to boo, that is the question…;)
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for cryin out loud people.
when your team plays like crap, ya boo ‘em.
the players get it. they know they played slow and dull… maybe murray doesn’t get it, but he played and coached in philly, so trust me. dude knows about booing.
what’s with all the pollyanna “oh don’t boo… jeez c’mon guys… don’t boo, that’s classless…” ???? are you KIDDING ME??
imho, it shows LA hockey fans actually understand the GAME. and when your team plays like crap, ya boo.
good night.
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Choosing his words is very important. TM should have said some of the fans instead of just fans. He should avoid generalizing.I remember after team Canada lost 4th game agaist Russia in 1972 Esposito said they are giving 150% effort for their country but Russians are a good team too and complained about booing from “some of the funs” but he several times emphasized ” not all of the fans”.
It is widely accepted that his words rallied the team and 3,500 Canadian funs to win the series agaist the Russians in Moscow.
I was not at the game tonight but I would not have booed. I was at the Detroit game last time and was embarassed when many Kings “fans” booed or left after 2 periods. My 2 teenage kids also wanted to leave. I said it is not respectfull to leave or boo and they can’t win all the games and just enjoy the game. Kings scored 3 goals in the 3rd and they were glad we stayed.
Now read this carefully: some part of the team success depends on the loyal fans loudly supporting the them in difficult times.
So stop the booing! Stop leaving early! Stop wearing Detroit jerseys at Kings game! Cherish the fact that we have a decent professional hockey team in the middle of a California desert fighting for playoffs.
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Quote: “That is the most embarrassing thing I have ever been through. That’s the worst I’ve ever been through, in all the years I’ve been coaching. I’ve been behind the bench almost 3,000 hockey games in the NHL, and booed off the ice by your own fans at the end of the second period, here after this road trip, going 4-0 in hard places, very disappointing.”
Oh really TM? I bet you’ve never coached a team that had that kind of performance either. The fact that they are a few points from being OUT of a playoff spot makes it an even worse time to show ZERO effort than if a team like St. Louis did it. If that effort happened in MOST eastern cities you would’ve been booed coming back on the ice in the 3rd. Along with hot dog wrappers, beer cups, etc.
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mike morbid Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 7:48 am
@Mike,
you forgot waffles!
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Let me make a huge point here Kings fans. I can’t emphasize enough how important Saturday’s game against the Ducks is for the Kings playoff hopes this year. Bernier needs to be in goal. I absolutely agree with Capt Jacks assessment of Quick earlier in this thread. He continues to be “Mr. Non Clutch” at the conclusion of seasons when the pressure is greatest. Giving up that second period goal was horrriblle!!!!! I have always been the lonely voice on this blog saying Bernier is special. Under pressure, he should be given the chance to prove himself. I believe TM will have him in goal on Saturday night. If Bernier comes up big, expect him to get increased playing time. As to the booing. one playoff appearance since 2002 with a first round loss says it all. The fans want a winner sometime during our lifetimes. They have been beyond patient. The entire organization needs to needs to step it up now.
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You’ve all jumped back off the bandwagon again. It took all of 2 periods to do it.
Way to support your team.
He’s right..it’s a damn embarrassment.
This team has layed it on the line every damn game..they throw in a clunker and that’s how they’re treated by the supposed faithful?
They played poorly, but what makes them different then Vancouver, Detroit, Philly, etc. all the top team throw in clunkers. Their fans don’t embarrass them the way you did…especially after the road trip they came off.
I was sick to my stomach litening to that on tv. I was embarrased from 3,000 miles away.
Every fan has the right to boo..you pay your $$, you can pretty much do anything….
The only thing you lose is respect as a fan.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:20 am
@nykingfan, Dude, when you put up only 6 shots on goal after 2 periods, what did you expect? And for TM to say that he has nver seen anything like that since he has been coaching is wrong..HE COACHED IN PHILLY! need I say more. And hey TM! Next time, how bout giving credit to the Blues amd their coaching staff. After they lost a heartbreaker the night before, they could have been hanging their heads and just mailed it in, but instead they regrouped and handed the Kings and their coaching staff their ASS!
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nykingfan Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:34 am
@puck73,
I didn’t expect to hear the boo’s they way they cascaded down from the stands.
It was a terrbile 2 perods..and in the end a terbile game all the way around.
what ever happened to..
Let’s get em next game boys!
Everyone has a bad day…we don’t humiliate people for a bad day.
If this was an underachieving team, I could understand it, but this is a team that makes the faithful proud to be a Kings fan….
we dumped on them after 40 min.
Perhaps he was talking about his successful teams that played a poor game.
We’ve beaten good teams on the road this year. I don’t recall the same venom being thrown at those other teams by their fans.
Why this team?
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King o' Philly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:45 am
@nykingfan,
come on man. are you kidding? 6 shots in 2 periods is beyond boo-worthy.
i swear it’s like listening to school-marms clucking at bullies on the playground to listen to these posts condemning the boo-birds.
I agre with TM. You need to back your team. How short are fans’ memories? Unbelieveable…
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And this coming from a coach who has coached in Philly. Yikes
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:21 am
@fuzzerson, Exactly.
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I would never boo my kings off the ice especially after that road trip but ill sure as hell turn the television off after two. Good road trip boys. Disastrous homecoming.
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Kings fans, still some of the worst in the league. Lack of general knowledge about the game coupled with typical SoCal social retardation…almost makes the bewildered fans in Anaheim seem quaint by comparison.
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King o' Philly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:50 am
@harglebargle,
wrong dude. just totally utterly wrong. it shows the opposite of what you think.
it shows that finally kings fans aren’t willing to take crappy play as a given, it shows kings fans have high expectations, it shows kings fans are wise to the stakes of every game at this time of the season, it shows that kings fans know which team is 10 points above the other in the standings.
your post actually proves that what you say about the boo birds is actually true about you: clueless and bewildered. (and worse)
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Why did the fans boo? Are you kidding me? It was ugly all the way around. Fans show up, pay their money, ready to see the Kings solidify their spot in the playoffs and the teams lays a huge egg.
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More…..What is disappointing is that the division lead is there for the taking and this was a chance to stay in the hunt. If the Kings want to become the upper echelon team then they need to win these games after a road tri[, or at least show something. The team showed nothing.
The boos were because the fans wanted to see the team who won four on the road and played well and wanted to see this team go for the throat and become a stand out team and see it in person.
Another poster mentioned Detroit or Vancouver or Philly having an off nite…well I don’t see the Kingss with 94 points and leading their conference.
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I was saying Boo-urns.
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I have no problem with TM being upset with the fans. But he should be more upset with his team (and I’m sure he is).
You know what he is upset about? A stadium full of people who really don’t have a clue why they are booing.
They yell shoot on the PP when there isn’t a shooting lane to actually shoot through. They scream for shots, when the puck is in the KINGS zone. I think most can see what I’m getting at. There are knowledgeable people at Kings games, but, by in large, most in the crowd don’t know a hockey puck from a baseball.
It’s not their fault…they get the tickets from corporations, etc. Even season seat holders, most of them have never played the game before.
Last night, I saw a team that was DEAD tired. But, hey…I guess you can just win every game, right?
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I’m learning to love this team as it is now. So they lost one and were outplayed badly. So what? It happens, but it doens’t happen often enough to boo them off of the ice. Damn Kings fans! Appreciate that you have a good team.
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TM is right. I was pretty frustrated with the game but do our players deserve to get booed? No. If we want them to perform for us I guess we should give them respect. There are worse things in this world than a bad game or two. Ask the people in Japan. It’s just a game. A game I love but really just entertainment.
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Team is making a lot of progress and building points left and right. 2 Periods of bad play and boo them. What a joke.
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King o' Philly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 11:55 am
@LA_1968,
i don’t know man. you’ve been a fan since 68? you don’t share frustration at the play like last night? maybe it’s that lack of frustration, passion, desire in the fans which contributes to the fact this team has been to the finals once in franchise history let alone never won a cup.
keep taking it lying down, man. just settle in and accept 44 years of mediocrity and losing.
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“We love it on the road”
you said it Terry… if you don’t want to be booed by YOUR FANS then maybe you should show up and play hockey… don’t be such a baby, all you had to do was stand on the bench and be embarrassed, how do you think Jon Quick felt?
Fans can boo all they want because they know the team sucked, they payed to watch you play…. but when you get out shot 30-6 after 2, you deserve every bit critical comment you get… do you really think the fans are going to chant… “Its okay, your road trip was great… we understand that you are tired and don’t feel like playing hard right now. Don’t worry about us because we only spent over a $100 bucks each to watch this mess, we’ll get over it”
no, they “boo” because its easier.
now the next game, if you don’t want to be booed maybe you should step it up a bit.
and maybe practice shots from the red-line and cheesy back-hands from the far circle.
Booo.
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johnny Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:22 am
@mike morbid, You are correct ! I understand sometimes you loose but the fans are paying to see a team give 100% effort, not garbage what we saw vs the blues, they got outplayed every aspect of the game by a team who played 24 hours before. Only the kings can make a bad road team looking this good. The Coach… nothing to explain? Why even show up for the reporters? What did you think? They will ask you how was your dinner? Now we can see he will juggle his lines for the next game as a vegas dealer his cards… After the game I turn the tv off, for sure Jim and Bob where able to put a positive spin on this garbage, just don’t see how….
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Dave's a Killer Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:02 am
@mike morbid, Sorry, guys, but you gotta love the “booo” at the end of this post! 300 replies and Mike finally got it. Great!
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All you fans who think that because you pay whatever amount for your seat you can do and say what you want is ridiculous. It’s one game, and you’d have to have played to even understand the toll traveling can put on your body, especially when you are playing such a physical game as hockey. I’ve seen people whine and complain about being tired after a single cross-country flight when all they did was sit on their ass in a meeting the day before.
So get a clue so-called “Kings Fans”, the team will be fine and you same clowns that were booing last night will be on your feet cheering tomorrow night and during the play-offs
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Dom Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:21 am
@Kevin, i don’t see a problem with booing the Team.
It’s entertainment. Hockey (and pretty much all other sports) is the modern version of the games in Rome and serves ONE purpose only: to entertain the paying Fan. Just like the TV you pay for (you can turn that off if you don’t like it) or the Theater (you may leave).
Entertainment.
If the Fans don’t like what they see, they have the right to voice their opinion.
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sid the kid Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:39 am
@Kevin, booing is an absolute right, just like cheering and applauding and clapping is. it’s not only part of human nature, it’s written into the staples center code of conduct. All you fans who think that because you pay whatever amount for your seat you can do and say what you want, within the legal limits of the code of conduct of staples center, are absolutely in your right
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King o' Philly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
@Kevin,
yup. they’ll be cheering if the kings play with some fight. and they’ll be rightly booing if the kings play like poop.
why is that so difficult for people to grasp?
i am a huge kings fan, i mean i’ve not been around from the days of dionne (i grew up in philly during the days of clarke, macleish, leach et al.) but i love this team, and still i have to say:
all this whining from you guys about the fans getting on the team is such patent wimpy nonsense.
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Coach Murray is facing a choking situation
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all I can say is I know how to pick my games. i figured, with such a good road trip and a great record in the last 15 or so games, i knew something had to give. the kings haven’t won a game vs the blues in their last 6 meetings going back to last season, and with quick in goal, having never beaten the blues, and their goalie never having lost to the blues, i figured there was a mental factor as well. so i decided this might be a throw-away game and didn’t attend. boy was i right.
all’s well that ends well though, and the kings are in the playoff picture right now, although 12 games remain and there’s plenty of opportunity to slide into 9th or worse. the kings will channel all the negative energy from tonight’s game into saturday night and beat the dux, and they’ll all live happily ever after
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When a team of millionaires mails it in the fans should be given a refund. Many of us have high stress jobs where we would be fired or sued for a performance like last night. The coaches should look at themselves and stop criticizing the fans who pay them there inflated salaries. This game was a loss of focus and nothing else. They had48 hours to rest .
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johnny Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 8:33 am
@rmartin1951, 100% correct ! The coach had nothing to explain??? Well let’s see if nobody shows up the game.. Guess what you will be fired ! You can loose a game but the fans came to see a 100% effort, not garbage like this.
Hope after this game Brown ripped the C off his chest and give the paycheck of the players back…
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I understand Terry is embarrassed by the fans booing. The fans are embarrassed by a PROFESSIONAL team who DOMINATED four road games, and then comes home, and blows it against a team who had won 11 road games. Instead of working on the best four game road trip in franchise history, they come home flat. I think it should be team policy that the players should be required to stay in the new Marriott across the street at LA Live until they play their first game at home after a road trip of longer than a few days. The players are coming home and getting “comfortable” with their home surroundings. And I don’t want to hear about “the tank” being empty. These guys are in the best physical shape of any major professional sport. I’m not upset about the loss, every team loses games. I’m upset about the lack of effort and energy on home ice. The booing was completely warranted.
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Abby Dooby Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:00 am
@zfly67, True….. True….
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Booing is perfectly acceptable. I was there for the Coyotes game a few weeks ago when Hanzal’s high stick goal was allowed. The power play and effort were a little similar to this game and I was thoroughly pissed to spend $200 on 100 level tickets for them to have a lackadaisical effort. The bottom line is, for a team hardly in the playoffs, with 10 games to go, you have to bring more than that. I think the booing is a good sign, that people are coming to the rink to see a quality product, and when expectations aren’t met they’re vocal with their dissatisfaction. It shows the fans actually care — for God’s sake, the building was sold out on a Thursday night. If I’m a player and I hear the booing, I’m back out there after intermission to prove them wrong.
Smyth and Handzus looked absolutely horrible. Mitchell and Doughty were out of position on the 1st goal, and where has Jack Johnson gone? Simmer and some streaks in the Kopi line were the only signs of life. (And Quick in the 1st period, but the last 3 goals allowed were totally unacceptable)
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To me, after a long 4 game road trip going 4-0, coming home playing St. Louis, my mind set as a player on this team would be, we smell blood, we moved up to 4th, lets distance ourselves from
the rest of the pack and keep it rolling, beat the Blues.
Okay, no team is perfect I agree, but I dont agree about that a 2-1 loss is the same as a 4-0 loss, plus getting out shot like crazy. Let down? yah right, what do yah mean nothing left in the tank, wtf is that excuse, there is no excuse for last night by a coach or the team.
Some bloggers on here and Murray crying about Kings fans booing? Thats excatly what they deserved all night. I had tickets to the game, I couldnt make it, gave them to my friend, then this morning I get a text saying, the Kings sucked, he even booed them. To me fans that pay the doe have a right to boo a $48m dollar team when a lame St. Louis comes to town and the Kings get there asses kicked.
The fans are not that stupid anymore, they know what the Kings can do, and excpected a win over the Blues, can you blame them? The Kings kicked butt on this trip and then the fans were so excited to see the Kings come home and give them a good game or win…..but it never happened, and thats sad. The Kings owe the fans better play at home. The good road record is slowly cathn up to the home record. Whats the problem with the Kings at home? To me they play better on the road.
Also, unless all you fans on here play ice hockey, you dont know squat about that game last night, and it was a terrible showing. Those same local ice hockey players that were at he game or watched at home booed for sure knowing the product they saw on the ice…. The fans that don’t play don’t know jack and complain about why are you booing a playoff team blah blah….. you aint in till your in no matter how many points the Kings have or any team. Last night was NO playoff team even though they are in as of now. St. Louis was very good. Lets hope the Kings rebound next game.
The Future Kings GM Hath Spoken
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King o' Philly Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
@Kings Fan Since72,
amen bro.
well said.
i’m in total agreement.
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Ok, here’s my take on the booing last night!!!
First of all, it’s been blown waaaaaaaaaaaay out of proportion. seriously? All TM and the fans have to bitch about after a lackluster perfomance over a non-playoff team at (at this point) is Booooooing? well that’s pathetic. if i was the coach I would of said i want to thank the fans for coming out and thank them for booing my teams pathetic performance because tomorrow in practice, i’m going to replay that on the ice while skating hard and tell them when you play like sh!t, that is what happens. And remind them that they are getting paid to play this game to the best of your ability and you didnt. those fans have to show up to work doing nothing they want to and PAY to see them make millions playing what they love. Just be ready and play each team like it’s your last. that’s what Id say. oh yeah, and tell them i never want to hear that crap again. Now let’s move on and beat the ever living crap outta the Ducks. Last thing you want to do is lose to your cross-town rival AT HOME AND AFTER THAT PATHETIC PERFOMANCE, none the less lose to them at all in any situation. Go Kings, bring it tomorrow. I dont want to see a 1 goal lead late in the game. Pound these A-holes and show them who’s F’n town this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
@Daniel, This is the kind of piss and vinegar post I have been looking for..ATTA BOY!
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TM I voted no on the poll should the fans have booed after the 2nd, but after reading your interview I changed my mind. You’re saying we’re the worst fans in your entire life? Please. You said it yourself, the game was over after the second. You said it. Why shouldn’t they boo. Many Kings fans are not real strong hockey fans., They don’t follow the standings or stats. They take their employees or friends to a game and spend a lot of money. You should have done a better job making sure the Kings knew what to expect from a Blues team that had already beat them 3 times. The Kings wanted to play. They just couldn’t penetrate into the zone. The dump and chase failed, as STL simply cleared to the neutral zone and went in to our zone and scored. How bout some praise for Johnson and Quick. Johnson played very well and was the only man back on a 5-1 and they didn’t score.
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Murray’s atitude seems to me like, I still get my check tomorrow no matter what this team does. How about taking responsbility for the lack of effort by this team. Most of the coaches in the NFL would have been upset with the outcome of this game. I don’t understand how upper management keeps you in the picture, as you have the disposition of a dishrag. Never see you try to motivate this team behind the bench. You look like a puppet with someone pulling the strings behind you. Harsh but right on.
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For all of you commenting on paying good money for a ticket gives you the right to boo I think need to realize that the risk in buying a ticket is that you may or may not get a good game. These guys are human so there’s no guarantee what will happen. If you’re not willing to risk seeing a bad game don’t buy the ticket. Name one championship team in any sport who didn’t have one crappy game in a season. Do they deserve to get booed, I think not. Do you have the right to boo, sure it’s a free county but I won’t do it.
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zfly67 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:01 am
@EverettWAfan, I think you’ll agree that nobody is looking for a guarantee. But most will agree that it was the effort that everyone is frustrated with. There was no effort, and no desire last night. Even though Clifford got the crud beat out of him, he and Kevin had the best showing last night.
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LucsoundslikeLuc Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:07 am
@EverettWAfan, You are right, they are human. They might make mistakes and might not win all of them, but you can bring HUSSLE to the table EVERY night. It’s ok when they lose, but when you see them getting outworked, out hustled by a team like STL, and they don’t seem to care, it pisses people off…and rightly so. Show some sort of effort please!
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I was at the game last night and personally I did boo. For me though it’s not a money issue. Yeah tickets are expensive and I shell out a lot of money throughout the year to go to these games. I know I’m not always going to see a win. But I have never seen such a pathetic effort put forth. You could see it 10 minutes into the first period. Players were being manhandled by smaller opponents, no one was attempting to get into the front of the net, half of the players looked terrified to even take a shot, and the passing was atrocious. You could see it all in the players body language. Was the 4-0 road trip great? Of course it was, but this is still a playoff race. And to be out hustled for 60 minutes by a 13th place team when every point counts is embarrassing. I’m tired of Terry Murray complaining about something after every lose. I’m sure (I know for me part of it was) that some of the booing came from Murray’s lack of adjustments throughout the entire game. The only person that showed up was Quick who kept them in the game until midway through the 3rd and by then he was probably on his last legs from bailing out his team all night. It’s one thing to lose a game it’s another to mail in one.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
@FoolsMind, 2 words…thank you
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Hecklers and booing are part of the game and admission price. Players should be able to take it by now in the PRO’s. They had a whole day off and should be able to handle a team coming into a back to back situation.
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jonsey Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:51 am
@KingsOfComedy, They haven’t done well at all against teams coming off a back to back.
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Yeah I booed. I also stayed til the end, and after bought a jersey and two shirts. Booing just shows I’m frustrated with the effort.
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jonsey Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:51 am
@Alex, Here here! True fan.
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They CUT Terry Murray’s comments about the fans from Kings Vision. If they’re not proud, then I guess the fans were in the right. Don’t lecture fans about booing. I haven’t done it, but we’re allowed to do it. The Kings are only a few losses away from an early summer. Every other Western team that needed to win won last night. CGY, SJ, PHX, and DAL all wanted it a little more. Yeah the Kings have been better of late, but if this is the start of a huge losing streak typlified by the Kings around this time of the year, then it is OVER.
P.S. The sky is not falling TM, the fans mostly support you, and ALL support the Kings no matter what. The Kings are going to win more than .500 and will make the playoffs. Get them ready to face VAN again.
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Wow. What happened to supporting your team through tough times? If in fact edmonton fans are there for that team, then why would we boo this team after the road trip they had. Now if they were to tank the remainder of the season and miss the playoffs, then at that time they would deserve some displeasure from the fan base. But I think jumping to the boo-bird after one, granted very bad loss, is a bit premature.
Fair weather fans is what you would call the crowd last night.
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jonsey Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 9:53 am
@centericeman, I disagree. The fans are there. The attendence has been good even since missing the playoffs for like 7 years. The Kings fans are there and being there is supporting the team. They were mad about getting a soft goal in at the end.
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Captain Material Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 10:48 am
@centericeman,
Nothing happened to supporting your team durring the tough times. These are not the tough times. That wasn’t Gary Schuchuk and Rob Cowie out there getting booed, that was a team that has raised expectations and a higher standard of competativeness to acheive than EDM or Kings teams of a decade ago.
Those weren’t fairweather fans, those were fans demanding more from this team that needed to be reminded that they should expect more of themselves.
It wasn’t just a loss, or being down after two periods. That was on pace to be the lowest shot total in franchise history. That was a historically bad performance through two periods by a team/roster that is probably one of the best this franchise has ever fielded.
That was an attempt at a wake-up call, not the actions of fairweather fans.
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THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
Fans boo everywhere!!! We are a consumer driven economy. People walk out of movies with better performances than last night. Terry, you should take the booing as a message on the wall! The expectations are ramping up and if you can’t take it, get out of the hot seat! It’s only going to get more stressful. King’s management had a 3 year pass and now the pressure is on! Dean lost it earlier, got fined 50k and now this. Are these the right guys to take us to the next level? Doubtful…
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I was at the game last night. A huge group of us went (14-15 of us) to support the team… and the team came out with zero fire, zero intensity, and zero effort. So we booed. I don’t care if Terry Murray or anybody else has a problem with it. Call us what you want but we are staunch supporters of the team. We’ve each been to 10-15 games this season and every season for the last decade. We love this team and we’re their biggest fans. BUT… they have to come out with some effort or they will get booed. That’s all there is to it. That was hands down the worst Kings game I’ve been to in 6 or 7 years.
They deserved every boo they got last night. I hope they bounce back this weekend… lots of huge games coming up.
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I never booed at the game last night…I actually can’t stand it when the fans boo..even when they did it to Blake…disrespectful..The Kings didn’t show up last night, they were out hussled, it was disgusting, embarassing…but I’m certainly not going to BOO them! Yes, I pay good $$ for my season seats, but come on…and someone made the comment “fair weather fans”, that’s a bit much…we all have passion for our Kings, but that isn’t the way to show it by booing them. Let’s just hope they got that crappy game out of their system and they come back hard against the Ducks on Saturday. I’m still upset about last night…it was like I was in the twilight zone or something..what happened to our Kings?? I want them back! GO KINGS!
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Short Term Memory TM?…. The Fans in Philly never boo’ed? I’ve been to several games in Philly due to business and those fans are ruthless, passionate, and FAIR. They know when their team is not putting forth an effort and choose to voice their opinion. We can’t do that in LA? Quit feeling sorry for yourself that the Kings were worse than Colorado last night. Take some responsibility. Here is a tip for you… Thank the fans for caring and appologize that your team shouldn’t have been on the ice last night.
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That’s pro sports and why they get paid millions to play a game – excessive adulation when you win, excessive criticism when you lose. They are public figures. Fans pay alot in money and time and when they go a game that was this bad, they have the right to display it. The players do not have a right to not try their hardest. The fans can’t do that at their jobs either.
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The disappointing thing, TM, is your failure to empathize with the fans. We’re not multi-millionaires, like you & the players. It takes a lot out of – or lives, our livelihood, our passion to come out & support our team. We give everything we can give. When our team doesn’t even bother to show up for the game, how do expect us to express our disappointment & frustration? Were you going to invite each one of us to the locker room & give us 60 seconds to make a speech? No. We boo. We have no other way of telling you how we feel.
We don’t boo because we’re losing. We boo when the team doesn’t give the effort we expect. What do expect us to do? Just sit there & hang our heads?
If you & the team want to respond to it, there’s one & only 1 correct way: play harder.
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fifth line Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
@StevenF,
Very well put, give me a better option and I will do it. I”ve been a kings fan for over 40 years and you can count the times I’ve booed on one hand. I did boo last night, I wished i didn’t have to, but you can only handle that kind of play for so long.
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puck73 Reply:
March 18th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
@StevenF, Very well put.
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We have gotten to a point in the progress of this franchise where there are certain expectations. It isn’t about winning and lossing as much as making the effort, and as Murray points out, nothing was happening on the ice. They were getting outshot by a factor of 5:1 at the end of two and were on pace for the lowest shot total in team history.
That to me seems like a reasonable time for some tough love from the fans, 4-0 road trip or no.
If the team is losing, but looks competative and determined and has fight, they aren’t going to get booed.
I don’t at all support vindictive booing of former Kings who have moved on or even booing opposition players who have been involved in injuries to our players or who have otherwise run afoul of fans. I do however think there is an appropriate time for fans to express dissatisfaction with the performance their team is showing. The ambarassment Murray is talking about isn’t just felt be coaches and players.
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I don’t necessarily like the idea of booing the team. There is no excuse for a team to come out and play the way they did last night. Every team in this league plays the same amount of games. If you are going to be playoff team and a Stanley Cup contender you have to come out every night and try to win. They didn’t even play like they cared, I am glad I decided not to go to the game, so do I agree with booing them no, but I can certainly see why some would.
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I’m just hoping that this was an extremely sick early April Fools joke and that we NEVER see another one like this again.
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It’s just tough love. If the team had gone out and played hard and still lost 4-0, there would have been no boo’s, they just didn’t put out the effort tonight, so the boo’s came. They brought it upon themselves, and I’m sure most of the players would agree with that. People come to see two teams play hard against eachother. That didn’t happen tonight, one team came to play, the kings didn’t, and that’t not acceptable.
When the home team basically just says “F it” and doesn’t try, you can’t support that. Hopefully hearing their fans booing like this will light a fire under their ass and play hard for the rest of the season, considering every single game at this point is important and nearly do-or-die. The fans remembered this last night, the team didn’t seem to.
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That booing WAS embarassing! Give me a break…I was embarassed to hear it and yeah it was a crappy game, but man, keep it together. It was 1 bad game, and it was only 2 periods!
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Did anyone mention that the Blues were playing the second game of a back to back? No excuse for the Kings to play as poorly as they did. TM needs to man up and forget about getting booed. He needs to figure out how to take care of home ice very quick. The Kings at home are an entirely different team then the Kings that are playing on the road. Great teams dont let that happen. Until Lord Stanley arrives in LA, there is nothing to cheer about. As a Kings fan from birth (30 years), i have waited entirely way too damn long. So all of us that booed, we had every right to. it was warranted. Hockey fans aren’t quiet. give me a break! There was nothing to do last night but boo! The Kings got outplayed as badly as possible. they didnt score a single goal against the 13th place Blues. TM should spend more time worrying about his team playing consistant hockey rather than what the fans are doing! What a Jerk! Hey TM, You haven’t won anything yet, so worry about your team making the playoffs. you are by no means a lock to make them. Maybe get Penner to play with some heart. Did anyone make a Dustin Penner or Ryan Smyth sighting last night ??? Red Flags!!!!!
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Booing the players off the ice helps no-one. Do you really think the players don’t know they’ve played a bad game? It is egoistical and counter-productive.
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Yeah, Terry Murray, well I have been literally following over 3,000 Kings games (though I probably wouldn’t have booed), I don’t feel a bit sorry for them, putting out a lousy effort like that.
Fortunately, while working in Spokane, Washington, on Wed., I got to see a home team put a real effort. They didn’t score a goal until their 60th shot, and after 78 shots, they won it in a shootout 2-1. I bought the most expensive ticket: $19. Experience: priceless.
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Detroit was booed off the ice in a home game this season and they are the #1 team in hockey over the last 30 years. I was there and I booed the effort. It’s all about expectations…I expected a better effort. The talent on the team and way the team is playing is what has raised the expectations. Frankly I bet Terry Murry booed when he watched the tape. By the way Terry…we wern’t only booing the players. Let’s move on…we will all be there cheering Sat. Please make sure we have somthing to cheer about. GO KINGS!
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If it was your son on the ice, would you BOO him for playing a bad game? I wouldn’t, but seems like all these band wagoners would. All I have left to say is…
GO KINGS GO!!!!!!
GO KINGS GO!!!!!!
GO KINGS GO!!!!!!
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