Here’s my LAKings.com game story for tonight, with stats and video included. Thanks for reading…
Kings beat Sharks 4-3 in shootout
The Kings are scheduled to practice tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo.
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I can only imagine the stress this team will produce if they make a deep run in the playoffs… crazy game!! We have the best captain in sports right now!!!!
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WHAT A GAME, they play like a team with a PURPOSE. they checked.hit and stood there GROUND.My wife an I enjoy the game, we hope their will be more like them. GO KINGS GO…..
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Oscar Moller has finally arrived. He looked and played tonight like a Man. Oscar was strong on the cycle, and his speed left the sharks outclassed for the most part. Glad as hell you’re here, Oscar!
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Shakes Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 6:27 am
@mcsorleyfan,
Agreed – he was also digging in the corners as well, the few times where he got outmuscled were against players who would outmuscle 75% of the other players in the NHL
Also maybe it’s just me and I was observing too well, but it really seems like the last 5-7 games Simmer looks like the player from last year, a lot of fight, energy, and puck control in the corners
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Shakes Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 6:34 am
@Shakes,
meant to say “Also maybe it’s just me and I was NOT observing too well BEFORE, but it really seems like the last 5-7 games Simmer looks like the player from last year, a lot of fight, energy, and puck control in the corners”
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Duffy Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:09 am
@Shakes, So true about Simmer – like he just woke up and made himself play better. Why didn’t he do that all season?
D
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:03 am
@mcsorleyfan, I would have to agree. I have been a pretty big critic of his, but he showed me something last night.
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Whadayaknow, a goal from the high-slot on the power play.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:04 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, Interesting what happens when a passing lane opens.
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Wow. Moller was fun to watch. Solid game, with exception to the last minute of the third. Poni is stepping up at the right time too. Can’t wait till Saturday.
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Scary when someone actually takes a ontimer from the slot on the power play instead of tapping it back to the passer.
Brown was a beast tonight.
Moller is fast. Very slick.
Poni has slowly become a force out there.
7 strait goals on the shoot out for Stoll. Seeing as how we lead the league in SO wins, I say Stolls value is highly underestimated. Especially considering he’s in the top 10 in the NHL in faceoffs win%. He’s having a career year offensively and yet most Kingsfans can’t stand him. Go figure.
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boxtime17 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 7:32 am
@Dominick,
I agree, i have said from the start that Stoll is underrated! He wins face-offs, he’s not afraid to make a big hit, he’s always hustling, good two-way plaer and as you said is very hot on the shootout! great veteran to have on the team!
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TYLER Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:55 am
@boxtime17, people always talk about letting him go after this season but that would be a HORRIBLE MOVE. his value is underestimated
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martin Ubaldo Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
@Dominick, Don’t count me as one of those. I think Stoll is a great player, underated for sure, still among one of the best kings players. You can always count on that guy night after night.
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That was a crazy game..especially the last 5 minutes.
Imagine playing these guys in a 7 game series…talk about intensity…
Brownie was the true hereo last night. He led by example. same thing with Greene on D. Fox said it right last night. This is the best hockey Greene’s played in his career. He’s been a monster in front of his own net and takes guys out of the play completely.
I loved the effort Moller gave last night. Right from his first shift, he was flying. Man, if he can keep that going the rest of the way, we have a dangerous top 6 come playoff time..I’d like to see a lot more from Penner, but that’s knit-picking.
I thought Smytty had an effective game. He hasn’t played well for a while now. I thought last night he was involved in the play a lot more and making some plays. He needs a goal desperately.
I couldn’t find any weakness on our blueline last night at all. I love Martinez on the PP. He’s so decisive with his shot. You never see any hesitation. He also played terrific defensively. Doughty played a great game as well. Big goal by Mitchell..shot mentality worked.
Last..Quick may have let in a real softie with about 5 min to go, but he played unbelievable. He made stops I haven’t seen many goalies make ever. What flexibility and what steely nerves he has. A lot of goalies would have tanked after that goal..not Quick. The guy’s a stud.
Sorry for being so long..anyone get the idea I’m excited about this team? lol
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Shakes Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 6:28 am
@nykingfan,
Dude all i know is that these OT games are ruining our sleep here in the east coast, but it makes it so worthwhile when we win. Also my nerves are not gonna survive the regular season i think.
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5buckcolonnadeticket Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 7:42 am
@Shakes,
it definitely enhances the interest in seeing the Kings win in regulation when you’re three hours ahead and OT+shootout is an extra 20 minutes, minimum, of lost sleep.
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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:37 am
@Shakes,
Game didn’t end until about 1:30 this morning…It was rough getting up at 5:30 but at least I woke up happy the Kings got 2 points.
the other problem is the games are so damn exciting, you can’t just fall asleep when they’re over…Sure beats the old days of falling asleep after 2 periods knowing we’d lose and not being in a playoff race either.
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Big Rob in Dallas Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:53 am
@nykingfan, I’m two hours ahead so at least I potentially get an extra hour of sleep. However, my adrenaline is always pumping and it takes me an hour to calm down just like you. It’s worth it. I just go thru a ton of Mountain Dew in the morning.
Shakes Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
@nykingfan,
Dude, so true. i was sitting in my looking up The Blog reading people’s comments and refreshing anxiously for the players quotes. I think i finally slept at like 2:30am (this includes the phone call home to my dad back in LA where we have a quick game recap)
Great effort by the Kings tonight. Murray was right about crediting with bouncing back from some soft goals. Maybe the 2nd most important result of the night besides the two points is that the guys scored two power play goals.
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Shakes Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 7:20 am
@Bob Bobson,
AND in a bizarre twist we actually scored enough goals in a short period of time to actually warrant a taunting of an opposing goalie. when people started saying “Niemiiii” in the 2nd I started laughing.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:17 am
@Shakes, Ha! That does get overplayed a bit much although I think 3 goals, in my mind, does not really qualify for that taunt. I would still totally do it but I do recognize it is probably unwarranted.
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“I picked the wrong time to stop sniffing glue”
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Can anyone explIn how the NHL came up withe the decision not to count shootout wins in the case of a tie? So OT and shootout losses count but wins don’t? How does that make sense? So if the Sharks and Kings are tied at the end of the year, their loss last night is more valuable then the Kings win?
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KFII Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:09 am
@Ten for instigating, I agree with you, it makes no sense at all. A win is a win, why should a team ever be penalized for a win?
Go figure, this is the 1st year that rule has been put in place, and the Kings end up having the most shoot out wins.
Make it not matter Kings. Just keep playing like last night, and we are in.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:20 am
@Ten for instigating, Someone else mentioned this already but I would much rather focus on the fact those SO wins got us 2 points. It is just that the West race is the tightest I have ever seen in almost 20 years that we are starting to complain about their insignificance in tiebreakers.
KFII has it right, make it not matter and just keep playing like last night).
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Dave's a Killer Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:03 am
@Ten for instigating, The NHL, in their infinite wisdom, decided that teams would try harder to win in the overtime (which is total crap!) if the SO wins did not count in a tie breaker. However, all the GM’s agreed it so you can’t really blame the NHL management. They proposed it and the GM’s approved it.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:16 am
@Ten for instigating, The GM’s voted on it last year, and Lombardi actually voted for it.
I personally have no problem with it. It’s a gimmick. Shootout wins, to me, aren’t real wins. It’s a one on one competition for the fans, not the game.
If I had my way, OT would be 4 on 4 for 20 minutes, and if there was no winner, the game ends in a tie. Winner gets 2 points, loser gets NOTHING.
It’s sports…rewarding a losing team for losing is stupid.
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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@mrbrett7,
I agree
I hate the shootout because it has nothing to do with what hockey is all about..being a team sport.
I like the idea of 4 on 4 for 20 min.
If there’s still no winner, neither side gets a point!
Wanna bet how much offensie you’ll see during the OT?
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TradedForAPick Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:35 am
@nykingfan,
call me crazy, but pull the goalies after the 20 minutes. and lose the damn third phantom point.
Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:32 am
@Ten for instigating, Regulation wins,of which we only have 33 is the tie breaker ahead of head to head.So if I’m understanding it right we could dominate HSH head to head but if we end up tied w/them in points they’ll get the higher seeding if we don’t at least catch them in ROW to make our head to head matter…THAT’S the joke of it.3 or more teams tied in ROW I can understand but when it get’s down to 2 teams H to H should kick in.
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Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:33 am
@Paul M. Hedberg,sorry NASHVILLE
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Not happy that we gave the Guppies a point, but very happy that we got 2 points. Quick looked amazing on the most dangerous shots, but that one goal from the outside circle indicates he still has a problem with those bad angle shots. He was incredible on the shootout, but I noticed that the last 3 SJ shooters all did the same thing, trying to go to his blocker side. That was oneof his weaknesses last year, but he appears to have taken care of that. If Quick can staty hot, our PK continues at its current rate and our PP finds some consistency (yes, it did look alot netter last night!), then we have a real good shot this year, no matter where we end up inthe Conference standings.
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Moller= Looked like he belongs.
Pod= like his Reckless play, but needs to stay out of the box
Kopi= we need more O. How about shooting off the faceoff?
Brown= thats was his game, way to go get it kid!
Penner= how long before he loses intrest in our pee-wee hockey offence and winds up in the doghouse like strum?
TM= cant sit on a won goal lead for 20 min against a playoff team! Wake up!
JJ= where does this guy go?
Stoll= played well in both ends
Smyth= please retire and save us 6 mil next year
Quick= best shootout goalie in the league. Great game except for the softie. You keep saving TM job night after night.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:24 am
@Pesus, Quick has let in a few softies in some very important, recent games. Between allowing the Ducks OT winner and last night’s 3rd period, game tying goal, I think Ranford needs to help him with some concentration or mental aspects of these games.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:13 am
@Bob Bobson, Wow…your calling Perry’s 95mph slapshot from 10 feet away a soft goal? Seriously?
Last night, absolutely, that one to Marleau in the 3rd was soft, but Perry’s? REALLY?????? I would like to know your definition of a good goal.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:24 am
@mrbrett7, That angle on Perry’s shot was terrible and he should have had it covered better. Any goalie will tell you that regardless of the speed his body should just have been in the way.
mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:06 am
@mrbrett7, @Bob Bobson…could not disagree more…and if I could say it more vehemently on here, I would.
The Batman Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:50 am
@mrbrett7, i agree with you brett that perry shot was not soft at all, and quick was in perfect position it knuckled, hit his glove and went in, but yes this goal was kinda whack
Pesus Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:13 am
@Bob Bobson,
I agree, he’s stil young, hopefully it will come with experience. He’s playing much better now then this time last year.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:13 am
@Pesus, It’s STURM…you strum a guitar.
He wasn’t in anyone’s doghouse…he was hurt.
If Penner wants to go score goals on a team that finishes dead last in the NHL every year, fine by me.
Defense wins hockey games.
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Puckn-A Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:26 am
@mrbrett7, Technically pucks crossing a goal line more than the other teams pucks cross a goal line wins games.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:07 am
@Puckn-A, hahahaha…true, true. Of course, the team that stops the other team from having pucks cross the goal line more wins games.
See what I did there?
threepwood Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:28 am
@Pesus,
I think people will be singing a different tune about Smyth when he scores a few ugly, yet beautiful goals in the playoffs…
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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:33 am
@Pesus,
wow
I really want to know what games you’ve been watching…
Kopi needing more offense? I guess unless he’s the #1 scorer in the NHL, it won’t be good enough for you.
Penner? How about he bring something to the table. Don’t know if you’ve noticed the last 2 games he’s been pretty much invisible..This was something that the people in Edmonton were talking about..taking games off!
TM’s coaching? Check the standings the last 2 seasons. and also how about giving credit to the Sharks for coming at the Kings with everything they had in the 3rd? We weren’t “sitting” on any lead. San Jose’s a great team..give credit where credit’s due.
JJ? He had a real good defensive game last night…watch it again!
Smyth? Also had a very good game last night..the goals will come with that type of effort.
You need to give credit to the opposition sometimes…In the end we came away with the 2 points which is all that really matters, but we weren’t playing a patsie last night.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:39 am
@nykingfan, how can u not see penner he the only big guy we have u cant miss him
they just over kopi and penner so they cant really do much since they didnt take Penner that much he was open most of the time but now they over him too
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:08 am
@KingsFanFTW, The only big guy? What are you watching? He’s been completely invisible since he got here.
Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:42 am
@nykingfan, disagree with you about DP and agree about RS.
I though RS played a great game last night, I called him “possessed” but others disagreed.
And DP has been quiet but not for lack of effort. The honeymoon is over and it’s now time to settle in and teams are playing their shut-down line on our 1st, whadayougonnado? But I wouldn’t say he’s already taken games off.
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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:53 am
@Stuart,
1 out of 2 aint’ bad! lol
We can agree to disagree on Penner. I watched him really close the other night and he was beaten to every loose puck. It wasn’t as blatant last night, but I still didn’t see him attack the net and use his size.
Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:01 am
@nykingfan, I can live with that
Pesus Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@nykingfan,
I love kop but what i meant was he needs to be a little more selfish, specially on the power play. I really fell bad for him having to play for TM, all our forwards for that matter. Smyth’s effort is there, just think 6 mil next year will hurt us more than he will help. Chi won last year with average D and and average goaltending. So enough with D wins cups. Last team to win a cup with just D was NJ like 10 years ago and different set of rules. I dont think penner played bad. I think penner’s success is important cuz nobody wants to play here anyway, throw in the fack that we try to win every game 2-1 makes it even harder to atract free agents. No forward will be able to live up to their contract thanks to TM offense. Thats how I see it u dont have to agree with me. And as far as the standing go, we r a good team, I can coach this team to 30 wins and know nothing about hockey x’s & o’s. Get a real coach and he’ll get us to 50 wins.
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fsd1 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:54 am
@Pesus, that is one bs post, you could NOT coach any hockey team! Gosh darn it the people here making silly remarks.
nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:56 am
@Pesus,
I understnad what you’re saying about Kopi and shooting the puck, but your ridiculous comment about feeling bad for him because he plays for TM is nothing short of comical. The guy’s become one of the best 2 way centers in the NHL..who do you think gets credit for that?
D does win cups..if not, washington would have won several cups over the past few seasons…Chicago didn’t have average D..not by a long shot. Niemi’s a good goalie, I wouldn’t call him elite, but Chicago’s D and the forwards attention to their D responsibility is why they won the cup.
Free agents are attracted to $$ and winning. They don’t care if the team wins every game 1-0 it’s all about chasing the cup. FA’s haven’t come to LA because the Kings have sucked for such a long period of time..Things have certainly changed over the past couple of seasons. Smytty waives his NTC to come to the Kings. Penner agrees to come to the Kings.
JJ signs a long term deal for less $$ than he could probably get on the open market.
Just to humor me..please let me know the last time a player publicly (or even rumored) said he wants out of LA and if that occured during TM’s reign? Don’t use Fro because he would have come back..the Kings didn’t want him at the price he was asking for.
As far as coaching this team yourself, or getting a “real coach” give me an example of a real coach who could have taken a franchise that a few years ago was picking #2 overall to being a playoff team for the past 2 seasons?
50 wins, ha? Which coach is that?
Pesus Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:31 am
@Pesus, We have enoughguys playing D, kopi is a 100 point player on any another team. Kop is a great to way player cuz of TM. But we need him to score not be another zues. Let zues be the shut down center. I feel he wastes to much energy in the D zone taking away from his offence. I know U know I cant coach this team,I just think TM has maxed out as far as what he can do for us. I hoped to god Im wrong. I hope u and I r downtown at a parade soon. And u are right about the things changing around here about players wanting to play for us. Maybe I think this team is better than they r. I see Cal give up 6 goals, them look great against us, then give up 4 more 1st peroid goals to the sharks. Thats what I dont get.
Is it just me or am I the only one who is in my mid 20′s and have been following the team my entire life, and after each season I feel like I age in dog years due to the stress of following the team and the passion and dedication that we as Kings fans have?!?! GO KINGS GO!!!
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mike morbid Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:27 am
@KingOfHockey, i’m in my late 20′s until next month, so i right there with ya!
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Duffy Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:08 am
@mike morbid,
Well I was born the very day the franchise was created – – so im definitely a Life Long Kings fan. I’m older then the mid twenties obviously by about 2 decades – but there were PLENTY of years where there was Zero stress toward the end of the season, we were so far out of it. I LOVE THE STRESS of this type of season.
You know the guys in the locker room crave those kind of match ups and games – and when the wins come – Oh man – they are flying high.
GKG!!!
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Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:42 am
@Duffy, exactly what I was gonna say to these young’ins.If I had a heart condition it would’ve reared it’s ugly head by now.Try this for 35 years…but your right we haven’t even had a pulse by this time some years so TRY to enjoy it kids.
TradedForAPick Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:37 am
@KingOfHockey,
early 20s. this team is going to kill me from a heart attack without a doubt
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The Batman Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:59 am
@TradedForAPick, same here bro, im so amped up after everygame, win im so happy i cant think of anything else, lose im so pissed off i cant think of anything else.
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FiG17 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
@TradedForAPick,
Same here. I’m only 20, but I wear a lifeline necklace during every game.
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CB14 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:01 am
@KingOfHockey, I just turned 28 and feel the same way you do. It’s aging me at an alarming rate. I remember the 93 cup run, and loss(Thanks McSorely), and I vivedly remember the day we traded Gretzky to St. Louis. The mid 00′s didn’t stress me too much because we sucked so much and I knew that even if we made the playoffs we wern’t gonna go anywhere. This year and last year have been very fun and stressful at the same time. I’ll take the stress if it gets us the cup!
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mcsorleyfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
@KingOfHockey, Wait til you’re in your 40′s and expecting a heart astroke every game! It gets worse! And I wouldn’t trade it.
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So anyone think Foxy is off his rocker by still standing by his notion that Boyles SO move was a pull-and-drag? I’ve done thousands of those moves and the puck is always cradled by the stick, not stopped with the tip and then snapped. Definite flaw by the Toronto room again!
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DesertKing Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:39 am
@Stuart,
Wait a minute, are you insinuatong that Toronoto made a mistake? Please, Toronto is the home of the hockey gods and the paragon of NHL virtue. They would never miss a call or incorrectly review a replay. Just ask DL and TM and they will extol upon the professionalism and review capabilities of the Toronto staff. The fact that they ripped us off for at least 4 points in the standings should not indicate that there are issuses in Toronto. Just forget that those 4 points would position us in 4th place in the Conference standings and only 1 point behind our division leader. We should all be excoriated for even thinking of using replay to show that the replay experts flubbed a replay review! That being said, GKG and do not allow our fate to be decided by useless officials in Toronto acting upon subpar calls from blind referees whose whistles are are stuck in their pockets and feel it is improper to work as a team with the other on-ice officials (and if the NHL is reading this, sorry, I don’t have $50k, I spent it at Staples Center). I feel better.
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KingsGuy Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:10 am
@DesertKing, Funny stuff… I liked your usage “big” words. I should start using the synonyms button more often too. LOL
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DesertKing Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:35 am
@KingsGuy,
They made my brain hurt this early in the day, but thanks.
Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:49 am
@DesertKing, are u counting the G that was allowed to stand @PHX when ATL was in there in FEB?Not quite as bad as the play in LA but any stretch of logic disallows that G the same way Smyths was disallowed in OTT.Calls gonna stand close to 100% of the time.Bad on ice decisions confirmed by people that presumably know the rules but don’t give 1 iota about them.
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Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am
@Paul M. Hedberg, oops,final was 4-3 PHX…OF COURSE
Dave's a Killer Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:12 am
@Stuart, As stated in the Murray interview, “That was just a conversation. It was not a review. It’s the discretion of the referee to review it.” I don’t think Toronto had a say. That being said, I have to agree with the DesertKing in his opinions on Toronto. In fact, I feel that there is not even a debate on this. Their decisions have been terrible, and not just against the Kings.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:14 am
@Stuart, He pulls it about an inch backward, then he snaps it. Should never have counted.
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:31 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, thank you!!! My point more than Toronto patsy room… And on the post-game Fox kept referring to it as a clean pull-and-drag and I almost threw something at that troll!!!
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Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:55 am
@Stuart, He tows the company line doesn’t he?But he doesn’t cry the like other announcers who are just about unwatch(listen)able
Paul M. Hedberg Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:05 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, what is your definition af an inch?Looked closer to half a foot to me.Can’t let somebody play u like that though.Cheevers,B.Smith,Dryden,Liut…alot of guys would not give u that much time.Today they wanna get on the hilites,my day an ankle would not be feeling good right now.G might’ve counted but someone would be out 10 days right now.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
@Paul M. Hedberg, My definition of an inch is 2.54cm. It’s the way I saw it. What’s your definition of “play?”
KC23 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:41 am
@Stuart, Murphy in Toronto isn’t making mistakes. He knows exactly what he’s doing to the Kings. Any chance he gets to stick it to DL, he takes it and I bet he laughs his butt off going home from work each time.
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:50 am
@KC23, I cansee him trudging home and at red lights he shakes his head back anf forth and claps the chant “F- the Kings” to our Go-Kings-Go…
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Stoll in the shootout = fun to watch
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LAPD line Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 8:47 am
@mike morbid,
How many games has Stolly won for us in the shootout this year? Between his timely shootout goals, and Quicks timely shootout saves, I love it when we get to a shootout. Just because I know it would benefit us, I wish there was a shootout in the playoffs ( well, I guess not really, but it would be a huge advantage for us… ).
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“The second goal was a play that me and Zeus have been working on” ……. Brown’s comment after the game kinda sums up why I don’t like too many line changes. Great game by the entire lineup tonight, which is what we need every night. Really like our fourth line when Westy isn’t out there. I think as soon as Lewis gets one or two goals the flood gate will open and we will have another 25 goal scorer on our lineup ( well, next year anyway ). Now, no let-up. Keep your foot on the throat of the western conference and finish strong. Pacific division title would sure be a nice start.
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Puckn-A Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@LAPD line, I will wear a dress and Ducks backpack if Trevor Lewis gets 10 goals next season. I hope you are right but I just don’t see a drop of offense in his game at this point.
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LAPD line Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
@Puckn-A,
Which one of those will be the most embarrassing to wear? My 25 goal prediction may have been a little optimistic, but I really think he will be pushing 20 soon.
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In the SO the biggest question was did Quick tip the puck on that move by Boyle. If he did then the play is dead after the offensive player plays it again, it’s considered a rebound. And I believe he did tip the puck clearly shown on replay. That is what the Kings were questioning.
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:32 am
@iekingfan71, I didn’t think he touched it, but what do I know…
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nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:35 am
@Stuart,
I didn’t think he touched it either.
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DesertKing Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:36 am
@Stuart,
I think you are right, but they didn’t run any replays to really show it.
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Moller did great in that game, some good quickness, aggressive drives toward the net, putting the puck toward the Goal. I hope he builds confidence from this game and gets better and better.
One key I thought was getting the Sharks to get into the penalty box – we really got under their skin, Clowe especially, he took some bad penalties. The Fish had as many penalties in this game than they had in their previous 4 games. Whatever we did – let’s keep it going and don’t have a let down with the ‘Lanche and Oilers – we need all 4 of those points.
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:32 am
@Duffy, speed has a knack of causing penalties… I liked the speed last night, I LOVED the puck movement even more though!!!
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Thoughts…
Will everyone PLEASE shutup already about Dustin Brown? He has proven he is a consistent 25 goal scorer in the NHL. He most likely isn’t anything more, and that is fine.
Matt Greene was outstanding last night. In fact, he really has stepped up his game in the last couple of months.
Oscar Moller. I don’t know what he did down in Manchester, but I’m happy to say he has taken to heart whatever Management said to him, and he came back up with a real fire under him. I was quite pleased with his play last night.
Penner. I said it when there were the rumors. I said it when they did the trade. I’m saying it now. I don’t and didn’t want him, and he’s showing why. He may be the softest 250lb. man I have ever seen in my life. GO TO THE NET, HARD…good God man! Now he’s actually HURTING Kopitar. Can he even receive a pass? It’s like his stick is a brick.
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KingsGuy Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:16 am
@mrbrett7, I agree his pay hasn’t been 100%. However, wasn’t that pass/break off the boards to Moller from Penner?
I think his play was “okay” last night. I think he can play better…
As far as lil #9. Hope he proves me wrong, but I don’t think he’s gonna “stay hot” for long…
You forgot to mention, Stoll… Sniper in the shootout.
Zues has had some solid plays to keep us in these last few games.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:14 am
@KingsGuy, I may be wrong, but I don’t think so. I think the pass was intended for Penner, and per usual, he was slow getting to the puck, and Moller scooted right around him, picked up the puck, and went into the zone and got off a great shot on a grade A scoring chance.
I don’t even think I’ve seen Penner in front of the net, once.
How is this man even being knocked down? I don’t fall down that much, and he outweighs me by 60+ pounds!
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:18 am
@KingsGuy, As for the others…
Stoll, I’ve always liked him. I think people try to make him into something he isn’t. IF Schenn can take that #2 center position, and let Stoll be the #3 center, THAT is where he belongs in reality. Right now, he’s really playing out of position (or role if you will).
Moller, he showed something different last night. He’s always been a bit fearless, to a fault. He’s always had the ability to get off shots from wherever, and he has always had great ice vision…but last night, he looked greatly improved in one aspect of his game that he really needed to improve upon.
Small players all have on thing in common. They turn their detriment (size) into an advantage. How did he get such a wide open shot coming down the wing? Speed? That helped, but that wasn’t the real reason…the Sharks defense never even saw him. He snuck in behind Penner, and all of a sudden, there he was…the Sharks defense had to “react”. That’s how smallish players can succeed…forcing the defense to react to them. That’s the firs time I’ve ever seen him do something like this…I want to see more of it.
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:37 am
@mrbrett7, wow! My complaints still stand about DB. Yes he had a moster game on the forecheck and obviously scoring two goals and getting the SO tally, but there were numerous, and when I say numerous I mean lik 4-6 times (once for sure on our PP) where he lost pucks on a rush, killed good chances with bad passes into skates, shanked pass attempts. There was that 3-1 he coughed up after allowing the lone D man to close on him… As I said in another earlier thread, I’ll overlook the terrible handles tonight bd we got the 2 pts. But the DB talk will never stop until the man can make a pass to save his teamates life!
And about DP, I thought he played well last night, too. He knocked a couple of people over, I thought I saw him moving the puck around, he had a couple of chances in the slot early… No complaints anywhere about last nights game.
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Shotongoal Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Stuart, stuart, stuart……what happened, did Dustin Brown not sign an autograph or take a picture for you? How about this, everyone here will just acknowledge that you don’t like DB, if you’ll just stop ragging on him here. What do you say?
DB probably will never be a great passer……oh well!!!
He brings so much to this team and absolutely doesn’t deserve the negativity that some (you) ALWAYS toss at him here. I have nothing more to say about this because DB has said it for himself with his play, attitude and loyalty to the Kings organIzation since day 1!!!
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:55 am
@Shotongoal, Oh well? How about practicing that aspect and becoming a complete player? Everyone here complains about TM making excuses or taking it soft on our guys when they don’t perform, but I guess it’s all good to “overlook” a glaring weakness/inefficiency in our captains…
read the next part in Mr. Hands voice as he recites his list of “I don’t know”‘s to Spicoli:
Gas is expensive – oh well
radiation might hurt us – oh well
got bounced out the 1st round – oh well
can’t maintain puck possession on 3-1s – oh well
Yeah, I like this “oh well”
If DB grew some handles he might be HOF material. but OH WELL
KC23 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 10:48 am
@Stuart, You definately got an agenda with Brown, why I don’t know, but its obvious. Brown was the best player on the ice for either team. And I’m someone who has also been pretty critical of Brown myself. He really stunk it up at the end of the regular season last year. Brown has been a much better player this year and is playing some of his best hockey right now when it counts most.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:13 am
@Stuart, It’s very simple. He’s not a puckrusher. He’s a power foward…I don’t give two poops in a toilet if he turns the puck over in the OFFENSIVE zone 800 times a night. I do care if he doesn’t play his game.
His game is to score goals, hit and play defense. He does all three quite well. His game is NOT to rush the puck, stick handle, etc. Yet he does try this when he has no other choice, from what I see.
If your expecting a 40+ goal scorer and 80+ point producer, you need to temper your expectations.
As for Penner. He is awful. Can’t hold onto the puck. Can’t pass. Can’t shoot in less than 5 seconds. Can’t play defense. Can he do anything????
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Stuart Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:17 am
@mrbrett7, alright, if turnovers in our O-zone aren’t something you care about then DB is exactly your man… oh well lol
mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:22 am
@mrbrett7, Yup…oh well. As long as they are there and not in front of our net, I have no problem with them.
Turnovers from trying to make something happen in the OFFENSIVE zone, no coach will ever be angry with, especially if those turnovers are going forward (cough, cough…Smyth, Kopitar, Doughty, Johnson)…
Every player excels at certain things, and every player struggles with certain things.
I guess you hate Brendan Morrow as well. He’s a turnover machine.
Shane Doan
Cam Neeley
All similar players to Brown’s style, and guess what…none of them can complete a stick to stick pass.
nykingfan Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:37 am
@mrbrett7,
Penner hasn’t shown up the last 2 games. Typical of the way he plays..
when he’s on he can be dominant..when he’s not, it’s like having Westy in the lineup…you don’t notice either.
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we played one hellofava game last night….witnessed every player on the roster make a good play at least once
outstanding team effort….how bout Tervor Lewis?
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launch Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:21 am
@launch, trevor i mean
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That was a different Oscar Moller last night.
Even his voice sounded deeper.
Dude was winning puck battles, checking guys consistently, challenging puck carriers, opening up space for Kopi a few times, Lots of speed, really focused play. Oscar really brought it last night and got rewarded with an assist. He should have had a goal as well but Niemi was pretty sick last night.
This Oscar Moller should stay! I was really impressed and stoked for him. I think he has found his game. The only thing left for him to do is to do it consistently.
…and I do agree that Penner was slow and ineffective last night. It should be Kopi’s job to chirp at him on the bench, being an Assistant Captain and all (And a linemate), to tell him to pick it up. Big bodies are great. THey aren’t worth much if they’re not skating though. If Penner played like Moller did tonight, that line would have utterly DOMINATED.
There’s always next game. 2 points is 2 points.
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TradedForAPick Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:41 am
@Cynic,
Moller is playing like he would kill for a job in the NHL. Penner should be aware of that.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 9:57 am
@Cynic, It’s amazing what puberty can do for a hockey player.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 25th, 2011 at 11:23 am
@Cynic, Well put.
Did you notice what I did? He (Moller) used his size to his advantage? Squirting in and out of holes…hiding behind bigger bodies? The Sharks defense had fits trying to find him.
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No day off today…won’t make the same mistake as against the Blues.
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