Trevor Lewis’ postgame thoughts…
(on his expectations for himself, and the results tonight…)
LEWIS: “I have pretty high expectations for myself. I just kind of wanted to play my game, and I knew my minutes would probably be up a little bit, so just chip in a couple more. Brownie got open a few times and I found him, so it was great.”
(on his play on the second goal…)
LEWIS: “I heard him [Dustin Brown] from behind, and then I just quickly looked up and he was right in the slot, ready for it. I just gave it to him and he made a great shot.”
(on playing the same type of game, in a new role…)
LEWIS: “I just come in with the same attitude, and a checking mindset, and some things come naturally when you’re playing with a little more offensive guys. I’ve just got to keep going.”
My hats off to you Lewis. Stepping up when we need you most. Congrats.
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wavesinair Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
@KC23, As I was saying in the last thread, it was a perfect game for everyone to get used to playing in their new roles in preparation for the monster on Thursday.
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Kings x Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 2:46 am
@KC23, Sick play on the second goal. Who knew all the kid needed was some decent linemates to play with. Maybe being brought up the was he was accelerated his playing ability to what we see now. He is a no 1 pick after all
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holly Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 10:57 am
@KC23, Lewis has been a guy, historically, who given the opportunity can usually step up. He definitely stepped up!
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As long as we contn iue to play tough defense with good goaltending, we just need one or two persons to step on then offense each night. Tonight it was Brown and Lewis. On Thursday it could be Penner and Simmonds. We are still in this despie what the naysayers think.
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SDKing Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
@DesertKing,
Agreed. Any line could show up on any night.
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Kings x Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 2:47 am
@SDKing, Makes it real tough on opposing teams that way. If Penner could find someone he can form a dynamic duo that would be great.
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KingsGuy Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
@DesertKing, I agree. Just keep playing our game! Brown has been a rockstar the last few games.
Moller to put it lightly, did not look great. I see him moving down a line or two against Van.
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YoBro Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
@KingsGuy, I was wondering if anybody else noticed that Moller seemed completely lost out there tonight. 2 good games & 1 clunker. Brown, Lewie & Bernie all great tonight. Now get them Nucks.
Go Kings
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Lets go Kings we can do this if u keep the Defense and manage to score first u should win
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i thought they neutralized moller.
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Kings x Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 2:49 am
@jkking, They took the body on him very effectively. My prediction of one goal and three assists from his first game till playoffs still stands. I just don’t think he has it for this level for this team
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Awesome effort! Speed, hustle, finding the open guy way to play!
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moller did not impress he looked small and did not seem involved in the play
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Couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of this game..
Lewis shined, Brown dominated and Bernier got the shutout..
How could you not love this team and the effort tonight…
Vancouver probably thinks they will spank us with our injuries..
Let’s go in there and rock their world…
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I second the moller look bad tonight! But agree we can still be in it! If we at D and get solid goaltending!! GKG!!
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Jpizzle313 Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
@Jpizzle313, Looked and get good D!
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Brown is the man! Somebody tell me how he’s not first line material again. He wasn’t scoring when him and Kopi were split up, but neither was Kopi and he’s first line material. Keep up the good work Lewis. You might just have found your partner for next year.
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Kenny44 Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
@Dominick, I’m OK with calling that our “first line”
at least on this night
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 1:40 am
@Dominick, He scored both goals on the second line.
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Dominick Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 3:48 am
@Bkrs-Bud, Overall he’s scored more on the first.
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I thought lewis did a great job and may be coming into his own and this may let him become the threat we need!! Way to step it up Kings. I do know and realize that the oilers are on the down side of things. Cunsux wont be as easy I am sure…Lets Go Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kenny44 Reply:
March 29th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
@KingsFan1974, You mean Vanhoover?
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If any of you Peeps didn’t know it then, you know it now—- Lewis is a hard playing nut, who has learned a few things while playing along Kopi. Also, The Kid is From Salt Lake.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 8:02 am
@kinginsaltlake, You sound like a proud Papa!
Lewis when drafted had just shot up the draft boards and was considered a “late riser”.
He was/is a late bloomer. He’s still young, and with his speed, quite often, the skill comes later when the player learns how to slow down a bit, and let their hands catch up with their feet.
Great example, look at Micheal Grabner on the Islanders now. He was with Vancouver, and was easily their fastest skater, but couldn’t hit the broadside of a barn. Traded to Florida, and RELEASED (oops!). Same thing though…he had to learn to slow down at times, and let his hands catch up to his feet.
30+ goals later this season, he has learned (should probably credit the coaching staff on the Island).
This is what developing players mean. Some of them get it right away. Some take longer. Manny Malhotra was a 1st round pick of the Rangers years back, and he could just flat out FLY when he was younger. He never really figured out how to be a sniper, but he fashioned himself into a great defensive forward (hope he is okay now). Not all 1st round picks pan out (Hugh Jessiman anyone?), some pan out when they are 19, some take until they are 23 or 24 to figure themselves out and it’s up to the teams and organizations to have patience with these kids to allow them to get their games together.
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Dominick Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 9:02 am
@mrbrett7, I’m not argueing your point at all, but I just wanted to add that some players never pan out like Aki Berg.
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Well the NY teams seem to know how to develop players. Boyle Moulson Grabner. I wonder what is differnt from LA coaching and player devlopment? Is that Robitaille we should ask?
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holly Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 10:55 am
@KingsOfComedy, On the Boyle front, Boyle put the work in and it paid off. The Rangers came to him with an option to try and improve his game and he took it and ran with it. That combined with the injuries allowing him to get quality minutes is what took him from where he was last season and in his time with the Kings to where he is now. This is actually a pretty interesting video on what he did with Barb Underhill over the off season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn3R_f0wnJY A lot of people will probably say they don’t care because he isn’t here any more, but it’s a pretty interesting approach to working on a player’s skating.
Moulson needed quality minutes with a quality line which he wasn’t getting. Also, he came in to camp with the Islanders last season in an absolute do or die situation. His game has progressed since the Kings, but it isn’t an entirely different game than what he played when getting quality minutes in the minors.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:29 am
@holly,
I think that Simmonds could use Barb Underhill’s help with skating; what do you think?
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holly Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:48 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, I think it’d be an interesting experiment. Simmonds is relatively quick compared to some of our other players, but has similar issues to Boyle (in my very unprofessional opinion) in that he tends to be jerky and lacks fluidity to his skating. I think a lot of people assume that speed is king, but well used speed is even better. Having watched Boyle this season his overall game has improved because his issue was never hockey sense or knowing how to work the puck, it was that his skating prevented him from displaying those skills. The visible difference in Boyle’s skating, particularly when shown side by side, is pretty impressive. And to think of what Simmonds could do if he weren’t wasting excess energy with unnecessary motion is pretty amazing.
GkingsG99 Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:45 am
@holly, I’d wish that ALL the Kings would do that but that’s not gonna happen lol.
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holly Reply:
March 30th, 2011 at 11:53 am
@GkingsG99, True. There are guys who probably don’t need it or really wouldn’t see the immense difference that you see in Boyle. And like Del Zotto mentioned, it’s pretty hard to un-learn muscle memory that you’ve used for years, but there are definitely also players who I think would jump at the chance to do anything to make their play more well rounded and more desirable.
This article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704170404575625053051115476.html talks a bit more in depth about specifics as far as what Boyle was doing wrong and how it was corrected, but I like the visuals of the video. It’s also pretty funny because it’s from the Wall Street Journal and therefore written in a much more proper tone.