On Wednesday morning, the morning after Game 3, the mood around the Kings’ practice and locker room was light and cheerful despite the loss. The same could not be said today, as the players and coaches went through what could be described as a quiet, serious practice. After drills ended, Terry Murray pulled the players together for a chat that lasted a couple minutes, and then the players headed off to the locker room quietly, with the only noise being interaction with a handful of reporters. There’s no mystery about the mood. The Kings face elimination Saturday night in San Jose, and Murray was asked about his message to the team today…
MURRAY: “The series is 3-1. I look at it as a self-inflicted issue right now. Coming out of the game last night, they scored six goals. I gave them a look on their power-play goal, but outside of that, those goals against are plays that basically we hand to them through breakdowns and reads that have been made all year long. That’s a part of the game that we have taken a lot of pride in over the last three years, is to be a good, solid defensive hockey club, to do things the right way all of the time, as a team. So when I say I need players to play good, I need them to play the right way. We don’t need to have any one player, two players, feel that they need to put the whole thing on their shoulders and play extra-special, because that’s when problems start to come back at you and comes right back down our throat. I just want us to play good.”
i just feel like saying Go kings Go we still believe i hope
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cpmc29 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Yes we do believe. It’s not over till we lose 4 games.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
@cpmc29, yea i wish we win 3 game in a row
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cpmc29 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:01 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Wow would’nt that be something. I just got excited.
Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@cpmc29,
It’s over.
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donald_s Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:05 am
@KingsFanFTW,
What Terry Murry wanted to say was “It was a chocking situation” but that didn’t work out from him very well the last time he said it.
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5 4 Fighting Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:39 am
@KingsFanFTW, It ain’t over ’till it’s over. I feel that the Kings can still take the series. Just take it one game at a time.
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For those interested:
Manchester and Binghamton Sharks tied, 1-1, after the 1st OT…
3:38 left, Manchester killed a Voynov penalty…
4th OT game in 6 games, 3-2 Monarchs in games…
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
Binghamton wins, 2-1 in the second OT, consecutive OT wins…
Series is tied, 3-3, game 7 Saturday night…
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number 6 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:40 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
Bako, so, seven OT games. Four of them lost by teams that have problems scoring during the regular season, Rangers and Kings. Three by teams with skill, SJ and Washington. Hmmmm. I better be careful what I say here. Not in fear of deletion, just don’t want to be negative.
Oh, so anyway, another won tonight by Buffalo…. scored by Tyler Ennis, a young rookie who is gifted offensively around the net. Oh, I promised myself I wouldn’t start on that again.
You know what? It takes instincts and feel to score goals. And in spite of the four in Gm 2 (3 by dmen) and 5 in Gm 3, the Kings just don’t have enough players like that.
Every football team needs a good kicker. Every hockey team needs a few guys with a touch around the net. I know, I know, he’s coming….. Tyler Toffoli…. in probably two years.
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number 6 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:41 pm
@number 6,
Meant to say three Won by teams with skill….. caps and sj.
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Lexigirl Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 pm
@number 6, You have no idea what plans will be made, could e alot sooner than 2 years, and some of the players we have could find their hands before then as well. And no one said Toffoli was the next coming…
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number 6 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:26 pm
@Lexigirl,
Dear Lexi, he just started with Manch. The word is that his skating needs a lot of work. That leads one to believe given skating deficiencies, need to learn to play d (his coach may be TM) etc, he probably won’t make the Kings next year. So that would make it in two years. In other words, not next season but season after. Also, if Schenn and or Lokti make the team next year Highly unlikely they’d bring Toffoli up too at the same time.
Tony Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@number 6, btw Ennis is listed at 5’9″ 157 pounds…he had two goals tonight including the game winner. No way a guy that small gets in a playoff game for a team coached by TM….food for thought…eh?
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Ravens Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:56 pm
@number 6, Great post Number 6
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:35 pm
@Ravens,
Agree, great post.
Scoring is like critical mass, a team collects skilled players and struggles to score. Struggle, struggle, collect more skilled players, still struggle, until finally that chemistry is achieved and then the team cannot be stopped. Slowed, but not stopped.
It will happen for the Kings.
Soon, soon…
variable Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:54 pm
@number 6,
hey 6,
when you have young players making young mistakes, players with a few years under their belt struggling to play bigger roles and key veterans underachieving, this is what you get – a kings team down 3-1…
we should be up 3-0…instead, we are fighting off elimination, facing the fears of another less-than-satisfying playoff run, as many peeps here are keeping their end of season speech/post nearby…some have already started…
i prefer to wait it out until we are officially done…is there any hope…?…well, yes…yes…i have some hope…but my greater hope is that if these kings go down, they go down with a better overall 60(+) minute performance, like the one we saw in game 2…
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variable Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
@variable,
it should read “we should be up 3-1″…sorry…
Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:17 am
@variable, “players with a few years under their belt struggling to play bigger roles” I kind of got that from what TM said… just play within yourself and the system boys and it will come. But I understand the want to do something special in the heat of the moment. Therin lies the rub of inexperience.
Does anybody remember the bull-on-the-hill story Duvall tells Penn in Colors? I see running down the hill being Simmer/DD/others trying to dance at the blue line rather than walking down the hill and dumping it deep playing the system work the dmen down and wait for an opening… or maybe its late and I should have no business rambling.
GKG FTS
number 6 Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 7:27 am
@variable,
Well put var. Well put. There are for sure certain issues, that you point out, and perhaps others (such as starting to develop a killer instinct – instead of taking the foot off the pedal every time a bit of success beckons).
But agreed that development is needed for the young ones and vets have been well below what you’d expect of them.
We need the coach to coach the right way…..call time out when needed….to put the best line up out there…..to make adjustments as the games goes along…..I want the coach to coach a good game….I dont need the coach making extra-special changes…..just coach good….
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FemaleFan #1 Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 7:21 am
@neil, Haha! Exactly! He seems to be thoroughly confused, or in extreme denial, about one of the HUGE problems we have going on here…..him!! Play good? He wants them to play good? Sounds like some thing a little league father tells the local newspape reporter. We need a new coaching staff first thing. I’ve been blasted in the past for voicing this, but I believe this needs to be our first step.
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well, in the playoffs you need your best players to be your best players, cliche i know. Now, our worst players are playing like our best players and our best players are not. I got tickets to game 6 I really want another chance we can;t go out in SJ having played two of our worst home games all season in the playoffs. It’s not fair, yeah I’m being a whiny fan but whatever!! we deserve better, and we better get another shot at home!
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Ravens Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:24 pm
@nking11, not whiny at all, we do desreve better, especially those of us who have suffered decades of embarracment. It seems as though we finally have people who care at the top of the orginization, it’s filtering slowly down, but it’s so hard to earse years of incompitance. and a culture of losing. We’re in for the long hual
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Calm before the storm. We are going to play our best game tomorrow and bring this baby back home.
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I bet Penner was in the corner sucking his thumb and telling knock knock jokes during practice
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Kings x Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@408KingsFan, Or stuffing doughnuts and potato chips. Wiping his greasy hands on his jersey sitting in the lazy boy when he got home.
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I waited 10 days to get my car flag in the mail, by the time I got it, I couldn’t even bring myself to put it on my car, just couldn’t remind the fans of what horrors the hockey gods had unleashed upon them. I ask, what should I do with it? dispaly it proudly or observe in private, away from the eyes of those in basketball, baseball and football who would ridicule and judge? ok f^*k it…it goes on the car.
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408KingsFan Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
@Ravens, I have the big Kings decal in the back window of my truck and I’m up in SJ and get laughed at everywhere I go. But I keep on rolling
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:37 pm
@408KingsFan,
…My Kind of Fan!
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Lexigirl Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 7:47 pm
@408KingsFan, Yeah, well how many times have those SJ fans been laughed at because of the number of times their team has choked in the playoffs. Being a fan is sometimes the hardest thing in world, but we have your back!! GKG!!
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Kings x Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@408KingsFan, Good for you. That’s only because SJ is currently playing better than us and simply has a better skilled team. It’s not relative to the rest of the NHL. Where I guarantee you as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow that SJ will get absolutely SMOKED by the wings or the nucks.
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Dave in Torrance Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:10 am
@408KingsFan, atta boy 408!!!
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Kings x Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@Ravens, That’s what happens when you try to be a lakers fan
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nking11 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:01 pm
@Ravens,
yeah, hang that flag high who cares about the fans that laugh, because they’re not the fans SJ is even proud to have as fans. Like, and I’ll get some slack for this, there are Kings fans who start fights and talk a lot of smack and are just out of line during games in my section. Every team has them, they’re the ones who know the least about the sport and their teams, so they yell and sound like idiots, no class. They don’t represent true Kings fans, so screw the other teams fans who embarrass their teams also. Fly high flag, fly to victory!!!
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Brownkingsfan Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
@nking11, Lol… Where do you sit?
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:19 am
@Ravens, rock the flag!!!
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Not to sugarcoat anything, but I see this playoffs as a great learning experience for the Kings and even Kings organization. I still want to see them step up Saturday and extend the series. Who knows, the funnest game I ever attended live was Game 7 vs. defending champ Edmonton in ’89. They came back from 3-1 in that one.
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hipcheck Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@billanthony, I disagree. I see this as a whopper of a lost opportunity easily avoided by simply utilizing the hockey truisms most NHL coaches use from time to time.
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nking11 Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:02 pm
@billanthony,
yeah, in the end it’s not a great learning experience for the core guys who are supposed to lead us to victory, but I suppose some of the younger guys and fourth liners who stepped it up can walk away feeling good. Richardson-Beast, Clifford-Beast, even Westy looks like a hockey player.
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:22 am
@billanthony, totally. unfortunately Kopi wont gain from it like he should’ve.
@nking11 even great learning experiences hurt like all heck. They cant all be euphoric.
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Kings management needs to get serious and get us a new coaching staff for next year.
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That’s cuz they’re making vacation plans after this Sat game. Penner was making those plans about three months ago and now he’s here and it’s been put on hold he’s taking it out on the team.
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Player-X Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 6:22 am
@Hat trick, Yeah, my cousin has a friend who knows some people that heard from their cleaning lady who said her psychic told her that Penner wanted to go somewhere, that his girlfriend was having lunch with someone and that Penner once said he wanted rest for a minute.
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Hat trick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:07 am
@Player-X, That’s quite a chain of people…sounds like a pretty legit source.
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Please someone pee test Selanne…
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:49 pm
@Slim,
lol.
Unreal, what he’s doing.
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:51 pm
@Scot,
Conceivably, the Ducks could offer him a 3-year deal.
Although, he refuses to sign anything more than one year deals.
Smart man, good man, great player. Hope he plays next year.
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Quiet and serious, eh? Add inflexible and you have a team full of Murrays.
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iansez Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:43 pm
@Bobby Scribe, that was catty. Meow!
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I believe the players win and lose games but it’s the coaching staff that increases the chances of winning and losing based on their strategy for a game.
Two observations: During the 2nd period free fall on Tuesday night, Murray didn’t have the wherewithall in the 2nd period to call a time out to regroup and rest the team – Why not Murray?
With the game at 6-3 late in the 3rd, the Kings had a 2 man advantage, I’m still trying to figure out why Murray, didn’t pull Qucik for the extra attacker? Does it matter if we lose by 3 or 4 goals?
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Dominick Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:50 pm
@Joe,
I brought up those same points on another thread. I’m still scratching my head on both.
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Ravens Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 9:52 pm
@Joe, he probably thought 6 slow guys couldn’t catch 3 fast guys so why bother
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:23 am
@Ravens, LMOA… good stuff.
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:54 pm
@Joe,
TM had already mailed it in. If we scored on the 5-on-3, to make it 6-4, THEN he would have pulled Quick to make it a 6-on-4 with about 2 minutes left. But TM clearly didn’t believe in his team.
I was at the game, sitting up high. During the Sharks 5-on-3 during the 1st Period, they had the backdoor play set up the whole time, and should have scored if not for Quick. During the Kings 5-on-3, we passed it around the perimeter, and took a few shots from about 2 or 3 feet inside the blue line. It was just not even remotely dangerous. My friend and I were disgusted. I know this has been talked about so many different times, but.. Why can’t we at least TRY that backdoor play? Slow it down, set it up, TRY IT!
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Dominick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 1:45 am
@Scot, From your post to gods ears.
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Just a few notes from last nights game. First of all thank you TM for using your timeout, IT WORKED, the Kings responded by scoring 2 goals following your timeout, my only wish was that you would’ve used it one goal earlier. Or one game earlier for that matter.
We are overmatched against San Jose offensively. However we have not played the style of hockey we’ve played all year long. We’ve been horrible defensively these last 2 games. I expected the series to be like game 1. A tight scoring game with the Sharks eventually winning due to more offensive weapons. If the games all went that way I wouldn’t be happy, but I wouldn’t be surprised either. But the way our defensive system has broken down has me feeling that Game 5 won’t be pretty. I hope I’m wrong and the Kings beat the Sharks, but I don’t have my hopes up.
With regards to our power plays performance these last 2 games, it’s not at all surprising, and something I touched on between Games 2 and 3. I said we still hadn’t scored once both teams got things set-up, and we still haven’t. If Jamie Kompon is still our PP coach next year I will lose my mind.
I say give JB a shot in game 5, not because JQ has played bad, but just to change things up because these last 2 games have out of the Kings style of play. Also, sit Penner and Westgarth. KW hasn’t played bad, actually he’s been pretty good, but why not give Moller a shot? I thought he played well in game 2.
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:56 pm
@CB14,
I always love reading your posts.
I read them every time I see your name.
Such a rational, level-headed fan you are
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CB14 Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:32 am
@Scot, Thanks for the compliment Scot. Rich can attest to the fact that I’m not always rational and level-headed, but I am trying to be better at it.
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Dominick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 2:03 am
@CB14,
I agree that the style of the games have not been a good representation of Kings hockey. I mentioned earlier that I can’t remember Quick ever moving so much east/west the entire season. Usually the team gives him a chance to square up, and those passes through the crease are blocked or deflected, Kings hockey 101. San Jose has figured out how to get them through, and the Kings aren’t stopping that pass now. Hope they figure it out and shut down those passes through the middle, and force shots to the outside, because San Jose’s possesion game is killing us.
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CB14 Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:33 am
@Dominick, Amen, Brother.
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Anyone watching the Nashville game? As much as I dislike the ducks, Bobby Ryan had a hell of a goal. The Preds came back and tied it with 38 seconds left… Heading to OT!!!
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Mikey J. Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:06 pm
@Brownkingsfan, That was one of those goals I was really happy to see live. Ducks choked twice in the 3rd. Crazy series, but pails in comparison to what we’ve been through.
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Brownkingsfan Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:19 pm
@Mikey J., I bet it was cool to see live! Good hockey is good hockey, but I’m glad the Preds won! We toyed with the idea of going to the Preds game tonight, but we have a long drive to San Hoser tomorrow. Anyone else going?? Wish us luck. Go Kings Go!!!!
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Mikey J. Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:30 pm
@Brownkingsfan, I saw it live on Versus mate. That just wouldn’t be right going to a Mighty Duck game right now. Sacrilege.
iansez Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 10:47 pm
@Mikey J., that goal was sick enough to make medicine ill! Ryan would look so much better as a King…/
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Mikey J. Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:36 pm
@iansez, It would be a much different game for Ryan without Getslaf and Perry. Just ask Penns.
Bailey Fan Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:08 am
@iansez, I’m more pissed off at Taylor for blowing two 1st rounders in the deepest draft in history. We could have had Perry, even though he’s a crybaby and a huge whiner he’s a productive player, and Parise, but instead, we took Boyle and Tambellini.
Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:28 am
good ones Mikey J. you owned that thread!! I wonder if Penner would even recognize himself playing between those two the year they won… almost a different person altogether.
Sad to see. I hope he gets out of his funk and really helps the club next year…
And I wouldn’t go to the Preds game either (even with free tix) and I live 5 minutes from the place. LOL
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The last thing the Kings need is lucky break goals by the shot happy Sharks. That for me was the key to the series. Being the Sharks offensive advantage in the series, not easy being the underdog but this team has the ability to shut down the Sharks. Murray needs to come up with the goods.
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Kings have had 10 3-game winning streaks this year, but #11 is looking pretty tough…
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:29 am
@OC Kings Fan, great stat right now!!
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Woo Hoo Preds!
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if anything hopefully this series shows DL that this is as far as we will go simply “going with what we have” its painfully obvious that we need more skill, more scoring. hopefully DL gets us those pieces next season, in DL we trust.
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ok the good news for the Kings the Ducks are facing to get the boot too i hope the Preds pull it off and i hope the Kings pull a win off in game 5 tomorrow
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It has been a fun year. I’m sad to see it end. Especially witnessing the last two home losses.
We can’t end like that
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Keep your collective chins up guys. There’s still 60 minutes to play. Hopefully the boys will play a solid D game and shut down the fins. You know, is it just me, or has it seemed even though the Kings have had D breakdowns this series, does it seem like every freakin break is going the shark’s way? I mean, just about every bounce is going to them and they know what to do with it. I guess there’s something to be said about making your own breaks but c’mon, how about a little luck going our way for a change? Oh well, I’ll cheer the boys to the bitter end (which I really want to be a Kings cup win, wishful thinking) with the knowledge that we WILL definitely be better next year because I know Deano is watching all this too and I’m sure the offense will be upgraded and I’m sure a few laggers will be tossed. No names mentioned. GKG!
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:57 pm
@Goring 19,
You said it best yourself, good teams create their own breaks and bounces.
The Sharks forward talent is DEEP. Their 3rd line is fast, skilled, and smart.
I also believe the Kings will be a better team next year.
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I’m still waiting for TM’s reasoning in using the timeout in the last game. Why did you use it in game 4 but not game 3? Just wondering, were there no T.V. timeouts coming up?
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Dominick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 2:14 am
@CB14,,
Game 4 time out would have paid off too if the Kings were ready for the 3rd period. San Jose came right out and seized control, and the Kings weren’t ready.
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CB14 Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 am
@Dominick, Yup.
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My list for teams I don’t want to win.
Canucks – 1st
Sharks – 2nd
Detroit – 3rd
The Medal Winners
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Scot Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:59 pm
@Mikey J.,
Ducks? They would be number 1 for me. Then I would have the same list as yours after.
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Dominick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 2:17 am
@Mikey J., My list has 28 #2′s and Montreal.
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This game to me is a test of commitment.That’s it. Commitment to your teammates to your coaches to your organization to the fans and most importantly to yourself as a professional hockey player.Leave it all on the ice and i am fine with the outcome…..Peace
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JB Reply:
April 22nd, 2011 at 11:36 pm
@Melty, Well said. Even they lose, how they go down is important. I am really hoping Penner is benched. I don’t know how any other King player can want to battle for that guy, and he has proved he won’t battle
For them.
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KFII Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 7:47 am
@Melty, Or a test of composure.
Don’t let S.J. get under your skin or in your heads boys! Play your game. GKG!
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Dave's a Killer Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 10:42 am
@Melty, As I have pointed out in another thread, this team is desparate for LEADERSHIP and without that there will be no commitment. Individually, maybe, but not a team commitment.
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I am not bagging on Murray, I like him, but I hate the hypocrisy of all coaches. After the Kings 4-0 win: “… He’s a dominant player. I think he can take control of any shift that he wants to when he’s out there. That’s the kind of attitude he has played with in the last 20 games down the home stretch, and then again here tonight. That’s the important part of it. Whenever you need something big to happen, like we did tonight because of the adversity we faced, the key guys have to step up, and Doughty has always shown that ability to make the play at the right time, to step up, to try to be assertive and get things turned around if necessary.” Then after last game the message is the opposite ” We don’t need to have any one player, two players, feel that they need to put the whole thing on their shoulders and play extra-special, because that’s when problems start to come back at you and comes right back down our throat. I just want us to play good.”
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 12:31 am
@Osaka, what a difference a win makes…one day your the darling the next the goat. Such is life.
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Dominick Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 2:30 am
@Osaka, Hope next game DD gives some San Jose players some chiclets to chew on. Minus the gum. That should keep TM happy.
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dMan Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 9:52 am
@Osaka, Simple. There’s a difference between seizing an opportunity and trying to force things to happen.
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The Kings need to do more than just play good defense to come back in this series now. Without Kopitar the Kings are not going to score enough finesse goals. They need hard work and aggressive checking by all four lines, controlling the puck in the corners, and crashing the net.
Penner, Smyth and Williams have all been liabilities in the defensive end so any line pairing two of these players together will definitely lead to more San Jose goals. I would definitely sit out Penner and also Williams if his shoulder injury is keeping him from throwing any checks and getting involved in the corners. Bring in some active replacements. There is nothing to lose.
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Kings Classroom Challenge
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150163451449239.310005.39105654238
Go to Facebook and Vote for photo #4! It’s my Aunt’s classroom!
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I just want to win, win, win, …three more games!
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Dear Kings I’m not looking for you to win the Stanley Cup for me to be happy, but I just don’t want this morning to be the last hockey morning for the next 6 months. I’m not ready to end the season yet.
Love always, Shakes (GKG since 1989)
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 9:01 am
@Shakes, i hope the Kings pull it off win 3 games but doesnt look good
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last night our friend(B.H.)mentioned how Nashville changed their stratergy on how to slow down the Ducks…he said less hitting and plugging up the middle.Well what a concept…changing/adjustments on the system…BTW Nashville won!!!!
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Question…what is worse…losing a 4 goal lead in the second period….or losing the lead with 35 seconds left and then the game in OT???
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wannabeking Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 9:18 am
@neil, losing a 4 goal lead. the knockout punch already delivered and the guy gets up and beats ya.
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Minnesota Kings Fan Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 9:35 am
@wannabeking,
Both equally bad. That’s like asking what’s worse – death by fire or by electrocution? Same end result….
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They’ve played pretty well on the road of late. I’m really hoping they take tonight’s game, and then we’ll see how things shake out. I never give up on my team until the clock runs out, and there’s still another game that has to be played the last time I looked, so, no, it isn’t “over” as so many have said.
If they lose, I’ll be disappointed, but if they win…. well, let’s worry about tonight, first.
GO KINGS!
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Nichol is a coward. That would be like Westgarth knocking out Marleau’s teeth and then refusing to fight him. I don’t blame Doughty. You lose your teeth and you’ll be thinking all summer after you lose anyway, “I should have done something”
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thustable Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 11:06 am
@jonsey, Nichol did the right thing. Had Westgarth pulled that on Marleau like you say it would have been regarded as a smart play.
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nichols is not a coward….his job was to get under kings players skin and get them to react and so he did……he jsut did his job perfectly ….maybe westid should do that
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From DL:
The kings Organization would like to remind its fans that we are in a rebuilding period (the same one we have been in for the last 10 years). All of our young talent needs time to grow and gain experience we just haven’t got their yet. with the announcement of our new coaching staff we will have another setback so it will take another 3 years of rebuilding before we are there. By the way you are not paying us enough during the rebuilding process(even though we didn’t spend the cap that we have this year) so we are increasing the ticket prices by 18-35% so we can rebuild some more. In 5 more years the players we started the rebuilding process will retire and we can start rebuilding again.
The kings look forward to your support in the 2012
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thustable Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 11:12 am
@RogerRabbit, This team was on the right track 10 years ago, 2001 and 2002 playoffs. Then we lost Deadmarsh, Allison, and some others (its been a while, forgot who else) to injuries. Then Dave Taylor as GM made some questionable moves. The rebuilding of this current team started 4 years ago. For a club that has been around since ’67 we have made numerous franchise marks and achievements. Nine game winning streak, tied franchise high with points in a season in consecutive years, a goalie who was the first to have over 35 wins in consecutive seasons, 4-0 road trip and so on. I like where this team is going. I know its all about the Cup, but I do like the direction we are going.
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RogerRabbit Reply:
April 23rd, 2011 at 2:58 pm
@thustable, I’ve been there and done that, sat in my same seats ever since ’01 and we are still rebuilding. SSDD and out of all the prospects we have we still don’t score goals. We looked to be right on track in the beginning of the season and then collapsed. Just the comments out of TM and Kompon tell me where the problem is. The good news for the kings is that i will still probably have my seats next year despite what the DL does because i love hockey but it is a real shame that we can’t be Cup competitive after all this time since ’67
RR
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Just play Kings hockey. Play smart and play within the system.
I’m interested to see the lineup for tonight. Penner? Let’s hope not.
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