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Kings sign Deslauriers

Posted by Rich Hammond on 31 May 2011, 12:58 pm

The Kings have signed defenseman Nicolas Deslauriers to a three-year entry-level contract. Deslauriers, 20, was a third-round draft pick in 2009 and has completed his junior-hockey career in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Deslauriers (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) totaled 13 goals and 30 assists in 48 regular-season games with the Gatineau Olympiques this season. The Olympiques reached the QMJHL finals, and Deslauriers had 5 goals and 15 assists in 24 playoff games.

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tornado12 says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:04 pm

we are so stacked with talent at the D position. I honestly dont think all these guys will get to play for the Kings. There just isnt enough room. I guess we just hope they are ready to step in when our older guys are retiring! Good job DL and company.

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Dorian Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 1:12 pm
@tornado12, believe me when i say it’s better to be stacked than depleted. You have alot more cards to play with.

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Token Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 1:30 pm
@tornado12, Actually there is room for most of them. They are all getting NHL ready in waves, so you skate a couple guys a season or two then trade them when they clear their cheap RFA contracts. Rinse and repeat. GMs wet dream for cap management and you get to keep the really good players from the lot. Much more value when you trade players vs prospects.

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johnjuan Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 9:55 pm
@tornado12,

You are not stacked if you have a bunch of minor league players that might or might not play in the NHL.

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jet says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:16 pm

I wonder if the cheap shot to his knee slowed him down. Cannot wait until rookie camp/.

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jet says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:19 pm

My Sharks friend said, the NHL will consider trading the nucks for the Stars in the Pacific. Unlikely, but under consideration. Now DL can claim payback.

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Token Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 1:47 pm
@jet, I would dig that move. Keep teams in their timezones.

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luc20rules Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 8:40 pm
@Token, Lets keep Dallas they will be on the rebuild for 5 years. Vancouver seems to be the stronger team for the forseeable future. Don’t forget the next 5 to 8 years will likely be the most likely LA Kings Cup Seasons. Do we really want the probable Stanley Cup winner and the Western Conference runner up in the same division? Not to forget with Dallas gone every team would have made the playoffs from the Pacific. Besides we have had Dallas’s number for the last few years. I don’t think we can say the same for the Nucks.

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CB14 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:34 pm
@jet, It makes sense to me with regards to time zone and proximity of all the other teams, but WOW what a division that would be. The Pacific was already the top division in the NHL, and now we would add the top team in the NHL to it while taking out the worst team in the division. Lord have mercy.

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Will Hutchison Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@jet, Won’t happen. The three Canadian teams out West in the same division makes too much sense to let geography get in the way.

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Tmik Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 6:07 pm
@Will Hutchison, if the ‘Pig is moved to NW division,then it’s still three.

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408kingsfan Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:57 pm
@jet, You have a Sharks friend?

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jet Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@408kingsfan, Actually he is a neighbor, but since the Nucks beat the Sharks and I had my lawn mowed last weekend, he is a friend.
He is very hockey smart so I deal with the minor defect.

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Mark Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
@jet, I wouldn’t mind reuniting another fellow Smythe conference team to the Pacific division.

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Token says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:21 pm

Great move. Hope the kid lights it up in Manchester.

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PaulCat says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:22 pm

This is the guy that will make Hickey expendable.

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lafan13 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 1:37 pm
@PaulCat, hickey already is expendable in my eyes.

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Sebastian Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:00 pm
@PaulCat, Hickey picked 4th, Logan Couture picked 9th that year. man, what a bust Hickey has been. tough injuries i guess. sure would be nice for schenn to break into the league and have an impact this coming season.

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Michael J. Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:30 pm
@Sebastian,

I think that by your standards the entire 2007 draft was a bust (save Couture, Kane & van Reimsdyk).

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:54 pm
@Michael J.,
2007 also saw us draft
Hickey
Moller
Simmonds
Martinez
King
Turnbull
Not a lot of scoring, but sericeable players with potential all the same. It was deep enough for us.

@Sebastian,
Couture would have been nice. Many didn’t like Hickey as the 4rth over all, and considered it too risky. He did look pretty close when he was here last season.

puck73 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:18 pm
@Sebastian, Dont count Hickey out yet. Hickey has been a plus player, and an assistant, or captain on every level of competetive hockey he has played on. Will he eventually be with the Kings ? Hard to say because of the depth we have currently, but I wouldnt count him out yet.

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King Doughnuts Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:22 pm
@Sebastian, I remember being at the Draft party. Great atmosphere, awesome spread, drinks on the house everyone excited and then we hear… “With the fourth pick of the 2007 NHL Draft, the Los Angeles Kings select Thomas Hickey.” The place went dead quiet, you could see ????? marks in the air and everyone thinking What the … and then boos started raining down. Jim Fox then stepped in to do damage control but he was drown out by the boos.

And four years later you can still see the ????? marks and the WT f was DL thinking.

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:51 pm
@King Doughnuts,
It was the same for the viewing audience at home I think. I definately thought the same thing. Not only about DL, but the entire scouting staff as well. Almost every pundit out there had Hickey projected as a bit of a project.

Now he might still turn out to be a wonderful player, but with the 4rth overall, you should be expecting to get someone who is at least projected to be NHL ready, or very close to it.

billanthony Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@Sebastian, As I recall Couture dropped considerably in the scouting ratings his last year of Jrs. At the time the projected #4 was considered a drop off from the top three picks, and it was thought Alzner would go at #4 to the Kings.

Alzner just played his first complete season in the NHL. Hickey just completed his first, more or less, full pro season. The Kings went “high reward” attempt in picking him. Can’t count him out. By all accounts he’s dedicated, has a high skill level, and has earned praise in the past for his hockey sense. Still very much a Kings asset. Who knows, maybe he turns out like Trevor Lewis but with more upside. The Kings bringing him along at the same pace.

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@billanthony, good points for sure.
Ravens says:

May 31, 2011 at 1:43 pm

this guy is the real deal, he will most definitly make the NHl at some point. With Muzzin and Forbort down the line we couls have the biggest, toughest D core in the league

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Kingsfanone Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:27 pm
@Ravens,

Never a bad thing to have all these young big D cores in the pipeline.

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Ravens says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:00 pm

Deslauruers fights http://youtu.be/4HqjIKMgzEA

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Ravens Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:03 pm
@Ravens, and another beauty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdUpJ-KSmLg

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Michael J. Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:05 pm
@Ravens,

Thanks for the link. The best part is that he wears #4. It will be nice to have a new player associated with that number.

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Ravens Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:16 pm
@Michael J., where’s Puck73? this is his boy!

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Michael J. Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
@Ravens, Celebrating???

Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@Ravens, He’s busy trying to get his printer to work so that he can have something to frame. LOL

Kingsfanone Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:03 pm
@Ravens,

He’ll be on shortly. He’s jazzed about Deslauriers!

brymaster1 Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 12:01 am
@Ravens, here is another one, this kid has some toughness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE05uRW9wUA&feature=related

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Chuck says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Welcome to the organization! I’m excited to see how he’ll develop over the next 3-5 years!!!

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losingsand says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Deslaurier is actually my favorite prospect (including forwards) in the system. Hope he proves me right and getting a chance to play in the NHL and killing it.

GREAT SIGNING, the kid’s the real deal.

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number 6 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:30 pm
@losingsand,

Yeah, and Quisp absolutely loves this guy too. That’s good enough for me.

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Osaka Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:43 pm
@number 6, I was high on this kid but you just kind of wrecked it for me.

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quisp Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 6:01 pm
@Osaka,

That’s not very nice.

Osaka Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 6:46 pm
@quisp, Hahaha He was making me second guess myself. I didn’t think fans of the same team could be on the opposite ends of every issue and see things as differently as we do. Uncanny.

quisp Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 7:44 pm
@Osaka,

I’m sure there’s common ground there somewhere.

King Doughnuts Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:25 pm
@losingsand, Agree this kid seems to be the real deal. Quietly putting up huge numbers. I’m very excited to see what he can do in Manchester and beyond!

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Dave says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Good to get him in the fold – give him a year in Manchester and see how he does. Just adding to the arsenal of blue liners. With Mitchell, Scuderi and Greene coming up in the next three years (1 in each of next three years) spots will begin to open up.

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Dominick says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:34 pm

It’s about friggen time.

Good job.

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KingsFanFTW says:

May 31, 2011 at 2:52 pm

lol who is him LMAO!!!!

i hope he is good

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Kinger says:

May 31, 2011 at 3:22 pm

Deslauriers was just another great draft pick and signing by Lombardi. As far as Hickey goes he will be a solid NHL defenceman. He was slowed down by injuries and not everyone develops over night.

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puck73 says:

May 31, 2011 at 3:22 pm

This is no big surprise at all. This kid has been over plus 20 both seasons he has played at juniors, DID YOU HEAR THAT JJ ! Also, anyone who has watched this kid play in training camp knows that his hockey sense and his ability to read the play at game speed are top notch for his age level. This kid should be in the NHL in the next 2 seasons IMO.

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:46 pm
@puck73,
New you’d be happy.

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Kinger says:

May 31, 2011 at 3:32 pm

Now all we need to do is make Bernier our #1 goaltender and Jones our backup and trade Quick. We won’t win anything until Bernier is our starter.

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puck73 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:36 pm
@Kinger, @poorman, is this you ?

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KingsFanFTW Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:41 pm
@Kinger, come on are u really going to throw Quikc under a bus because he didnt win the series and think Bernier would of done better i dont think so

He not our problem its the players in front of him is our problem why cant people see that why do they always blame it on the goalies

Quick Quick Quick its always Quicks fault

I love LA Kings Fans But i dont like it whne they pick and point fingers on Quick when the whole team in front of him could be the problem as much as Quick or Bernier there no I in team its Teamwork…Quick one of our Best player at their since he didnt win a Cup yet doesnt mean he never going to he will trust him even Bernier could win it too Stop trying to trade one of our two best Goalies we have

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tornado12 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:51 pm
@Kinger, can you tell me my future as well?

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fsd1 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 3:55 pm
@Kinger, so Bernier would have made the difference last year? So much clairvoyance on this site. Why would you trade the best goalie you have? And who out there would you get trading an established number 1?

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HBFan Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:07 pm
@Kinger, Not until JB learns how to defend a breakaway. A Deer in the headlights would be ahead of JB on the depth chart when it comes to shootouts. Without Quick dominating in shootouts we may have not even made the playoffs. JB needs to round out his game. He looks calm and collected during normal game situations but in shootouts and breakaway attempts He looks visible shaken and ready to bolt. I know everyone thinks he is the next Patty Roy but Roy would be stuffing people in the shootout then winking at them with the ultimate smug look. Remember Sandstrom anyone?

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DLB Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 10:28 pm
@HBFan, he’s been in two shootouts and we know everything about what he can do? He’s 22. Where was JQ at that age?

Both are great and not yet even in their primes. It’s an awesome thing to look forward to.

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Hockeysureshot Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 6:32 pm
@Kinger, Did you watch Game 2 or Game 5? Quick is the best Kings goalie in what, 20 years?

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zdfun Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 6:17 pm
@Kinger, I agree with you, Quick has not scored a goal since he’s a King… So you don’t think that’s our scoring’s problem?

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garry Reply:
June 6th, 2011 at 9:27 am
@Kinger, Because both are so talented, one will be traded. Which one is more talented is the question?

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Kinger says:

May 31, 2011 at 4:07 pm

Honestly I don’t know why more Kings fans can’t see that Bernier is the answer when it comes to our goaltending. Bernier is the real deal trust me when I say that. It is a proven fact that Quebec born goaltenders are the best in the world. Bernier will be the next best thing to Brodeur and Luongo. I live in Ontario where pretty much all we do is watch hockey. Look what Bernier did in only a couple of games with Team Canada at the WHC. He stood on his head after sitting on the bench for the last part of the season and playoffs with the Kings. I don’t know if you could get those games in the US or not? I’m not saying that Quick is a bad goaltender but he is not the answer and the hockey world will see this season when the Kings finally make Bernier their #1 goaltender as they move forward.

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tornado12 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:14 pm
@Kinger, so if Quick was from Quebec, that would make him better? Im not following your logic. I like Bernier, but Quick has shown to be the better goaltender thus far. But time will tell and there is no way to predict the future.

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Ravens Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:26 pm
@Kinger, If Bernier is far better than Quick, it has thus far escaped the rest of the hockey world outside of Quebec, but I can’t argue that he is really good, and if he is the answer, then those things usually have a way of working themselves out, and Bernier would take the job away from Quick, but he hasn’t yet…I”ll take this dillema any day.

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BobKnob Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@Ravens,
yep, someone’s jumping the gun here. Quick is pretty awesome right now. He can steal games and steal a series. There is no doubt in my mind that we can win the cup with him in goal.

I hope Bernie becomes better than Quick, because Quick has already set the bar so high and he will no doubt get better himself.

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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 12:03 am
@BobKnob, Quick hasn’t stolen a series yet.

BobKnob Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 2:18 pm
@BobKnob,
Yeah, I was more making a prediction. He has stolen plenty of games for us the last couple of years, and it WILL happen in the playoffs once the rest of the team gets their crap together.

puck73 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:27 pm
@Kinger, So I guess those other goalies in the shootout realized that those wins dont count in the playoffs so they rolled over and let Quick win because they felt sorry for him? Tell ya what, if Bernier wins out in the next season or 2 then he will be phenomanol because Jon Quick is the most competetive goalie I have seen since Rogie Vachon in this organization. And if you remember, Vachon wasnt as tecnically sound as Bernier, nor did he have Quicks Size, he just had blazing side to side speed and never gave up on a puck like Quick. Time will tell who wins, for right now just be happy that we have the 2 best young goalies in the NHL, and they are signed at a low cap hit !

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Kingsfanone Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:33 pm
@puck73,

Precisely! In a word…….BINGO!

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:34 pm
@puck73,
Rogie was awsome wasn’t he? I only saw 2 years of the Kings with Rogie, but didn’t Know enough about hockey at the time to really appreciate it.

Quick is 75 wins away from tying Rogie on most career wins for a Kings goalie. Maybe the season after next, hopefully. Quick is currently tied with Rogie for the best GAA by a Kings goalie for a season with a 2.24 GAA.

He’s already tied the great Mario lessard for most wins in a season by a Kings goalie. He holds the record with the most games played in a season, and most minutes played by a Kings goalie. All this in only 2 and a 1/2 seasons.

If Quick continues to play with the Kings, and improves, he could very well end up owning almost every record worth having for the Kings in less then 3 years.

And we’ll be the ones fortunate enough to see Kings history being made before our eyes, and be a part of it. Just like those lucky enough to see Vachon in a Kings jersey through out his years here.

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tim chaney Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 6:00 pm
@Dominick, My first experience of watching hockey was rogie, the first star we had before dionne. he was my first hockey hero, coming from south central l.a. and 10 years old, nobody knew what i was talking about. we have never had a homegrown franchise goalie. i love quick, but i feel bernier is the long term answer. saying that, the breakaway kills bernie. if we all know it, surely he does too. if he wants to be #1, he will correct that flaw. either one will be moved at a point for a sniper hopefully, but its a good problem to have for now.

Bkrs-Bud Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 12:05 am
@puck73, how many cups did rogie win for the kings?

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King Doughnuts Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:30 pm
@Kinger, They are both signed for a few more years. There’s no rush in trading either one. The time will come when one will have to go. But until then let them battle it out and compete! Let the best goalie win and lead the Kings this coming season…. CHARGE!!!!

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garry Reply:
June 6th, 2011 at 9:31 am
@King Doughnuts, Wrong! You can’t let talent sit on the bench. One will be traded and Jones will move up.

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 4:41 pm
@Kinger, You lost me with the Proven fact thing. Plenty of goalies throughout history that weren’t even born anywhere near Quebec. With your reasoning, anyone not born in Quebec should just not even bother being a goalie. I mean what’s the point, right?

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Hat trick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 8:56 pm
@Kinger, I am going to breed in Quebec and raise them as goalies and then sell them on the open market. I think I can walk with several mil. I will be drafting up my business plan this weekend.

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Ravens Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 9:04 pm
@Hat trick, what a plan….can I be Pinky, you be the Brain?

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Hat trick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 9:20 pm
@Ravens, Excellent now we will need some female subjects as well. French Canadian is fine with me. Between the ages of 18-25 preferably.

Stuart Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 8:31 am
@Hat trick, don’t forget the rubber hose and safety glasses.

PP Anbody? Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 11:05 am
@Kinger, Bernier lost at the WHC.

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tuan jim Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 2:26 am
@Kinger,

You are nervous and confused and you must take your medication.

Quick is our # 1 and everyone knows it. We also know that we would not have made it into the playoffs without the shoot-out goaltending that Quick provided. His perfect record got us those crucial extra points without which we would have spent the past weeks of the season eating Dallas’ or Calgary’s dust.

Anyway, why fuss about one of the best tandems in hockey, the both of whom we have for the next two years at a TOTAL annual price that is three-quarters of a million dollars less than the Oilers are paying for Khabibulin alone.

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gene says:

May 31, 2011 at 4:20 pm

ITs time to start letting some of the non performers go and let the young studs in. Hear that Penner and JJ.

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Puckn-A Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 10:17 am
@gene, The non performer JJ , oh you mean the guy who out performed the rest of the team in PP points??? Doh!

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408kingsfan says:

May 31, 2011 at 5:05 pm

Bernier will be our starter but not because he is from Quebec but because when Quick wins the cup for us we will then trade him and look to Bernier for the starter.

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tornado12 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:08 pm
@408kingsfan, I didnt know you were clairvoyant too! Will the sharks ever win a cup? God I hope not- lol

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KingsFanFTW Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:11 pm
@tornado12, LOL me too LOL

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408kingsfan Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:16 pm
@tornado12, Anytime after the Kings will be fine with me!

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KingsFanFTW Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:10 pm
@408kingsfan, yea that be cool but to me i dont care who win it for us

But i never ever ever say Quick or Bernier a bad goalie they both good goalies just tired of people saying Quick a crappy goalie or Bernier when we shouldnt be focus on the Goalies problem everyone know we need a scorer thats our real problem right there not Goalies

I think Quick can win the cup with the Kings he can if we get the right players

Bernier he can win the Cup with the Kings if we have the right players goalies can only save soo much into it pass by them that happens that the way of hockey cant expect shutout every single games

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Bobby Scribe says:

May 31, 2011 at 5:11 pm

Let us not forget who scooped this signing two days ago

http://lakingsnews.com/2011/05/29/ss-scoop-nicolas-deslauriers-has-signed-a-3-year-deal-with-the-la-kings/

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Ravens Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:19 pm
@Bobby Scribe, Good job,,I’m going to check your blog more often

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Kinger says:

May 31, 2011 at 5:13 pm

I never said that goaltenders born in Quebec are the only good goalies. I said Quebec has produced the best goaltenders over the years, Vachon being one of them. But no need to argue all the doubters will see this season when Bernier is made our #1 goaltender and we finally win a playoff series.

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puck73 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 5:32 pm
@Kinger, What does this have to do with Deslauriers signing a 3 year deal ? Let me guess, he’s French Canadian right ?

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CB14 Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 7:12 pm
@Kinger, So does that mean you are saying Quick was the reason why we lost against San Jose? Because I think that’s false. Quick was better than Bernier in GAA and Save %. So how can you say that Bernier is better than Quick?

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Dominick Reply:
May 31st, 2011 at 10:44 pm
@Kinger,
Even if Bernier takes the job and runs with it next season, DL will still hold on to both for as long as he can. He did the same thing in San Jose. He had 2 #1′s and let them fight it out for years, driving San Jose fans crazy. Hope he does the same to you.

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Osaka says:

May 31, 2011 at 5:39 pm

Of all the Kings D prospects this guy intrigues me the most.

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vicarious says:

May 31, 2011 at 10:08 pm

Let’s see if the Kings give Steve Duchesne’s old King’s number to Mr. Nicolas Deslauriers should he make the Kings. If he makes the Kings, they’ll probably give him something like 64 1/2 to start with but Mr. D can work up to something more historic.

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utahking says:

June 1, 2011 at 8:35 am

I think the goalie from the bruins is from Quebec, no? well if he isn’t,he should be! he’s too damn good to be American.

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BobKnob Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 2:20 pm
@utahking,
I think that Ryan Millereau guy is from Quebec as well. And that Pekka Rinnault.

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knight of the realm says:

June 1, 2011 at 12:48 pm

He will be better than all our other D prospects. Kid was nails ever since his first training camp. Great to have him finally signed.

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puck73 Reply:
June 1st, 2011 at 4:20 pm
@knight of the realm, I think Deslauriers, Muzzin, and Forbert are going to be really good in the future. And I agree with you, Deslauriers has been impressive in both camps that he has attended the last 2 seasons. His ability to make great decisions in his own zone, and his ability to know when to pinch in are phenomanol for his age. This kid just totally gets the game at an earlier age then most defensemen, I expect him to make this team in the next 2 seasons.

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Player-X Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I cna’t keep Forbort and Teubert straight, were either/both of them traded?

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Stuart Reply:
June 2nd, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@Player-X, 4-bert is still property, 2-bert got packaged. I think.