Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts…
(on whether Penner was unable to play…)
MURRAY: “No, that was just me making a change in the lineup. I wanted to see Kinger [Dwight King] one more time. And I was kind of pleased with the way he performed, with a last-minute decision like that. What a great play on the goal. He played, probably, his best game of the training camp, all around. Really skating well, playing with two good players, reading off them, moving the puck, keeping up with the pace. I thought his game was outstanding, actually.”
(on the Kings’ defensive play…)
MURRAY: “I was not happy after the second period. Anaheim put on a big push and we didn’t match the push. They were cycling the puck at will. There was a lot of time spent trying to pin and seal, and we weren’t able to do it. So we addressed some things at the end of the second period, and it got a little better in the third. Our spacing is a little too big. It’s not anticipating the play. We’re standing and watching and then reacting to it, and you get against good teams and good players, you’re already too late.”
(on Willie Mitchell’s goal…)
MURRAY: “Great play by Kopitar. High cut across, come in, delay. And the one thing that Willie Mitchell can do is shoot the puck. When he has some time to get it away, he can beat a goaltender. He’s done it before and he did it again tonight.”
(on Jonathan Bernier’s game…)
MURRAY: “Bernier was good, his stopping of the puck, obviously. He saw the puck very well. He did a lot of good things when the puck was in front of him. Behind the net, we still need to continue to work at some of those hand-off plays, the communication. And that’s the responsibility of the D. Once your goalie goes back there, his eyes are to the boards, so there needs to be better work with the defensemen, just to give some verbal commands. I thought tonight we got ourselves into a little bit of trouble with turnovers because of it.”
I was watching a show on the science channel a few months ago. They set up tiny cameras on a head set that traced a persons eye movement and did analysis to show the amount of activity and how the brain recognizes and processes objects and situations. I would love to see that same experiment preformed on a goal tender. It would be cool to see what the goalie sees and how their brains process those events.
I played defense and got to see the puck a lot. hit in the eye 3 times in one month.
thats not a wink. i’m a pirate. arrrrrg
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 11:01 am
@Mikey,
Let me second that idea!
They have a science sports show that has broken down football and baseball with slow-mo cameras.
Your idea is very doable!
Hope they are hockey fans…
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stilts19 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 12:54 pm
@Mikey, great idea. I know that, like with a slugger in lameball, a fastball gives the batter a fraction of a second to read and react. The same would be applicable to a tender facing a 100 mph slapper from just inside the point. Or a wrister from the hash marks… Are they watching the puck? The angle of the stick blade? The body position of the shooter? His shoulders? Arms? All of the above???? etc…… Let’s have someone in “Hollywood” make that happen. Bruckheimer, are you reading this????
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Bernier will be the #1 goalie by the end of the year.
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MakeitReign Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
@Richie rich, Ditto
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MR King Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
@Richie rich,
Why do you say that? Are we trading him to rent Parise?
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SDGolfer Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
@Richie rich, Your gonna piss off the pro quick people, but I tend to agree, bernie’s the real deal.
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Dan SanDonkey Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
@Richie rich, Thats what everyone on the interwebz was saying last year too
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PRMan Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 6:42 am
@Dan SanDonkey, Bernier’s numbers after the All Star Game were significantly better than Quick’s.
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hipcheck Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
@Richie rich, I was at the game and can say-Bernier was rock solid. Makes it look easy.
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ta Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 12:16 am
@hipcheck, agree 100%
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neil Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 1:08 am
@ta, Dont tell Poorman……
LosAngelesKing Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 10:27 am
@hipcheck, 10-0 in shootouts and he ranked among the best in all goaltender categories……Quick isn’t giving the #1 spot up
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mcsorleyfan Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 12:50 am
@Richie rich, not unless Quickie gets injured.
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puck73 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 1:18 am
@Richie rich, Why dont you ask Selanne what he thinks. Oh BTW, I just got off the phone with Quick and he told me to tell you 6-0..comprende?
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Dominick Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 1:25 am
@puck73,
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SLIM Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 2:10 pm
@puck73,
Hey..I just got off the phone from Rodney King..
He says..”Why can’t we all get along?”..
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Gustavo Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 8:23 am
@Richie rich,
We have two superb goalies that get along great with everyone. Both of them know they have promising careers in the NHL that will secure their financial future, not to mention the possible rewards of playing for a contender. How many teams are there that can brag of having two high quality goalies?
It makes no sense for the fans to try to crap on one over the other. When the Kings hoist the SC, we will all know both JB & JQ made their contributions to the team to get us there.
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Stuart Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 9:29 am
@Gustavo, maybe JQ will grab the base and JB will grab the bowl and skate the rink in tandem!
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I’m gonna suggest something that’s never been suggested…
LD: #03 RD:08
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kevin from toronto Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
@kevin from toronto, They’ve both been appointed as the franchise for defensmen,
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Token Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:56 am
@kevin from toronto, They are being groomed for that and both DL and TM hint at it every season.
Voynov and Deslaurier both project top 4.
Big question is which of our Big Three stay at home guys goes first and how soon?
My guess is one more veteran season after this one, then it all goes home grown.
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tornado12 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:36 am
@kevin from toronto, when it was tried a few times last year. there was no defense and all offense. Until JJ can prove he is just as good in his own zone as on the other side of the ice, I dont think it would work. Now on the PP, me likey
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King looked pretty good…the one guy that was MIA tonight was Moreau, i didnt see him at all in the 2nd period, and he took 2 1/2 shifts in the third, so he must have got on murrays dog house early in this game. Hunter seemed to take over most of his shifts. Kopi looked fantastic…he almost scored a pretty amazing goal, great power move to the net. bernier was huge in the last 5 minutes of the game.
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PK Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
@Sebastian, Moreau really hasn’t done anything this camp to earn a spot. I would rather see Parse than Moreau. Especially with all this Dwight King talk. Moreau should be cut. Give one of the youngsters a chance TM.
Also, Penner has not really impressed me either. All this talk of how hard he worked in the off-season. I’m just not seeing it on the ice. He still plays in slow motion. Step up Penner.
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hipcheck Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
@PK, Moreau has a role and tonight there was a chance for him to play that role. Parse cant play Moreaus role. Moreau is a vet who will drop the gloves for teammates and get dirty when the game calls for it. Tonight wasnt one of those nights. Dont think he is in the doghouse-preseason is a good time to give tons of times to the young guys or those on the bubble and TM did what most coaches do given that opportunity.
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tothehaters Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:49 am
@hipcheck,
Parse who?
Kings x Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 3:18 am
@PK, parse and king are not NHL caliber players for our team. They may make it on lesser teams but not ours. We need the grit and the checking of Moreau and possibly hunter. He fills the 4th line well. Lotki is the odd man out i’m afraid. Taking over for JS next year? AM was not very impressive. Hickey is all but gone. Voy showed good O but a little weak D ar times. Gagne needs to get it going. Love Greene but he is the weak link on D. Hard to give up his physical play and leadership though. Kopi is a beast. I wouldn’t be suprised if he puts up 40 this year. Bernier looked good, he is a vacuum with rebounds. I wonder if he is capable of making that game changing/saving save that JQ has proven he can do. Aside from that he is solid. Two very different styles, equally effective. i think DB and MR with get some serious chemistry going…they are already showing some flashes of it, now if SG can get in that mix…everyone else is in trouble. Penner the X factor. if 2nd line kills it, then it will help his productivity. But stepping his game up to where it should be will put us over the top
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PRMan Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 6:44 am
@Sebastian, Moreau played?!?
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Seems A Good Fellow Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 8:09 am
@Sebastian, I don’t know about cutting Moreau but I don’t see him dressing all too often if, knock on wood, we stay healthy. I really do think, and hope, I watched Scott Parse play his last game as a King. To me, the guy doesn’t bring very much to the table at either end and with the signing of Hunter, I think it spells the end of Parse. If TM hasn’t been pleased with Parse so far this camp, nothing was done last night to benefit his cause.
All and all though, I thought we played well. Germany and Sweden can’t come soon enough!
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“And the one thing that Willie Mitchell can do is shoot the puck.” Haha! Really, the ONE thing? I can think of quite a few more things that Willie Mitchell can do. He’s a beast out there.
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puck73 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 1:19 am
@PurpleBlacknGold, Have to agree. Without Mitchell our defense would take a step backwards.
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Shakes Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:29 am
@PurpleBlacknGold,
I think TM was speaking in context of his offensive game, meaning the one thing he can [at least] do is shoot the puck
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Shakes Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:30 am
@Shakes,
Typo, meant to say “…the one thing he can do well…”
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18,118 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 10:10 am
@PurpleBlacknGold,
An example of how one small word can make such a huge difference in meaning. Take out “the” in Murray’s quote and it becomes, what he really meant to suggest: “ONE thing Willie Mitchell can do is shoot the puck”…among many others, of course.
I always have been a fan of Willie Mitchell and now particularly on this club!
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I going to have to say it but i hate it when Bernier plays and i hate it when Quick plays.
If Quick lose its his fault and Bernier better..If Quick whens Quicks better and Bernier isnt
If Bernier wins Lets throw Quick under a bus because he soo much better.If Bernier lose a game omg we should of put Quick in the net.
Lets look at the big picture guys Who ever in Net Deserves it.So Keep ur lips to ur self and stop kissing each other butts.This nonsense on Goaltending is really getting annyoing
I like both Goalies they are both amazing and they are both starters goalies.We as a Kings fan are lucky to have them.We as Kings fan should not turn our back on them.We as Kings fan should support both of them and have faith in them.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
@KingsFanFTW, i mean if Quick Wins
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ocKINGhb Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 2:26 am
@KingsFanFTW, like to see JQ +25 wins and JB a +20 wins but I dont think JB will get that many starts unless he is like 22-2.
I was there tonight and JB was good but the AD offense timing was way off so mixed about the game he had.
FTR these two netminders will be the key to our success this year…..Richards looked so good, very smart playa
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KC23 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 6:04 am
@KingsFanFTW, Don’t let the Bernier trolls get to ya. Quicks #1 until he starts having a series of bad gamesand I’ve seen no sign of that.
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tothehaters Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:56 am
@KingsFanFTW, I agree, we as king fans should leave them alone, better yet, lets trade both goalies. Invite dan cloutier and glen healy back. They should be rested and free of any injuries.
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I don’t know if this has been posted before but it’s a pretty cool piece on M Richard’s house in Canada….
http://watch.tsn.ca/clip542012#clip542012
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red49er Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 8:35 am
i@LVhatrick, WOW. very cool. amazing what a few million/year can do for you. Guess that’s what Drew was angling for.
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SLIM Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 2:37 pm
@LVhatrick,
Thanks for posting that…People check it out..
Best Part…Hi, I’m Mike Richards of the Los Angeles Kings..
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Listening to the game I got that same feeling that Anahiem was starting to take over a bit in the 2nd. I couldn’t watch so I wasn’t sure, but tracking the puck from the broadcast with Nick gave me a pretty good idea.
Listening to the 3rd period calls I could tell when the shots were 9-3 Kings that the Kings had made adjustments. Tracking the puck I could hear how the Kings were pressuring better.
Good job to Terry for making the proper adjustments. That’s all you can ask for in your coach. Good game to listen too.
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puck73 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 1:20 am
@Dominick, Concur.
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tornado12 Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 7:41 am
@Dominick, TM is a good coach , but I too have questioned his ability to make those ingame adjustments that all top notch coachs can. Good call Dom
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hipcheck Reply:
October 1st, 2011 at 9:05 am
@tornado12, couldnt agree more. Former King Gary Shuchuk said in an interview that Dave Tippet was the best coach he ever played for and cited specifically that his ability to make on the fly in game strategy changes as the reason.
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The reality is we’re lucky to have two of the top ten goalies in this league real soon.
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