The sight required a bit of a double take at first. Was that really Mike Richards dropping the glove to fight Dallas’ Steve Ott late in the first period? Actually, Richards’ NHL history shows that he’s good for a handful of fights every season, and while the bout didn’t pay immediate dividends for the Kings on the scoreboard — and wasn’t exactly a great penalty-box trade-off for the Kings, in terms of talent — Terry Murray was impressed with Richards’ willingness to engage in the rough stuff.
MURRAY: “Those are the instincts that come out of his game; that’s who he is. He’s a talented guy but what makes Mike Richards a special player is his character, his leadership, and then the instinctive part of his game where he reacts and takes care of business in all areas of the game what he has to, which means fighting sometimes or saying something, doing something, blocking a big shot. Whatever it might be, he has that innate ability to recognize it and to be able to go out and do it. That’s why we’re excited to have him.’’
Richards just has “it”. That’s the best way to describe him.
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MrMister Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:12 pm
@CB14, Agreed. The guy is hockey.
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KiNGS 4 LiFe Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:58 pm
@MrMister, Mr. Hockey
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:51 pm
@CB14, It’s weird, he seems to kind of complete the team some how. Gagne also. Rest of the league better watch out cause we mean business.
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OneTimer Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
@KC23,
What I love is all these other hater/ignorant NHL fans (Vancouverites seem to come to mind the most- but really it could be anybody.) I read over and over about other team’s fams discrediting our pride, our hopes, our beliefs in this 2011 Kings team (“LOL these King fans”) … let alone all the experts that know hockey (they get paid to do so) and who are seeing, picking and recognizing the Los Angeles Kings as a legitimate, well-built true force in the NHL … and for years to come.
Ah, but these other fans choose to only remember (AND BANK ON US) yet again being what has been 44 years of an mostly inept history.
They could not be more dead wrong.
And while I will be the first to admit- we have not accomplished much in all those years … these are also not the “Kings of old.” I love that realization. We can not say they weren’t warned.
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His influence on this team is already paying dividends and we still have 75+ games left. We’ve needed this type of guy on our team for a while now and Moreau just compliments MR even more.
I also think Richards is thriving on his new role out of the captain’s spotlight and mellow media attention. He can just play his game and he’s nothing but appreciated at this point.
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This guy is the entire package. He does everything for a team. Love having him here.
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Richards reminds me of the Big Ball of Hate Ray Ferraro but with more hockey smarts. He never takes any time off and is always doing some little thing to annoy the other team like stealing pucks, little stick taps, drawing penalties and now fighting . He has definitely added some “True Grit” to the team.
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petemagoop Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 1:55 pm
@DesertKing, stealing pucks? – that’s Pronger
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jp Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 1:26 am
@petemagoop, I see what you did there
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Stagger Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:13 pm
@DesertKing,
I thought Ferraro was the “Little” Ball of Hate?
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:23 pm
@Stagger,
I think that was Pat Verbeek. Didn’t they also call Fleury that?
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Forum67 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:05 pm
@DesertKing,
You’re right. Pat Verbeek was known as “The Little Ball of Hate”.
nocturn Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 5:23 am
@Stagger, You’re all wrong! It was “Chicken Parm”.
And make sure you call him that next time you see him. He loves that.
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The Third Vopat Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@DesertKing, I though Ferraro was also called Chicken Parm? or something like that. Could be wrong. Guess I could have googled it first. But then again, I’m just old enough to try to use my memory first.
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Mike Richards is overrated. You will see what I have known for awhile now. I cant believe Lombardi would trade me Schenn and Simmonds for him. Boy, did I take him to the cleaners!
Respectfully Yours, Paul Holmgren General Manager Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Club.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:02 pm
@puck73,
Dear Mr. Holmgren,
Other than Dean Lombardi, you are now our favorite GM. Thank you for sending Mike Richards to our team. When you get tired of Simmonds, we will be happy to take him back in exchange for a draft pick and this really great AHL propsect named Legien. If you would like, we can even include this great young talent named Fraser.
Sincerely,
The Kingdom
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RobSD Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:49 am
@DesertKing,
“I’ll pass that along” – Terry Murray
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Lvhatrick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:04 pm
@puck73, Well from what I’ve seen you couldn’t be more far off……
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:23 pm
@Lvhatrick, he signed it as the Philly GM … as in sarcasim
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:20 pm
@KC23,
What is this SARCASM you speak of?! Not allowed on these blogs!
By the way how do you get those smiley faces?
CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:28 pm
@tacomakingsfan, type : immediatly followed by )
For the 
, use ; instead of : followed by ) . Make sure there are spaces before and after the 
,but not in between the symbols. For a 
, simply use ( instead of ) after the : . 
Kingsfanone Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
@tacomakingsfan,
Don’t forget for something really cool (sic), use a number 8 then ) and you get
Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Thanks for the superstar, and try not to let the door hit you on the way out!
Dean Lombardi General Manager Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club.
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Osaka Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:38 pm
@Dominick, Your firing Dean?
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bfarm Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:48 pm
@Osaka,
no he just doesnt know how to sign letters.
Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:51 pm
@Osaka, No! That was Dean talking to Holmgren. Since I had to explain it, the joke was lost.
Kingsfanone Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:27 pm
@Dominick,
Hey Dom…….I got it!!
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Osaka Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:37 pm
@puck73, I remember someone telling me last summer I was a complete fool to think the Kings would get Richards from Philly. Then it was brought up he has a bad reputation and if Philly was willing to trade him we shouldn’t want him because he is trouble. My response was that is the Philly media and it was Pronger. Mike doesn’t back down from anyone on the ice or off it. If he is pushed he will resist, but this is what makes him so great.
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Belexes Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:58 pm
@puck73,
Two thumbs up for being witty and full of win!
p.s. – I don’t believe we’ve heard from mr. Holmgren before on this site. Nice!
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DougS Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 pm
@puck73,
I had thought that Holmgren was eating crazy flakes for breakfast when he traded away Richards and Carter, but it seems that they’re doing pretty well, about as well as the Kings. They have some promising young forwards coming up through their system, in addition to having added Schenn, Simmonds (who seems to becoming at least as much a fan favorite there as he has been here) and Voracek. In retrospect, I can see that he wasn’t just prying up the floorboards beneath his feet; he had replacements in mind. In 10 years, I think we’ll look back on this trade as one that benefitted both teams; it’s just that each team saw the most benefit at different times.
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brownie must feel that there’s a lot less pressure as the captain with so many leaders on this team like richards, moreau, mitchell, green, etc…
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Stuart Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:18 pm
@variable, the flip-side to that is if he ever had any insecurities in his captaincy, he might begin to feel more pressure to “be” the captain… I hope not, but you can never rule it out until it plays out…but in the last few games (3 or so) DB’s game has begun to change, for the better! He’s been more physical, he’s been more patient with the puck (although he had at least one weak SOG inside the blue line) and letting plays develop which have given their line more puck possession and scoring opps. I’ve ridden DB for awhile now, but I’m defintely liking what I’m seeing. Thank you DB for giving me nothing to complain about…for now!
GKG
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RobSD Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:58 am
@Stuart,
From what I heard this team is extremely unified and many hang out off ice as well. I believe we have a team of captains. I can bet you that Mike is just doing what he has always done and is loving not having the sole attention and spotlight on himself from the team, owners and media. However, being the stud he is the spotlight naturally goes right to him.
He is a game changer. I’ve got a little man crush already I think. Just the little things he is constantly doing, as mentioned above. Gritty, hard working, take no sheeet mentality is the best and extremely contagious. Spreads throughout the team and gets guys worked up. I’m in SD and am already excited about November! Every Saturday is a home game!!!!!!
3 games not a single goal and no 7 million dollar man. We will be that much better when he is back but I’m beginning to think we overpaid.
If JJ can turn into a plus player it will put him in another category and at an amazing bargain for the next 8 years! GKG GKG!
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Jefreyryan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:39 pm
@variable, ive never understood why matt green has an A. never really see the leadership there, he takes alot of stupid penalties. good player. just i dunno about a leader. I think it should go to mike richards.
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Kevin hoard Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:39 pm
@Jefreyryan, We are not in the locker room. It seems that a lot of the leadership role takes place off ice as well.
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helvetica Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:14 pm
@Jefreyryan, I seem to remember a story a while back that, early on with the Kings, Brown and Green decided one night on a plane ride back to LA that they needed to take it upon themselves to get the team on track. Essentially they decided to step up an show some leadership at a time when the team really didn’t have any.
That could be complete bs though…
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I love this guy. He is talented in so many ways. He is incredibly strong on the puck (much like Kopi). If you watch away from the puck the guy is always skating full speed trying to make something happen. He is definitely a game changer. Here’s my problem….Does anyone else besides me feel like he presence has hurt Dustin Brown’s game? Maybe Brown sees him as a threat? Brown is just not the same this season.
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Kings Fan In Temecula Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:06 pm
@Lvhatrick, hmmm, i think so, or maybe its a little to early to tell, he definately doesnt hit as much as he should be, to me richards is captain material but brownie was here first so cant do nuthin about that, still love brownie btw
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goldielocks Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:11 pm
@Lvhatrick,
I think Brownie is taking his time to figure out Richards at the moment. When you get the new line-mate who does control the game, you need to adjust your game.
That PP goal was the sign he’s getting a grasp of his role in the line with stick down and just waiting Richards’ pass to deflect.
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Thisistheyear Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:32 pm
@Lvhatrick,
Brownie had last year Kopi in line
Mikey is heck of a player. I think Brownie and Mikey will soon connect and we can expect a lot of points from second line.
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#unclewillyson Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:01 pm
@Lvhatrick, dustin brown is just hard to play with. He does not have the hockey sense that guys like kopi Willy and gagne have. Brown has always been the type to work his butt off to gain his success. The chemistry will take time for both players to figure each other out
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Bonvivant1 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:35 pm
@#unclewillyson, I have to disagree with your assessment. I think Brown has incredible hockey sense. He’s consistently putting in twenty goals per season. You have to have hockey sense to do that. What’s intriguing is all the young 18 year olds making an impact in the league. Players may be past their prime by the time hey hit thirty.
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:48 pm
@#unclewillyson, I personally agree with your assessment. Brown doesn’t seem to be able to alter his game to meld with someone elses. Linemates have to adjust to him because he doesn’t seem to be able to adjust to others as well. I think Penner has exactly the same issue and that is my theory on why that line seems out of sync most of the time.
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Stuart Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:21 pm
@KC23, what am I hearing??? I’ve complained about DB for awhile for this exact thing, but as I just posted above (I wish I would’ve scrolled down a bit and posted it here), I think DB’s beginning to “mold” his game to his linemates…I think the last 3 games have been the first of many succesful campaigns ahead of us!!
#unclewillyson Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:28 pm
@KC23, I agree completely browny seems to just kinda go do his thing out there. I.feel if that line will come together it will ne Richards finding a way to make it work.
Jadedtool Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:04 pm
@Lvhatrick, I don’t necessarily think Brownie’s game has changed because of Richards so much as it has changed regarding the rule changes with hits on the ice. I think Brown is a little bit more hesitant when it comes to drilling someone into the boards because of suspensions for head shots and what not. He’s probably just feeling out the Shannahammer for a while until the calls on the ice are more consistent. I do think that DB has a lot more options with all the different players coming in. The hits will come back IMO. Just learning to make the optimal decisions based on the situations.
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:44 pm
@Jadedtool, It was either Jim Fox or Patrick that asked Brown point blank … “Has the rule changes influenced you regarding hitting?” Brown answered “Absolutley not”. Which of course begs the question … then why the heck aren’t you hitting?
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:38 pm
@KC23, Because brown usually hits after he turns the puck over and so far this season he has protected the puck better.
RobSD Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:10 am
@Lvhatrick,
Am I the only one that think Penner is killing this line? Richards is always looking for the pass or set up and had very good speed. I feel like if we had a fast LW up there with him it would create many more goals. DB can finish no problem and he and MR will start to click more. But when I watch it’s like it’s a line of two people. Where is Penner’s ass full of bricks? Always behind the play. His stick handling has been atrocious. He did make some excellent turn overs the past few games but just always seems to be out of place or a step behind. I thought Westy played better than Penner.
What would you think about Clifford with Richy and Brown? I thought Clifford showed some signs of having great hands last year. I think he could bang home more goals than Penner. Everyone is basing their opinion on Penner’s past performances and numbers he used to put up. He hasn’t done sheeet here and we keep putting him in a top 6 role. I say give someone else a chance and see what happens. IMO Penner played his best hockey in LA when Murray demoted him to the 3rd and 4 lines last year.
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Stuart Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:17 am
@RobSD, his stick handling has been atrocious so far, but I don’t know if his timing is back to speed…but I can see where the complaints come in.
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Jim Martin Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 11:04 am
@Lvhatrick, Brown doesn’t have to spark a flame anymore for this team. The team is more balanced now with the addition of Gagne and Richards. He doesn’t have to kill himself anymore and put more effort in his other skills, like skating and scoring goals. So his hits will drop off some, because of the balance of the team.
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ToughD Reply:
October 25th, 2011 at 1:05 am
@Lvhatrick, nah…Brownie will be fine. Penner and Richards are new so expect an adjustment period. Penner is making progress albeit slowly…but even last year Brownie was on a “two-player” line, and was amazingly leading the team in goals about a third into the season. And that line was generating zero scoring chances at even strength. Brownie is the last person we should be worried about, and it’s been only 7 games.
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Seriously, this guy is too good to be true.
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and if you said that Richards has only one goal and is tied for the teams worse +/- (- 1) you would not be lying…that is why sometimes stats dont tell the whole story!!!!!
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Stuart Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:21 pm
@neil, GREAT point!!! LMAO
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:46 pm
@neil, sure true in Richard’s case. The guy is clearly awesome in all areas as far as I can see.
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It’s true, Richards does make everyone around him play a lot better.
Now we just need Brownie to start hitting again, now is not the time
to change his style of play.
C’mon Brownie where are those bone crushing hits we’re use to seeing?
GO KINGS GO!!
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It is incredible to me how much better the Kings are with 2 top notch centers. The difference from Handzus to Richards is astronomical. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Richards yet. I know Gagne-Kopi-JW has been working well but now that Penner is healthy I think Penner should move up and play with Kopi and put Gagne with Richards. I think Brown and Penner are too similar to play well together. Split them up and now you have one playmaker on each line, one banger/net presence and one shooter/corner guy.
Plus, I think Richards and Gagne will have some nice chemistry and we’ve seen from previous years that Kopitar makes everyone better including Penner.
Richards is the real deal and he’s only going to get better throughout the year as he gets used to the system and linemates.
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jimrad Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:35 pm
@Dave, Break up Kopi/Williams/Gagne….???…. you are several fries short of a happy meal
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:38 pm
@jimrad,
I think you mean apple slices in this kinder, and healthier world
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:41 pm
@jimrad, TM will shuffle the lines up eventually. It’s ingrained in his DNA. I do enjoy the current alignment right now though.
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Power play points are not part of +\-
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:42 pm
@vtecjunkie, No there not.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:53 pm
@Dominick,
Interesting – a double negative leading to a positive.
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 4:37 am
@Dominick, Absolutely correct, pp points don’t help the plus/minus. Signed: Jack MF Johnson. :p
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Richards is pretty good at faceoffs when it is late in the third period of a scoreless tie. He was pretty good at overtime passes to JMFJ at the corner of the crease.
I think Mike Richards is pretty good in the clutch.
How nice to have him on our team!
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Belexes Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:01 pm
@Silence Dogood,
Maybe a new nickname? Clutch?
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RobSD Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:27 am
@Belexes,
Excellent suggestion.
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Love Richards leading by example.
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Really great to see the team clicking on all levels right now (pp??). Loved seeing the guys all getting around Quick last night after the game and screwing around a bit. It’s obvious these guys are enjoying playing for one another. Let’s hope the morale remains at a high level all year because I believe team chemistry is one of, if not the most important intangible that can carry a team late in the season and when making a run towards the cup. Stay healthy boys!!!!!
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Off topic:
Cool article about the 3 California goalies. It calls Quick the king of California.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=596924
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:03 pm
@AZ King,
Personally, a bunch of BS. No mention of JQ’s stats or past successes. The only positives are his “strong push” and he has JB pushing him to be better? How about the noticeable improvement each year over the past 3 seasons? The first year he gave up easy goals from the wing but not this year. Last year he had puck handling problems, but not this year. What does this poor guy have to do to get the respect he deserves? Even the NHL shows have pretty much blown off the fact that he has had 3 straight shut-out wins. Unfortunately, I think only one thing will do it, and that is winning the Cup.
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AZ King Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:07 pm
@DesertKing,
Yeah, I just thought it was cool to have an article about something other than the Caps or Crosby. We’re always complaining that there is no press for the West teams, it was nice to actually see an article.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:33 pm
@AZ King,
You are right there. Hopefully it could be the start of some good recognition for our players.
furrylats Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
@AZ King, Haha! I love it! (In thundering voice) Let all hear it proclaimed be that thenceforth the goalie previously known as Bernier doth know be called…
“The Royal Pain!”
I feel like this title could have gone anywhere, but it landed on someone I like, so I’ll embrace it until someone else strips it from Bernier.
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I wonder how many people don’t realize that DD and MR played in the Olympics as team mates and those were high profile games to say the least.
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LittleRhody Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:28 pm
@KC23, At least one… me. Thanks for the info
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“I heard it ring. I looked up at one of the players and I was happy he wasn’t celebrating. You work hard enough and you’re going to catch a couple of bounces.” — Kings goalie Jonathan Quick on Michael Ryder’s shot off the post in the third period of Saturday’s shutout win over Dallas
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:59 pm
@petemagoop, Last year he made one puck change direction without even touching it. The puck just saw an empty net, and decided to go to the corner instead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQEKUcSEbjw
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Kingsfanone Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:36 pm
@Dominick,
“You don’t want to go in the net”
Jedi mind tricks abound!
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 4:40 am
@Kingsfanone, Hehehh “this is not the net you are looking for”
DesertKing Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 7:32 am
@KC23
Very funny!!
this sucks Directtv droping FSwest because their contract comes to end boooooo now i might miss a month of Kings well seeing Kings NOOOOOOOOO
this sucks
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Who Knows? Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:34 pm
@KingsFanFTW, I went through this last year with Dish Network. I missed the first few games. But they reached a contract days before the NBA started.. coincidence? I think not!
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:35 pm
@Who Knows?, yea but the kings got good and i cant see them well if they dont get a contract before novermber 1 then i cry my eyes out!!
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red49er Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:07 am
@Who Knows?, It took me 30 seconds to drop Dish and go with Direct when I found out the Dish wasn’t going to carry the games. Now I think I’m stuck with Direct. They better sort this out as fast or faster than Dish did or they will lose people.
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We have the 2nd longest winning streak after Washington!
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Off topic. Lots of empty sheets on Sucks and Yotes game. I wonder our home game against Yotes will be like that, too.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:44 pm
@goldielocks,
I hope not. I think the KINGS have a bigger fan base the Quacks. I’m rooting for the Coyotes today!
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goldielocks Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:00 pm
@goldielocks,
Grr…seats
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hip- check Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:57 pm
@goldielocks, Try this one fast …
Im not a sheet slitter
Nor a sheet slitters son
But ill slit sheets
till the sheet slittings done
——dint stop till u get it right hahA
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goldielocks Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 11:39 pm
@hip- check,
Grrr … can’t ge it right!
DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:04 pm
@goldielocks,
We sold out last night and we will sell out for the Yotes. I had tickets for my next game on 11/12 but couldnt wait that long and went ahead and got tickets for the 11/10 games against Vancouver. There were alot of empty seats when Dallas played in Anaheim a couple of nights ago. Maybe they have the TV announcers doing play-by-play inside the arena, which would drive anyone not hearing impaired out of the building. One guaranty, when the Kings play in Anaheim, it will be a full house and 75% of those inattendance will be Kings fans.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:38 pm
@goldielocks,
Definition of “bandwagon”!
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:50 pm
@Kingsfanone,
See “Red Wings fans”
See “Yankees fans”
See “Patriots fans”
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:40 pm
@goldielocks, With no Lakers, crapy USC season and horrible UCLA season … the Kings should be the hottest ticket in town. I’d be surprised if we didn’t sell out every game this year. There were only a handfull of games we didn’t sell out last year. King fans abound in LA, don’t let the media tell you otherwise … their full of ****.
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CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:12 pm
@KC23, Yeah, there’s no way we don’t sell out every game.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:14 pm
@CB14,
Unless they are in Europe
puck73 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:46 pm
@KC23, Crappy USC season? 5 and 1 is crappy only when your are comparing it to the Pete Carroll era I guess?
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 4:44 am
@puck73, Not eligible for championship = crappy for USC fans.
BrokeKingsFan Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@goldielocks, Anaslime fans are bandwagon fans. If they manage to carry a winning record late into the season and are challenging for a playoff spot they will fill seats….otherwise you will see more of the same. Suck fans are only Suck fans when the team is winning.
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Jeez Louis! I guess Washington has scrapped the defense first mentality they had last season. They’ve only played 7 games, and scored 30 goals. Scary thing is, they only gave up 14 goals in the process.
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Also the Kings 4 game winning streak is currently the longest current streak in the Western Conference. 2nd in the whole league only to Washingtons 7 gamer.
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:36 pm
@Dominick, They had a couple of major upgrades, their goalie and the forward Ward.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:41 pm
@Dominick, I watched that caps/wings game, and a couple other caps games so far. They look like they really got it together this year. Looks like having the scoring, then learning how to play D last year, has really translated to a complete multi-dimensional team. Would be fun to see them vs. the Kings in the finals this year!
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puck73 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 pm
@Dominick, Washington comes in Monday January 9th. I bet they will be lucky to score 2 goals on our defense, and with Quick in net. Last couple of seasons, we own the Caps !
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petemagoop Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:30 am
@Dominick, Don Cherry picks Washington to win the cup
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Yikes! Sucks suck!
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Well I’m on tour and in Omaha..
I’m in my hotel room and watching
Ducks game who are getting smoked
by Yotes…The wifi is great and am getting
great feed on my Mac…I will be here two weeks and
then on to the Eastern states…
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:37 pm
@SLIM, Tour? Are you the guy with the white gloves that polishes the Stanley Cup, and can’t get a flight because Peggy hung up on you?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@Dominick,
Hello?
You want Peggy? I transfer you.
Click. Buzzzzzzzzzz.
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Everything is too low key and non adversarial on here….Let me try and start a little discussion.
The top 2 lines are doing great (although I think that a guy like Richards could do even more with better wingers than either Penner or Brown). However, the third and fourth lines have little offensive firepower. I am uncomfortable going through the whole year with a third and fourth line which appear to offer very limited offensive threats.. The third line especially needs more offensive skill. How about bringing up Loktionov, moving Stoll to right wing and putting Richardson on left wing? I am sure there are some defensive downsides to doing so, but we have great D and goalkeeping and could stand to turn it up another notch on offense.
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AZ King Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:56 pm
@rick,
Stoll is horrible on the wing. They tried this two years ago and it did not work. Plus Moreau is doing great on that line with Stoll and Richie. That line is supposed to be a shot down line not an offensive line anyways.
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Rick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@AZ King, Seems to me that you gotta have some offense from the third line as well. I agree that Moreau looks good but you can hardly call him an offensive threat at this point in his career. I like all the guys on the third line individually, just wonder if we are going to need more scoring potential from them at some point than what I have seen so far. Ideally, wouldn’t you want to see 30-40 goals from your 3rd line, at least, over the course of a year? I have my doubts that our current group is going to be able to give us that.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@rick,
I like the idea with Lokti coming back up but he still needs to bring that physical essence if he wants to be in that third line and even fourth. If anything Stoll can be the center for only during face-offs and then move to wing. Right now, I think the third line is set because they can bring energy and crash the boards all the time but there’s always room for improvement.
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CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:08 pm
@rick, All right i’ll bite. I’m a big Lokti fan, but IF he is brought up, I don’t see Stoll moving to RW. He played there a little bit 2 years ago and looked bad. Also, TM values defense so much that I don’t see a guy like Lokti being brought up to play on the 3rd or 4th lines. However, I would love to see Lokti brought up to play on the 4th line with Lewis and Clifford.
Moreau Stoll Richardson
Clifford Lokti Lewis
Part of me wanting to see those lines is because:
1- I love Lokti and think he’s NHL ready.
2- Excluding his last 2 games, i’m not a big Westy fan, and that’s putting it lightly.
3- I think the bottom 2 lines need some playmaking ability on them.
4- Having him with the Kings would make it easier to rest Kopi and Richards once in awhile.
5- Mabye with his presence we could get Stoll off the point on the Power Play.
6- Lewis might be able to show a little offense being on the wing with a skilled center.
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 4:50 am
@CB14, Well see Lok soon enough. Very unlikely all four centers stay healthy for the entire season.
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Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
@rick, We are stronger down the middle than most teams in the league, and your answer is to shift our 3rd Center to wing so that we can put an unproven rookie who only played 19 games last year (and only 1 as a Center) in there? Why is everybody so stir crazy lately?
I seem to be the only one who’s happy with our depth, and ready to compete this year. Everybody else wants to start over from scratch every 10 minutes.
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CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:49 pm
@Dominick, Regarding your first question, I have no idea. Regarding your second, alot of fans, myself definately included, are always looking at ways for improvement. Whether it’s keeping VV and getting rid of DD2, or as rick said, bringing up Lokti and moving Stoll to RW, there’s always ways to improve the team.
Looking at the Kings start of the season in a broad sense, it’s been great. 5-1-1 is a teriffic record, particularly when you factor in the travel to Europe and DD and DP missing some games. But when you look deeply at the Kings performances, they’ve been far from perfect. Quick and the D-men have been great, but the whole team has only put together 1 full game in which they played, as TM would say, the whole 60 minutes.
NYR – Dominated the first period, got outplayed the 2nd period and most of the third. Took advantage of a PP in overtime to win that game.
BUF – Outplayed the whole game and lost in regulation.
NJD – Dominated in the first period but got outplayed the rest of the way and ultimately lost in the shootout.
PHI – See NYR, although the Kings played 50-50 in the 3rd and lost DD and DP for the majority of the game.
STL – Dominated the game from start to finish. Although the pessimist would say that STL was playing the last game on a long West Coast road trip.
PHO – Poor 1st period, but overmatched them the rest of the way with pure skill, not necessarily great play against an overmatched, outmanned team.
DAL – Both teams played good, both goaltenders played great, with the Kings benefitting from a crossbar to win the game in regulation and a knucklepuck goal from JJ.
Don’t get me wrong, i’m not complaining, just being a nit picky fan. I also look at it as, look what the Kings CAN do when they all actually start to click. That should scare the other teams. Only 1 regulation loss while being outplayed in 3 games. I would just like to stress that i’m not complaining, just showing that there’s always room for improvement and some fans, myself included, will always be looking to do just that, even though we know it’s unrealistic.
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rick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:10 pm
@CB14, Good points and I totally agree. We have a great record and have had periods of truly great play. Like every other team in the league, we are not perfect. There is absolutely nothing wrong with suggesting improvements can be made. I wouldn’t consider myself a true fan of this team if I thought otherwise.
Dominick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:44 pm
@CB14, If you think those are improvements than your not paying attention. Why is it OK to spout out ideas that don’t make any sense, but not OK to say no? Rick can have a say so, but I can’t comment unless I agree with him, or you? Sorry.
rick Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:49 pm
@Dominick. All in good fun. Just spouting ideas on a cold Sunday night…
CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 10:28 pm
@Dominick, I think you missed what I was trying to say. I have no problem with you disagreeing with rick. You have every right to disagree with his thought and I was in no way trying to tell you that you couldn’t, or shouldn’t. I disagreed with him myself on moving Stoll to RW and calling up Lokti. I said with TM as coach it wasn’t gonna happen.
My response was more to you asking “Why is everybody so stir crazy lately?” I was just trying to explain what some of us are doing when we talk about trade or call up options. This is for you and everyone who gets upset that some of us are throwing out crazy ideas:
We’re just throwing out ideas that we think might help the Kings improve. We’re just throwing stuff at the wall and seeing if anything sticks. We’re not GM’s, and never claim to be, we just like to talk about those sorts of things. It’s sort of like what people who play fantasy sports do. We make up trade ideas that will likely never happen, but we like to do it anyways. That’s just how some of us are, rick and I especially. Please take everything with a grain of salt, especially when we’re on a 3 game winning streak and have a 5-1-1 record. We know nothing will happen, we just like to speculate, ALOT.
I don’t want you to think that I was trying to tell you that you’re wrong for disagreeing with rick. Just want you to know that not everything we throw out there should be taken seriously, and that we’re not going “stir crazy” just because we brought up an idea that might improve the team.
Michael J. Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:01 am
@CB14,
Moving Jarret Stoll to the wing while placing an unproven rookie as the Kings’ third line center is not improvement in any way shape or form.
Does anyone think that maybe having four strong defensive centers has a little something to do with Quick’s three shutouts in a row?
CB14 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:45 am
@ Michael J., ok, I’m clearly not making sense in what I wrote so i’ll try again. I’m not saying it would improve the team to move Stoll to wing or call up Lokti. I was just trying to explain why people bring up those types of ideas when clearly right now there’s no reason to change anything. Sorry for the confusion in what i was trying to say, i’m not great at explaining what’s in my head sometimes. And i’m sorry to Dominick because clearly I failed to explain what I was trying to say correctly.
Michael J. Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 7:58 am
@Dominick,
Nope, you are not alone…
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:25 am
@rick, Winning seems to affect this blog like valium/bong. Everyone gets real mellow and friendly. Watch when we lose a few games and its like no one got any sleep for days and its time to clean out the garage.
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Dominick Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:47 am
@rick, @ CB14,
Sorry if I was harsh. Sometimes I comment, but don’t proof read them, and sometimes I can be a little emotional, without realizing it. Maybe I’m getting stir crazy with all the “get rid of this guy”, and “move that guy” talk. Just wait till this team has a chance to reach it’s potential. We ain’t seen nothin yet.
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CB14 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:53 am
@Dominick, It was more my fault for not being able to explain what I was trying to say. You weren’t the only one confused by what I was trying to say so obviously i didn’t explain it good enough. Sorry for the confusion.
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rick Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 11:39 am
@CB14, All’s well. My idea was appropriately shot down by many. Ready to move on to other things…
I just finished watching the Quacks lose,boy that was great to watch,too bad it was against the Yotes.I see the Quacks have their version of our Heidi,nowhere as cute,and I guess they had to wait till Heidi left the Kings before the brought her in,i cant’ stand that D-bag Hazy.The Kings are starting to get some love by NHL on the fly, Barry the mullet voted “ANZEE” Kopitar as his best forward for the week,but Letinon got best goalie.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@LVKINGS88,
I guess 3 consecutive shut outs don’t count anymore. I vote Quick as the best goalie with Lehtonen coming really close if anything.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 11:16 am
@tacomakingsfan, +1
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petemagoop Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:29 am
@LVKINGS88, where is Heidi working now, do you know?
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 11:18 am
@petemagoop, I’m not sure,but the funny thing about the Quacks girl is, she talks more than D-Bag Hazy does,which is great and you can see D-Bagdoes’t like it.
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Rich,
Off topic, but the question was raised during the summer if Kingsfans wouldn’t mind switching the comment format to facebook instead of the current format, and fans (including myself) hated the idea. The OC Register recently switched, and I’ve been keeping a close eye on the comment totals, and fan interaction. It seems to have nose dived. The totals were low already, but now Ducksfans barely respond to each other on that site, and many of their regular posters have left. Maybe it will become more popular site as time goes on, but I just thought I’d mention it.
Thanks for not switching on this site by the way.
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CB14 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
@Dominick, 2nd
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KC23 Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@Dominick, 3rd
love this site. don’t change a thing.
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vplaza Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:23 am
@KC23,
Maybe just add an edit function?
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:53 pm
@Dominick,
4th, It’s not broken so don’t try to fix it.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
@Dominick,
Agree to all of the above! Seems that Duck attendance is also dropping!
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Shakes Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:03 am
@Dominick,
5th.. as we talked about over the summer, we obviously don’t see all the behind the scenes work that Rich and others do to make sure the site is properly moderated (i.e. booting out ignorant trolls who basically render all comments sections on like ESPN and CNN useless), but for me this is a great simple interface, easy to read, and simple to comment on both my desktop and phone.
while the number of people on this site has really grown on the Daily News days making this place a little harsh when we lose, it’s a pretty darn good community here. I mean the fact that I check this site probably 15-20 times a day…when there’s not even a game today… is pretty nuts (or maybe it means i need to get a life)
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Shakes Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:38 am
@Shakes,
edit: “…the number of people on this site has really grown [since] the Daily News days…”
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petemagoop Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:25 am
@Dominick, I too hope this site doesn’t change – well run with insightful commenting IMO
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LAfan Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:31 am
@Dominick,
I agree, please don’t change a thing. I come here multiple times a day as well, even though I don’t post much. I would hate to go through face book and be “watched” be them. Thanks for doing such a great job, Rich!
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best think ive seen this year( now whether or not this has to do with richards i dont know) but they just look confident. I like it
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My two cents worth. Once again Dean Lombardi has shown how amazingly smart he is. I for one would never play cards against him.
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:29 am
@John Roy Morgan, I can count the number of GMs I would rather have on one hand. DL is the real deal. Best GM in Kings history by a very very large margin. No one close.
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puck73 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:18 am
@KC23, Totally agree. I think we speak from some experience on this subject…being a fan of a team with no depth for years!
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A little off topic. Those of you that bad mouth the Kings should beware, as bad things may happen to you. For instance, sometime last week the quacks announcer stated “the Kings will be the leagues biggest flops this year”. ——–The ducks haven’t won a game since. (Just sayin;)
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goldielocks Reply:
October 23rd, 2011 at 11:48 pm
@Old Codger,
Sucks must make playoffs as our prey of 1st or 2nd round. And the Sharks for that matter as our prey of conference final.
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vplaza Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:22 am
@Old Codger,
My Karma ran over his Duckma.
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Crazy bit of speculation here, but wonder what dynamic on team would have been like had Mgmt picked up Booth instead of Penner?
Still interested to see if those two cross paths again now that Booth is a Canuck.
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nocturn Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 5:40 am
@pk, I thought that was Mike Richards (ironic) that knocked Booth the f*** out?
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Cry Baby Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:58 am
@nocturn, If that play happened today Rick would be suspended for 15-20 games. That hit was not clean. But you are right, Booth did get knocked the f*** out.
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Good job by The Kings on Saturday night against the Stars. Congrats to Quick for continuing to show everyone how great he is.
I was very impressed with the way Dallas played. They are a well coached team. I don’t know who the coach was, but he impressed me.
They’re going to be around all season fighting for a playoff spot.
Mike Richards does everything well. He knows the game of hockey and knows how to play in different situations.
I think our team is stacked with few weaknesses. I’ve read above with questions about scoring from the 3rd and 4th line. I think the 3rd line will score enough, but their primary responsibility is to shut down the other teams top line. The Kings first 2 lines should provide enough scoring and with our D and goaltending, it won’t take much to get 2 points most every night.
Voynov continues to impress. He seems to be getting more comfortable each game. He’s going to be a solid NHL defensman, but I don’t agree with people saying that he should replace DD2..several reasons…Why stunt his growth by sitting in the press box most nights? He’ll continue to improve by playing regularly. Once DD gets back, there is no room. I thought Martinez has looked better the last couople of games, so unless you’re replacing Martinez with VV, why keep him around?
The other reason which is more important is DD2 will probably not pass thru waivers,. He is part of the Kings depth in case of injury, why weaken your depth so a young kid can sit in the press box?
Funny though how we can argue about who the 7th defenseman should be. We’ve come a long way since arguing the merits of whether Kyle Calder should be playing on the 1st line!
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:37 am
@nykingfan, me and puck we’re talking on the phone the other day and he was mentioning how Dominick was saying to him “why do we have to do anything?” We can just sit back and wait for other GMs to come to us with deals that are too good to pass up (see Mike Richards trade). Otherwise we just stay put and give these awesome up and comers time on the big club as injuries dictate.
We are now the team that used to always take us to the cleaners (trade wise) in the past. Want one of our players/prospects? Give us something we can’t refuse, because we’re fine as we are thank you very much.
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nykingfan Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 6:52 am
@KC23,
so true man.
DL has done a remarkable job in building this franchise from the ashes. Depth on the Kings..depth in Manchester. Up and coming players still in juniors.
Injuries have a way of testing that depth, but so far it looks real good.
There’s no reason to do anything at the moment unles as you said, we get blown away by someone.
Dl’s plan worked to perfection. He’s hired excellent front office personnel and hired one of the best coaches in hockey in my opinion.
It was good to read Matthew Barry doesn’t think much of TM…Gives me even more confidence that things are exactly as they should be!
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OnTheFly Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 7:09 am
@nykingfan,
I totally agree with you and Puck73. I feel the problem with the insiders is we have never been in this situation before. We have never sat back and waited for other teams to come to us. We are use to always having to doing something. It’s a learning curve for us fans too.
In my humbled opinion, it’s pretty much a certainty that VV will go down when DD returns.Neither AM nor DD2 will clear waivers (way too much upside for them)and the organization does not want to loose either of them. In that same breath, they will not rush DD back either because of how well VV is playing. He’s definately NHL ready.If you all are old enough to remember, he really reminds me of a young Larry Murphy, who, I believe spend his first 2-3 years in LA, then really made a name for himself elsewhere.We don’t want that happening to any of these 3.These are problems GM’s would kill to have….having so much depth.There will be injuries (pray not out long) and VV will return soon enough. I hope he keeps a good attitude about it and understands the situation.
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puck73 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:25 am
@wideleft, Very good, Larry Murphy. The only thing is, will he score 76 points in his 1st season with the Kings like Murph ! lol
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wideleft Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:57 am
@puck73, Nope
Totally different NHL than it was 30 years ago. Just his poise and mannerism. How confident he is with the puck, skating and shooting ability. I can easily see a 40= point/ per season average though.
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puck73 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:38 am
@wideleft, Voynov could play in the NHL right now IMO, I totally agree with you. And the reason I say that is because he takes care of his own zone first before he thinks about offense, and you know Terry Murray, John Stevens, and Ron Hextall are very happy with this mature 21 year old.
im just going leave this right here
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=597225
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Until playing for a club where public and media relations trumped performance and contributions, its no coincidence the guy has captained championship teams at every level of his career. No leader in LA’s room should be threatened by his example. If anything, the lack of support (if not outright disrespect) Pronger, others in the locker room, the club and the media showed him in Negadelphia will make him an even more effective contributor in LA, whatever that requires on any given night.
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:23 am
@Phoolish Move, Negadelphia … oh I like it, you coined a new phrase.
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Richards…….he is only 26…he not in his prime yet!!!!!
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This just in…
LA Kings number two in NHl power rankings…..Wahooo….
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=597225
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Michael J. Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:14 am
@hip- check,
Good to get some respect, but I’d rather the Kings still be a bit under the radar.
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nykingfan Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:24 am
@Michael J.,
Gone are those days
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OnTheFly Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:17 am
@hip- check,
Cool. the more off days we have the higher the ranking we get… just saying….
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:28 am
@hip- check, Best in the west baby, read it and weep nuksters, dead wing and guppy fans.
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And Quick hasnt allowed a goal since 1843
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pr0cess Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:04 am
@hip- check, That was the last time Rich had a GF
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DesertKing Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:08 am
@hip- check,
1843 was a good year. America was still young, the west was still wild, and the deer and the antelope played.
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Apologies for being off topic here, but re the DTV-Fox snafu…
I have DTV and CI. I am assuming that I will miss out on the Kings games beginning on November 1 if a settlement is not reached re the carriage fees. DTV has given me conflicting info about what will occur if this stalemate continues beyond the first.
I tolerate DTV and have found that they are no better or worse than alternatives. I understand that this is about FOX wanting a 40% increase in fees, and I certainly am more disgusted with Fox than DTV, However, I could care less for either, as they have chosen to forge a partnership on the back of the customers, who will be on the losing end of the issue.
I encourage fellow DTV sbuscribers to contact both Fox and DTV to pressure both to come to agreement before we lose our Kings games. I also encourage other fans to share information as to what feedback they have received and share whatever contacts they have found.
Rich—I hope I am not violating any blog rules here. That is not my intention.
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KC23 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:29 am
@scvking, That would be the end of DTV for me … seriously.
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fsd1 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@scvking, just got off the phone with DTV and their statement is that if you have subscribed to Center Ice that you will NOT miss any games because of this dispute, had a supervisor confirm it, this just applies to those who subscribe to the fox sports package and not Center Ice. God, I hope they are correct.
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Stuart Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:47 am
@fsd1, interesting… then if they can’t come to an agreement, I might have to sacrifice Angel baseball and just pay for the center ice package. Thanks for the infor fellas.
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scvking Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am
@Stuart,
I would think that DTV will give you the CI package for free if you raise enough of a stink about missing the Kings games. They did that for me when the Versus thing was going on a couple years ago.
Stuart Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:43 am
@scvking, really??? I might have to rile up my inner-ghetto and go off and see if it pays off…LOL I was already getting sad the CI freebie period would be ending real soon.
scvking Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:58 am
@fsd1,
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately, I have had a conversation with DTV that seemed to conflict with what you were told. Then, had another oonversation with someone else at DTV where it sounded a little vague. I sure hope what you were told is correct though.
Frankly, I would imagine that there are fans all around the country who are calling DTV, and DTV must know that they are going to be in for it if this results in hockey fans missing their games. I know I would not want to be DTV if this continues beyond the first of November.
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fsd1 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:09 am
@scvking, something about Center Ice being a different sports package with them than the fox package, tho I will be sweating bullets before the first game after the 1st until i see the game come on…….fingers crossed.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:56 am
This pigopoly business really chaps my backside. We all know what this is about. It’s about the same thing it was about last time around. Fox is trying to cram a bunch of channels down directv’s throat that they don’t want in order to get the regionals. Fans don’t give a crap what channel they watch it on, as long as it’s on, but the pigopolists want to make you watch the right commercials. They can’t figure out how to fix their archaic TV viewing model. Even Center Ice is seriously flawed, in that they force viewers to choose between THE WHOLE PACKAGE and nothing. Why can’t they figure out how to sell you pay-per-view or only your team? Because they’re such greedy fossils they don’t know how to serve the customer any more. I’m guessing they could get significant revenue if they’d only make a few tweaks to their model, but I guess we’re lucky they can figure out how to get the games squeezed into that little wire so it can be broadcast to the viewers.
I haven’t bought CI yet, and I’m going to raise holy hell if I do buy it and I miss a single game, due to these corporate antics.
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scvking Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 11:12 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
They are pigs at the trough subsidized by us.
These networks have essentially ruined most of the sports they cover by paying ridiculous rights fees, then loading the product with endless commercials, and we end up with higher costs to pay for all of it AND 4 1/2 hour football and baseball games.
I would certainly think DTV will give you the CI package for free if this does come to a loss of games we can see. DTV does not want to lose customers because of this squabble, so they will be willing to give stuff away by the bucket load to keep you.
The question remains, will CI be tweeked enough to allow us to see the games? Time will tell.
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My girlfriend has DTV, and she told me last night if they follow thru with what they are saying then she will switch to Dish Network.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:03 am
@puck73,
Went through it with Dish Network last year. Actually went to Toyota Center to watch games until they came to an agreement two weeks later.
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Not surprising, but congrats to Quick on being named NHL first star of the week. He is just in control and calm in net right now. Its also helping that he isn’t giving up those occasional stupid goals this year from mishandling the puck. Nice work in the offseason on improving the skills Mr. Quick!
Btw, looks like Poorman won’t get to post for the rest of the year if he’s going to man up to Puck’s gauntlet throwing from a few weeks ago!
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puck73 Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:50 am
@McCheese, Like Arnold, he will be back! And he will be the guy flicking ohio blue tips all over Quick after he has been doused in gasoline!
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DesertKing Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 8:54 am
@puck73,
Arnold from “Different Strokes” or Arnold from “Happy Days”?
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trytodethroneus Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:04 am
@DesertKing,
Or Arnold the pig from Green Acres
McCheese Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:14 am
@DesertKing, wasn’t there an Arnold on Green Acres? Maybe its him? The age comparison is probably about right.
McCheese Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:15 am
@DesertKing, probably should read all the posts before typing… duh
Stuart Reply:
October 24th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@trytodethroneus,”I mean he’d have to be ten times more charmin’ than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I’m sayin’?” Classic Jules Winnfield…
RE: The Direct TV fiasco….everyone should switch to AT&T Uverse. We get all the fox channels and VS as well. They also give you Prime Ticket which allows you to watch every other team beat the Sucks! Basicly…..all the kings games, most of the Anaslime games, and any game that airs on VS.
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We need to keep this guy around. He is the real deal and does nothing but great things for the Kings. This is the year, the rest of the league better take notice
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