Anze Kopitar’s postgame thoughts…
(on coming back after giving up two third-period goals…)
KOPITAR: “I think it shows the character of this team. We’ve blown a few leads before, but this was a step in the right direction. They did tie it up, but we pressed on the gas pedal again and we got the job done.’’
(on Voynov’s play…)
KOPITAR: “He’s playing really well. He’s a big part of our power play. He’s logging a lot of minutes in the 5-on-5. He’s playing against the top two lines of theirs, so I’m pretty sure if he keeps it up like that, it might be a tough decision for the head guys.’’
(on scoring five goals after a recent drought…)
KOPITAR: “We were getting chances, even in the last couple games when we didn’t score a lot. We knew if we kept generating chances, sooner or later the flood gates were going to open. Luckily they did tonight, at the right time, when we needed it, and it was a big win for us.’’
Total team effort tonight. Good job Kopi! Strong play also from williams, Parse, Gagne, Richards…just what the dr ordered.
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jess Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@Belexes, -saw lewis hustle too and don’t forget voynov
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jess Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
@jess, /\ but I guess that is what you mean by total team effort
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Belexes Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
@jess,
Yeah, figured I didn’t need to mention Quick or Voynov. lol
tornado12 Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 12:29 am
@Belexes, Are you coming around a bit in regards to parse yet?
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Belexes Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
@tornado12,
HAHA, was waiting for that. I still don’t have the same high expectations as some here, but he came through last night and needs to be recognized. I would have no problem at all seeing more of Parse in the lineup, especially when he is as visible as last night. I however also like to see Westie in the lineup so this creates a bit of a problem. lol.
Anyway, give Parse credit for becoming the “Scooter” last night that the team really needed.
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So we should keep parse in the lineup right? Looks like spliting brown and penner up worked
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Belexes Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
@Andrew: the second coming,
Hey, he was put in for an offensive boost and he produced. I’m not even upset about the penalties tbh because imagine coming in after being the healthy scratch for so long, you’re gonna be fired up. He was trying to be as involved as he could and it worked out!
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Andrew: the second coming Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
@Belexes, Exactly, This was more of a pat myself on the back for being the minority on parse and sticking with saying Brown and Penner need to be on different lines to be affective. Also yes I would be very fired up.
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puck73 Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
@Andrew: the second coming, All Parse needed to do was play with a center like Richards or Kopitar and he would be fine. He is a top 6 forward, putting him in the bottom 6 role is like asking Loktionov to play wing…..a waste of time.
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Andrew: the second coming Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
@puck73, I thought I was the only one who thought loki at a wing is a waste of his talents. Anyways a.gillespie21@yahoo.com hit me up with your number or whatever seeing how i am not always on here and I enjoy talking to Kings fans. My mother is a sucks fan-.-and my father watches both lol
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puck73 Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
@Andrew: the second coming, Will do !
Brent Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 6:12 am
@Andrew: the second coming, You turned out amazingly well adjusted considering that unfortunate mindset of your mother
Totally kidding of course. Go Kings!
neil Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
@puck73, and as a left winger as you have pointed out in the past!!!
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looking at league stats,Kopi is 6th in scoring with 12 pts in 9 games..Teddy Purcell is 25 in scoring with 9 pts in 9 games.Nice to Teddy doing well
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we cant send top scorer of the night back to manchester…..can we? it would be not starting your staring goalie who just recorded his 3rd straight shutout…DD2 will clear waivers keep SV up.
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Wow, Kopi reads the Insider! See he quoted us with the “pedal” comment!
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Andrew: the second coming Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:08 pm
@DesertKing, I have always wondered if the team reads the blogs or storys?
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liki Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
@Andrew: the second coming,
I asked him once this question on Slovenian chat orginised by our main TV station and he answered that he never read message boards or blogs.
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Belexes Reply:
October 27th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
@DesertKing,
I thought I saw them passing around the ipad on the bench so they could see how they were performing..
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Love Kopi’s interviews….so a matter of fact….
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First period was sloppy, second was better, third was the best even though they didn’t hav a lot of offense.
Bu-bye Drewiskey…someone has to go and you’re it.
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Perro Reply:
October 28th, 2011 at 8:20 am
@Jorgen, I hope you’re right. With a few team looking for defensive help (montreal, NYR) it would be nice to get a mid roudn pick for him instead of loosing him on waivers.
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