Terry Murray’s goalie plan for the next two games was not difficult to predict. Jonathan Quick will start Monday at San Jose and Jonathan Bernier will start Tuesday against Nashville. Quick is coming off a stellar game last night against Pittsburgh, and Murray has displayed a tendency to start his No. 1 goalie against divisional opponents. Plus, Bernier has quite a history against Nashville, with a 4-1-0 record and a total of nine goals allowed in five games. Last season, Bernier faced the Predators four times and allowed 1, 1, 5 and 2 goals, respectively. So, Bernier will get the call on Tuesday.
MURRAY: “I’m not going to take (Quick) out right now. He’s going to play in San Jose. Right now, I feel that I’m going to get Bernier in there against Nashville. He had some nice games against them last year, and it’s back-to-back (games). I think it’s an opportunity that I will give to him.’’
“I’m not going to take (Quick) out right now.” Do I even have to say anything? Didn’t think so.
“it’s back-to-back (games). I think it’s an opportunity that I will give to him.” It’s just so darn funny to see the things Terry Murray says.
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Kinger Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
@CB14, Pretty obvious that Murray plans on replacing Quick with Bernier as the starting goaltender some time this year. Can’t wait !!!
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CB14 Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
@Kinger, You and Poorman are the only ones.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
@Kinger, Obvious? Umm, okay. I also think it’s pretty obvious that TM plans on replacing Doughty with Voynov sometime this year. Can’t wait!
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CastaicKingsFan Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
@Kinger, Wait… Where’s it obvious. All signs point to no sir.
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This actually makes sense.
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jess Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
@DesertKing,
Well it does on paper but what if JQ has an outstanding game against the sharks? Possibly a shutout would TM still start Bernier? I understand the non-division rival part but we are looking for momentum no? Why be so hasty to schedule everything?
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I only got a second to write this… Real Salt Lake… oh shi%^*$t. That’s soccer
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LBlocal Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 6:24 pm
Soap in your mouth.. That’s a sure way to get the AEG ‘fan base’ riled! j/k
gKg!
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Steve W Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
@kinginsaltlake, I.m afraid that Real will have to watch MLS Cup on TV. GO Galaxy!
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Since Nashville pretty much owns Quick, and Bernier plays great against them…I have always wondered what would happen if we played them in the playoffs.
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#unclewillyson Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
@deelo, true statement. Bernier owns Nashville and quick usually gets lit up by them. We have 2 good goalies, people just need to realize Bernier is very capable. Our worst games the team played this year were unfortunately in front of Bernier,.not his fault
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jayhay Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@#unclewillyson, I wouldn’t say NASH owns JQ, JB just got all the assignments (for good reason) last year and the last couple the year before. We would all agree Quick’s game has come light years since those days of no luck against the Preds early in the ’09-’10 season.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 7:38 am
@jayhay, Yeah, I don’t know where that trash talk came from either.
St. Louis just fired its head coach and brought in Ken Hitchcock. Hint hint DL!!!
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Kyle Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:30 am
@bmova,
Follow suit Dean!
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Raunq12 Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 11:22 am
@Kyle,
HAHAHAHA!
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Nothing is easy to predict………
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neil Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 6:56 pm
@neil, other then the Cubs not winning……Sorry Rich…..
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jimrad Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
@neil, I’ll give you an 2 easy predictions —#1 TM still coaching the Kings = no Stanley Cup this season…. #2 If TM is still coaching the kings next season I will not buy season tickets (note to add I have had season tickets for 24 years)
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Kyle Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:32 am
@jimrad,
I now live in MO. Grew up kings fan. If Murray is still here next season, I’ll watch the Blues.
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Is this the year? Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:32 am
@jimrad, #2 Me, too.
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Team has made a coaching change…that’s the St. Louis Blues. Ken Hitchcock is back in the NHL replacing Davis Payne as the new head coach.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379852
Sometimes the guys in the dressing room need a different voice and a different game plan to take the next step.
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neil Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 7:44 pm
@deedub, St Louis has the same amount of wins as the the Kings….with less talent…
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deedub Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
@neil, totally agree with you. It’s just disheartening to see the Kings have all this talent on paper only generate the amount of goals thus far in this season. A team like Philadelphia with the losses of Richards and Carter has scored twice as many goals mind you Jagr has been pitching in and Giroux is a beast.
I wonder if DL will make a decision if things don’t improve by the 20 game mark which is usually the point senior management evaluates a team.
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Kyle Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:35 am
@deedub,
I sure hope so. The fans see all this talent and nothing being generated by it. Then, after they lose a game, we read about how Murray thinks everyone went home happy.
It seems that it might be wise for the sake of tactical prudence for TM to not make any statements on goaltending or line changes and observe things as they develop organically on a game by game basis.
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How does TM expect Bernier to stay sharp if he only allows him to start once every 2 or 3 weeks?
Quick is treated like royalty and Bernier is given the shaft. Quick has certainly benefited from many shots ringing off the goalposts these past several games.
It should be painfully obvious to Kings Management that TM has taken the Kings as far as he can. Case in point, last Thursday’s game against the Oilers. TM’s message to the team before the game…”Let’s come out offensively creative to start the game.” The Kings come out with 3 shots on goal for the entire period! Can you say message tuned out by the players!
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brian spain Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 1:02 am
@Rainman, If the puck rings off the post that means Quick was in position and the puck was shot wide. right? it doesn’t even count as a shot on goal because it wasn’t on goal, it was close. Quick has been playing great to start the year and had a couple bad games, might have been because his head coach let him sit the Dallas game and he cooled off. Bernier hasn’t looked nearly as good as Quick. Kings played well last night, hope they can get it going here and have a good run.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 7:40 am
@Rainman, Look at their GAA and SV%, and get back to us on your theory about Quick vs Bernier.
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Rainman Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I wonder what Quick’s numbers would look like if he only started 2 of 13 games? If you threw out his 3 shutouts, where the team played lights out in front of him, his numbers would be average at best.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
@Rainman, You’re forgetting there was a preseason, and Bernier was beaten out by Quick then too. I’ll wait until near the end of the season when Quick has a bad game or two, and you’ll be telling us Quick’s the wrong guy, then he’ll have a few shutouts in the postseason again, and be shown to be wrong, again.
Raunq12 Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
Amen to that
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Agree with all of the abocve posts. I can’t tell you how many times I have suggested that TM needs to go. He has overstayed his welcome here. Does DL fully understand that winning = people in seats = $$$ ??
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Steve W Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
@John, So then why do the Cubs fill seats. They haven’t won anything in 100+ years. LA is the only city I know where the fans think winning is everything. Back to the Cubs- if they were in LA, they would have had a handful of of fans in the seats per game, And would have moved.
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John Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
@Steve W, Agreed. I guess that kind of reinforces my point… since winning is everything in L.A., DL and company better get it together before the fans lose interest. There are a lot of places to spend money in L.A. if you like sports.
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Kyle Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:38 am
@John,
And Anaheim isn’t that far away (and they have a cup).
I still wish TM didnt pull quick while he was the hottest friggin goalie in the league riding 3 strait shut outs! even though there is no way to prove it i think that move has had a serious impact on everyone in that locker room and is a major contributor to whats been going on lately. Messed with some psychy for sure!
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brian spain Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 1:03 am
@BrokeKingsFan, Amen brother. I totally agree. You don’t mess with a hot goalie or hot player.
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red49er Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@BrokeKingsFan, 100% correct. couple more decisions like that and I’ll want him fired like everyone else.
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Sorry to any Bernie fans including me but hes the next Brysgalov. unless Quick’s game goes down hill really fast that hes gonna be trade bait this or next year im sure because hes gonna wanna be a starter and DL is prob gonna want him to go somewhere he can actually play and not be on the bench and even more since Jones or Zakoff are gonna come up soon.
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Kyle Reply:
November 7th, 2011 at 4:40 am
@Kasey9, Lets hope so.
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TM is a lot of things, but “easy to predict” isn’t one of them.
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TM: “I’m not going to take (Quick) out right now. He’s [not the number one star in the league right now, nor has he had consecutive shutouts. Therefore, its simple, he's] going to play in San Jose.
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Because it’s so obvious what Murray SHOULD do, I’m gonna say it WAS tough to predict.
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I am fine with the goalie rotation up to this point in the season. Bernier will get more games in November as the Kings have a much heavier schedule.
Quick has really stepped up his game to another level so far this season. He is the #1 goalie for the time being and should be treated accordingly.
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It’s astounding Quick can play as he has, and the haters STILL come out of the woodwork. As a Kings fan, I’m HAPPY our starter is playing better than ever this season. If the starter was Bernier, and playing like that, I’d STILL be happy. I just don’t understand the haters.
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