On the broadcast side, things are back to normal tonight, as Bob Miller and Jim Fox have the call on Fox Sports West. The action will also be on 1150-AM and affiliates, and all the game updates will be here as well…
OVERTIME
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Lehtonen.
Stars 3, Kings 2: The Stars won the game 2:56 into overtime. Jack Johnson delivered a huge open-ice hit, but the puck went the other way. Steve Ott went to the net, took a pass from Stephane Robidas and beat Quick before Quick could slide across for the save.
THIRD PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Lehtonen.
Kings 2, Stars 1: Dallas got on the scoreboard, and halved the Kings’ lead, 2:07 into the third period. Eric Nystrom did the hard work, as he battled along the boards in the Kings’ zone, then pushed the puck to Jamie Benn in front. Benn carried the puck to the left, and Quick came out and went down to cut down the angle, but Benn scored with a high shot to cut the Kings’ lead to 2-1. Radek Dvorak also got an assist.
Kings 2, Stars 2: The Kings’ Ethan Moreau took a late tripping penalty, and the Stars tied the game with 20.3 seconds remaining in regulation, moments after the end of the power play. Off a faceoff, the Stars ended up with three skaters going to the Kings’ net, against only defenseman Matt Greene. Loui Eriksson took a short pass from Jamie Benn and beat Quick from close range to tie the game 2-2.
SECOND PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Lehtonen.
Kings 1, Stars 0: The Kings broke the scoreless tie 4:53 into the second period. Dustin Brown carried the puck into the Dallas zone with Andrei Loktionov on the far side, but Brown found Mike Richards trailing the play. Richards went to the net, and Lehtonen made the initial stop on Richards’ wrist shot but the puck trickled across the line to give the Kings a 1-0 lead.
Kings 2, Stars 0: Just 36 seconds later, the Kings took a 2-0 lead on Kevin Westgarth’s first career goal. Westgarth got the puck in the left circle and beat Lehtonen with a high shot to the far corner, 5:29 into the second period. Ethan Moreau got an assist as Westgarth scored his first goal in his 73rd career NHL game.
End of period: The Kings were outshot 14-8 but played a strong all-around period, scored two goals and stayed out of the penalty box.
FIRST PERIOD
In goal: It’s the Kings’ Jonathan Quick against the Stars’ Kari Lehtonen.
End of period: Both teams had good energy but some sloppy passing in a scoreless period, in which the Stars outshot the Kings 9-8. The Kings killed two penalties and have four seconds remaining on their only power play thus far.
back-to-back, jack…(!)
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:22 pm
@variable, That’s a fact, Jack!
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:24 pm
@CB14,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o0V6VPX_E0
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:30 pm
@variable,
Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:34 pm
@variable, ok, thanks for being my BIG TOE sarg.
jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:22 pm
@variable, (!!)
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:24 pm
@variable,
Hey, my name’s not Jack!
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:27 pm
@Kingsfanone,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPKRjyV3OVA&feature=related
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:30 pm
@variable,
Hahaha! I love those commercials!
furrylats Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:04 pm
went to pick up the GF from work. Had to leave with 25 seconds left in regulation.
Came home to find the bad news.
While I’m shocked, I’m also not shocked and I think that everyone should tone down the hate-mongering towards moreau. He’s not the only guy on the team and I saw plenty of mistakes on more than just one line.
Just picture a funny fat guy leaning back and saying, “Hey man, nobody goes 82-0.” It helps.
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Alway’s great to hear Nick and Darryl on the pre-game.
LGMFK!
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Voynov’s in a slump, hasn’t scored a goal lately, lol. I think he will get one tonight, GKG!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:24 pm
@Happy Lappy, Not to be confused with Lappy!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:27 pm
@Happy Lappy,
Ummm, I’m confused!
Is it cuz you’re the “Happy” one?
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:29 pm
@Kingsfanone, Hell yes I’m happy, dammit!! &&*^%^%$^**
CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:32 pm
@Happy Lappy, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B65mtE2TN1w&feature=related
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JackKent Cooke Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:36 pm
@Happy Lappy,
All he has done is help the team stay at another level.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:53 pm
@JackKent Cooke, ah, what don’t u get about LOL?
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@Happy Lappy,
he’ll be fine…
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 pm
@variable, It was intended to be a joke, I know he’s awesome!!!
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:04 pm
@Happy Lappy,
yeah, i got it…
i was just sayin’…playin’…(!)
JackKent Cooke Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:36 pm
@Happy Lappy,
New #1 line?
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Hardy…Harry…Happy Lappy…its too confusing for me!!!!! Kings….Please give me 60 minutes!!!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:28 pm
@neil, maybe I’ll change it to the blogger formerly known as Happy Lappy.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:33 pm
@Happy Lappy, Hardy Where r u???? Harry..Where r U????
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:34 pm
@Happy Lappy, The fella who took the name lappy could’ve at least been semi-creative and made it lappy dancey..
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@jess, how about Lap Dog? I really don’t care, I’m just tired of regurgitating the same old stuff, like fire TM, lol.
Argh, the game isn’t in HD again. How I loath you Bell Express View.
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i don’t know if anyone else had this problem with the versus feed on hd, but for the majority of the game action, i had a fractal feed/stuttering…not a fluid gamecast…
it made it very hard to watch….
anybody else have this issue last night…?
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:38 pm
@variable, nope, do u have cable or Dish?
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:41 pm
@Happy Lappy,
directv…
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:48 pm
@variable, Vs. has had that problem all season for me, using Cox cable.
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:54 pm
@Jason4Kings,
i’ve had it happen before, but not often…
it was a bummer last night to have to watch it like that…
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LETS GO KINGS!!!!!!!!
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Game On!
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Oh boy…
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stoll!
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Stoll, use some common sense!
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That’s 1 so far, my prediction is looking good, unfortunatly.
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Nice Stoll
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alright, at least here in San Diego there was a soccer game that started at 5:15 and ran right up to 5:30. Had a bit of a scare there.
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Great..yet another offensive zone penalty.
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Ohhhh. What a great opportunity for Ricker.
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oh, almost another shorty
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Sometimes you have to take a penalty 300 feet away from your net.
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wow…the ricker almost had another shorty…
maybe we should start affectionately call him “pimp”…or…”the mack”…’cause of all the shorties and opportunities he’s getting…
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:47 pm
@variable, the rest of the league….GET SHORTY
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hit the post
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:46 pm
@Happy Lappy, That was a close one.
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:47 pm
@Happy Lappy, Yeah, Bob called it a glove save but didn’t mention the post clang
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what a difference to the start of this first period vs. last night…
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prosmar Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:49 pm
@variable, I hope it ends the same though.
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:52 pm
@prosmar,
four point game…lots ‘o’ motivation for a full 60…
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Kings are moving their feet tonight…so.far…
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:50 pm
@neil,
yeah…they finally look ready to go from the start…
nothing more frustrating when they look like their winding up their legs, like their skating robots…
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:53 pm
@neil, Yeah, glad to see they came out ready to play. They aren’t dominating or anything like that, but they aren’t being dominated either. Big difference from last night. Glad to see it.
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WOW MR almost had another shorty! went 5 hole and lettiton got lucky as it the puck was past him but his right tapped the puck as he slide over
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Wow, Bob is showing his age tonight, $25,000 fine for Doughty instead of $2,500 and the hit was with a “minute and a half left” instead of 1.4 seconds
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:55 pm
@370455vinSD, Lets be honest here, Bob’s been showing his age all year long. That’s not a complaint, just an observation. He’s still one of the best in the business.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:59 pm
@370455vinSD, who cares, there just numbers. Don’t diss the King of Kings
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:06 pm
@Happy Lappy, Totally agree, I love the man. Meant no disrespect
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
@370455vinSD, I know, who doesn’t love Bob?
Dallas is not passing crisply, hope we can take advantage of it. –Hope your ok Scuds -we need you man..
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:57 pm
@jess, Yeah, well some of the Kings are passing their best either.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:57 pm
@kingkrazy, Sorry, *aren’t
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ughhh can’t find anywhere to watch this! in philly for the week…
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No chemistry between Brown and Richards. They’re both great players but have no idea what the other is thinking
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brown with the big hit
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Need some noise from Gags this game…
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too many turnovers getting out of our end….
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 5:59 pm
@neil, mostly Lotki and Moreau,
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:00 pm
@Harty, we have 5 give aways so far…
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HUGE 1st Period difference. Great pace. Crisp Passing. Look’n good so far.
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Just heard a somewhat disheartening stat from Nick. Kings are last in the league with 9 first period goals. For comparison the number 1 team, the Flyers, have 28. In spite of that the Kings are tied for first in the Pacific Division. Wonder where we’d be if we could start putting the puck in the net in the 1st???
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JJ with head fakes when no one is around haha –love it!!
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:02 pm
@jess, …is that a fake or a spasm?
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Kings x Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:23 pm
@Deke’r, It’s a spasm related to his permasmile
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:03 pm
@jess, no, he saw his shadow
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:23 pm
@Happy Lappy,
So hes a groundhog?
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gotta play smart and keep your cool scuds!!
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Come on boys, you need to stay out of the box. St. Louis’ PP sucked, Dallas’ doesn’t. They will make you pay for taking needless penalties.
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Do we have the most Penalty Minutes in the 1st period in the league??
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matty muls Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:05 pm
@kingszzz,
id say the most penalties in the first 5 mins of the first period.
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Nick and Daryl politely stating that the Kings need to work on getting goals in the first period. Talked about how that they don’t necessarily need to sit back and play such a defensive minded game to start with now with the make up of this team this year. They’d rather see them take some initiative and press the attack, taking the game to their opponents more, rather than sitting back. Nice to hear them make a point of that. I love those guys, but sometimes they seem to hold back from saying anything that might be construed as criticism of coaching or management.
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Ott’s a wussy.
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CB14 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:08 pm
@CB14, Don’t know how this ended up in your post.
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:18 pm
@CB14, the statement is nonetheless worthy regardless of the placement
PP Anybody? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:34 pm
@CB14, That’s okay, you’re spot on with that statement anyways
Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:11 pm
@PP Anybody?, not as much as Fox and Bob, they really toe the company line for the most part.
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At work and can’t watch the game :/ GKG!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:13 pm
@KH, sorry to hear that, who do u work for Scrooge? Have a good Turkey day.
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Nice, great divisional game so far
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everybody seems like they are having a great time anytime they are on the ice with the ricker…
it like fantasy island for them…nothin’ but smiles…
good show of force, stepping up to that very good thug in ott…
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Dallas announcers are terrible..
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:13 pm
@tacomakingsfan, I’ve got Bob and Jim
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:15 pm
@Harty,
Lucky you.. sweet intermission.. time to get some tacos and burritos!
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:24 pm
@tacomakingsfan, Over here dude!! –Three to go please…
“The Kings having trouble getting into the zone” until Voynov calmly skates it in by himself and sets it up. This kid is seriously our best defenseman.
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:10 pm
@Scot, Without a doubt(y)
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Pesus Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:16 pm
@kingszzz,
Nice
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good period…
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Much better 1st period than last night.
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VV made an attempt to go down on one knee for the one-timer ala Richards ala Bret Hull -nice..
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:15 pm
@jess, he learns fast!
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:16 pm
@Happy Lappy, Sure does… Think we got a keeper
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The only shot on all the power-plays was Richards’ shot when the kings were shorthanded
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outshot, but moslty because of Neil said, giveaways have turned into shots against…….
Kings have a good forecheck going, keep it up……..does anyone cover Richards, he gets a breakaway ever game??
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So, I was watching the St. Louis game vs. Pitt’s tonight. They are a really good team, St. Louis. Makes me feel a little better about that sad win we had last night.
But the thing that cracked me up, was Pitt’s has an organ player for the goals being scored vs. music. Well, when St. Louis scored, the organ player played “F-You” -that pop song that is out now. It was hilarious.
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Gotta love drinking beer and watching hockey on a Wednesday without having to worry about the consequences.
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:15 pm
@370455vinSD, Got that right
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:17 pm
@370455vinSD, he said as he falls off the sofa
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
@Happy Lappy, I can still see the TV from down here.
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:20 pm
@370455vinSD, haha good you’re awake!
Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
@370455vinSD, of course, you’re a Kings fan, only go for stitches after the game, lol.
jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
@Happy Lappy, That might be a problem if he did a “human sausage bounce” off the hardwood floor and didn’t wake up for the rest of the game.
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:19 pm
@Happy Lappy, only maybe 2 feet tops onto, most likely, carpet.
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Our PP looks good but they need to know how to shoot its embarrassing to keep away for that long and then lose control without a shot on net
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Nice job, love the Russians… Let’s win boys!
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I’m enjoying the game. Pizza’s done. Time to eat during intermission. I love it when a plan comes together. LOL
Hey anyone else think Westy looks like the God of hamburgers..the blue cheese comercial they just ran. I can’t watch it without thinking Westy.
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:21 pm
@KFII, I’m usually looking at the scantily clad mountain chicks.
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Kings x Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:25 pm
@kingszzz, Lol
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:31 pm
@kingszzz, …to each his own lol..
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Decent 1st period from the team. Dallas doesn’t look as stingy as it did last time around. On to the 2nd, let’s get that lead boys.
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Willie and Greener are on track for double digit points on the season.
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:30 pm
@370455vinSD, Which is nice.
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Is it my imagination or are Brown and Richards not connecting?
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:33 pm
@jess,
You pretty much copied one of my posts verbatim at 5:55 pm.
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:34 pm
@jess,
In other words, it’s not just you
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:34 pm
@jess, No, it’s clear as day. Brown looks lost
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 pm
@jess,
HAHAHA
Richards from Brown!
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dhow Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:50 pm
@jess, so what was that about Brown and Richards not connecting?
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did someone say the first period was always bad? This looks like their usual start of a game!
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Gotta love quick
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Brown past 2 games =brutal. Love brownie but its just been rough!
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Michael_DD8 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:36 pm
@Michael_DD8,
Right as brownie makes a nice play… lol
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Richards again?? Wow!
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there are 6 games in ot!!!
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there he is…mr. america…
saving us from disaster…
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Not horrible chem between Brown and Ricky
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RICHARDS,,,,,,what a bleeder, I love it!
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That was good. Good job Richards and Brownie.
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Brayden Who?
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Ritchie ! Great work by @Stuart’s boy Dustin Brown !
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!
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k-man…(!!!)
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WESTY!!!!!!!
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Davbot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:38 pm
@KDinUT, Wooo! way to go Westy!!
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Did we just see that?
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Westie!!!!
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WESTGARTH!!!!!!!!!!!
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Westy scoring makes me extra happy.
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wow, the hockey gods were smiling on us there
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WESTY, I have always said he was a sniper, lol.
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WESTGARTH…YES!!! Now he has more goals than Penner!!!
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Westie for MVP!!!
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WESTIE !!!!!! The monkey is off the back !!!
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westy can drum…and shoot…(!)
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Westy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WWWWWEEEEEEEESSSSSTTTTTTGGGGGGGGAAAARRRRRRTTTTTTHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
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Ive got a HUGE mancrush on Mike Richards. I mean its enormous.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:39 pm
@KindSir,
Easy, cowboy!
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kindsir Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:01 pm
@Kingsfanone, don’t act like you don’t! Lol
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Westy has been pushing @ 110% and REALLY deserves that goal. Way to go #19..
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OMG! Westy!
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Westgarth!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Westy snipes it!
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Westy!!!!! Yeeehaaaa!
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C’mon…some Westy love is due! I smell a Hunter goal!
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I think I just saw some pigs in the sky on my drive home.
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:41 pm
@PP Anybody?, Weird? I saw Donkeys?
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Wow that was fast.
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Westy!!!!
forth line is looking better
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And cue the west can score comments! Ha perfect shot.
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KingsGuy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:40 pm
@KingsGuy, Westy*
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Hell has frozen.over!!!!!!!! Way to go Westy.
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Secondary scoring? Let Westie answer the call
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@California Royalty,
Damn right!
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Westy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:41 pm
@Pesus, yes the King of Thanksgiving, Kevin Westgarth…….
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Westgarth has more goals then penner. Atta boy westy! Beautiful shot
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:42 pm
@kingsfaninsb, yes and making 3.5 million less, and guess who would be the better team guy as well………you guessed it Westie
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Lol worlds ending tomorrow. Westy ftw
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KingsGuy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:40 pm
@Andrew: The second coming, lmao
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Allways nice gettin unexpected goals….GKG!
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that goal just guaranteed westy a start vs. the hawks…
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:41 pm
@variable,
Well, I thought Quick’s 3rd straight shutout guaranteed him the start in the next game…
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:50 pm
@Scot,
But TM loves Westy.
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Can you believe it?!?!?!?!? WESTGARTH!!!!
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Nice hit by Brownie!!!!
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Great check Brownie
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Westgarth the SNIPER!
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Dear Penner,
See, it’s nbd.
Love, Kevin Westgarth.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:52 pm
@FiG17,
That’s funny!
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I dug Simmonds, Schenn is still an unknown and could be huge, but I am loving that trade right about now.
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:43 pm
@370455vinSD,
he’s been everything and more the last stretch of games…
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm
@370455vinSD,
I couldn’t believe the deal when it happened. I heard people saying we gave up too much and was blown away, Richards was a steal. Can’t believe Philly gave him up. Kopi and Richards will have huge numbers by the end of the year.
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ribeiro made bleacher reports list of the top 15 players in the league…
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@variable, lol
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:07 pm
@Happy Lappy,
sorry “softest players”…
ooops…
that was a doozy of an omission…(!)
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Kenny44 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:27 pm
@variable, Soft, yes, but also a punk. Remember his blindside head shot on Zus last year? He’s all elbows and stick in any contact. It was almost worth the point to see JMFJ drill him. Almost.
Iam not surprised….westy has improved and after playing well last year in the playoffs..he has carried it into this year!!! Love the smiles on the bench for him!!!!!
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Now even Westy has more goals as Penner
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Westy with a beauty!!!! No mas Penner!!!
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westgarth has more goals this season than penner!
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I just dislocated my shoulder patting myself on the back. I called Westgarth’s first NHL goal two days ago, right here on this very blog.
Why, oh why, does my strange ability to predict the future *never* apply to the lottery?
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:45 pm
@Mel Powell,
Didn’t you make the same prediction for his previous 72 games?
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Mel Powell Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:40 pm
@DesertKing, I swear I never did that before in my entire life.
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Congratulations Westy on a very beautiful 1st NHL goal!!! He made it look easy.
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Wow, who woke up the Kings!
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Not sure about most of you guys, but I have to listen to the stars’ commentators… uuugh
One of the more biased group of commentators in the league.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:55 pm
@California Royalty,
Look up biased in the dictionary and there’s a picture of Hayward of the Quacks.
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c4sraser Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:46 pm
@California Royalty, at least yer not listening to bryan heywerd
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Brown makes the hit of the season we’ve all been looking for– Right on dude!
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Westie’s first career NHL goal………oh ya baby………
Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie, Westie…………..this is great…..
show a picture of Penner, that lazy milking farmer…keep miling the money out Penner
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Its official, we are Cup contenders again. Two 5 on 5 goals in 35 seconds, both between the dots and one by Westgarth, no one can stop us now, boohahahahahahahahah!!!!
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get off the ice DD, bring in VV
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RobSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@Happy Lappy,
Here here!!!! ?>
Hear hear??/ I don’t know.. but yeah!
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What the hell is Williams deal??
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@kingszzz, Yeah I noticed he hasn’t been playing as well as he was last year…
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RobSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:49 pm
@kingkrazy,
Totally… always gets handcuffed lately.
I loved how happy Fraser was after Westy scored. I am really liking that guy.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:51 pm
@RobSD, Everyone was smiling after Westy scored, except the Stars and their fans.
How’s that Coors Light holding up @ HARTY??
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Holy crap! WESTY! WESTY! Fire TM, move the team to Quebec City and make WESTY the Captain !!!!
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Wayne Westzky!!
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@Rumpa#19, HAHAHA!! Awesome!
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:23 pm
@Rumpa#19,
Elmer Fudd, is that you? Watch out for that wascally wabbit!!
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Can’t believe all the games today either in OT or SO.
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anyone else having trouble with their center ice package (online)?
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HemetKingsFan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:00 pm
@Bama Kings, Yep, I think Westgarth overloaded the computer, that or the OT games, but im goin with Westgarth
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:34 pm
@HemetKingsFan, The number of OT games is nuts.
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Seeing some good stuff here,we need to get a little meaner
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Anyone else notice that Williams was the only one on the bench not smiling on Westgarth’s goal?
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:53 pm
@EASportsMgt, Healthy competition is a good thing
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:56 pm
EASportsMgt, maybe he’s got a bet on him never scoring a goal.
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Kings x Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:08 pm
@EASportsMgt, He could be hurt. Wouldn’t hurt to smile though
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:11 pm
@EASportsMgt,
The entire organization should be overjoyed for Westy! Hell, this blog started smoking!
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Looks like Lokti got demoted to the 4th line.
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The old ladies beating on the glass totally scared me. Going to have nightmares about it.
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King Alex Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:57 pm
@DesertKing, You caught that too. VERY SCARY!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:59 pm
@DesertKing,
Just be glad that glass isn’t your window on your house & they want you!
Know what I’m saying? ;D
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:25 pm
@Kingsfanone,
Yeah, they did look like extras from The Walking Dead.
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Wow Westy top corner??? Who knew!!
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Ryan Smyth is 11g 11a right now -___-
I wish we had gotten more for him.
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Mikey J. Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:58 pm
@Subby, Think he likes that Oiler uniform.
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Subby Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:58 pm
@Mikey J., unfortunately
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:01 pm
@Mikey J.,
ya’ think…?!
there’s no place like home for him…
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I’m loosing my mind here. The first minutes of Kings hockey I’ve missed all year and Westie scores?! I’m losing it guys, losing it. Come on NHL Package, come back to me!
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:13 pm
@Bama Kings, I’m with you. Up in San Francisco for TG with the in-laws, just listening to Nick and Daryl on my phone. Can’t wait to see Westgarth’s goal online later.
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Blues beat the Pens….I love it!
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:02 pm
@Deke’r, Seriously? Nice…
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RYC Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:05 pm
@jess, Too bad they are in our conference and got two points.
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:09 pm
@RYC,
I hear ya, -just cool we just smoked’em and they turned and smoked the pens
And I’m going to have to do what I have to do to watch this damn game. Sorry….
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nykingfan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:06 pm
@Bama Kings,
same here man..having problems with the tv feed.
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We brought the compete tonight for the 1st two. One more to go & we get 2 points!!
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Westy with a Gordie Howe Hat Trick!!!!!!! It just took him over 70 games to get it!!!!!
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:09 pm
@neil, Was the fight in the second period as well? If so, would that be a “pure” GHhatrick?
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santamariaking Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:12 pm
@neil,
I’ts a tad early to say that
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@santamariaking, I mean he has a goal…a assist…a fight…in his CAREER !!!!!
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Quicker is sending a message…….I’m STILL NUMBER 1
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:07 pm
@Happy Lappy, Great take! Never even crossed my mind.
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Did Westy play after he scored?? I didnt see him…
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:05 pm
@neil, Yes, I saw him a couple of times…
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:09 pm
@neil, no, he went into shock on the bench.
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we turned around the way this period was heading with those two quick goals…
well…
are we in for another one of those crazy-go-nuts 3rd periods that have become legendary between these two teams…?
i hope we hold our ground…i can do without any drama this pre-holiday…
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Go Westy !!!!Where all the Westy haters now??
Woot go him
Williams not the same as he was but i got a feeling he turn it around..
Y did Moreau got a promte and Lokti demoted??
Moreau doesnt deserve to be second line at all!!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:11 pm
@KingsFanFTW, no, Lotki was on the Richards at the end of the 3rd
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:13 pm
@Happy Lappy, *2nd*
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@Happy Lappy, oh thanks i thought i seen him there
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MmmmYummy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:39 pm
@KingsFanFTW, “Y did Moreau got a promte and Lokti demoted??” Seniority over ability. TM is the oldest coach in the league and has a a grudge against the kids on his lawn.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:42 pm
@MmmmYummy, LOL i guess
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Hope the Kings can push the play in the third and not sit back.
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I think, for a Win, Murray promised the team some Turkey and Canasta at his place!!
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:13 pm
@kingszzz, Canasta…LOL!
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Good Interview Westy. Solid..
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Damn, when we’re on who can stop us?
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:09 pm
@Tim Chaney, And, I’d say, we’re not even playing “Great”. Very Good but not Great.
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TM’s updated system….Westy would be a twenty goal scoring on any other team.He is a firstliner and I want to see him on the PP…..(actually he would do as well as Hunter)
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Great to see Westy celebrate his goal. I love this game.
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“I don’t care”
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:15 pm
@KopiSTAR, LOL i knew he was gonna say that, too!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:15 pm
@KopiSTAR, “I didn’t kill my wife”, “I don’t care”/
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Mikey J. Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:41 pm
@KopiSTAR, a jinxe
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That was a beautiful shout out by the one and only Bob Miller. Go hawkeyes!
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WTF–My Fios box rebooted with Dallas in the Kings end, rebooted showing Richards getting high fives, went off, came back on and Westy was getting high fives. Missed BOTH freakin goals. Thanks Fios
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:16 pm
@plywood, Yea better give 1-800-DIRECTV a call
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I notice something tonight that I haven’t seen. It’s palpable. CONFIDENCE. Agree?
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:17 pm
@kingszzz, yes, all 4 lines involved offensively too.
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:18 pm
@kingszzz, absolutely, now what will they do with the most dangerous lead in hockey?
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@370455vinSD, keep the lead of course.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:14 pm
@Happy Lappy, NOT!!!!
Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@kingszzz, Would be a nice habit to get into…
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What is Murray doing? Oh wait…
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Westy…..the first ever enforcer with a goal scorers touch
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Mikey J. Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:17 pm
@SpencerMaze, Bob Probert
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santamariaking Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@SpencerMaze,
First ever goal scorer wit an enforcer touch
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@santamariaking, LOL so true
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@SpencerMaze,
gordie howe…
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:21 pm
@variable, Grimson???
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KMFW!
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60 minutes boys!!!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
@outsider, 20 more boys!!!
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Oh crap!
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Here comes the LETDOWN!
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Send Voynov back to Manch!
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
@Cry Baby, Why?
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Williams needs a goal, cant remember last time he scored.
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Let’s get that goal back right now!
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Feel Shame OTT…
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Bury one here on the PP!
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Ott is such a little biznitch
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What is Quick doing?
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Nobody going to the net. They need to crash the net right now.
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I guss that slash on MR should be a fine to DALLAS! let’s have fines for every plenty! Pathetic to fine DD!!!!!!!
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Westie’s goal is going to be the game winner. He deserves it.
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Clifford…
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:36 pm
@Michael J.,
“Laser eyeeee centeeer”
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Lotta time left in this period…
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Dang. Cliffy what happened on that shot man.
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How does Clifford miss that?? I mean how much more wide open does the goal need to be???
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Cliff……..
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Occupy LAKingsInsider until Clifford is sent to the minors or is benched!!!
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Brown seems reluctant to pass to Loki.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:38 pm
@JackKent Cooke, I saw that too.
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ta Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:45 pm
@JackKent Cooke, Brown doesn’t pass period!
Terrible vision and low hockey IQ
he always has his head down while carrying the puck.
Terrible
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prosmar Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 pm
@JackKent Cooke, Brown seems reluctant to pass to anyone.
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Nice move Williams
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DD what was that!
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Ahhhhhhhh……Cliffy, Wide open net. Kings can never score on a PP when they really need it. So many bad plays by Doughty.
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Cliff…luv ya but damn
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Who’s the skate sharpener? jeeez
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Hold on to your hats!!! We are playing NOT to lose….Call a to and settle the boys down…..NOW
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Need Williams or Gags to get one home.
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Bu Bob Miller math Doughty is worth about $700K this year.
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Trade DD! I don’t care if I’m called a panic-y fan. When Steve Ott makes you look silly and you turn over the puck on a weak back hand with the game 2-1 in the third, 7M boos, not dollars should be your reward.
That contract is going to be an albatross around his neck (ala Penner).
WIlliams is trying, he’ll work through this. People need to remember how huge he was for us and he had a solid start. He’ll work through it.
Let’s focus on building our third line and add a 30 goal scorer to the LW. How do we do that? Trade DD for a LW’er and move Bernier and a light asset to rebuild the third line.
We aren’t winning crap with this team long term.
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Crap, please not a 7 minute PK. I friggin hate the defensive shell
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JW really picking up his game.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:47 pm
@DesertKing, great shift on both ends for Willy!!!
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Call a timeout Murph
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:46 pm
@jess, see my post above….regroup the D
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 pm
@jess, no, we may need that at the end, he’s got plenty of time to yell at them when they come off the ice.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@Happy Lappy, Now??? that the game is over???
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BROWN needs to take that gut out on the entry!!
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:46 pm
@kingszzz, Guy. Sorry, I was thinking of Penner
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for a team that is based on Defense…we given up alot of shots and cant seem to shut down Dallas….
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SHUT IT DOWN PURPLE!!!
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Wow???!!! Direct TV Center Ice just dropped the Kings feed . . . what the heck?
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Duckbasher Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:55 pm
@KDinUT, NHL com’s servers are down. WTF?
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KDinUT Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:57 pm
@Duckbasher, Dallas feed still there – just have to listen to their rotten announcers . . . .
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Danger Will Robinson!!
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:51 pm
@jess,
(With jiggling arms)
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Is this going to come down to empty netter vs OT?
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:51 pm
@370455vinSD, Hopefully… #10 Richie –any takers?
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370455vinSD Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:52 pm
@jess, that….would…be…..beautiful
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This whole period has been in the Kings’ zone…
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DD, worst game of the year!!
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outsider Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:53 pm
@Happy Lappy, one of many…
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YES SHUT THEM DOWN PURPLE!!!!
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This last 2:25 is going to be crazy!!!!
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Oh nice Moreau. Could not have picked a better time.
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Moreau you IDIOT!
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DUMB!!
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How does Moreau keep drawing a regular shift on this team, terrible penalties every damn game
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Again with the LATE PENALTY!!!
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Nice play Moreau….. NOT!!!!!
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I guess they removed Moreau’s brain on his island.
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:53 pm
@DesertKing, LMFAO!!
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Wow, I’ve never seen Moreau take a penalty before -ever…
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Come on Moreau you idiot, why is he even out there with 2 mins left?
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Moreaun
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Ahhh there is moreaus penalty of the game
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gonna pull that golaie too
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Wow. How many chances is Moreau gonna get?
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Uncalled for penalty!
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Incoming SH(EN)G?
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clean shot at the empty net
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wow huge offsides there
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Nice break!
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Moreau needs to be team fined 10k for ever offensive zone penalty
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Son of a ……..
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CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL!
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Oh HELL
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That totally blows……..
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Thanks Ethan.
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25 seconds….are you kiddin me?
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EPIC FAIL!!!
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How the hell was Moreau ever the captain of a team.
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Kings x Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:59 pm
@C-Note20, Good point
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how can the Kings be so stipid!!!???
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Kings x Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
@crashin’da net, This is the NHL level right?
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Moreau has got to go!!
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number 6 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 7:59 pm
@kingszzz,
Not yet!! He’s playing a really cool game. How absurd a penalty can he take is the game. This one only got the Stars tied. He’s still workin on getting that penalty that will lose the game for the Kings.
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Talk about a breakdown
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TM, you are an idiot for having Greene on the ice at this time. Bench Moreau please.
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how did we not address their alignment…????
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
@variable, I know – call a timeout or something!!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:02 pm
@variable,
TM can’t adjust.
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Typical breakdown. What pathetic defense!
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Can this team EVER play a full 60 minutes. Not once this year.
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California Royalty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:01 pm
@Canadian King, 5-0 win over the Blues?
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Why is Moreau still on this team?
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Moreau just keeps bringing the goods eh Murph?
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@kingszzz, MORON-eau! What the hell formation was that? Dallas version of the Flying V???
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Thank you Ethan M. You are an absolute waste with all the stupid penalties.
This season is going to be a huge waste of time, getting in at 6th place and losing. We just don’t have the team yet and we’re going to suffer along with this team instead of makign the big moves.
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Defensive shell -1.
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Bench Moreau’s azz against the Blackhawks, please TM!
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:05 pm
@King Alex,
AND FOREVER!
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Hate giving up that point.
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Friggin’ joke
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Wow. only 22 shots through 3 periods. This is atrocious.
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Mesquite Smokie,
Seriously.
Seriously.
Seriously.
Seriously.
Seriously.
Seriously.
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Another 40 Minutes and then SIT BACK!! Coaching!!!!
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
@kingszzz,
Good call!
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20 seconds away. Moraeu’s name is now Moron.
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pathetic
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with so many good teams in the west…its going to go down to little(big) things like coaching….We dont neede Moreau….We dont need TM….
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Where’s jess? JESS?
WE HAVE A NEW THING TO HARP ON! It’s getting Moreau’s a$$ off this team!!
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:00 pm
@Scot, Here dude:)
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Scot, Hey Puck73 said it first to NOT have this guy in the lineup earlier in todays threads and I 2nd it..
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@jess, third….
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Can’t believe it’s made it this far with this guy -what is the deal?
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maybe we should …………….awe screw it!
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Please go away Moreau..
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If you want to teach your kids discipline, show them all of Moreau’s penalties on a video…. and then you tell them, this is an example of how you Don’t do it.
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that was so lame defence!!! totally unacceptable! how can they let three stars players just rush into the zone without coverage (in this time!!!)
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TM so obviously out-coached this game
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:02 pm
@SpencerMaze, This game? THIS GAME?
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Moreau needs to be benched or fined by the kings for taking stupid penalties like this one
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TM needs to call a timeout when he see’s dallas line up like that. you gotta move the guy on the right and have him tie up with one of the guys in the middle or back him off and put your two d back there
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Timmy tim tim,
he should of done something…a timeout or shift…
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:03 pm
@Timmy tim tim, Very good point. How does TM not call a TO when he sees this alignment???
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:08 pm
@Timmy tim tim, I was thinking the same thing before the puck was dropped….nice job TM.
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If Jim Fox knew exactly what was going to happen on the faceoff, why didn’t Terry Murray? oh yeah, because he’s braindead. Nevermind.
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jamie benn is playing a great game…
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New Drinking Game: every time I hear Doughty has the puck, but can’t clear…..time to drink. I will be an alcoholic by the All Star break!
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Wow, another blown third period lead.
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For those of you who say a professional NHL team isn’t expected to play a full 60 mins every game…this is what happens. Kings got a lead and then sat on their heels. The team that’s gonna win the cup is going to be able to play 60 mins…kings can’t figure it out.
Moreau needs to go…he is too careless.
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Yeah were such a great defensive minded team
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:06 pm
@Jared, ….minded does not equal execution..
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Well here’s one thing. Remember how certain players were more easily benched by TM? Pretty much a guarantee that Moreau will be back to his own tricky ways on Saturday vs. the Hawks.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:09 pm
@number 6, Yes, and DD too.
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Dean please get rid of Moreau!
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Brent Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:07 pm
@Airwaves75, Moreau should be benched for weeks for this stupid penalty. No need to take that penalty.
Terrible. Edmonton and Columbus fans told us he did this. Here he is again. Stupid!
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Dustin Brown is also brainless, just saying.
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OH NOooooo!
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Pathetic
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Unbelievable
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FIRE MURRAY!!
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Nice work Johnson, good work getting caught.
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Jeeze. Well that was sickening.
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JMFJ admiring his hit, while the Stars skate up ice. Tough loss that shouldn’t have been.
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Freaking center ice!
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Think we had more heart last season…
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It’s gonna get ugly in here! Happy Thanksgiving all!
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Brown made so many bad decisions with the puck tonight, I’m sick of all you Brown fan boys.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:11 pm
@Eldoret, He did stand out tonight, very poor game by him tonight.
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This is so pathetic! I swear this it is!!!
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Golfnut Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
@Airwaves75, First loss after leading entering the third since you were in 8th grade, I don’t think its that big of a deal.
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@Golfnut, Actually still not an official loss, but an OT loss, so they are like 66-0-4 now in leading-after-2
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Jack Johnson also brainless.
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Wow Johnson is your first name Dion, idiot.
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Awful. Gave them the game. Horrible job Kings.
Defeat from the jaws of of victory.
Back to back, but unacceptable.
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2 rookies on the ice. Good coaching. Jesus.
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We stole a point by giving up the 3rd period. Disgusting.
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Pretty simple breakdown of this game. One team tried to win this game, the other tried not to lose it.
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You know what guys? This game was an embarrassment. Period!
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Three biggest issues: 1) Moreau 2) No first period goals 3) Still difficulty breaking the two goal mark
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Need someone to risk waivers on so we can keep VV up? Two words: Ethan (expletive) Moreau. Useless piece of crap.
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Eldoret Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:07 pm
@colo king fan,
Yeah, because Voynov’s play was flawless tonight, right? First goal?
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colo king fan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:08 pm
@Eldoret,
One mistake is excusable. An recurring pattern of stupid penalties ISN’T.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
@Eldoret, its the time of the mistake and one is young and the other is not….
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SAY What???
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JJ is a idiot. Nice hit, too bad you took yourself out of the play. Someone she remind him it was 4 on 4
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Colin Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@Gary,
EXACTLY my thinking!!!! What a loser.
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Darren Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
@Gary, Completly agree
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so what ever happened to shot mentality?
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Unbelieveable. What a collapse!
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Just when I thought it was going to be safe to watch NHL on the Fly. Way to waste a (the one and only) Westy goal.
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Thanks for nothing, Ethan Moreau. You call yourself a veteran?
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This one stings.
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Doughty = Don’t Need. Moreau = Don’t Need. Brown = Don’t Need. We could get another solid couple of players with these fellas!!!
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@kingszzz, Keep Brown. He’s carried us for years. But you trade DD and Bernier in separate moves, you got a top 6 LW in return and if you add a couple spare parts, you could fill out a 3rd and 4th line nicely.
I’m screaming for months, six months for that too happen.
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Gmo Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:27 pm
@kingszzz,
Man we overpaid for DD
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Now I know why Rich follows the Kings! The Cubs of the NHL!
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:14 pm
@Kwvin, YES MAM!
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Bernier’s style of goaltending makes me feel warm and fuzzy. Quick’s style makes me squirm.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:14 pm
@SoCalR6, get real, they played like s..t in front of him, especially the 3rd and OT!
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Crap !!!!! Feel bad for Quick,,,,,,Plays his a/! off and gets no friggin help whatsoever
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Airwaves75 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@StankBloat, He was pissed as he left the ice! He banged his stick on the boards just before he went off the ice
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StankBloat Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@Airwaves75, Hear Ya ! Can’t blame the guy…..he should be friggin livid !
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Way to ruin Westy’s first game winner boys! DAMNIT! We let this one slip away…
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Garbage. Embarrassing. Wow can’t believe this
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Great job missing what was literally a wide open net Cliffhanger. When are you going to do something?
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@KindSir, Listen, he forechecked all night and made several plays down deep, he wasn’t on the ice for any against like the Russian who doesn’t backcheck…….
Cliffie is fine, your expecting a grinder to be a goalscorer, watch what he does away from the puck, that is his game…..
Don’t blame it on the 20 year old, there’s plenty more to blame ahead of him
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:13 pm
@Harty, Agreed. Cliff isn’t the problem. It’s the litany of mistakes being made by DD and TM.
At some point people are going to catch on that DD is a key reason we are not there yet. Trade. DD!
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KindSir Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
@Harty, That’s good and all but when a puck bounces to your stick and you have a WIDE OPEN net you HAVE to score that. That kind of thing always comes back to bite you
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KindSir Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@KindSir, and btw I’m not expecting a grinder to be a 20 goal scorer, but I am expecting a professional hockey player to be able to score on a wide open net.
I just love TM and his first and third period prevent offense
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Not only do we lose but that scumbag Ott scores the game winner!
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Brown is not a captain and DD’s head is bigger than the moon, both players are a joke for a professional player.
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Breakdown is this bloggers…………..
-TM out coached
-What is Lotkionov doing out in o/t
-Why play Moreau in the 3rd
-Playing Kopi and Richards too much
-Where was Stoll, clifford, Hunter in the 3rd, they were forechecking
-Doughty is bad, care not about what he brings offensively he is bad behind his blueline
-Greene, Mitchell etc struggle at times
-and, Quick swinging his stick going off the ice is problem, keep your cool
-bring Richie or Lewis back, sit Lotkionov and Moreau against Hawks
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@Harty,
You didn’t drink enough coors light
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Scot, that’s true, with Westie scoring I thought I had a chance at a six pack, but to be cut off at two I’m bitter. Filled the fridge for the week and haven’t even cut into it.
I may have this fridge full all season??
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@Harty, come on Quick had this but his team keep letting him down what would u do i do the same thing to prove that they are the real problem not him
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Harty, Agree with everything, except that I don’t think TM is playing Kopi and Richards TOO much, though he is playing them quite a lot. I think they still make good plays, even though they might be tired.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Harty, Agree with everything, except that I don’t think TM is playing Kopi and Richards TOO much, though he is playing them quite a lot. I think they still make good plays, even though they might be tired.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Harty, You are right on the money with all points.
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Scot Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Harty,
Can’t blame Quick for swinging his stick after the game, this is an emotional game, and they blew it for him. Poor Defense late in the game, and poor discipline.
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@Scot, I realize its an emotional game but as a player you feel your goalie just gave up on you….sort of pointing a finger situation.
never good Scot…..
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Johnson once again, what an idiot. Went for the big hit on 4-4 hockey. He is a fool!
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OK. Someone needs to pay for this one. EPIC choke.
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Ike Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
@crashin’da net, Kings were outplayed most of the game.
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The happiest guy in town is Penner. Moreau is gonna be the new whipping boy – and he deserves it.
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you have got to be EFFING kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:12 pm
@Mars,
Someone has to pay.
Someone needs to be benched.
By someone I mean a few guys.
I feel effing sick to my stomach.
Thanks for ruining a nice 4 day weekend! Jackasses.
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Anyone else’s Game Center take a poop?
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Klownchez Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@Klownchez, I mean obviously the game took a poop, but my Game Center feed cut out near the end of the 2nd
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Duckbasher Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@Klownchez, Same for me. No Game center, Kind of glad I didn’t see it.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:21 pm
@Klownchez,
I think NHL.com servers went down.
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Bob Miller: “This one is gonna feel like a loss.” Umm… Bob…..
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
@Scot,
Exactly what I said.
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What the heck? That sucks! They stole that game right out from under us. Penalty killed us. What a let down. I hope this fires them up for Saturday.
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Stunning loss
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Can’t say I am surprised the way third periods have been going for them lately.
Way to miss the open net there Clifford.
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Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:13 pm
@RYC, easy, its cliffords fault TM doesn’t play the proper personal in right situations, its cliffords fault lotki doens’t back check, its cliffie’s fault doughty is terrible in his own end, com’on man easy
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Duckbasher Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@Harty, Clifford is way out of his league. Last season was a fluke it appears.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
@Duckbasher,
Kid regressed… Needs to go to Manchester.
Harty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:36 pm
@Duckbasher, diagree, why not trade him then, ask upper management why….because guys like him are the future certainly not Lotkionov, dumb player and soft…send him packing fast to Junior B hockey
DD is realy bad, Moreau is really stupid…, but I would still take one point. We simply didn’t deserve more than that! Goodnight to everybody…
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Coaching mistakes…Benching Richardson and Lewis…….Playing Moreau…..not giving Cliffy a day off(not cause he missed the empty net)not calling a TO during the third period….Playing any part of the 4th line in the last period.playing Moreau(did I mention that??)
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DBking Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:13 pm
@neil, You forgot to mention plaing Moreau late in the game.
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What a joke this team is. Typical kings team that can’t finish games.
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This was Dallas revenge for the Handzus goal last year. On the positive side, we got 3 out of the 4 points available on this roady.
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KFII Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:14 pm
@DesertKing, Yep, good idea to take the positives from this road trip and not dwell on this one.
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@DesertKing, all in all not that bad. we definitely slipped on this one, but not the end of the world.
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Time to place Murray and Moreau in a dingy and set them out to the Gulf of Mexico. If they can make it back to LA they keep their jobs…
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crashin'da net Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@JZarris, I’d scuttle that boat in a heartbeat to ensure they don’t make it. If you throw Penner and Cliffy I’ll pay for a CIA dolphin to stick an explosive to it.
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JZarris Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 pm
@crashin’da net, Lol!
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PP Anybody? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@crashin’da net, I like the dolphin idea!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@JZarris, yeah, where are those pirates when u need them.
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Can’t wait to hear Terry’s excuse for this one.
Rich – Thanks for everything – Hope that you have a great Thanksgiving!
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Of all people OTT!? Damn I hate that guy! Well I guess the Kings deserved it. This team seriously needs some type of shake up.. Coach, players, DL, towel boy, whatever it takes.
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Will these guys EVER learn. EVER??
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tonight it was the first 40 and take off the last 20…What happened to our new system..Tonight looked like the old system.I also thought that offensivly Kopi wasnt involved….
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@neil, haven’t we seen this picture before?
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There goes our winning streak after leading 2nd period. Thank you, Moreau.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@goldielocks,
I mean not losing streak …
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Darrell Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
@goldielocks, Actually, it’s still intact as we didn’t lose in regulation.
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A pretty good game save the idiotic penalty with 2 min left and everyone having a brain-cramp on that faceoff. Considering the lineup, Richards should have just tied up the stick instead of trying to go forward with it, but I cant ever complain about his play.
Foxy called it right when Clifford missed the empty net and he said ‘hope this doesnt come back to haunt the Kings’
DD still not even in OUR top 3 D.
The first Dallas goal was lucky as Benn flubbed a shot and it came right back to him, so some bad breaks… but a good road game by the guys.
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I am so tired of lack of focus mistakes…. Moreau is showing nothing that tell me he should be playing over Dwight King or Jordan Nolan. 20 + games now time to get the boot!
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
@Mark1967, Agreed… tho we have two guys on the sidelines who can easily replace him.
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Time for a bag skate!
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Thats whats you get TM. Im glad Quick didnt bail you out again.
When the other team is taking chances and sending everybody up, shouldnt we get some out numbered attacks? We never do, ever.
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Unbelievable! We did play nothing, just nothing in last ten minutes of the game. That’s how it all had to end. We deserved it! Only Richard was able to do something hockey-like.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@kinginprague, Well, Kopi made some good plays too, and Williams played better than he has been, so it wasn’t just Richards.
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I’m sitting here listening to Foxy and I can’t believe he isn’t saying that TM should have done something there at the end with that flying V alignment. Jeez man call a timeout dude!!!
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:17 pm
@SpencerMaze, Once the teams are lined up you cant call a timeout, its not like football. He needed to have the Kings prepared for that kind of thing BEFORE they went out to line up.
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I hope Moreau gets benched for Saturday.
Is anyone else gonna be at the game?
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King Alex Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 pm
@kingkrazy, I’ll be there on Saturday. Hopefully the Kings will show up for a full 60.
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This is what i see
the only people i see that tryed to win was
Quick
Richards
Westy
The rest sucked
First line hasnt been doing anything at all..
PP sucks like always
PK kills everyone but the most important one
I dont blame TM at all but i blame this team that cant keep a lead.
Moreau deserves to be in the dogs house forever and never come back.I rather have Hunter than him in the line up..Y sit out Richardson a die heart player that doesnt bring dumb penalties than having a sandwich boy
Not a happy camper at all
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Well, thanks Kings for giving us this TURKEY tonight. Happy Thanksgiving!!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:15 pm
@Happy Lappy, That sums it up.
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Great coaching TM. Another game lost because of the prevent defense. Why Change things? Just let the team play the way they were that got them the lead, instead you let the stars stay in the offensive zone taking shot after shot and guess what?, they score, you lose……I’m sick to my stomach right now and I haven’t even eaten Thanksgiving food yet.
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tothehaters Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:18 pm
@spidey35, i 25 cents u can have—–
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PP Anybody? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 pm
@spidey35, Hey, who needs more than two goals a game? Oh wait..
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You know who needs a rest or the pressbox……….
-watch tonight gagne doesn’t skate after pucks
-williams is bad, real bad
-lotkionov is soft like butter in a microwave, real soft
-the D struggles all the time, little puck battles won
……so sit, gagne, williams, lotkionov, hunter, moreau, greene, mitchell, scuderi, and certainly doughty not all at once but there effort is not there
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@Harty, Wow. Ive had enough of Moreau and DD still is sub-par but the rest of the guys were okay; they were playing the 2nd of a back-to-back on the road against a good team. And lost in OT. Harsh assessment if you ask me.
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Harty,
I would not play Gagne for a game or two after tonight.
Williams should only get 5 mins per game for the next 30 games. (give him little chance to prove he can stay)
DD. I would play him til he drops, milk that 7 million out in blood and sweat. Make him regret he though he could hold out, make him BEG for a trade.
No idea what to do about Lotkinov.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@Harty, Personally i thought Williams looked real good tonight. He was about the only one trying to make any cuts in the offensive zone and make any plays whatsoever during the 3rd. Everyone else was hanging back at our own blue line in full on prevent defense mode.
I’d have to disagree on Gagne too. Sure, he may not fish out his own pucks as much as you like, but someone on this team has to try and be a receiver to take shots at some point.
I do agree that Lokti is soft. Can’t hang doing the boardwork that Murray wants out of every player. That’s not his game. Just another example of how TM doesn’t recognize how to best utilize the players he has. Not everyone is a mucker, and you can’t just make them one by squishing them into a mucker-shaped cookie cutter.
The D struggles you speak of only led to 2 regulation goals against. Most teams would take that. If the Kings tried even remotely to put ONE more stinkin goal in the net, This game would’ve had a different outcome, and you’d be a happy camper.
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kings suck, trade everyone. I can’t believe i am a fan, worst efrt ever by a team n the 3rd , ( , (
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Everyone calm down! Our record when leading after two has to take some hits. I mean techincally we havent lost in regulation from leading in the third for like almost 70 games.
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Kings version of the NFL prevent…prevent them from not scoring.Stanley cup my ass. This bunch are tin cups. Absolutely pathetic not to hold a lead with 23 seconds to go, with the faceoff outside the blue line.Everyone saw Dallas was pushing forward, except the morons on ice. If they ever erect a staue of brown (LOL) make sure his hands are made of stone.Moron, I mean moreau’s got to go. DD isnt worth $70.00 right now.Our best D man, hands down is Voynov. If they bring him down it will be just absolutely pathetic. Im so pissed off right now, I need to go watch a comedy…Wait a minute, just did.
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You cost us the game with that late penalty rookie mareau! Is it just me or had mareau taken a bunch of dumb penalties?
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:19 pm
@King Doughnuts, Are you talking about san jose? lol
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King Doughnuts Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
@Lake Forest, no, are you?
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Doughty is really really really really really really awful.
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
@kingszzz, I’m starting a collalition to trade DD. You in? It’s six months of my voice all alone, I need some help.
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kingkrazy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:21 pm
@kingszzz, On the positive side, I saw DD8 make at least 1 good play, but he could still be better.
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AZ King Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
@kingszzz,
no he’s really really really really really really not.
If I’m not mistaken it was Voynov who got burned twice on goals tonight. Where the hate against the golden boy?
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One point. I’m moving on. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
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I don’t want to say they can’t close out games in the 3rd. That was their first loss this season after leading after 2. But whenever they are leading after 2, the entire 3rd period is in their zone and it feels like the game is in overtime. It feels like it’s just a matter of time before the other team ties the game. If they can fix that problem, they are gonna go places.
And I’m sick and tired of all the people bad mouthing Doughty. You guys look for any excuse to take a shot at him. He makes so many good plays that none of you acknowledge. The only time you are mentioning him is if he makes the wrong read. That play from Ott in the 3rd when he chased him across the blue line, do you think the defensive system Murray is running has anything to do with that? If Doughty backs off him and collapses to the net, Ott walks in untouched in the slot. He’s a human being, he’s going to make mistakes. The highest paid players in the league make mistakes. You guys expect him to be leading the league in goals – he’s a defenseman!
One thing I think we all agree on is Ethan Moreau does more bad than good for the Kings. Put him on waivers!
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:25 pm
@California Royalty, Did you see the game? If you are picking a game to defend DD, tonight’s NOT the night.
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California Royalty Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@Happy Lappy, Yeah I did. He made more good plays than bad. Breaking out of the zone, (which is a part of the Kings’ game that needs work) he hits the pass every single time. The player doesn’t have to stretch to take the pass, it’s right on his stick. He pinched at great times and didn’t get caught. Anything else?
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:39 pm
@California Royalty, he was out of position and chasing all night, his passes in the offensive zone were terrible, I guess we saw different games tonight. That said, really, have a Great Thanksgiving and we can pick up our debate, hopefully after a Kings win on Sat.
spidey35 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:27 pm
@California Royalty, In regards to your first paragraph, read my earlier post. It’s called the prevent defense amd it’s prevented us from winning games when leading in the third period……
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Jason4Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@California Royalty,
Doughty probably doesn’t read this stuff, so I wouldn’t sweat it. But he is the one who decided not to join the team for camp until he got big time, difference maker money. Makes all the sense in the world that there is this kind of scrutiny on him.
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Well, well with Chicago coming up we won’t have to worry about over confidence now.
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Mikey J., If we get creamed, which we will at this rate, by Chicago, you’d think it would have to be D-Day.
If a team (elite) comes out and cleans our clock, DL will have to make some moves. I can’t bring it in me to ever root against the kings, so I’m not hoping it happens. But if it does and DL goes nuts, I’ll understand.
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If that doesn’t get Moreau out of the line up I don’t know what will and this describes Dustin Brown in one simple video.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Water-bottle-fail-Dustin-Brown-realizes-why-he-?urn=nhl-wp18155&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Clifford’s wide open miss cost us… Big time.
Gotta give Dallas credit… Wanted it more.
Moreau is doing nothing… but hurting us.
#8 is playing dirty… not worth it.
Brown… needs to stick to hitting.
This game… Stings bad.
Are we really this bad. Up and Down, with no consistency
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Predictions for Saturdays game anyone?
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MOSH Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Bugarín, kings 3-Hawks 2
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Bama Kings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@Bugarín, 4-1 chicago.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 pm
@Bugarín, New Coach?
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I hate to be an alarmist based on one game, but…
From a narrow perspective, this was a crushing loss. Giving up a 2-0 lead, giving up first one and then a second point to a division rival, and playing just horrifically poor hockey for the last 23 minutes was bad.
From a broader perspective, tonight magnified the problems this team has: poor execution, poor coaching & strategy, and immaturity on the ice. The Kings are a quarter of the way through the season and have made zero progress toward becoming the Stanley Cup-contending team that many (including me) thought they could be at the start of the year. Change needs to happen, and it needs to happen very quickly–a trade to shake up the roster or a coaching change may seem drastic, but at this point it might be the only thing that could salvage the season.
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I see it differently than most of you. Back to back games. Guess who your most rested player is? Yep, “Not So Quick”. He has got to make 1 of those saves with the tying and winning goal. Bernier deserves the next start. This is vintage Quick. When the chips are on the line, he many times isn’t. The Kings won’t ever give Bernier a stretch of games. It’s time now.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
@Poorman, Yea, I must admit not his best effort on the Ott goal but having said that he pretty much had no chance on that one. The tying goal too. But yea it would have been nice if he had stoned someone. I think JB should start Saturday for sure
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kinginsaltlake Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
@Poorman, I must agree. It maybe time to play the guy. Murray will never risk it
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@Poorman, oh yeah, tonight’s game was all about poor goaltending, what are you smoking, crack?
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Poorman Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:34 pm
@Happy Lappy, Quick was good except when it counted. Reference: Playoffs both years he is involved. The goals that tied and won the game were extremely difficult to save, But if he is the top goaltender, he needs to make 1 of the saves. I say let’s see how Bernier responds.
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Happy Lappy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@Poorman, I think we are in a great position in goal, unfortunately, we need a coach to go with them. Back to back, you had to have Quick in there tonight. I’m open to seeing more of Bernie, but, we have bigger issues than goaltending right now. Happy Turkey Day!
The Batman Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:32 pm
@Poorman, i just wanna point out that quick makes timely saves a lot when the are needed. Reference: 1-0 victory over dallas this year, very good timely save at the end. Just becuase you choose not to recognize this doesnt mean it doesnt happen. These just hurt more because we took a crap at the end of the game
Bkrs-Bud Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:21 pm
@Happy Lappy, Time for some moderation?
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Cruiznblue Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm
@Poorman,
Quick wasn’t the issue tonight…
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goldielocks Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@Poorman,
Your ‘Not so Quick’ remark is appropriate in this case. He went down on his stomach too early, not square to the shooter. I guess this was one of those game Quick wasn’t that sharp but boys didn’t help him out either. Especially the guy named Moreau.
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:32 pm
@Poorman, I’d say Quick pretty much didn’t have a chance on the game winner, but I would like to see what JB can do on Sat. against the Hawks.
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Poorman Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:04 pm
@Goring 19, Gobble, Gobble, Gobble everybody and agree with you Happy Lappy. BTW, I interviewed Lappy and Bylsma together several times when I was on this short lived Radio station doing mornings Called Groove Radio. Lappy was 22, and they both played with the Kings.My most vivid memory was we had a small parking lot in Santa Monica, and spaces were only for the staff and a few surrounding businesses. One of the guys at these businesses threatened to have a car towed parked in his space while we were on the air. It was Lappy’s. Lappy was ready to leave the studio and fight the guy. I had to calm him down. Epic.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@Poorman, Bernier have one good game so far this year thats it
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SoCalR6 Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 9:55 am
@Poorman, He may have been left out to dry but I still do not like his style. Berniers style I prefer. That’s my opinion.
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Hey fellas…..we are still in first place all alone so there is something to take the sting out (a little anyways)
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
@SpencerMaze, ….tied with Stars…
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
@Deke’r, Ah yes, thanks for the correction. was trying to be positive
definitely tough after this one though
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Dan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm
@SpencerMaze, The Kings are .500 TM should be fired and Tony Granato Hired. Who do you think gets more out of his team Byslma or Terry Murray.
tacomakingsfan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:30 pm
@SpencerMaze,
Wait until Jan to look at the standings…. Way to early to get excited about being in first place.
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Nice, idiotic way to throw away a point. Against a division team too.
I just received a letter asking me to purchase season seats–that the teams has all the pieces to contend for the Cup and all that hype.
Yeah, sure.
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Can somebody please tell me what was going through Moreau’s mind when he went and slashed that guys stick out of his hand with the puck no where near either of them.
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Deke'r Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 pm
@Mike, …..air?…
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Guess you haven’t quite grasped the timeout concept eh Murph?
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jj went for the hit…he goes out of position…and viola…huge turnaround of events…game over…
we should have closed this game out and we didn’t recognize anything correctly the last 30 seconds of regulation and into overtime…
i don’t usually call out peeps, but…
- moreau has become a liability late in games…he’s suppose to be responsible and make the veteran play…instead, he’s playing a very undisciplined game for us in crunch time…maybe a pot in the press box will help him understand that his play of late in key situations is unacceptable…
- tm should have caught the stars alignment and either called a timeout or make the shift or at least put another defender back…we were in a position of strength and we somehow made it a weakness by not recognizing and addressing their strategy…
- we saw jj make a very poor decision at the end of the game…and as a result, it led to the game winner…he can’t make that play…i know ribeiro was going back and forth with us the whole game, but the way to silence him is by playing defense and not headhunting at that particular point…jj was thinking about sticking up for browny at a completely wrong time…a hit there – especially on ribeiro, a player who shies away from contact, is the wrong decision period when you have to sacrifice coverage and positioning…very poor decision by jj…
any loss is only worth one game…but in a game that was clearly ours to win, breakdowns by both the coaching staff and leaders on the ice had us reeling at the end…
you can say you need a short memory in a time like this…but i would like the whole team to remember yet another lesson on why you have to play every second of every game in today’s nhl…teams are too good and there really is very little separating each team…when you make unforced errors in judgment on the ice and on the beach, it’s time then for each and every individual to rake proper inventory and recommit their responsibility for doing the right thing for the whole team…
plenty of lessons to be learned for all involved…
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:23 pm
@variable,
and a happy, hearty, healthy thanksgiving to all…(!)
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:38 pm
@variable,
Well said.
Happy Thanksgiving to all as well.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:26 pm
@variable, Great post man
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variable Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@variable,
sorry about the typos…at least, they’re obvious…
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petemagoop Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@variable, it was a hec of a hit though
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 pm
@variable,
Good assessment of the game but unfortunately that last part you said.. “plenty of lessons to be learned for all involved” is definitely something that the Kings in general have yet to learn. It’s one thing to make mistakes but for that same type of mistake to be repeated so many times is appalling.
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Okay it sucks, everyone is right…….all you can do is wait for Chicago and see what we can do at the Staples Center now.
We can bitch and complain for what only to get each other going off the handle.
Upside no one got hurt, at least seriously.
Enjoy your turkey or whatever you may cooking, watch some football and then wings and bruins at 10am west coast time, drink some beverages and pretend your at a football game.
Folks again Happy Thanksgiving and quite frankly this is why I love this blog, many suggestions and many ideas.
Too bad TM and DL didn’t read some of this stuff it just may help. I know the players won’t read the blogs and they seldom read the paper let alone the blog.
Harty
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AZ King Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:25 pm
@Harty,
Happy Thanksgiving!!
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santamariaking Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:35 pm
@Harty,
Not making so much a correction, but if people are gonna watch the wings and bruins it’s on fri morn,just clarifying. Happy turkey. Dang that was tough not gettin the W
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Whats the point of playing Westy if he’s only gonna play 4 minutes? He seemed to be bringing some energy tonight, and congrats on his first NHL goal (and I am NOT a Westy fan by any stretch)
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:29 pm
@bbb7, he plays better than Moreau…
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:34 pm
@Goring 19, I agree. I was trying to say, if he’s suited up, let him play! He wasnt a liability tonight so why nail him to the bench in the 3rd?
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@bbb7, I like the way Westy plays, I feel he has decent hockey sense out there. Not the most skilled player obviously, but he tries hard.
Can we please.. Just please go into the third period and play hockey when we have a league. Thats all I ask. Both ways of hockey not just have four guys back at all times..
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Andrew: The second coming Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:28 pm
@Andrew: The second coming, lead*
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No excuses, playing back to back games in different cities. Other teams do it too and they find ways to win. To me, it’s inexcusable to play 40 minutes and then go into the defensive “shell” for the last 20. Bad things happen when they do that. I say that’s on TM, it’s his job to get these guys arses moving for a full 60.
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kinginsaltlake Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:31 pm
@Goring 19, Man I’m pissed off. This club will give me a heart attack yet. Murray needs his head examined
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:36 pm
@kinginsaltlake, when you look at former champions such as Detroit, Jersey, etc. when they had those great years you wouldn’t see them playing a game like this. They played a full 60 with the killer instinct which the Kings lack.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm
@kinginsaltlake, St Louis went on the road tonight and beat Pitts….
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and one more thing! cut Kopitar’s TOI on PK! He was more on the ice than any other of our d-men. How can he be fresh for offence with so much load on his back? Look at Malkin, Crosby, Stamkos and others star-forwards (yes, except Kane and Toews). How much TOI do they spent on PK? No more than 1O-20 seconds! There are certainly other guys on our team who can do the job well (if they are not benched:-)). But no, TM just wants to exhaust our two best offensive players on PK.
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Quit saying cut or drop DD’s playing time. I say keep him out the whole game. Get our 7Mil in blood and sweat. make him beg for a trade.
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must be ‘be nice to Kings week’ – DD8 gets a fine when he should very well have been suspended, and the refs miss a half dozen penalties tonight – take the point and be happy with that I guess
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brian spain Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@petemagoop, He should not have been suspended, his hit was the same as Moreau’s hit that got a 2500 fine. The coach blew this game. The Stars called timeout, the Kings were not set up properly and got overpowered. The coach should have had more than one set up depending on how the Stars set up. That was brutal, Kopi should have been on the other side of Richards. Where has Gagne been as of late, he is starting to look like a smaller Penner. He needs to pick it up a bit. Clifford has to bury that wide open look. Brutal.
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- The Kings stopped attacking plain and simple.
- Jack Johnson crushed Ribeiro muahaha.
- We are not shooting enough.
- I’m ok with this result given that Dallas is one of the top teams in the West and it seeems like every team is not being consistent in winning streaks..its just a tough conference this year.
- Richards is beasting and i feel sorry he doesn’t have skilled wingers.
- 3rd line i think Crosby has more points than them combined.
- GKG!
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:33 pm
@KingofKings, Dallas is not one of the best teams in the west…not expected to be a top 8 and was missing Morrow tonight…
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KingofKings Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:40 pm
@neil, I don’t know buddy i mean they aren’t first in our division and up there with Chicago for nothing..
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brian spain Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 pm
@KingofKings, The Kings power play was brutal. They had so many looks and didn’t shoot, that is so frustrating. Just shoot the puck, several bounces in the 3rd were just out reach. That sucked
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“Moreau is a standout defensive forward who could ease the loss of Michal Handzus and Ryan Smyth while providing leadership for the Kings.” – Dean Lombardi, Aug 20, 2011
REALLY !!!???!!!
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:37 pm
@StankBloat, yea stupid penalty by him…Kings were trailing from ahead this hole game. Very lucky to get a point. The whole team looked like they had the flu. The second line played with some energy, but besides that it looked like very little was in the tank tonight. Could have won this one…if Kelly Quick would have stayed on his feet and not flopped on his face…bla bla bla…that goal was a complete breakdown, the replay showed it…you could see the dominoes fall one by one
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Kopi was a minus two tonight and as TM would say…you need your best players showing up….He did a few things defensivly but was non exsistent on offense.38 to 24 shots??? We were outplayed and this was Dallas….Not a great team and missing Morrow.We never controlled this game.We are now past the quarter point and still seeing the same problems.PP is actually getting worse then the beginning of the season.
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I’m out guys – have a very happy Thanksgiving everyone
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Actually we would won tonight except for some lucky bounces…..(now we dont have to wait for TM”s comments after the game)
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:36 pm
@neil, That made me laugh..altho it’s actually true for this game.
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm
@bbb7, HAHA!
TM’s comments will give us all an aneurism.
Seriously what game is he watching when he comments.
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That was a loss waiting to happen, I think. The guys have been awful at shutting things down and maintaining momentum. They’ve had a tendency to hand over momentum. It’s been the case since the first goal against of the season. I’m not saying the sky is falling or anything, just annoyed over the loss. It’s a sixty-minute game and, imho, the team’s most glaring problem is their inability to play it all the way through. Yeah, scoring is down and the system needs work and blah blah blah, but that’s nothing really new, right? The reason why this team is different this season from last season is that our identity used to be as fighters. We’d fight for the points no matter what. If we were down, we’d fight to get back in; if we were up, we’d fight to stay up. When we play a full sixty minutes, 2 goals is more than enough.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:42 pm
@FiG17, Maintaining momentum has been the Kings problem since 1967…seriously though, last year Bob and Jim were always commenting on how long or short a period of time went by after the Kings scored that it took the other team to score back. Not long…It’s still early but i am hoping some of Richards leadership will help this team to become much tougher mentally
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FiG17 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:54 pm
@g smith86,
True… but I still feel like last year, we were a little better at it over the course of the game, you know? It’s the difference between backing off a little after a goal and calling it a game with a full period left to play. And last year, they wouldn’t necessarily have allowed the other team’s come-back goal to be game changers, whereas this season… as seen in the Detroit game on Saturday, goals like that are deadly for us now. We basically sign over two points when that happens. And I know it’s early, and I know today’s game was just one loss, so I’m not too worried about it… it’s just a trend that I’ve been seeing. I’m also hoping Richards and the rest of our leadership group can bring that attitude back. Maybe tonight’s game will be a wake up call.
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This team is so gutless.
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Thee one thing that really bothers me about tonight is we absolutely quit attacking in the third. It was very obvious that we were playing to not lose. How TM doesn’t see this is beyond me
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:42 pm
@SpencerMaze,
The attack was never there.
Has not been 90% of the season, we are playing on mostly luck.
We were out shot on a stupid scale tonight (most nights too).
We should be putting up 35 shots per game.
Quality shots too. With someone ready for a rebound.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 pm
@Mars, Well, as much as this game sucked, and it really, really sucked, we did get a point and are tied for 1st in the Pacific. You’re right though. we need a minimum of 35 shots per game.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 pm
@Mars, 2nd night of a back to back and there was simply no energy. They didn’t attack because they couldn’t attack…they would have gotten caught. They lost because the pace of the game was too high. Give Dallas some credit for dictating the pace and the matchups which they get to do at home having the last change
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MmmmYummy Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 pm
@SpencerMaze, I’m pretty sure he does see it – seemed pretty much a coaching decision to me. Had TM not made other stupid calls like putting Modonkadonk in and not overruling Stevens who totally set up the late faceoff outside the zone wrong…then who knows. But ultimately this was a loss attributable to bad coaching in the clutch.
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neil Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:48 pm
@SpencerMaze, agree…see my post at 7.39….If I saw that..you would think that the staff would see that….
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Ok, TM, call a timeout before the rest of us can see it from a mile away.
Moreau needs to be benched effectively immediately..
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:40 pm
@jess,
*Effective
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@jess,
I think you mean permanently.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@jess, hey what happened to your cars teeth…It looks mad too
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm
@g smith86, Haven’t put them in yet. Kind of a complex one-off grille.
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This team reminds me a lot of the NY JETS. Lots of inconsistent play, but loaded with talent.
The Jets made it to the AFC Conference Finals two years in a row, who would have guessed that? Unlike the Jets, however, we need to make it past the first round and to the finals! We’ll be fine guys, it’s a long season. Stay positive!
GKG!
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
@bugarin,
Loaded with talent BUT….
lacking direction.
held back by bumps on a log.
taking BAD penalties
Chilling on their heels.
Stopping attacking.
Lack of shots per game.
Not chasing
Playing dump and chase
Not having someone ready for a rebound
STILL playing dot to board too much.
working our goalies too hard with a lack of support.
I could go on but we know the sad story.
</3
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:52 pm
@bugarin, yea I was pissed off too…They could have won dispite being badly outplayed. I think that is why fans get so upset. I mean, last year the Kings probably win that game. They seemed to win a lot of games last year that they shouldn’t have…and that’s what good teams do…win the games they have no business winning
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:59 pm
@g smith86, I didnt see the Kings badly outplayed. It was pretty even (even tho the Stars outshot us).. and Quick wasnt called on to make THAT many great saves, they forced the attack to the outside pretty well. Just a couple of brain-cramps did the Kings in.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:03 pm
@bbb7, I think as soon as they got up 2 zip…Dallas took it to them the rest of the way…and dominated the third. They were sending 4 guys accross the blue line that whole period and unfortunately the kings couldn’t catch them with a break the other way
Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:08 pm
@g smith86, So true.
Last year we beat a lot of the better teams, but lost a lot that we should have won.
I watched us lose to the blues (pretty bad team last year 38-33-11 vs Kings 43-30-6)
Then turn around and beat the Bruins.
Go effin figure right….
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Mitchell lost this game for us…24 seconds left and goes to sleep on the faceoff…oops
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That was a great game from a team that never gave up even down by 2. Kept coming and willed themselves a win over a better team. Kings should watch how to do that.
Quickie, Hell of a game.
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Last time I was this ticked off at a coach was a 5-0 whooping colorado put on the kings at home during andy murrays reign. am was fired the next day. Heres hoping.
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i swear i never rant about the team i love…….. butt…. moreau is an idiot… cliffy couldn’t score if his life depended on it……..tm i give up trying to figure out…. how do we give up a goal on a faceoff like that………. wow…….. enjoy the day tommorow and see you all on sat nite……….
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:54 pm
@lvkingaholic, Yep Cliffy scores and the Kings win…4×6…how easy can you get
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Mars Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 pm
@lvkingaholic, I used to be highly defensive myself but I am getting more and more jaded and angry.
We should have just let Smythe go on waivers, WHY in the hell would we trade with the oilers? Penner should have been a screwdriver in the eye of a reminder.
Loving Richards, Brown has been bumming me out this year though. We used to be good defensivly, dunno what the hell happened there.
Need to see more shots, someone ready for the rebound. More speed on the ice. More players driving it down and NOT passing to a freaking point.
Gagne has had some impressive plays, but looked like a statue tonight.
Play DD 100# of the game, no breaks, make him pay for that price tag he wanted with blood and sweat and TEARS OF PAIN! Make him beg for a trade.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:10 pm
@Mars, I wasn’t aware that we traded Smythe for DP…and can we get off DD s back! If we would have lost DD you guys would want to burn down Staples center…Give him and the Kings some time they will come around…and as badly as you think they are playing, and the fact they are getting little help from the 3 and 4 lines, they are still in a playoff spot, which we all know will be a dogfight till the end
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Mars Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
@g smith86, Sorry I was getting at a point that we should have let Sythe go instead of a trade, because of the deal with Penner and other bad deals with the oilers.
I did not like the holdout move of DD, after pushing so hard to be the highest paid, over Kopi, I was not on board with keeping him anymore. I get that is it business, but having our D being paid more than kopi didnt make sense to me.
I am hoping all turns out well, just feeling jaded and burnt now.
I get the back to back plays, but if we take another big injury like Kopi last year, its just going to be heartbreaking. We really need our 3rd and 4th to step up. And DD to pull his head outta the fog he is in. After the deal even if he cannot progress further and become a superstar, I expect to see superstar effort, then I wont complain.
If the heart and fight is there, I will cheer happily, but the sit back and wait, and dump and chase makes me get murdery.
Great hit by JMFJ….it was worth the loss just to see his bell rung. (Ribiero)
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Ike Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:53 pm
@TiredOfIt, Hahaha, way to stay positive!
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:56 pm
@TiredOfIt, yep you have heard the expression “take a hit to make a play”. JJ gave a hit to give up a goal. Glad YOU liked it. I thought it was another example of JJ being out of position and he had to take him out…it was his only play but he should have got the puck
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TiredOfIt Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:16 pm
@g smith86, Look, if Mitchell does his job with 24 seconds left on that faceoff we’re not even talking about this.
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Hadley Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
@g smith86, good post — Hits in hockey are a funny thing. In the first period, they can be invaluable for establishing territory and setting a tone. Usually, as a game goes on, you want to hit less — not more. Generally, you do not want to hit someone when you are short-handed because it takes you out of the play and the numbers go over to the other side.
The hit last night by Drew Doughty was an oddity. Doughty is normally a good hockey player so it is a bit bewildering to see him do a mindless hit on a guy (perhaps to make up for an off game).
Tonight’s hit? What can you say but JMFJ! He really doesn’t understand the game nor the nuances of four-on-four play. I still remember JMFJ and Jones rushing up ice on a 4-on-4 a couple of seasons ago and looking ridiculous when they got burned for the OT goal.
There is a time and a place for a big hit and, regrettably, JMFJ got both wrong tonight.
Poor Slava. I think he is a plus 3 or 4 with the other defensemen. I suspect he is a minus 3 with JMFJ.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:09 pm
@TiredOfIt, That’s exactly what he did. He gave away a point to get the hit. Selfish play.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:18 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, How many tmes have we all read on here that we need to be more aggressive and cream someone once in a while? There you go
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 7:17 am
@TiredOfIt, Wrong place, wrong time.
I’ll take the 3 pts, but you all said what I think above! TM is a….
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Osaka Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:23 pm
@Sammuch, ….. good coach of a successful hockey team.
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:33 pm
@Osaka, Nice one.
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Kenny44 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:49 pm
@Osaka, You forgot “marginally” before successful.
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anyone know who took the faceoff at the end of the game for the Kings???
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bbb7 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 8:55 pm
@neil, Richards… he tried to go forward and missed the puck; probably should have tied up the stick instead but hindsight is always 20/20. I know he was pissed at himself when the tying goal went in.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 pm
@bbb7, yea and it was compounded by Willie trying to go forward instead of back with the puck…but he didn’t really have any time with about three Stars on him…they needed to adjust their positioning but Richards stepped in and the puck was dropped…Se la Vie PS I never have taken French so somebody im sure will correct me if i am wrong
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Goring 19 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:09 pm
@g smith86, C’est
Marbles Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:00 pm
@neil,
It doesn’t matter the other players messed up. First of all, why was Kopitar on the boards instead of lining up in the middle. And Greene went after the wrong guy and he left a wide open forward to bang it home.
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Well,very disapointing but let’s be honest, Dallas played better and deserve to win. Kings got lucky (plus thanks to Quick)to get even a 1 point. Problem is, that Kings playing very boring style, waiting for other teams mistakes rather to create their own. Only Kopi and Richards playing well, others have bad season (at least so far). DD is 7m waist. Williams not the same as last year. Gagne invisible. Brown trying to do something but lucking skills. I believe this club need a shake up. And of course TM should go…
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:15 pm
@Mike V., OK everybody wants TM gone. OK who should we get to replace him? What system would you like to see our KIngs play? Who in the Kings system is going to replace the 7m dollar waist?
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Mike V. Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
@g smith86, I believe with players we (Kings) have , we could play more creative game. Just look at the last 2 teams Kings played. Personel wise they a no better than Kings but they play with much more intensity and desire and a lot less dump and chase. New coach? I honestly don’t know, I’m not familiar with coaches in a minor leagues or who is available with NHL experience but I’m sure DL can find someone who can energies our club. …Unfortunatelly, we stuck with DD. We shoud’ve trade him while he was restricted agent and get top forfard instead. But it’s too late now..My only hope that he will get better….
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Crappy game! They got the bounces and the goaltending, and they thought they were good enough to sit on the lead. Selfish play by Jack Johnson, took himself out of the play along with the guy he hit. They didn’t deserve the point they got. They should feel lucky they got three points of the four on this trip.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:24 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Give me a break. Now we’re going to ream a player for being tough? Please replay that segment over and over and you will see that the hit was unavoidable. How about Quick stopping the shot? It hit his glove so he should have stopped it right? Selfish? JMFJ? Sorry…wrong. Ill-advised?…ok…not selfish.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 7:19 am
@TiredOfIt, Yes. In the wrong situation. It’s stupid to say it’s selfish for Quick not to get the shot. There’s no selfish to that. There’s selfish to trying to get the satisfaction of laying someone flat when what you’re paid to do first and foremost is CONTROL THE PUCK on a rush. So SORRY, WRONG, to use your words.
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Another way to look at it. 3 out of a possible 4 points against 2 good teams on back to back nights on the road.
Things could be worse. Happy Turkey day all.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:25 pm
@KC23, Exactly….well said
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Horrible end to the game but the sky didn’t fall. With the OT loss we moved in a first place tie in the division.
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THE TIME IS NOW for a new coach.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
@Maurice, WHO?!!!
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kingszzz Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:31 pm
@g smith86, I’ll do it for free.
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Jamesonafterawin Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:37 pm
@g smith86, I hear there is this great retired goaltender that we have in the organization.
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Ike Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 11:13 am
@Jamesonafterawin, The one with zero coaching experience?
KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:20 pm
@Maurice, i like a new one but i dont see anyone better
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home in the States.
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g smith86 Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:17 pm
@Osaka, you too and apparently the sky is falling if you read some of the comments
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Osaka Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:21 pm
@g smith86, Hahaha crazy isn’t it? We are 3 points out of the conference lead, tough crowd. Have a good one!
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:44 pm
@Osaka, Don’t you know the team is supposed to win every game 5-0,I will take 3 out of 4 points on this road trip,I guess the stars didn’t get the memo to lay down and let the Kings win.
KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:19 pm
@Osaka, Happy Thanksgiving
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jess Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:21 pm
@Osaka, Thanks Osaka!
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KIngs new coach is…..Barry Melrose wait no um Mike Keenen… wait um Wayne Gretzky yea Wayno!
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Barry Melrose is all about creativety and no system. Keenen is about playing your butt off every shift and little to no system…and Wayno forgettaboutit
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doughty is playing at a one million dollar level, not seven. murray is out coached again! when you have a lead, you have to keep attacking not go into prevent defense. either this is murray’s system or the players are not listening to him. what is the problem in playing a 60 minute game
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Csaba Bhody Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 10:02 pm
ziggy99, I still don’t why he got so much money after he had a mediocre year! I agree, he’s playing at a one million level!!!
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To those who “we got 3 out of a possible 4 points…” Let’s see how crucial those missed points are come the end of the season.
In this instance, I feel the Kings (coaches, players or both) put too much thought in the last 2 minutes of the third and OT as to how to play Dallas. You see it in football, where a team bends, but doesn’t break, and then as a team, abandons what was working throughout the entire game and in the last 2 minutes provides the other team a chance for a winning field goal or touchdown.
That is EXACTLY what happen to the Kings. Instead of playing with the inherent confidence of a winner, the Kings played the last minutes of the game “hoping” NOT to lose.
As a result, we lost. Pathetic. Quick deserves to be angry at his ‘team mates’ This without question is a game the Kings could have won and SHOULD have won.
This is what drives this King’s fan to the point of frustration and separates the also-rans from the champions. With rare exceptions, this is the King’s Mantra from the beginning of this franchise.
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@Osaka, i like the point of view but if u look at it because of two great goalies
Bernier and Quick the team cant keepa lead and u need to know how to keep a lead because it will haunt this team in the playoffs if they make it which i have very good hopes that they make it
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Osaka Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 4:09 am
@KingsFanFTW, Never good to give up a lead. Never good to give up a 2-0 lead and lose all can agree with that.
You can make the argument about good goaltending being the reason Dallas and Minnesota are on top. People were saying Tim Thomas was the reason Boston won the cup. Winning and good goaltending go hand in hand but I agree a little better balance is the idea.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 10:09 am
@Osaka, ypu but happy thanksgiving
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Hello, My name is ‘Mike’ and the LA Kings have brought me to this AA meeting today.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:39 pm
@Jamesonafterawin, Richards scored a goal so if he was drunk while scored a goal then dam he that good..
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FX Designer Reply:
November 23rd, 2011 at 9:41 pm
@Jamesonafterawin, IF I drank, I would be at that same meeting. Alas, all I can do is stare at the empty ice and in somber silence shake my head and wonder what the Blackhawks will bring to the table on Saturday. Cheers, AA.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 6:42 am
@Jamesonafterawin,
Hi Mike!
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oh TM, how you should be fired…let me count the ways.
1. you continue to play Moreau no matter how many bad penalties he takes.
2. your defensive, home plate system that puts the kings into a shell in the third period so the other team can outshoot the KIngs. i believe that is 3 times in the last 5 games the Kings have given up 3rd period leads.
3. still not enough 4 on 4 scoring.
look, it’s one thing to argue that TM is a defensive minded coach and he has turned them into a good defensive team so we have to live with the lack of scoring. it’s quite another to continually give up third period leads because your team is so concerned about playing the defensive system it completely stops attacking.
i don’t see how the blame can be placed anywhere but on TM. what good is it if your system works for 40 minutes if you can’t hold a lead in the 3rd?
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Say Days Ago Reply:
November 25th, 2011 at 9:53 am
@Dave, If they dont get past the frst round this year, Im willing to bet TM and JK are out of here, and for good reason. I dont care for either of them. With the right coaches,kings would be unstoppable
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Doughty needs to go to Betty Ford
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Hadley Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 12:58 am
@PumperNicholl, I totally love the guy but I can’t help but wonder if you might be right.
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what happened to jmfj , all we got was jj
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
November 24th, 2011 at 7:58 am
@ziggy99, I was thinking is all we got was MF.
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