Dustin Penner has come through a training-camp groin injury and a November hand injury. Will Penner now be able to make an impact? There are some encouraging signs for the Kings, namely Penner’s efforts in the past two games. He scored a goal against Montreal, then made a very nice read and pass to Slava Voynov for the Kings’ first goal. Penner was active throughout the game in both ends. Of course, Penner’s challenge, during his time with the Kings, has been to maintain that level of play over several games. Penner said that getting past the injuries has made him more confident on the ice.
PENNER: “There’s no delay in my first three steps now. There’s just an overall change now, in how I’m able to approach it.’’
As for the pass to Voynov, Penner said there was no communication needed, just some instinctive play.
PENNER: “It’s just a play that if you play long enough, and you see a team scrambling — and I saw four Ducks down low — you just slide the puck out. I saw him out of the corner of my eye.’’
As he spoke, Penner sported a rather nasty looking mark near his eye, the result, he said, of a high-stick from Anaheim’s Corey Perry. No penalty was called, nor was one called earlier in the game, when Penner crossed-checked a prone Perry in the back.
PENNER: “That was payback from Pears. I guess they needed a break, because it should have been a four-minute penalty.’’
Penner laughed when asked about his hit on Perry. “I got him,’’ Penner said. “He hit me in the corner and he was laughing. It’s all good. Everybody thinks we hate each other. He was just, I think, over-dramatic with the extent of the injury.’’
Hat Trick…I’m calling it
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16,005 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:49 am
@Lake Forest,
Traditional or Gordie Howe???
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:53 am
@16,005, I think I would be more satisfied with a Gordie, but at least with a traditional/natural one we’d be assured of a win… so torn!
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McCheese Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:20 am
@Stuart, are you kidding me? For the Kings to get more than 2 of anything would be great these days!
Ian Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:23 am
@Lake Forest, Let’s not get carried away. It just feels nice to be optimistic when the puck goes in his direction now. If he keeps this up when Richards comes back, a lot of problems will be solved.
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Perry should be up for an Oscar for that play, “Oh my GOd, call me an ambulance, Im dying” just to see him on the ice skating a few minutes later. What a hoser. And loser. Now, if Penner is going to be the Penner we saw the last 2 games, then things are going to be much better for us. He looked like a totally different player, definately the best of both teams last game. Kinda of exciting to see what he can do.
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Seeing Ferry crumpled on the ice with Penns standing over him was worth the price of admission!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:02 am
@Stuart,
So true, but would never have guessed it would be Penner! Loved seeing that from Penner for a change!
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Eggplant Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@Kingsfanone, You mean the same guy who jumped on Rinaldo after the Doughty hit? And stood up for Kopi I think in another game.
Penner just became my favourite King as he humiliated Perry and got away with it. Then of course Perry goes off the ice “Oh, I’m hurting! I’m hurting!”, comes back and naturally scores the 2-1 goal after wiping Voynov straight off his feet… There’s not a single player in all of hockey that I hate as much as Perry… Not even the Sedins.
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Totally Off Topic
Angels sign Albert Puljols 10 yrs/$250 Million
You thought Doughty got paid?
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Lake Forest Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:43 am
@Kingsfanone, (does the Steve Martin head turn)
“Two hundred and fifty big ones”
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:48 am
@Lake Forest,
It may be time for me to revisit Anaheim Stadium again. Haven’t been since 2002 World Series.
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Raunq12 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
@Lake Forest,
Hahaha 2 hundred and 50 dollarinnis
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Andrew: The second coming Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:47 am
@Kingsfanone, CJ Wilson 5 years 72 million.
I love that Angels fans never say that they are like the Yankees.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:49 am
@Andrew: The second coming,
Artie paying some bucks out there!
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Kramsteezy Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:02 am
@Andrew: The second coming,
Yankees West!!! haha!
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McCheese Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:22 am
@Andrew: The second coming, imagine in if Dean-O had to shell that kind of bank. He’d stoke out for sure.
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Michael J. Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:49 am
@Kingsfanone,
“Chicks dig the long ball”.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:52 am
@Michael J.,
Exactly what I tell my playing partners while golfing!
And it solves the Angels power problem!
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Perro Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:09 am
@Kingsfanone, Albert is a former MVP that has lead his team to two championships. He has earned to get paid.
Doughty – got paid for what could be.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:00 am
@Perro,
Totally agree!
I hope DD is just because he’s only 21 yrs old. He should grow into that contract yet. We’ll see.
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King Alex Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:29 am
@Perro, Pujols is 31 (if that is his real age as nobody knows for sure) and this is a 10 year $250 Mil contract with a no trade clause. This is great for the Angels now but we we see in 5 years or so if he is still worth that kind of scratch.
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@Kingsfanone,
about $333 million spent today by the angels on 2 players…
is the value of the whole franchise worth much more…???
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:38 am
@variable, Moreno bought the team for 183M…
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:46 am
@Stuart,
unreal…
i’m no mathematician…but…(???)
i’m sure it’s worth much more now and with today’s signings, even more so…but it can’t be that much more…
DC Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
@Kingsfanone,
At least Pujols puts up numbers!!!
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Off topic…Magic Johnson, arrested at his home in Bel Air. Accused of putting a ton of salt on popcorn, and watering down his cokes at the theatres he owns in Baldwin Hills.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:46 am
@puck73,
Fortunately for Magic, he sold them some time ago.
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puck73 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:51 am
@Kingsfanone, Actually, he still owns a stake in them. He was booked this morning, and will be arraigned this afternoon.
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:52 am
@puck73, LOL!!
Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:11 am
@puck73,
He may become part owner of your beloved Dodgers.
variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:04 am
@puck73,
apparently, you should bring yr own snacks to the movies then…
why are you busting on magic…?
not that it’s a big deal, but it seems totally out of the blue…
i mean, he’s talk show has no chance of being resurrected, right…?
let the man continue to smile…(!)
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puck73 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:12 am
@variable, This is real life tragedy in our own back yard. A wealthy man of big stature, taking advantage of poor people in the ghetto. My understanding, is that Jessie Jackson is appalled, and very disappointed in Erv, and will be holding a press conference this afternoon as well.
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:13 am
@puck73,
i thought you were joking because i couldn’t find anything on this…????!!!!
really…this is a true story…?!
Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@variable, are you saying it is??? I thought it was jokes… Now I don’t know what to think LOL
Michael J. Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:26 am
@puck73,
Do you remember “The Curious Story of Syd Finch”?
PP Anybody? Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:57 am
@puck73, Slow day?
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:56 am
@puck73, @V,
Used to live in Baldwin Hills, as a child…
There was the flood in the ’70s, left a cousin trapped on the roof of the local theater to be rescued by helicopter/True story.
Magic then bought the theater chain.
Did he need the salt to wash off the water stains?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
My brother and I also grew up near there, just east of the old Thrifty store. What is that, Rodeo Road?
Small world, eh?
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Steve W Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
@puck73, Just checked KTLA and The LA Times. No mention of this.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
@Steve W,
Hit and run by @puck73.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
@puck73, pfft!
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Off topic…..Baseball sucks.
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Cry Baby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:56 am
@Jason4Kings, So does basketball!
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Jason4Kings Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:01 am
@Cry Baby, Yup.
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Steve W Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
@Cry Baby, Except when the Lakers lose!
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OC Hip Check Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@Jason4Kings, Yes! Thats what I’m saying. Hockey is the only sport that matters
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Jason4Kings Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@OC Hip Check, That’s how i feel too.
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Raunq12 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
@Jason4Kings,
Ahh This is why I love going on this blog
well…
if jw is out for tonight’s game, penner’s contributions on offense become even more vital…pens has played much better the last few games and might have been the best forward for us vs. the quacks….
you get the feeling that there are several players – perhaps the whole team – that’s waiting to exhale…there comes a point when you just have to play the game the best ways you know how…that’s really all these guys have to do…you don’t want a team that’s struggling to produce goals to battle with the psychology off the ice…
so maybe it’s time for these guys to hit the “reset” button in their minds…and forget about the reporters, the fans, the blogging, the questions, the doubt…i think if these guys start freeing their minds, the offense will start to follow…
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:00 am
@variable,
Have fun!
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:06 am
@Kingsfanone,
have fun…?
ok…sure…
who, what, when, how and why…?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:13 am
@variable,
You already are on waves site. I meant for the Kings just to go out and have fun playing the game.
variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@Kingsfanone,
oh, gotcha…
thanks, man…(!)
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:45 am
@variable,
But don’t YOU quit having fun!
As for puck? You should see his texts. Wow. Left field.
Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:50 am
@Kingsfanone, I’m privy to his text groups too and man he’s cracking me up… I’ve never met/seen @puck73 yet, but I’m totally picturing VTB-esque reporting going on from outside the courthouse!!! LMAO
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:13 am
@V,
Gotta think the boys are going to blow the top off their goal-scoring drought soon…
–How about tonight?
Sorry…
Still feeling the LAA/Albert + CJ glow!
–Unfailing optimism!
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:17 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, it must be the MLB news too, because I’m in such a better mood than most Thursday mornings…
but then again maybe it’s the Magic saga that has me on the edge of my seat…
@puck – did the judge throw the book at ‘em yet? Maybe it would be a fitting sentence to have Mag serve his time with hard labor in a salt mine???
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
@Stuart,
right…free magic…(!)
hehe…good one…
variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:44 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
B…
i instantly thought of you soon after i heard the news…
i’m sure yr passing out the cigars today as if you’ve just welcomed a son into yr family…sorry, i meant twins…(cj, too!)…
congrats, man…i hope it all works out for them…that’s a lot of money…wow…(!)
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:58 am
@V,
You got that right, brother!
This saves the BB off-season, and I can feel the dam breaking for our Kings…
Goals coming, through the Holidays!
King Alex Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:31 am
@variable, “Free your Mind”…..Sounds a little like the Matrix!
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:46 am
@King Alex,
free yr mind…free willie…free checking…free spoons….
hey, whatever works…(!)
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:48 am
@variable, Don’t forget – free Magic!
I like what Penner had brought to the table his past few games. Even with out the goal and the assist he has been noticable (in a good way).
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Off topic, well sort of considering Penner has a ring…
Here’s proof the new NHL realignment is a Kings plot to win the Stanley Cup…
Check it out here »
Am I right or what?
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Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:23 am
@wavesinair, put the brownies down and get out of your pj’s!!! LOL that was hilarious!
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wavesinair Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Stuart,
How’d you know I’m still in my pajamas? You’re freaking me out man!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:47 am
@wavesinair,
Besides your Bugs Bunny slippers, I love the work you did with the map and all! Very nice!
Penner -Kope – Brown
Gagne- Loki – Williams
Doooooit!
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DanD Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:32 am
@Subby, Loktionov is useless. Needs to go back to Manchester and figure things out. He’s too easy to knock off the puck and has not done a thing since being called up.
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puck73 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@DanD, Terry Murray, is this you ?
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Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@DanD, no? He needs to play with skilled players.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:36 am
@Subby,
I’d go with those lines.
Did Kings Talk call you Flubby by mistake?
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Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:57 am
@Kingsfanone, I hope not
when?
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puck73 Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:02 am
@Subby, Yes they did! I heard Nick and Rob Schick both refer to you as Flubby ! lol
Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:05 am
@puck73, awh man ): aha
Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:10 am
@Subby,
A caller on after a game, last week I think. Daryl called him Flubby, I think. Someone else on here heard it also and commented on it.
I just thought they made a mistake and that it was you. Guess not?
Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
@Kingsfanone, nah i think it probably was me :p
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CabbagesAndKings Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:01 am
@Subby, Those are exactly the right lines. Lokti has been playing very good when the coach actually allows him on the ice. He’s also the only one on the ice who plays like he’s a superstar. He’s the only King you will see get the puck stolen from him through the neutral zone — because he is the only King trying to make a play through the neutral zone — you know — like a superstar does.
Count how many times Kovalchuk and Malkin get the puck stripped from them — it’s because they are fighting for ice that isn’t given to them, and sometimes they lose… but that’s how a superstar plays and that’s what I want to see form the entire team. Go Loktionov, keep it up.
And when Murray tslls you to be more creative and hold onto the puck longer, and then benches you because you lose the puck once — give him the finger.
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Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:04 am
@CabbagesAndKings, amen!
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I’m rootin’ for this guy!
Play the way you have in the last couple of games and the sky is the limit!
Would also like to see him succeed and have a few critics eat crow. Not that Penner didn’t deserve to be criticized, but I consider that some folks were practically blaming Penner for the collapse of the financial system as well as global warming.
Come to find out he’s been hurtin’ in the crotck!
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The last 2 games, Dustin Penner looks faster, and it looks like his skill level has returned as well. Maybe this guy was playing hurt. Alot of athletes play hurt, but never say a word because they are afraid of losing their job.
If this guy continues to use his size to his advantage, he is a nightmare matchup for most defensemen because he also has a good set of hands, and is not afraid to go to the net.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@puck73,
Are you running from theater to theater putting extra salt on popcorn & water in the soda machines in a dark hoodie?
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@puck73,
he’s looking like the player we wanted and traded for last season – finally…(!)
i hope he keeps it up because we need his contribution more than ever…
re: yr magic “news”…
i’m all in favor of good humor, etc…
but…
why magic…?
what gives…?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:42 am
@variable,
Hidden anger? Grudge? I dunno?
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:47 am
@Kingsfanone,
it’s a lil’ bizzaro, no…?
Stuart Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:46 am
@variable, LMAO… @puck73 has set his character assassinition sights on the Mag…
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variable Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 10:51 am
@Stuart,
i think PUCK73 is tilting at windmills again…(!)
silk Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:01 am
@variable, Penner is only looking good now because our other guys are playing like pinheads.
I think I’ll play “Night Golf” around 7:30 this evening in 40 degree temps. At least it will keep my HD TV from getting hurt by thrown objects.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:16 am
@silk,
Hahaha, that’s funny about nite golf. Dominguez Hills apparently shut down to put in a Porsche test track of some sort. A large apartment complex also closed and leveled, tenants forced out.
I’ll miss the lighted par 3 course & double deck range.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
@puck73, The Kings (and I) need a miracle right about now. This may as well be it.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
…and just to be clear…I’m happy for him if the last several games are a sign that he’s coming out of his…troubles…
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Why is it so hard for so many here to give credit to Penner for playing well, now that he is healthy?
No other player in the team has been vilified anywhere near as much DP has. Undeservedly so. Just like I did with Scott Parse, I have always supported Penner and hoped that when healthy he can contribute.
He’s healthy now. He’s contributing. Give him credit.
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Just an observation: while watching the end on NHL on the fly Tuesday night during the “light the lamp” segment, 8 or 9 games worth of goals and all but Shea Webers goal were from below the circles!! not tipped or deflected shots! Plays/passing and a shot below the circles!
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One reason we all should hope for Penner to succeed is so we don’t have to go find another LW. People over look that. Wish him away? You gotta replace him.
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KingDork Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
@Subby,
People don’t appreciate how important tape is to hockey.
50 rolls white, 50 rolls black and 25 rolls friction should be more than sufficient to replace Dustin Penner’s usefulness to the organization.
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Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
@KingDork, like your comment? (;< ew negative people
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If Penner becomes a very good player for us, I will happily eat any crow, vulture, buzzard, whatever bird (even an ostrich) that you put in front of me with a smile on my face and joy in my heart. If he doesn’t, there are always more nachos at Staples.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:19 am
@DesertKing,
Stick with the nachos, and I’ll buy you one!
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Subby Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:21 am
@Kingsfanone, don’t give me any of those or they’ll end up all over section 314 again (;
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
@Subby,
Hahaha! Gotta wear a bb and take tons of those cheap, thin napkins they have, eh? They are good tho!
Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 1:43 pm
@Subby,
*bib*
Jason4kings Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 11:25 am
@DesertKing, He was good in the game he hurt his hand, and he’s been good since coming back. There’s a dead bird on my windowsill I need to go deal with, how would you like it cooked?
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To my fine Mexican friend,
We have been vilifying Penner because he has played like a slow, lumbering chop (A term that I use for a poor golfer)ever since we picked up his contract for 4 million+. Yes, he has one, maybe two decent games under his belt and all of a sudden, that makes things “hunky dory”? I don’t think so. He owes us the type of hustle he demonstrated against the Quackers every damn day!
Kingsfanone,
They took that double-decker range down in D.H. because they knew that several Kings fans would be jumping off the top of it this year.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
@silk,
That’s funny about D.H. and fans jumping off! I am “forced” to practice at Victoria across the fwy, or at Harbor College range. Miss the nite golf you alluded to, tho!
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silk Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
@Kingsfanone, I’m a member at TPC-Valencia and we play night golf in the dark with lite-up golf balls and flagsticks a couple of times during the summer. It’s a hoot, because you could easily hit a silent shot (aka WHIF)during the round.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
December 8th, 2011 at 2:18 pm
@silk,
Nice! I loved nite golf at D.H. with lite up golf balls, and the flood lites. Good times!
Penner is my new favorite King – mostly because most of the rest of them ain’t doing all that much right now.
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Dear Dustin Penner
When I yelled at you last season after the first playoff game (“Don’t bother coming back” ~ I am sure you recall), I meant it.
It takes a lot more than a goal and the appearance of trying “hard” to change my mind. You have been nothing more than a poor player since joining. Please be careful tying your skates tonight, we wouldn’t want another “hand” injury to hamper any efforts in getting you back to a town where you don’t have any other choice but to play well.
Please leave,
King Dork
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