Apparently, Jonathan Quick made a strong impression when the Ottawa Senators were in town this week. Alfredsson, an All-Star team captain, selected Quick in the third round of the draft. Quick was the second goalie selected. The other All-Star captain, Boston’s Zdeno Chara, selected goalie teammate Tim Thomas in the second round. Here’s how the two teams look, followed by the round-by-round selections…
TEAM CHARA
Goalies: Jimmy Howard, Detroit; Carey Price, Montreal; Tim Thomas, Boston
Defensemen: Brian Campbell, Florida; Zdeno Chara, Boston; Dion Phaneuf, Toronto; Ryan Suter, Nashville; Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia; Dennis Wideman, Washington
Forwards: Jamie Benn, Dallas; Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit; Jordan Eberle, Edmonton; Marian Gaborik, N.Y. Rangers; Marian Hossa, Chicago; Jarome Iginla, Calgary; Patrick Kane, Chicago; Phil Kessel, Toronto; Joffrey Lupul, Toronto; Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh; Corey Perry, Anaheim; Tyler Seguin, Boston
Coaches: Claude Julien, Boston, plus Boston assistants
TEAM ALFREDSSON
Goalies: Brian Elliott, St. Louis; Henrik Lundqvist, N.Y. Rangers; Jonathan Quick, Kings
Defensemen: Alexander Edler, Vancouver; Dan Girardi, N.Y. Rangers; Erik Karlsson, Ottawa; Kris Letang, Pittsburgh; Shea Weber, Nashville; Keith Yandle, Phoenix
Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa; Logan Couture, San Jose; Claude Giroux, Philadelphia; Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia; Milan Michalek, Ottawa; James Neal, Pittsburgh; Jason Pominville, Buffalo; Daniel Sedin, Vancouver; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver; Jason Spezza, Ottawa; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay; John Tavares, N.Y. Islanders
Coaches: John Tortorella, N.Y. Rangers, Todd McLellan, San Jose
ROUND 1
Chara: Pavel Datsyuk, F, Detroit
Alfredsson: Erik Karlsson, D, Ottawa
ROUND 2
Chara: Tim Thomas, G, Boston
Alfredsson: Jason Spezza, F, Ottawa
ROUND 3
Chara: Evgeni Malkin, F, Pittsburgh
Alfredsson: Jonathan Quick, G, Kings
ROUND 4
Chara: Marian Hossa, F, Chicago
Alfredsson: Claude Giroux, F, Philadelphia
ROUND 5
Chara: Kimmo Timonen, D, Philadelphia
Alfredsson: Kris Letang, D, Pittsburgh
ROUND 6
Chara: Corey Perry, F, Anaheim
Alfredsson: Steven Stamkos, F, Tampa Bay
ROUND 7
Chara: Carey Price, G, Montreal
Alfredsson: Brian Elliott, G, St. Louis
ROUND 8
Chara: Phil Kessel, F, Toronto
Alfredsson: Shea Weber, D, Nashville
ROUND 9
Chara: Ryan Suter, D, Nashville
Alfredsson: Daniel Sedin, F, Vancouver
ROUND 10
Chara: Jimmy Howard, G, Detroit
Alfredsson: Dan Girardi, D, N.Y. Rangers
ROUND 11
Chara: Brian Campbell, D, Florida
Alfredsson: Keith Yandle, D, Phoenix
ROUND 12
Chara: Patrick Kane, F, Chicago
Alfredsson: Milan Michalek, F, Ottawa
ROUND 13
Chara: Dion Phaneuf, D, Toronto
Alfredsson: Henrik Sedin, F, Vancouver
ROUND 14
Chara: Jarome Iginla, F, Calgary
Alfredsson: James Neal, F, Pittsburgh
ROUND 15
Chara: Dennis Wideman, D, Washington
Alfredsson: Alexander Edler, D, Vancouver
ROUND 16
Chara: Marian Gaborik, F, N.Y. Rangers
Alfredsson: John Tavares, F, N.Y. Islanders
ROUND 17
Chara: Jordan Eberle, F, Edmonton
Alfredsson: Scott Hartnell, F, Philadelphia
ROUND 18
Chara: Tyler Seguin, F, Boston
Alfredsson: Jason Pominville, F, Buffalo
ROUND 19
Chara: Jamie Benn, F, Dallas
Alfredsson: Logan Couture, F, San Jose
That a boy Quick
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Awesome! Nice to see Quick get the respect that he deserves. Now show the world what we see every game, pure magic.
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I love Quick. But based off the Lineups so far, Red team has NO chance.
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Weasel Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@Chocolate Rain,
On paper you’re right. But consider the energy from the home town fans and the fact that it’s not a real game, and that it’s only a single game (in a 7 game series you’re right it would be over in 5).
Plus, I’ll be watching to see if Quicker “win” his period and less for the final score.
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Never would I have taken Perry over Stamkos..
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Pesus Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
@SLIM,
I love how Chara called them the mighty ducks.
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Kings x Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
@Pesus, I caught that too. Classic
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Weasel Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:59 am
@Pesus,
I lost $50 the day when the Ducks announced their team name. I told my buddy that there was no way a serious team would name themselves after a kids movie even if owned by Disney.
I’ve hated them from that day on.
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justmyopinion Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
@SLIM,
It shows that east coast players don’t really know a lot about west coast players unless they’ve won awards. Good thing Ottawa just played here and Quick showed his stuff. I was surprised the last two picks were Benn and Couture which, to me, shows that lack of knowledge.
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Way to go, Quickie!
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First non-teammate Alfredson selected was Quick. That *is* respect.
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downsy89 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
@Donald_S, Alfredson let Lundqvist pick that round.
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Gary Livingston Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
@downsy89,
That’s pretty huge honor. That Lundqvist would pick Quick. =)
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SLIM Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:03 pm
@Donald_S,
One King picking another..
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TeamJMFJ Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
@SLIM, +1
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Who’s coaching?
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Sebastian Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:29 am
@408kingsfan, Terry Murray? “shot mentality!”
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Excellent. Glad to see Alfredsson knows how to win. Wise pick.
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SLIM Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
@wavesinair,
It’s definitely because of last game..
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Alyonka Larionov, I love her. Don’tspeak badly of her.
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SLIM Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
@Mik3ysfv,
She’s doing OK..Nepitism sure is sweet..
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Kings x Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:06 pm
@SLIM, She’s no Heidi!
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Deadendcruiser Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:08 pm
@Kings x, I miss Heidi
Caleb C. Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
@Kings x, me too=/
Quick is going to be peppered all 20 minutes as usual. Show em how it’s done
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Raunq12 Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:02 am
@Kings x,
That’s when he’s at his best
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Spezza and Karlsson were taking about the goalies take care of each other. So it might be Lundqvist’s choice?
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Perro Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:40 am
@goldielocks, Quick tweeted thanking Lundqvist
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Hartnell will go last..
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SLIM Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
@SLIM,
Ooops
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….Charas’ team rocks….
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This for all the tards that were calling for Bernier to take over as the starter. Way to represent Quicker!
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Is this even televised in the US?
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SLIM Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
@California Royalty,
Of course…It’s on NBCsports…
Every team wants to see there guy..
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
@California Royalty, It’s on the channel that used to be “Versus”.
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 9:37 am
@Dominick, You mean “FKA Verus”?
Hello? Hello? Is this thing on?
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This All Star Fantasy Draft idea is actually pretty cool. I know the All Star game gets hammered but this adds an interesting element to it.
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California Royalty Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
@Bob Bobson, I think it’s great too. It’s taylor made for the NBA though. Soon the NBA will be doing it and within years most people in the US will figure the NBA started the whole idea.
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Bob Bobson Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:37 am
@California Royalty, They were showing player tweets on the NHL Network and one of them said the same thing about the NBA. The best part was they said to imagine Kobe picking players b/c the guy is the “mean”.
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Caleb C. Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:40 pm
@Bob Bobson, the NHL all star game is way more entertaining than the NFL or NBA ones..or even MLB
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Steve W Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
@Caleb C., The MLS one is good because they play foreign teams.
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Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:02 am
@Steve W, +1
JR questioning why Quick was picked so high – what a maroon . . .
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broncokings Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
@KDinUT, I thought so also. I couldn’t believe he even questioned it.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
@KDinUT,
Yeah. I can hear Bugs Bunny saying “What a maroon!”
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KingsFan79 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
@Kingsfanone, We all know JR’s an idiot, right? Not worth wasted breath or finger typing.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:03 am
@Kingsfanone,
That exaplins the “ACME” tattoo on his forehead.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:14 am
@DesertKing,
How nice Quick gets the respect from the goalie like Lundqvist.
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Quick is workin so hard right now! When he walks that Red Carpet tomorrow, I hope he stays Hydrated with electro-lites. All those damn Canadian reporters asking questions, it’s gonna take everything out of him to answer them. We’re screwed!
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MOSH Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
@Dominick, what are they saying? i have no tv broadcast for the draft
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
@MOSH, I was just teasing some of the fans who think he’s gonna be tired out becuase of this all star celabration.
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Yea Lundqvist definitely knows a good goalie when he sees one…that was his pick, all the way…and it seemed to surprise Alfredson. Relax and enjoy, JQ, you have earned it!
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congrats to quick – our mvp…(!)
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I am surprised.
Way to go Quick!
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:10 pm
@Michael J., I’m sure not, he should have been voted to the starting team.
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btw…
pretty ridiculous how relentless the ottawa fans in attendance are ridiculing lupul and kessel with their “leafs suck” chants and outbursts…
you would have thought that chara would have taken over at the podium to give joffrey a lil’ break…but i guess not…
tell me, do you think we would be as harsh if a similar scenario would take place with us and the quacks…?
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
@variable,
Uuuuuh………..yes!
You’re talking about overzealous fans, right?
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kiiiings fan Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
@variable,
someone in the crowd also screamed “Wade Belak” while Chara was thinking about who to pick (i believe it was in the 15th round). classless and so disrespectful.
to be honest, i think we would be as harsh. i mean its the ducks, its our job to hate and heckle them, right? but i dont think we’d carry on as long as they did.
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Shuchuk Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
@kiiiings fan, I’m glad I didn’t hear that…you’re right-classless thing to yell.
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California Royalty Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:45 pm
@variable, It should be. I would question the passion of the fans if it weren’t.
The same thing happened at the MLB all star game @Yankee stadium. When they announced any Boston player, the fans went nuts.
What I’m really surprised about is that there were barely any Leaf fans in attendance. There’s a lot of Leaf fans living in Ottawa as they were Leaf fans before Ottawa came in to the league. Leaf fans really don’t like Alfredsson and he gets booed in his own rink when Toronto plays there. (It’s Leaf fans booing him)
It’s the Anaheim and Ottawa are the the same, and LA and Toronto are the same. Probably a lot of LA fans living in Anaheim.
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KingOfRedlands Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 12:26 am
@California Royalty, Yours truly
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:50 pm
@Kingsfanone, @California Royalty,
i guess yr both right…
yeah…we would do the same out here, too, if the circumstances were the same…
however, i kind of felt bad for lupul a lil’ bit…maybe if chara did more of the announcing, it wouldn’t have been so bad…
but everybody seemed to be in a great mood…and i loved how chara hugged seguin when he finally got picked…
this is a really great format that the nhl came up with last year…let’s hope it continues for many more years to come…
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Scarletcat Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
@variable,
You should have been at the draft last year. The boos every time the Ducks were announced were loud and prolonged enough it had to be mentioned by the tv guys. It continued right to the last round where the fans were yelling at each other across Staples! There had to be less than 200 fans left and these guys yelling back and forth “Duck’s suck” and the old stand by “yeah, but we got a cup” BS. Classic.
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Which day is the game on. Sat?
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Steve W Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
@jess, Sat. 1PM Pacific.
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Steve W Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
@Steve W, Oops- Sun.1PM Pacific
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California Royalty Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
@jess, Skills competition and (I think) Rookie game is Saturday. 4pm Western.
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team alfredsson had the cuter sweater-girl so it’s an all around win for the home team.
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…only fitting a Shart is last…I mean who wants to hang out after a shart?…
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
@Deke’r,
i trade couture for doughty in my fantasy league earlier this year…finally starting to pay off…(!)
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AZ King Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
@variable,
You had to write that didn’t you. Now all we’re going to see on here is trade DD for Couture straight up.
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
@AZ King,
hehehe….no friggin’ chance…
KingsFanFTW Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
@variable, i say Trade DD for Coture he an Offense and we need it
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 8:02 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Couture*
variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
@KingsFanFTW,
i don’t know if you guys misread it, but i traded couture for doughty…not doughty for couture…
and if you think that couture for doughty is a good real-life trade, i’m glad yr not our gm…(!)
KingsFanFTW Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
@variable, i was just joking around because of AZ King wrote
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
@KingsFanFTW,
ok…got ya’…(!)
ColoKing8 Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@variable, I have both on my fantasy squad
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:39 am
@ColoKing8,
you probably have a good team…(!)
i’m actually doing pret-tay, pret-tay well myself…
I enjoyed watching Chara NOT picking any of the Sedin Sisters, even though Alfredsson gave him two rounds to split them.
Way to send the message for a possible SC Finals repeat, Chara!
Now the Sedins will spend the next 3 days worrying about getting checked by Chara, lol,
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carrie Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
@Gustavo, Clearly you missed the “Sounds of the Draft” segment in which one of the guys (Spezza? He seemed to be the only one they bothered to show) informed everyone that there was no defense in the All Star Game…
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Way to go Quicker, way to go!!! I’m sure you will make us fans proud. I hope he has a great time & a great game!
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So glad that Quick got pick that high he deserved it…
Come on Quick make the Kings Fan Proud of u
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Why does JR have to disrespect Quick for going early. This coming from a guy that came in fat and out of shape and tried to play it off as a skate issue. Hey JR, your skates didn’t feel right because if the extra 100 pounds on your fat ass. Nothing worse than a has been with a chip on his fat shoulder.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
@concussionman02,
I love this ^^^ take!
Excellent!
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Quick, find your zen, showem whos the top goalie in the NHL!
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Very happy for JQ tonight. Glad to see him getting the recognition he deserves.
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LOL! Quick twitted “Surprised I didn’t go sooner!”.
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Gabby Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:48 am
@goldielocks, LOL!!! He said Lundqvist used his “charity pick” on him. I heart Quickie!
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Hey guys how do they pick the captains for the teams? just wondering
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goldielocks Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 8:24 pm
@Caleb C.,
The league did.
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KC23 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
@goldielocks, Wrong, the players did.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
@KC23,
Oh, they voted?
for those of you who would like some nighttime reading and discussion, here’s the link to my individual player grades after 50 games…
http://deepinsidethekings.com/2012/01/individual-player-grades-after-50-games/
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CB14 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@variable, Nice work. I agree with pretty much all of your grades, except 1, Mike Richards. Much has been said about his lack of quality wingers, and @Dominick has certainly made a point about how much defensive work he has had too do, but with that being said I don’t believe he should be 1 point below Kopi. While defensive play should not be dismissed, we traded for Mike Richards, not Michal Handzus.
BTW, Quick was rated too low.
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
@CB14,
hehe…thanks for yr response…
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
@variable, I posted a few thoughts, and look forward to talking about them with you.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
@variable,
Nice work. Lets hope the grades improve for all over the rest of the season, even Quick
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
@Dominick, @Michael J.,
thanks guys for reading…
DOM….
will take a look right now…
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
@variable, Lookin forward to it.
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jess Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:23 pm
@variable,
I assume these are grades for the season thus far. What would be interesting, is to grade the players post-murray. I say that because if you look at players like Cliffy and Lewis since DS has taken the helm, I believe they each deserve a grade better.
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jess Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
@jess,
To elaborate, it’s almost as if we’ve had two seasons within a season. One season with Murph, and the 2nd part with DS.
Doughty was a dying plant which just needed a little sunlight and water. J-dubs looks better. Richardson looks like he has come to life. Truly, post murray, the only two who have not seemingly “jumped into stride” are stollicoaster and pencakes.
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:20 pm
@jess, I actually had some before and after results lined up, but lost them because of stupidity. I had the some similar thoughts as you, and some surprising numbers on Marinez, compared to where he would stack on other teams possession wise.
variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
@jess,
thanks for reading…
i thought it was better to review the whole season…
i think i mentioned when it was overly applicable who has played better since sutter has taken over, but i couldn’t really do that for every player…
i’m comfortable with my grades for both cliffy and lewis…and for everyone else for that matter…however, i did mention lewis and his recent scoring “frenzy”…
the two toughest grades i had to give were lokti and richards…
lokti – because of his lack of goals…
richards – not because of his grade…an 88 is pret-tay, pret-tay good…it was the fact i had to give him a trending “down” arrow because of the uncertainty regarding his health…again, the arrow designation is based upon the player’s trend…and before the break, richards was struggling, often looking gassed and making some errors in judgement that he usually wouldn’t make…
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bbb7 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
@variable, Good compilation. I would have Scuderi and Johnson a tad lower and Voynov a little higher, but we’re mostly in agreement. It is telling that you have 7 forwards in the 60s and I’m not convinced any of those can step up and give a B result for the rest of the way. I still think we need to trade a little D depth for some moderate firepower.
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variable Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
@bbb7,
thanks for reading…
i agree that if there’s anything we use as a trading chip, it’s our depth in defense…
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jason Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:46 pm
@variable, scuderi is overrated.. lots of mistakes this year.. his stats say a lot. I can’t see how defender with such a weak clearing and a weak shot can be rated so high.. and his states don’t even show hes a shutdown guy this year
everything else looks spot on to me and i agree 100% I really hope lewis and lokti turn it on, if they do they could be dangerous and i feel that line could be nasty in the future.. you can already see chemistry and chances coming more and more
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:20 am
@jason,
thanks for yr response…
scuderi’s stats don’t tell the whole story…
in fact, not one of the grade i handed out were solely based upon stats…
the team defense has been one of the best things about this team…and although quick has had a lot to do with it, i think scuds has contributed rather nicely in so many other areas than the stat sheet…
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chip Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 12:26 am
@variable, Nice job. If there would be anywhere I would differ (as if I would put in as much work as you have), it would be to raise a few grades a few points. You are a tough grader, but probably right on. Excellent.
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 1:07 am
@chip,
thanks for reading and yr kind words…(!)
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Harty Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 2:57 am
@variable, your crazy, Clifford is the heart of this team and for that alone is rating of B or better. D+ where have you been variable, last time I look at anything you post.
You have no idea…………
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fsd1 Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:53 am
@Harty, Sorry, Dustin Brown/ Matt Greene are the heart of this team. I like cliffy but he hasnt been in the NHL long enough.
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:05 am
@Harty,
i respectively disagree – cliffy is not the heart of the team…
thanks for reading…
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
@Harty, Harty, always enjoy reading your posts but this one is a little ‘Ayr’-headed – and I meant that in the nicest possible way! (smiley face cos I can’t do one on my iphone)
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DesertKing Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:06 am
@variable,
Read them all and thought you did a great job with each player. Now do one for the coaching staff
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:09 am
@DesertKing,
thanks D…
i think i’ll review the coaching staff at year’s end…
there’s no reason to review tm since…welll…he got fired – so the grade can’t be great…
sutter is still a work-in-progress, so even though there has been noticeable improvement, i’d like to get a larger coaching sample from him….
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neil Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:01 am
@variable, good stuff!!! overall grade???
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@neil,
thanks NEIL…
probably a B-/B…
the offensive struggles really take away from the stellar defense and goaltending thus far…
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Pesus Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 9:34 am
@variable,
Nobody thought or thinks Bernier is a back up pehnom. He is and will be a starting goalie. Quick is great and deserves to be #1 but who’s to say quicks numbers would be better than Bernier’s with only 9 games played? We all know we cant and wont keep both but if Bernier doesnt get more starts we wont get much back in return for him.
The “rumor” is the cost for Parise is Brown & Bernier. Say if Bernier had 15 starts and his numbers improved, the price could be Bernier and Martinez or a pick. Ofcourse it could go the other way too if he plays poorly.
Im just saying it tough to give Bernier a grade with limited action. I think he is better than he has shown. 1st peroids are rough for him, giving up some weak goals but then seems to settle in. I think its from not playing. Just my thoughts.
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variable Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am
@Pesus,
thanks for reading…
actually, bernier was touted as being better than quick by many for a few seasons…and plenty of peeps from scouts to experts have called him a future superstar…
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i miss Heidi TOOO!!!!! Damn you Patrick O’neal, you are a horrible replacement. Hiedi is beautiful and a little dorky at times!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
@LUCALACA,
Don’t blame Patrick ONeal for Heidi CHOOSING to leave, as @Michael J has told us as he talked with her. Besides, they were both here at the same time.
Facts is facts. Jus’ sayin.
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Awesome. So happy for u Quickie. U deserve it!
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Wow, 3rd round Quick gets picked? I need to go to the King’s fan hall of shame. I actually thought he would of been one of the last goal tenders picked. Silly me, thinking the players are anywhere near as short sighted as the east coast/canada biased media.
Big props to Lundquist. He gives respect to one of his top competitors for the Venzina trophy. Now that is class. I think I might be routing for NY to win the east.
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Dominick Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:58 pm
@KC23, Not surprised Roenick found the pick surprising. The guy was clueless when he was here in LA, and he’s even more clueless about LA now.
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KC23 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
@Dominick, Roenick is such a tool.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 7:08 am
@KC23,
Yep, like a sledgehammer – heavy and dense.
Kingsfan602 Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
@Dominick, JR came to my restaurant in Phoenix and yea he is a tool. And a horrible tipper! Lol
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:13 am
@KC23,
I’m right nest to you in the HOS
No way I believed that Quickie would go in the top half of the draft – no way.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:14 am
@Michael J.,
Or, next to you, in my nest.
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3rd round pick? the was…QUICK… huh? huh? :::nudge nudge, wink wink::: I wont be upset if this one gets deleted. Lord knows i will wish to undo this 3 seconds after i press submit!
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Excellent respect for Quick. A lot of of superstars, goalies or not, were picked below him. We have a treasure.
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Why team Alfredsson has two coaches while team Chara has Claude Julien and assistants?
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how is carey price in the all stars again… Rinne, mike smith or giguere have played alot and done well.
Quick getting picked right behind thomas says a lot.. hes only going to get better!
Ovechkin is such a baby.. i would hate to have someone so selfish and immature on the kings.. hes just pouting
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jason Reply:
January 26th, 2012 at 11:43 pm
@jason, i say afredssons team wins.. especialy with our goalies
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Dear Mr. Quick,
You have arrived sir. And you deserve it! I have been privledged to see two great goaltenders, and only two, in my 40 plus years of following my number one sports team, the Kings. One was Mr. Vachon, you are the second. You have helped give this team the respect it needs to succeed. Other teams don’t want to play us anymore, and that says a lot. Thank you for all of your hard work, congratulations on your third round selection, and good luck in the All Star game. Have fun.
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I’m surprised, although I initially figured Alfredson would have been impressed by what he saw just before the break. Hope it doesn’t spoil it if he lets in three or four goals, just like the others probably will (remembering, for example, that the forwards in front him probably won’t be playing any defense, and the defensemen may not either.) Still, it would be cool to see him stand on his head and steal the show..
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Looks like Alfy took some notes from DL with his selections, he selected heavy at center. Alfy has 6 centers to Chara’s 3…
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wavesinair Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 8:58 am
@DEH, Good observation.
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I don’t like voting. When it comes time at the end of the season, they always hand out hardware to their sweetheart teams and players.
1st – Why does the MVP of a team have to go to a team that does really well? The Kings are not much better than a .500 team, but undeniably Quick is more valuable to his team than Howard is to his or Thomas is to his. But who will be recognized at the end of the year? Probably a goalie whose team goes deep.
2nd – Why is the best defensive forward going to the same guy over and over? Give me a break. How about a guy like Kopitar who never takes penalties (I’m sure there are better choices than him, but a guy LIKE him) and is pretty hard to strip off the puck -or even a Frolov. If no check Datsuyk can get it -no check Kopitar can too.
3rd – Why do we get to vote for All-Stars? Really it becomes the Canada show every time. Really? Ottawa sends Spezza? Every team should send at least one player and the rest can be picked by the coaches of the All-Star teams. Why shouldn’t every team get to send a representative? Versteeg is having a good year and so is Florida -why don’t they send him?
4th – Tyranny of the majority. If you can get a few morons to go one way, you’ll get the rest to follow. See: “Comments that incite political, religious or similar debates will be deleted.”
Finally – Why vote if people are allowed to vote more than once? Really? That goes well. And let me tell you, it doesn’t just happen in hockey.
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I’m looking at that rosters, wishing that Kopitar were in the game and have begun to wonder if Anze is as great as we all think he is… I started to go throught the rosters of both teams and considered whom I would trade Kopi for. The list was pretty short… Which is causing me to pause and consider if he might be somewhat overinflated in the minds of us Kings’ fans???
He has moments of brilliance, and his play in the defensive end is tremendous. Nevertheless, he is very inconsistent when it comes to scoring. Anze doesn’t have slumps, he has droughts. Ultimately Anze will need to learn how to produce throught the entire year if he is to become an elite player.
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jonsey Reply:
January 27th, 2012 at 10:05 am
@Michael J., I agree mostly here. BUT this year Kopitar of course does NOT deserve it, but if you look at the All-Star list, many of THOSE guys will not deserve it next time.
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