For those of you on the West Coast, it’s breakfast with the Kings, as they take on the New York Islanders. All the action is on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well…
OVERTIME
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Nabokov.
Islanders 2, Kings 1: The Islanders won the game 2:36 into overtime. Mark Streit took the puck into the Kings’ zone, took on three defenders, then beat Alec Martinez and put a backhand shot past Quick.
THIRD PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Nabokov.
End of period: The Islanders outshot the Kings 12-11 in the scoreless period. The Kings went 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
SECOND PERIOD
In goal: It’s still Quick vs. Nabokov.
Kings 1, Islanders 1: The Kings tied the game 5:20 into the second period, with the type of second-chance opportunity they lacked in the first period. Rob Scuderi shot from the outside of the left circle, with Dustin Brown running traffic in front. Brown picked up the rebound and turned and shot, and Andrei Loktionov deflected the puck just before it went into the net for his first goal of the season. Brown initially got credit for the goal.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Islanders 12-4 in the period, and had a flurry of chances late with Mike Richards, Jordan Nolan and Dwight King on the ice. The Kings went 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill in the period.
FIRST PERIOD
Officials: Stephen Walkom, Francois St. Laurent (referees); Thor Nelson, Dan Schachte (linesmen).
In goal: It’s the Kings’ Jonathan Quick against the Islanders’ Evgeni Nabokov.
Islanders 1, Kings 0: The Islanders took the lead 6:52 into the first period. Mark Eaton’s slap shot from the left faceoff circle got deflected toward the Kings’ net and, in the ensuing scramble, Michael Grabner picked up the puck. While falling away from the play, Grabner beat Quick. Kyle Okposo also got an assist.
End of period: The Kings outshot the Islanders 12-8 in the period, but spent most of their offensive-zone time on the perimeter and didn’t generate second chances. There were no penalties in the period.
NEW BLOOD….spill some of New York’s on the ice.
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rontheking Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Happy Lappy,
Wow! King and Nolan each show better hockey sense and front net forechecking in 40 minutes than Penner has all season…maybe they should stay and Penner and Westgarth can sit or penner could be traded for a bag of pucks….
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Mike Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@Happy Lappy,
Penner should be in the lineup… Lew-useless is awful as is Richardson… You can’t tell me that Penner’s all to blame with his lack of production… Lockti scores for the 1st time in a full calendar year, Lewis and Richardson can’t do a thing that closely resembles a scoring chance… Stoll, he can’t score… and so on… The offensive system, or shall I say lack of offensive system is killing Penner along with the rest of the team…
King and Nolan for the time being should replace Lewis and Richardson…
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Okay Kings lets hit it hard fast and get out of NewYORK WITH 2 POINTS AND GET TO dALLAS FOR A LATE DINNER…
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Lets go Kings. Get a win this morning.
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Kind of strange 4 games off the bat.. Only Us and Nashville in the west..
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Looking forward to seeing King and Nolan play – good luck guys. Everyone in Monarchs Country will be rooting for you and the entire Kings team. GO KINGS GO!!!!!!!!!
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Go Kings !!!!
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Gonna stay away from the blog until tonight when I can watch the game after work – GO KINGS!!!
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Good morning everyone!
Let’s do this Kings!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:09 am
@KFII, Cheers, & Happy Birthday, MR!
Hope you have lots to celebrate today!
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KFII Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@Duncanz, The rookies couldn’t ask for a better line mate. This will be interesting.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:12 am
@KFII, Changes have been rung in!
lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:14 am
@KFII, Its a little past noon here, having a beer, Bloody Marys still in LA??
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KFII Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:18 am
@lakingbob(chi), Nah, I’m in Boise ID, it’s after 11:00 here and darn I’m starved but I like the big TV in here better. Food will have to wait.
Tequila not good on an empty stomach.
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GO Cliffy & GO KINGS!
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Go Quicker! Shut down your bro-inlaw
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Kings just need to bring Cliffy’s lunch pail effort to the ice today!
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!!!GO KINGS GO!!!
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Let’s go Kings! Let’s get a big win today! I hope the new Richards line clicks. Can’t be any worse than it was.
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I’m not worried about new kids but how other player react to this change or should I say this punishment.
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Teams seem to be a little flat after a pre-game ceremony for a former player…………maybe today??
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Penns in the pen today …
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Important game for the trip. Lets do it Kings.
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Wrist shots.
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If DD had the green light..he would score 20 plus goals…plus Lewis and Lotki would score between 10 and 15 with another System…
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Greetings from Santa Maria! Watching the game up here with friends. Man! Dwight King is slow! Nolan has more speed for sure.
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Dang!
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Crap
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Pathetic.
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8 minutes into the 1st period, Grabner scores the OT winner.
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CaLiSwAg Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:29 am
@California Royalty, lol good 1!
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Kings, please crash the net, that’s what they just did.
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just a reminder. isles are 26th in the league)))
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here we go
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If they give up one more goal, you can turn out the lights on the Kings for the day. Hey Lombardi, looks like you have an apple in your mouth and Leiweike is turning you on the spitter.
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CL Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@puck73, If Nick Nickson had his facts straight during the last game (and I have no reason to believe he didn’t), the Kings have not come back from a 2-goal deficit to win a game since October of 2010.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:35 am
@CL, Lot of that could be that they haven’t been down by more then 1 goal all that much. But it is a little bit of a concern.
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CL Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:43 am
@Jeff_R, True, Quick keeps that sample size small. But still, we’re talking a year and a half.
The Keystone Kings
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Good goal by Grabner.
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Welp…only takes a lucky bounce to get us back in the game.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@Cruiznblue,
for the KINGS is more than one lucky bounce, a one goal defeceit is an uphill battle for our KINGS and their offense
go kings go
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Gary Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:34 am
@Cruiznblue, optimistic?
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@Gary, The Kings aren’t getting the lucky bounces. That is how they are losing games on lucky bounces, while the Kings work really hard and get nothing out of it. They aren’t getting any lucky stuff from the Hockey Gods.
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neil Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:43 am
@Jeff_R, if your season is based on luck…then good luck!!!
Gary Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@Jeff_R, Sarcasm? I just don’t see the Kings working hard.
Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@neil, Gary, No I am not basing a season on luck, but when you aren’t scoring a lot of times to get you going you need a bit of luck. If you can’t see that the Kings are working hard, then I don’t know what you are watching.
Dropdapuck Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
@Jeff_R, I’ve been waiting for lucky bounces since 1967.
Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:54 am
@Cruiznblue, what’s a lucky bounce? Said by a Kings fan…
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Wow this is going to be a long game already.
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NO Ground Hog, No Ground Hog Day…….
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Time to start double-shifting King and Nolan! Haha!
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Kings the most dangerous area of the ice in the middle. You’re supposed to go there to score not shoot from the perimeter all game.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@kings king,
Richardson got there, 30 feet in the slot, and he passes back to……….Scuderi
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Why do I continue to torture myself? I think it is time for Lombardi to go. I can’t believe I wanted this guy to be GM so bad. What a letdown. The Kings are single handedly destroying Mike Richards career.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:38 am
@Gary,
if we dont make the playoffs i think DL should go
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Kings x Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:13 am
@Gary, Been having the same thoughts this year
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I’m sure it has been said, but I just realized the Kings are now basically rolling with a 1st line and three 4th lines.
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linny Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:47 am
@Quiet You, just my opinion but I think it’s a second and three 4th lines
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Nice hit Brownie!
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I just don’t get it. My buddy is a Sharks fan and we watched the Sharks game yesterday. The Blackhawks, the Sharks, they manage to get into then offensive zone and try something in the slot for a goal. The Kings always end up on the boards, always shoot from the point, always have shots blocked, and just don’t play like other teams. :\
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Nolan looks a bit nervous. Dwight king seems comfortable, sweet pass
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purple and gold Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:44 am
@Guss, Richards looks like he doesn’t want to play with either.
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Dang if nolan didn’t fan that one T itd be tied right
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Shots that actually get through are all from the outside….all other shots get blocked. ZERO creativity with the puck.
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The Kings…A hard working team with very little skill and no finish. Thanks alot Lombardi! This boring, no finish, paint drying bunch is now squarely on your shoulders. This isnt even funny anymore. Now you have saddled one of the best centers in the game with 2 minor leaguers. Richards gave Nolan a great pass in the slot and WIFF! Its the story of the Kings under you Dean, Close, but no cigar.
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Good checking going on, now let’s score!
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Bad match-ups!
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I hear Bailey & Bernier will get the start in Dallas tomorrow as Richards wingers.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@King Alex,
KOMPON will be lacing them up so show the boys how is done, lol
go kings go
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I for one am totally shocked we didn’t score in the 1st.
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Well, we have ‘em right where we want em…….lol
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Michael J. Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@Goring 19,
Two years ago I would have agreed with you (not as a joke).
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Typical first period for the Kings, no goals.
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Just got back.. so it looks like they’re playing terrible again?
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Michael J. Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@tacomakingsfan,
You’ll probably have more fun making tacos today.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@Michael J.,
Yeah no kidding. Watching the Kings sometimes makes me want to jump off a bridge. Thank god for me there’s one close by.
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Wayne Simmonds with a goal in the Flyers game…Oh how I miss Simmonds..
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Deadmarsh Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:54 am
@CaLiSwAg, his 18th.
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CaLiSwAg Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:56 am
@Deadmarsh, Yeah and Schenn has been looking good lately..
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King Alex Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:56 am
@CaLiSwAg, Simmonds would have 3 goals if he were still a King.
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RYC Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:57 am
@CaLiSwAg, I miss him, Moulson, and Boyle.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:57 am
@CaLiSwAg,
when a system allows a player to play offense see what happens
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CaLiSwAg Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:59 am
@gmo, yup
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vplaza Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:59 am
@CaLiSwAg,
I liked Simmons’s as well. But he didn’t do much in his contract year last year, so yes, he’s scoring now but where was that last year?
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Cruiznblue Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@vplaza,
Its the kings boring system.
I bet if kopi was on a team like Philly he would put more points on the board then he does here. Prob goes for any player on the kings.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@vplaza,
dude is the system he played under that handcuffed him. look at MR now, he is in our system and handcuffed. ive come to the conclusion that DL’s vision and type of system he wants, and type of team he wants is what is wrong
go kings go
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Pardon me while I spice things up this morning and go watch the grass grow out front.
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stillkingly Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:59 am
@KC23, lol
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Nolan was not bad but I still take Penner anytime over King…
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Islanders are trying to give us the game. The’re doing their part.
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Sounds like it’s good I’m not watching this debacle.
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CB14 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@vplaza, It’s not a debacle, just a typical Kings first period. The second period against Florida, now that was a debacle.
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Once again, The Kings outplay another opponet in the 1st period, and once again, no finish, nada, zero. Lombardi, your time is coming to an end here very shortly, might as well roll the dice on a big deal or this bunch will continue to outwork other teams and continue to be frustrated and lose.
Another thing that has been very disturbing this season is that Lombardi has not been available on tv or radio at all this season. In the past, he has always been visible. Now, the only time you hear from him is in printed statements.
I think Dean knows the guillotine is about ready to fall on his dome.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:57 am
@puck73,
When will the famous “boo’s” start??
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@trytodethroneus, Dont worry, wont be much longer. I know TM will be relieved its not him this time.
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RYC Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@puck73, It’s simply pathetic that they can’t get any chances in the middle of the ice. Go to the friggin net guys!
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NB22 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@RYC,
I saw Kopitar going once today.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:50 am
@puck73,
wow…
what a turn around in support for dl from you…
didn’t you want or had made “in dean we/i trust” shirts at the beginning of the season…?
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Wow lost to Carolina, then Florida and now the Islanders. If you can’t beat the bottom feeders then you have no right to even make the playoffs. Oh and these perimter shots with no good second chances are useless, lets start activating the d more and try some odd man rushes, we need to sacrifice some defence for some offence unfortunately, cause losing 1-0 and 2-1 is useless.
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Scott Egebjerg Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@Canadian King,
NHL games are 3 periods long. It’s 1-1 after 2 periods. BTW Florida is 3rd in the Eastern Conference (Bottom feeders???)
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Even though the Kings control the game, they can’t score anyway. So how about just back off and wait for the opponent makes mistake? Stop forechecking like 1-3-1 system? Maybe that’s the way to go.
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Crap on ice, as usual. OMG, this “team” blows big giant chunks.
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It’s hard to imagine anything changing with this team even if the kings acquire a top notch forward like Nash at the trade deadline (which ain’t happening). This teams identity won’t change with different players while under a defensive minded GM and coach…and with a lackluster PP coach.
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CB14 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@Cruiznblue, Yup, yup, and yup.
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Cruiznblue, excellent point
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:13 am
@Cruiznblue,
So you’re saying the season is pretty much done. I agree.. wait till the offseason to do a management change.
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Next Thursday against the Yotes, Richards gets to pick 2 ice girls as his wingers. The Yotes won’t hit girls, right?
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@King Alex,
you should run that by the great visionary of DL and SUTTER…..i mean im sure they couldnt do any worse than all these overpaid crappy players we have…atleast he will have more fun
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we seriously need some talent, but I love that Sutter scratched Penner, he is horrible. I have never seem such a big guy get knocked off the puck so easily.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@stillkingly, Sure you have, his name is Dwight King!
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come on boys……lets score some goals….is that too much to ask?
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The only way we will get a talented winger is by trade. No big time free agent will sign with us.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@King Alex, Getting that sinking feeling arent you Alex?
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If there is a hockey version of Jeremy Lin, DL needs to find him soon!
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Until Lombardi is gone, this team will go nowhere.
Same with Dustin Brown. The fact that he is on the top line and is the captain shows how bad this team really is.
We don’t “beat” any teams even when we win. We always barely scratch out every win we get, usually by 1 goal. That’s how you know when your team is good or not.
Have all the faith you want in this team, but you will be disappointed. I have zero. And say what you want about what kind of fan I am. I bet I love the Kings as much as, or more than you do. But I’m realistic.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:11 am
@Scot, Agree with alot of this post.
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Lewis played more then Richards….that will help with the scoring….or is Lewis’s line the second line????
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The time isn’t now. We don’t know when the time will be but its definitely not now.
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The formula to beat the Kings is very simple. Let them bust their ass, outwork you, and no finish. They will eventually tire, have a lapse, your team goes the other way and buries one, Game over!
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The time is now Kings! Almost Nolan!, almost.
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Once again, sooo close…but no cigar. The story of this season.
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man oh man NOLAN almost had one
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MickSorley Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@gmo, Definitely some nerves on that shot. Hopefully the newbs calm down and get some more chances.
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Kings x Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@gmo, Little back door play from king. Maybe the fresh blood thing was genius. These new guys aren’t stuck in the rut
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Kings x, Moulson almost put it in his own net there. Too bad it didn’t go in that way or by Nolan. Close. I am liking Nolan and King so far. Lot better then Penner….
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Richards has a spring in his step I haven’t seen in a while. Removal of the dead weight from his line?
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KC23 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@MickSorley, Yep. Nolan looks pretty good. King picking it up too.
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Brownie!
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@Goring 19,
Lokti!
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@Goring 19, my bad!
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Goring 19, my good, it was Brown WTH guys
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@Goring 19, I’m so confused…Nice one Lokti/Brown
Lokti!!
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Wow, and there it is! Way to go Loki
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@KFII, oKAY ITS AFTER NOON IN bOISE, START DRINKING.
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KFII Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@lakingbob(chi), We take the lead and I’ll put my coffee aside for something to celebrate!
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Miracle on Nassau colosseum! Lotki goal!!!
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what position does OSCAR MOLLER plays
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@gmo,
He’s a center.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@tacomakingsfan,
cool thanks
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Yeah! Haha that’s gotta be such a confidence build!
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Guess dustin Brown heard me. Good for yo Dustin. Now between periods, go find Lombardi and rip him a new one the same way he ripped into your teammates after TM was fired!
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Nice. Loktionov getting into the dirty area and getting rewarded.
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Hard work by Kopi. Nice job!
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I feel like we’re going to blow them out here, 2-1!
Seriously though, I wouldn’t be surprised if we run up 4 or 5 goals. We are killing them.
On another topic, you have to wonder if M. Richards said something about his line mates. Since losing Gag’s, he’s played with Pancakes +1.
I like the benching of Pancakes in a contract year. He’d better have an amazing end of the season or he’ll be making $1M dollars next year – ala’ Patrick O’Sullivan.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@Bama Kings, I gotta say that this is a good post. That being said, it just isnt the same without a Drew Doughty Atomic blast!
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Bama Kings Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@puck73, I made plenty of them and they aren’t blasts. He is the only real trade-able guy we have that can get a return. I don’t call him “Doughnuts” or say he’s worthless. On the contrary, it’s his worth that is his asset to us. There is no player coming this way in a trade that doesn’t involve Kopitar, DD, Quick.
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SJ is starting a 9-road trip on Sunday in STL. If ever there was a time to gain ground on the Sharks, it would be NOW!!!
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Holy Cow!
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What the hell was that, Richards?
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Even a blind squirrel finds the occasional nut…
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Anyone see TSN.ca ranking out defense corp 20th in the league and our goaltending 5th?
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Kings x, That is a flat out lie.
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Kings x Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@puck73, It’s all based on numbers. Check it out.
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Michael J. Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:27 am
@Kings x,
Until we grant Canada statehood they will never give anything “south of the border” its due.
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California Royalty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Michael J., Likewise
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Stop being selfish Lewis … Lokti was just wating for the pass in front of the net.
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Next year with DS having a whole training camp and no trip overseas….the Kings will be a contender…lots of lessons being learned this year…..
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Skate Kings Skate.
Goal Kings Goal…
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Do you think the players need a DS translator during practice? Maybe that would help. I still can understand him even when really trying
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:27 am
@Kings x, I talked like that once after taking a sip of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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Nice shift by Nolan and King.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@KC23,
They seem to know each other well.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@KC23, I think Nolan can play at this level, I am just not sure if it is now, and under TM’s old antiquated system.
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Gary Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@puck73, The sad thing is TM old antiquated system is DS and DL antiquated system. We are screwed.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@Gary, Yep. Lombardi is the President and GM, so ultimately it falls on him.
Nolan and king kept putting there heads up lookin for a pass before they got puck, nice.
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Is it just me, or does Doughty absolutely stink today?
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kingszzz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@rick, he pretty much stinks most days
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Harty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@kingszzz, I don’t want to say it, BUT he is a waste of money, time and effort…….
every game he screws things up consistantly, can you believe we pay him like the Wings pay Lindstrom??
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Omg brown…put the puck ON net!
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@Cruiznblue, Selfish…
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@Cruiznblue, Dustin Stoll.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@Cruiznblue, @Stuart to the white courtesy phone, pageing @Stuart to the white courtesy phone.
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Why can’t Kopitar score goals like this one anymore…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q8CbWKbyp4
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Gary Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@bmova, The system has stripped everyone of any kind of offensive confidence. The players are all thinking too much. Just play the game.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@Gary, Thats a fact.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@bmova,
until DL is fired or leaves this team will play under the same D-first mentality, stripping players of any creativity
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bmova Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@gmo, Ok, but this goal was scored just two years ago…under DL and TM.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@gmo, Love and kisses from Long Island…Matt Moulson.
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The race to 2 is on!
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So far Nolan and King seem to be an upgrade.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@KC23, early reports of their deaths were slightly exaggerated….
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Don’t seem to be missing Stoll on faceoffs. Kings are killing in that department.
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well…
the good – at least they are trying some new things as far as getting into the middle of the offensive zone and firing hiring quality shots…
i said this yesterday on jftc…:
you start to wonder if certain players on this team have the confidence to ’know when to say when” when it comes to entering scoring lanes/areas…there comes a time when you have to start creating yr own space, instead of waiting for the opposition to create it for you…
starting to see a lil’ bit more of this philosophy today so far…
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@variable,
sorry..”higher” quality shots…
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Doughty denied! @BamaKingsFan and @Gustavo laughing their ass off!
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Nolan heating up
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KC23 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@SLIM, Nolan looks excellent. King not doing too bad either.
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Dang I am really liking Nolan. Man if only he had scored, but keep it up.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@Jeff_R,
How was the draft that year … ?
: ))
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Wow nice shift by the new guys! I liked…
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wow…
nolan, ricker and king played very well together…
creating lots ‘o’ opportunities…
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That’s the best playmaking I’ve seen in weeks. Good job Nolan and King.
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King is adding a nice net front presence in the offensive zone. He may be a bit slow but if he is replacing Pancakes he works harder than Penner and actually uses his size to go to the front of the net. Looks good so far.
Nolan appears to know the game and works his tail off down low. Again size they are big. Looks like once Richards meshes might have some chemistry there.
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I wonder if Penner’s taking any notes!?!?
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@bmova,
IHOP just announced that penner is their new celebrity spokeperson…….
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@gmo,
“celebrity”…?
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bmova Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@variable, By IHOP standards, oh yeah, I’m sure he can pass for a celebrity!
I really like the way Jordan Nolan looks. He’s not shy, has god hands, and likes to go to the net. Watch him score in the third.
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Nolan can definately play at this level and is effective. But currently he is infected with the same problem as the rest of our forwards, no finish.
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Purple and gold Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@puck73, give the guy a chance
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Dang, Nolan is looking much better than you know who.
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richards line…getting chances and playing in the offensive zone with size and hard on the puck.
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NOLAN AND KING have shown some really good chemistry , have shown better COMPETE than the slug penner and stoll
go kings go
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Good work by Nolan!
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Nolan and king. They got the chemistry going, Richards seemed surprised and got a bounce in his step!
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In the beginning of the game, I was really nervous whenever the kids were on the ice. Not after that shift. Good job, boys. Keep it up.
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Nolan so far has been exciting to watch. Even though he got poke checked he has shown that he has some creativity and stick handling skills. What a relief to see.
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Richards looks a lot better without being saddled by Penner and Stoll.
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This is the most I’ve seen Richards with the
puck..In a while..They are starting to gel..
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@SLIM, Nolan is playing well with him. King has never impressed at the NHL level as of yet.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@puck73, King did well in the 2nd, he sent that pass into the crease that Nolan almost put in. They both are looking good and a heck of a lot better then Penner and Stoll.
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KC23 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@SLIM, That because Nolan and King come out from the boards with the puck from time to time (unlike Penner and Stoll).
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Harty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@KC23, KC23 good point, Jordan has good hands along the wall…..he made a great pass coming out of his own end to Richards and led to the last piece of pressure…….
Go Jordan Go….
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@KC23, I think you nailed it KC. Stoll works hard on every shift and accomplishes nothing. As for Penner, he plays well….when he shows up.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@puck73, I’m not upset at Stoll and his bad year like I am with Penner. At least with Stoll he works hard even if he isn’t scoring, while Penner just sits there and doesn’t do a dang thing 95% of the time.
variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@KC23,
getting from the boards to the slot is a big key…and so far, those guys have made a good effort accomplishing better scoring opportunities when they are on the ice…
i agree…
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Jordan looks great….keep it going kid, so proud.
This is awesome right now watching.
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Pretty good period. Evened it up anyway. I say if we take this game, the winning goal will be from The 2nd line, Nolan is impressing me.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@KFII, King is for me more than Nolan, seemed like Nolan lost the puck a little in the first and part of the second.
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King and Nolan seem to be playing a decent game.
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Good for confidence but it is the islanders. Real test Dallas.
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Doughty2Simmonds Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:50 am
@onac, Islanders are one of the hotter eastern teams and have a very talented core…
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Give Richards line more ice time.
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Question bloggers…….
“Who would you rather”?
A) Stoll, Richards, Penner
B) Nolan, Richards, King
….so far so good
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Harty,
it’s only been 2 periods…
but…
nolan-ricker-king looking good so far…
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Harty, B
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bmova Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@Harty, It’s tough to say given the opposition. So far, the newbies look good. But who knows how they’d perform against a top-caliber team.
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how bad do stoll and penner look now?
I know players usually look best when they first come up, and then drop off a little, but its nice to see a little jump from someone other than Kopis line
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Harty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:48 am
@stillkingly, problem is we had Kopi’s line going and fragments of others……that’s the issue.
If these two kids could stay, look out…….
But with pro contracts don’t get to used to it…..
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Richards body language = my goodness, players that actually go to the net, this is fun.
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If you notice, King and Nolan are looking for the open man and they’re getting it to them. I see their heads on a swivel.
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We will see in the back to back……..I heard King and Nolan drove to Long Island from Manchester?
Highly suspect not, but right now I don’t know but will ask.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@Harty, Got the feeling they might not go to Dallas?
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Harty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:53 am
@lakingbob(chi), having my son text my cuz to find out
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carrie Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
@Harty, Likely the drove, but didn’t actually drive. Probably more along the lines of they were driven by a livery service. From Manchester, Hempstead is only about 4 and a half hours. Things like this have happened in the past, particularly when it’s a last minute call-up. A few years back they were unable to get Boyle on a plane that would’ve gotten him to New Jersey in time for the game and went with a livery service as well (and if I remember correctly, that didn’t work out so great because the driver got lost or hit traffic and he ended up walking in just as warm-ups were finishing). And last I knew, the closest airport to Manchester doesn’t fly to NYC, so they’d have to drive in to Boston.
Likely, driving in to Boston, checking in, flying, and baggage claim plus driving on to Long Island would take just as long if not longer than just driving there.
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Does this blog just get bigger?
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Harty Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:53 am
@goldielocks, some games have got to nearly 1,000 blogs
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bring the defender down weakside and both of those plays at the end would have been goals.
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After Watching that period…
My hope is beginning to come back..
Wow..Lokti with goal..
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King is doing a lot of work in helping Jordan do what he is doing. What I like is they both go to the net and fight there way. Sooner or later one of those plays will lead to a Goal. Keep it up.
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Its been how long with Bernie??? Come on Kings pull the trigger..
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How about Richards Nolan king doughty Johnson on pp?
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I am liking the new guys, but what is with this noodling with the puck?? Every time someone is in the corner with the puck, they hog it 5 sec. until no lanes or anything develops…they need to be faster with the play development or just slide it across the crease…
Even my wife rolls her eyes watching this mind numbing habit of making nothing out of something/
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I miss Penner and his lack of effort..uhh, no I dont.
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Like I suggested yesterday, I think Richards should mould those kids to HIS game.
His line already looks better than it has in weeks (months?).
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Look how happy they are..Awesome..
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hehe…
the pumpernicholl just called mike richards “mike richter”, i think…
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@variable, ‘Bobism’
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@Duncanz,
yeah… but he was talking to foxy at the time…
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Oh Bernie………Mike Richter!!!!!!!!! Really
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
@lakingbob(chi),
jinx…
at least, we heard the same thing…(!)
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@variable, That is what I thought I heard too.
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Agree with everything bernie said lol
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Quick taking care of Brother in law..
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Nice save Quickie!
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Down a defenseman..
Could help..
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Big Body..Creamed Tavaras..
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Damn. We need the PK to come up big here.
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BS call on Nolan
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bad call
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Bad call by the ref against Nolan.
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Horrible call. If anything they got to the spot at the same time, it isn’t Nolan’s fault he is bigger then Tavares.
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@Jeff_R, Exactly. If that was a penalty, Thomas Holmstrom would’ve spent his entire career in the box.
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BS call on Nolan.
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Doughty and Parentau…
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Quick comes up big again.
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Where was the penalty on Richards?
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Like to see more of those angry hits a la DD on Parenteau..
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Duncanz, Sure, just not when DD has to run past the top of the circle when we’re on the PK
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Kenny44, Wow, I’ll watch the replay on that one.
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Parenteau got in DD’s head and goaded him out of position, which created a scoring chance for the isles. Dude, you’re killing a penalty!
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CB14 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Kenny44, I noticed that too.
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Matt Greene is not for the faint of heart.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
@puck73, If no penalty, Awesome hit Matt.
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SLIM Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@puck73,
Mean Greene..
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unbelievable how the puck always seems to roll off one of our players sticks when we have an awesome scoring opportunity…
lewis…again…not being able to coral the puck at the 1 foot line…
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@variable, it has been happening all season.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@puck73,
yep…
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Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@variable, per last night’s mention, seems epidemic, doesn’t it?
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Duncanz,
yep yep…
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@variable,
Skill my friend….. you need a certain skill level… remember what I said about Lupol’s goal
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SLIM Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@number 6,
On the same night..
Bozak had one also..
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@SLIM,
Si Senor…..
Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@variable, Lewis sure knows how to take a hit to make a play, though. That’s probably been a bigger focus in his development.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@Kenny44,
yes, but…you gotta score those goals when given the opportunity…
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@variable, Absolutely, but you don’t send guys to plumber school and then expect them to fill the Louvre.
The officiating in this game is horrible!
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@SBKingsfan,
You can complain if you’re Carolina and lost a critical game because of the officiating to the Ducks
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Wow Carls jr can eat the bride. Did I hear that right??
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@lakingbob(chi), Jack in the box.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
@puck73, Jack, Carl they can eat the bride???
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Cool PP coming up.
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Nice Breakout pass by Brown for islander 2-1
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Geez, Nolan is a beast.
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Isles are always right on the edge, aren’t they.
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Off the post??!!
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God dang post. Man how close is Nolan to a goal.
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Wow..Just.. WOW
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owo, that post has a nice Riing to it!
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God how annoying!!!! Can’t buy a friggin goal
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Nolan has more scoring chances in this game then Penner and Stoll have had in 2 months.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Jeff_R, So true LOL
Please bench both those bums for the rest of the season. Love Nolan
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exqueezme Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@Jeff_R, Amen
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Knock it in with your nose, for pete’s sake!
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Nolan = killer instinct.
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No matter who the boys are playing they will make the opposing goalie look like this years Vezina Trophy winner
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I think Pat Riley should coach the Kings,,,they are doing a nice job being in the offensive zone, but each player holds on the puck waaaaay longer than need be,,,,shame.
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@jack,
They’re waiting for the triangulation of the triangle.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@jack,
who would be our point guard…?
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@variable,
Jeremy Lin
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
@number 6,
i just knew someone was gonna say that as i posed the question…hehe…(!)
Quick again.
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Quick Smashing Parentau..
Someone had to..
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Simarosa Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
@SLIM,
That was great!
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despite what our resident instigator POORMAN wants to say…i never feel uncomfortable or nervous when quick is in net…the guy deserves 100% praise from everyone…it’s hard for me to imagine why there are still naysayers out there, other than for the stubborn, selfish reason of trying to will their point of view when they are clearly wrong and shortsighted of what this guy has accomplished thus far…
and their rebuttal is usually “oh…just wait until he fades down the stretch…etc., etc., etc…”. as if they are wishing to be right about his impending “downfall”…
well, we are still waiting for that…oh, wait…correction…YOU’RE still waiting for that – i’m loving my confidence in him and enjoying every minute of what is a vezina-caliber season…
we finally get a goaltender who is worthy of elite-status and there’s still some peeps out there who can’t recognize this fact…
i guess you can’t please everybody…but, in this case, i think some peeps refuse to be pleased…(!)
…and there he goes again, making incredible save after incredible save…
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@variable,
Just caught you hear. About the comments above wrt Lewis not being able to corral the puck.
Remember what i was telling you about Lupol’s goal vs. Philly? You should check it out.
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@number 6,
Skill my friend….. skill.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@number 6,
i did…and i saw what you said above…
yep…
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
@variable,
good
puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@variable, Jon Quick is awesome.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@puck73,
we agree on that…no question about it…(!)
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@puck73, I want Quick to stay. The only problem is the fact that Rinne is getting 7 million a year, Quick is worth more then that.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@Jeff_R,
i know…and that seems to be the thought that he’s gonna demand rinne/doughty numbers…it’s gonna be tough…but i think…(i hope)…quick would sign a 3 or 4 year deal at $5-6.5 mil if he was happy with where he’s at…
SpencerMaze Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@variable, Well said. If it weren’t for Quick this team would be like 10 points out of a playoff spot. Whoever tries to state that Quick is the problem or deserves any criticism whatsoever doesn’t know what they are talking about……period!
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@variable, yup Quick is awesome..I agree on this statement..
Bernier been good lately too soo thank god we have two great goalies
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Quick is mentally and physically tough. Looks like the Islanders are finding that out.
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Hey, Parenteau this ain’t a soccer. Get up you friggin diver.
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Love it. Quickie popped em a little love tap there.
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We need to finish this now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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KFII Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
@lakingbob(chi), Immediately!
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Fraser said something like “(something) by a effing goalie” haha love it
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Pass almost picked off by Grabner in the slot, but couldn’t hold it, somebody will bang in into the LA zone.
Now Dustin bRowN does Someething and then almmost sets up an LA player for a nice shot.
I’m just trying to stenograph what Isles announcers say. Thank God I wasn’t a court reporter.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
@number 6,
yeah…
the photography world would be at a loss if you were…(!)
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I really like this Nolan kid.
Richards line hasn’t had so many chances in months.
Nolan, GWG?
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
@IceGuy,
NOLAN has shown a lot of compete today
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Daren Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@gmo, Please tell me that was tongue in cheek, I could go a dozen lifetimes without hearing that phrase again.
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Me thinks Penner just lost his starting job. If the rumors of Toronto wanting him are true, ship him out & clear the cap space.
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Simarosa Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@King Alex,
Toronto can have Penner, but really why would any team want that slacker??
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Simarosa, Buy low, sell high. Notwithstanding his results here, he has a track record and I expect he will be back to producing points if he goes to Toronto.
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I’m impressed with the amount of time Nolan is able to keep the puck on his stick. Great recovery effort!!
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This game is becoming painful to watch. Want the boys to score so badly I can’t stand it.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@SpencerMaze, I like the way the Kings are playing today. Yes they aren’t scoring a lot, but if they keep this up consistently the goals will start coming.
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onac Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@Jeff_R, Only problem with that is I remember saying that at the beginning of the season.
Hopefully this time the hockey gods allow confidence and goals in the tens.
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@SpencerMaze, Its like watching a bunch of willing kids working, but not having any plays made, or a predetermined idea of the possibilities….they need to take some chances with not so perfect lanes, angles and whatvya, and just move it…the puck is always faster than the defense.
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It’s crazy how if the Kings score 2 goals in a game, it’s like their offense has exploded.
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variable Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@California Royalty,
time to break out the tnt…and i’m not talking about barkley either…
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@variable, Well, we need a new EOD team, if we’re going to do something like that.
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Don’t wait until the last second Kings!
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Sorry if it’s been mentioned but how about Wayne Simmonds getting a Gordie Howe hat-trick today!
Main I miss him!
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SLG1013 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@Stagger, And his team lost by 3 goals…
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Another OT. Yes a Point!!!!! Now lets get another one, preferably before a Shootout.
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Well there’s one point. Let’s get that second one.
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Bench Lewis and Richardson next game. They are horrible.
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@goldielocks, Agree with Richardson, not Lewis…
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OT, not much of a surprise. One point earned one more to go. Make it happen Kings!
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brown playing hungry – love that…
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@variable, if he could only stay on his feet.
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LOL. FAIL.
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but don’t love that…shucks…(!)
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@variable,
Thanks for those comments my friend. Very kind.
Pit of another pity for Quick, no? He cant be a happy camper.
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Unbelievable, uh wait. It is. Lame
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GGGGRRRRRRRR…!!!
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Crap again
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Oh crap, we have to settle for 1 point.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
@KFII, Ok Get the plane loaded and get to Dallas,
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That blows!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh Boy..Kings played better..
Just not good enough.
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Told you … Lewis couldn’t keep up with his guy … man …
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so over this
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There you go…
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OUCH!
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He went through 3 guys. Made em look like clowns
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@Ivan, Well, they play like it sometimes…I think Sutter is overplaying the nurturing thing too far and has to show some anger behind the bench.
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havent those 3 players heard that its ok to put a body to displace the guy??wtf?
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
@jack, Yea why didn’t someone challenge him there? WTF!!!!
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Hard work, no finish again. Lombardi..tick tock tick tick tock. 1 goal, wow, I am impressed.
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martinez goal….
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
@dm3977, not just Martinez he went through THREE PEOPLE!!
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
@dm3977, Where is Slava?
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Well that sucked. Only thing I can say is Drew and Jack should take notes on that game winner.
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Way to stand him up there guys. I wanna puke. Absolute joke.
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On to Dallas. This sucks.
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AMart played that one like KMart.
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streit’s matzoh’s beat three of our guys…wow…
he looked like paul coffey on that one…
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
@variable,
Comments just above for you…. which said ‘thank you for your words’
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Fire DL.
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puck73 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
@kingszzz, He is on the clock, be sure of that.
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More losses means bigger trade?
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number 6 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
@Cruiznblue,
….. or a higher draft pick….. depends how you look at it
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@number 6,
Hopefully a higher draft pick and whoever the GM is going to be this off season needs to draft wingers. No more trades unless we get draft picks. Need to interject a new system and not players.
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We just can’t figure out how to win…
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And so the crap on ice continues tomorrow…
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OK, I’ll say it. Streit doesn’t walk around VV like that.
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xeropoint Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@Kenny44, Hate to admit it, but I was thinking the same thing.
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Daren Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@xeropoint, Me too. I feel like a whipped dog and Kings hockey is my master.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@Kenny44, No they dont but they do shoot throw him when he not looking at them ><
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KC23 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
@Kenny44, Yep. Agree. I don’t think Whisky either.
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Im shocked! Shocked i tell you!
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Martinez… guys all in an trance.
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I just want this season to end.
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danny Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@California Royalty, me too
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SBKingsfan Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@danny, I’m signing on to complete the trifecta. Can’t take much more of this. This team is really disappointing!
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linny Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
@danny, looks like we’re just about there
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Playoffs!!??
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@kingszzz, No
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Hey Sutter, still think Martinez is a better otion over Voynov? That was embarassing! Striet went right by him.
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@punkgothdoc, No Martinez since he came back, but still here… VV, where are you!?
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Alex Martinez plays why?….Thats why….Undressed joke
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
@TiredOfIt, And Voynov goes down? Jokest
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CB14 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@TiredOfIt, I said the same thing yesterday and got everyone saying I was stupid for suggesting we get rid of DD2 so we could keep VV with the Kings. Looks like I was right on that one.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@CB14, you see it as it is…not how others hope
Duncanz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
@CB14, I don’t think you’re stupid all, but if Kings wanted to waive DD2 and lose him they’d've done it.
He has value down the road. Only VV could go to Manch in this circumstance.
If he’d been lighting it up, things would’ve been different.
He’ll be back in good time.
Kings Cup Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@TiredOfIt, It’s Alec.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@Kings Cup, look down at the keyboard…really? nuff said
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Quiet You Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@TiredOfIt, Martinez may have blown that one, but he is hardly the reason why they lost.
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SLG1013 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@Quiet You, Agreed…
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When do we pull the trigger on that trade for Parrish and Sopel?
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kindsir Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Quiet You, hopefully never
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Hey Kings…..You Suck
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@TiredOfIt, ‘Cept you Quick
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5 4 Fighting Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
@TiredOfIt, And Clifford
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Pathetic. Simply pathetic. This team needs (another) overhaul. Quite an impressive bunch that Lombardi has assembled after five years, huh?
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Airwaves75 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Jeff, Won’t be able to take another rebuild!
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Jeff, Make that 6, actually
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@Jeff,
and they should start the overhaul by ousting the DEAN DUMBOrdi
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Can’t even beat a .500 team. Quick just can’t get any support – unreal.
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@SpencerMaze, maybe we will be sellers and can get rid of these under achievers.
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its funny how everyone blaming Martinez when he went through Three people…He had to pass the blue line still Lewis I believe Lokti was there nothing then he went around Martinez that just a s bad and let Quick hang there out to dry..
U blame those three not just put it on Martinez which i do agree Martinez shouldnt allow that to happen but u got more players out there than him
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KingsFanintheD Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Agreed
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Permission to panic?
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Kings Cup Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@Jeff, It’s not like we can’t still make the playoffs. Just need to step it up.
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Kings Cup, are you kidding.
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Jeff Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Kings Cup, and what happens if this team does make the playoffs? They play Detroit or Vancouver and get eliminated in the first round.
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Jeff Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Kings Cup, Its frustrating. To think, we we simply had a crappy offense we’d probably lead the West, but we aspire for crappy.
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Question: Who here would trade Mike Richards for Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn?
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, Me!
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@outsider, Never in a million years would I make that trade.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, Sad…Mike Richards is washed up @27 yrs….pathetic…
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@TiredOfIt, That was Richard’s best game since he came back from injury. Isn’t it funny what 2 guys that work hard can do for you.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard,
even if we got those guys back, they would come and suck big time again. and the reason being is because OUR SYSTEM stinks. it handcuffs players, takes away every ounce of creativity away so i would say NO. let them development in another organazation that cares. as long as DL is our GM this team will play under the same mentality, which is dfense first
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@gmo, I don’t agree with the fact that it is the system. Other teams play similar systems and they don’t seem to have the trouble scoring like the Kings are. The fact is, it is the players and watching the team today I go back to Penner and Stoll. They looked a lot better today then they have in a while. Yes they only scored 1 goal but that aspect isn’t going to change over night. Let Nolan and King play a few games and the goals will start coming. Richards played his best game in a while and I can see that he is back to how he was playing before the injury today.
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@Jeff_R, I agree. Keep Penner out for awhile. Did not hear much on King but Nolan had plenty of looks. He was very close today. Lewis played a good game also.
Quiet You Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, I saw that Simmonds has more points than Richards, and Schenn is doing well. However Richards would have may more points on that team, and Schenn and Simmonds would be putting up numbers similar to Clifford and Loktioniov on the Kings.
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DBking Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, No way
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Jimmyo777 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, In the blink of an eye !!!!
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lol we lost? MAN OH MAN DL pls freaking make a trade. get us help. This team is lame, whatever you have built is gargage. 5 years and this is what we get? all you have done is drafted dmen andcenters. how about using some of that surplus of dmen/centers we have and making some gutsy moves. DL is a joke, his whole philosophy of how a team should be built is just pure BS.
go kings go
good game by NOLAN BTW
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@gmo, Nolan is a winger. The fact of the matter is that all the Wingers that DL has drafted and there are some good ones, are either in Juniors or Over seas. They will start coming in next season. We just have to wait patiently and let the players we have now and any trades that will be made, to tide us until then. We got kozun, Toffoli, Kitsyn, Vey, Weal plus Nolan who will all try and make the team next season. Most likely at least 2 of those will do so.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@Jeff_R,
good points, thanks for calming me donw lol i needed that lol
go kings go
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TD Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
@Jeff_R, cause those 2 youngs guys who make the team next year are going to come in and solve everything? However, I do agree with you that we still need patience. Our expectations of this year where pre-mature, in my opinion. We have a solid team and some real good players. For some reason it has not clicked and I believe is we made a lot of changes in this past off season and came in with a whole new look.
I would like to see the Kings get rid of Hunter, Greene, Maritnez, Stoll and Penner. Aquire Carter and bring up the young guys to round out the bottom 6.
This team has real good piece’s just need to put it all together.
The Kings will be fine.
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Bench Penner? Bench Richards and Kopitar…why not?…whats the difference?
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
@TiredOfIt, Kopitar’s been invisible for a while now.
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Goring 19, I don’t agree. He played well. But still think Brown doesn’t belong to his line!
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Oscar Moller's Beard Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@outsider, You take Brown off his line and who do you replace him with?
Jimmyo777 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@outsider, anybody…Just get rid of him via trade
NB22 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
@outsider,
He played well defensively. He is a beast in his own zone, but when it comes to offense, he tends to disappear. And for a 1st line center, that is not good at all. Especially for the Kings.
We’ve been beaten by 3 bottom feeders in the eastern conference. Is there any worse teams in the league?
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@goldielocks, yea we are the biggest loser..Even with Voynov in the line up we still suck
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@goldielocks, Florida was in 1st place up until we played them and Carolina and NY are both on winning streaks, so it isn’t like we are playing bottom feeders. Plus any team no matter where they are in the standings can beat any team.
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Not the end of the world. We got a point and both the newbies played really well. Glad for Richards.
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NB22 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@Mikey J.,
The Kings had more then 30 shots and only 1 goal. That is terrible.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
@NB22, It only looks bad because of our lack of scoring. If we were scoring at a 2.5 goals for clip it wouldn’t look bad.
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We FINALLY have a top 3 goalie and the rest of the team is crap? Typical GM Horsecrap from this franchise
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You guys think we’ll even be able to keep Quick here? It looks as if he’s going to want a lot of money.. And I don’t blame him.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@alex101, Take half of Kopitars and half of Richards and give it to Quick
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Csaba Bhody Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
@TiredOfIt, Drew also should give his money back… “Sorry guys I don’t deserve that, I’m not so great!”
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@alex101, if he wants to play for a contender. he will bolt.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@alex101, Quick not going to resign with the Kings…IF so he going to ask for 7.7 million a year which he deserves but Kings wouldnt be able to afford him since we playing 7 million Doughty.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
@alex101,
I could see his anger on his back after the OT goal. He definitely doesn’t deserve this. He needs to make his career decision and it might not be pretty.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@goldielocks, Yes he was angry that he didn’t stop the puck. Quick is a team guy and he knows that our lack of scoring is only this season and not something that is indicative of happening in the future. Yes we had some problems last season in scoring, but nothing like it has been this season. The only way Quicker leaves is if the Kings can’t afford him.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@Jeff_R,
I hope Quick thinks that way. But he showed the sign of frustration after that 2nd goal by Panthers. And this time, he just walk into the locker room without looking at his teammates. Once again that goal was blown coverage. They just let them walk into the zone.
toemas_sandstrom Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@alex101, There’s no way he’s sticking around. Hate to say it, but we’ll need to trade him before the end of next season to get something (offense???) in return. Ship him as far east as possible so he won’t shut us out 6 times a season.
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So ur quick and ur an elite goaltender . Ur team sucks . Why should he resign ?? Team are going to be alllll over him
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Brian Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
@Brian, Teams*
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It’s tough being a Kings fan….Pride, Passion, Power…yeah right
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Airwaves75 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
@Goring 19, “The time is now” BS!
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@Goring 19,
why do they keep playing those THE TIME IS NOW commercials? i find them quite embarrasing considering how crappy this team is..
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@gmo, echo that
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
@gmo, Yea the Kings are crappy being 4 pts out of third and 3 pts behind a falling Chicago. Chicago who has lost 7 in a row, something the Kings haven’t even come close to doing. Kings will win tomorrow.
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Man talk about ruining your day. Its not even the loss that makes me mad, its the fact once again a 2-1 game, and we lose. Ofcourse.. It sucks, we really shouldn’t trade Bernier just yet, nor should we have to give up our 1st round pick and either Amart or VV or all three to make the team that was already “SUPPOSE” to be there, there.. At this point, take the gamble of Carter’s contract, and hope that him and Richards are happier then ever and play freely.. If possible, Bernier straight up for Carter would be acceptable in my eyes (circumstance). And then maybe a 1st and a defenseman to one of these teams for a bottom 6 player who has potential to become a goal scorer (Mcarthur?) We need something, and Dean isn’t just gonna lose his job and not spend the talent he has to try to keep it. At this point were suckered into overspending at this deadline. Unless DL and team really think we are the Flyers of 2 years ago, where all the expectations and talent comes around in playoff game 1, we need a revamp.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
@Michael_DD8, All DL needs to do is bring in 1 or 2 mid level scorers, nothing major. Trading Bernier is not the way to go, until Quick is taken care of. Losing Bernier and then possibly Quick will hurt more then any lack of offense will ever do. One of Amart, VV and DD2 will be traded and also Stoll or Penner. That will help us to get the couple of scorers we need, althiugh if Nolan keeps playing the way he did today then we only need 1. Once our 2nd line starts scoring it would put the pressure off our first line and we will score more, as opponents will not know which line to match up there top defensive line. That is what I saw from todays game, Richards starting to get going.
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I am almost 100% sure that Quick won’t resign here. He’s playing great and still loses? He storms off the ice when the Kings lose because he knows it’s not his fault. I don’t blame him.
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alex101 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@Oscar Moller’s Beard, If we move Quick or don’t cough up the money to sign him, especially after throwing 7 million to a player that deserves 3,one that played around in a sharks jersey, kept us waiting all summer and shows no improvement since his first year or since signing his BOGUS contract, I’ll consider not watching anymore.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
@alex101, First off Drew got the contract he got, because of the fact that he played good his first year and great his 2nd year. He was ok his 3rd year and the way the rules are set up he got what he got. In a few years his Salary cap will look like a bargain. Now Quick will also be getting 7+ million, as that is what Rinne got and Quick is better. Now whether or not Quick will get that with the Kings or not remains to be seen. I am more then confident in either Quick or Bernier leading us in the future as our #1 Goalie and leading us to the Cup.
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It seems to me that thats the shame, there isnt one player on the roster that you can truly say is untouchable. If your objective.
I love Kopitar and his overall effort, but even HE cannot find ways to score and I think he is a smart, big player. DD we didn’t have him before, and we played just fine on defense, and about a bit better on offense.
So, in reality, Quick is the only guy I would try to keep at all costs. The rest, leaving emotional attachment aside, are expendable.
We have waaaaay too much puck possession but no clue how to make use of it..and that is the coaches falt in my eyes. And to some degree the players.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
@jack, Agree 100%
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@jack, that is exactly right.
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@jack, Kopi played well and his chemistry with Williams is amazing. But I really think that Brown doesn’t belong to his line. He never gives the puck to anbody! So selfish… I don’t know why Kopi & Williams didn’t play 4 on 4 in OT???
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@outsider, Thats my beef for 2 years,,,,the coaches make some amazingly weird decisions…as if they are being paid off to muck up the works by the opposition. I cannot express enough disappointment with the coaching staff!!
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
@jack, 100% AGREE!!! DS sucks!!!
NB22 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
@outsider,
Agree. Brown DOESN’T pass the pack. Today were like two 3-3 situations, where he shoot the puck, instead of passing it.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
@jack, Before DD was here the Kings were horrible defensively and while yes they were good offensively, they couldn’t keep the puck out of our net. That is why Crawford was fired and TM hired, because were horrible defensively and it didn’t matter how good offensively we were. The problem with Kopitar is he is a top 3 guy playing with top 6 guys. He needs a top 3 guy, like a Parise. The other factor is when we aren’t scoring opponents are putting there top defensive line against Kopi’s. That is why he is inconsistent, even though he plays hard every game.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
@Jeff_R, The Kings sucked defensively because they had LaBarbera and Cloutier in net. plain and simple. This team doesn’t need to play defense only anymore. Quick has more than proven he is an elite goalie, but this management core coaches this team as if it still sees the ghost of goals against past. Crawford’s mistake was convincing DL to bring in Cloutier. WORST MOVE EVER. Heck, his coaching style would actually be fine with this current team now though. Instead, we tread forward every game, playing three guys high all game, and tying our D men at the blue line. It’s failed all season to generate offense, and we’ve actually managed to lose several of the last games, even though the Kings have barely given up 2 goals a game in that stretch. Awesome.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 10:17 am
@PP Anybody?, It wasn’t just because we had LaBarbera and Cloutier that we were bad defensively. If they were our Goalies now with the defense we have they would look a lot better. While they won’t be doing as well as Quick is, they wouldn’t be as bad as they were then. I also don’t think Cloutier was the worst move ever. I actually think it was a good one, because it helped us to be real bad to get the top picks that we got. It goes with my theory that DL planed to make us so bad to get the higher ups with the Kings to go a long with a total rebuild. That is my opinion. As for worst move ever I have to go with Brian Wilsie. He kept us from getting Stamkos. As for Crawford he would not help this team at all. He couldn’t even get Dallas into the playoffs. I also think the problems with the Kings will go away next season, where DS will have more to do with reshaping the team in his image and the sending away of Kompon.
Unimailer Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
@jack, I come from a family of hockey people (players and coaches), and my father and I have always argued about goaltending. He has always insisted that you don’t spend big money on goaltending. I have always disagreed with that, telling him that a good goaltender will “save you a minimum of 1 goal a game”. I have to admit, over the last 5 years, I am starting to come around to his thinking. Look at all the goaltenders that are being paid huge money, and are train wrecks (Luongo, Bryzgalov, etc.). There are always exceptions, but they are generally once a decade type players (Brodeur, possibly Lundqvist, and maybe soon to be Fleury). If I was running the team, I would do my best to sign Quick, but I wouldn’t break the bank for him. We have Bernier, and he has shown potential. Not to mention he hasn’t played alot, so when his rookie contract is up, he shouldn’t command that much money. Just my .02 …
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
@Unimailer, Regarding DD I meant this year, when he was out with injury we played just ass well and were winning games. I think our def personnel can handle the defense well enough w/o DD.
I think its ok to think Defense/goalie first, but wow did they take it to some extreme.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@Unimailer, I have been going back and forth over this situation. Quick is going to command 7+ million, after what Rinne got in Nashville. The fact that we are having the scoring problems we are is a cause where we have to go out and pay 1 or 2 guys a lot of money to come here to help with our offensive woes. A guy like Parise who is going to command 7+ million. I believe we need at least 2 forwards to come, especially if Gagne can’t play anymore, to go along with the 1-2 prospects that can make the team. Between that and paying Quick 7+ million, not sure that is a good idea especially when we have another goalie in Bernier who is just as capable of playing the position as good as Quick and is cheaper for a longer period. Just not sure keeping Quick is a good idea at the salary he will command. I mean we can resign Bernier, who will be an RFA, for much cheaper.
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Lombardi is horrible. Fire him today.
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Looks like I have forked over $1000 of my hard earned money again this year for season tickets and to see BS on the ice. DL “we are close” I’m tired of this wait, I don’t think I can wait another season!
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@Airwaves75, as long as staples center keeps filling up, we wont change.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Airwaves75, How many people going into this season felt we had a chance to win the Cup? I sure didn’t think that. I felt we would get to the playoffs and make some noise and next season would be the one where we challenge for the Cup. I still believe we will make it to the playoffs this season and anything can happen during the 2nd season. It is all about how you play in February/March and April that will show how you play in the playoffs. If this team goes on a hot streak, everybody will forget the first 4 1/2 months.
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Better watch out, with the way our forwards play and cant score, Quick is 100% right to not want to re-sign with the KIngs.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@gene, Then it is a good thing he is a UFA after next season then.
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I dont understand all of the love for Kopitar the last 2 years…leading scorer? compared to what? a bunch of washed up has beens…I think Nolan had more scoring chances than Kopitar…look I know he’s good but he is very inconsistant…VERY
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@TiredOfIt, Just look at who he has played with the last 2 years and not to mention that other then his line, the other lines arent scoring either which puts more pressure on Kopi. This is the reason we got Richards. Unfortunately our Wingers (Gagne, Parse, Penner) haven’t scored and Stoll is having to play out of position. Hopefully after the game today, the other lines will pick up and Kopi will get going again.
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Jimmyo777 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
@Jeff_R, Kopi is highly overrated IMO…Elite players do not go into 20 game slumps without scoring…He’s also not good defensively – look at his +/- !!!!!
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
@Jimmyo777, Kopi is anything but over rated. Yes he goes through slumps, but that has more to do with who he is playing with and the fact that he sees top defensive players, since his line is the only one that is scoring. Now to his defensive game. He is one of the best defensive forwards in the NHL. Thanks to TM he has developed that part of his game. As a matter of fact that is a big reason why we didn’t beat the Sharks in the playoffs. We didn’t miss Kopi’s offense. it was his defensive play that we missed most. +/- also is a lousy stat and doesn’t tell the story just how good someone defensive is. The fact that the Kings don’t score a lot is another reason why his +/- isn’t high.
yard dog Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 1:19 am
@TiredOfIt, I have been somewhat saying all along what you are saying now, at least for the past two years. IN FACT…..I have always said that this team will never be a winner with TM and while Kopitar is considered our number one. He, IMO has no passion, no heart, no grit and frequently passes up shots with open lanes, which is something he has claimed himself after games. Here is something that I believe that is even more odd…..He is probably the best player on our team (with the exception of Quick), which does not say too much for the other players. I would much rather have an “in your face player”, than a soft finesse player, at least with what we have now. Also, remember what Buttons said on the NHL Network. I am not a fan of his, but he is right, when he said that the LA Kings are made up of nothing more than players that would be 2nd or 3rd liners on other teams. He also eluded that the organization has missled the fans…making us believe the Kings are a team destined for the cup. I for one do not believe that the Kings will even be in the playoffs and will soon be surpassed by a few other conference teams. I believe that Sutter is another chosen debacle of Lombardis and that the owners will soon (if not already) realize that his style is not working. We have 5 or 6 years of rebuilding and we end up with a record less than last year….come on. Sutter is even loosing the point race with TM. I think that you, “Tiredofit” has got this thing figured out. Anybody defending our superstar has been drinking too much Kool Aid, and would be useless to debate with. The performance of the team and Kopitar is speaking for itself and nothing more needs to be said. I don’t hate, I am a fan, but facts are facts. Just like 20 game slump…..Year in and year out!!!
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Oh! and can the coaches show some emotion behind the bench? show the world and the players that you care right there and then? Once your in the lockeroom its too late to lay blame,,,If you cannot show some passion, it wont rub off on the players.
I just find it all very distasteful how underachieving the coaching staff is.
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I wonder what we could get for Quick in trade? He is the King of Kings & is certainly our most prized possession.
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alex101 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
@King Alex, hopefully Lombardi doesn’t think the way you do. I think the only player that the Kings should make an effort not to trade/ extend is Quick. You do not trade a 25 year old goalie who looks like he may be a Vezina finalist this year.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@alex101,
It’s just like a situation with Parise. Devils want to keep him but if he’s not going to sign with them, they’re gonna lose him for nothing.
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King Alex Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@alex101, I would never trade him. I just wonder what we could get.
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Bama Kings Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@King Alex, I’m not sure how to respond to this… We can’t insult each other… so I’m going to stop typing now.
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Bama Kings Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@King Alex, The only BLOCKBUSTER we should make is moving DD. We have plenty of D-Men and he isn’t worth the cash. We’re not going to get Parise for him or anything, but we’d get a solid return up front.
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King Alex Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Bama Kings, I would never trade Quick but he is the most valuable player on out team & I believe he would bring a kings ransom in top 6 talent. You also have to realize that if this team continues down this path, Quick will bolt for a contender as a UFA & we get NOTHING in return. You my friend should also not be so quick in wanting to insult people as your first response to a hypothetical situation.
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Kings x Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@King Alex, Better to trade away kopitar for salary dump tha
To not sign quick
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
@Kings x, The only way Quick gets traded is if the Kings know they won’t be able to sign him. The only reason for that is Quick pricing him out of the Kings budget. Bernier will not be traded until it is known what Quick will do. Kopi and DD being traded should never happen, as it will be just like the Kings of the past. This team is only 1-2 scorers away from being a top 3 team in the West. We don’t need to trade the farm to fix our scoring woes.
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Poor Kopitar, spends more time on the boards than anyone….how the hell is he going to score with his back to the net??
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yard dog Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 1:23 am
@jack, He has a hard time scoring facing the net
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People say Lombardi needs to make a move to make this team better. At this point I would be happy if we moved on of our shutdown Dmen for an NHL forward prospect with some upside. Of course than again this team would probably ruin that prospect.
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we should forget about this season…. let DL go and start again. this team are going nowhere. you cant win if you dont score
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Airwaves75 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@dm3977, Another 5 years? Another wait?
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
@Airwaves75, unfortunately no other way around. all we have right now is quick and 3-4 d players. the rest of team is useless
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I thought Brown had a solid game. His check on Martin was quality. Too bad he missed after that toe drag. Kings just can’t buy goals right now.
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Mikey J., what you call solid… we lost again. btw isles are 26th in nhl
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
@dm3977, Just taking positives from the game. I like the game itself, its not always about the results.
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@Mikey J., sick and tired of it. only positive in sport is WIN, not a solid performance
yard dog Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 1:25 am
@Mikey J., really????
wow, we really suck
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It’s funny, four years ago we’d score 5 goals a game and lose. I’d shutter at every shot on our goal, even from the blue line.
Being great defensively doesn’t mean anything if you can’t win and truth be told, who says we are great defensively? Put an avg. goalie in net, and we are WAY out of the play-offs.
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freezer flatten Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Bama Kings, that is the whole point. we are a below average team, if you take the goalie out. this is the best we can do.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
@Bama Kings, Put Quick in four years ago and I doubt we’d lose a game we scored 5 goals in. I think way too many people equate our poor results from a few years ago playing a more wide open style, as opposed to looking at who was in net back then. Honestly, with some even remotely decent goaltending back then, those teams would’ve been highly competitive. Seems this GM can’t shake those memories though, and does everything he can to keep defense his only priority.
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Last thing… I thought the Nolan experiment was successful. I’d almost like to see Kopi – King and Nolan on a line. I think Nolan got the looks he did cause of King.
Put Williams – Richards and Brown together to get Richards going again.
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outsider Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@Bama Kings, I would leave 2nd line intact. They played surprisingly good tonight! I can imagine most of you don’t agree, but I would still want to see Penner back (at least as long as we don’t have any better option or healthy Gagne) playing with Kopitar & Williams… Put Brown to the 3rd line where he belongs!!
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
@outsider, penner is fat, and slow
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@dm3977, Actually when Penner was fat and out of shape last season, he and Kopi and Williams did really well until Willie and kopi got hurt. I don’t know why they never tried going back to that combo this season.
Sorry Mr. Sutter…this observer is not impressed…asst. coaches must go…get Voynov back…get rid of Fraser, Hunter, Richardson, Greene, Martinez, Parse, Lewis, Gagne…etc
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
@TiredOfIt, Lets get rid of Voynov,DD,JJ,Mitchell,Greene,Lokti,Richards,Quick,Berner hell lets get rid them all..
And start another rebuild phase.Thats a great idea.
No lets just see what the young star can do since the Kings are done this season.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Do any of the players I mentioned give value? I know I’m just pissed at this loss but really, do they?
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@TiredOfIt, Do you really think the Kings would be playing this way once Sutter gets a chance to make the changes he wants in the off season and start his way of playing in training camp? The fact is Darryl didn’t want to make drastic changes, just make some tweaks, this late in the season. It wouldn’t of helped and probably made things worst, especially defensively. This team will look a lot different next season, with most of the same players.
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Darrel Sutter and Dean Lombardi do not suck. When are some of you going to look at whose actually skating!! On paper…those guys should be scoring….when does it become their fault for not?
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Bama Kings Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
@tellmeY, Oh, I agree. I’m still very pro-DL and DS.
The nightmare scenario is Quick walking away cause he’s the only thing holding us together. We have to move a piece of the core to shake this team up. (Not Kopi, Quick or Brown)
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Jimmyo777 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
@Bama Kings, Brown s/b one of the first to go..He’s got the hockey sense of a goal post.
There are at least 8 other guys on the team that s/b a Captain before this bafone !
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kingszzz Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@tellmeY, these guys are NOT scorers. That’s the point! We were sold a bill of goods. Doughty/Stoll/Williams/Penner/Brown/Hunter/Richardson. DL sucks!
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@tellmeY, The coach has to gove some direction…Its hard to score when your improvising with the puck in the corners…The players dont have the time to think, they need to learn pre- established patterns and then tweak on the ice according to whats happening at that moment. He needs to make bigger changes in how the puck should be moved, so it can be faster, less predictable…
Or maybe we need a coach player like in Slapshot?
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
@jack,kingszzz, This needs to be done in training camp not in the middle of the season. As foir that list Willie is doing ok. Stoll and Penner are the ones that are bringing everybody down. Hunter and Richardson are only here to bring in secondary scoring. Brown is doing ok also. As for Doughty he is still only 22, why don’t we wait a while before you call him crap. The guy is going to become a Norris trophy winning defenseman, it is just going to take a little time. 99% of defenseman don’t come into there own until they are 25 or so.
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 5:02 pm
@Jeff_R, Are you saying that there is no room for adaptation to the conditions present?
I think there some overemphasis in individual single plays…the team is playing mediocre to bad hockey. They all make one nice play at least a game…but who gives a crap when it all leads to nothing,,,In sports at this level, its how much you do that isnt flashy but conducive to scores..
Its in the deatils, fellas, not the nice hit, bone rattling check, or whatever…These guys dont have the details down I guess…its all so rough edged.
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It’s criminal that when your goalie plays like that, you still can’t manage to get him enough to get him a win.
The stat the other night was that the Kings have scored 28 goals in Quicks’ 23 losses. So now that would be 29 goals in his 24 losses.
Dean….. many of us are really disappointed in the structure of this team. And I personally don’t go with the issue of Gagne being injured. I mean, players on all teams get injured, and with his history that was nothing shocking.
You’ve just GOTTA think offense at least a little in the game as it is today. In the sixties and seventies (I imagine) you could be super d oriented. But it does not work that way anymore.
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gmo Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
@number 6,
i feel for QUICK, just imagine if he played for a team with an actual offense. QUICK deserves better, KINGS FANS deserve better
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Shuchuk Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
@gmo, it’s easy to say he’d have the Vezina wrapped up, but I’m guessing the “defense first” mentality has helped him and his stats as much (or more) as the “can’t score more than a goal per game” problem…
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the whole team is “infected”.Conditional name of the virus “TM”…this kids forget how to score.I am not questoning talent .We got more than enough to have much better result….Look at this new kid..Nolan,not infected yet…look at Richards …Infected and “confused”
..Solution? Major shake up!!! I am not expecting for Miracles…that starting tomorrow this team would start to score at list two (!!!???) goals.This is a bad joke…Brown ,Green…are good condidates for trade or yes,even Richards.This still got some value and we can get some fresh blood ,not infected blood in return.Two more weeks.New bllod or Dl can move to different place with his charts and builing plans.If there is still some people on this board more optimistic than me…I am jelious..This team is sick and level of confidance is going down.Without majore shake up we would end up behind of Ducks.
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Well, I’m ready for tomorrow’s loss today. As I was ready for today’s loss yesterday.
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
@Jamesonafterawin, kings will win tomorrow.
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Least we found we have another option at wing.
Nolan > Richardson, Hunter, Westgarth, Penner, Stoll
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I can’t wait for the next trade headline. KINGS AQUIRE BEN SMITH!! Or, some other no name hockey player! LOL!!! DL is a joke!!
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What a pathetic offense…20 games where we have scored one goal or less…that almost 40 percent of the games…I think we need to shoot more from the blue line!!!!!
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This is how I see our position right now.
Screwed.
29 other GMs know Dean is desperate. He has no negotiating position at all. So, essentially, Lombardi and the Kings are now officially sellers.
Those 29 other GMs also know that in all probability, whoever they pry out of the Kings will do better with THIER team, and thus have some upside advantage.
Just how bad is it when 7+ million dollars worth of talent (Penner & Stoll) produces less than 2 Rookies from Manchester in their first game (and Nolan’s first NHL game!)? And Book it – Jonathan Quick will NOT play for a Lombardi team when given the chance, and I don’t blame him one bit. If Lombardi stays, Quick is gone, and Bernier will soon follow, and we’ll be back to the Cloutier days of the LA Kings.
Cloutier and Hickey. We all should have all seen this coming years ago.
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Scot Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@IceGuy,
Amen.
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andy Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
@IceGuy, There is no doubt that Lombardi is desperate! He’s screwed!He’s best option is to ride the season out and resign. Maybe some new GM can bring some other talent to LA. Wonder what DTaylor is doing? How about BBurke? Love him or hate him he knows how to build a team something Deano has little knowledge of!Can you imagine the Kings with Frolov,Moulson,Boyle and Purcell. We’d be in first place ahead of the Sharks by a mile! Too bad Lombardi had to have his own team…
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I’m speechless aside from I think the down with deano chant needs to start from the crown loyal. he needs to be removed. I don’t see another solution. Its the system and philosophy that is the problem. A trade will do nothing. Even in the offseason what are we really going to do? Don’t waste the money on parise. It will do nothing. We have no forwards. The development ones are two years away if any of them make it at this level. If we must keep the system sacrifice some d fence for o fence. Sign quick. Use our d stockpile to get F’s. Unload DD and his huge salary for a top 3 F and anything else. He is not a franchise d man. If he is, then its several years away. The time is now right? Get Some net presence players like smyth, Zeus type. Increase team speed. Resign mitchell. Keep slava. Patience with lotki. Keep the players we have now unless dumping the salary dump for players or picks is too much to pass up and don’t add any players at the deadline unless the cost is to little to pass up.
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
@Kings x, good points. But something is telling me we stuck with DL for another season at least. Team has no real owner.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@Kings x, I really don’t understand all this doom and gloom that a lot of people have. You would think we were in last place over 10 pts out of a playoff spot, instead of 4 pts out of 3rd in the conference. Yes I know we are having problems scoring and it is depressing, but to talk about gutting this team for offense is not the way to go. We have a franchise Center in Kopitar and people are talking about trading him. We have a top center in Richards and people want him gone. We have a franchise defenseman in Doughty at age 22 and people want him gone. I mean come on settle down. That talk is basically what every GM has done as Kings GM in the past. Trading young guys for veteran offensive help. Heck you wonder why we have been in the league for over 40+ years and never won the cup. DL is the first GM in Kings history that has started from scratch in a total rebuild and had a plan going in. This is the 4th year of that rebuild and we are real close getting to where we need to be. Yet a lot of people want to sacrifice our future to win now. I can just see it now the Kings making the moves that a lot of people want, we win the Cup but the next 10 years are horrible. Yes we won a cup but to get there we sacrificed our future. That is not how you build a dynasty. It didn’t work in 93 and it won’t work now.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
@Jeff_R, While I agree with you about not trading away players and gutting the team, this is actually the 6th year of Dean’s tenure, and he hasn’t even begun working on building an offensive core. His concept was to build from the back end out, and well, taking another goalie and another D man as his first picks in his 5th and 6th draft, is very telling.
He has shown with his track record that he is truly one dimensional in his thinking. This constant obsession with defense has to stop at some point. Great teams in this league were built around their talent up front. Plain and simple. The Chicago’s, Pittsburgh’s, Detroit’s, Vancouver’s, Boston’s out there all are built from a core of forwards. DL has shown that he can’t or won’t do this, and I think it will cost him his job at the end of this season.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 10:34 am
@PP Anybody?, While this is Dean’s 6th year, this is the 4th year of the total rebuild. The Kings tried to do a half rebuild the first two years, which I think was DL’s plan to get the total rebuild by TL and PA. SO the fact is we started the total rebuild by trading away Lubo for Greene and Stoll and drafting Doughty. If you look at how bad we were defensively and Goalie wise you will understand why DL has concentrated more on that part of the game, then offensively. But I believe he has tended more towards offense the last couple of years. Plus you look at the drafts the last couple of years there weren’t that many offensive guys good enough at that point where the Kings picked. I doubt they would of picked Forbort if there was a better forward to take at the time. It is also good to stock up on goalies because you never know when your top Goalie is going to get hurt, command too much money, etc. It is good to stockpile, whether it Goalie or Defenseman as that is what is valued more trade wise and then we can trade that for the offense we need. Look at what most teams want in trade this season, teams need a Goalie and a Defenseman. The Kings have that in abundance, so he can trade that for the offense we need and then use the defenseman/goalies he picked in recent drafts to replace the ones we lost. The fact that we aren’t picking top 5 means we aren’t going to be picking forwards who can come in right away. The fact that we are having such a hard time signing top UFA’s. It seems the only way we can get top 3 forwards is by trade.
Kings x Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:45 pm
@Jeff_R, What would you do to improve it then? I would take last years team over this years hands down. The system dictates a front net presence to be successful. We don’t have those players to make the system successful. We jaw not gone and got those players to improve. How can you have glaring holes in your system and do nothing after 60 games? Our system turns goal producers into less goal producers defense minded. How many more goal producing band aids on a failing system in today’s NHL? You give a heartfelt and agreed shared general opinion of what the franchise has done in the past, but you offer no solutions. DD is an average d man who showed one year of Norris potential. Ask anyone, is DD a top NHL d man, the answer is no. Does he have the potential, yes. When will it be realized? We’re still waiting. DD is nothing more than an extended out draft pick eating up minutes and gouging our franchise based on leverage of potential. Tell me you plan, I’d like to hear.
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ChiTownKingsFan Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 12:21 am
@Jeff_R, We’re just fortunate that the pacific division is terrible this season.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 10:41 am
@ChiTownKingsFan, I don’t think the Pacific division is terrible. 4 out of 5 teams could end up making the playoffs. Dallas and Phoenix are on the cusp. The Kings, even though it doesn’t look like it now, are going to tend up. I think from top to bottom the Pacific is best whereas the other division has just 2 or 3 teams that are good.
Well, Sutter doesnt seem the one to “disinfect” this team. Its not that he doesnt have the talent to work with, that is never a coaches excuse…I dont see any signs of change on a consistent basis..
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pride passion power…they forgot the most important one describing Kings fans. patience.
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Very sad, I predicted the Kings wouldn’t do too well on this trip, wow.The Quacks find a way to get points in a positive way, while the Kings lose or eek out a point, two teams going in opposite directions.Good thing the game was early, I can go out and drink this game away.I’m sorry but A-Mart should not be playing, the first game he played, he gave up the puck and the other team scored the game winner, and today he plays a weak D and a game winner is scored.
I liked Nolan, King was okay,Lokti looked good and so did Richardson.My lines for tomarrow would be,
Richardson/Kopi/Willy
Brown/Ricky/Nolan
Penner/Lokti/Lewis
King/Fras/Westy/Hunter
I would call up VV again and sit A-Mart if possible.The next game doesn’t get any better, I’m not holding out for much of a chance with this team as they stand now , a trade or two, or watch this team underachieve and wait for next year when we can dump the dead weight.
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NB22 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
@LVKINGS88,
Richardson on first line? Pass. He isn’t producing much, but at least he is passing the puck. Yes, Brown doesn’t pass like he should.
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The Kings look like one of the worst teams in the league. And without much help coming look to continue that trend!Thank-you Dean Lombardi!Thanks for the Richards deal which was 8 years too late. Thanks for the Gagne deal which was 4-5 years too late and thanks for Doughty maybe the most overrated D-man in the world.Maybe the Kings can trade his sorry ass out of here along with Martinez,Scuderi,Richards,Greene…I’d trade everyone and keep Kopi-Lokti-Voy-Willie-Bernier. Everyone else is expendable!
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dm3977 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@andy, kongs are the worst team …. without Quick we are at last place for sure
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Another WEAK effort..
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I really don’t know what to think of this team anymore. How embarrassing it is for us fans!
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So much for showcasing Martinez – Kings will be lucky to get bag of pucks for him.
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KingsFanintheD Reply:
February 12th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
@MmmmYummy, Wow, you sure know a lot about hockey. You’d make a great GM.
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My take on who to get rid of: Hunter, Lewis, Penner, Stoll, Drewiski. Williams is marginal, Richardson is marginal. I think I’d also add them to my list. Package them up, get what you can, maybe throw in some extras and move on. These guys add absolutely nothing to our team. Doughty is the biggest waste of $7M I have ever seen in the NHL. Not worth that kind of money IMHO.
My take: this team goes nowhere this season (even IF they make the playoffs, which is beginning to become questionable), and hopefully mgt makes the right moves for next season. (Yes, I am already resorting to the old cliché: “there’s always next season.”) At least I am consistent though, I said the same thing from early on in the season. We are not a top contender, not even close.
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I had to record the game today so that I could watch it when I got home. I did something I normally dont do. I watched the game without sound. What a completely different perspective. Its like the coaches watching the game tape afterwards.
My first observation was that Quick is not effective behind the net. I counted 5 times in the first period where Quick tried to play the puck and turned it over. Although the Kings recovered, it took a lot of defesenive effort and expended energy defending rather than attacking. I also observed that the Kings d-men dont pinch in as much as the Islander d-men. The Kings are conditioned to not give up the outnumbered attack, at the cost of keeping the offenseive pressure going.
One really good thing I saw is the way Williams brings the puck into the zone and then stops up and moves lateral, looking to pass the puck. This is ala Wayne Gretzky. Unfortunately, he is the only one that seems to have that move in his reportiore.
Another main thing that stood out was that the Kings seemed slow on offesenive zone faceoffs. When the Islanders lost a faceoff, they were all over the Kings D-men. On the onctrary, when the Kings lost a faceoff, they started backpeddling.
One final note, the new guys seemed to play more agressively. I wonder if its because they have not been TM trained so they just dont know any better. They seemed to hang out in the offenseive zone longer and as a result got a lot of 2nd chances.
In any event, the Kings did follow up on their checks and I didnt really see anybody out there crusing. Its just too much predictability on offense and too much perimeter play. Oh yeah, and Nabokov made a couple of brilliant saves.
Goodnight.
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Hey Rich –
So I extended a business trip in NY and my family flew in late Friday night for the weekend. I got to talk to you briefly Friday night at the Marriott… I took my 9 year old daughter to the game, and she was thrilled beyond belief at getting to meet some of the players as they walked across to the Coliseum in the snow.
We had seats 2 rows behind the Kings bench, so our view was a little obstructed, and about 5 minutes into the game a puck flew straight up, over the glass, and hit my daughter right in the head – with our view we never saw it coming! She was bleeding pretty good, and many thanks to the security and first aid folks – they were right on top of it. We were taken to the first aid center at the Coliseum, and eventually got an ambulance ride to a nearby hospital’s emergency room – after a couple hours there she ended up getting 4 staples in her head. She asked me half a dozen times in the hospital room what the score was…
Aside from the injury, she was disappointed to only be able to be there for the first 5 minutes of her first real Kings away game (Anaheim doesn’t count), but the security personnel got her a signed Doughty puck and even got Jonathan Bernier to sign one of his goalie sticks for her, which was really nice of them to do during a game (it will be interesting getting the stick home!).
Anyway just thought I’d share. She’s doing fine now, we’ll have to watch the replay when we get home (we DVRed the game) to see who lifted the puck out of play
I doubt she’ll ever forget this Kings game!
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jack Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
@OCKingsFan, that was cool of the Kings players to do that, and of the security guys to make that effort!
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
@OCKingsFan, that’s pretty cool of all concerned, glad your daughters ok. She’ll have a story to tell about hockey games!
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Mr DL doing nothing to improve the team.
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unwatchable.
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R.T. Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
@KingsATX, Agree
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No King on the ice put on body on streits
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