Darryl Sutter said he expects Jeff Carrer to play tonight, on a line with Mike Richards and Dwight King, and Carter will also get power-play time. Slava Voynov will also go into the lineup and Jonathan Quick starts in goal. Colin Fraser is expected to center the fourth line, and Sutter will choose two wingers from the trio of Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan and Brad Richardson, with Kevin Westgarth as the healthy scratch. Here’s how the Kings are likely to line up…
Brown-Kopitar-Williams
King-Richards-Carter
Penner-Stoll-Lewis
Clifford/Nolan/Richardson-Fraser
Scuderi-Doughty
Mitchell-Voynov
Martinez-Greene
Quick
SO CARTER IS IN 100%????
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I say Clifford and Nolan..
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Belexes Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@lakingbob(chi),
+1
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OCKingsFan Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@lakingbob(chi), same here!
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Spidey35 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@lakingbob(chi), I have to stand by what I said from the Avs game. Clifford needs to sit a game. Too many mistakes lately that have led to goals.
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KC23 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:38 am
@Spidey35, Amen. Clifford was aweful, but I’m not much of a Richardson fan this year.
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Alex Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
@KC23, Wrong. Clifford needs to be on the ice learning from the mistakes he made. Remember he is only 21 and sitting him down will kill his confidence. Yes he made some mistakes, but he never takes a shift off.
FiG17 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@Spidey35,
I kind of agree.
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Michael J. Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Spidey35,
I have to agree.
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IL Duce Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:48 am
@Michael J., I do agree.
Nicole Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@Spidey35, So agree! Clifford is costing the game way too much!
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Cruiznblue Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:38 am
@lakingbob(chi),
I’d rather see Richardson & Clifford scratched…
Westy/Fraser/Nolan would be a big physical line!
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@Cruiznblue, Clifford is more physical than westgarth. Westy is not near as talented as any other player on the team. He goes out only for fights and picks bad times (like in the Phoenix game when they were having a great offensive shift). Clifford can fight better and knows how to hit. Doesn’t just skate into the person. Westy should always be a healthy scratch.
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Cruiznblue Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Neil,
I dont know if you can say Clifford has been any better than Westy over the lsst few weeks. Some of Clifford’s turnovers lately have been awful…just not smart plays at an NHL lvl…
Duckbasher Reply:
February 27th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
@Neil,
Totally agree. KW seems to be a super nice guy. But with that said, I don’t want our enforcer to be the nicest guy on our team. He plays with no edge at all, he doesn’t hit and he doesn’t score. Why he’s even on our team befuddles me.
Fingers crossed
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@Kopi Bryant, Same here. There’s no reason this lineup shouldn’t score a lot of goals and be very difficult to play against. That said, it’s put up or shut up time for this team.
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RLane420 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@40YearKingsFan, There was no reason the previous lineup shouldn’t have scored alot of goals either. So yes fingers crossed.
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GKG!!
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Penner Show us why you are here.Cliffy just get the puck out of our zone and win those attles on the walls. And for gos sake do not let Richards do the fighting.
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YAY Pancakes is back in. In advance this is sarcasm
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linny Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@RLane420, why r u so hard on penner?. He had a couple goals (kings were 1-1 in those games) right before they sat him n then we lost two or three in a row. He’s not to blame for the kings problems
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jason Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@linny, hes terrible and is making 4 million to sit
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Alex Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@jason, He is not terrible. The team is terrible. It is still a team sport. Simply do not understand why can’t we put him back with Kopi and Williams when that’s the only time he had chemistry. And brown with Stoll and Clifford.
RLane420 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@linny, you must be shrooming. You can say the rest of the team is under performing but at least they have performed in the past. Pancakes has had every coach and GM he has played for complain about his desire, performance and work ethic. That about says it all about him as a player.
@ jason he is way to slow to skate with Kopi or Williams. He cant keep up with them and doesn’t have the stamina to stay on the ice with them.
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Just look at those beautiful D pairings. Love it.
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Elijah Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:32 am
@jmsalsa, some so the best double D’s I have seen, so perky.
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Cruiznblue Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:39 am
@jmsalsa,
still sad not seeing JJ on that list
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jason Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@Cruiznblue, not me… leading the kings with -12 this year.. hes a liability
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I’d like to see the Kings grab a mid level top 6 LW to replace kIng as we move into the stretch run; with Carter instead of line 1 and 2 you see a 1a/1b which I love. Anything more than 3 goals for the team and is say it’s a good first game
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kingrussell Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@Gary, Gagne.
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iekingsfan71 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
@kingrussell, It would be sweet to get him back. Not sure if it will happen.
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Three Machine Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
@Gary, How about picking up a 23 or 24 year old winger who can score maybe 15 goals per season to play on our third line? Someone with decent speed but won’t cost us a fortune. We unfortunately have 3rd and 4th line guys who can’t seem to score ANY goals (at least the top 6 guys score sometimes right now). Don’t get me wrong I like the guys we have, they always give it 100%, they just can’t score to save their lives
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Penner? I thought I heard that DL reactivated Jim Fox (bad knee and all) and sent Pencakes to the Press Box / San Manuel Restaurant — must have been dreaming last night….
Blog overload! lol.
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kingrussell Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@Finesse Hockey, They skate at the same speed.
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RLane420 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
@Finesse Hockey, Pancakes is a pretty funny guy. I would rather listen to him than watch him play hockey.
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One more thing JQ please be careful with the pokechecks tonght and square up nice and big. But what do I know?
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kingrussell Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@palmspringskingsfan, Agreed. Lately he’s tried to do to much,probably because of the prolonged offensive slump.
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kingjasonoforegon Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@kingrussell, Agreed, but JQuick can’t do it all on his own. he has been trying a bit too hard. He was doing fine at carrying the team a few games earlier. once again i emphasize: HE CANNOT DO IT ONE HIS OWN. Quick has no doubt been the mvp and if he returns to the form he had a few games ago, like the first one against PHO, that should set the team up nicely. HERES TO CARTER SCORING HIS FIRST GOAL IN HIS FIRST GAME!
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LETS GET IT GOING BOYS!!!
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i would rather see Brown on Richards line with Carter and have King play on the line with Kopitar and Williams.
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LUCALACA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:26 am
@LUCALACA, or have RIchardson on Kopitars line
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LUCALACA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:26 am
@LUCALACA, or have RIchardson on Kopitars line
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Jay GoLAKings Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:31 am
@LUCALACA,
Penner-Kopitar-Williams
Brown-Richards-Carter
King-Stoll-Nolan
Clifford/Richardson-Fraser
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LUCALACA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@Jay GoLAKings, yeah i like that a lot more. give Penner a little more confidence.
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LUCALACA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@Jay GoLAKings, yeah i like that a lot more. give Penner a little more confidence.
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jason Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@Jay GoLAKings, perfect…. i mean we are paying him and this is the time where veterans need to shine
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kingjasonoforegon Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Jay GoLAKings,
Brown-Kopitar-Carter
King-Richards-Williams
Lewis-Stoll-Nolan
Clifford-Fraser-Richardson
my opinion.
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Alex Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@Jay GoLAKings, Now finally somebody is agreeing with me that Penner should be with Kopi and Williams.
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Kings x Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@LUCALACA, I’m sure we will see that line combo tonight
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Not a big fan of Martinez currently. Would love to see Thomas Hickey finally play a game at the NHL level. Hickey played very well in training camp and the exhibition games, and is an AHL all star.
Maybe the time is now for Hickey.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@puck73, I agree. But at least Martinez is playing with Greene and not Jack. I would love to see Hickey up here though.
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KC23 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:41 am
@puck73, Also would like a look at Hickey. We’ll see how Martinez does with a few games under his belt.
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mike Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:45 am
@puck73, Hickey is no way ready for the nhl!!! Have watched him here in Manchester and hes lost out there.Yeah he was an ahl all-star but no wheres a nhl d-man.
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:48 am
@mike, How is Niclas Deslauriers playing in his first AHL season in your opinion so far?
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IceGuy Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@mike,
Ouch, but thanks for the up-date on Hickey.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:05 am
@mike, You know sometimes players do better in the NHL vs the AHL and vice versa. Never know.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@puck73, i love to see Hickey but some on Give Martinez a shot..U guys cave in way too easy and ready to throw him under a bus…U guys focus too much on Martinez mistakes when the whole team makes mistake but its okay because its the whole team but when Martinez mess up omg the end of the world is here…
Please he just a sgood as Voynov maybe doesnt have the same up hill as Voynov but he still young and a rookie also
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@KingsFanFTW, come on, not some on LOL
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IceGuy Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@puck73,
Puck, I think there is enough “readjusting” for the Kings to work thru right now. Our over-arching problem is on Offense, not so much the D. Many have gotten their wish to have VV back as a regular. What they don’t seem to consider is that they’re depending on this Rookie to better Jack Johnson, not merely replace him. I don’t know if that’s reasonable or not.
As Lombardi has gone about as “all in” as he can, at least for tonight, and as much as I don’t like saying it, Dustin Penner should probably be on Kopi’s LW tonight. Maybe, just maybe the team’s situation might rekindle a little of the offense Penner showed when he first got here and played in that position.
Carter with Richards is a no brainer.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@IceGuy, I agree. I have been wanting them to put Penner with Kopi all season long. Don’t know why they haven’t.
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7milforhickey Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Jeff_R, hicky is a boss
Alex Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@IceGuy, Totaly Agree with you.
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Paul G Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@puck73, patience people…our oldest Offensive Dman is Drew Doughty….then we have a rookie and a sophomore
If another Dman gets traded in the next year it’ll probably make room for Hickey or Muzzin
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I like the Browpitar – Richcart competition subplot, if only because it represents the “core” struggle unfolding within the team.
Let’s hope it brings out the best in both lines for now.
GKG!
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What do we have to do to keep brown off the same line as kopi?!
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What happened to Brown Kopitar and Williams are stale and Brown belongs at RW?
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Off topic but I see that Brian Rolston is on waivers. Not the player he used to be but maybe a good depth pick up for the Kings?
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ty32LA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@PaulHB, yeah maybe he can hit the net.
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It’s weird not seeing Jack Johnson in the lineup
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Hopefully both Carter & Johnson complete their physicals, or Carter can’t play tonite. The deal isn’t complete until that happens. I’ve searched, but can’t find out if Jack took or is taking his today. Columbus doesn’t play till tomorrow.
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kings king Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:36 am
@Kingsfanone, I believe he did last night. There’s some pictures on twitter of him at the last Columbus game signing autographs. Heard he was shown during the 3rd and got a standing ovation.
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Bluecoconuts Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Kingsfanone, He took his last night.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Bluecoconuts,
Good. Then Carter is good to go!
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Swap Brown with Penner, then you’ll have a winner!
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Jay GoLAKings Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:40 am
@Wasabinuki, How about this?
Penner-Kopitar-Williams
Brown-Richards-Carter
King-Stoll-Nolan
Clifford-Lewis-Fraser
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Carl LaFong Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Jay GoLAKings, I’ve got a better idea… We make Penner the host at the Culver City Ihop. Pancakes seem to be the only thing this guy is passionate about. We get Kopitar to an assertiveness training program. Brown is presented with a navigational system that allows him to move east and west instead of just heading north and south in a straight line. Stoll works on a fishing troller so he can be introduced to the back of a net. Williams is entered into the Tour de France after spending an entire season cycling the puck in the corners.
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vinny Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Jay GoLAKings, idk about penner, but i love the idea of king playing with nolan..king looks pretty solid wherever, but nolan i feel has looked his best with king
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Wasabinuki Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@Jay GoLAKings,
Penner – Kopitar – Williams
This line has worked well in the past, and to my recollection has not been used since the trade deadline last year.
King – Richards – Carter
King provides the physical presence and seems to have a bit of chemistry with Richards. Throw Carter into the mix and it’s a very capable 1b line.
Lewis – Stoll – Brown
Brown is a 3rd liner that is among the league leader in hits. Pair that with your best faceoff guy in Stoll, a very smart/defensively responsible Lewis, and you have a line that can shut down opposing team’s #1 lines. These guys also have enough skill to fill the net once in a while.
Clifford – Fraser – Nolan
Kind of a grind it out, physically punishing, get under the opposition team’s skin line.
PP#1
Brown – Kopi – Carter
Doughty – Voynov
PP#2
Penner – Richards – Williams
Martinez – Stoll
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Wasabinuki, Would be nice to have Brown on the 3rd line. More balance in the line up.
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Alex Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@Wasabinuki, YES!!!!!!!
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iekingsfan71 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
@Alex, That’s what I think. Spread the talent and make more lines dangerous. I feel like Kopitar line gets shut down because there is no worry about the other lines. Really like Nolan and King, but don’t we have more offensive talents in the AHL? If Gagne returns we might be even more dangerous and have the depth we are lacking. If he can’t return, maybe DL can find another former Flyer to make an impact in the offseason.
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If Westgarth isn’t playing then that means that Scott isn’t.
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Been watching these guys as Flyers since they got drafted. Seeing these 2 specific Flyers on the Kings is something that I thought was never a reality. Thank you Lombardi for pulling off these 2 trades!!
Get back in the race boys we got a Division to win!
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At the beginning of the year I would have been so excited to see these lines, but now I really don’t know what to think. I really didn’t feel that talent was the problem, and adding more scoring talent doesn’t fix the attitude of under achievers. Hope I am wrong, looks good on paper, but paper does not account for desire.
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This is my line up i would go if i was a coach..Trust me i make one Bad Coach and a GM but here the line up
Penner – Kopi – Williams
Brown – Richards – Carter
Nolan – Stoll – Lewis
Kings – Fraser – Richardson
Scuderi – Doughty
Mitchell – Voynov
Martinez – Greene
Quick
Bernier
players that am sitting out is:Westy,DD#2,Clifford
Reason to sit Clifford because he played horrible against the AVs and he was just as bad in PHX game too….
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CabbagesAndKings Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@KingsFanFTW, I agree 100%. I’d like to see Loktionov back in the lineup (which I think we will soon), but with our current roster — those are the best possible lines. Clifford deserves to sit one out, he’s been pretty bad lately.
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Harty Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 2:07 pm
@CabbagesAndKings, How can you say he deserves, this isn’t how hockey works in particular with a young player, obviously no GM or Coaching experience.
I referrence from 30+ years coaching and 4 years GM.
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Can someone explain to me why Penner is still on this team?
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@rick, I guess it’s because no one wants to assume his ridiculous contract.
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gene Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@rick, Agree 100%. A waste of a Kings uniform. Send Pancakes packing please DL.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@rick, Since it appears they can’t trade him just have to be stuck with him, plus he is insurance for the playoffs as he has a cup ring. You really want to go into the playoffs with Richie,Lewis, King,Nolan? We need Penner as long as they can’t get rid of him. He and Stoll could really help if they both can get going these last 21 games.
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Northern Fan Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
@Jeff_R, Well if it wasn’t for Lewis and Richardson in last year’s playoffs we would have lost 4 straight. Brownie and the other ‘top 6′ where no where to be seen. Maybe if Richardson got a chance to play in is natural centre position like he did in the playoffs, we would see him back to form.
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Kings x Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@rick, He is now a depth player
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Man have we ever had a player on the roster with this much pressure to perform? I can see the blog posts already if Jeffie fails to score in the first few games. He’s a bum, loser, terrible trade, etc……LOL
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gene Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@SpencerMaze, Cant be any worse that it already has been this year.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@SpencerMaze, yup i see the hate now…
I feel sorry..they already Calling him Penner 2.0…
I dont expect him to score any goals today but i expect him to be threat on the ice..
Maybe he will score a goal..
I just hope the Kings can get a winning streak going by starting here.
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@KingsFanFTW, Yea, bottom line is this: GKG!!!!
It’s easy to root for our boys when they are winning but we gotta support them when they are struggling too. I just want them to win – simple as that. Let’s go boys, get it done tonight!
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Good move to reunite Carter and MR. The only silver lining to the JJ deal is we had VV ready to take his place. GKG!!!
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These lines are all wrong, continue down the loosing ways Kings…….we loose 4-1. Carter is ineffective and Hawks will eat the lunch.
Too many dreamers…….
Penner should be out, gone out for good. ($4 million bucks wasted)
Brown is not front line guy (3rd or 4th on Hawks team)
This is seriously wrong…….oh well
Go Cliffy, go Jordan
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 10:57 am
@Harty, Yea well Sutter has to deal with the players he is given, put together the best lines that he feels will help us win. It will look different Monday or Tuesday Night with any new player(s) coming in. Penner most likely we are stuck with him. If he can get any of his past play back in these last 21 games, the Kings would be better for it.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Jeff_R, BTW if we were to put Penner on waivers it would have to be today if we want to get his Cap hit off our books. VAN put Ballard on LTIR so they get his Cap hit room to make a move. Wonder if Dean did that to Gagne?
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Jeff_R, That Cap hit off our books so that we have his Cap Space to make trades by the deadline, today is the last day you can do that.
Harty Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@KopiSTAR, seriously name me 3 other teams he makes the 1st line with that are contenders or champs…..
-Detroit (no)
-San jose (no)
-Philly (no)
-Vancouver (no)
-Nashville (no)
-Boston (no)
-Rangers (no)
-Kings (yes)
-Leafs (yes)
joke…..
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:11 am
@Harty, You know what you can’t tell what line on any other team Brown would be on? You never know how things work out with different teams, combination of players, lines. Just because he doesn’t appear to be a first liner here, doesn’t mean he could be elsewhere. Never thought Moulson would be a 1st liner and look at him.
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vinny Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Jeff_R, true
Michael J. Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@Harty,
Dosen’t Simmonds play on the first line in Philly??? At least a little?
Don’t forget Dave Semenko played on a line with Wayne Gretzky and Jarri Kurri.
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Bluecoconuts Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Harty, Yeah second in the NHL in hits and a 25-30+ goal guy would totally never crack the top 6 in any team. That’s why all the elite teams were rumored to not be interested.
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vinny Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@Bluecoconuts, lol seriously
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Michael J. Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Harty,
I find it interesting that you want Brown out of town yet continuously sing the praises of Kyle Clifford, whom played a huge part in contributing to both of the Kings’ losses earlier this week. I like that kid Clifford, but in all reality he is not going to ever be more than a third line type of guy.
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jp Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
@Harty, People seem to completely ignore the fact that he’s tied for 2nd in goals and is 3rd in points on the team. We don’t need his offense so we should move him to a position where he can’t contribute as much. Brilliant.
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jp Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
@jp, *Brown, that is.
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Harty Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@jp, bad in Guelph, bad in LA
jp Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
@Harty, well…?
odd to not see johnson’s name in lineup
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Well,here we go guys!!.. I feel King will have a good game playing with MR & JC .. let’s go boys!!… If the Rangers can trade Wolski?.. The Kings can still trade Penner.. But i feel they’re going to let Penner and Stoll play out the year and see what happens.. I still like Stoll,he works hard and he’s fast,great F/O man.. Let’s see.. GKG!!!…
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Why is Penner still in the lineup? Absolutely useless. Slow, uninspired, and quite frankly, one of the more stupid people in the game. As for trades, the only untouchable on the team for me is Quick. Not only does he have talent, but heart and leadership. Everyone else should be up for grabs, and that includes Kopitar.
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sit Clifford please!
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seanster48 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@crashin’ da net, why such HATE, at least he has the nads to throw down when needed!!
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@seanster48, yeah, and get his head handed to him! Then he sits. Can’t afford any more stupid plays.
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Michael J. Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@seanster48, Hate? Looks like an opinion to me.
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Looking forward not only to watching Carter, but also comparing how Martinez & Voynov do when they are actually in the same lineup.
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@Pumpernicholl, AM and VV don’t play together. You must mean Carter with either of them…
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Pumpernicholl Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@crashin’ da net, No, I said I’m comparing them when in the same lineup — not on the same line.
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@Pumpernicholl, Gotacha.
Penner is useless (many would put the period here) unless he plays with a legitimate playmaker. He can make himself available for a pass in the offensive zone and he can finish. That is what he has to offer. He will be awful with Stoll and Lewis. I think switching him with Brown gives us the best chance to win. Brown doesn’t need a playmaker, most of his goals are self generated. 3 lines with skating, size and scoring potential. And if we aren’t willing to put Penner with Kopi or Richards because of attitude or effort, then he should sit. Deserve’s got nothing to do with it.
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Pumpernicholl Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Kenny44, I see your reasoning, the only problem I have is that when there are man advantages there would be too much line juggling during and immediately following the power play. You wouldn’t want Brown to lose PP time in favor of Penner.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
@Pumpernicholl, I’d rather see Penner at least given a chance on the PP 1st unit. I’d be fine with Brown on the 2nd. They aren’t scoring goals and the PP has been ineffective. Time to switch things up. Penner has been a PP guy, and hasn’t been used that way with the Kings. Couldn’t hurt anything to try.
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Richardson and Nolane should wing for Stoll Lewis and Cliford should wing for Fraiser it’s common sense.
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Best kings lineup since gagne went out. If they can’t win with these guys they need a new system it players
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@linny, I am still hoping we get SG back in the lineup soon. He is skating at least but I guess we still have no idea when he’ll be back.
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I’d say give Richards’ line a crack at the #1 spot…Kopi has been a dud lately.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@Shuchuk, We have 2 first lines, line 1a and 1b. It really isn’t 1st and 2nd line.
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Shuchuk Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@Jeff_R, with the lack of scoring this season I’d say we have two SECOND lines. 2a & 2b.
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@Jeff_R, Agree. It’s just about playing the center matchups
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Brown King, Penner, Nolan are the boys to park it in front and wreak havoc around the crease. then let the other boys charge the slot. I want to see a 6-1 romp to get the confidence back. Toews is out as well as some others. Mathematically, we should absolutely dominate this game. We need to send a message – “we’re baaaacckkk!!!!’
CHI will be focuse on Carter to tell the Kings Carter ain’t gonna save you. This means Richards and King gotta take advantage of that. Lewis and Richardson or Nolan gets a goal tonight, as does King. Carter gets eithre a goal and 2 assists or 3 assists. Kopi gets a goal.
GKG!!!!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:27 am
@crashin’ da net,
Me likee!
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SpencerMaze Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@crashin’ da net, Great post. Totally agree. Chi has some Injuries so we need to absolutely crush these fools tonight. The winning streak starts tonight!!! GKG!
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Kings x Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:38 am
@crashin’ da net, Don’t forget Carter parking it in front
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Carter is scheduled to meet with the media at 2:45 expects to play.
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I’d just like to note that part of the reason CLiffy and others have been making bad turn overs, is because they are following the system regroup behind the net in our zone. Thing is, it’s such an automatic for these guys now, they sometimes blindly do it expecting someone to be there for them, which isn’t always the case. There have been multiple times where the puck could’ve been worked forward out of the zone over the last few games with better success, yet they rag back to try and regroup backwards allowing the other team to come in, instead of pushing forward and forcing the other team to fall back. Drives me crazy.
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I think penner should be with richards and carter
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@jsauce23, that actually sounds good. With Penner in front, this could spark his enthusiasm.
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Kings x Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@jsauce23, The bookends line. Anything to spark penner
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I am very confused .. reading the views on penner (on a daily basis)
a) Get Rid of him b) let him ride pine or c) if he plays he can only play 1st Line with Kopi ?
I would have to say Richardson is out tonight KC-CF-JN
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
@hockeynerd, That’s right. What’s confusing? Penner is not an energy guy. He’s not a checker or grinder. You may want him to be, but he’s not. The time of treating all of our forwards as fungible parts is over. Either play him where he might help the team win based on his ability to contribute or don’t play him at all. Deserve’s got nothing to do with it at this point in the season. Can you help the team win? That’s the only question. Remember Peter Klima? He was a high skill head case but the Oilers used him to devastating effect because they would send him out at the opprtune moment and he scored some of their most important goals. I’m not happy with Penner at all. I certainly don’t want back. But we need to allocate the resources we have.
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@40YearKingsFan, ur totally right, I think today’s game sill just be a test to see if Carter fits in our lineup well
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Look at the starting lineup, We have two top centers (Kopitar, Richards) We have two top RW (Williams, Carter) We have no top LW Gagne could be but he is hurt. King has potential. Brown is lousy at LW. Penner sucks. Richardson lacks finish. CLifford appears lost in the woods. Lokti sucked at LW. Lewis was decent but just didnt click with the top two. So yes, we have a big hole on LW.
If it was the GM, I’d package Brown and Penner with Tafolli and another prospect and dangle that out there. I’d swap Bernier with Brown but I think we need to keep Bernier because something is up with Quick. You’d think he would have signed an extension if he wanted to be here. Quick’s non-commitment hurts the Kings because we dont know if we can trade Bernier away or not.
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Shuchuk Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@UglyinLA, dude, they can’t resign Quick until AFTER this season. thems be the rules.
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UglyinLA Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
@Shuchuk,
Is that because Quick is not in his final year of his contract?
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AZ King Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@UglyinLA,
Yes, even if Quick wants to resign right now, he can’t. Have to wait until next season for that.
Paul G Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@UglyinLA, Toffoli will probably head to Manchester next year…and the RWers will be Carter, Williams, Lewis, Westgarth sometimes, maybe Nolan and Brown sometimes
As for th LW, Gagne, Clifford are the only full time wingers, sometimes Brown and Richardson, maybe King…….Kitsyn will still have more year in the KHL
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PP Anybody? Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
@UglyinLA, We have no offensive prospects coming up through our system that legitimately have potential other than Toffoli. I would not trade the only one we have.
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I’d love to see Gagne come back and form a Gagne-Richards-Carter line
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Rich, thanks for the update on game info. No need to post who the starting goaltender is anymore. We’ll all just assume it’s Quick unless you happen to say otherwise.
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Where is Parse? Is he still in the fold? Last couple of years they were saying he was the most skilled prospect the Kings had. Why did we give up on him or is he injured again?
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
@iekingsfan71, Bad hip. Hopefully he will be ready to go next season. Will it be with the Kings? We shall see. I hope he is brought back.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
@iekingsfan71,
Make that 2 bad hips, I believe. And a UFA after this season as well? Might not see him at all.
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