Some notes from last night’s game…
– Dustin Brown recorded the first hat trick for a Kings player this season, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday night at Staples Center.
– Brown also had one assist, and pushed his season totals to 17 goals and 18 assists. Brown scored two power-play goals in the first period and a shorthanded goal in the second period. Brown recorded the third hat trick of his career and tied his career-high with a four-point game. Six of Brown’s 17 goals this season have been game-winning goals. It was Brown’s sixth multi-point game of the season. Brown has four goals and two assists in his last three games.
– The Kings’ previous hat trick was recorded by Anze Kopitar, on March 11, 2011, at Columbus. The Kings’ previous hat trick at home was recorded by Brown, on April 1, 2010 vs. Vancouver.
– The Kings have a 17-0-2 record this season when they score at least three goals in regulation/overtime.
– The Kings outshot the Blackhawks 30-19, including 14-9 in the second period.
– The Kings went 2-for-3 on the power play and 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. The Kings have a 20-6-3 record this season when they score at least one power-play goal.
– The Kings improved to 15-12-4 at Staples Center, 21-4-6 when scoring the first goal, 12-1-2 when leading after the first period and 20-0-3 when leading after the second period.
– Jonathan Quick made 19 saves for his seventh shutout of the season and his 21st career shutout. The Kings’ single-season record for shutouts is eight, set by Rogie Vachon in 1976-77. Quick has not shut out the Blackhawks in two consecutive meetings.
– Willie Mitchell had one goal and one assist, to push his season totals to four goals and 10 assists. It was Mitchell’s first multi-point game of the season. Mitchell has one goal and two assists in his last three games.
– Jarret Stoll had three assists, to push his season totals to 13 assists and 18 points. Stoll’s three assists tied a career high. Stoll has two goals and three assists in three games against Chicago this season. It was Stoll’s third multi-point game of the season and his first three-point game of the season.
– Alec Martinez had one assist, his second assist and fourth point of the season. Martinez has two assists in his last three games.
– In his Kings debut, Jeff Carter played 17 minutes, 16 seconds. He recorded four shots on goal, one hit and won 1 of 2 faceoffs.
– Dustin Penner recorded a game-high five shots on goal. Jarret Stoll was credited with a team-high four hits. Willie Mitchell was credited with a game-high three blocked shots.
– Rob Scuderi led the Kings in ice time, at 25 minutes, 37 seconds, followed by Drew Doughty, at 24:12. Mike Richards led all Kings forwards in ice time, at 18:24, followed by Jarret Stoll, at 17:59.
– The Kings won 33 of 60 faceoffs (55 percent). Anze Kopitar won 6 of 17 draws (35 percent). Jarret Stoll won 11 of 15 draws (73 percent). Mike Richards won 8 of 14 draws (57 percent).
Perhaps the greatest part about last night (besides the obvious) was Penner/Stoll showing life.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@DBking, Being in the bar here in Chicagoland!!!, I am a little bit under the weather this morning..
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rogiesbackup Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@DBking, The WHOLE team looked very confident and decisive last night offensively, their defense was their normal self—really good as usual.
That was the nicest thing. Maybe jCarter is the “missing link.”
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rontheking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@rogiesbackup,
Carter demonstrated an instantaneous and deceptive shot that impressed me, and he almost threaded the needle with it–very accurate off the pass…Crawford was lucky to stop that one….
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marty la king 1969 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@rontheking, they still should have received a second rounder.
KC23 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@DBking, Stoll was amazing. He was the catalyst in 3 of the 4 goals. First one was obvious using his speed to burn Chicago on a line change during the PP. The 2nd goal was Stoll cleanly winning the face off getting quickly back to Martinez for Brown’s rebound goal. Then on Mitchell’s goal it was Stoll standing in front doing his best Ryan Smyth immatation screening Chicago’s goalie.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@KC23, Stoll was awesome. This is why I said we shouldn’t trade him and let him be the 3rd line Center. I think if he, Penner and Lewis keep it up we will become really dangerous in these last 20 games and playoffs.
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USHA#17 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:56 am
@Jeff_R,
Yep, if they can carry this level of success into the next 20 they might…might make the playoffs.
Rich , Have they left yet????????????????????
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wow nice..I hope we can beat the Preds and than Wild for we can finally see the Kings in a winning streak…
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now its time for us to send AMART away and bring up thomas hickey
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@7milforhickey, AMart played well last night. Maybe with Jack being gone allowed him to do better. I doubt Martinez is going to go anywhere now that Jack is gone.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@Jeff_R,
If Blackhawks didn’t miss the wide open net on 2-on-1, Martinez was the one to be blamed for blowing Quick’s 7th shut out. Driving to the net when leading 4-0 less than 7 minutes left was completely unnecessry. I don’t know what he was thinking but that was a totally bonehead and selfish play he displayed.
When they got shut out before, I remember DD said afterward “When the game came down to 10 minutes left, all we were thinking was shut them down for Quicker”. I think that’s what the team player does. For that reason, I wasn’t impressed about Martinez last night.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@goldielocks, Hey everybody makes mistakes and I never said I wanted him here for the long run. I happen to think he will be traded or let go, just not now with us so close to the playoffs and nobody else with the experience. I do feel that one of Hickey, Muzzin and Deslaurier will make it next year.
goldielocks Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@Jeff_R,
I agree. Martinez is tradable piece. How do you like A-mart, Bernier, prospect, pic for Kane?
KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@goldielocks, yea true but it was also Voynov fault for not taking away the pass..U have to blame on two…Yea Martinez was kinda was reckless on that part but he was still pretty solid the whole game
Voynov is doing great we dont need another defense up..We got too many..
Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@goldielocks, I would love that. However with the option of maybe getting Parise, maybe Kane is 2nd option if that doesn’t happen. Unless we can’t wait for that then I say jump all over it, as Parise isn’t a guarantee.
Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@goldielocks, Of course with the way they played last night and if it continues tonight Kane might be available tomorrow
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goldielocks Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@Jeff_R,
My thoughts exactly.
Lucfan Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@7milforhickey, why in the world would they do that? Theres no need. Martinez is a good.offensive defenseman.
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7milforhickey Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Lucfan, hickey is better. first amart gets ripped by mark striet costing us the game, everybody hates him. then hes a ghost in an offensive explosion and you guys love him again? classic. hickey is better than jack voynov amart and greene. drafted 4th overall and NEVER given a shot
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@7milforhickey, I’m all for Hickey coming up but to say he is better then those guys is ridiculous. Not saying he won’t be but at this time he is not. That is why he is a Monarch and not a King.
Kings x Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@7milforhickey, If he’s that good I would have won a spot in training camp
USHA#17 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@7milforhickey,
Questions:
Hadn’t Hickey been hurt, underwent surgery, fell behind on his development and only this season started playing again?
Is your comment/suggestion/argument predicated upon a belief that the Kings have no chance of making the playoffs, or if they do they will fair so poorly that a playoff appearance is meaningless?
I ask because otherwise it makes no sense to start trying out farm system players during a playoff push at the end of the regular season.
Blake Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@7milforhickey, That’s quite ridiculous
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KC23 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Blake, I think he put it a bit strongly, especially about being better than Voynov … I call BS on that, but the rest is arguable at least. Hickey looked dam good in pre-season. Hickey is NHL ready imho, but he has to be given the chance to prove it at some point. Sooner or later Martinez, Voynov or DD will have an injury and then we might get a look at Hickey.
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Blake Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@KC23, with our defense as a whole doing so well I dont understand why we want to make a move that would be marginal and take a risk onhicky this late in the season
KC23 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@KC23, @Blake I agree. The only real question right now is … is Hickey better than Voynov? I seriously doubt that. Doesn’t matter about Martinez because he has a 1 way contract and can’t be exchanged with Hickey without risking Martinez going on waivers … until after Monday. Then Hickey could possibly come to the club and Martinez be a healthy scratch.
Martinez made a serious mistake in the 3rd period last night. A bad read both in terms of game situation and play situation. He should not of gambled allowing that odd man rush the other way.
Dominick Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@7milforhickey,
A-Mart is a beast possession wise. He regularly dominates in shot differentials and is a solid player defensively. He’ll be fine. Hickey would be on most teams line ups, but here in LA is at least 8th or 9th on a very deep depth chart.
Scoring wise he is behind Mullen for scoring by the D, but Mullen is a -5. Hickey leads the team with a +13 on a team that is a combined -57.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
@Dominick, Dom, that dreaded +/- stat rears its ugly head …………
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AZ King Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@7milforhickey,
Not this season. Injuries have hampered Hickey’s rise to the majors, but he’s been making a bigger impact at every training camp. Like others have said, if he’s as good, right now, as you say he is he would have made the team out of training camp, or been called up before Voynov.
By most accounts, from NHL experts and scouts, he should not have been picked 4th overall so that argument only goes so far. Like I said, if not for the injuries he would be much closer than he is right now. Thag being said I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the lineup next year.
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Dominick Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:50 am
@AZ King, Agree on all accounts. I doubt the Kings will make anymore changes to their depth on defense this season while the playoffs are still the ultimate goal. If their forced to play Hickey because of injuries, they could live with it, but wouldn’t purposely put themselves their before an injury hits.
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
@AZ King, One thing that his injuries has done it looks like it has made him a much better defensive player. Having the 2 shoulder injuries may have hampered his offensive side but it really improved his defensive side.
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variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@AZ King,
+1
unless there’s a rash of injuries on defense – someone’s god forbid – there’s not a chance that hickey gets called up…
honestly, the idea of him coming up this year is ridiculous….
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vicarious Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
@variable, If Hickey’s game is NHL ready, IMO the Kings should at least give him a few NHL games so we don’t lose him like they lost Holloway.
From Hickey’s interviews, it sounds like Hickey has worked hard on his positioning and defensive play–which would explain is high relative +- and not so high offensive numbers.
Seems to me they drafted him #4 overall and should give him an NHL game or two to see where his game is at compared to the NHL level players. Short term, with the kings scrambling to make the playoffs, maybe that’s a bit risky but long term probably has some benefits for the organization, especially if Hickey does well on the call up. When Voynov came up, as well as King and Nolan, they all looked well schooled for the NHL.
If Hickey is greatly out matched at the NHL level? Well, then the Kings can cut short the try out short and cut their long term losses sooner rather than later.
variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
@vicarious,
you don’t call up a rookie for the last 20 games while yr team is fighting for their playoff lives for a “look and see”…
unless there’s an injury, perhaps…but it all depends on who’s injured…and he’s even a questionable call up in that scenario…
Michael J. Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@7milforhickey,
I am all-in for Thomas Hickey having a great career for the Kings. I’m just not thinking this is the time. Although he may indeed be “NHL ready”, with VV already in the lineup the Kings probably do not want another rookie jumping into a permenant place in the lineup during a playoff push.
I really liked his game in the pre-season. It sounds as if he’s doing really well in Manchester this year. He’s maturing at a fine pace.
As a couple ofside notes for those who think he’s either been a bust or was taken too high:
1) When Hickey was drafted the Kings were building on the back end and needed puck-movers. this may explain why he went about ten spots before most thought he would have gone.
2) The Kings had no idea that they would have ended up with Doughty or Voynov. Had they ended up with Stamkos and not found VV in the second round of the 2008 draft Hickey would have probably made the club out of camp this year. The good fortune of the Kings has slowed Hickey’s rise to the NHL as much as his injuries have; not his play or skill.
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variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@Michael J.,
nice post….agree…
hickey still has a two-year window, as he’s only 23 and defensemen always seem to mature later than sooner…but you have to figure that if he doesn’t crack the lineup come next season, chances are he won’t have a future with us…
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Dominick Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
@variable,
Plenty of time with Hickey beyond next season. Bieksa didn’t break into the league till he was 24. So many more examples, but the Kings could break Hickey in at 25/26, and he wouldn’t be considered a bust if he becomes a great player. Although I do think 4rth over all was a bit too high for him, and it stands to reason that he should be in the line up sooner than 24..
variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@Dominick,
well, i did say “two-year” window, which would put him at 25, so….
but i figure that if he doesn’t make the team next season, his chances decrease because of team needs…and hickey will be a RFA after next season, too…at a $1.3mil hit, he could free up some cap space for someone else…
Michael J. Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@variable,
SOD wann’t a regular until he was 27. Rafalski didn’t see his first NHL shift until after his 26th birthday. Scuderri didn’t stick in the NHL until his late twenties. Lets not give up on the guy just yet.
bitter Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@variable, I’ll go so far as predicting that Hickey doesn’t ever play in the NHL for the Kings.
wavesinair Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Michael J.,
Maturing at a ‘fine pace?’ Wow. Couldn’t disagree more. Does anyone believe DL would make the same choice given the outcome thus far? Ludicrous. A bit too high Dom? Try 4 rounds too high. He’d be in most team’s lineups? My god. Major grasping at straws believing Hickey will get a sniff this lineup, let alone the NHL.
Typically I’d hope I was wrong, but in this case I hope I’m right. I’ve not seen anything suggesting he’ll be an NHL player in any real capacity. If he makes a career for himself I’ll be very, very surprised.
It was bust then, a bust now and will always be a bust pick.
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bitter Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@wavesinair,
Lombari’s history of shoring up our back end is a bit suspect at best.
Doughty was kind of an obvious pick
Quick was chosen by Taylor
Bernier, Lombari’s first goalie pick hasn’t really played because of Quick
Lombari picked Teubert ahead of Meyers
Traded Gleason for Johnson
And… took Hickey 4th overall.
variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@wavesinair,
i think he might be a depth player at this point…maybe a 6 or 7 type of role player…if yr extremely optimistic and think he hasn’t peaked yet, his upside limit is a number 5 d-man at the most…
and i think in his best case scenario of him ever playing as a king, he needs to make a splash come next season’s tc….
Michael J. Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
@wavesinair,
Please don’t shoot down my eternally optimistic outlook
KC23 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
@wavesinair, Wouldn’t argue about him going to high in the draft, but it is absurd to say at this point what he can or can’t do in the next few years.
variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@Michael J.,
it’s more about evaluating what’s behind him on defense than hickey himself as the years pass…
yes…typically, teams tend to give their number one selections more time to develop, especially on defense – i’m not arguing the point that you and DOMINICK make about d-men maturing and sticking in the nhl later on…
but it comes down to other factors…team needs, other prospects, having a slot open for his skill level, etc…
i’m all for hickey getting his chance like everybody else…but in spite of what we want to see happen, depending on his development come nest season, hickey is not an “untouchable” commodity….
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Michael J. Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
@variable,
Definitely not “untouchable”, not by any means. I believe that he’s maturing at a fine pace because he lost the last two seasons to injury.
Maybe where we differ (including waves) is that I’m looking at Hickey where he is now, not where he is compared to where he was drafted.
Maybe we don’t disagree so much. I agree that he’s not going to be a top 2 defenseman, but might end up a quality 4-5 guy. He’s got the necessary tools to be Rafalski 2.0.
It’s all about the power play….
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DesertKing Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@crashin’ da net,
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DesertKing Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@crashin’ da net,
Yep, and crashing the net.
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Was at the game last night. Great eneregy, Brown was electric, Quick doing work. Been down on my boys for a good while, but that was a solid win. Props to the whole team. Keep it going boys.
GKG!!!
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Game ID# for advanced stats is 20917.
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Anybody know why Greene was missing from the bench for most of the third period? I can’t find any info on it. I just hope it wasn’t from one of those punches to the head…
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Michael J. Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 11:55 am
@regent,
Didn’t notice it.
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U Guys are soo hard on Martinez not even funny he can score 1 goal each game and u guys still be too hard on Martinez…Please He not hurting this team at all.Voynov back up and now ur guys are still complaining about Martinez in the line up…Hickey will get his turn..Dont forget he has to earn it to gain it..Right now he doesn’t earn anything.
He not going to be traded because there no one that will take his spot in less a trade involve for adding another offense minded defense…Which i dont see Hickey being called up to take his spot when they dont know if he really ready..Kings fan can say he ready but the truth fact we dont know anything as Scouts/GM/Head Coaches know…
People needs to understand this…Stop blaming everything on Martinez for one error that didnt cost us the game which i agree was reckless when u have a 4-0 lead..But u could of said this too Voynov should of lay down from preventing that pass go through which he didnt do it.Not saying Voynov his fault for that happening but still he made an error just as much as Martinez did..U guys are never happy..Let Hickey earn Martinez spot just like Voynov did when JJ was still here..Its better to earn something then just to give…Its the same thing like Bernier should be starter and Quick should be backup…Which we all know Bernier has to earn it.
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Repost – didn’t pay enough attention to notice a new thread had started.
Although I think that the Kings gave up too much for Carter (and his contract), I agree with you that the Kings are better today than they were they were Thursday morning.
Puck and I were discussing last night that Voynov is a bit more cool and collected when the Kings are in trouble back in their own zone. I might tend to think that his on ice smarts in the back end makes up for what the Kings lose in size and strength by losing Johnson.
On the offensive end I think that Slave might be as good as Jack. Obvoiusly, Jack has experience that Slava does not, but VV seems to get his shot away quicker, and on net with much more consistency.
If we do assess that JJ is slightly better than VV on both ends, and then factor in the addition of Carter, the Kings are indeed better than they were three days ago.
I’m not sure what to make of the whole “JJ is the worst +/- guy in the league” thing, or that stat that shows JJ was on the ice for an inordinant percentage of goals against over the past three years stat. I do think that it does indicate that the Kings are likely to be better defensively with Slava in the lineup rather than with Johnson.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Michael J., Voynov will get better later on no doubt ..He covering the hole just find…..yea there alittle errors on his game but he a rookie he will learn it and soon to get better..
He ha s agood up hill and sooner in his career he will be at his best years and i hope he will be a Kings because u never know what GM or DL would do because he known now to trade away players LOL
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I am grateful to have called the game at 4-1 0r 4-0. Not really a psychic miracle on my part, it was clear we have our Kings back. They did it all. What does everyone think will happen next?
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Jeff_R Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@richard, I wouldn’t go as far as saying we have our Kings back, as it was only one game. They seem to play like this every so often. Now if they keep it up for 5-10 more games starting tomorrow then I would think differently and say our season has turned around.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@richard, not so fast..They still have to prove they can get a winning streak if they get a winning streak going then they are back
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Dominick Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@richard, Some of us play a game on predictions. Nobody knows ultimately, but it’s something to have a little fun with.
http://deepinsidethekings.com/
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Watching the Blue Jacket’s game against Pittsburgh.
Malkin just tied the game on a shot that was going wide but redirected off Jack Johnson’s foot and into the net. With all due respect to Jack I’m glad we don’t have to see those anymore.
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DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@DBking,
2-1 Pittsburgh. No kidding Jack screened Sanford on a harmless shot and the puck goes in. It really looks like we dodged a bullet here!
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@DBking, went to the tampa jersy and came back and pitt scored 2..
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@lakingbob(chi), also what is with the BLUE pads??????
lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@lakingbob(chi), BAD call on Pitts goal
DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
@lakingbob(chi), Those things are ugly!
AZ King Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@DBking,
That’s happened to Mithcell, Scuderi, and pretty much every other d-man out there. To say that’s an isolated problem to JJ isn’t really accurate.
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DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
@AZ King, -90
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AZ King Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@DBking,
????
DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@AZ King, Neither Mitchell or Scuderi are a -90 over the last 4 seasons…. Combined
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AZ King Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@DBking,
Oh I’m not arguing that point, but saying that JJ is the only d-man to ever have a puck go off his skate just isn’t true.
DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
@AZ King, I totally agree with you, and I’m not trying to pick on Jack. It happens to all D-men. I’m just making casual observations of JJs first game as a Jacket. It only seems like I’m picking on him because he’s been right next to the net on all 4 of Pitts goals. Of course he’s not the reason the pucks are going in but it’s worth noting.
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DBking Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@DBking, Pitt just got their 3rd goal and guess where JJ was….. Right infront of Sanford! He’s 3 for 3 today!
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DesertKing Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
@DBking,
Hopefully when the BJ’s play any of our conference our division rivals, he will help the BJ’s win those games and basically help us out also.
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When Gagne comes back our lineup will look even better.
Rich any update on if he is progressing during drills/practice?
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We need Van Couver to just bury Dallas now!!!!! 0-0 7 minutes into the game..
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Shucks. Having to root for the Canucks and Ducks in the same day Sucks.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
@FiG17, Its okay, I sent the wife to the golf show here in Chicago and will be in my Kings Room from now till Noon Pacific 2 central keeeping an eye on everything that happens… This is like the NCAA Tournment!!!!
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Our offense looked completely different last night. More attacks up the middle, with wings activating into the slot and everyone going to the net. On the PP, I noted that we didn’t waste time trying to set something up, they just went right at the Chicago net and attacked. Completely out of character for us offensively, but I LIKED IT!! I know Kompon was there last night, but maybe they took his clipboard and whistle away?
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puck73 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@DesertKing, Carters presence forced the Hawks to focus on him and Richards.
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For some reason Brown’s name still active in the ‘could be traded’ bits on tsn: Copied and Pasted:
While the team could still activate Ballard for the playoffs, the salary cap space provided to the team by the assignment opens the possibility of the Canucks landing any number of high-end trade targets including Dallas’ Steve Ott or Kings captain Dustin Brown.
Can’t remember whether it was LeBrun or who….. one of those talking heads. Maybe they didn’t get Lombardi’s email that said he wasn’t on the block, or they thought it was Carter who had the hat last night.
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variable Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@number 6,
once speculation begins, it doesn’t ever stop until the deadline passes – no matter who says what beforehand…
it’s like when you say yr returning a sprtscoat on “spite” at a department store…once you do, there’s no taking it back…and yr stuck with a crested blazer…
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kingsfanInsano Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
@number 6, i doubt IF we trade Brown, we send him to the vancouver canucks. a team that we see 4 times a year and that we may be matched up against in the playoffs. of course it s possible but highly unlikely. The Canucks would have to overpay to get brown.
PS i don’t see us trading a scoring winger.. unless we get an upgrade there of course
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KC23 Reply:
February 26th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
@number 6, don’t worry about it. All but a couple of those bone heads have a clue. I personally listen to McKenzie and that is about it. NEVER listen to Burrton, that guy has no clue.
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The Penguins beat the Jackets today, 4 – 2. Our friend JMFJ was on the ice for all four Pittsburgh goals (two on the powerplay) and one Columbus goal (even-strength). Thus, he was only a Minus One for the day — bringing his career number to a Minus Ninety-One.
Those of us who went to school in Columbus tend to love the city and we wish the Jackets well. On a personal level, we wish JMFJ the best. But, as Kings’ fans, we are down on our knees thanking the Almighty the albatross is gone.
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