San Jose’s Martin Havlat certainly appeared to have a special greeting for fans seated rink-side at Staples Center tonight after he scored his first-period goal…
Click below for the video…
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That’s awesome hahaha
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alex11 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:22 am
@Brian, I dropped this guy in week 1 from my fantasy team, he’s a washed up has-been. Can’t even hop over the boards without bitching about his knee.
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Subby Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:41 am
@alex11, my friend just activated him. He’s been on IR all year lol
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 10:49 am
@Brian,
Confusing…
Index finger?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraguy105c10/7003442049/
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luc20rules Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:04 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, My guess artrithis locked the index finger. I went to a Kings game at Anaheim and it must be terrible for visiting fans to out number the hometeam and be louder. As I remember it Kings were up 3 -0 and Petr Sykora scored a goal and I guess he didn’t partically appreciate that I booed and was pointing to the scoreboard in by Palffy Jersey, so he let me know I was # 1. In the NFL this behavior draws fines, has a hockey player ever been fined for this?
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Classy move from a classy guy on a classy team. Enjoy using that finger when signaling for your caddy on the greens when your team misses the playoffs!
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KingOfRedlands Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:40 am
@toemas_sandstrom, this guy
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cfc1fan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 4:25 am
@toemas_sandstrom, We’ve had a couple Kings give the “salute” as well…February 13, 1983 — In what was believed to be an NHL-record streak for consecutive games without a loss against any opponent, the Flyers’ 32-game (27-0-5) unbeaten streak against LA was snapped as the Kings were victorious 5-4 in Philadelphia. The last prior Kings win against Philly was October 10, 1974. The improbable win came on the heels of LA’s loss in Pittsburgh which enabled the Penguins to snap their 18-game winless skid. Meanwhile, the Flyers entered this game 19-1-2 in the last 22 played. The relief of a possible victory was shown by the Kings’ Jerry Korab who, despite being bloodied in a fight with Darryl Sittler, extended a certain finger to the Philadelphia faithful upon being ejected from the game with 48 seconds remaining and the Kings up by just one goal.
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gralx Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:49 am
@cfc1fan, Uh, Philly fans getting the finger? Can’t think of a more deserving group. And, you had to go back 29 years to find that? Might be just me but I think over half of the current Kings players weren’t even born when your example happened LOL.
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TheAcaciaStrain Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:08 am
@gralx, vancouver is a pretty deserving group, and so is san jose
cfc1fan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:59 am
@gralx, You missed the point, it was a classic moment in Kings history. I laughed my a** off when it happened (yes, it was televised) and even Miller thought it was funny. It was (beating them in Philly) the “miracle” before the Miracle on Manchester. 10 years of losing to Flyers, you have to understand there were fights IN the Forum EVERY time the Flyers came to town. Deserved it?? HELL YES THEY DESERVED IT! Jerry Korab was a great fighter and a horrible D-man….horrible…and because of that night in Philly, he will always have a special place in Kings fans hearts!
Nice. This from a guy who can’t jump over the boards without tearing his hamstring…
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gcheng Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:23 am
@kingswings,
hahahahaha
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I’m pretty sure that move by Havlat violates the rules of this blog. BAN HIM!
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Niko Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:05 am
@Eldoret, +1
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 4:59 am
@Eldoret, I think Rich needs to dole out a little supplamentory moderation for Mr.’Havlat and his very bad attitude.
On a side note you’ve got to give the guy props for dexterity for how well and how clearly he was able to do that with his glove on. Appears he’s been practicing.
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Jody Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 5:18 pm
@40YearKingsFan, Ference did it better though.
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You can even read his lips saying F*** ya! Don’t think I’ve ever seen a player flip off the fans, is their any league rule regrading “the bird”? Pretty classless, but I would be surprised if anything came of it.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:08 am
@Niko, yea a Boston Bruins got fined for Flicking off the Canadians Fan base …
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Matt R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:09 am
@Niko, Yeah, it’s the same as the beer league penalty I got for flipping off a player, 10 minute game misconduct.
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scootty Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:09 am
@Niko, Andrew Ference did it to the Habs fans in the playoffs last season.
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Saucy Walnutz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:37 am
@scootty, I think there’s a stipulation in the rules that says it’s ok to do to Habs fans
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He was trying to do the stinger but came up short, like his team
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Haha, awesome title.
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Gary Livingston Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:07 am
@Gary Livingston,
Also, I love it.
Haha. This is only helps the real rivalry take root.
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One star for that goal Nick.
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Yeah, who flipped the last bird?
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LOL funny ..Now he feeling silly that he suffering a lost…We got the last laugh after all
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Hello, Martin Havlat’s wallet ? I would like to introduce you to Gary Bettman and Colin Campbell.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:12 am
@puck73, LMAO..
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jess Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:14 am
@puck73,
How bout if I introduce you to Bruce McNall’s lost coin collection?
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:16 am
@puck73, Let’s hear it for Heads.
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ToughD Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:09 am
@puck73, Nah…i’d like to see it handled a different way…see him on the IR again if you get my drift.
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That was Classic! Hey Havie you can go shove that finger of yours….
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if he flipped my wife the shocker, i’d be angry….
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tantrum4 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:37 am
@sludgequack,
Ha ha, atta boy
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gralx Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:52 am
@sludgequack, IiIIi ? LOL
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I saw that during the replay at Staples Center. I couldn’t tell if it actually happened or not but it sure seemed so. I’m glad Rich captured a screen grab of this.
I remember back in the day when Chris Gardocki (Cleveland Browns punter) flipped off the Steelers sideline during play and was caught on video. A $5,000 fine was all he received. That’s been nearly 12 years now. The Steelers deserved it, I might add. (Go Browns!)
As family friendly as Gary Bettman wants the NHL to be, I hope they give Havlat a stiff punishment. Although, I doubt much will happen except for yahoo.com putting on yahoo’s front page making the NHL look bad again.
I just don’t get it. With all the routine BS player’s hear night in and night out, what would make Havlat flip off the crowd from the ice? There must be some extra bad blood we don’t know about. It takes a lot to do something like that.
Either way… a big middle finger from me to Martin… even though losing by three goals is a pretty big punishment in itself.
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 5:14 am
@Chris, I was thinking the same thing as my wife and I watched the play over and over trying to figure out if it was intentional or not and if it was, why he did it.
Can any of the Insiders who attended the game shed some light on what that was all about? Seems the fans got under his skin and I’m thinking an Insider or two pretty much had to be involved!
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:59 am
@40YearKingsFan, I was there and didn’t notice it when it happened… But on seeing the thread, I wondered the same thing as @Chris – what would possess him to flip off the Kings fans?? It’s not like it was a King that leveled him into a concussion, or tore his hammy, or has had him bounce around a few different teams in the last few years… probably just frustration thinking he went to SJ and they won’t even be making the playoffs.
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Deke'r Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@Stuart, ….most likely cause he’s a d**k, and not of the private investigator variety….
FaceWash Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:37 am
@Chris, LOL.. and the Browns actually won that game…it’s like one of 4 wins the Browns have had vs. Pittsburgh since 1994, Congrats! And by the way, who punted for the Steelers in the SB winning season of 2006? I guess Gardocki wasn’t too angry at the Steelers that he couldn’t collect a paycheck and his only SB Ring with them. The Story does have a Kings connection. Who did he actually flip off on the sideline? Kevin Westgarth’s father in law.
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Chris Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 10:47 am
@FaceWash, Holy crap, I had no idea about that connection. Wow. Sidenote: I saw Cowher at a Jackets game in C-bus five or six years ago.
Oh and, eff the Steelers and Gardocki! Haha.
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On the NBC news tonight, Fred Roggin showed the screen grab and analyzed it. He was convinced it was his index finger and not his middle finger. Sure looks like the middle one to me…
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neil Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:36 am
@Danielle, i would wonder too but …he is looking into the crowd when he does it!!
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Perfect! A big Kings win, and now a cherry on top of the sundae. I hope he gets fined, although it is really much ado about nothing other than the fact that he looks like an idiot now.
GO KINGS GO!
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gralx Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:54 am
@mash-ola, I am hoping that the cherry is a 5 game vacation for Shane Doan!!!
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He might give us the bird. But his team got B slapped by 5 goals. Muahahaha. Good catch Rich. Good game boys! All our king fans will have sweet dreams tonight kuz of a huge W. Good night Kingdom!
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Too bad his team plays like number 2. Enjoy the off season douch nozzle, hope you dont tear a hammy getting out of the golf cart.
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JQ is better than you Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:14 am
@concussionman02, Hahahaha!!!!
+5
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen…
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 5:30 am
@Belexes, Exactly! Remember “no show Joe” sliding across our ice blowing kisses in our building after they beat us in the playoffs? My, how things have changed.
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Are you serious? In the video it is clearly his index finger. Hell, even in the still you can easily three fingers down, one up, then thumb.
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iekingfan71 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:00 am
@Trevs, Look at the still on the top. It is two down, middle up , index sort of up, thumb is not in sight.
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King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:45 am
@Trevs, Not to mention you can clearly read his lips saying FU
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bbb7 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:53 am
@Trevs, Look at your hand and then the picture? Does your thumb come up to the top knuckle on your index finger? Unless he’s a chimp there’s no way that top ‘finger’ is his thumb and the straight one is his index finger.
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:56 am
@bbb7, I don’t have a set of Warrior gloves, but from the looks of it, it seems that the glove has a really long thumb and that there are 3 fingers to the other side of the one that extended… I think bird gate investigation is complete and it’s been deemed to be a harmless index finger.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@Stuart, Brings a whole new meaning to Quickies’ legendary ‘birdwatchers’ comment, doesn’t it?
Deke'r Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:49 pm
@Stuart, ….what would the purpose of the “long thumb” be?….eye gouging in a clench?…
Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
@Stuart, The same as the longer thumbs on easton gloves, more protection I’d assume. I never liked gloves with a long/pointier thumb because as a Dman, it would get in the way when I would swing the stick back into my hand. I prefer the thumbs on some old vaughn’s that I’ve had repalmed several times over the years… short and stubby.
If you look at different gloves, the thumb is not a standard length/width at all, some are longer than other brands. I’m not making this stuff up.
This is why we love the blog Rich! Title is absolutely priceless…
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Didn’t see there was a new thread, Sutter’s quotes is usually the last one of the night but Havlat is special.
Finally got home. What an amazing game that was to blow the Sharks right out of the water and to send them in a tailspin to, a whopping 18.2 to 37.7% odds to make the playoffs. While the Kings went up 10.1 to 70.6%. They also have entered the top 8 and hopefully will stay there from now on. The big test of just how they are doing will be Thursday against Numero Uno St Louis.
Now to the Stats. This was game 5 of the first 7 game increment counting down the last 14 games. The Kings have won the first 5 games and have completed what we said they needed to, winning 5 out of 7. They can take a break but why now…Keep it going. 7 out of 7 is not a long shot anymore.
Chicago – W – 1-0
Detroit – W – 2-0
Anaheim – W – 3-0
Nashville – W – 4-0
San Jose – W – 5-0
Two more games round out the first 7 game increment. They include St Louis and Boston. Win those two and go 7-0 for 14 points and 88 total. Do this and all they need to do to make the playoffs is win at least 3 out of the 2nd set of seven. Our last 7 games include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Minnesota, Edmonton, San Jose, San Jose. I see us winning 5 of these 7. so that would give us 10-12 wins and 94-98 points. Our chances of winning the Pacific Division are great now and we also have the edge versus Dallas. Both have 9 games left but Dallas has the tougher schedule overall, although they lead in ROW 33-31. Thankfully Tonight’s Dallas win did not add to there ROW.
San Jose can thank Colorado for winning and not allowing Calgary to win and put them in 11th.
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Belexes Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:46 am
@Jeff_R,
Excellent viewpoint, as usual.
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:57 am
Without sounding too obvious the 3rd line played another fine game tonight.
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kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:09 am
@Jeff_R,
Reviewing the #’s, it appears that 95pts is the minimum to shoot for (with a SOLID chance of making playoffs). 94 will give us the statistical odds but not quite a guarantee. 96-98 basically puts us in the Pacific lead and 3rd. 95-96 means 7th is likely and 94 gives us a good chance of 7th only with a slim shot at 3rd.
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kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:26 am
Simpler breakdown of the points and where could end up:
Points Chance of Playoffs 3rd Place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place
98 100% 86% 4.3% 9.3% 0%
97 100% 71% 5.3% 22% 2.3%
96 99.5% 52% 3.5% 34.8% 9.5%
95 95.7% 31% 2% 38% 25%
94 80.7% 14.3% 0% 26.5% 39.5%
93 and Below, the chance of making playoffs is a coin flip (50%) and lower
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Jeff_R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:58 am
@kingsxstevenxkings, To make the playoffs the Kings need to win at least 5 more games, 5-4. To win the division they need to win at least 6, 6-3 in there final 9. 94 to make playoffs and 96 to win division. Those are projections and could change.
King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:47 am
@kingsxstevenxkings, We may need to bring NASA in on this????
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Chris Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:10 am
@Jeff_R, Goodness, that is some positive thinking. I love it!
Oh man, do I want to see Playoff Hockey in LA!!!!!
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Jeff_R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:28 am
@Chris, Yes I am positive but the way the Kings are playing there is reason to be positive. I felt that the Kings would be playing well but they are playing even better then I expected. Heck even Penner is getting into the act. Basically they can’t lose if they keep playing the way they are. When I started this there was 14 games left and it was figured that they needed to win at least 9 games. I felt they could win 10 out of the 14. The way they are playing though 12 isn’t a long shot anymore heck even winning all 14 games isn’t out of the realm of possibility. They just got to keep the foot on the pedal and not let up no matter who they are playing. The fly in the ointment could be the Oilers and Wild. They sometimes have trouble against those two teams and 3 of the games against those 2.
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 5:59 am
@Jeff_R, After a pretty deflating loss you rolled out the 7/7 plan and pretty much everything you pointed out has turned out to be spot on. Things were not looking good and i was ready to turn out the lights. You (and Dominick) both said it wasn’t anywhere near time for that and look where we’re at now! There’s much more to be done, but I’ll guarantee teams around the league are taking notice and nobody wants to end up facing the Kings in the playoffs!
Duncanz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@40YearKingsFan, Wait until you see his truly prodigal ‘Nahn/ Nahn/ Nahn Plan’ when it is released!!
Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@Duncz, does it have anything to do with naan bread? that stuff’s pretty yummy.
Steven H Brown Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 6:30 am
@Jeff_R, The Kings only made it to the top 8 last night because Dallas won the SO over Phoenix, reverse that result, and the Kings are still on the outside looking in despite winning 9 of the last 12 games, 5 more wins, in 9 games might get them into the playoffs, but it will matter who they beat, in those 9 games. if they lose the game in Calgary and the final 2 games the home and home with San Jose , even 94 points could have them on the outside looking in. Phoenix is currently 9th in the West, but if they would have won the SO in Dallas last night, they would be in 3rd, and leading the Pacific Division, rather than in 3rd place 1 point off of the lead. The best scenario for the Kings is to win out, and that still wouldn’t guarantee they would win the Pacific Division, as Dallas is a point ahead, and could also win their remaining 9 games and finish a point ahead of the Kings.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:20 am
@Steven H Brown,
How many “reverse the results” do we get in games we lost?
A whole lotta “ifs” in there.
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Jeff_R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@Steven H Brown, That’s all well and true. At one point I had argued it be better for the Kings had Phoenix won that game versus losing, even if it meant we wouldn’t be in the top 8. In the long run that would of been better for the Kings. You say if the Kings lose certain games maybe they won’t make the playoffs or win the division, but those teams still have to win there other games (non-kings) for that to work. I fell the way they are playing the Kings are the only team able to run the table. They also don’t play any of the other teams except San Jose and Calgary. Calgary has kinda fell off losing 2 valuable points to Columbus and Colorado. Dallas I sincerely doubt is going to run the table as they play Calgary twice, San Jose twice and Vancouver twice plus Nashville and St Louis. If they come out of those games unscathed then they so richly deserve to win the Pacific. I, however, have absolute faith that they will not win all heck I feel they will probably only win half, 4 or 5 of those. Meaning the Kings would need to win just 6 out of 9 to win the division. We will see what happens. Kings are playing there best hockey of the season and they have developed a killer instinct. They are going to be very tough to beat.
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g smith86 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:38 pm
@Jeff_R, finally…we waited long enough to see some desperation out of this team…but, having stated that, I am not sure this team is playing desperate…they look more confident than desperate…and still the effort level is up there…I honestly think (like you) they have turned the corner…like I stated above…FINALLY!
Deke'r Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@Jeff_R, ….tell you what…if the Kings do knock off the Blues and the Bs, I’m definitely on board in thinking they will go deep in the playoffs…
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Jeff_R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 4:39 pm
@Deke’r, I believe they will win both. Although if you look at the top 8 teams now and the 2 or 3 other teams that might make the top 8 the Kings have a winning record against them. Except for the Avs and Wings they do. Avs may not make it and if they do, they haven’t played the Kings as they are now. Who knows if the Avs could beat the Kings as they are now in a 7 game series. The same with Detroit with all there injuries. They better win a few games or so if they want to stay 4th through 6th, as teams are rapidly gaining on them.
Looking at the top 8 and who the Kings might face. I would have no problem playing Chicago, Dallas, St Louis, Vancouver, SJ, Phoenix in a 7 game series. I think the Kings can beat them all. Nashville and Detroit I wouldn’t be so confident as the Preds have Radulov now which can counteract the kings getting Carter. Detroit you just don’t know how they will be. The Avs are also an unknown as we didn’t play well all year against them, although we are a different team now.
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Martin Havlat, professional hockey player:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H4Vxc4VazE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
#GKG
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:41 am
@apol21, Sorry Martin gave you too much credit. My bad. At least you scored.
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Interesting that this was posted so late (11:58pm). Wonder if it will still be here in the morning. Hope so.
Great win tonight guys! We’re coming together nicely.
GKG!!
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If I had fingers that small I probably would look for another way of expressing my opinion…
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Deke'r Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
@JackKentCooke, ……ouch…..
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I hate to say it and renege on my previous comment, but… that was his index finger guys. No question.
Thanks Marty Havlat for keeping it classy and pointing at the fans rather than flipping them off. Still glad you got smashed by three goals, punk!
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MattM Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 6:30 am
@Chris,
No way, definitely the middle finger- if you look close there is one finger to the left and then his thumb. Also if you look at the proportions, there is not enough room to have three fingers to the right of the one in question. Either way, Kings won, Sharks lost.
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Let’s give St. Louis the blues. Just saying.
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The Kings finally gotten to the 20 win mark at home. With 4 more home games they have a chance to end with 24. On the road they have 16 wins. They have 5 road games left. If they can get to 19 or 20 that will give them a possibly 42-44 wins. I we can get to 44 wins that would be 100 points. Right now they have 36. That means they need to win 8 out of 9. Most likely though they will end up with 42 wins for a total of 96 points.
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After a sluggish 4 months Anze has really taken off these last 3 weeks. He is now at 24 goals. Does anybody think he can get 6 goals in the last 9 games and be our only 30 goal scorer this season?
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King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:53 am
@Jeff_R, I think he has a 97.538% chance of getting 7 goals in 9 games.
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Kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:07 am
@King Cobra,
Haha nice!
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Kevco Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:20 am
@Jeff_R, Matt Moulson now has 32! Shocking, hoping Kopi keeps it going, but realy 32 for MM. I wish he would have played better here.
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sparkypuc420 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:56 pm
@Kevco, What about purcell and boyle and jason blake
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Kings need:
5 more Home pts
&
7 more Road pts
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To make the playoffs out of the last 9 games the Kings need to win at least 5. To win the division and get 3rd they need to win at least 6. If they want any chance of finishing 2nd and over taking Vancouver they need to win 8 or run the table.
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neil Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:39 am
@Jeff_R, too excited from the game to sleep???? Do you work the next day??? LOL!!!!! You can always sleep in the offseason!!!!
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Jeff_R Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 4:42 pm
@neil, I am a late to bed guy. Watching NHL tonight after coming home late from the game helps that. I went to bed right after I typed this.
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Honestly I think he’s doing the gunfinger.
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I was at the game last night. I couldn’t wait to talk about how excited I was watching the game. Kings Charles and I had a great day hanging out together, met up with Shot on goal, and a friend, and ate some food at the Farm (across from Staples Center).
We enjoyed soaking up the atmosphere, and watching all the beautiful Kingsfans show up to support their team. Watched a hell of a game. Met up with Kopi Bryant, and his beautiful girlfreind. Kc23 and his wife. puck73 and his wonderful girlfreind as well.
We jumped on the train to head back to Long Beach, all the while just being stoked about the game.
Then the train suddenly came to a complete stop, right in the middle of nowhere. Then the engine cut off. Then the lights turned off. A voice came over the loud speaker and said “I’m sorry ladies and gentlemen for stopping, but someone has just jumped in front of the train”.
At first, I thought “well then, tell that idiot to move”, that was before I realized the severity of what had just happened. King Charles and I spent the next few hours stranded on that train with some extremely lively characters. We all shared some laughs, and we all were frustrated at being held so long with no way to get out of this situation.
Sadly at the time, “inconvenience” seemed more the consensus of all the passengers, but as we were off loaded off the train, and onto another, a somber mood took over. No more complaining. No more self interests. Just time on that last little ride out of Watts to reflect.
Day started out as a great day to be a Kingsfan, but ended with a different appreciation for the wonderful things in life that some of us have to look forward too. I suppose I’ll read about this person who ended his life so tragically, and wish that this person could of just for this day, had the kind of day King Charles, and I were having.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:55 am
@Dominick, Poignant and thought-provoking, Dominick. A day you will not forget for the rest of your life. It’s amazing how well you put this experience into words, basically on the fly by the looks of things.
I wish it could have been a happier ending, but glad you had all round great company tonight (even counting @purge73, heh heh), and especially that you made it into the game – I read under one of the stories that they were trying to find you a ticket at one point.
Onwards and upwards, then, and see you on the next thread.
Cheers Nick!
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Cynic Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 5:22 am
@Dominick, Wow….will have to pray for that person’s family. Glad you saw the importance in the moment and decided to share.
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wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:11 am
@Dominick,
Good story Dom. Sucks that the guy had to go out that way if indeed he committed suicide. Selfish to the end I suppose. It’s a sad reality but nothing new. What’s worse, did you know more of our soldiers have committed suicide in the last 10 years than have died in battle? Few people know this or discuss it, let alone consider just how insane it is.
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:46 am
@Dominick, Wow, ugly end to a wonderful day. I work in a trauma ER so I get those real life reality checks more than your average person.
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:07 am
@Dominick, truly allowed me to take a moment to reflect on life and how sweet is it is. Wished your day could’ve ended on the high note, but alas, it allowed you to consider how truly blessed it was. It’s never as bad as it seems folks…
GKG!
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:55 am
@Dominick,
Thanks for a sobering reality-check.
It does put things in the proper perspective.
Thank you for keeping your proper perspective.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Dominick,
Well written, Dom! Thanks for doing it!!
@Duncanz,
Did you really mean @purge73? I chuckled at it!!
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Reminds me of NFL players that make a first down and do the celebration dance when they’re down 52-0.
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wOw! it sure took me a long time to read all the comments….LAST!
Great game! keep it rolling Kings….
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Hey…..No profanity, slurs or other offensive language. Replacing letters with symbols does not turn expletives into non-expletives.
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You fans at Staples should be ashamed of yourselves. What did you guys do to provoke such behavior from a professional athlete?
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:47 am
@Bonvivant, Playoff atmoshpere. The Staples was rockin.
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He didn’t even have the decency to flip off the crowd well. Look at that index finger sort of half up. Its like he couldn’t even commit to it. Typical guppy.
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Well my son wore his special jersey and again
Kings won what a great game and here’s to
our Kings!
See you Thursday!
GKG!
Let’s keep in going!
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I was at the game and thought I saw that. I asked everyone around me if he just ” flipped us off “, and nobody saw it. At least I know I wasn’t seeing things.
Havlat broke my number one rule in sports- don’t over celebrate during a game because ultimately its the final score that counts most. Scoreboard: Kings 5, San Jose 2- we win , you lose(er).
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i can’t wait to see the view from San Jose…
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Havlat will get the bird every time he comes to Staples Center from now on, lol…what a clown!
I’m eagerly waiting to see how many games Coyotes captain Sean Doan will get for his dirty elbow to Dallas forward Ben. As a repeat offender, I hope 5 games minimum.
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gralx Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:04 am
@Gustavo, I would not be surprised if it is more than 5. He made a clear choice to throw that elbow. He was not protecting himself or trying to get the puck. No one turned their back at the last second. Doan is, was, and always will be a dirty player. He needs to be “rested”.
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:49 am
@Gustavo, Saw that on NHL tonight about Phoenix’s Doan. A key player. Him gettin suspended is likely to kill the Yotes chances to get into the playoffs.
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:09 am
@Gustavo, if all the talk about Bettman wanting the Yotes to succeed in the desert is true, expect Captain Doan to get a 2-game hand slap.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@Stuart,
Finished with my woman
Cos she couldn’t help me with my mind ……
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:18 pm
@Duncanz, people think [Dwight King is] insane because [he is grinning] all the time!
Duncanz Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@Stuart,
Doughty’s strong, he takes wild swings
But nothing seems to hit the twine!
Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 1:52 pm
@Duncanz, think I’ll lose my mind if I keep seeing shots go high and wide!
can you help them…occupy the cre-ea-ase!! oh yeah!!!
we need someone to show him the back o’ twine he cannot find!
Headline on NHL.com is “Kings edge Sharks, move to eighth in west.” From my living room I thought it was at least a little more than “edge” . . . if not for Niemi in the first 2 periods, things could have been a lot worse for the Sharks.
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pr0cess Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 7:34 am
@KDinUT, ya have you seen there headlines most of the time?? man there awful
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wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:16 am
@pr0cess,
I had to laugh at how bad you wrote this…there are 3 ways to phonetically spell that word and you went 0 for 2! LOL.
there=their headlines and there=they’re awful
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pr0cess Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:29 am
@wavesinair, It’s early and im working.. Plus grammar and spelling are not my friends.. AKA i fail at them both, but you know this…
trytodethroneus Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:29 am
@wavesinair,
If Rich deleted the posts for grammar / spelling, there would only be half of them getting through. I think after the first few days he threw his hands up and decided to let them go.
KDinUT Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
@wavesinair, As much a I enjoy reading this blog, every day it takes great restraint to keep from correcting the plethora of their, there, and they’re mistakes that occur regularly . . . thanks for that!
wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:42 am
pr0cess no worries! i do it all the time too. it was just funny that you said how bad the headlines were and wrote it so bad… not the same thing, but connected in a way i suppose.
Steve Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:02 am
@KDinUT, Kings edge Sharks with 40 shots. Sharks edged out with only 5 shots in the first period.
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Steve Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:03 am
@Steve, I mean 2nd period. What a lame headline!
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Still pumped from last night. Had to put my girls to bed right after the game so I did not comment. Another great game from all lines and from the defense & JQ.
Couldnt be happier. We got a tough game on Thursday, no doubt about it!
But the blues are just OK on the road, not like their 29-4-4 record at home
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I posted this before I think but here it is again – Havlat’s twitter: @martinhavlat
Use it as you wish, ladies and gents. I already did.
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Physically impossible to be index finger unless Havlat has 6 fingers… the thumb is down and even in the screen shot you can see one finger one ones side and two fingers on the other… I’m not sure where people are getting index finger.
If there were 3 fingers down on one side, why the other finger and a thumb on the other side?
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trytodethroneus Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:33 am
@Timmy,
Maybe with all the playing time lost due to injury, he had hand digital enhancement surgery to add a finger.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 10:24 am
@Timmy,
Look at this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraguy105c10/7003442049/
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Nah, the ‘bird’ only counts if it’s done without gloves on.
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Anyone have a link for those of us with iPhones?
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SLIM Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:50 am
@WAKingsFan,
There is an app available..
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Yeah pretty sure that’s the index finger, that is just the outside padding of it making it appear to be another finger
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Blake Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:02 am
@Blake, Gosh now that I look at it again… I just don’t know
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@KDinUT, With the lack of respect we get from the media, I am surprised they even mentioned our name. Most shows were leading with “Sharks just did not bring intensity blah blah blah.
Let’s face it we are the Rodney Dangerfield of the NHL.
We need to win the Cup, only then will the media stops orgasming all over the Penguins and give us our respect we now deserve.
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nykingfan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:19 am
@King Cobra,
The post game coverage by nbc sports was all about what the Sharks didn’t do..nothing about how the Kings played and dominated. The post game analysts were JR and Weekes.
Man, I can’t stand JR. Why doesn’t he just go away somewhere really far and stop subjecting us all to listen to his baloney. He’s such a self promoting arsehole!
When they put up the bio’s of these guys, how about listing the amount of $$ he stole from the Kings when he was with LA?
I have the same respect for him as I do a cockroach..which is pretty much what he is anyway!
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King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:29 am
@nykingfan, I know I know and then Weeks has the gall to say the Sharks have more talent and hockey sense than the King!!!! Mike Richards has more hockey sense in his left nut than the whole Sharks team has!!!!
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Shakes Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:39 am
@nykingfan, That’s exactly what ticked me off too. It’s bad enough that i have to watch a Sharks feed, but does the entire broadcast have to be slanted towards the Sharks what they didn’t do well… it’s like the Kings were just idly sitting and got gifted a win.
It made me think a lot about the way coverage is done. I’m not sure who JR and the NBC guys really appeal to… real fans probably don’t like them, and the borderline fan probably feels they’re saying a bunch of nonsense. I mean I don’t have to be a golf expert to know that when an analyst spends a lot of time talking about his opinions mixed in with how exciting he thinks something is – i just get bored and move on. Instead they should do what HNIC tries to attempt, which is having a more thoughtful discussion that may alienate some passerby fans (who arguably don’t watch much hockey anyway to be a real ratings number) but will over time elevate people the quality of dialouge to actually make it worth airing on TV.
I don’t learn more about hockey when i watch NBC/VS studio people
I learn while watching other games, Bob & Jim, and frankly reading this blog
My parallel would be the NBA, I learn a lot when i listen to TNT (and even NBA TV) watching their studio shows. Kenny and Charles are smart and thoughtful and frank, but do so without trying to be attention seeking. Pretty fine line distinction versus say JR
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Buster Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:11 am
@nykingfan,
I think you need to apologize right now for that last crack on JR. It’s not only in bad taste, but also over the top as an insult.
Besides, how can you give cockroaches a bad name by comparing them to JR?
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 10:10 am
@King Cobra,
Agree with you somewhat, but respect must be earned…
This, from DS, plus life in hockeywood:
http://lifeinhockeywood.com/2012/03/21/kings-show-the-swagger-as-they-bludgeon-the-sharks.aspx
“Is that what it is? Jeez. You can win and not gain any ground. It’s crazy. It doesn’t mean nothing. The bottom line is, we pretty much have to overcome something that’s pretty much insurmountable. We’ll try to take advantage of what we have to home. It doesn’t get any easier. We play the best team in the league and defending Stanley Cup champions, back to back. I don’t think where we are right now means much to me. I’m thinking about St. Louis.’’ – Darryl Sutter, on moving into eighth place in the conference
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g smith86 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, The difference is…he is the coach of this team…JR and other analyst decide just before they go on air what spin they are going to take…usually if there are two analyst, we see the good cop, bad cop ruitine…this was a disrespectful move on NBC sports part, as well as JR and KW for agreeing to take such a posture on air…but this happens all the time!
The biggest problem I have with JR is that he can’t put a thought together or make a point…He is completely inarticulate and has no business being a TV analyst!…Sound Familiar…he may be in the top twenty of a long list of bogus color commentators…why can’t I just turn the sound off!
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 4:31 pm
@g smith86,
Sure you can!
Do your own commentary, turn down the sound, log on here…
/QED
That was deffinitely not his middle finger. pause the video at 17 seconds and click plat/pause a couple times and you get a clear image where you can count his other fingers.
in the still image rich posted, the finger extended is his index and then the thumb is next to it pointing at the rafters.
i think he wanted to flip off the crowd but he did it with the wrong finger.
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My least liked player last season was Clowe. After last nights game it is for sure Havlat. Score a lucky goal, flip off the fans, and drop an eff bomb. Stay classy San Jose!
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Rich, Can you shed a little light on the NBC Sports angle of always showing the Sharks feed when they have us on against them? It seems that any other match-up always gets the home team’s feed and yet those of us “out of market” are always forced to get their announcers. It was this way through the playoffs last year too.
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King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:13 am
@gralx, Comcast owns NBC and the Sharks games are on Comcast..
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:56 am
@King Cobra, Bingo. It’s like watching a Dodger Brave game on TBS … it’s gonna be tainted.
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nykingfan Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am
@gralx,
Not sure if this is 100% correct, but I would assume it’s because the Sharks cable provider is Comcast which is owned by NBC.
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Kevco Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:25 am
@gralx, why did you watch the NNC feed, Bob and Jim on Fox Sports! Nothing better. I was surprised to be able to see the Fox Sports actualy, thought it would have been blacked because of NBC
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King Cobra Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
@Kevco, By contract they can not Black Out the already scheduled FSW games.
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Shakes Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:42 am
@Kevco, seriously?? oh man, it was not available for a while for me (maybe because it was a commercial?) so i just watched it on NBC… at least it was in HD…
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Kings Fan South Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:37 am
@gralx, In Charlotte North Carolina on Directv the only feed that wasn’t blacked out was on NBC Sports Network. I could only watch the game on Channel 603.
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gralx Reply:
March 22nd, 2012 at 9:09 am
@Kings Fan South, Yep, same thing here in Phx. It just sucks that we are forced to see their feed. And, miss 1/2 the first period because of the Phx/Dallas game in OT.
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John K. Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@gralx, Because Sharks feed is from Comcast aka Versus aka NBC…
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In the words of the Church Lady – “Isn’t that special?”
I can only imagine what all of the signs plastered against the glass during warm-ups will say (or picture) the next time SJ is in town. Kings fans should completely ssurround the SJ end of the ice and give them the proper salute for the entire 20 minute warm-up period.
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The Puck Stops Here Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:19 am
@DesertKing, Brilliant idea.
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Havlat is actually the only good thing about the Sharks right now. For whatever reason, they have become horrible. I’ve actually been watching NHL Game Center to scout the 6 teams vying for the three playoff spots. San Jose is the worst. We are so lucky they are playing like crap when we had 3 remaining games against them out of 10. II wish we now had 9 games left against the Sharks. Columbus looks better right now. The Sharks game against the Ducks was one of the sloppiest displays I’ve seen this year (despite their desperate situation). I wasn’t nervous for a second last night. It was surreal to sit in my seat and just know from the opening faceoff that we would handle a team I had previously been afraid to play. The Sharks knocked us out last year. We will knock them out this year. If I’m Dustin Brown, I slide on my back across the ice through HP Pavilion after we destroy them on 4/7. Anyway, I feel sorry for Havlat bringing his A game every night, and the rest of his team is playing like crap. His salute was probably a manifestation of that frustration. Only if I were him, I’d be giving the finger to my bench for their utterly lackluster play.
Oh, and Niemi sucks.
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I saw that last night on the jumbo tron. I couldn’t believe that’s what it actually was, so i figured my eyes had deceived me. Let that guy have his one-finger salute… I’ll take the two points!
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-Havlat Feels Dirty-
I just spoke to a source with the San Jose Sharks organization and he said that Havlat was actually signaling the Sharks equipment manager to bring him his douch bag.
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Just read this article (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/kings-goalie-jonathan-bernier-must-goodbye-hollywood-mask-215218004.html) saying Bernier will have to change his mask because it has Hollywood on it. Can you believe this? We need to do something to make sure he can keep his mask as is. You don’t ask an athlete to change his gear when the season is almost over! That’s like telling a pitcher he has to throw out his socks and underwear after pitching a perfect game!!! I don’t know how much they’re asking in royalties if he keeps the mask, but management better start passing the hat.
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wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:44 am
@Kaiser Soze,
hate to sound like that lame 4G commercial, but this really is old news. it’s been posted about 1000 times….
gotta love the back to back though! (see below)
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:00 am
@wavesinair, First I have heard about it and I think I’m pretty active on the boards.
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:14 am
@KC23, just what I was thinking… I must have missed the memo.
Kopi Bryant Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:42 am
@Kaiser Soze, Saw his mask yesterday and he already replaced it with the Gretzky era KINGS script on it.
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Bernier’s Hollywood Mask
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/kings-goalie-jonathan-bernier-must-goodbye-hollywood-mask-215218004.html
For anyone who wants to write the Hollywood Chamber and give them your thoughts:
Hollywood Sign Trust
P.O. Box 48361
Los Angeles, CA 90048-9998
Hollywood Sign Contact:
betsy@rbicom.com
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Bernier should be telling these guys they are “number One”
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/kings-goalie-jonathan-bernier-must-goodbye-hollywood-mask-215218004.html
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What about Joe Thornton in the playoffs last year? This team is pretty cocky for being the biggest disappointment in the NHL in the past 10 years.
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seriously all you people who think it’s his index finger need to get a higher resolution monitor.
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Cavy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:24 am
@Cavy, Seriously, I’m not really that bad with grammar.
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Sebastian Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:34 am
@Cavy, dude, you need to look at a hockey glove to see how its constructed…have you ever worn one? you can clearly see the thumb slot to the left of the extended index finger.
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wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 8:45 am
@Cavy,
Actually, you need to look at more than one screen shot.
It is unequivocally his index and NOT his middle finger.
http://deepinsidethekings.com/havlat.html
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 10:25 am
@Cavy,
Like this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameraguy105c10/7003442049/
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Good morning everyone. Not to terribly concerned about the finger, I more wanted to bring up the OTHER highlight of the night, the chubby kid on the dance cam!! I haven’t laughed that loud at someone else’s expense since………..well, I’m not sure but gawd was that funny. We were already winning, it was still a little tense, at least for me, and that was just the right dosage of comic relief. Well done son, 5 man points for having no inhibitions about showing off the belly and letting 18,000 people laugh WITH you. Go Kings!
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KC23 Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:03 am
@DaveinTorrance, Yeah, that was VERY funny and the timing was perfect. What a great time I had with the wife and friends at Staples last night. I was at all those painful home losses in the playoffs last year against the Sharks so it felt soooo good to give them a helping hand at missing the playoffs. Two more to go against them.
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Stuart Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:17 am
@DaveinTorrance, that will totally become a clip of stock footage to be used at the Staples staff’s discretion…
What was funny, too, was that contest where you had to slide the puck off your forehead into a funnel stuffed in those two dudes belts… they must’ve been actors, but it was still pretty funny! That Bailey guy is alright!
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DaveinTorrance Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 9:42 am
@Stuart, I forgot about that one! Yeah, that was awfully funny, dude did NOT look to stoked on that at all but Bailey and the chubby kid get my “atta boy” for the night.
to KC23, I was at that game too when jumbo did the slide, its burned into my mind so last night was extra special.
Lets keep it going boys, lets get another one tomorrow night. Won’t be there Thursday, but I’ll be there Saturday, Go Kings Go!
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I think he is letting everyone know how many friends he has.
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For all you all who think Havlat flipped the fans the bird, he didn’t. Just look at these screen grabs…
http://deepinsidethekings.com/havlat.html
As you can see, he is clearly and without a doubt pointing with his index finger.
But I wish I was wrong.
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Is he pointing to the scoreboard/standings where LA is ahead of SJ? Or is he reminding us that the Kings will finish #1?
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I was surprised that not one Shark player defended Niemi when Kopi skated into him, oops I mean was pushed into him. Only wish I could read his lips as he took his helmet off, looked upset nobody stood up for him.
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I hope one of our guys does the “you’re #10″ greeting when we head up to SJ.
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I’m just as anxious to find more reasons to hate the sharks, but if you watch the video and keep looking at his hand until after he turns, you can clearly see that it’s his index finger. I think people forget how big hockey glove fingers are. The finger above the finger sticking out is his thumb, as you can clearly see when he turns and you see the inside of his hand.
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C’mon people we play them twice last 2 games of the year. The one at staples just simply get there early go to warm
Ups and flip him the bird. Or write a poster telling him where to put it. Or just yell at him when he walks out for warm ups. He shall pay for that! I for sure will be at boston and working on tickets for last home game. That way I can yell how great he his been(Gagne). Great when they are playing. Once again WHEN they are playing.
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He should get a nice fine for that…
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Havlat is such a tool! He should be fined for giving that gesture last night.
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wavesinair Reply:
March 21st, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Cesar A,
I wish he had but he didn’t.
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Havlat DID NOT give the finger!!!!! Geeez, look at his hand just when his team mates get to him to celebrate, he doesn’t change his hand/ finger position.
More importantly, what reason for flipping the bird to crowd be? Yeah he just scored the tying goal, but in prespective it’s the beginning of the game, not a OT winner or SO winner.
I think people are too quick to believe he did the BAD thing here instead of a guy just happy he scored a tying goal. It’s like conspiracy theorists, they have to believe in something a bit more far fetched than the reality actually is.
Oh well, we won that’s all that matters.
GO KINGS GO!!!
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GenH Reply:
March 22nd, 2012 at 3:01 pm
@fabkings, Obviously his index finger, Havlat actually has more class than most of the people on here it seems
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I thought he had more class, he just lost any respect I had for him.
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first the d****ead from vancover with the biting of index finger, then lastnight with as plain as day the middle finger whats next the ring finger.
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