Darryl Sutter wouldn’t commit to whether Slava Voynov would play tonight. Voynov was a full participant in today’s morning skate, a day after me missed practice. Yesterday, Sutter said Voynov was “banged up” but would play tonight. Asked directly, after today’s skate, about Voynov’s status, Sutter said, “You’ll have to see. I’m not going to lie to you and I’m not going to give you any secrets either.” Welcome to playoff-like injury reports…
Jeff Carter skated for about 20 minutes. Afterward, Carter indicated that he wouldn’t practice tomorrow but said he thought he would be ready for the start of a playoff series (assuming there is one for the Kings).
Jonathan Quick is tonight’s starting goalie and Kevin Westgarth is slated to be scratched. Davis Drewiske will likely skate in warmups and would play if Voynov can’t go.
It’s that time of year… I think we will miss VV a lot if he can’t play, but we have a solid d-core. They might be a bit more tentative about activating though.
Oh.. and FIRST!!!
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tornado12 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@Dilapidus, this sharks team is going to be hungry and out to prove something tonight. VV gives us that added dimesion on the PP and offense. Losing carter has been enough and the Kings are going to need to be at full strength to have their best chance. I still think they are going to win at least one of these games, but I said that last year against the Ducks too.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@tornado12, Well, ALL the Kings players need to up their emotions tonight. I’m sure the Sharks will.
Also, the Kings had better go into HIGH octane offense tonight instead of that DEFENSIVE shell they STARTED with against the Bruins and the Blues. START the game with a HEAVY offensive punch!!
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Is this a Jack Johnson curse? Two guys who replace him are ailing. Ah, it’s all hands on deck this time of year and I can’t wait for 7:30 tonight.
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jmiller Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Press Box Scratch,
The two guys that replaced jack also are huge reasons we will likely make the playoffs. I don’t see that as a curse.
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Anjin Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@Press Box Scratch, if Saturday’s game turns into a must win you can bet we’ll see Carter and Voynov playing.
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Sandy Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Anjin,
We will Voynov tonight.
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Geez, what’s going on with SV? Sounds a lot more serious than originally announced.
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40YearKingsFan Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@John, It’s a secret.
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Jody Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
@John, Welcome to the playoffs sir.
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Voynov is going to play. Sutter is just creating a little mystery.
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Sandy Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@rick, agree
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twnclick Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@rick, The whole kings organization is playing for 1st in the division. If Voynov doesn’t play it’s because DS is afraid of the Sharks targeting him and we don’t need him permately injured right now. San Jose has some big guys and voy. is still in need of some bulk and size. Drew can fill in fine he’s desperate to be full time and wants to be a reason we get 1st. You can bet Douglas Murray and thorton are going to be hitting tonight but intimadation is not going to work.
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Kings4Stanley Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
@twnclick, we never need VV permanently injured! Lol
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Right now on NHL.com
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=626055&navid=DL|NHL|home
Notice that the poll does not even list the Kings as a potential eighth seed. How good does that feel?
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@Dilapidus, I’m kinda surprised they don’t even list Colorado in that poll. They still have a shot at 8th.
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I’ll bet Sutter plays a wicked game of poker.
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Time cannot move any slower on this day.
Looks like I picked a bad week to give up liquid lunches.
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QUICKsilver Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
@Capt Jam,
Amen Brothah
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Rich, did Parse and Gagne skate with Carter as well? Or have they packed it in for this season?
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Rich Hammond Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Not skating. They haven’t “packed it in” but they’re not skating now. No change in status at all.
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You heard it here first, Mike Richards will have the game of his season tonight, and develop a new hatred for the Sharks.
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Kman Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 11:59 am
@Jimbo,
Okay, we’ll hold you to it.
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“If I told you I’d have to kill you … right?”
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vinny Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@Duncanz, lol
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Did Sutter hint at who’s singing the anthem tonight. The Kings responded well to Davis Gaines’ broadway rendition of the anthems the other night. My vote goes to him tonight.
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MattM Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
@Capt Jam,
Anyone remember Warren Wearsby (sp?), a Forum national anthem regular? Your post just brought back some old memories.
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waxieman Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@MattM, I think he passed away.
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ILLEGALSTICK33 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@MattM, Michael Crawford from Phantom was the best!
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PRMan Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
@ILLEGALSTICK33, I think my wife was the best, but maybe I’m biased…
I bet some of it (with VV) might even come down to the Dallas game beforehand. If Dallas is losing (lost) maybe they sit and rest VV and that is why DD will take warm ups…but if Dallas wins or looks like they are going to win, maybe VV plays to try to at least secure a playoff spot. I want 3rd, but I would take 7-8th if it means we can get a rested and healthy JC and VV.
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Since we won’t get to hear our announcing team during the playoffs wouldn’t it be friggin awesome if the Kings organized a playoff watch party where Bob and Jim did a live play-by-play and color? The away games could be shown on the big screen at Staples while Bob and Jim announced from the press box. I’d pay to see that. Maybe home games could be done in some ball room close to Staples. Just set up the same camera feeds for Bob and Jim and let ‘em rip.
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
@370455VinSD, Up until the Finals or Conference Finals I believe Fox Sports West has the rights to the games and the NBC networks will be blacked out. The Finals is a different story.
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370455VinSD Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
@Jeff_R, The Finals are what I would really want to see like that. Hell they could charge like $20/person and donate it to Kings Care Foundation. I would easily pay that to hear Bob say “and the Kings are Stanley Cup Champions!”
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bbb7 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
@370455VinSD, As far as I know the regular announcers do the first round games and those in the 2nd round that arent on national TV, unless thats changed this year.
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TeamJMFJ Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@370455VinSD, we get to hear them until the Stanley Cup Final
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Chewy Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@370455VinSD, Why wont we hear our announcing team during the playoffs?
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Only in Hollywood. The Kings will make History tonight with Quick doing what he does best and the defense showing San Jose not in our house. Stoll and Lewis stay out of the box. Greene will bring the best game of his life along with scud.
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JoeKing Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@twnclick,
I like your call!
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Jack Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
@twnclick, We will launch some Scuds at them fish…
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Go Kings Go!
Lets here it for our boys and men, just win that’s what Rocky says, win win win, good luck, and my son will be wearing his lucky Ontario special eight wins so far jersey at game tonight.
Go Kings Go!
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I ask this to the Kings….Will you START tonights game PREVENTING to loose like the Bruins or Blues game a couple weeks ago or you start the game TO WIN????
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bbb7 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@rogiesbackup, I think they’ve been pretty assertive in all their games over the past month. In the Bruins game, they DID outshoot the Bruins 15-11 in the first period; the Blues did box them in pretty well in the first, but the Kings responded in the 2nd and 3rd.
Just be aggressive in the first and match the physical play.
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Lake Forest Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@rogiesbackup, Their reply “if you were paying attention we beat the #1 team in the NHL (at that time) a few weeks ago when we played the blues”
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twnclick Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
@Lake Forest, I was at that game both goalies were hot and no one was going to score. Quick is playing better than Nemi or whatever his name is. Goalie advantage Kings. PK advantage Kings. Clean playing avantage Kings. Home ice advantage Kings. Both are having power play issues but tonight the kings click.
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=626095
Lombardi on with Bettman today..
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Duncanz Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
@SLIM, Will set my DVR to the GB celebrity apprentice hour right away to catch him hitting up the good doctor for advice about his little ‘coulombs’ problem.
(I prescribe gouging them out with the sharpest possible object, btw)
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Looking forward to losing my voice (again) at Staples tonight. The game vs Edmonton earlier this week was intense. you could feel the playoff electricity in the air. Heck, I even won a voucher for a weekend stay at a 5 star resort, lol.
Today it will be magnified a thousand fold. Nothing more suitable than a clinching of a playoff spot on Fan Appreciation Night at Staples.
GO KINGS GO!!!
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no defensive breakdowns like against the wild
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