Jarret Stoll’s postgame thoughts..
(on Jonathan Quick’s game…)
STOLL: “They got a lot of rubber at Quickie, but every good team has a really good goaltender, and it’s no different for us.’’
(on the second-period sequence after a Kings penalty kill…)
STOLL: “The fire drill was on there, for sure. We killed that penalty, and they were coming at us. We got an icing. Just to get out of that little sequence was huge. Quickie was huge all night. He made big saves everywhere. He was all over the crease, all over the net. Give him a lot of credit tonight.’’
(on being out of sync offensively early…)
STOLL: “A little bit, yeah. We didn’t create much. Shots were down. Scoring chances, definitely. Just getting those loose pucks on the forecheck, our forecheck wasn’t very good. We’ve got to get better.’’
(on the Kings’ confidence with Quick in net in a tight game…)
STOLL: “We know we’ve been there plenty of times before, and he’s been there with us. We just have that feeling with him, him with us. It’s just a battle. We got out there and we battle our butts off for him, and he does for us, and we know he’s going to make big saves when he needs to, and he did tonight. We need to be better in front of him, for sure.’’
(on leading 3-0 in the series, with two days off coming up…)
STOLL: “We’ve just got to stay composed, even-keel for sure, just take it one day here. Take care of ourselves, take care of our bodies, get some food in us, get a lot of water and get back to practice.’’
(on Dustin Brown’s game…)
STOLL: “Again, he was huge. He scores the goal. He’s hitting everything that moves. It’s playoff hockey from our leader.’’
I got kicked out of the faceoff circle a dozen times tonight, but, eff it, we won didn’t we?
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The kings have never swept a team before?
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mrbrett7 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:52 pm
@tornado12, Nope…don’t believe so.
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Stuart Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
@tornado12, must’ve been best of 5 series… I cant believe it either.
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
@tornado12, Ya they said that the Kings have never been up 3-0 in a series!!!
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KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
@tornado12,
The King have only been up in a series 2-0 once. Their inaugural season. And lost. So, no, they haven’t swept a team before. And they haven’t won anything yet, let alone a sweep.
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tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
@KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair), True. Just excited I guess. But the Canucks have to be demoralized a bit after that effort and still coming up shotended.
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brian spain Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:49 am
@tornado12, They swept a best two out of three series, that was another time they won first two games. They have won three games to start a series.
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No #8 seed has ever swept a #1 seed in all the time since they adopted the new playoff system (since 1999)… NEVER!
One day to rest, one day to fine tune, and then one more night of FOCUS.
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Mars Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
@bbb7, Gonna go buy a four loeaf clover, rabbits foot, throw salt over my shoulder, wear my brown shirt for game 4, keep growing my playoff beard and any other hocus pocus and voodoo I can muster up!
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g smith86 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
@Mars, I know…I haven’t shaved since before game 1…I look rediculous!…But the Kings keep winning
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tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
@Mars, Def keeping the beard going. Despite the wife, kids n even the boss! Priorities right?
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MM Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@tornado12, Nice priorities list.
1. Kings
2. All else.
Sandy Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
@bbb7, Focus is right, we got out played and won, we NEED focus. GO KINGS
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KingsFan1971 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
@Sandy, guys i know the feeling I have been growing mine and my boss..was telling me i need to shave……and I simply said if I have to I need to find a new job….my boss then asked why I explained and its ok from here on out.!!!!!
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Best game Stoll has played all season. Winning big face-off’s, and backchecking like a madman.
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KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:02 pm
@mrbrett7,
That’s funny because early on I was thinking he wasn’t playing well at all.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:09 am
@KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair), Nobody was, and when the physical play picked up, so did his play, especially in the 3rd period.
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have we never had a series won in a sweep? or just not a best of 7 win in a sweep? that must be what it is.
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g smith86 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
@Stuart, that’s what Bob said…tha’s hard to believe…or maybe not so hard to believe..Kings haven’t enjoyed a lot of playoff success in their history
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:56 pm
@g smith86, other then 1993
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g smith86 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:59 pm
@lakingbob(chi), well yes…but they haven’t made it to the conference finals other than that year…
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
@lakingbob(chi), Actually, I think they made it to the conference finals pre-Gretzky era, but lost, so didn’t make it to the league finals..
tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
@Stuart, Jinx
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Stuart Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
@tornado12, ha, I owe you a coke!
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tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
@Stuart, Come on stewie. U can do better than a coke
Stuart Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
@t12, with some jack in it, of course!
KingsFan1971 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
@Stuart, hey stewie if the kings sweep Ill buy you and tornado shots and a beer I am good for it you name a place thats close and its a done deal!
Stuart Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
@KingsFan1971, I think we can work something out!!!
tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
Can u boys make it San Jose? Lol. Tell ya what tho if the kings are in the finals I will be at one of those games to take u guys up!
KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:05 pm
@Stuart,
No, they have never swept, period. They have never been up 3-0. They were only up 2-0 ONE time ever in their very first season and lost the series.
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a lot of weak shots and are goalie was there when he needed to be…great job JQ
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Stoll played good..
But as he says..
Quick and Brown..
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Thank You for staying out of the box tonight Stollicoaster.
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Duncanz Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
@CB14, A surprise absentee in the box score.
Fine with me!
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kings vs flyers in the finals!
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king o' philly Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:26 pm
@kopitaristheman,
canucks = pens west
kings = flyers west
canucks and pens = two (it must be said) talented but whining, classless, over-proud buncha diving,
head-hunting, cheap-shot crybabies.
if kings and flyers are i the finals i’m gonna be tied in knots man
flyers fan for almost 40 years
kings fan for almost 20 years
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Glad to see Stoll is coming around now
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I usually sit in 115 but I’m in Texas. Watched every minute and this was the best goaltending I have ever seen!!!! Quick is in a zone that can take us to the cup. But we must be able to put more pressure on better teams with more than 5 shots in a period. I can’t wait to be back in Calif for round 2!!
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tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:01 pm
@Wheels56, There aren’t many better teams than the president trophy winners! That said, I feel after the kings first PP they let it more even but the Canucks threw the kitchen sink at us and still lost. Gotta be frustrating for them
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Wheels56 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
@tornado12, Inderstood. By better I am referring to those teams moving forward to the next round. Those teams are either jelling now or on a hot streak like us. But a team in the east like the flyers is putting 20 goals in 3 games. Our defense is way better than the Pens, but I don’t see us shutting out a team like the Flyers thus the need to keep pressure on their net.
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tornado12 Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
@Wheels56, Agreed. But the kings are finding ways to win games in a variety of ways which is what is needed to (dare I say) win it all!
Great answers to those questions, Stolly.
Definitely one of our more eloquent interviewees, for sure.
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They had to ice it at the end of that crazy Canucks shift. Huge props to DSutter for calling that timeout. We needed to regroup and give the guys a breather in a big way.
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from what I have read about the Vancouver goaliies they are supposed to be really good at stopping and holding shots that are down low.Maybe Stoll and others need to consciously elevate shots to chest high to try for more rebounds in game 4.Just a thought,as any advantage should be expoited.GO KINGS,GO!!
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dodgervern Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:34 am
@dodgervern, exploited[its late]
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Phrases that need to NOT be written write now: 1. Win it all – Lets win 1 series first. 2. Classless – since the Clowe incident I’ve heard that 10000000 times on NBC and on blogs.
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kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 3:51 am
@kingsxstevenxkings,
RIGHT** it’s late
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