Some notes from last night’s game…
– The Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 on Sunday night at Staples Center to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.
– This is the first time in franchise history that the Kings have held a 3-0 series lead.
– It was the Kings’ first 1-0 victory in a playoff game since they beat Colorado 1-0 in overtime on April 25, 2002.
– The Kings broke a five-game playoff losing streak on home ice.
– The Canucks outshot the Kings 41-20, including 14-6 in the second period.
– The Kings went 0-for-8 on the power play (12 minutes, 23 seconds) and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill (4 minutes, 53 seconds). In the series, the Kings are 3-for-20 on the power play and 14-for-14 on the penalty kill, with two shorthanded goals.
– Jonathan Quick made 41 saves for his first shutout of the series and his second career playoff shutout. Quick recorded the seventh playoff shutout in Kings history.
– Dustin Brown scored the Kings’ goal, his fourth goal and fifth point of the series. Brown had a team-high six game-winning goals during the regular season. Brown has six goals and six assists in 15 career playoff games.
– Justin Williams assisted on the goal, his third assist and third point of the series. Williams has 11 goals and 21 assists in 54 career playoff games.
– Anze Kopitar assisted on the goal, his third assist and third point of the series. Kopitar has two goals and six assists in nine career playoff games.
– Dustin Brown recorded a team-high six shots on goal. Brown and Matt Greene each were credited with a team-high four hits. Rob Scuderi was credited with a game-high four blocked shots.
– Drew Doughty led the Kings in ice time, at 25 minutes, 56 seconds, followed by Willie Mitchell, at 25:12. Dustin Brown led all Kings forwards in ice time, at 22:15, followed by Mike Richards, at 21:36.
– The Kings won 28 of 57 faceoffs (49 percent). Mike Richards won 10 of 18 draws (56 percent). Jarret Stoll won 8 of 15 draws (53 percent). Anze Kopitar won 8 of 14 draws (57 percent).
Dustin Brown is going to be on Jim Rome’s Jungle radio show soon! Tune in folks. Jungle Karma for our Kings! Way to go Captain!
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@soyokaze, 11:30 am 570 am in the LA Kingdom. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Sebastian Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Forum Gold, thanks!
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39scars Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@Forum Gold, Hope he mentions the “Someone knocking on the door hit”
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Sebastian Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@soyokaze, How do i tune into this? internet stream?
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Sebastian, http://www.am570radio.com/main.html
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Sebastian Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@Sebastian, looks like this is a stream here…also available on iheartradio Fox LA 570
http://tunein.com/radio/AM570-Fox-Sports-LA-s26568/
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BigSeeGas Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@soyokaze, WELL SAID BROWN!!!! WE ARE ALL THOSE DIE HARDS THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@BigSeeGas, Die Hard since 1969. Thanks Captain for the shout out. GO KINGS GO!!!
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BigSeeGas Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@Forum Gold, NICE! since 93 but i wasn’t born until 1982.
ill be saying the same thing 50 years from now!!!!! GO KINGS GO!
MM Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
@BigSeeGas, We’re twins! Born in 82 and pretty sure 93 is the same year I became a big fan of the Kings. Hopefully in 50 years we’ll all be talking about the multiple cups the Kings have won. Actually, in 50 years I hope we will still be talking about Brown’s hit on Sedin =).
i think it’s fair to say that we’ve been both good and lucky during this series thus far…the team’s confidence is soaring and there’s no reason to believe that it will stop come game 4…
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@variable, The playoff experience that the Kings now have with the additions of Carter and Richards have helped create more “luck”.
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variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@puck73,
the team is hitting their stride…and those two are big reasons why we are at this point, on the verge of sweeping the president’s trophy winners…
i think on wednesday, the kings will do something you often criticize them for not doing – finishing…
i think we play our best game of the season in completing the sweep…(!)
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@V,
Consider this, from The Vancouver :
http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/04/16/and-boom-goes-the-dynamite-vancouver-at-la-game-3-2012/
“With Boston, Vancouver was injured, and the Bruins were basically given the same rules James Bond follows in life, which is they could do whatever they wanted to us, with no consequences, and they got to have a martini afterwards. They would tackle, slash, and punch the Canucks anytime the Canucks even thought about going near their goalie. But now? The refs are calling penalties. The Canucks are healthy minus Daniel. Yet LA is still managing to keep Vancouver on the perimeter at all times. That is so frustrating I cannot even begin to express it properly. Vancouver has ZERO reason for getting shut down this badly.”
I think defense is a game of position, like screening off the opponent from a rebound in basketball. The Kings are on the correct position on the ice, and it makes the game a lot easier.
I also think it is ironic that the low-scoring Kings are now doing to others what happened all season to them… take many more shots, own the puck and NOT SCORE.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, I said it then and I’ll say it now. This roster was built for playoff hockey. Only problem is…you need to get there first.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@mrbrett7,
Thankfully…
Yeah, Jack!
variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
B…
yeah…it’s nice to be on the winning side of one of those games/situations…
but we have a great defense – obviously, 2nd in the league wasn’t gonna change come playoff time – it’s the kings identity…
but getting the timely goals is a welcomed change…brown has been sensational, as he leads the charge in all facets of the game…
on wednesday, i believe after a close first period, the kings pull away in the second period, scoring three goals…and end up winning the game 5-1 to complete the sweep…i think we will play our best game of the playoffs on home ice – another sign things are changing for the better in l.a…(!)
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@variable,
Glad to see you’re reinforcing that defense is our identity. I’m glad that unlike the last 2 playoffs it is actually standing up, and strong.
Winning the third period in game 2, to put us up 2-0 was a huge step in the Kings’ maturation. Also was making that 1-0 lead last night. We’re not there yet, but two giant steps in our progression.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@V,
May you be right.
I bet Uncle Darryl paces and paces and paces Staples, until Wednesday night…
MM Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@variable, The only facet that Brown doesn’t lead in is assists… but only because the NHL won’t let Brown get assists on the goals he scores =). Brown has been everything a leader should be.
Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@MM, Chuck Norris gets the primary AND the secondary on all goals he scores…
Cav Pilot Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@variable, Like my dad likes to say, The harder I worked, the luckier I got.”
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variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Cav Pilot,
yr dad is wise…(!)
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@Cav Pilot,
That’s what my Dad said, too!
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responsible D Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
@variable,
As best I could tell after watching it a few times, during that interminable final minute of the third there was an instance where 33 threw a long high clear from deep in the Kings end, and as the puck traveled through the air toward the other end it literally skittered along the top of the glass above penalty box for a few feet. Did anyone else catch that?
Sometimes everything just goes your way…
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Extreme frustration for the Canucks, but they have nothing to be ashamed of in terms of their effort (unlike the present Pittsburgh Pantywaists– everyone wishes they were playing those guys right now!). The Canucks brought their ‘A’ game to games 2 and 3, but they’ve had no answer to ‘the 32 and 23 show.’ But a word of caution to Kings Nation– everyone is indeed playing well, but it’s time for a few new difference-makers to step forward. Vancouver will be throwing the kitchen sink at Quick and probably trying to find a way to drop a house on Brown (‘course the way Brown’s been playing, that ploy would probably just break the house).
Lewis has been so sound (don’t change anything, Trevor, except how often you dent the back of the net). Other than one bad penalty, Penner’s been sound. Kopitar and Richards are playing fairly good, which is all that’s been asked of them so far. Time to see something more from Carter.
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I’ve always kind of wondered why you don’t put the 4th lines face off percentage, but they probably don’t take that many.
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Tweeners Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:05 am
@Blake, Is it just me, or did Lokti seem almost invisible on the ice?
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@Tweeners, he wasn’t out there much and then got injured. There was only one shift where he handled the puck for more than 3 seconds…
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jmsalsa Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Tweeners, i turned to my buddy after he limped off and said “that’s ok, he wasn’t gonna play much in the 2nd and 3rd period anyway.” sutter limited minutes of rookies in games 1 and 2 – in a game as close as last nights, lokti wasn’t gonna get much ice time no matter what.
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purple and gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Blake, Of the numbers up there the rest of the guys were 2 for 10.
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VV played a great game last night too! excellent position. And I think @Dommer needs to reconsider whether or not Slava can handle the 200+ forwards the way JJ must’ve been able to…
VV is using his stick well and then sealing his check. Playing with WM has done wonders for VV, i’m sure of it!
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Stuart, Mitchell and Greene are going to have a positive inpact on our team long after they retire. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Michael J. Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@Stuart,
Voynov was the only rookie last night that didn’t look like a rookie. Personally, I thought that King had his worst game since his call-up. He looked slow, always a step behind, and had difficulty making simple plays.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Michael J., I think King was a little caught up in the emotion of the game last night. Total in the head lights for him. luckily, he didn’t do anything too costly out there.
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bmova Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Stuart, Yeah, he didn’t play like Edler!
EmptyTank Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:59 am
@Michael J., I don’t know what it was, but I agree that King was below-par. Maybe it was the emotions of the game. Hopefully he’ll bounce back and bring it on Wed. Kudos to DS for making the line necessary changes.
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Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
@EmptyTank, King looked a lot like he did last year, so chalk it up to experience and hope he gets right back to playing his game.
vplaza Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@Stuart,
Voynov played well in the third. In the first and second periods, he had trouble handling the forecheck of the Nucks. I think he and the team made adjustments after the 2nd intermission because both he and Martinez played better in the third period.
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Cup B4 I Die Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@Stuart,
VV was the MAN…pinching to hold that puck in the zone before Brown’s goal.
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Best series for sure!! Canada couldn’t be happier! For game 4 put in Westy!! He needs to clean up the Vancouver riff-raff because next game is gonna be a chippy one from Vancouver. And when he runs into Kesler, Kesler won’t have to worry about being chirped for diving! Canucks need to be dusted physically, which Westy is most qualified for. Plus he’s not such a bad guy.
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joan fondell Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
@Rob McEwen, Keep Westy out. The game to be in was last night. 4th game will be chippy but they don’t want to take needless penalties. We could score on the PP, even though we didn’t last night.
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Dustin Brown making an appearance on the Jim Rome show at 11:30 this morning pacific time, cant wait!
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Sorry to learn we might have heard our last “Bob and Jim” game of the year last night.
Will they now have to watch the rest of the Kings playoff run on TV like the rest of us? Does anyone know if there has ever been any talk of B & J joining the radio side if(when) the Kings make it to finals. After all those guys have done to promte the Kings brand, it would be a travesty if they weren’t involved in somehow. GKG
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Jeff Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@Michael Brown, it would be a real shame if we can’t hear Bob and Jim (especially Bob), but how can you have four guys on the radio? That’s a little much. I don’t think that Nick and Daryl will want to give up their microphones. Don’t know what the solution is but I would really like to continue to hear Bob call the games.
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ice is nice Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:25 am
@Jeff, I would like to think that the Kings could do some sort of internet audio. I enjoy listening to Nick and Daryl over the radio feed, but with copyrights and all I don’t like the national t.v. announcing set up the league does at all.
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Michael Brown Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Jeff, Agreed. Four in the booth would be too much but wouldn’t it be a classy gesture to allow Bob and Jim call maybe one period per game on the radio side? As much as Bob Miller has meant to the Kings since 1973, doing so would be a very classy gesture. Would Nick & Daryl object too much?
Can you imagine if Vin Scully was not allowed to broadcast a Dodger World Series run or if Chick Hearn was not doing the play by play for a Lakers NBA chamipinship? Unthinkable.
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kozak Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@Michael Brown, those of us out of the LA Market haven’t had Bob and Jim since game 81
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Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@kozak, Actually both DircTV and AT&T U-Verse carry Fox Sports West nationwide, but during the playoffs, since the series is on network TV the Fox feed is blacked out. I’ve looked for a feed but can’t find one. It’s not nearly as much fun without Bob’s play by play and Foxy’s analysis.
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IF the Kings can win game 4, DS’s speech to the team HAS TO BE:
Look, you just the beat the #1 team in the NHL… if you keep playing hard, sticking to the system, and bringing it EVERY GAME, you can win the cup.
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FiG17 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@John,
I respectfully disagree. I don’t think anyone has to say that… I think the guys will be feeling pretty good if they win this series. Sutter’s job is to keep them grounded and remind them there’s still a long road ahead. One series does not a Stanley Cup win.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@FiG17,
Totally agree! Well said!
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KC23 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@FiG17, DS is gonna tell them about what they need to do to improve. They’ll be no back slapping from DS until after Dustin takes the cup from Bettman’s weasely’s little paws.
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Token Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@John, No.
“You ain’t won nothing until you win 16″
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Okay, we have to give some credit to TM for this last win. Even though TM’s system wasn’t the best for the team overall his insistence on strict defensive positioning allowed the Kings to best Vancouver even while being backed up in their own zone most of the night.
It’s good to have the confidence to play that way if needed.
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I can’t imagine what Quick’s agent is going to ask for when Quick’s contract expires after next season. Hope that the cap goes up under the new CBA because the Kings are going to need the room (assuming that AEG is willing to spend the money to resign Quick).
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Blurker Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Jeff, Should be interesting. Quick has to know that while he’s playing extremely well, his numbers this season are a byproduct of the system and players in front of him. (At least that’s the way he tells it during interviews, and I believe him.)
If the Kings make a deep run, he’s got to realize that a “hometown discount” would benefit him in the long run. I’m hoping for 5 years between 5.5 and 6.5 per. But what do I know?
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egmorris Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Blurker, If you look at goalie salaries, I don’t think those numbers are ridiculous, or even represent much of a hometown discount – for this year Fleury is at 5.5, Kipprusoff is at 6, Tim Thomas is at 5 (and I actually don’t know if any goaltender’s cap hit exceeds 7) – sure you have outliers like Bryzgalov and Luongo, but for an excellent star-caliber goaltender I don’t think 5.5/per is unreasonable.
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red49er Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
@Blurker, Way to early for this discussion. This July/Aug. material
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Rich-
Shouldn’t your postgame notes have included something about Kopitar’s epic fight? Was that Kopitar out there for Floyd Mayweather?
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Last nights game reflected what our season has been about, except one major thing, we won. Quick has lost too many games this year by the score of 1-0. Great outcome for us and it’s the Canucks that are now frustrated…….
Expect the Canucks to come out even harder Wednesday and hope the Kings can match that intensity and score early and often. Let’s bury this team and send them home.
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@spidey35, Power Play has to step. We were very fortunate last night to get the win. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Forum Gold, Step up. Sorry.
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Slim N Nunn Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@spidey35, I expect the Canucks to come out very hard, but also to be very fragile. If things start going against them, they will fold. I expect, if the Kings can hold off the early push, the Canucks will give up.
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Improvement on the faceoffs is a must.
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Anyone know of a good spot in the Pasadena area to watch game 4? I don’t have the NBC sports network.
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While the win is great, The Kings were heavily outplayed last night and in Game 2. Our goalie can steal a game for us every now and then, but the rest of the team needs to step up. The only way this team can win consistently is to out-hustle the other team for most of the night. I am concerned they are overconfident and thinking they can keep playing like that and winning.
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Interesting that the Canucks all say they ‘ran into a hot goaltender’ otherwise it might be 2-1 or even 1-2 in favor of the Canucks. While Quick has been positively SOLID in the games, to me he’s only been called upon to make a few great saves each game, even with 90 shots against in the last two games. They really havent yet SEEN Quick literally steal a game… tho they might on Wednesday.
The fact that he hasnt been asked to make acrobatic save after acrobatic save is a testament to how well the D has played, especially Mitchell. And the forwards havent lost anyone nor left anyone wide open coming backdoor late in 3 games, so it’s truly been a TEAM defense so far.
GKG!
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KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@bbb7,
IMO last night was a textbook example of Quick stealing a game. A ‘few’ great saves or not, he stopped all 41 shots by a team that screened him like a miner panning for gold.
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variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:48 am
@bbb7,
i think quick stole last night’s game…
brown played a terrific game, but was also fortunate to be in the right place at the right time – and that’s what wins games and playoff series, too – some luck…
but it was quick who made it all possible by stopping everything big and small that came his way…
i agree with my friend WAVES above…
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Shakes Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@bbb7, i think the other thing is that not only was he making saves but he wasn’t really allowing any rebounds…so basically he’s stopping the major scoring opportunities (2nd chances) from even occuring in the first place. the goalies who can’t control rebounds sometimes have highlight worthy segments of multiple close saves, but Quick has prevented that from even starting
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bbb7 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
@Shakes, I do definitely agree with that. His rebound control is stellar this season.
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Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@bbb7, Especially since it was a rebound coughed up by Schneider that Brownie scored on. Quick was sensational.
red49er Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@bbb7, I agree with you. While Quick was very good this wasn’t what I think of as stealing a game. He had a very solid defensive effort in front of him. When a goalie steals a game its when he stops everything and wins the game despite poor defense and point blank, grade A scoring chances against.
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They gotta work on getting out of their own end. They allowed Vancouver to spend way too much time in their zone. Credit the defense and Quick for shutting the door, but too many times last night they just couldn’t get solid stick to stick passes to clear the zone. If they keep playing in their own end, the fourth win is going to be even harder to get.
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Go Kings Go!
I’m waiting for the DB interview. Didn’t realize Jim Rome was this annoying.
Kings are playing their game. Between Dustin Brown, Willie Mitchell, and Jonathan Quick, Canucks are getting killed.
However, it’s four games to win a series. And last I looked, the Canucks had the best regular season in the NHL. The Kings have NEVER seen this kind of success so quickly. I hope Sutter can channel the energy to improving their game from their underwhelming performance, as a whole, last night. If Vancouver plays like they did last night, and we play like we did last night, over the course of the next four games, I don’t like our chances.
Although it’s bad luck, I probably will bring a broom on Wednesday.
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@Steve, His show has gotten worse over the years, poorly produced.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Steve, I NEVER listen to Rome…. he’s become too full of himself, for awhile now. I liken him to Stern… when it was new and novel it was great, now, not so much. and somebody take a gilette to that weak sedin-esque goatee…
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vplaza Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@Steve,
Rome was okay….when he was on AM 690 in San Diego years ago. Now, he’s just a talking head that thinks he’s all that and has the clones to pump up his ego.
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Cav Pilot Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:55 am
@Steve, I haven’t listened to his show in over 10 years. Was he always this annoying?
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– The Kings won 28 of 57 faceoffs (49 percent). Mike Richards won 10 of 18 draws (56 percent). Jarret Stoll won 8 of 15 draws (53 percent). Anze Kopitar won 8 of 14 draws (57 percent).
am i missing somethink?
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JureEe Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@JureEe, 18+15+14=47…
10+8+8=26..
somethink is wrong..
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fsd1 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@JureEe, 4th line faceoffs and kick outs, saw brownie take quite a few…. He is just listing the top 3 centers
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bbb7 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
@JureEe, Brown 1 for 3, Carter 1 for 4, Fraser 0 for 1.
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Wednesday ROME, wednesday
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@Lake Forest, Good point.
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Sebastian Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@Lake Forest, haha, that was funny…Friday…what the heck? this jim rome guy must not know much about hockey.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
@Sebastian, No he is a BB homer, and his catch phases are very old, “Rack-em”.
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Vegas now has Kings at 5 and 6/1.
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DB on Rome right now
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“I had an oppurtunity to finish my check, and I DID!”
nice one Captain!
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@Stuart, Keep your head up on Wednesday Captain. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:50 am
@Forum Gold, if the Kings put up a coupld of goals early, it will get extremely ugly out there.
If Richardson cant go, and seeing how 4th line minutes are scarce, I would not mind seeing Westy dressed…
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spidey35 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Stuart, Totally see this game getting out of control……Hopefully we won’t see a repeat of Burrows going after Kopitar and baiting Kopitar into defending himself.
Henrik…….WAKE UP!! LOL
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Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
@Trip, He’s bacon surfing
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Did Jim Rome just play “I Predict A Riot” as his outtro after the Brown interview? I closed the browser window as it started but I swear that’s what I heard! @Shakes!
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If I was Dustin Brown, I would have said this:
Rome: “Would you say that all the celebrities start to come out when you’re winning? That you get more attention when things are going well?”
Brown: “Well, yeah. I mean you’ve never invited me on your show prior to today, for example.”
I was really impressed with Brown’s interview. He was honest but careful in what he said. The guys say he is a leader on and off the ice, which I heretofore had not seen honestly. However, I’m starting to see why DB has the C. I still think either Mitchell or Richards would make excellent captains.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@Steve,
Classic shot by DB! keep your head up Rome!
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Whether you like Rome or not… You have to believe in jungle karma! And we just got some! Classic response…
“I got a chance to finish my check and I did!” yes you did Brownie… You finished it well…
Now put the team on your back and go out there and finish off the Canucks! See you Wednesday!
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@DY, Remember when Gretzky was the correspondent on his back in 93 when the Kings made their run to the final? That was way cool.
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KC23 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@puck73, I keep remembering the Toronto media saying Gretzky was skating like he had a piano on his back. He stuck it to em bad with a Hat trick in game 7. That was awesome.
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JUST BEING THERE YESTERDAY MADE IT THAT MUCH SWEETER!!!! The boys look good. the fans were into it, but i think people were waiting for them to fall apart. when they DIDNT!!! people didn’t know how to react. This is a new feeling. I mean the franchise has never been up 3-0 in a series, and there is a chance to make history on Wednesday NO 8th SEED HAS EVER SWEPT a President Award winner in the history of the NHL! wow. That would be something wouldn’t it??
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Steve Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:59 am
@BigSeeGas, I’ve been wondering about that. Thanks for giving me that stat.
I know I will take some flak for this, but I feel Vancouver will win some games before the next series. Hopefully the Kings will continue to surprise me.
My problem is Sutter’s problem: if you look at 5-on-5, we are losing. I think we have 3 goals in five-on-five, and they have 4 (not sure). It reminds me of 2010 actually when we went like 10/10 on the PP and were up 2-1 in the series. Then Vancouver won three in a row. It’s actually a very similar series. The major difference, in my opinion, is Darryl Sutter and Jonathan Quick 3.0.
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My God, their talking hockey on AM 710 now! Gee, usually the only thing these guys tell me is how many time Kobe Bryant took a dump in the toilet today.
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BigSeeGas Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:53 am
@puck73, HAHA!!!
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variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@puck73,
it’s refreshing to hear hockey being discussed in l.a. on a mid-april morning…
…and this time, it’s being discussed for all the right reasons, too..(!)
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:57 am
@variable, Its funny, most of these windbags on the air usually say the reason they dont talk hockey is because no one calls. Thats a big fat lie! The reason no one calls is because their shows are one dimensional and talk about nothing but Laker basketball.
To be quite honest, its a real turn off, and thats the reason most people dont call.
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@puck73,
Call in man.
variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@puck73,
completely agree…
talk radio has the same problem most sports media outlets do – lack of variety and failure to create more stimulating, timely subject matter…it’s so annoying and deflates one’s enthusiasm towards their entertainment products…
it’s like espn’s incessantly redundant, non-stop football coverage and analysis…talk about torture and overkill…(!)
LVKINGS88 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@puck73, Very sad but very true, Lee Hacksaw Hamilton was the only guy who would talk hockey.
Forum Gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@puck73, The Cannons on 570am are also talking Kings Hockey. They were talking hockey last Friday and Pat O’Brien was saying that probably no one is listening. I called in and told them that the Kingdom is much larger than they give it credit for and I for one was loving hearing them discuss hockey. GO KINGS GO!!!
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we are witnessing the transformation of a captain taking the next step in elevating his status around the league as a major leader on an emerging team….
huge momentum going into game four…
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It really bothers me that NHL.com seems to have given more coverage to the celebrities that showed up last night than the game itself. On their rotator on the home page, they have a whole section dedicated to what these guys think of the Kings. How about how we’re up 3-0 against the #1 team in the regular season jack holes!!!
It’s kinda fun though to hear all the Canadian & East Coast analysts saying what a shock it is that VAN is down 3-0. It’s not like we didn’t play pretty darn well since the trade deadline. Maybe now we’ll start getting some credit for being the great team we are.
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Steve Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@Mudfish4, True. We give them something real to talk about, and it’s about Will Ferrell. Although I love Will.
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Let me set the scene:
We are slated to have our 4th child Thursday morning.
We currently have tix to Wednesdays clincher.
Unborn daughter, if you are listening…”DO NOT COME OUT EARLY!!! Mommy and daddy have other plans Wednesday night.”
GO KINGS GO!!!!!
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bbb7 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@Andrew, Let’s hope you name her Sweep! :p
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Are we still firing Dean Lombardi? Just checking. Sorry, couldn’t resist.
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pr0cess Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@LA_1968, Maybe i dont think any GMs job is ever safe
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Steve Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@LA_1968, I, for one, cringed every time people called for Lombardi’s head.
I’ve agreed with every single move he has made. I even agreed wholeheartedly with the Penner move, despite it ending up being a mistake. Nobody could foresee Dwight King nearly outscoring Dustin Penner in the regular season playing less than half as many games.
And who knows? Maybe the Penner deal will have worked out by the end of these playoffs. He actually looks pretty good. I don’t think it’s a mistake that a Line 3 player had the game-winner in Game 1 and 2.
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@Steve, Dean Lombardi has slowly but surely changed the culture with the Kings. If the Kings make a nice run here in the post season, maybe #9 on New Jersey takes a serious look at playing hockey here, and the nice beach area lifestyle as well.
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@puck73, You got to think so. At least it will double the size of the list of FA’s that would come here if we could go a bit farther. I don’t know who will take Nash but it will be someone who has a lot to give which we don’t.
LA_1968 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@Steve,
Pretty much my position on DL is what you put there. I also admit I was personally undecided on Sutter as coach at the time. However, with the pressure of winning coming to a head I felt that if this is who DL wants, in such a pinch, then he must have something very good to offer the Kings.
To that point, I feel that if DS would have actually attended the Ivy League school he would be more polished, and probably would be coaching one of the top eastern teams right now. He’s very rough around the edges but he does know two things. Hockey and farming. Make it three. Family.
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variable Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@LA_1968,
i said last night that if the kings win the series on wednesday…or in general…that dl has all but sealed up finishing his contract next season…
upper management wanted a better fate than last year’s early exit…and this would inch closer to their mandate….
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Weasel Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
@LA_1968,
Yes, if he loses in the first round he’s gone.
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Hey Dom, I added a response to the Doughty post. Nothing big.
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Funny stat. Our PK is scoring on 14% of our penalites, whiel our PP is scoring 15% of the time.
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Roma Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:36 pm
@Perro, Ya without a doubt our PP must improve if we are going to have a serious run
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
@Roma, I know… I would hate to win a Stanley Cup with a PP very much like that of Boston last year…
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Timere Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
@Perro, If you add it up, that is 29% with a man short. Not saying which team is short, but not bad.
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Here’s a question for the statisticians of this blog…has an 8 seed ever swept a 1?
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