The Vancouver Canucks didn’t play particularly well in Game 1, so they switched up their lines a bit for Game 2. The Canucks played well in Game 2 but lost, so they made an eyebrow-raising switch in goal for Game 3. They lost again. Now what? Short of Daniel Sedin flying in and making an unexpected appearance, what is left at the bottom of coach Alain Vigneault’s bag of tricks? Vigneault and the Canucks have two days to figure it out. One positive for the Canucks last night was that Henrik Sedin apparently escaped injury after his big hit from Dustin Brown. In the moments after the hit, Sedin struggled to get up and clung to the Vancouver bench. To their credit, though, nobody on the Canucks’ side claimed the hit was dirty — it clearly wasn’t — and Sedin, once he got his wind back, was able to return just a couple minutes later. That’s about where the good news ended for the Canucks. Before the game, Darryl Sutter said, referring to Game 3, “we got outshot 50-25 … and if we play like that we’re going to get beat.’’ Well, the Canucks outshot the Kings 41-20 in Game 3, and the Kings won again. Here’s how the Vancouver Province and the Vancouver Sun covered last night’s game, followed by some additional postgame quotes from the Canucks…
The Vancouver Province’s Canucks coverage
The Vancouver Sun’s Canucks coverage
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COACH ALAIN VIGNEAULT
(on outshooting the Kings but not capitalizing…) “You have to give credit where credit is due, and obviously they are getting a great performance by their goaltender. It’s another hard-fought game by both teams tonight. They were able to make us pay for one of our mistakes and we weren’t able to make them pay for some of their mistakes.’’
(on the Canucks taking penalties…) “We took a lot of penalties, some I’d have to question, but that’s the nature of the game. We did what we had to do to kill them. For the most part of the game, I thought we were good except for our finish.’’
(on Dustin Brown’s hit on Henrik Sedin…) “I didn’t like the position Henrik was in, but other than that it was a good hit.’’
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HENRIK SEDIN
(on the game recap…) “We played one hell of a game tonight. On the 5-on-5 we were all over them. The power play was better. If we keep playing like this, we are going to score goals.’’
(on outplaying Kings and still losing…) “That’s the playoffs. We have to keep doing the same things over and over again and we are going to get bounces. We showed tonight what kind of team we have, and if we come in Wednesday and play like this, we are going to steal the game and bring it back to make it work.’’
(on his hit from Dustin Brown…) “Clean hit.’’
(on whether he was just winded from hit…) “Yep.’’
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KEVIN BIEKSA
(on the current mood of the team…) “What do you think? We’re down three-nothing. It’s not good. Any better questions?’’
(on deserving a better fate in Game 3…) “Yeah, we do (deserve better). That’s what happens in playoffs. It was a close game and we played really well defensively. We didn’t give them a lot of good chances and we kept their shots down. At the other end, we ran into a hot goaltender. We had a lot of shots on net, we had a lot of traffic, did a lot of good things offensively, and sometimes you run into a hot goaltender. We’re happy with the way we played. We moved this forward, we keep the momentum moving forward, and these guys have to beat us one more game for this to be over.’’
Outshot in Game 4??? Did I miss a game??
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:02 am
@PakiFan, Yeah, I was surprised too…glad the Kings get a well-earned break, though.
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PakiFan Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:20 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
It’s just a foreshadowing prediction from Rich…
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@PakiFan,
This is from The Vancouver province:
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.”
Like basketball, hockey defense is about POSITION. The Kings are establishing position on the ice, and the Canucks are not fighting through them. This eliminates rebound shots and cuts down on screens.
This is a great testament to how well the Kings are playing.
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MM Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Talking about position, I wonder what the blocked shots count was last night. The Kings kept the Canucks on the perimeter during attacks and were in front of shots when the puck trickled to the middle. They also prevented shots on goal by making themselves big enough to force the Canuck shooters to go wide on their shots.
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Deserve has got nothing to do with it.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:09 am
@Hutch, They’re going through the same kind of denial the Kings were when they were putting a lot of shots on net but were losing 2-1 and 1-0.
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Sebastian Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:14 am
@Hutch, best past of that movie…”you just shot an unarmed man” “HE should’ve armed himself”
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Belexes Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:13 am
@Hutch,
Has Will Munny entered the conversation? Glad to find him on these forums!
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Coma Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
@Hutch, self entitled nucker puckers. well said.
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puckbob Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@Hutch, yer rite, yougotta EARN it. the canuks DESERVE what they got!
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To the Nuck fans crying… your coach and Sedin both said it was a clean hit by Brown. End of story.
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Charles Batsford Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am
@vplaza, Thank you.
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EmptyTank Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@vplaza, The good ‘ol NHL.com… Brownie’s hit is missing in their highlight reel (from the FSW feed) and the author of the writeup calls the hit “late” and then adds: “Sedin and Vancouver didn’t have much issue with the hit, other than the lateness.”
I know the interviews we see are just clips and don’t give us everything they say, but I have not heard AV, Sedin or anyone else complain one word about the hit. Is this guy just making it up??
Also, as of now (a mere 12 hours after the game) the link is already bumped off of the first page Top Stories section and you’ve gotta go hunting for the write-up. You CAN however still get to 5 stories about the Penguins meltdown. PATHETIC!!!!
http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2011030153&navid=sc.com-series-recap
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EmptyTank Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:56 am
Sorry, that should be 7 articles about the Penguins. I missed the ditty about the their Thugs having hearings and the link touting Malkin for some fantasy thing.
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artofhockey Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@EmptyTank, Here’s a quote from Daniel Wagner blogging for the Vancouver Sun:
“Incidentally, it turns out that Craig Simpson isn’t biased against the Canucks: he’s just pretty much always wrong. He repeatedly called Brown’s hit “late,” when Henrik had clearly just released the puck.”
nuf said.
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Sdgolfer Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@EmptyTank, Who cares if we aren’t getting the press or recognition. Let everybody keep underestimating us. It’s working so far.
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Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@vplaza, To Sedin’s credit he did say that. I’ve heard the argument that it wasn’t necessary in that situation…. I think any time you put a dangerous player on his back cleanly, it’s a good idea.
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Well I guess we have to give them credit that noone was crying about the hit, aside from their fans.
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Lake Forest Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:07 am
@Lake Forest, Kings ended up getting a rebound goal after Samuel “Seriously, I probably get way too much credit for having shut down the Twins in ’07″ Pahlsson and Alex “Wait, I’m supposed to be playing good during a contract year? Crap.” Edler both decided to, I don’t know, basket weave somewhere? All I remember is that Pahlsson laid about Brown with a huge hit, and then decided “Hey, sweet hit, time to go tweet about it!” and inexplicably left Brown alone to get up, skate back into the slot, and bang home the rebound. I didn’t even swear out loud when this happened. I just stared at the TV as if I could somehow turn back time so I could put a fist through the TV and slap Pahlsson for even thinking of leaving Brown alone. As for Edler, I assume he broke a stick and was busy trying to duct tape it back together. “These things cost so much, I have to save money where I can!”
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am
@Lake Forest, …and I’m guessing the fans got that idea from Craig Simpson….
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Questions not answered by last night’s game. Since Schneider was not the savior, nor Luongo the problem, except maybe in the minds of Canuck fans and press, who will be in goal for the canucks, Wednesday night? If the Kings win again in this series and move on in the playoffs will Vancouver fire Vigneault?
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John Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:31 am
I want to start off by saying I am a kings fan. With that said, I do not think Vigneault will be fired. He took the Nucks to the finals last year. The kings have truly improved their playing ability, especially as a team in all aspects of the game. Their defense is strong and consistent, and our strikers are improving as the seasons go by. Honestly, we have a huge chance this year. Go Kings.
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brian spain Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
@John, John, this isn’t soccer, they are not called strikers, they are called hockey players, offensive and defensive hockey players, If you are a great goal scorer you would be called a SNIPER!
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I love this view… 70% say Canucks season is over. http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/CANUCKS+POLL+Vancouver+season+over/6458672/story.html
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair), I’m a bit more surprised at the other 30%.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:14 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, those would be us insiders if the rolses were reversed, well some of us anyway…
I would like to hear from all the kingsfan that said something to this effect: my heart says Kings, but my brain says VAN… LOMFL!!!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:16 am
@Stuart, When things get that bad, I don’t answer the polls. I felt like that after the home-and-home against San Jose, and didn’t answer a poll.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:16 am
To the point–it’s one thing to feel negative, and another to broadcast the negativity around.
Lake Forest Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:18 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I was the same, i was so angry 4 days later!
Against THIS team, the Kings had better bring the ax on Wednesday! I don’t think you want to give the Canucks a glimmer of hope, 1 more home game, and a chance to come back to LA at 3-2. (Wait, maybe I’m getting ahead of myself.)
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:11 am
@Tony in Denver, Yup…fans, bring no brooms…Kings bring axes.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:15 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I was already thinking of how I’m going to sneak a small broom in… I might have to pull the old west shoutgun in the trench coat!!!
SKS!!
It might be time to get out the old headline that’s only been used for the Lakers:
HOW SWEEP IT IS!!!!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:17 am
@Stuart, I’d be good with everyone showing up with a whisk broom, and throwing it on the ice after the game.
Gary Livingston Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:22 am
@Stuart,
Hand brooms.
I was screaming for everyone to bring a small hand broom in the event we win and we can send the Canucks home in style by bringing them out at the end of the game. haha.
Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@both, excellent ideas! only I doubt I’ll be close enough to toss it on the ice.
twnclick Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:44 am
@Stuart, I think the fans should consider wearing swim caps to the next game. Canuck blue.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:37 am
Anyone who take one should keep it well-hidden, though. It would be rather embarrassing if they lost and the press came out making a big story of the brooms.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:46 am
Guess I should say this again, just to be clear: My choice is to put them away with class and skip the broom thing. But if they must, I’d prefer the kept it on the down-low until they spring it on ‘em.
Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I agree on putting them away with class. Anything else just doesn’t feel good when you think about it afterwards. Follow Sutter’s lead…
Does anybody know how I can find a Canucks blog?
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Lake Forest Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:14 am
@Howe 9, Links above or on the right side of this blog has each teams blog address
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plywood Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
@Lake Forest, Here is a great classically biased comment from a typical cansuck about Cappie from cansuck fan Garrfoo in The Province: “They need at least one and preferable two vicious mean down right dirty player like Brown, basic cheap shot artists to keep other teams on their toes, and head hunt their stars
Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Playoffs+Canucks+Kings+Extra+Attacker/6464303/story.html#ixzz
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KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:16 am
@Howe 9,
This is a popular one: http://www.passittobulis.com/
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair), nice read, thanks.
took this nug: ◦Kevin Bieksa went after Brown for the hit, attempting to fight him, but Brown weaselled his way out of it. Instead, Burrows and Kopitar engaged in some Greco-Roman wrestling. The combination of Burrows and Kopitar’s greasy, flowing hair had Canucks haters desperately hoping that Burrows would grab himself a fistful, but Burrows refused to play into their cheap stereotype.
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EmptyTank Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Stuart, yeah… instead Burrows went for the eye-gouge
“We have to keep doing the same things over and over again and we are going to get bounces. We showed tonight what kind of team we have, and if we come in Wednesday and play like this, we are going to steal the game and bring it back to make it work.” I remember hearing that for the first half of the season too. Then something/someone changed, and we didn’t hear that very often any more. Hmm, I wonder if Vancouver will consider changing that same something/someone too….
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:13 am
@OttoKing, Yup…it was the TM thing. I caught that too. TM was sure if they kept putting shots on net and playing defense they’d win. it doesn’t always work that way. You have to get the goaltender out of position and/or get him screened so he can’t see the shots.
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Nice to see Henrik and AV admit the hit was clean, feels like every time someone gets laid out these days, there has to be some sort of controversy.
I was at the game last night, and I can’t say the Kings looked great(looking at you Power Play), but in the playoffs all you need is some timely goals+good defense/goaltending.
Go Kings!!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:15 am
@Cup B4 I Die, The “big controversy” seems to be that Brownie didn’t feel like fighting after laying a clean check. Now THAT is crap. Everyone knows Brownie lets his clean hits to the talking, and I remember one borderline hit where he actually DID throw down when goaded–probably because he knew it was borderline. I, for one, like Brownie’s style (I’m not much for the fighting–I only see it as a remedy for bad calls on ugly/cheap hits, more or less.)
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:19 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, don’t watch any of the other series’… they’re chocked full o’ fisticuffs…
I posted it when that skirmish broke out: I thought this only happens in everybody else’s playoff series’!!! It was nice to see the boys get that aspect of the playoff experience. I liken it to beer-bonging a sixer of tall cans in college… not something you pay the money to attend school to do, but a memory you might (or might not have but I’m sure someone will recored it with their phone) have for a lifetime… to be able to say, yeah I did that…
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DesertKing Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:26 am
@Stuart,
Most of that skirmish was POC Burrows trying to even up the loss of Sedin. He should have got an instigator call for going after Kopi. All he wanted was to get Kopi off the ice for 5 minutes and it worked. I bet our Slovenian friends were cheerig their heads off.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:40 am
@Stuart, It doesn’t bother me as much when it doesn’t involve the Kings, and I don’t really get glued to the TV for most other games either.
Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:44 am
@WTFK, oh man, I watch almost every minute of the other series’ too, with exception of the FLA/NJ match up…
I love playoff hockey as much as I love Kings hockey. soo playoff hockey WITH the Kings in it, and winning no less, is euphoric!!
There’s nothing like it anywhere!
Steve C Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Cup B4 I Die, On way way home John Shorthouse of Team 1040 (Canucks radio) said Dustin Brown elbowed him on top of hitting him from behind. But Boudreau of CBC had a different view. When I looked at the replay, I think it was a good hit. Seeing one of the most hated team in the NHL being on the brink is awesome (even though I am a Metro Vancouver resident). A 4 game sweep of the Canucks will be PRICELESS.
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Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Steve C, Coming from a Vancouver resident that’s very interesting. Without seeing a different angle it’s really tough to see the elbow connect, but if he had, Sedin or Vigneault would have commented differently. Sounds like sour grapes from Shorthouse.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wCVhFT-gbA
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All I want to see is burning cars, and Vancouver fans throwing rocks and bottles at the police in full riot gear.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am
@Dominick (defrim65),
Stand by. News at 11 coming up!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am
@Dominick (defrim65), I like to joke about it, but I really don’t want to see any of that either. I guess it’ll probably happen, but it’s…hate to use this word…pathetic.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am
More to the point–I think it’s bad for hockey.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, I joke about it, but if we end it Wednesday, it won’t happen. Those riots happened last season because the crowds had gathered in Vancouver to support their team winning the cup, so the masses had gathered, and were just a powder keg waiting for a match.
If they lose to LA, in LA, the masses won’t have gathered in Vancouver, and riots will be avoided.
Garrett79 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:54 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, it’s not going to happen. They have never rioted when they have been knocked out in an early round.
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i predict a riot…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hamKl-su8PE&ob=av3e
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colo king fan Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:22 am
@Shakes,
If failure’s number one
Then surely he’s a second son
It’s all in how you disappear
Great whales of the sea.
- Matthew Good, Great Whales of the Sea – from the album ‘Vancouver’
LOL!
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The boys are so close to picking up something more valuable than the first ever franchise sweep.. the experience of the thrill of victory! Of knowing what it takes to move on in the playoffs, knowing what it’s like to be on THE OTHER SIDE of the handshake line!!!
I’m trying to finagle a single seat for the game on Wed because watching a series clinching game for the kings is on my bucket list!!
GKG
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@Stuart, I hear ya!
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KC23 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
@Stuart, Watching the clincher is fun. Had the pleasure the first year Gretzky was here. Still the best post game fan celebration in our history. The forum parking lot was one big giant party including streekers and just about everything else you could imagine.
That was a weird game for me because it was the only game I ever saw going alone.
You can’t imagine the euphoria of watching Gretzky put in that last open net to seal it.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@KC23, man what a time by all! I’ve say alone on a few occasions and the ticket I was looking at feel through…
Hopefully I’ll have 3 more chances after Wednesday!!
GKG
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@Stuart, d’oh! sat, fell…
Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@KC23, I don’t have to imagine, I was there, too. The opening goal by 99 gave everybody “that” feeling and the empty netter was just a total eruption of the Forum. It took us forever to get to our car that night. Four of us had t-shirts made up for the occasion and Kings fans were toasting us all through the parking lot. What an awesome night!
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First post since leaving last night’s game:
1. Not much voice left
2. The team showed a lot of heart
3. Quick, well, what more can you say
4. The “D” and the PK – outstanding, as most of the shots Quick faced were from way outside or came in such a way that they were easy to see.
5.Nice TO by DS
6. Not sure if both teams are struggling offensively or both are playing good defense since both teams reverted to dump and chase last night.
7. Vancouver is now San Jose Jr. – what a bunch of cheating/diving maroons
8. Deadhorse alert – our PP sucked. It also wasn’t very good and I wasn’t the only fan in the stands who noticed it.
9. Trade Dustin Brown – the guy never brings it, can’t score, can’t hit and can’t lead (yes, I lost my voice but not my sarcasm).
Other than winning the game, Quick’s shutout and DB’s goal, the best part was the pre-game warm-ups. My son and I joined the other Kings fans in the Casucks end and the “diving” signes were outstanding. Mine concentrated directly on Burrows, and the minute he hit the ice, he looked right at it posted right behind the goal and slammed his first shot into the glass right on it. Classic!
My son brought up a great point last night, namely that Vancouver does not look like they are in sync. He indicated that he thought there might be some kind of locker room chemistry issues. I think he is right. While watching them warm-ups, half of their players looked mad when they were reading the signs on the glass. The other half looked embarrassed. You almost got the feeling that the “non-divers” were embarrassed to be associated with the “divers.” As always, GKG!!!
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purple and gold Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@DesertKing, How great was the diving clips they showed on the screen after the kessler dive, I almost died laughing, I kept yelling call time out call time out, my girlfriend said “what you think your coach now,” it was such a great game to be at.
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JureEe Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@purple and gold, damt. i need to see that video
anybody link?
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KC23 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:42 pm
@JureEe, After they showed Kesseler’s dive they showed olympic diving for about 30 seconds on the big screen. Was priceless. Might not of been the best one though. They showed Brown’s hit on Sedin and then a snap shot of a Vancouver player with this look on his face like a spoiled child who didn’t get his way … long whiney face with a big fat lower lip like he was about to cry. That was my favorite.
KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@DesertKing,
Love the Burrows shot at the glass.
Our PP isn’t doing good, but their PP has totally failed them so far.
The only thing ‘out of sync’ for the Canucks as far as I could tell is they are playing against Jonathan Quick. Other than that, they’ve looked good most of the time and dominate during much of last night’s game. They just couldn’t get one past Quicker.
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@DesertKing, The loss of Daniel Sedin has thrown a monkey wrench in their overall team chemistry. Where it has really affected them is on the powerplay and their ability to finish.
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Pie Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@DesertKing, the fact that brown has been awesome since the trade deadline doesnt change the fact that he was mehh before it. I love the why he is playing right now and can’t wait to see a full season of this next year.
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After this series is over, would you shake the hand of the players who are disrespectful of the game with the antics they constantly do?
If it weren’t for all the other clowns on the team, kessler would stick out like a sore thumb.
I read all 39 pages of responses to this game on TSN’s site. Mostly enjoyable reading.
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Stuart Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:27 am
@trytodethroneus, I was thinking the same thing after the final whistle…how do you shake these clowns hands and say good series? I mean, I get that you do it, but it should be a very silent line on both sides…
I hope the Kings just have ear-to-ear grins btu I know they are more classy than that!
SKS!!!
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Gary Livingston Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@trytodethroneus,
Not shaking their hands is more disrespectful to the game than to them. Hand shakes no matter what.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:42 am
@Gary Livingston,
That was sort of a rhetorical question. They should go through the line with their heads looking down in shame.
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Jon (@RinkRoyaltyJon) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:54 am
@Gary Livingston, Agree with this. But, I think each King should have a brief speech prepared for kessler. HE is an absolute embarrassment to the game.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@trytodethroneus,
Yes! They should shake hands afterwards with no excuses. Only a player like Lemiux (who prposely hit to maim, or injure) would be exceptable for a King to forsake, but even then, I wouldn’t mind seeing every Kings player take part in sending that player home with the class, and honor fit for royalty.
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Whoever goes to the game on Wednesday please make a ton of “No Diving Kesler” signs (16X20 so they don’t make you take them down) and tape them on every glass pane around the nets. Start a paypal account and i’ll send a $20 for printing costs. This is hockey not soccer. I’d expect if from a euro player but he is American. Shameful.
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EmptyTank Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:11 am
@PW, I’m planning on heading to a Scuba shop to pick up a Diver Down flag
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Bulletin board material for game four preparation:
“I thought we took it to them,” Henrik said. “We got pucks deep. We worked their D. They are starting to get tired. We are really working them hard in their end. It’s going to turn around. And when it does, we are going to have a big chance to win this series.
Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Time+running+Canucks+after+loss+Kings/6463257/story.html#ixzz1sE3eZKYU
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Garrett79 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, that isn’t bulletin board material. Promising a win is bulletin board material. All Sedin said is the same old cliches every team trailing a series spews.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@Garrett79, “They are starting to get tired. We are really working them hard in their end. It’s going to turn around.”
That’s bulletin board material. If there’s any truth to it, (which I don’t see) they have to do everything to make it not apparent.
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I think Sedin’s quotes should have read like this:
HENRIK SEDIN
(on the game recap…) “Huh? *looks around dazed* What?.’’
(on outplaying Kings and still losing…) “Where…where am I?’’
(on his hit from Dustin Brown…) “Did anyone get that license plate number?’’
(on whether he was just winded from hit…) “Mama? I don’t want to go to school today.’’
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:43 am
@Newf, Not to contradict or anything…it was fun seeing him clawing at the gate (once we knew he was okay)…but it turns out he lost his wind. He’s a tough guy, and if he didn’t dive so much I’d respect him more than just about any opponent.
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Newf Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:46 am
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, He says he lost his wind. You know how players are about divulging injuries in the playoffs. Wouldn’t surprise me if he got his bell rung too.
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KC23 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, H. Sedin didn’t wuz out. IMHO, he took it like a man and didn’t use it as an excuse. I gained respect for H. Sedin actually. Kessler is a candy arse though.
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Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
@KC23, No question that his button was punched, the way his body was seized up and his neck stiffened. He probably lost his wind, too, but he surely experienced a concussive event
Pie Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:50 am
@Newf, He may have just been winded, but he did not want any part of any contact the rest of the game. A few times I saw him shie away from a scoring chance because he didn’t want the hit that came with it
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Thanks again to SJ for knocking us to 8th.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:44 am
@PW, I’d have to agree, at this point. You never know. These games may have been the necessary formative experience for this team to make it to the next level (or skip a couple.)
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@PW, I know Vancouver isn’t thanking the Sharks. The Kings were the last team the Canucks wanted to face.
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Pili Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
@Jeff_R, Apparently lol. I’m not sure anybody really wanted to face the Kings after the last 20 games of the regular season.
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Although we are not firing on all cylinders, championship teams in all major sports find a way to win. This is exactly what our Kings are doing. We all might be witnessing something special here. I think Vancouver is a broken team right now & we will finish them off this Wednesday. I can’t wait to get back to Staples and witness our first playoff sweep in team history. GKG!
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Just thinking of some of the Kings bigger checks by players over the years … Laperriere on Phoenix’s Brian Savage, Mark Hardy on Montreal’s Keane in 93 finals and now Brownies big check on Sedin. Priceless.
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Garrett79 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@ice is nice, Mike Richards hitting Burrows in Game 1 was a million times better.
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puck73 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@ice is nice, The Hardy check on Keane was awesome!
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Mars Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:34 am
@ice is nice, Don’t forget Richards on burrows
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ice is nice Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@Mars, thanks I’m guilty of barely remembering yesterday as well as way back.
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Rich, to say that Brown’s hit on Sedin “clearly wasn’t” dirty is preposterous. I’m a huge Kings fan but that hit was very much on the borderline between clean and dirty. Yes, Sedin had just played the puck and he turned into Brown’s hit, but Brown was making the hit whether Sedin turned into him or not and Brown was headed for his numbers. Because Sedin turned into it, it would have been hard to call it a board, but it was almost unquestionably a charge. Brown left his position and took several steps so that he could make that hit. In my opinion, it should have been two for charging on Brown. It was much more of a charge than the one that was called against Penner earlier in the game.
The fact that Sedin said it wasn’t dirty is meaningless as to whether it really was.
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Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
@Garrett79, I agree with only one thing, Penner’s hit was not a charge. And after seeing all the double up runs on Doughty this series, Brown’s hit should not be construed as a charge either. we have no idea whether Brown would have made the hit if Henrik had not turned, because that’s not what happened. I think we’ve seen Henrik make a pass the curl away to get open enough times to reasonably expect that Brown read the play that way. And he wasn’t charging toward the boards and could have peeled away to go after the pass if Henrik did not turn.
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LAK1ngs Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
@Garrett79, I quote the Dude:
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.”
My opinion, it wasn’t dirty. If he had hit him in the back, I might call it dirty. But it was shoulder to chest. And despite the fact Sedin had just turned, it was clean.
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Kenny44 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@LAK1ngs, Now, if Henrik had said to Brown “Watch out, man, there’s a beverage involved”
I would cut him more slack
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Garrett79 Reply:
April 16th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
@LAK1ngs, ok that’s your opinion and mine is as I said. But in the blog it was stated as a fact, not an opinion.
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Wouldn’t it look funny on NBC to see everyone at staples wearing swiming caps
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If you want to go deep in the playoffs your goalie has to steal a few games. Quick did that last night.
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Frustration Hockey. Canucks are getting what the Kings fans got most of the year watching the Kings struggle through goal drought.
I can hear Jack Johnson crying…why you trade me! I could have been on a contender!
Canuks don’t look like the same team from regular season. Please end their season Wednesday. Kings need to rest up for Nashville or Phoenix
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