The Kings spent the start of today’s practice on special-teams work and are now going through drills. Kyle Clifford isn’t on the ice, so he is almost certainly out for Game 5. More updates to come…
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Other than the assumed scratches in purple, the forwards are split in half with the top two lines in white and the bottom two lines in grey. Not sure why there’s no other color separation. Here’s a nice clip of JW getting the best of Bernier. http://youtu.be/HYvH1F-Fi6k
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Michael J. Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Easier to keep Parse out of the way.
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Forum gold Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:22 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Thanks Paul. They seem really loose and having fun. Take this to Vancouver boys and send the Kingdom to the 2nd round. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Kissmyblarneystones Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:41 am
@Forum gold,
They’re Loose, That’s a good sign!!
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Finally, I uploaded all my video from this morning’s practice (in HD), along with a few other observations… http://kingsnewsdaily.com/northbound/
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Hey Rich, when do we leave for Van Couver??????????????????????????????????????
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Sdgolfer Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:17 am
@lakingbob(chi), From the story right below this one
“As for the Kings, they’re scheduled for a 10:15 a.m. practice today, before their flight to Vancouver.”
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Get well quick, Cliffy.
I have to say the Kings dont have to worry about Vancouver bringing any momentum from game 4 into tomorrow’s game since it seems like weeks since they last played. It will be like starting a new 3-game series where the Kings need only win once.
GKG!
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39scars Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@bbb7, We are going to need Cliffy when we play against Simmonds
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in other news, 25 games for torres. Once a canuck, always a canuck
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kopitaristheman Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 10:41 am
@kopitaristheman, wow 5 other suspensions before. He needs to be removed from the league
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39scars Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:32 pm
@kopitaristheman, He is what the Nucks missed this year
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joan fondell Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 2:27 pm
@kopitaristheman, Glad to hear he got that kind of suspension. But to be honest, Shea Weber should have gotten 5+ game suspension on his head slam hit of Zetterberg. Just because Weber is a marquis player doesn’t make him exempt from suspensions. NHL is biased just like any other judge/jury on these issues.
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Please practice on getting that black thing called
a puck into the net pass a thing called a Golie
thanks so very much and have a good flight.
Go Kings Go!
Let’s try to get this done this time as my son would
like to stay in school
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Off topic…..Does anyone really believe that Brendan Shanahan is the one calling the shots on player suspensions / supplemental discipline? I think he is just a mouthpiece for Gary Bettman, the Owners & General Managers. I’m glad that Raffi Torres received a 25 game suspension. This isn’t the first time he’s been in trouble with the League.
I can’t believe that Arron Asham only received a 4 game suspension. He could have ended Brayden Schenn’s career with that violent cross-check. That to me was worthy of at least a 15 game suspension.
I recently read someone’s idea about changing the current system of supplemental discipline. They said that the League should forget about fining the guilty player, but should instead impose a very substantial fine against that players team. This substantial fine would then count against the teams salary cap.
I have a strong feeling the Collective Bargaining Agreement is going to get extremely contentious and the possibility of a lengthy lockout looms large come September.
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FanoKings Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:09 am
@Rainman,
I find it hard to beleive (actually, I don’) that Raffi Torres, according to Brendan Shannahan, had 3 penalties (charging, interference and an illegal hit to the head) on that play and not one call was made. He played the remainder of the game. Was it the same officials as the Ryan Clowe incident?
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Dump and Chase Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@FanoKings,
Thats because looking at the hit, he barely does any of those thing. The hit is horribly violent but you can only see a tiny jump right before the hit on slow motion replay. Also, although he makes contact with the head, Hossa’s head is down and Torres leads with his shoulder. As the rules state, its your fault if you make contact with the head if the player’s head is staying constant before the hit but that is really only something that can be analyzed after the fact. And lastly, the hit was RIGHT after Hossa passed the puck. I’ve seen WAY later hits than that that weren’t called.
When looking at the replay, you can see how dangerous the hit was, but on the ice, in real time, it just looked like a clean hit much like the one Brown delivered to the ginger.
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Dump and Chase,
VERY nice overview of that play and why it was(n’t) handled the way that it was.
Best opinion I’ve seen on this issue!
Dump and Chase Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@FanoKings,
Thats because looking at the hit, he barely does any of those thing. The hit is horribly violent but you can only see a tiny jump right before the hit on slow motion replay. Also, although he makes contact with the head, Hossa’s head is down and Torres leads with his shoulder. As the rules state, its your fault if you make contact with the head if the player’s head is staying constant before the hit but that is really only something that can be analyzed after the fact. And lastly, the hit was RIGHT after Hossa passed the puck. I’ve seen WAY later hits than that that weren’t called.
When looking at the replay, you can see how dangerous the hit was, but on the ice, in real time, it just looked like a clean hit much like the one Brown delivered to the ginger.
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Ashykon Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:25 am
@Rainman, I think they should make the team play a player short on the bench for each game the player is suspended. Not enough punishment to the team at the moment
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Dump and Chase Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Ashykon,
Absolutely. If anything, the yotes should be pleased with that trade. I’d give up Torres for Hossa any day.
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39scars Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:37 pm
@Dump and Chase, That’s Raffis job. Not saying it is right
Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 2:00 pm
@39 Scars,
A Player that makes a brutish play such as that is simply a proxy for the coach of the team.
The coach or hockey club should also be sanctuoned in egregious situations.
Next to go if things don’t go right for his team on the scoreboard; Brad Marchand of the Bees!
Mars Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:42 am
@Rainman, The fines are pretty small considering their pay, and even smaller I. It’s going to the players fund!
it is about time they handed out a big suspension, they have been very weak really!
I am still pissed about Webber not getting one, and the coaches getting fined for talking bad about Crosby’s punk behavior, the censorship is LAME! The clowneshoes not getting anything either, really? And Kessler for trying to eye gouge DD?! That’s. Of a fight that is a little bitch move, a cat fight over the ref!
I hope for game 5 we get new officials, and I hope the new CBA finds a way to hang buttman upside down with a ring gag and allows players to practice some shots in his mouth.
I do believe shanny is just a mouth piece now, the clown and webber incidents proved it!
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Jimmyosports Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:55 am
@Rainman, How about the crosscheck that Schenn put on Crosby across the back for no other reason that retaliation…He’s becoming another goon just like the rest of Lavy’s Flyers.Hopefully the Penns come back and get rid of these guys.
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bbb7 Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@Rainman, The worst thing here is players dont get paid for the playoffs (apart from splitting bonus money) so Torres isnt losing any salary for any games he misses for as long as Phoenix lasts, he only loses salary if he missed regular season games next year. That’s ridiculous. He should pay a fine equivalent to the number of games missed in the playoffs.
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So I guess the league has declined to review the flying elbow to the head Brown got. I guess if he had fallen to the ice and flopped around and maybe had to be helped off the ice the league would have at least to look it. I guess intent to injure is still considered to be below results of the hits.
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vinny Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Colorado Kings Fan, hopefully he’ll get revenge…with a hatty
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@vinny,
/\ /\ /\ /\ This man is fast becoming one of my favorite Insiders!
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Pesus Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
@Colorado Kings Fan,
Yup, just ask weber
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With the wife not willing to allow me to fork out well over 500$ for suite tickets. I will not be making the suite night event. That being said My hope is that everyone who can make it will have a great time. Guess I’m stuck watching the games on the wonderful NBC Networks. Anyhow hope Clifford gets better fast. We need his toughness. We took two games… just TOOK them. I look for a tough game with our Kings winning 5-1. We are the better team. Yes they have the twins, but as a team we are tougher. Hopefully we come out and set the tone early. Just keep playing the defense that we have been playing and the best team will win. This series will not go 6 games, it ends Sunday.
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Forum gold Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:15 am
@King Charles of Salt Lake, Carter is so due for a huge game like in Hat Trick. Hard to believe you can not get an audio feed of Bob and Jim on the net. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:49 am
@Forum gold, Haven’t tried it myself but the IHEARTRADIO App people say they can hear at least the radio portion of the telecast, Nick and Daryl so that is a good way for people outside the L.A. area to hear the game. Just turn down the sound on the TV and listen to Nick and Daryl.
Of course there are ways of finding sites on the internet that show the game.
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:50 am
@Forum gold, Haven’t tried it myself but the IHEARTRADIO App people say they can hear at least the radio portion of the telecast, Nick and Daryl so that is a good way for people outside the L.A. area to hear the game. Just turn down the sound on the TV and listen to Nick and Daryl.
Of course there are ways of finding sites on the internet that show the game.
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go Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:26 pm
@Jeff_R, NHL gamecenter app on the ipad has all playoff games radio broadcasts. Both home and away.
Finesse Hockey Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, I can always put my phone next to our TV and you can have yours on speaker phone! I would rather somewhat hear J and B over ATT rather than the idiots of NBC….
And, your right, the Suite Tickets won’t be needed — instead there will be an appeal from the NHL to send donations to the Red Cross in Canada for disaster relief after Vancouver is burnt to the ground following the loss tomorrow night….
News at 11.
WE BELIEVE!!!!!!!
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:08 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake,
“Move” your satellite account’s address to an LA address. If you don’t have satellite then never mind.
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:14 pm
@LA_1968, Oh yeah, don’t do this often. Also while you have the account based in LA make sure you are getting your SLC local channels from either cable or an off air antenna.
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Time off is good for the Kings…more practice time with Sutter!!!!
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I am going to repeat the events from last Sunday (very superstitious like)
So get up early, wear my Brown jersey, the wife will wear hers, have the boys wear theirs, take em to Krispy Kream then Disneyland.
Come home make dinner then camp out in the living room in front of the bigscreen and watch the Kings win!
See you guys tomorrow!
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ehdx3 Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Mars, Well I hope you’ll be able to do all that before 5!!
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Mars Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 3:40 pm
@ehdx3, Yeah we have AP’s we rarely go for long stretches!
Will leave the park by 3
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Mars, I trust that the so-called ‘Hockey Gods’ will duly take note of this unilateral familial effort.
Much more enjoyable for them than studying which skate Jarret Stoll puts on first or who positions himself 7th in the line as the Kings players take the ice!
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Finesse Hockey Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:40 pm
@yo-yo, now be careful….. The Hockey Gods are real. They live in our very soul and know our every thought — much like the midiclorians that gave the Jedi their powers.
Off topic, by the way, I thought your penalty box take was much more ehhhhhh…. enjoyable…… than mine!
WE BELIEVE!!!!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:09 pm
@Finagle Hockey, No way! It was merely an addendum(b) to your expertly compiled list.
That’s funny. That was the nickname they gave me in my days cavorting in Mexico. I guess those things were even more famous down there!
Incidentally, I tried midichlorian on my bathtub this morning but it didn’t work, so I’m going out to Target right now to purchase some maxichlorian !
We Also Believe !!!!!!!!! GKG!!!!!
The secon line isn’t doing much they need to put Williams back with Richards and carter with Kopi and brown. Maybe Richardson somewhere in that mix
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vinny Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Luc, sounds good, except i think richardson is money on the fraz line
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AN EQUITABLE PENALTY FOR THESE ILLEGAL HITS WOULD BE THE HITTER IS OUT AS MANY GAMES AS THE HITTEE.
That means Bertuzzi would still not be playing for his cowardly hit on MOORE..and several other dirty players would be seen nevermore. How about the Sedin elbow in the mouth of Brownie and nary a word of any penalty!!And Clown’s stick on the ice..yuk.
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Luc Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@Optomistic, I still don’t get why Sedins hit in brown wasn’t looked at? That was very dirty. If it was brown on Sedin he would of gotten a penalty or suspension
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Luc, Lol, then you DO see why!
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Pesus Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 2:46 pm
@Optomistic,
I dont like linking the penalty to an injury. You can have a dirty hit without injury or a clean hit followed by an injury so I hate how the league links them together. Webers hit was the worst intent to injure so far, but he gets off scott free cuz no injury took place, stupid if you ask me.
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Can the LA Kings will win the series at Vancouver because the Canucks are down so far with a 3-1 so far for the series and the LA Kings should change the Defenseman lines like
Doughty Martinez
Scuderi Voynov
Drewiski Greene so what do you think
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 4:49 pm
@Adam M, Okay @Adam M. I see. Change for change’s sake. Excellent idea. This would keep LA KINGS on their toes, and people like @Stewtart & @SVELTEY of the LA Kings well behind you in the perception stakes.
By the way, worst LA Kings depth defensive player, Willie Mitchell is my uncle.
so what do you think
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Adam M Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 5:38 pm
@Duncanz, okay @Duncanz that I liked your idea and here is the key game for game 5 at Vancouver that we need to warned the Canucks sometimes the Canucks likes to play dirty and a lot of fighting we should not do sometimes the Canucks likes to injured the Good players on the Kings is a bad terrible idea and sometimes that happens if the Canucks will not listen to the Ref’s that means we have to forfeit the game and kings wins series 4-1 for doing that
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HockeyNerd Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 6:17 pm
@Duncanz, Can you please translate the above for me?
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Duncanz Reply:
April 22nd, 2012 at 2:46 am
@HockeyNerd, I’m not certain, but I think someone else has a problem with their damn iPhone!
HockeyNerd Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 6:15 pm
@Adam M, Is this a serious post? Or does Mitchell have an injury we don’t know about?
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trytodethroneus Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 7:24 pm
@Adam M,
Are you the adam from the garden of Eden?
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I wonder if that suspension hurts the Kings. We need to very physical to play our game and if the overall game is softer, it helps the nuck-leheads, not us. I just hope we are not tentative — we were a little on Wed.
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Over the years posting on this blog site we have read many things. Some good /Some bad. Most off all has been the friends we all have made. I like to take this time to thank anyone who might be reading this post. People like you keep this blog alive and well. If you havn’t posted then go ahead and post. We are always looking for new people around here. For me it has been a lifeline to the many great Kings fans around our world. Here in Salt Lake there is all but three full blown die hard fans and I count for two of them. So I need you people more than you think. Thanks to all who no matter how much we may disagree we are still family. Now I know many of you get a bit weezzy when I call us family, but that’s how I feel. Now we win tomorrow we win our first series in a log log time. This group of Kings have never had to close out a team, so it will be rightous watching it tomorrow. Other than the Sharks I can’t think of a better team to close out. I do NOT want the series to go back to LA. It would mean so much to kick the Canucks out of this years playoffs. But be careful they are known to riot after a loss. Thanks again to everyone who is part of this wonderful blog site… Yes @Jeffr you too. Your post lately have been quite good and I am now on your bandwagon. Peace out!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 2:48 pm
@Prince Edward of Mark Twain
……. @Jeff_R, Graciosly accept your bow from …….. the KING????
My father used to say, east is east and west is west and ne’er the twain shall meet.
But I always believed in the perennial truth of fairy tales …
Today, my much tested faith in fairies been vindicated.
Even the ‘other Kings’ winning the Stanley Cup may not make me so teary!
[sobs gently]
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Forum gold Reply:
April 21st, 2012 at 7:28 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, The Kingdom family is a great mixture of Forum Blue and Golds, Gretzky era, and Black and Whites. All with the same ambition of watching this team we love capture the most difficult trophy in sports to win-The Stanley Cup. Each blog is a message of passion to the LA Kings and a chain of comments that unite us all together as a family. In state or out makes no difference. The devotion and spirit of the Kings fans is unmatched in So. Ca. Get the win tomorrow night boys and let’s show the Western Conference who is #1. GO KINGS GO!!!
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