With one flick of Jarret Stoll’s wrists, 18,890 people inside Rogers Arena fell silent, and a couple dozen went crazy. A hockey fan couldn’t ask for much more than what the Kings and the Vancouver Canucks gave in the third period and in overtime last night. The game play was emotional, intense and at a high level. And what an improbable collection of players it was, on the series-deciding play. There was Trevor Lewis, at one point of this season a healthy scratch, sacrificing his body to make a play. There was Dwight King, an AHL forward at the start of 2012, bursting up ice for a 2-on-1. There was Cory Schneider, Vancouver’s backup goalie at the start of the series, hoping for one more big save. Then there was Jarret Stoll, the old pro, the good-natured hard-working center who, for most of this season, has mystified Kings fans with his ability to score.
Stoll isn’t the tallest guy on the ice. In fact, sometimes he’s one of the shortest, but at 7:52 p.m. last night, his arms shot about 10 feet in the air after he beat Schneider with a high shot from the left faceoff circle and sent the Kings to the second round of the playoffs. The vast majority of media pundits predicted the Kings would lose to the Canucks. Only a handful even thought the Kings would win two games in the series. Their predictions weren’t unreasonable, given how strong the Canucks looked in the regular season. But the Kings play on, and the Canucks are done. What was the key aspect of the Kings’ 2-1 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5? I present three options at the link below, and you can vote for your choice…
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For those who enjoy the traditional game recap, it can be found by clicking here.
To show how bad the Kings have been in their history…winning the first round feels like a Stanley Cup!!!! Lets hope this becomes the rule and not the exception.This team is built to win NOW!!! No excuses that this is part of the process.St. Louis is also inexperience…so lets keep riding and not parking.Other Observations..King looks better on the third line.Penner looks better on the second line.Also Carter need to be set up to be successfull.Seems like he cant creat his own chances. Richards played great last night also…
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Forum Gold Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 am
@neil, Hartnell of the Flyers who was their leading scorer had not scored in the series until the last game and he said he just needs to go to the hard places. I wonder if Carter’s ankle just won’t let him do that. GO KINGS GO!!!
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mrbrett7 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:27 am
@Forum Gold, No, it’s just him. He never really has. He’s really a perimeter player.
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Philly King Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:57 am
@mrbrett7, Completely agree! He is being misused on the PP as being asked to be the net presence.
FKA PakiFro Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:41 am
@neil,
What the hell was Carter doing coasting out of the O-Zone in OT when Richards had the puck just standing there at the blue line? Did he forget this was the playoffs?!? or that he was offside?
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rtana Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 am
@FKA PakiFro, I was wondering that 2. Richards was waiting on carter to be able to get back in the zone and he took his time getting back.
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JGSmall Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:23 am
@FKA PakiFro, That should have been a dump and change. Carter was just the last King off the ice. Richards may have held on to avoid hitting the players coming off, but at that point in the game he needed to get it deep.
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Had to share this again. Quite possibly the best photo ever taken… http://t.co/7JuZvBKG
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:26 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I can’t open it here.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:03 am
@Stuart, Here’s a bigger version. http://kingsnewsdaily.com/files/2012/04/TheBestCanuckFan.jpg
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:08 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), thank bud!!!! That was awesome, but as much as I would love to point and laugh at both of them, I’ve been there too many times myself!
which makes today that much sweeter!!!
GKG!
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:23 am
Having your girlfriend comfort you as you cry into a towel in public? I hope not too many times man! LOL
Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), LOL, not that part of it… real men cry when they’re alone!!! LMAO
MM Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:10 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), The Sedin twins sure do look different after games…
KC23 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:27 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I’m pulling that guy’s man card. Geez.
Brian Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 am
@Stuart, Ouch!
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vinny Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), yes
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KingsOfLA Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:32 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), haha, that’s awesome!!! the empty seats really give a great time perspective to it… bummer, dude. hope she got home okay!
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Awesome
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trytodethroneus Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:52 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Another good one would be when one of the green men was walking up the stairs with his costume draped over his arm like a used condom
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King Cobra Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:26 am
@trytodethroneus, those 2 green things are used condoms…..
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Lake Forest Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:53 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), THAT IS FREAKING AMAZING….just copied it and placing it on my facebook
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nykingfan Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
LMAO!
Awwwwwwwww gotta feel bad.. NOT!!!!!!!
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Drew Doughty's Mustache Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:01 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Such a great pic!
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:06 am
I love how she finally had enough and bailed.
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P90X Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:17 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), You need to send that to the people who put stuff on the scoreboard at Staples. It’s priceless. I want to blow it up so I can make posters of it.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:19 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Oooohhhhhhh!!! Thats why they give those towels out at the Casucks games! I need to get one of those casucks towels to use to blow my nose too! Good thinking Casucks!
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Jay GoLAKings Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:25 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Pathetic, snibbler Nuck fan
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FiG17 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:40 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
I saw a picture of a little girl crying. Can’t help but feel a little bad for her…
But this one’s just funny.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 am
@FiG17,
Little does she know that it will be a yearly ritual
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If there was ever an all-of-the-above moment, it would be this one…
After it happened, and I saw Stoll and Kinger busting in and I saw how Kinger had opened up I said to myself “there’s no way Stolly could’ve made that pass to a rookie”…
Will this be what propels Stolly back into a somewhat of a scorers role? He picked that corner clean, off the post and in, what A PERFECT shot… just reading RH’s description above, brought all the goosebumps back!
JQ was, well, JQ! OUSTANDING!
and the third period on was just wave upon wave of intesity…
my head is still reeling!
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vinny Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:31 am
@Stuart, right there with ya, all of the above!
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:35 am
@Stuart,
Have to agree, I voted “other.” Total team effort, certain players stepping up big at the exact moment they needtoo (Quick’s huge save, Doughty driving the nett and making the perfect pass, Lewis intercepting the pass, Stoll burying it). I think Rich described itperefectly describing who was making theplays and where they were at the start of the season. You could include Richardson (scratch at the start of the season and then the appendectomy), VV continuing to play solid, A-Mart getting it done. Another blooger posted the fact that DS contniued to roll 4 lines througouot the game and basically wore down the Casucks who primarily ran their top two lines.
Great goaltending
Great defense
Great PK
Great coaching (except for the PP)
Great team effort
Great win!!!!
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Jgomez Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:56 am
@DesertKing, VV wasn’t too good to start the game but he really turned it around as the game went on.
I really loved the physical play in this game compared to last. Tough physical play and JQ level goaltending really helped the team stay in the game. Bring on the St. Louis! I want revenge for ’98!
GKG
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King Cobra Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:03 am
@Stuart, ALL for One and ONE for ALL!!!
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it was either gonna take a goal-crease ugly scrum or a PERFECT shot…
thank you Stoll, thank you!!!
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While it was a collection of a lot of things, I have to give it to Stoll.
I did not think that he was going to score, in fact I’m sure a lot of people were yelling at him to pass.
Glad he got the game winner, also glad it was TL who made that back check and basically created that 2-1 against hamhuis, who was one of the best defensemen in this series.
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Here in Seattle most people are Canucks fans and understandably so, but today it feels great to be wearing my Kings jersey at work! Plenty of high fives from hockey fans and some whose face just looks like they are going to cry when they see this great jersey of our Kings!
Man it feels great!
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Quick’s save on Sedins breakaway should have been one of the options!
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nykingfan Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 am
@King86,
agree!
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FiG17 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 am
@King86,
It is. He calls it Quick’s “save of his career” in the explanation for the second option.
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Kings are poised to dispose all the top seeds on their way to Stanley Cup. I have been waiting for a long time for this. great game, great team, and die hard fans. WE ALL DESERVE THIS.
G.K.G.
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Quick. We would be playing golf without him.
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As a Kings fan it is such a great feeling to start looking forward to the second round of the playoffs. Total team effort last night by the Kings!
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I really think we match up well against St. Louis. I got a feeling that series is going to take 6 games for us to win it. I also like that we are playing on the road to open. Our team seems more focused when they are away from Staples, for whatever reason.
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:47 am
@DesertKing, I’ve already been thinking about it… We are almost identicals, except that they have more finishers, and there coach has won it all…
It’s going to be a battle! It’s going to imperative that we finish every check! Hit Mcdonald early AND often!
And our PP needs to find itself, badly!
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:48 am
@Stuart,
Agree!! Definitely worried about the PP.
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The only tean that scares me is Philly.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:50 am
@kingszzz,
We can handle Philly. We actually play defense and have great goaltending. Fleury made them look spectacular when 95% of those goals would have been saved by Quick. I have a feeling there are a lot more teams afraid of us than we are of them.
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 am
@DesertKing, Don’t you think we need to take care of business in the West first brfore we think about the East???
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:58 am
@HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration,
Absolutely. Just trying to help @kingszzz feel better about our chances. You are right, we need to win the West first, but I truly feel that once we win the West, we really stack up well against the East, very few of which play any defense other than Boston.
Lake Forest Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:51 am
@kingszzz, the only teams that scared me are both out of the runnings – Detroit and San Jose.
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:54 am
@kingszzz, finals like that are where the age old axioms “Defense wins chamionships” were born!!! I fear no team with Quick as our shephard!
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IceGuy Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:28 am
@kingszzz,
Scared of Philly?!
We ARE Philly!
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 am
@IceGuy,
LOL
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mrbrett7 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 am
@kingszzz, Why? They can’t stop anyone from scoring.
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Shakes Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:09 am
@kingszzz, actually the team which really scares me, despite some regular success, is the current version of Nashville (with Radulov)
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 2:59 pm
@Shakes, I’ll drink to that, he is one heck’uv a hockey player.
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:46 am
@kingszzz, pssshh we will take philly in the finals man.. bryzgalov vs. quick?? quick wins that 10 our of 10
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I’ll be spending the days before the next series starts re-watching that goal over and over again. Right up there with Deadmarsh in 2001.
I’m sure this has been said a billion times over the past 12 hours, but our bottom six looks fantastic. Going back to those dark months with TM, when our bottom 6 was non-existent, and now we have four lines who work hard and get scoring chances. I was impressed with Nolan last night. All it took was Sutter visiting Machester one weekend to figure out we needed to call up Nolan and King. Sutter has a plan, and the team executes it.
Long road ahead, the Blues have some heavy players, but I think we can do it…GO KINGS!
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Cry Baby Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:05 am
@Cup B4 I Die, I think what you said has made the biggest difference since Sutter took over. TM may have been a good teaching coach but he was horrific at spotting talent and figuring out how to use it. A coach needs to motivate to get the best out of the team….I am so thankful DS is the coach. I did not support this move up front but now I can say I am huge DS fan.
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Baby23 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Cup B4 I Die, Hey there – are you friends with a huge Chicago Blackhawks fan?
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How ironic can it get, Adam Deadmarshs’ number when he was with the Kings and scored that OT goal against Detroit was # you guessed it, 28, and what is the guy’s number that scored that great goal last night, yuuuuuuuppppp as you know Stolls number is also 28. Hmmmmmmmm is it coincidence or is it a conspiracy or just a stroke of luck?
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Duncanz Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:00 am
@HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration,
I voted ‘Other’ = DESTINY.
This may be turn outto be the Kings’ all-time lucky number!
It is the equivalent of our greatest ever forward, Luc (20), and the man who shall become our most hallowed D man, Drew (8).
28 might also turn out to be the number of playoff games it will take to win the Stanley Cup this year.
Fellow numerologists, start your engines!!
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justlu Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@Duncanz,
Last time the kings were in the stanley cup finals #32(hrudey)was in between the pipes. Can quick repeat the feat?
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:01 pm
@justlu, This is getting scarey now, lol
I think if quick doesn’t stop that sedin breakaway….we would have been in too big of a hole.
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Stuart Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:55 am
@Cruiznblue, I’m sure we’d all be talking about Tuesday and feeling extremely nervous.
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Let’s see who the “experts” pick in the Kings-Blues series? Guaranteed it won’t be the Kings.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 am
@Tony in Denver,
Let them keep picking our opponents. Seems to work well for us, just ask NBC!!!
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:47 am
@DesertKing, Yeah. You could tell we were getting no increase in respect from NBCS analysts. I doubt that will change too. Holding the top scoring team in west to 1.6 goals per game was a feat with or without a Sedin.
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:03 am
@Tony in Denver, The Blues have beat the Kings both times they met in the playoffs and the Kings are 0-8. That might seem really bad, and it is, but I believe in 3′s, I feel the Kings will stop the bleeding and will play Phoenix, who will win against Nashville in 7 for the Western Conference Championship. What a dynamite matchup that would be. It would also show that the Pacaific Division is as tuff as it can get.
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KC23 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:35 am
@HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration, No way Phoenix gets past Nashville and they might not even get by Chicago. If the Kings can somehow get by the Blues I think we’ll be going against Nashville and I like our chances to end up in the cup.
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This was Quick’s series!
Without the save on the Sedin breakaway, we’re not winning this game and I wouldn’t have been too confident about us winning the series. Momentum would have been all Vancouver’s.
Jonathan Quick showed the world what we’ve all known..
He’s the best goalie in the NHL!
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:04 am
@nykingfan, Yes Quick is amazing. Lets be honest though, if it wasnt for him the last 3 seasons, the Kings dont make the post season, I think its really that simple.
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some great quotes from the game article @ Toronto Globe&Mail…
“If Darryl Sutter were running for Prime minister right now he would win every seat east of the Rockies. Thank You Darryl for restoring hockey to the way it should be by eliminating the divers and fakers.”
“the Quick and the Dead”
and one good one from here, by ?
“two sisters, no cups”
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I thought Fraer’s line should have been up there. They were terrific last night.
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MM Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:45 am
@Mikey J., Came on here to say this exact thing. That 4th line played amazing and kept the Kings in it during the Canuck’s 2nd period rush. Nolan made up for his lack of hands with his grit. They even got a few chances on Schneider, too.
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must be karma….2011, Vancouver riots after losing….2012, Vancouver loses in 1st round…
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Rich,
Any idea when the next team practice will be?
GKG!
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Rich Hammond Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:18 am
Tomorrow, probably 10-10:30 a.m.
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TJB Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:25 am
@Rich Hammond,
Thanks.
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Am still happy over last night game won!
Hope winning a series will build their confidence and ready to pull another upset…Revenge is our year!
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100% % all the above! It was every guy on the team giving blood sweat and grit all the way to the end, fighting like warriors on a battle field!!
Yes, Quick is our Knight in Shining Armor, but he is only what he is with the fight of the warriors around him.
True Kings today!!
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And now for all the analyst’s to pick the Blues to win.
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TO Vancouver’s FANS:SO..SO..SORRY..MY BEST WISH FOR nest year…SINCERELY YOURS.
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I love to see all of the Blues fans talking now about how much better their team is because Elliot is better than Quick. But to answer the poll, all of the above.
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pr0cess Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:30 am
@loskingpride, they better hope he doesn’t get hurt cause they have him and only him lol
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On Behalf of MOST people in Canada I would like THANK YOU LA KINGS and god speed
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JOHN SHAW Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:39 am
@McSorley is King, THANK YOU—LIFE GOES ON—will see next year.
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As I’ve watched this series, one thing keeps coming to my mind, that is watching this team growing. This season’s been tough on all us King fan’s. As much as we question the moves that DL has made, he continues to make the right ones. Coaching, player’s, etc. Say what you want they’ve been the right moves for this team. This team is showing all of us what DL and management have known all along. Here’s to more of it.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:33 am
@P90X,
To close out the predients Trophy winner and #1 seed, in that team’s house, while leading the series 3-1, in OT, in a 1-1 game, shows how much this team has grown. The last 2 years, we would have probably folded. Last night was a huge learning expereience and huge step for the team, which made them tremendously better. DB was right, this team is built for play-off hockey and I think the other teams know it and fear it. Vancouver never looked like they had any confidence that they could beat us in any of the 5 games.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:34 am
@DesertKing,
Errrr!! Mondays!!! “President’s”
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:34 am
@P90X,
No question this is a huge vindication for the Lombardi regime. We were all rooting for this, hoping we’d get to the ‘next level’ and here we are. It’s a great day for the organization.
The coaching change, however, was all on the players as Deano said. As much as people doubted Sutter was the right choice, it seems pretty obvious now that not only was he the right guy for the job, but the Kings would likely not be here if TM had stayed at the helm.
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Sigh now we get to hear the SL homer panger… he was that way in PHX and is the same with SL… Man why cant we get non-bias announcers please…
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:35 am
@pr0cess,
Are there any, other than Bob and Jim, Nick and Darryl? Oh, I see where you going…..
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pr0cess Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:37 am
@DesertKing, LOL indeed.. Look i know its been pointed out we all like are announcers but really Bob and foxie call the game like it is.
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:53 am
@pr0cess, true.. it’s a crime bob and jim can’t call their kings in the run to the finals..
E-mail from King’s ticket office indicating that the 2nd round will start on Friday the 27th at the earliest. They also want more money. Damn that Stoll, that was an easy $400 shot. Kings Win, Kings Win!!!!
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Funny how we are now where most of us expected us to be at pre-season. Funny hiccups we have had.
Nobody needs to eat crow, a nice steak is in order.
The only item, that needs desperate attention is our power play. We had so many chances this series. We definitely need to work on that. It should be our priority. STL is tougher and better defesively than us (well tougher than VAN and better defensively than us), which is saying a lot.
I know we went 3-1 in the regular season (thank you for correcting on that record), but we need to play tough in this next series!
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Hey everyone, Went on line this morning and I guess it was not a dream!!!!!!!! The sun is out and a nice day here in Chicago with no worries at all. As for Chicago fans it is pretty intense..I am so mellow right now I can hardly take it. Slim, might be because of the DRIP last night.. TO ALL THE kingdom, Congrates ,have a great day off and we will worry about the Blues starting tomorrow..
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:44 am
@lakingbob(chi), Best steak you ever had?
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:48 am
@puck73, Oh ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No question….
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:49 am
@lakingbob(chi), Playing mid day lottery pick 3 752 and 427
Gotta say, last nights game in alot of ways represented our season. For 2 periods, the Kings didnt really look like they were going to make it(the season). Then after they scored the equalizer, they came at the Canucks in waves until they finally wilted in overtime.
Another thing that represented our season was Jon Quick. Battling his ass off all night(all season) to keep us in the game (season) until the team figured it out…incredible.
A special shout out to Trevor Lewis. If you watch the replay on the game winner, he chased Hamhuis starting from behind the Vancouvers net all the way out past the blue line until he wrestled the puck away from here…AWESOME PLAY!
What a satisfying win last night, considering how tough this season has been for the players and fans alike. Congrats Kings fans, cant wait for round 2 !
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:02 am
@puck73,
I was just alerted by the ‘bat signal’ that someone mentioned waves. How can I be of service?
I also loved how Sammy Pahlsson(26) just bailed on the play and headed to the bench for a change… his last it turned out!
Beyond great play by Lewis and that is why he has secured a spot on this team. No hands but insane tenacity as a backchecker.
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:14 pm
@puck73, I admit, I’m not the biggest Lewis fan, but he made a heck’uv a hockey play and Hamhuis did the flop and failed and we win.
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The key to the series may have already been mentioned but I believe the reason the kings advanced is because of the regular season battle they had in the pacific. Let’s face it van has the luxury of playing in a weak division where regular season wins are a bit easier to come by. The kings play in a division that all 5 teams beat up on each other throughout the regular season. The playoff battle in the pacific begins in october every point is fought for and earned. This in itself hardened and conditioned the team to play in high intensity low scoring games throughout the regular season. Vancouver had to fight for very little to get into the playoffs and were unprepared to ramp up the intensity at the beginning of the series.
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:51 am
@justlu, It may have factored in for sure. I will say this though, they definately played better when Schneider and Daniel Sedin were in the lineup. Then again….The Kings still found a way last night regardless !
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Didn’t realize Trever Lewis was born in Salt Lake City. Also Dean Lombardi’s second first round pick in his first draft.
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:53 am
@LA_1968, Correct. We received Patrick Osullivan and the 17th pick overall (Trevor Lewis) for Pavol Demitra..R.I.P
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i wonder what all those people who Hate on Dean Lombardi are saying right now about his plan to build from the back on up.
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:52 am
@rudedogg, Would you like @poormans cell phone number? If you do, just ask and you shall receive !
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 am
@rudedogg, They have disappeared until the next sign of trouble. Born again Lombardians.
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Duncanz Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:15 am
@LA_1968,
Actually, they remain here … in another guise …
See threads dating back to early in the season for proof!
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:15 pm
@rudedogg, Where’s Anthony?????
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ACtually the CBC guys called it quite quick that it was a great non call on TL on Hamhuis (sp)…they said that he just fell down after TL bumped him and actually the defensman was holding TL’s stick….
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puck73 Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:54 am
@Jack, Nice to see they didnt have have blue and green glasses on.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 9:57 am
@Jack,
Of course on the the Canucks fan boards, they’re calling that a hook on Lewis. A hook? Are you people insane?
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DesertKing Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Why yes. Yes, we are insane. We enjoy watching persons wearing full-body green condoms participate in antagonistic miming.
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Shakes Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:14 am
@DesertKing, that is the funniest description of them ever
What a beauty of a shot! Atta’ boy Stoll!
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It’s a fantastic feeling knowing that the Kings are going in to round 2. This is what we (the fans and season ticket holders) were told to expect in October. GO KINGS GO….I’ll be at the home games throughout. Ironic isn’t it that the Canucks diving team was absent from last night’s game. They must have drowned.
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HockeyOnlyAwaitingModeration Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 3:17 pm
@Optomistic, Ham-Hus tried in the O.T. when he was holding Lewis’ stick as he went down, I judged a -4.0
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I predict victory against the Blues…When the working bees start making a difference, this team can be scary effective….and their confidence is getting higher and higher.
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“One sharp shot” Is what I voted for because that is what it took to beat Cory Schneider last night.
“Redemption for Quick” yeah Quicker made some huge saves last night that gave the Kings the chance to win.
“Third-period turnaround” The Kings out shot them & had the majority of puck possession in all 3 periods & Vancouver’s only goal came from a missed opportunity to clear the puck, I won’t mention any names because he had a great game (2).
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I keep reflecting on the first goal. I have to confess I have been one of those riding Doughty a lot this season. I have never said he should be traded, but I have been upset about his performance in many games. One thing I have noticed though, is that when he takes the puck deep, he almost always gets it to the front if the net. Usually no one is there, or they aren’t ready for his pass. Both he and Richardson deserve a lot of credit for that play. Quicks big save, and that goal by Richardson were the game changers…
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For sure it was a whole team effort, thanks guys, but I say too, the guys Nolan and King did a great job in period three last night, keep up the good work you guys were spot on, and us old timers are sure glad that Stoll is our hero too!
Go Kings Go!
We still have Hockey in LA, wonderful!
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I was really impressed with DS coaching. Loved that he had VV start the overtime. VV was having some troubles in the game but making him start the OT will pay off not only in the short term but the long run we’re about to go on too. Great move coach and i predict a strong VV from this point forward!
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I voted other, Doughty didn’t mess it up for us.
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“Redemption for Quick”
?? What did Quick need redemption from?
The Kings won the game and the series because their bottom 6 outplayed Vancouver’s bottom 6.
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Shakes Reply:
April 23rd, 2012 at 11:48 am
@Robert Jewels from the Crown, that’s exactly why i didn’t vote for that one.. he’s been a hero for the past 10 months. he hasn’t had to redeem himself to anyone
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Rich, I just wanna say your writing in this post is some of your best work. I feel like I just relived last night in slow-mo.
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just watched Stoll’s goal and goosebumps!!! Lewis, amazing backcheck.. Stoll, that’s the shot we’ve been waiting for all year!! What a game by Quick!! Number 1 seed down, bring on the number 2 seed!! GKG!!
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I think the break between games was huge for the Kings. It gave them more time to forget and just get ready both physically and mentally.
Great effort, nice finish…. Nothing but the twine behind. Great moment in team history and Stoll quietly just gets it done! Sick goal. Quick stands on his head again and there is not a team in the NHL playoffs now who would want to play the Kings. THEY”RE DANGEROUS and the best is yet to come.
What are the CBC homers saying NOW? What excuses do you have for the Vancouver Ca-schumcks!
Keep in mind, no-one remembers a first round winner. Keep things in perspective and simple. Play for the next goal and each other.
GOKINGSGO!-GOKINGSGO!-GOKINGSGO!
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What’s better than eliminating Vancouver in their own house – - – NOTHING!!!!
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…and all the press is still about how the Canucks sucked, rather than how good the Kings are…
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