The Kings are practicing at a suburban rink this morning, since Scottrade Center is being used by Van Halen today. Drew Doughty and Jonathan Quick got the day off today for maintenance.
The Kings aren’t expecting any supplemental discipline for Dwight King after last night’s hit on Alex Pietrangelo. As far as the Kings are concerned, no news from the league office is good news. More updates to come…
What does “for maintenance” mean? Are they getting their parts oiled?
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@ThatGuy, To me, it was a careless/dangerous play moreso than a cheap/dirty play. But true, it’s all about personal bias. I’m sure if B.J. Crombeem shoved Kopitar into the boards like that us Kings fans would be screaming bloody murder (most of us, at least).
Bottom line, I hope Petro is ok and hope the Kings can win tomorrow night and beyond (LA Kings personal bias notwithstanding)…
GO KINGS GO!
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
@mash-ola, Oops… meant to reply to spencerlakings post rather than yours, ThatGuy… Sorry.
A maintenance day is a a day to get extra rest, heal any aches or bruises, massage therapy, general repairs, and yes, a check of all fluid levels, oil, brakes and transmission.
GO KINGS GO!
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Harty Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@mash-ola, For the Kings sake why would you want Petro back, let him sit out it improves our chances.
Two more on the shelf would be awesome, Elliott and Oshie as well as Petro.
This is playoffs, not tennis, if you get hurt too bad, look at Cliffy. He was rocked by a cheap shot and not back yet, but again its the playoffs.
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
@Harty, As a fan of hockey, I want Petro out there to be testing our mettle. I’m not afraid of him, and I’m glad D. Sedin came back so we could show everybody we could beat them with him or without!
Of course, it would be great to have Cliffy available, also.
PRMan Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
@mash-ola, From what I saw, King was going for the puck and Pietrangelo was trying to interfere with him by running him into the net. Hence he ended up at a really bad location to be hit and King couldn’t stop.
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The guy who blogs for the St Louis Dispatch thought that the King hit was “cheap” and “dirty”.
I just didn’t see that.
It’s amazing how much bias we all have as sports fans. I just thought he pushed him from the side, and it didn’t merit a penalty. And if you get cut, you should stay on the ice until the officials see it. Not go to the bench and then notice it.
Fraser didn’t leave the ice until everyone saw the blood.
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@spencerlakings Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:09 am
@@spencerlakings, I meant…it didn’t merit a major penalty…
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Dan H. Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:15 am
@@spencerlakings,
I’m with you. There was no “intent” that I saw, just two guys going for the puck and King unfortunately for St. Louis gave a shove from behind in a dangerous area. I thought the call was right and there shouldn’t be a call from Mr. Shanahan. If there is, it’s a dis-service since Henrietta Sedin MEANT to give Brown an elbow to the head and that got nothing.
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jdm1977 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@@spencerlakings,
It’s really sour grapes. The Blues fans wouldn’t really be complaining if they scored on the PP and won the game. I’m not quite sure that a major would have really helped them out in the end since they PP was largely ineffective, and ultimately cost them the game by letting up a shortie. If Blues fams continue to bitch, we should just argue that even if it were a major, the Kings would have scored 2 SH goals. That’ll rile them up.
As for the hit, I didn’t think King had the evil intent, but nonetheless, it was stupid and probably under the new crackdown, could/should have been a major. Definitely don’t think suspension worthy, but maybe a fine to let the player know to back off those plays. At the same time, Peitrangelo really put himself in a bad position as he knew King was coming.
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Chrtistian T Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@@spencerlakings, It was dirty but not cheap if that makes any sense. But it was only dirty because it was careless. I don’t think there was intent to injure. King just made a bad play and the Kings got a break. They also took advantage of the break.
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@@spencerlakings, To me, it was a careless/dangerous play moreso than a cheap/dirty play. But true, it’s all about personal bias. I’m sure if B.J. Crombeem shoved Kopitar into the boards like that us Kings fans would be screaming bloody murder (most of us, at least).
Bottom line, I hope Petro is ok and hope the Kings can win tomorrow night and beyond (LA Kings personal bias notwithstanding)…
GO KINGS GO!
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Harty Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:11 pm
@mash-ola, he didn’t, why live in fanasty land…….
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@Harty, But it’s a fair comparison, nonetheless.
Harty Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
@Harty, yes but it never happened…….keep it real man.
Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
@Harty, I’ll let you have the last say on this one.
Could we get whoever is coaching the penalty kill to coach the PP. We are more dangerous on the PK than the PP. Weird and needs to get fixed one of these years. Otherwise great effort and deserved win by the Kings!! One more Monday night!
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tantrum4 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@Doc Allen,
He already does, his name is Darryl Sutter
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DanD Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:30 am
@Doc Allen, Shorthanded goals are typically always scored the same way, turnovers in the wrong place. That’s just luck. So saying a PK coach should coach the PP is ridiculous. It’s the players that work the powerplay, and can’t score. Sure, the coaches tell them where to be, but in the end, the onus is on the guys on the ice to score on the powerplay, not the coach.
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Michael J. Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:38 am
@DanD,
A voice of reason. Thank you.
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Dump and Chase Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@DanD,
With Kopitar, Richards, Carter, Brown, Williams, Stoll, Doughty, and (now) Voynov, on the powerplay, it’s fair to blame the coach. The weapons are there they just need some direction. Last game they seemed to move a bit more than usual and it looked better but theres no excuse for this.
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DanD Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Dump and Chase, When players miss the net constantly, shoot the puck into the defenders, and turn it over regularly, is it still the coaches that are to blame?
Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
@DanD, This argument appears beyond contradiction to me.
As @Dump and Chase says, “there’s no excuse for this”. But, to turn it back around on him, I don’t give the players any free passes at all for lack of cohesion and multiple fundamental errors at this stage of a very, very long season not to have sorted all these things out among themselves by now!
Save, Hrudey! Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
@Dump and Chase,
Actually, it might be more of a chemistry problem.
Those are all great players, of course. But perhaps they just don’t “mesh” together when the PP comes.
Might be better to play normal “lines” on the PP than trying to put a super line together.
Rick Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
@Dump and Chase, “Good” teams I’ve seen make little variation in their overall attack scheme when on the PP. If the 5 on 5 is sound, there is no need to do anything different on the PP. The Kings are relying too much on Quick and special teams to win these games, they need to work on their 5 on 5, get that rolling seamlessly and the PP goals will come…as will the Cup!
DesertKing Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:49 am
@Doc Allen,
Thank you!! A kindred voice in the night…… DEADHORSE ALERT! DEADHORSE ALERT!
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I knew it!!! Like I said in an earlier post, Quick must be some android made by government scientists, why else would he need “maintenance” ??? Maybe he needs some lube on the leg joints that are made of titanium, or adjusting his visual scanning systems, or his oxygen intake manifold???
Go KINGS Go!
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Bringbackbutchgoring Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:19 am
@FabKings, Bahahahahaha good one. I remember all the bloggers here saying forty games ago to rest Quick or he’ll be too tired for the playoffs. BAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHA
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Dump and Chase Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@Bringbackbutchgoring,
Not to mention all the incessant calls for Bernier to play.
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vegas13 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:22 am
@FabKings, I just think he just needs some meditation time with the Hockey Gods.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@FabKings,
Nothing big, just a “quick” flight to White Sands, New Mexico, drop him in the Bionic Engineering lab, get a check out by Steve Austin and Oscar Goldman, then right back to St. Louis for another win.
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King John Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@DesertKing, lol, but he really may become the $6,000,000 man!
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FabKings Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@King John, I think unlike the other player mentioned in this topic, Quick has actually deserved a raise by working hard year after year, and getting better year after year.
Go KINGS Go!
FabKings Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@FabKings, I am now officially giving a nickname to our beloved goaltender.
ROBOQUICK!!!!!! Kinda like RoboCop without the guns!!
I wonder if Quick eats baby food too????
Go KINGS Go!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
@FabKings,
This blog reduces ME to eating baby food sometimes …
Not YOUR posts though, @FabKings ~
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I love the way the Kings are playing. 17-5 with Carter in the line up!
I hope Doughty gets to watch himself on some tape today. Guy drives me nuts. Plays so well 80% of the time, then makes risky, bone-headed plays. Guy needs to make the decision to not to try to do too much, especially on the PP. Just put the puck on net DD, forget the fancy crap. Please…
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Kinglers55 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:17 am
@Michael J., That record with Carter in the line-up speaks for itself. Even though Carter isn’t scoring like he should be (although he seems to becoming around, I guess his ankle is healing up) he drags away defenders from other players on the Kings. Just having him in the line-up is enough to force teams to switch their make-up so they can guard our top two lines, which on paper look as dangerous as any other teams top 6 forwards.
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Eric Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:23 am
@Michael J., Doughty is awesome.
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Van Halen ice skates??
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
@Royal Conscript, “Right Now” we the Kings should get some rest and not “Dance The Night Away” or else the Kings could be “Running With The Devil” tommorrow night. If the Kings win tomorrow, I might as well “Jump” for joy! P.S. “I’m Hot For Teacher!”
Go Kings Go!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
@mash-ola, “You Really Got Me” with that post..
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I hear that King needs to learn not to take “stupid” penalties such as the hit on Petro.
Can someone please explain to me just exactly did King do wrong?
From what I see, King shoved Petro with his left forearm, no crosscheck, from the goal line. Petro is off balance and falls awkwardly and gets injured.
What’s the lesson?
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Bringbackbutchgoring Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:28 am
@FdoFmFull, I’d say the Kings have played as smart of hockey as any team in the playoffs. We play our game (hard, physical defensive)every game and make the other team beat us at what we do best. I love how AM has gone from the bench every game when Sutter first got here to 1st team on PP ahead of VV, even. Shows you that AM is a very solid, intelligent player, imo
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DanD Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:34 am
@FdoFmFull, It’s contact from behind, in a vulnerable position. It doesn’t matter if he was off balance, which helped the fall. King did hold up, but still made enough contact to drive pieterangelo into the boards. The ref is going to call that penalty every single time. He has to know better, and not put himself in the position for the ref to make that call.
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vinny Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:01 am
@DanD, gotta disagree with that last sentence. the only thing he was doing was jumping in on a loose puck and got cut off at the last sencond, and to say he has to not put himself in that position is to say dont go for a 50/50 puck or dont go for a loose puck. petro put himself in the bad position, and king really did look like he was still looking to play the puck the whole time (slo mo you can see where he’s looking)
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Save, Hrudey! Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
@vinny,
Agree with you 100%. Looking at it slo-mo, you can see Petro isn’t moving his feet.
Either he was slow to react or was intentionally attempting to interfere with King’s progress of getting at the loose puck.
Still a penalty? I would still have to say yes. King needs to be aware of the vulnerable position another play is in when a few feet away from the boards. Tough to blame King though.
DEH Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@DanD, the shoulder was the contact point, hand touches the shoulder not the back, so it’s technically not a hit from behind though Petro was facing the boards. If the point of contact was the back it would’ve been a major.
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I wonder if any of the boys are going to go check out Van Halen tonight? They Rocked the Scottrade Center last night, might be nice to go see Ed do it too tonight!!!
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mcdangles Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:47 am
@King Cobra, i doubt it. They have curfew and need to focus on wht they are there….HOCKEY!
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@mcdangles, yeah, a contact high would be a bad thing right before game 2.
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@King Cobra, They can’t have ringing in their ears for tomorrow nights game. Believe me, I saw Halen back in ’81 from 10th row and my ears rang for 3 days.
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King Cobra Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:26 am
@Goring 19, I saw them in 1979 and my ears are still ring!!!ing!! ing!!
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@King Cobra, lol, one of the loudest bands I ever saw!
SDGolfer Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@King Cobra, why? van halen hasn’t been good since the ’80′s
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
@King Cobra, I’d pay Eddie Van Halen $1000.00 if he wore a Kings jersey during the concert… Think he’d get boo’d or what???
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I don’t think they’d show their faces among Blues fans after last night.
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I won’t go as far as to say I’m surprised about last nights win, but I’m certainly pleases we came away with a win from a crazy tough building. It’s my birthday today and I’ll take a win tomorrow as a gift!!!
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Cortex949 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 10:39 am
@Cortex949, I’m pleased*
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@Cortex949, Happy B-Day!!!! Let the Kings make it a great one!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:04 pm
@Cortex949, Many Happy Returns, @C949 !
Celebrate Royally !
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This is good news for Dwight & the Kings.
The Kings do not need supplements!
After all … “this is not baseball”.
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King did nothing wrong therefore all should
be ok watched reply so many times and he
did a little hand don’t see anything evil as for
Quick he is the our hockey GOD thanks guys
all of you for all that you do for us LA Kings
Fans and Rich Bob Jim Daryl and all the rest
too!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@Gailweb,
Lol, does anyone remember in 1986 when Diego Armando Maradona “did a little Hand” and the relevant sports “God” allowed him to get away with it?
Of course DAM (acronym purely coincidental) and his Argentina team went on to win the World Cup of soccer in that tournament.
I’ll take some of that always fashionable DK dirty karma some 26 years on!
That reminds me, nice job by VV last night, too, don’t you think?!!!
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FdoFmFull Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Duncanz, Don’t worry, the English will make sure we never forget “La Mano de Dios”!
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@FdoFmFull, Lol, too true!!
Do you know something, I was there!
FdoFmFull Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@FdoFmFull, 6/22/1986 Azteca Stadium, his “other” goal puts Maradona in the realm of the ” immortals”
GkG!
Cheers!
Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
@FdoFmFull, His “other” goal puts him in the realm of the “immorals”!
GAWG!
GKG!
[Cheers!]
mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@Gailweb, Dwight King DID do something wrong… but it didnt’ warrant the severity of penalty/suspension that Blues supporters are asking for. He should have been penalized for the shove. And he did. That is all.
These aren’t the droids you’re looking for. Move along!
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Odds now are 5-1 for the Kings to win the Stanley Cup. Rangers have best odds at 3.5-1 followed by Flyers and Nashville at 4.5-1. Nashville odds didn’t even change when Phoenix beat them. Phoenix gets even less respect than the Kings if that’s even possible…
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frazier king Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@Bringbackbutchgoring, a kings , dogs final would be great.
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brianguy Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@Bringbackbutchgoring,
that’s pretty interesting. 5-1 is super low, considering the Kings were like 18-1 preseason and went up to around a ridiculous 20-1 before Round 1 started. interesting to see gamblers suddenly try to hop on the bandwagon, when they could have gotten such fantastic odds before.
of course, Kings record is also 5 and 1… 11 more wins to go!! : )
funny about Nashville, but hey that means there’s pretty serious money riding on the Preds if the odds didn’t go up. if anything, the bettors have given then more respect (odds are adjusted based on the action for each team). the odds would have increased on NSH if people started dropping more money on all other teams i.e. Phoenix, Kings, To Win The Cup (TWTC). though I assume at this point, there aren’t going to be many swings based on 1 loss.
also, at the start of the Playoffs I forget the exact number but Phoenix was something absurd like 30-1, for your Pacific division champs (with only 16 teams in the running, no less). talk about a lack of respect, that’s it.
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Bringbackbutchgoring Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@brianguy, I actually have bets at 30-1 and 25-1 and this was after Sutter became the coach, although only a week or so later. I shall become a thousand-aire if Kings win Stanley Cup lol
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Bringbackbutchgoring, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas NV. Summer 2011. Kings at 20-1. How could I refuse???
Still, a loooonggg way to go. But you’re telling me there IS a chance….
GO KINGS GO!
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@mash-ola, P.S. Respect MUST BE EARNED! Up until now, like the Vancouver Canucks, the Kings haven’t won anything yet (including one Cup appearance in 1993). Win a cup and the Kings will get all the respect they can handle.
Because they don’t give banners for five out of sixteen wins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs…
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If you saw the look on Kings face right after the hit……it seemed like, oops sorry, didnt mean to…it was an innocent push without the intent to injur or hurt….king just isnt that type of player to want to hurt someone like that….hes a gentle giant….lol
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Kinglers55 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@Gevo, lol agreed 100% Not as many people freaked out about the hit as i thought originally but as you said, King is not that type of player and if you watch the replay he wasn’t even looking at Petro when he hit him. He had his stick out trying to poke it away and ran into him. It was an unfortunate play
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@Gevo, LOL no offense, but King has that look on his face ALL THE TIME! If he’s happy, sad, mad, etc… It’s like the Mona Lisa… kind of an odd smirk where you don’t know what the guy is thinking… I got his autograph after a Kings practice during the Canuck series. I thanked him and wished him good luck the rest of the way, and he gave me that SAME look on his face…. funny.
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Is it just me or are there some others who have noticed that during the last few games, the Kings seem to be in complete control of themselves and you have the feeling that the Kings are always in the game? It is kind of hard to describe, that feeling that the Kings are actually the better team, the other team is reacting to the Kings play, and that we are going to get ours no matter what? It is a good feeling, just difficult to describe.
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@DesertKing, I said almost the same thing to my wife last night after the Blues scored. It just looked like the Kings had a “don’t worry, we got this” attitude. I was not stressed over the game last night because the Kings just looked like they had so much poise and seemed so confident.
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DesertKing Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:05 am
@KingsFan in OC,
I think you used the perfect word in your post and I just saw it used in the earlier thread – confidence. I think describes exactly what we are seeing and sensing. Love your description of “don’t worry, we got this.”
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King Cobra Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:05 am
@DesertKing, I feel the same way about it. I actually watched last nights game rather calmly because it seemed like they were so much in the zone and in control, that is until the last 3 or 4 minutes of the game when my head started hitting the ceiling screaming GET HIM! STOP HIM! CLEAR THE PUCK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!
KINGS WIN!!!
Cue fist pump!!!
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vinny Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@DesertKing, not exactly through the vancouver series but oddly yes about last night, even after the early pressure
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FdoFmFull Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:11 am
@DesertKing, It’s contagion emanating from the goofy-looking dude behind the bench!
(bless his heart!)
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@FdoFmFull, Yes, but that shouldn’t detract from the fact that JK is very good looking from the neck down, whilst doing radio interviews …
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low profile rink… fly under the radar. I like it.
hope St. Louis plays right into the Kings hands again in G2. Go Kings!!
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I think that Pietrangelo will not play Game 2 Tomorrow from last night game that he did a clean hit on Dwight King thats the rules of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is if Pietrangelo will not like it give Pietrangelo will not play for Game 2 and Game 3 or a clean hit on Dwight King so what do you think
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Jeff Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@Adam M, I wish I could figure out what you are saying. How about a period or a comma every now and then???
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SLIM Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
@Jeff,
That’s OUR @Adam M…
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Adam M Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Jeff, okay @Jeff listen to from SLIM Reply Thats our @Adam M
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Duncanz Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@Adam M,
Wait a minute! You’re MY Adam M, not from @SLIM’s!!!
so what do you think
Kings-Blues video, video and more video… enjoy! http://kingsnewsdaily.com/post-game-videos/
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=vh=
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Qmungous, “and the cradle, will rock”…..
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Donald Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@Goring 19, “Jamie’s Crying”!!
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Kings x Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@Donald, Diver down
It is a mystery how penurious our power play is while our penalty kill remains so stingy!
If the PP personnel could only see the desperation and tenacity displayed by their counterparts (and to an extent, themselves) each and every time on the PK!
At the moment we are “ok”, though.
At least we are zeroed in on an area where some of our few problems lie.
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I wish the Kings PP was more like the way they play 5 on 5. A low rotation cycle game.
On the PP they play with it a lot up top and on the half wall but they rarely get below the goal line. I’d like to see more plays from the low corners with shorter passes rather than trying to get these long shots through that keep getting blocked. I’d love to see some bad angle shots taken which forces the goalie to commit to one side of the net with weak side guys crashing for the far post rebounds.
(See, armchair coaching is so easy)
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@bitter, the Kings PP is easy to defend against if they’re standing around waiting for something to happen. If all 5 are constantly moving, it opens up seams to pass through. Kings should study tape of the Red Wings PP and take notes.
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Goring 19 Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@Goring 19, (armchair coaching IS easy, see?) lol
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How about enough of the king hit and lets focus on game 2. Specifically some of those areas where we can definitely improve. I’m not going to say much other than a couple of things. Our best players need to be our best players. Rick and jeff are lagging a bit. Williams can step it up. Also, I know we don’t have a top pp, but to go into a conservative defensive shell on 6 mins of pp is weak in my mind. Yes we don’t want to give up a shorty. Yes we had nice puck possession. And as hitch says you cant worry about defense when you’re trying to score a goal. With the pp handed to us, that is where you have killer instinct. That is where you break the will of the opposing team. That is where you make them fearful about putting you back on the pp. that is where you finish your opponent instead of giving them a chance on a lucky bounce.
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King’s penalty should have clearly been a Major, and frankly, I think it also should have been a 1 game suspension. King did not intend to send Pietrangelo into the boards, but it was a careless move for him to use an arm to shove a player in a dangerous position, even though King was trying to get past him to the puck. That’s exactly the kind of dangerous play the NHL wants to take out of the game. Resulted in a concussion for Pietrangelo. I’m amazed there isn’t a hearing. We really lucked out as it doesn’t seem Cliffy is ready to come back and King’s big body is a huge asset in this series.
Bitz’s hit on Clifford warranted more than 2 games. That was a blatant, intentional board and vicious.
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Harty Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Paddy, You believe King is better then Clifford? Really……..com’on, I still say he won’t be here next year.
Big, slow and sleepy. He doesn’t use the big body at all. Except from behind on Petro.
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Paddy Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Harty, No – Clifford is more valuable than King when healthy. But he isn’t healthy and with his 2nd concussion at 20 years old, I’d rather him sit as long as possible. We’re rolling right now with the lineup we’ve got. Our other options are Lokti (not a big body) or Westgarth (no thanks).
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mash-ola Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
@Paddy, I’m comfortable either way. If he gets a suspension, I won’t cry about it.
Like you said, it was a careless play, but it was not a malicious play. In no way did King take a run at him the way Bitz did on Clifford. I do question the consistency of the officiating, where a high stick that draws blood on Fraser gets a double-minor, but a dangerous shove into the boards that also draws blood only gets two… I do hope Petro is ok, though.
But it’s a league issue and the players/fans/media has no say in the matter…
GO KINGS GO!
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Paddy Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@mash-ola, The refs simply messed up by not seeing Pietrangelo bleeding. They made the right call on the board, but they missed the injury. He was on the ice for the next shift (so not apparently hurt), but he was bleeding and they missed that. If any of the 4 refs saw the blood, they wouldn’t have let him be on the ice at the start of the PP.
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palmspringskingsfan Reply:
April 29th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
@Paddy, Maybe you should look again at the play. “I’m amazed there isn’t a hearing” your kidding right? maybe we should let girls play on the team too. This is the NHL and they are playing on ice.
Next we will be hearing people comparing him to Torres
They called for and wanted a physical game, they are lucky thats all they got.
Anybody wat to to take bets this guy will be playing tomorrow? Mark this post the he will be on the ice and if they want more , the LOS ANGELES KINGS ready for the punks.
Anybody think Sutter will tell them to let up? I Don’t think so
Missed call? Gee how many time does that happen to the KINGS?
Like I sai in tyhe begining of the game and I will continue to post before each game DESTROY THE BUMS.
NHL hockey is the fastest and the toughest sport on planet earth
Thats why I love it more than any other sport.
I am glad you are a kings fan (if you are) but I will always stand on the side of my team unless it is dirty.
GKG
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