It’s more than a little strange to be here at Staples Center in the morning, but the Kings are filing onto the ice for their skate. They will spend the afternoon at the hotel before returning to the rink. The St. Louis Blues, per usual, will be skating here at 11:30 a.m.
Heck yeah!!! Because it’s the CUP!!
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Is that KFC wearing a full contact jersey? nice!
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evan Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:02 am
@Stuart, Which one? How can you tell?
Sure hope you’re right though!
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Stuart Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:07 am
@evan, when I first opened the thread, the picture came out very enlarged and only a 1/3 of the width, I wasn’t sure, but the skater on the left side just over the stanley cup playoff stencil looks like KFC… unless the Kings added a zombie to the roster without telling anyone.
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P1 LA Kings Fan Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 am
@Stuart, hahaha!
Michael J. Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:22 am
@Stuart,
Fraser (?)
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Stuart Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:54 am
@Michael J., I swear I thought it was KFC, but from the smaller pic I can’t tell… I’m sure RH will let us know whether the Colonel skated with the regs or not…
IIRC Waves siad he skated with the scratch line yesterday, so that’s full contact…
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GO KINGS GO!! Can’t wait!!
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Let’s have another repeat 1st period, and then repeat it two more time after that.
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QueenInVan Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:11 am
@apol21, 1st period of game 2, second and third of game one, 12 goals would really be too much..
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They look confused, like they are not used to being “here”!
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Not sure if the boys will feel like it’s the Superbowl, or an exhibition game, waking up in a new hotel, and AM skate in a “different” building.
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:27 am
@LA_1968,
DS trying to fool them into thinking it’s a road game?
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FiG17 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:36 am
@LA_1968,
If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?
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DesertKing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:41 am
@FiG17,
Uh oh, here come the Kafka jokes….
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elijah Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:28 am
@FiG17, the worker bees can leave, even the drones can fly away, the queen is their slave. lol
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Hockey in May is always great but Hockey in LA in May-Priceless. GO KINGS GO!!!
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So were making it seem like an away game huh??? Good approach!
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:10 am
@Bean32,
Quick: ‘We want our rink to feel like it’s our rink’
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:04 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), love it
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The Staples Center crowd tonight is going to be off the hook. I know the work the boys put in on the road this last week was appreciated and I expect nothing but a crowd just going bananas.
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monkeyboy Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Peter, i like bananas
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Stuart Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:09 am
@monkeyboy, I like to eat-eat-eat apples and bananas… sorry, got a 3 yeard old in the house.
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Daren Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:42 am
@Stuart, LMAO…three year old and a one year old. The Forest Oh!!
Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:12 am
@Peter, Just wish we could find a way of getting the PR seats that are unused filled with Die Hards. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Niko Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Forum Gold, Let’s rush them 2nd Int
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 am
@Peter, ill be there brother… can’t wait
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prlandra Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 am
@Peter, I hope they are more than off the hook. I remember playoff games in the 70′s against Boston when we would be so loud in the Forum they couldn’t start the national anthem. Doubt they would let that happen now, but it was awesome at the time. Blow the roof off everyone!!!
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@prlandra, +1. You gave me goosebumps reading this. I was in section 9. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Hey, I can see my seats! Right next to the Munter’s unit! GKG!!
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:13 am
@DesertKing,
Yeah, me too — just get a magnifying glass and in the upper right 300′s…..
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Looking forward to a great game and KINGS domination…they are boiling over with confidence!
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I’m going to tke game tonight. Is it going to be a “black out”. Are Kings asking fans to only wear black?? I have a white Kings jersey that I want to wear, but don’t want to be the only one not wearing black. Can anyone advise??
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monkeyboy Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:13 am
@PakiFan, wear whatever you want…..
just go bananas!
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:13 am
@monkeyboy,
Was that a Wayne Simmonds reference?
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monkeyboy Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:14 am
@Weasel, never
King Cobra Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am
@Weasel, LOL!!!!! Sorry
DesertKing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:14 am
@PakiFan,
Wear the white jersey but bring $150 and buy a new black one. They are like Lays potatoe chips, you can never have just one.
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:16 am
@PakiFan,
That purple hair spray stuff is pretty cool – of course we don’t actually wear purple anymore — but black hair spray just looks like a bad just for men commercial….
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Lake Forest Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 am
@PakiFan, they will be trying to black it out. but I agree wear whatever you want.
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alma Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 am
@PakiFan, I’m treating it like a road trip… road whites it is!
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Niko Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:58 am
@PakiFan, Well my Quick jersey in black and without a doubt what I will be wearing from now through the parade!
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Steve W Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@PakiFan, Remember what happened the last time the fans were asked to ‘blackout the Blues’?
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man, my stomach is in knots….winning this game would make things so much easier for everyone…but I do not like a too long of a layoff if the preds-phx go long.
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:15 am
@Jack,
Of course it’s a huge game, but in the grand scheme winning 1 of the 2 home games is good enough (just hope like heck we win tonight, but it’s not the end of the world if we don’t).
Sure enough though it’s a whole better to be 2-0 and coming home than 0-2 heading out on the road. Blues fan must be sweating bullets tonight.
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monkeyboy Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:19 am
@Weasel, good enough does not cut it….step on the gas and bury these clowns….sweep!
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:41 am
@monkeyboy, I like your thinking monkeyboy.
Jack Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:20 am
@Weasel, True…they probably have bigger knots in their bellies…
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Thornhart Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 am
@Jack,
Yeah, this should some good hockey tonight. Both these teams are great teams, otherwise they wouldn’t be competing to play in the WCFs. I hope the boys enjoy their well deserved attention they are getting (even thought they are still being a bit shorted by the NHL network) but stay focused!! There is no such thing as a safe lead in the playoffs so I hope the Kings protect it. Being favored doesn’t make it automatic. In order to be crowned on the throne, you must defend your kingdom. GKG!!
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Can’t wait to see the Blues’ trading cards in the urinals tonight!
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:29 am
@DesertKing,
That is classic. Do they do that in other stadiums? I went to the PHX-SJ game in Phoenix during march and I they didn’t do that there.
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DesertKing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:43 am
@Weasel,
Only seen it at Staples, and usually only for the Ducks, Red Wings and Casucks. The look on the face of opposing fans when they step up to take care of business is priceless.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:01 am
@DesertKing, Happened during the first game against the Devils in our building after Kovalschmuck turned the Kings down. Devils fans weren’t too thrilled, and they didn’t stop complaining about it on fire and ice for a month.
Niko Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:04 am
@DesertKing, Haha yea, saw them at a devils game, fans refused to use the urinals and went for the stalls instead lol
EmptyTank Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 am
@DesertKing, At a Duck game earlier this season, I make my usual trip to the Men’s room right after getting there and as I’m walking in there’s a Duck fan standing at the paper towel dispenser getting a bunch of paper. He then walks up to the urinal next to me and starts going down the line fishing the cards out!!! I looked at him and said: Seriously?? He says: Yeah, I’ve GOT to stand up for my team.
That, my friends, is PRICELESS!
Duncanz Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 am
@Empty Tank,
Ha! I would have made sure I emptied my tank on them all first!
Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:31 am
@EmptyTank,
You shoulld have jumped in there, and pissed on his hand.
EmptyTank Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:55 am
@DesertKing,
I’ve got a picture on my cell phone from a couple seasons ago of laminated Crosby in a crib with a heavy yellow stream flowing down on it!!
EmptyTank Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:57 am
@Weasel,
The best one is of the Sedin sisters where they’re both sitting on the bench looking up with their mouths agape…
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The BEST “Road View” of the season! gKg!
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Go Kings. Bring it home boys.
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Waves??? Where is the update
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHNWir7Etk4
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variable Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:59 am
@Duncanz,
hehe…
i haven’t heard that song in many years…
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Duncanz Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 am
@variable,
He he, I raided my dad’s 78s !
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I see someone is already sitting in my seat…and it’s not me! Usher!!
The difference in vibe from skating at Staples vs TSC has to be palpable. While it’s great to be able to see the boys skating up close at TSC, there’s always a youth hockey feeling to it (esp when there’s youth going on in the other rink) because it just lacks the magnitude that befits an NHL team and (hopefully) champion.
No offense intended to anyone connected with TSC who may read this, but convenience should not be a consideration at this point of the year (Staples scheduling conflicts be damned).
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Knots and knots and more knots have them as well, the day is going and cannot wait until I am in my seat watching our guys in the warmups today.
Go Kings Go!
Bring it on, Go Kings GO!
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Anyone want to take a video of the intro and post it to the blog tonight? Stuck in D.C. and I miss the goosebumps I used to get just before the Kings get onto the ice. Best feeling in the world.
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I am hoping the pre-game entertainment lets the fans cheer instead of ruining it with a crowd noise killing video like they did in game three of the Vancouver series.
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I saw the Stanley Cup this morning on KTLA News. The goofy guy who carries it around was interviewed. Does anyone know if it will be at Staples Center tonight for the game?
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DesertKing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:44 am
@yetiman_oc,
He has to check in with “Peggy” to see if he can get a bus ticket.
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Niko Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:45 am
@yetiman_oc, Pretty sure it’s not in the arena until it can be won. I would be upset to learn it was at Staples prematurely
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yetiman_oc Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:49 am
@Niko, i agree. i didn’t listen to the entire interview but he said something about being on the playoff road show. since the kings very rarely play in may, i’m not sure what the playoff road show means. i got my picture taken with it at Melon Arena in Pittsburgh the year after they won it. it is pretty cool to be next to.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:56 am
@yetiman_oc,
I have kissed the Cup!
It was an instant love affair.
Sears, Cerritos Mall, circa … several years ago now.
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:57 am
@Niko,
I just had visions of that very circumstance…a possible Cup clinching game at Staples. Can you imagine? It’s been so long since I’ve even entertained that thought.
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Stagger Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:00 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Hold it off a little longer. We’re not even half-way there yet.
GKG!!
Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:05 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Scary thought. Many of us have never even been in the same room as the Cup because we’re waiting till the Kings win it. That would jinx everything.
Capt Jam Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Dominick(defrim65),
Count me as one of those persons. I’ve seen the Cup numerous times in person, in Toronto at the HHOF and in various locations outside of Toronto. I’ve always refused every opportunity to get my picture taken with it. Not before the Kings win it. It would just be Wrong.
variable Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:09 am
@yetiman_oc,
i’m pretty sure at the first fanfest out here a few years back, the cup was on display…i believe they were making it available for peeps to take photos with it…
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:12 am
@variable,
And the draft.
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variable Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:15 am
@FKA PakiFro,
yes…that’s right, too…
Optomistic Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 am
@yetiman_oc, The CUP was at Staples when the AllStar game was here.. and you were able to have your picture taken with it
Hopefully, we will see it again, but after winning it.
GKG
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SLIM Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@Optomistic,
I’ve held and drank from the cup.
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Got a great feeling about tonight. This is OUR house, nice to see the boys there for practice. There is a lot to visualizing tonight’s game during practice this AM
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Is it time yet? Can’t stand the suspense. Feels like forever since the last home game. I think our boys are prepared to shock the world! (if not the nation). I see tonight’s game as perhaps the biggest hurdle we have left to overcome, on our way to hoisting the Cup! To all of us that are gong to the game tonight, let’s bring everything we have. We need to rattle the rafters at the Staple Center! Let’s make it a night to remember!!!!! Go Kings Go!!!!!!
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Weasel Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:48 am
@ItsAKingThing,
Well they already shocked Vegas right?
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ItsAKingThing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Weasel, Thant they did my friend, that they did.
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Watch party anywhere tonight in Inland Empire?
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The world is starting to finally take notice of our team and how amazing they are.
Another brilliant move by the Jedi Master Sutter having the guys stay in the hotel for these home games.
COME ON KINGS, let’s bring it tonight!!! Show no mercy, clemency or quarter to these Bluesers and their laundry list of excuses!!
Everyone repeat after me!!!
GO KINGS GO !!!!! GO KINGS GO !!!!! GO KINGS GO !!!!!
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 10:59 am
@King Cobra, For 42 years. GO KINGS GO!!!
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ItsAKingThing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:56 am
@Forum Gold, GO KINGS GO! GO KINGS GO!
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Thegreatone Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@King Cobra,
Before every playoff game so far, I have gone onto my Facebook wall and asked all my peeps to chant with me. Since you are asking, here ya go:
GO KINGS GO!!!! GO KINGS GO!!!! GO KINGS GO!!!!
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King Cobra Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 4:23 pm
@Thegreatone,
GO KINGS GO !!!!! GO KINGS GO !!!!! GO KINGS GO !!!!!
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Love the energy here today!
LETS GO KINGS!! GET IT DONE!
WOOHOO!!
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Stagger, Are you going to the game tonight?
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Stagger Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 am
@Dominick (defrim65),
No, as usual I will be working and will watch the game when I get home.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:27 am
@Stagger, Joel says he can hear you in the middle of the night sometimes yelling at the TV. lol
Stagger Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@Stagger,
LOL, I’m not surprised. I can get a little excited at times when I watch The Kings.
it’s a nice move by sutter and the organization to this – not cheap…
i’m pretty sure this was done before during the regular season in the andy murray administration when we played the quacks…i don’t remember what the result were when we did it then, however, this is the playoffs – and i imagine this is the first time we’ve done something like this in the month of may…
i live about 4 miles away from staples…and even though i won’t be at the game, there might be so much electricity generated by the staples crowd that it could possibly reach my home, making it feel like i’m right there…
hockey in may in los angeles – what a great concept and feeling…(!)
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Duncanz Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:11 am
@variable, Because it’s The Cup !
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Sebastian Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:12 am
@variable, it can only be topped by hockey in June followed by a Parade in LA.
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variable Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:16 am
@Sebastian,
let’s hope so…
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Big game tonight boys!! Kings keep on rollin.. Keep the blues guessing. Loving this season. weeeeeee
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SO excited for the game! I’m going to owe my brother BIG since he’s taking me tonight instead of his wife! haha Go Kings Go!
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Just flew in from NY last night and will be attend game- super stoked. I think tonight’s wardrobe choice shall be a road Quick jersey. This is the gf’s first time seeing a home game, this is gonna be fantastic
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variable Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Shakes,
awesome…
enjoy it…:)
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DesertKing Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:18 am
@Shakes,
Where you sitting tonight?
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Stuart Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:24 am
@Shakes, heck yeah! I’ll be there too! Anybody meeting up at the Wayne?
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I was at the playoff game when the Kings came back against the Red Wings…It was BACK IN BLACK and they handed out these black pom-poms. The place was electric and went NUTS when the Kings won it in OT. I imagine this will be similar tonight….GO KINGS GO!!! Shoutout to Adam Deadmarsh!!
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Tweeners, And a shoutout to #19 Butch Goring. His OT goal against Boston still gives me chills. We stood and yelled and clapped for 10 minutes after they had left the ice. It was beyond electric and tonight we need to send a message to the NHL. LA has a hockey team and were going to the Finals and bring our first Cup to the Kingdom. GO KINGS GO!!!
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KC23 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@Forum Gold, I was there as well. Best game in King’s history period. Even better than the Miracle on Manchester imho. Loudest event of any kind I’ve ever been too.
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:24 pm
@KC23, Butch has also made the comment that it was the loudest crowd he has EVER heard and that includes his Stanley Cup wins with the Islanders. GO KINGS GO!!!
Ben Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:59 am
@Tweeners,
I was there for all 3 of those home games. I still to this day have never heard an arena louder than we we came back from 3-0 in the third. Staples was shaking.
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KC23 Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Ben, Man I wish I would of been at that game. I remember sitting at home watching it with my daughters. After each King goal I kept saying, don’t get your hopes up … to this day they have never let me live that down.
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There will be a ‘Blackout’ in lovely Pahrump tonight in honor of The Kings!
Of course, it’s no coincidence this happens quite a lot this time of year anyway when the demand for electricity shoots up.
Anyhow, I’m calling one irregardless of the facts, and me and Tex at least will be watching every millisecond of every second with ice cold PBRs in hand and the 19″ blaring out at maximum decibels …. that is, assuming there aint one of those coincidental and annoying blackouts we have been known to have …..
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Tweeners Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:26 am
@Duncanz, My neighbors called on Monday to see if everything was ok..since they heard me screaming at the top of my lungs during the first period….LOL
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DodgersKingsoftheGalaxy Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 4:56 pm
@Duncanz, Duncanz lives in the fireworks capital of the west?
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If we play for the Stanley Cup at home, I am buying an airline tix and tix to the game…I have been waiting since my dad used to take me to games clad in my full body jammies. Man, I miss the Forum…and I am almost 50 now.
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 11:54 am
@Jack, Great post and I love your almost. The Forum days were special just like this current team. I have a really good feeling about what is on the horizon. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Ben Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@Jack,
I have been saying the same thing. Went to almost every game as a kid at the Forum. Now I have been stuck in D.C. and have been checking plane flights everyday praying for weekend home games.
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Im in Indianapolis for the weekend. Pleaseee tellme there’s another kings fan on this blog that will be in Indy watching it tonight haha
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Ok boys, here it is….Game 3 and youre at home with the best fans in the world….The Blews tried to goon it up the other night but you didn’t have any of it….you stuck to your plan and buried them at home….this is YOUR home…..nobody comes in here and goons it up…..stay the course and you’ll be up 3-0. You’ve proven that you are ready to climb the next rung….we are prouder of you than you could know….Kings fan for life……GO KINGS GO……GO KINGS GO….GO KINGS GO
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Thegreatone Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@TiredOfIt,
I 2nd that. I have never been prouder to be a Kings fan. I love this team. We have some of the most loyal fans in the world. Fans that have stuck by this team year after year thinking that this is the year. Well, I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but if we keep playing the way we’ve been playing, this will finally be THE YEAR!!!! GO KINGS GO!!!
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Sutter is a genius!!!
He’ll do anything to gain that valuable ‘Road Ice Advantage’ for the team, lol
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King Cobra Reply:
May 3rd, 2012 at 4:25 pm
@Gustavo, Whatever it takes right
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