Some notes from last night’s game…
– The Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven second-round playoff series.
– This is the second time in franchise history that the Kings have had a 3-0 lead in a playoff series. They also led Vancouver 3-0 in the first round.
– The Kings have scored four or more goals in four of their eight playoff games. In the regular season, the Kings reached the four-goal mark 23 times in 82 games.
– The Kings outshot the Blues 22-20, including 10-6 in the second period.
– The Kings went 1-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill. The Kings had not scored a power-play goal in their previous five games. The Kings are now 14-for-14 on the penalty kill in this series.
– Jonathan Quick stopped 18 of 20 shots. Quick has allowed two or fewer goals in seven of eight games in this postseason.
– Drew Doughty had one goal and two assists, to push his playoff totals to one goal and four assists. In 20 career playoff games, Doughty has six goals and 10 assists.
– Mike Richards had one goal and one assist, to push his playoff totals to three goals and five assists. Richards has two goals and three assists in this series. In 71 career playoff games, Richards has 19 goals and 39 assists.
– Justin Williams had one goal, his second goal and seventh point of the playoffs. In 59 career playoff games, Williams has 13 goals and 23 assists.
– Dwight King had one goal, his first point of the playoffs and his first career playoff point.
– Anze Kopitar had two assists, to push his playoff totals to three goals and five assists. Kopitar has two goals and two assists in his last two games. In 14 career playoff games, Kopitar has five goals and eight assists.
– Matt Greene had one assist, his second assist and third point of the playoffs. Greene has recorded a point in each of the three games in this series. In 38 career playoff games, Greene has one goal and four assists.
– Jeff Carter had one assist, his third assist and fourth point of the playoffs. In 55 career playoff games, Carter has 14 goals and 11 assists.
– Jeff Carter, Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards and Jarret Stoll each recorded a team-high three shots on goal. Trevor Lewis was credited with a game-high six hits. Kopitar, Matt Greene and Slava Voynov each were credited with a team-high two blocked shots.
– Willie Mitchell led the Kings in ice time, with a game-high 28 minutes, 44 seconds, followed by Drew Doughty, at 24:24. Anze Kopitar led all Kings forwards in ice time, at 20:51, followed by Dustin Brown, at 19:42.
– The Kings won 25 of 55 faceoffs (45 percent). Mike Richards won 10 of 19 draws (53 percent). Jarret Stoll won 6 of 15 draws (40 percent). Anze Kopitar won 6 of 13 draws (46 percent).
-This the first game where a Kings fan woke up in a cold sweat at 3:21 in the morning and drove 7 hours to be in LA for a playoff game.
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gretzkymademesayit Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
@furrylats, where did you come in from? I’m in SF and dying to go down for a game.
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furrylats Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
@gretzkymademesayit, Sorry I’m replying so late, been busy today. I’m dwelling in Chico this year. Bout 3 hours north of you, but due to a tear in the space-time continuum north of the 580, It only takes 7 hours to get to LA on the 5. Pretty drive, but boring as heck.
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Rick has been a beast at the faceoff dot!
StL is ready to self-destruct. Let’s finish ‘em off on Sunday.
GO KINGS GO!
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sigh new Topic but ya…
WAY WAY off topic: But RIP MCA…
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variable Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@pr0cess,
oh man…i just heard….
really sad…wow…
i’ve seen the b boys about a dozen times…all great shows…
r.i.p….adam…
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@pr0cess, Cancer?
Gee it’s been a bad year for the biz.
Just about every genre has taken a hit
I still miss Davy Jones.
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pr0cess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@Duncanz, ya… he was only 47…Sad day
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:42 am
@pr0cess,
Hopefully he heard the 18,000+ King’s fans last night singing his “Fight” song after MR wiped up the ice with Langenburnner. RIP!
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TripleNickel Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@DesertKing, Sad, sad news.
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Kopi is almost a point-a-game for his playoff career!! That’s awesome!
Also, way to through the body around TL!!!
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Lewis with 6 hits!! How many minutes did he play? Great job Lewis.
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That goal by MR was SIK. Everyone now knows that the same goal scored on Luongo, same shot, same angle, same position wasn’t luck. Kings are on the map bigtime now, and IMO probably the best contenders for the cup if they keep playing their game. Stoked!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@jess, But if it was luck, then the pendulum has definitely swung back in the Kings favor since the beginning of the playoffs.
Just feels palpably like Kings constantly have a little man on their shoulders nowadays!
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HockeyNerd Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
@jess, On last nights post game NN said he had practiced that and had done it a few times. I too doubt it was luck, but as has been said so many times if you just shoot the puck, you never know….
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jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:42 pm
@HockeyNerd,
To say that MR’s shot is sneaky, crisp, confident and refined still doesn’t do it enough justice!!
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@jess, Now that MR has scored twice and the whole world is aware of it, it’s time for the Kings to take advantage of a couple of wrinkles when the opposing goalie expects the same shot from MR.
For example, a backdoor pass or a pass to Kopi between the dots for a one-timer, all the while looking like MR will try to repeat his move from the sharp angle…
Cheers!
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SLIM Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@FdoFmFull,
I thought zacltly same thing
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
@SLIM, What’s the saying about zick minds???
Cheers!
jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
@FdoFmFull,
Yeah good point, -now they have no idea what were gonna throw at them!
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furrylats Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
@FdoFmFull, SHHHH!!!! They’ll hear you.
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:25 pm
@FdoFmFull, he HAS already attempted that pass, several times. It’s those times that make that sharp angle shot possible. Goalie expects pass, gets a shot right into his feet.
Cheers!
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does anyone think D’Agostini will get a call from BS (not that kindof BS) about his repeated jabs he took between DB’s legs??? I would think someone should look into that. If that isn’t intent to injure (he jabbed like 5x) than IDK what is.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:22 am
@Stuart,
Brent Sutter? I don’t think the Viking HS Varsity roster has any spots open for a bottom 6 forward right now.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Stuart, Really? Do you not know that in just about every playoff game, that happens to every player at least a dozen times a game.
Niklas Lidstrom lost a testecal thanks to Patrick Sharp in Chicago a couple of years ago.
Yeah…in the playoffs, that’s barely a slashing call.
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@mrbrett7, at a faceoff, 5 times??? I see it all the time, once, twice, maybe 3 jabs, but to keep at it for that long? THAT doesn’t happen in just about every playoff game. Throughout the course of action, esp in front of the net, I see it. A jab here or there moving up ice, I see it. But at a stand still, THAT many times? I don’t see that. I wasn’t asking for a slash, not even a penalty during the game, but since EVERYTHING is reviewed, I would assume that that’s inthe docket.
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Deke'r Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
@mrbrett7, ….should be a new penalty…intent to neuter….
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
@Deke’r, the Bob Barker rule…
FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@Stuart, My guess is that Shanahan will only react if the complaint is lodged by Mrs. Brown…
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Michael J. Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Stuart,
Cup check. I remember laughing when my son was five years old and giving some kid from Marina Cities the ol’ cup check.
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
@Michael J., not to be confused with the GM of the Lakers, Mitch CupCheck…
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@KingsNewsDaily: Scratches on the ice at TSC, plus one starter… Guess who?
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Richardson…
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Lake Forest Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), big red dog?
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@Lake Forest, I understood it that a player from last night is now skating with the scratches, thus KC in, BR OUT!
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:19 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Somoeone has to say it – Gagne?
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loskingpride Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@DesertKing, All wrong! Juras is here to decimate the Blues in game 4 playing 1 on 23.
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:25 am
@loskingpride,
Dang it, I should have known that!
LomitaKingsFan Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Wow, very surprising that BR is scratched to bring back KC. I like Cliffy, but Richie has been doing a strong job on the forecheck and playing a solid game. Why mess with a good thing?
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Sorry guys I don’t think I was being clear. The one starter joining the group isn’t going to be a scratch that I’m aware of. It was Mitchell and I think he was just out skating with the guys. Sorry if that was confusing.
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:31 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), you knew what you were doing! PLaying with my emotions (and @Harty’s)!! @Wavesfistintheair!
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KC23 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Are you f’ing kidding me? Mitchell played 28 fricken minutes last night … and he skating with the scratches?
Now there is a pro’s pro.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@KC23, EXACTLY. Inspirational.
Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@KC23,
I said the same thing when Divine Brown gave it up for that annoying upper class twit, Hugh Grant!
I actually (almost) felt bad for the Blues and Hitchcock last night. Elliott looked terrible and he really let his team down. I think just about every goal that the Kings scored was stoppable. Nothing more deflating to a team for its goaltender to let in soft goals. I also like Hitchcock. He seems like a good man. Having said that, I still hope that the Kings stomp on the Blues on Sunday!
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Note to Kings – Please (please, please, please) end this on Sunday!!
Why?
Last night we get to our seats, with no Blues fans in sight. As the game gets ready to start, 6 show up and sit on our row, 3 on either side of my son and me. The only one wearing a Blues jersey (they are so pretty with that swishy note thing), sits right next to me. I glance over. OMG, I am sittig next to the 40-year old virgin. It was Steve Carrol’s twin. Yep, he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring. Yep, he was sitting with 2 other people who had never been to a hockey game. Yep, they talked about work all night, including commenting on the maturity and competency levels of every person in their company, interspersed with the occassional “F@#$%^&* Elliot, he is horrible!” and “What was that, the Kings created a f#$%@*&& mistake!!”, followed by the coup-de-grace, the request to the female if he could please sleep on her couch!
Please, end this misery! Destroy the Blues and send their fans back to their complete lack of any life! Help the Kings fans to be able to go to games and concentrate on hockey! Please end the horror of mid-west Blue’s fans!
By the way, top to bottom (yes, even the PP looked ok), awesome performance by our LA Kings!!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@DesertKing, … not least of all … the Asst Coaches!
Hey, I thought you were going to say, “Please, end this Missouri!”.
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Duncanz,
Nope, but I was thinking of “Show Me” the door…….
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Deke'r Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
@DesertKing, ….oklahoma…
Deke'r Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@DesertKing, …nope my bad…missery..
rich,
you need to move that chat in another window. Each time i reload the webpage the advertisement comes up.
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If the LAK’S are truly learning to win and all past losses are lessons learned.
Game four will be nothing like game 4 vs Van.
As hard as it has been this year to watch our Kings play, 0-1 losses,
Other teams last minute goals to tie the game and then lose in shout-outs or overtime.
scoring droughts, missed coverage, taking stupid penalties.
All of these lessons and experiences were worth going thru, to be where we are today.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:09 pm
@OnTheFly, Also, the Blews don’t have a Daniel Sedin to pull out of the hat!
Turn out the lights, the party’s over…!
GkG!
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I am happy that the Kings get extra days of rest, bc Mitchell is logging huge minutes on defense. 28 minutes a game is not sustainable!
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@Hutch,
Yea that jumped out to me as well. 4 (FOUR!) minutes more than the next guy (Doughty, who routinely leads the team in TOI), and there were only two minors to kill off. Mitchell = Beast!
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@FKA PakiFro,
And then he joined the healthy scratches for the optional skate! Great great leader. Can’t say enough about the guy.
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puck73 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@FKA PakiFro, Willie Mitchell wants a Stanley Cup badly, and he will do whatever it takes to help this team including leading by example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC3m3wID-MI
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@Loose Forecheck,
“I’ll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missoura!”
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The way Hitch is talking, it’s obvious he doesn’t think his team can pull it off. Let’s put them out of their misery and rest up for Round 3.
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Jeff_R Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@QUICKsilver, Only a team with Mike Richards and Jeff Carter can come back from a 3-0 deficit. I guess you can also add Simon Gagne in there too if he were playing.
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Did anyone else notice DB’s fist pump after he drew a couple of those penalties? He was loving every minute of it and the Blue’s took the bait every time. The hits on Backes and Petro were classic. Clean, straight forward, and defnitiely with a message. “Backes, this is your Bench. Bench, this is your Backes. Enjoy!”
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Forum Gold Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@DesertKing, Pride-Passion-Power have finally arrived. GO KINGS GO!!!
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KingsFan in OC Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@DesertKing, Could you say their “Backes” are against the wall?
Sorry, that was bad. I will go now…
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@KingsFan in OC,
LOL!! His back was against the wall, on the wall, then over the wall. Nothing like the entire crowd going “Ohhhhhhh!!!!!!” at the same time.
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How come no more Briggs?
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Howe9,
Waiting for the Cup Finals- 7 down, 9 to go.
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Jeff_R Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@DesertKing, We didn’t win with them so they were kicked out. Just like the back in black. We are winning without them so why go back? Plus usually it was Davis Gaines doing the Anthem, but now we got Pia Toscano. Since we are winning with her, 2 out of 3, it was a nice change even though I like the Phantom.
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@Jeff_R,
Actually, we had the Briggs play the first game of the playoffs two seasons ago, and we won that game.
Jeff_R Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
@DesertKing, Yea but 1-5 record doesn’t look to good. 2-1 without them.
The most annoying comment from the Blues, Kelly Chase (total Blues homer on NHL Tonight), and every other hockey pundit: “We haven’t played to our potential yet. BS! Maybe the Kings aren’t allowing the Blues to “play to their potential”…the way I see it, the Kings are quicker on the puck, making better, decisive passes, and (drumroll please), putting the puck in the net.
I also think the Blues will NOT go quietly in Game 4. When cornered and in the brink of elimination, they will throw everything at the Kings, including hits, shots from anywhere, crashing the net, after whistle crap, chirping, and . So far, nothing has worked for the Blues. Kings had an answer for everything, especially a goal right after the Blues score. So the Blues need to take a completely different approach. If I were Hitchcock, I would play a run-gun type of game like COL and EDM does…try to get the Kings into a track meet and hope win to 8-7.
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Lake Forest Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@CupRun2012, for the sake of argument, if the kings are not allowing them to play to their potential, I would have to agree with their “not playing to their potential comments”
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luuc Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@CupRun2012,
All that talk of potential, as funny as it is to say, the Kings haven’t even played their “best” yet. Looking back at something like the Chicago game during the regular season – Everybody played well. So far in the playoffs, most of them are playing well, and Quick has been unreal, and even just with that they have made it look easy. If they get to a point where the top 6 are on, the bottom 6 are at top speed doing what they do best (like how they did in those couple games against VAN), and the defense just does what they do….this team can be even better. That should be a very scary thought for the other teams left.
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puck73 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
@CupRun2012, Good post. The Kings are the biggest reason the Blues are having problems.
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lvkingaholic Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
@CupRun2012, quickers givin up 7……. only if they duck taped his arms to his sides. and then maybe….
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Deke'r Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
@lvkingaholic, …duck tape?…
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In honor of @Dessert ….
>>> Is there any Spirit left in St Louis?
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jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@Duncanz, NICE
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@Duncanz,
The plane, yes, the city, maybe (their baseball team is doing pretty good), the hockey team, well, they left their spirit in the hotel. They should have stayed at a Holiday Inn.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@DesertKing, … or a JWM, of course!
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:53 am
@Duncanz, @Dessert? Like, @oneofthoseflakypastrythings?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Stuart,
@RoyalJelly ..
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DesertKing Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@Stuart,
Is this a hint that I need to change my name? LOL!
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Kings are first in a number of stats so far in the playoffs. The most impressive is goal differential. +11! Just amazing.
Who is looking forward to playing against the Kings now in these playoffs?
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jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@vplaza, The Blue Jackets!
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
@vplaza, How about +/- on the PK? Is it +1? 2 goals allowed and 3 SH goals scored!
Unreal!!!
GkG!
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Is anyone else getting audio ads playing on the Kings Insider Home page?? Or is it just my computer? It only happens on that page and only on that site. Haven’t had it happen anywhere else. Very strange.
Just curious if anyone else has experience this. The last one was for Schick razors…
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puck73 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@Mudfish4, You are not the only one. Even Rich has been corrupted by the mighty dollar ! lol
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@Mudfish4,
Lol, of course!
With today’s technology, your computer can detect when you are starting to sport a playoff beard!
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I just love how the Kings seem to be making history with each game!
Sure feels like almost nothing can conceivably go wrong these days.
And if it does, it always seems it’s only for an extremely short amount of time before it gets righted, sometimes seconds!
I really now feel we have the … skills to pay the bills!
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@Duncanz, how much does a new propane tank cost for the trailer nowadays?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Stuart, Is that a suggestion that I’m full of something?
If it’s gas, well thats fair enough.
1/2 a keg of PB with Tex and 11 bags of mustard pretzels will do that for ya’.
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Stuart Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@Duncanz, don’t forget those Rosarita refried beans you two ate straight out of the cans…
Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:56 pm
@Duncanz,
smell ‘em all the way over there in So. OC, can ya?
Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@Stuart,
Actually, I was disappointed nobody noticed my MCA tribute reference …
here’s some great stats…:
- kings have the best record in this year’s playoffs thus far…7-1…
- kings have the best road record…5-0…
- quick leads the playoffs with 7 wins…
- quick has the best save percentage amongst goalies still playing…at .948…(second only to cory schneider’s .960)…
- quick has the second best gaa…1.62…amongst goalies still in it…(king henrik at 1.55…schneider had a 1.31)
- brown tied for the league lead in +/- with a +8…kopi third with +7…and our comeback kid, penner, is fifth with a +6…
- kings with the best goal differential..+9
- kings with the best gf/g, gf/a differential (avg.)…+1.29…
- kings with best pk percentage…91.4%
- kings…of course…with the most shorties…4
and here’s a funny one…
- slava voynoy has a 100% face off winning percentage…1 for 1…(!)
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@variable, LoI, I don’t remember the game when 4 guys got kicked out of the circle before a face off!
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Hutch Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@variable, When and why did Voynov take and win a faceoff? That has to be a mistake.
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variable Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
@Hutch,
apparently he did…i can’t remember him taking one either, but according to the stats, he did…(!)
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Kenny44 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
@variable, had to be Stoll (28)
Doc Allen Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
@variable, That is truely amazing! Hitting on all cylinders. WE are the team to beat-and it ain’t gonna happen. I know-I know-One game at a time-but I’m stoked. This team is functioning at a level that I have rarely seen in any sport and virtually always we are talking about champions.
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when i come to the blog now, there are ads that play every so often and it’s really annoying. is anybody else experiencing this?
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3Bcrown Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
@letswinthecup2012, I am too. It’s from the chat from the last game.
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By the way Rich, that’s my favorite moment of the game in the photograph you attached to this post.
I like Hitchcock, but I thought it was funny, something he said: “Pietroangelo getting injured was the turning point in this series.” You mean in the 1st period in Game 1. WTF? That’s not a turning point. That’s the beginning. Except for maybe a grand total of 20 minutes, the Blues have been absent physically and emotionally.
And I’ll say it again. If you can’t win games losing a player here or there, you don’t belong in the playoffs because injuries happen all the time. That’s just how it goes.
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This team sucks! They are not suppose play their best game at home!!!!! ;()
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@Sammuch, Don’t worry, I’m sure it’s just a temporary glitch!
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Unsung hero award. Lewis … he has been a back checking demon and hitting everything in sight. Six hits with much less time on the ice than others.
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vplaza Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
@KC23,
To add salt to the wound, on one of the highlights, theplay by play guy said that it was an opportunity for Brown, obviously mistaking 23 for 22. Talk about unsung.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@vplaza,
yah! i said that at the time on the Game thread, last night.
He is so unsung he could be a St Lewis blue …
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vplaza Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@Duncanz,
He’s outplaying the Blues’ top 6 forwards.
Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:54 pm
@vplaza,
yah! i said that at the time on the Game thread, last night.
He is so unsung he could be a St Lewis blue …
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vinny Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@KC23, i loved how he had DS’s trust in the last minute of the game, and then got the puck, skated through a guy or two to get it to the red line, and dumped it toward the net..way to go lewis, earning every minute!
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puck73 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
@vinny, Totally agree. #22 is one of the best young forecheckers in the game today.
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It’s obvious DS needs to make a change before the next game. Those two goals against Quick were soft. JB wouldn’t have allowed those, so he should be in net in game 4.
Respectfully,
Your friendly NY DJ
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jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@vplaza,
-I’m still amazed at his ability to send out tweets with his arms duct taped to a metal chair, surrounded by walls of wet granite, many fathoms below the bustling city of manhattan!
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vplaza Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@jess,
I didn’t think the Intarwebs went down that deep.
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jess Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@vplaza,
-Maybe he’s able to velcro a data chip to a carrier rat?
puck73 Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@vplaza, Didnt The Smith’s sing the song Panic? And wasnt one of Morrisey’s famous lines on that song..’Hang the DJ’ ?
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vplaza Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
@puck73,
hahaha, so fitting.
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The face off stats seem to have been taking a consistent tack lately.
MR doing well.
AZ close enough to even.
But JS has been up against it.
This was formerly one of his fortes.
Hope he gets it back ’cause it will help majorly if Kings can win a better share of the D zone draws.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@Duncanz, I heard #28 won all his “draws” at the Spearmint Rhino, no?
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FdoFmFull Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
@FdoFmFull, Peppermint/Spearmint double your pleasure!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 4th, 2012 at 11:44 pm
@FdoFmFull, He he … jus’ tryna’ prove I don’t go there … much..
Cheers!
GKG
I went to the Kings game last night and what a game it was. It was so awesome! Looking forward to another win on Sunday an a sweep of the Blues. I can see from a distance the “fat lady” warming up. Let’s Go Kings!
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