Colin Fraser is expected back in town this afternoon, Darryl Sutter said, but Fraser won’t play and Kyle Clifford will stay in the lineup.
There was muted reaction to Martin Hanzal’s one-game suspension, as Sutter only said, “That’s what the league valued it as. We’re thankful Brownie didn’t get hurt.” Dustin Brown said the hit from Hanzal hurt more than Mike Smith’s slash. Asked how surprised he was to take that slash in the back of the leg, Brown said, “Um, quite surprised.” More notes and quotes to come…
Coach is sticking to his mantra…must practice to play. Redemption game for KFC. I expect him to hit everything with burnt brick coloring on it!
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FM3 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:45 am
@Stuart, Doesn’t Smith have that color on his mask?
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@FM3,
With those Crazy Eyes on his mask, Smith must’ve turned into The Mask/Jim Carrey style…
Cuban Pete/Chick-chicky-boom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJej6kCgxVM
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:22 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, He actually got the third assist on Kingers goal.
LVKINGS88 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:24 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Sorry Bako this post was meant for @ Lake Forest.
Lake Forest Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@Stuart, KFC didnt have a bad game, last game.
I thought Stolly had a really good game last game. He didnt put up the points but played really well.
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vplaza Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:57 am
@Lake Forest,
Other than the holding the stick penalty, KFC did ok for his first game back.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@vplaza, didn’t sniff much TOI after that one…
Nate Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@vplaza, Questionable penalty at that.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Stuart,
If KFC takes another bad penalty, healthy scratch he will be…
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
If he destroys somebody for Tuesday as I expect, Cliffy will receive a friendly phone call from BS (unfortunate epithet that) and Frazey will take his spot again for the last game of the series.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Duncanz, unfortunate? Maybe. Fitting? Definitely!
Nate Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Duncanz, do you?
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
I watched the replay once and thought that he didn’t grab the stick. I’ll have to watch it again but it looked like a bad call.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), he did. for about 3 seconds, but he grabbed the blade, not the shaft, like we’re accustomed to seeing.
Weasel Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
He might be even if he plays well. Fraser is a leader on the ice I think DS will want his experience back in the lineup soon. Of course KFC can swap in for Richardson, Nolan or King if any of them need a rest or hit a slump.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@Weasel,
Define, “slump”.
I forgot what it means!
Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@Duncz, ask yer munters, she’s been known to bust a few slumps!
RobSD Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
@Weasel,
I don’t see why you would mess with a line up that is not only working but destroying. Everyone has played so well, nobody deserves to come out. Depending on what Fraser’s actually family issue was… maybe Sutter thinks his head wouldn’t be totally in the game.
FdoFmFull Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:57 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Yoda! Is that you???
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
@FdoFmFull,
If 300 years old YOU be, see if you look as good…
i hate shannanhan’s stance on taking injury into consideration for the length of a suspension. the action is what the action is. brown was lucky he didn’t brake his neck. why does a suspensions length depend on the toughness of another person?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@3Bcrown, Well it’s not the be-all-and-end-all or even the primary consideration, so it’s not unfair to include it as a clause in determining the length of any suspension.
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stagger Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@3Bcrown,
I agree. The resulting injury should not factor into the length and severity of the punishment. It was a vicious hit that IMHO deserved closer to five games.
The league is not sending the correct message with how they handled this situation. When taking into account the Torres hit on Hossa and comparing that with all that happened in game two, it’s obvious that this is part of the culture of this team. The league should have heavily fined the team as a whole as well as suspended and/or fined Smith and Morris.
Many people here, including myself, thought that Dave Tippett would have been a great coach for The Kings. I don’t think that anymore. He and his team are a bunch of punks and I would hate it if he was associated with The Kings.
We will see more cheap shots taken at our players tonight. Hopefully they will be ready for them.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@stagger, Starting to feel the same way towards DT.
Although, if conversely he were Kings Coach and we were in that situation, I imagine you and I would want him to pull out all the stops and do what it took to win our team the Cup … because it’s the Cup!
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You can tell Sutter wants it bad. It’s the one thing he hasn’t accomplished.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:11 am
@Steve,
Except for waiting for his favorite sow to deliver octuplets for him, you’re pretty much right … Right?
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DesertKing Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@Duncanz,
Octomom works for DS? Interesting (right eyebrow arched)
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:20 am
@DesertKing,
Better be careful, after all that heavy lifting today already, you’re gonna end up with overarching eyebrows!
LVKINGS88 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@DesertKing, Better watch out DK, ‘ Octosow’ is looking for a paycheck, she might ‘Sueey’ for defamation of character for that comment, oops did I just defamate on her character?
Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@LVKINGS88, the way you made them suffer-your exquisite wife and mother-fills me with an urge to DEFAMATE!!!
I would defintely be a better player on the road. Can you imagine coming home from a big road trip?
“Dustin, the trash has been overflowing since you’ve been in Phoenix. Can you plese help out around here?”
“Jonathan, I really need some quality time right now.”
“Dustin, I want a divorce.”
Etc.
When you’re home, you have to balance real-life stuff with your job. On the road, you can just focus on the task at hand. And men don’t multi-task well.
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Lake Forest Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Steve, when you are making money like they are, I’m sure you can get a part time maid to help out while gone!
Though I agree the wifes will never be happy
Oh Zinger!
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Sebastian Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Steve, “shave off that beard, its so ugly and itchy!” haha…thats my lady
i would bet that these guys have a deal in place with their women to basically leave them alone during the playoffs.
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@Sebastian, I bet you are right. I have an agreement with my wife when I’m in trial, but it’s not an impervious agreement, if you know what I mean.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Steve, Hope you get off the charges … you seem like a pretty nice guy.
Marty's Knuckles Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
@Steve, Do you know what women and tornados have in common?
They both scream when they are coming and they take the house and car with them when they leave.
KingsFan in OC Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@Steve, Yeah, I agree with all except Brown. His wife is a hockey player herself, so I am sure she understands more than most wives do.
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Dump and chase Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@Steve,
Agreed with the wives. I don’t know how my dad and uncles do it. However, I noticed hockey players often marry their high school sweet hearts or other low profile women. I always wondered why they don’t go for the models and celebs. Maybe these women are hockey wives and get it. They understand the life of a hockey pro and they know when to pick up the slack (or at least when to put down the whip). Penner’s wife is not a hockey wife. Leave a man, when hes down on his luck. I hope she’s watching when he hoists the Cup (again).
Maybe I should try to find a hockey wife. Then again this all conjecture and it may not even exist. But a young man can dream right?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@Dump and chase,
Your screen name says it all !
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@Duncanz, it’s not a system, it’s a lifestyle!!!
Dump and Chase Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
@Duncanz,
Yeah unfortunately I got the order all wrong.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@Dump and chase,
Uhhh…
Don’t know what to say about that, except this:
http://hockeywifetales.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-got-another-question-today.html
…& this:
http://www.ranker.com/list/hottest-hockey-wives-and-girlfriends/sportsyeah
…& this:
http://www.playerwives.com/teams/nhl/
OK.
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Dump and Chase Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
Obviously, tons of big stars (of any kind) will marry the prom queen. I guess I just remember seeing a lot of shocking counter-examples. For example Dustin Brown and Kopitar’s girlfriend. I’m always surprised to hear that a young star is married with children. I thought it might have something to do with the hockey culture. Sutter-style straight shooting, effort over glitz, no concern over image (all the missing teeth), etc. But as I just went through the current roster, I see that the typical blond bombshell beauty contest winner is the more common scenario. I don’t criticize them for that. They totally deserve it. But it doesn’t ruin this image I have of hockey players being different from run of the mill sports star.
Jack Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
@Dump and chase, I would love to see Penner lift the cup, with hos good play in the playoffs as one of the reasons…oh, and knock out a Coyote as well..
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Off topic, it is good to see hardworking former King Peter Harrold get some playing time with New Jersey after spending most of the year in the minors. If the Kings advance, I am hoping they will play New Jersey.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@Pasadena Hockey, I am not. They’re forecheck is as good as ours… we will win, but it will be more difficult than if we face NYR, imo…
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:53 am
wrong they’re, there…*their*
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tullskull Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
@Stuart, Well I think the kings’ forecheck has been the major key to their seccess and it is much better with Fraser in! In fact the Kings’ forecheck is one of the best I have ever seen.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@tullskull, I agree. The Kings forecheck has been topnotch! it is the future of forecheck strategy (even though some other teams have probably implemented the ideas just not played it to perfection) just as the left wing lock was for defenses…
gralx Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:53 am
@Pasadena Hockey, After we win the cup, the extra value will be in that we beat Kovi or Brad Richards. That would be poetic justice LOL
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Donald_S Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:59 am
@Pasadena Hockey,
Yes I noticed that, I think he’s got something like 4 points in the playoffs. I wonder if he gets any extra money? He had a 2 way contract and players get paid for regular season, not for playoffs.
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Pasadena Hockey Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@Donald_S, They brought him up at times during the season, you would hope he is getting paid more than his minor league deal of 100K. I think his two way deal was 100/650.
While I don’t follow the teams back East that well, I thought the Rangers have a bit more fire power than the Devils. I hadn’t thought about the forecheck.
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mcdangles Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@Pasadena Hockey, I am happy for Harrold to be up and playing with the Devils. He deserves it. Never really got the break to stick with the Kings, Murray had him playing all positions other than goal.
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Pasadena Hockey Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:36 am
LOL, I agree with you. The Cleveland, Ohio native was always profesional. I read that he always practiced hard and always had himself ready to play.
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Welcome back Colin. Sound like a difficult time, yet here you are back with your team. You’re a class act and first-rate teammate.
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puck73 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:07 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Looks like he wont play tonite, possibly on Sunday.
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Shotongoal Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@puck73, I think the 4th line missed him Sun night.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Yah, I hope he plays again soon. As much as I love Cliffy, yet again Fraser is one of those guys who adds steadiness to the line-up kinda like Penner these days.
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Mike Smith = Classless Turd
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I still say with the invasion of the lycra on Sunday the team should stay overnight Saturday at the hotel and with ticket prices being what they are compared to PHX it should be the Ritz.
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:02 am
@Maury, LOL “the invasion of the lycra” ..well put, sir. I love cycling
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:27 am
@Maury, Lycra, is that the new guy Kings drafted seeing we didn’t get to keep Juraj?
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To be honest, as a guy that played hockey for 31 years, I am much more offended at what Derek Morris did. Morris stuck his knee out and tried to cripple Scuderi. To me, that is as bad as when an offensive linemen in football uses a chop block. Shannahan played during the 90′s when cheating, and hurting was the accepted norm in hockey. When Shannahan saw that, he knew god damn well what Morris’s intention was !
Hey Shannahan! Wake the hell up ! Stop being so soft on suspensions before someone gets really hurt or killed !
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@puck73, yeah, I talked a little bit about it in an earlier thread… that was a total career-ender. I think Shanny has a soft spot in his heart for that play, he’s done it once or a hundred times in his day.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@puck73, Could not agree more. As a player, I’ll basically let you do anything to me, but you go after my knees or my head, and I go completely off my rocker.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@puck73, Yah, Puck I sometimes wonder if Shanny and the NHL is waiting for somebody to get killed to actually do something.
I wonder if he would like the league to be like the New Orleans Saints/NFL fiasco.
Shanny will be directly responsible when people start to get seriously hurt because he lets these things go.
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Shotongoal Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:37 am
@puck73, Absolutely, totally dirty play. I expect more chances of a payback on Morris than anyone else on that team.
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Weasel Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@puck73,
I agree. I still cringe when player skate by each other in opposite directions — That’s from all those 70s-80s hockey games where one of them would stick out a knee causing the other guy a hyperextension injury — Morris’ play was a throwback to a much dirtier era. But, then again so was Smith’s — but I bet Hextall saw a bit of himself in that one.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@puck73, The Fish rots from the head on down, the past two seasons the reffing has been terrible.
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Rich….Did the team stay in a hotel last night? Also, since the area around Staples is going to be terrible on Sunday does the coach plan on having them stay in a hotel Saturday night?
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@kevin, I would say Saturday night is a for sure,as last night I dont think they did..
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@kevin,
Yes, they stayed downtown last night.
I would think they would stay downtown again Saturday night. Stick with what’s working. And since they are first up on Sunday at Staples, they could get in a pregame skate.
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Are the players staying at a hotel in downtown again like they did in the St. Louis series?
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Arun,
Yes.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:29 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Thought that was, “none of yer (friggin’) business” !
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Cynic Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@Duncanz, Paul is a licensed Paparazzi. It is his business.
(Wow, I used the word ‘Paparazzi’ twice in one day. Yikes!)
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@Duncanz,
That was last night.
Today it is!
I hope every King player puts as hard shot right to Smith’s melon tonight. He lost his cool & attacked Brownie right after he took a hard shot off his melon. Put some pucks in the net and put some more on Smith’s melon. I want to see Smith have a major meltdown on Figueroa.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@King Alex, Flameout on Fig’ sounds nice …
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King Alex Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@Duncanz, I like it! The best way to deal with a wild Yote like Smith is to neuter him!
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duderonomy Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@King Alex,
shoot the moon!, i mean the melon… anyhow, i agree w/ you but I have to like smith after thinking about what would happen if the roles were reversed. Smith is just trying to fire his team up at whatever cost. If he wants to have a meltdown on Fig, he should go to the Pantry, then stop at the holiday inn for drinks, Hey Fig is a great place to have meltdown! Too bad the seafood market is closed by then. Bacon wrapped hot dogs anyone?
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NBC Sports analyst just said “the Kings will absolutely sweep the coyotes” , “the coyotes just aren’t up to it” music to my ears boys!
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DesertKing Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@letswinthecup2012,
Only problem is NBC is usually wrong about everything.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@DesertKing, Nah…..the only reason why they feel this way is now the Kings have more exposure……and they’re actually WATCHING the game instead of LOOKING at the STATS the NEXT day.
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Shakes Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:16 am
@letswinthecup2012, i don’t respect the NBCSN analysts when they hate my team, i don’t respect them when they love my team.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:21 am
@Shakes, hey @Shakes, I left you a little website about eateries and drinkeries on the other thread… but here it is you don’t want to dig
http://findlocal.latimes.com/listings/the-far-bar-los-angeles
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:18 am
@letswinthecup2012,
They were talking about the Sacramento Kings.
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nykingfan Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:38 am
@letswinthecup2012,
I’m pretty sure everyone also said we’d lose to vancouver and St. Louis
Take it for what it’s worth!
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Hat trick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@letswinthecup2012, NBC sports is about as reliable as a speed freak.
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:48 am
@Hat trick, Give them some credit. How about a relapsing cocaine addict?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:59 am
@Steve,
Methadone > Milbury
Did the players stay at a hotel again?
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Alex Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:06 am
@Jme, Yes. Walked over to morning skate.
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Duneman247 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:13 am
@Jme, JW said yesterday on 710 that they were staying downtown again last night.
GO KINGS GO
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Jme Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@Duneman247, sweet! thanks to both of you. it worked round two here’s hoping we can keep it up!
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I am freaking bouncing off the walls, I cannot WAIT! Brown is going to have an awesome game.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Mars,
Better be careful or you’ll have to add “-hmellow” to your name.
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ARE YOU READY FOR TONIGHT KINGS FANS?!? Let’s bring the noise and welcome our boys back home! I was in Phoenix for Game 1 and everything about that crowd experience was artificial. The white out created an optical illusion to make the arena look fuller than in truly was and the sound level of the PA made it seem much louder than it was.
We don’t need anything like that. We will show the ‘Yotes and their fans what real fans can do. Bring the noise tonight!
GO KINGS GO!!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:36 am
@KingsFan in OC,
Coyotes people are EXTREMELY benign – I would go as far as to say really friendly, even …
Hope it doesn’t make me complacent next time I encounter a real one!
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King Alex Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@Duncanz, AZ football fans were really great to me. I go there to see the Rams play & they even give me free beer & food at the tailgate parties. Yes, I know, I am a Rams fan. Not much to root for the past 10 years!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@King Alex, You really have been a sucker for punishment over that time period then, haven’t you?
Sometimes at my grimey paws as well, it shouldn’t go without saying!
King Alex Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@Duncanz, I was able to see the Dodgers win a World Series, the Lakers win mutiple World Championships and even the Rams win the Superbowl but none of them will compare to seeing our Kings win the Stanley Cup. My sporting life will finally be complete when the Kings hoist the big silver chalise!
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All this sweep talk needs to stop… Everyone is “now” behind the kings… BS, Team need to light smith up and break his will, No one should buy into the hype… GO KING GO!!
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lakingbob(chi) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@pr0cess, I have been very non hyped during all this, although we win tonight I might start showing some HYPE!!!
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puck73 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@lakingbob(chi), when are you coming in for a game, or insiders event?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:38 am
@pr0cess, Go Nolan Go, too… why not …
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FiG17 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@pr0cess,
Agreed. A lot of people have gotten ahead of themselves. It scares me a little. One game at a time.
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@FiG17, “if I’m not alone, then I’m not afraid”.
old D&D cartoon…taking myself back right now…
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Steven H Brown Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
@FiG17, We are fans, we don’t have to take this one game at a time! If you are not excited about what the team is doing now, you need to find a new activity to spend your time. We are not necessarily the media, the coaching staff or the players, who need to be objective. We are fans on a vicarious thrill ride, with our athletic heroes. stop acting like posting on this blog, has any effect on the way the team preforms! This is fans talking to fans, it’s supposed to be fun, and help lower our collective blood pressures not raise yours! If you can’t stand the joy, get off the blog!
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Would love to hear Hextall’s take on Smith. Even if it’s after the series as to not be a distraction, but makes me wonder if deep down, he’s smiling a little bit inside to see a little old color come out.
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Mudfish4, To avoid being a complete hypocrite, Hextall would have to give Smith a pass. Those ex-Flyers …
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Glad to hear that Fraser is back and hopefully everything is ok at home.
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@DesertKing, Fraser probably went home and forechecked the problem into oblivion.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:39 am
@Steve, SMASH!!!
Take that, you dirty problem.
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I love the hotel!!!
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Tonight we will witness another 4-0 or 5-0 win , that is my prediction.This will be a good lesson for Coyote Devils.
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Here’s Martinez talking about the Kings hotel stay and the game tonight… http://kingsnewsdaily.com/pre-game-videos/
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Just added… video from Doan this morning talking about how he understands the refs were trying to make the right call but that they were wrong.
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Kenny44 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Did you catch the interview with Quick after the first hotel stay? He was asked whether he wouldn’t rather sleep in his own bed. His answer was classic:
“Well, I get my own bed. The other guys have roommates, though, I think.”
Flashing back to jr. hockey maybe? Haha
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
@Kenny44,
I missed that one!
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KC23 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Great job Paul, as usual putting it all out there in one spot. Thanks for all your hard work.
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Holy Crap, the Gagne update questions have turned into the Hotel question
READ PEOPLE!
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:25 am
@Lake Forest, Is Gagne at the hotel?!
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:25 am
@Lake Forest, Gagne is installing Munters systems in hotels now???
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@Lake Forest,
Is Gagne in Alberta visiting Scott Parse’s surgeon? And when’s Cliffy gonna play?
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DesertKing Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Lake Forest,
Can Gagne read people?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:41 am
@Lake Forest,
Is the hotel in North America?
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I have to admit I do love this from Pierre McGuire on the Yotes: “I think they realize they can’t compete on paper and they can’t compete on ice”
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), LOL, that’s the quote of the day!!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Might as well fold it into a dart and throw it away!
#not worth the paper it’s printed on
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
@Duncanz,
Then how about this from former Coyote Keith Tkachuk:
On the Kings: “They’re big. They’re physical. They’re mean, and they’re getting it done. I don’t know what the Coyotes can do”
Still a dart?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
LOL, I was thinking more of “the Coyotes on paper”!
These quotes are in fact exquisite examples of origami!
Beautiful to behold ~
Can anyone please confirm that Luc Robatille is going to be on the Jim Rome show on AM570 at 11:50am PST??? GKG!
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I hope Kings watch their heads and keep their composure because the only way Yotes knows how to play with emotions is from ANGER!!
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I get a kick over the media at this time of the year.
The Kings weren’t even an after-thought when it came to the national sports media and even hockey writers.
Now all of a sudden we’re the darlings of the NHL. They all want these feature stories on Quick, Brown, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to read about your players and see the praise that they get, but it still cracks me up that you never read in these articles how this is the 1st time any of these guys have ever watched a Kings game since Gretzky left.
Especially Quick. The guy’s been amazing all year long, but only now gets any kind of recognition. If it weren’t for the GM’s picking Vezina candidates, does anyone believe JQ weould have even gotten a vote?
Typical Johnnie-come-lately’s.
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Steve Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@nykingfan, You have to be Philly or NY to get any attention outside the finals. I remember one Stanley Cup Final when the announcers talked about Eric Lindros during three minutes of actual hockey play (instead of calling the game), which would have been fine except Philly (his team at the time) wasn’t playing.
It’s finally dawning on people that the Kings aren’t where they are because of all the lucky bounces. Remember during the St. Louis series how many “lucky bounces” the Kings got. We lucky bounced St. Louis from the playoffs in a sweep, I guess.
I welcome the bandwagoneers with a somewhat holier-than-thou smugness of a guy who has been there during all the suffering.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@Steve, What’s sad is I agree it’s hard to come up with material midnight after a west game, but the next day when the Kings win and they talk mostly about the Jersey vs Rangers game and yet again during their game day!!!! Give me a break!!!!
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rogiesbackup Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
@Steve, How bout the first round when dSedin was out…might’ve been different if dSedin was in. As if we never played against Vancouver WITH dSedin.
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Mars Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@rogiesbackup, Sned them a clip or Brown laying out hSedin.
and say guess whos next.
Mars Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@Steve, On the bright side of that, we should start seeing some cooler Kings merch.
I dont think Bandwagoners will be long term bloggers, so its not a bad thing all in all.
Just sad how the media doesnt have a clue. Whatever. Puck in their pie hole.
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Forum gold Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@Mars, Especially our 2 LA Laker, I mean Sports Talk Radio stations. The Kingdom rocks and it is their loss. GO KINGS GO!!!
nykingfan Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@Steve,
“I welcome the bandwagoneers with a somewhat holier-than-thou smugness of a guy who has been there during all the suffering.”
Thank you…that’s what I was trying to say!
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Thought of the day #1: last year LA lost Kopitar to a freak injury at the end of the season, yet still managed to come 1 OT goal away from forcing a game 7 vs SJ…a healthy Kopitar and LA has a great chance of making the second round….which begs the question: Would DL have traded for Mike Richards if his team had advanced passed the opening round in 2011?
Thought of the day #2: WIN GAME 3!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@Shuchuk,
3) If BR had then decided to come here, would MR have ended up in NY?
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Watch the legend Mikus allow Gets-a-laugh to knee him so his team could send Canada home… http://youtu.be/FiTM_4WVR6w?hd=1
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The Pre-Game Video page is blowing up people: Melrose, Don Cherry, Sutter, Mitchell, Brown, Martinez, Nolan and Dirty Doan…
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SLG1013 Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Thanks for all the great content on your site.
I watched the coaches corner segment with Don Cherry, and his co-host is just killing me. Cherry is praising the Kings and the other guy starts in with “everything going the Kings way…” First, no Daniel Sedin, then no Halak, and then Barry Trotz “makes his decision” and the Kings don’t have to face Nashville. Unbelievable… no respect for how well the Kings are playing.
As well, he implied that Brown turned into the check from Hanzal (similar to what is being said about the Doan hit on Lewis) and that Hanzal probably shouldn’t be suspended if Doan isn’t going to be suspended… Really?
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:39 pm
@SLG1013,
You’re very welcome. I’m enjoying it tremendously and hope all you do to. Not an attempt at a replacing the Insider by any means! Just adding to it and all the other great Kings sites out there. Nothing like it on the internet as far as hockey goes.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
We need a “KND” Night!
Is it 6:00 yet?
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@deadcatbounce, somewhere…
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
@deadendstreet,
T-Minus Gagne divided by Greene !
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Stuart Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Duncanz, would that make Gagreene?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
@Stuart, Seems like the right color at least, doesn’t it?
Because a cornered Coyote is more dangerous? LOL. http://youtu.be/IyqVCAqX_pE?hd=1
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Duncanz Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Doan believe a word of it.
Like you, all this Coyotes stuff has me howling!
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Cynic Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), ROTFL!! Are you Kidding me?
They should have said: “Because a neutered Coyote knows how to play dead”. LOL!
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Bustin Brown of the BORG is ready to Play and HIT hard.
Lets hope the CPR line takes the breath out of the Yote/Dogs
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Kopi has an opportunity to step up big time tonight. Without Hanzal, the yotes don’t have a center with the size to deal with him. I want to see the beast Kopitar tonight, reaping vengeance for his captain by piercing Smith and filling the net.
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Uhh….what?
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Git er done………
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Not turning away the “johnny come lately’s” and bandwagon fans, but I’m just curious to see how many years people have been kings fans. I’l start:
since 1988
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Duncanz Reply:
May 19th, 2012 at 3:01 am
@since88, 1990, Dec 8th, the day I stepped off the plane!
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