The positive for the Kings now is that they have something of a template for this situation. In the first round against Vancouver, the Kings had a chance to sweep the Canucks but they lost Game 4 at home. Faced with a flight back to Vancouver and a Game 5 against a rejuvenated Canucks team, the Kings trailed 1-0 going into the third period but won in overtime. So, the Kings know it can be done. The only difference is that there were three days between Games 4 and 5 against Vancouver, compared to only one day now. Then, the Kings had a chance to take a breath and reset a little bit. That opportunity is not there now, but the Kings’ mindset can’t change. They’ve had great success on the road during this postseason, but that will have no impact on Game 5. The Kings know how they need to play, and their success or failure in Game 5 will be a product of how closely they’re able to stay within their structure. Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty talked today about the importance of rebounding from Game 4 and not allowing the series to continue past tomorrow…
BROWN: “From a team standpoint, we definitely want to play better than we did in Game 4. But we’ve been playing good hockey. We’re a confident group, and I think we all believe we can be better in Game 5. It’s just keeping your head down and working, really. There’s always areas of improvement. Even prior to losing Game 4, we had areas we could have gotten a lot better in, and we didn’t, so as a result we (lost) Game 4, so now it’s a matter of rebounding. Nobody said the series was going to be… Three games is not a series. We need to get that fourth one.
“I think we have to prepare for a game like Game 4, in which they played their game pretty well and they had good goaltending and were really patient. We have to execute better on some of our plays. They’re a good defensive (team). Their schemes are pretty good. Maybe we’re not getting the chances, but we have to be determined and stick with it. You never know. It might take more than 60 minutes, but we have to just stick to our system and play our game.’’
DOUGHTY: “We’ve got to win this next game. We gave them hope last night. We let them into the series, and it’s 3-1. This next game is huge. If they win that one and we’re coming back, they win one more and they push it to Game 7. So we’ve got to play our best game. The last couple games, I think we’ve really slacked off and haven’t played our best hockey as a team. Going into the next one, in their barn, we’ve got to be at our best, or else things are going to change in the series. … They’re playing good, too. It starts with their top players. Their top players played some good hockey last night, and we’ve got to match them and play better. We didn’t do that last night. So I know we’re working on that, and the next game is going to be a different story.’’
We will REPEAT…I hope…I think…
Hell …Yeah!
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Use more speed take the body and crash the net! If we do not get big bodies in front of the net, this goalie will continue to beat us. Still waiting for the real Quicker to show up.
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I can see doubt creeping in their minds.
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Kingsfanforlife Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:53 pm
@Howe9, hate to admit it, but I think I do too…..let’s hope by this time tomorrow we are wrong
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Shotongoal Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:51 pm
@Howe9, Please explain this? I don’t understand what you seem to “see”. I don’t think you could be further from accurate in your “vision”………
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Crosschecked Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 9:15 pm
@Shotongoal, I think the doubt is more in the above posters minds than in the Kings minds.
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Shotongoal Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 9:25 pm
@Crosschecked, Exactly!!!!
BryBry Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 12:16 am
@Crosschecked, Kings players aren’t sayin anything different than what they’ve been saying this whole time. They know their strengths and know their weaknesses that have to be fixed. There were doubters after Canucks took game 4 and where are they now?? No worries, GKG!!
danny ingamells Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:23 am
@Howe9, I agree. I think the Kings got sixty mInuets of “momentum shift”and now, they are a little paranoid. I still think they have a “fighting chance”but it must come from within. If they don’t have the poop to pop, then they should go down now, and not the “slow deth” that Patrick Roy and Montreal Canadians did to them in 93. Has the illigal stick syndrom hit our LA Kings again, and will the Kings power play dry up in the desert today is anyones guess. The Kings must find some monster from within, or…..
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Anyone as excited to see the Tortorella post game media meltdown as I am?
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SLIM Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:22 pm
@jess,
Should be a dandy!!!!
I really dislike Goon hockey…
Things don’t go you’re way and you act like a d-bag…
The coaches should just duke it out…
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:29 pm
@SLIM,
-Hey no gloves to drop -just get straight to the good stuff!
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luc20rules Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:25 pm
@jess, What is the over/under he throws something?
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:28 pm
@luc20rules,
Would be a total waste if he hurled a perfectly good cannoli!
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lowegirl Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:27 pm
@jess,
The hubby thought he could read lips and swears the word “wife” was uttered by Torts. He had a guess as to the rest but it till not survive mods. In answer, yes, looking forward to the presser.
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:30 pm
@lowegirl,
I wonder if his wife has forearms like brutus.
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3-1 devils. Will this be a King size comeback?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:07 pm
@Jeff_R, I predict, no … I’m usually pretty right on …
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Is anyone going tomorrow ? If so where is a Kings meet-up spot? Can’t wait!
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:36 pm
@Hockeysureshot,
We’re all meeting up under the bronze coyote droppings statue.
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Lake Forest Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm
@Hockeysureshot, subby is and looking for a ride
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm
@Hockeysureshot, Don’t kisten to @jesst. He’s just jealous cos they didn’t pick up on his functional ‘King’s throne’ design that he assured them he could build himself out of yucca wood and dry riverbed rocks. Of course they ended up plumping for a locally themed sculpture, a rendition of Coach Dave Tippett, made out of of feral pig bones and prickly cactus spines.
After you’ve pait tribute here, meet everybody just across the plaza at ‘MARGARITAVILLE”, where I am yet to experience the widely advertized “Jimmy” buffet that leaves me with a watering mouth and not much else when I chow into the disappointingly ‘economical’ helpings of a la carte salsa and nachos instead.
Wonder what times they put out that thing ….. anyone know?
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:08 pm
@Duncanz, haha!
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Kingscup25 Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 12:43 am
@Hockeysureshot, I’m think about heading out for the game.
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East game 6 all but in the bag, we need to take advantage of this.
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How much will Parise ask for his abilities?
Will NJ try to keep him?
Sharts will go after him or Nash…
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Jeff_R Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:50 pm
@SLIM, Don’t think Jersey can afford Parise after signing Kovy and being deep in debt. They are close to going bankrupt.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:51 pm
@SVELTE,
Het Hornqvist!
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gralx Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 7:21 am
@SLIM, The beauty of this post season is that we have better things to concentrate on than the summer free agency issues. Save it for another 3 weeks LOL!!!!
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Why oh why is Gary Glitter’s Rock & Roll Part 2 being played after goals in NJ??? Torts should be just a ray of sunshine in his post game pressed tonight!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 9:14 pm
@King Alex,
Well, if you knew what a humongous hero GG used to be in Great Britain …
Last time I was there in the 70s he would regularly have to run from his Bentley into the sweet shop to get his mars bars and run back out and junp into the motor again to avoid the wanton hordes of teenage nubiles his management company paid (in mars bars, ironically) to show up on days they also informed the pres corps of his whereabouts.
Since then, all I have heard about him is vague reports of charity forays to SE Asian countries, or something or other, and a little spell as a guest of Her Majesty, which I took to mean he came on hard times and got on social security for a while.
On top of that, his music was some of the most enduring of all to come out of the bubblegum era – glam, if you’re an adult and don’t want to be inextricably associated with kiddie pursuits ….
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Torty’s head is going to pop off and then detonate @ like 30,000 feet and create a giant mushroom cloud with the semblence of a death skull in it.
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SLIM Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:41 pm
@jess,
Watch many cartoons?
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:43 pm
@SLIM,
No but I never get bored of pushing various multi-colored buttons.
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Diego Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:41 pm
@jess,
Better unplug all your stuff, EMP blast inbound.
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:43 pm
@Diego, haha! NICE
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rumpa#19 Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:47 pm
@jess, perfection is yours!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:49 pm
@jess, You really think so?
I found him quite relaxed and amiable after his team’s satisfying victory in Game 3!
Unless I’m very much mistaken I believe he has turned over a new leaf in sporting deneanor and …
OWWW!!! I just got bitten by my pet rattlesnake!
…. I’ll catch all you guys tomorrow. I probably gotta go and get this thing seen to ……. ow! ……………
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:06 pm
@Duncanz,
Let it circulate for a while. The Chinese say it’s good for labedo.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 9:22 pm
@jesst, …. only thing … circulating … is consciousness of … delivery of lines … for full tragic … effect …. can’t seem to … figure out … how to set …. phaser to kill …. again … shot the wicked …. creature … in the head … but he’s only … stunned ….. I think, but … not … too clearly ……….
If Parise does not re-sign with NJ, my money is he goes to The Red Wings or Rangers. Very doubtful he moves out west IMO.
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rumpa#19 Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:49 pm
@King Alex, Wont get him without giving up some players, or hidding players in the AHL like NY. For salary reasons.
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rumpa#19 Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:52 pm
@rumpa#19, Or like NY or Detroit in 93, with endless cash that only a jewel smuggler could compete with!!
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Jeff_R Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 7:56 pm
@rumpa#19, Red Wings have the potential of spending a lot of money this offseason, like $20 million. However they be better off spending it on defense, Suter, especially if Lidstrom doesn’t come back. Parise will most likely go to either L.A. or NY.
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The Batman Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:01 pm
@Jeff_R, i dont think we’ll have any cap space with assuming we resign quick with a raise, even with some peeps money coming off like stoll and penner, assuming they both dont get resigned
Jeff_R Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:06 pm
@The Batman, With Stoll and Penner coming off that is close to 8 million right there. There will be others going away also besides those 2. Also the Salary Cap is going up to close to $70 million, even though that might change come the new cba. Still there is no way the Kings will not get Parise, except if he decides himself not to come. Cap space will not be a problem.
g smith86 Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 10:07 pm
@Jeff_R, I like Parise too, but can we focus the topic of conversation to the here and now? Please?! It’s bad luck to speak of players in the past tense when they are still apart of the best team in the playoffs…wouldn’t you agree? Besides , the thread up top isn’t about a Parise deal
Osaka Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:09 pm
@King Alex, NJ could sign him, they have a projected $22 mil in cap space. They also have to decide if they want to resign Brodeur and at what price, if he doesn’t retire. Of LA, NY, Det, and NJ LA has the least cap space.
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who thought of cold play when reading about the kings/canucks break between games?????
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:27 pm
@Luke Warmest,
Well, I think of Coldplay 24/7 actually, especially when I think of my ex wife.
You’re not s’posed to still be a 40 year old virgin, 8 years after getting married at 32!
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Brown, rally the troops, boost confidence, get em riled up, pumped up, on their toes and ready to pounce.
Keep pressure on the puck, hard forecheck, strong backcheck, layout players, hard hits.
Get Kopi thinking he can sneak anything and keep everyone off of him for the entire first, then get everyone on him after that and let the guys bury some pucks.
Richards, hit hard and shoot more, dont worry about the pass, crash the net.
Carts, you have one hell of a lazer beam on your stick, use it.
Penner, park your bootay in front of the net and do not stop moving your feet. Hover back and forth, block Smith and piss him off.
Stoll where ever you are shooting from (right side) aim more right left side then aim more left.
3rd and 4th lines. You can drive it in, dont think you have to dump it in. You can and will take it to the net. HARD.
Come out strong, no flat on lulling, if the puck is front of you, take it, poke it away, you will show no signs of retreat. You will all drive hard and show them a fierce team that they will fear and cower behind. Get in their faces, get in their heads.
GMFKG!
GMFKG!
GO KINGS GO!
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Mars Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:06 pm
@Mars, Damn typed my own name wrong. LOL. To busy with a flurry of typing to check my typing , spelling and grammar.
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:13 pm
@Mar singular
You’re in good company.
@LVKING88 did the same last night with far more time and less blogging pressure on his hands!
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jess Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:19 pm
@Mars,
If it helps any, I tied my shoes wrong this morning. -Like together.
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See told you!
He’s a nice guy, again!
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Diego Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:13 pm
@Duncanz,
Did he have one of dog training shock collars on, GM holding the remote?
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Duncanz Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 8:21 pm
@Diego,
I believe he was under the influence of something prescribed by Rick Perry’s doctors for live TV anxiety.
He was relatively very relaxed tonight, if not exactly bouncey and jovial, but I think those are inevitible side effects that come along at an inopportune time later, during a fundraiser.
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Every ex oiler has a game winner so far these playoffs, pancakes, stollsy and even the raging red headed snap show, it’s time for the other ex oiler red head to get a game winning gino… He will get the game winning gino and the only king that is better at golf than he is at hockey will get the appetizer. GWG Fraiser from Richardson.
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For game 5 success, pp success would help a bunch. We know that a pp goal says ” you made a mistake and now you paid for it” while a kill provides them some momentum. I wonder if Phx won’t mind resorting to chippier play figuring that a penalty won’t cost a goal anyway.
Today I feel like I have an emotional hangover, and I won’t have a chance to get relief from it until tomorrow night. Until then, just processing on yesterday’s loss, the blown scoring chances and all. Ugh.
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First goal of the game, wins this game.
Do not them back into this…..
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Steve Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 11:37 pm
@Vanislekingsfan, Pretty much agreed.
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Jack Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 7:48 am
@Vanislekingsfan, If it happens to us and we respond quickly, it will be ok…issue is not letting them have a lead into imtermissions.
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@Duncanz, I stayed away yesterday…wanted to reflect and not vent…so upon reflection…here goes,
The Kings kind of played like TM s Kings, not DS s
They had plenty of shots on net, but just couldn’t find the back of it…they had some chances in tight, but no finish…that being stated, most of the shots were from the perimeter with little to no traffic in front of Smith…In at no point in the game did I feel confident the Kings were going to win…why? I wish I knew the real answer…All I can say is that it felt all too familiar just like it did not to long ago…all the mojo the Kings had seemed to dissappear yesterday…It wasn’t like the game 4 loss to vancouver in round 1…the Kings were in that game…this one lacked the spirit of the previous three….
Calling Captian Brown…Calling all Captains…you have been missing in action for these last couple of games…i hope you are not hurt from the BS in game two (slash to the back leg….smashed from behind into the boards), but we need your impact this game…Kopitar…you need to get back at it too…for my money, the only line that played solid all game long was the Stoll line…we need everybody onboard again…Rally the troops DB! let’s get a win! GKG!
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g smith86 Reply:
May 21st, 2012 at 10:27 pm
@g smith86, PS…I wouldn’t change any of the lines just yet…but if the Kings stay as flat as they were in game 4, look for some line juggling during the game
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Kingscup25 Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 12:45 am
@g smith86, Completely agree. It was a strange relapse. Let’s just hope they get back to playing that intense game in Game 5.
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PRMan Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 2:41 am
@g smith86,
“most of the shots were from the perimeter with little to no traffic in front of Smith”
Just because not Helen said it, doesn’t make it true…
https://p.twimg.com/AtcDyt2CMAI2vU7.jpg:large
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5 game winning streak starts tonight in Game 5!
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It seems like Brown hasn’t been nearly as physical or offensively aggressive since that axe slash Smith gave him in game 2. In fact both games 3 and 4 were much more toned down in the hitting department from both teams. I hope the Kings aren’t running out of gas after playing so many good physical games. They need to go out tonight, play their game and end this series.
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Can the LA Kings will win Game 5 at Phoenix because the LA Kings are now in a roll for the road games so far can the LA Kings will finish the Coyotes today so what do you think
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P1 Kings Fan Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:18 am
@Adam M, you are my favorite so what do you think
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Stuart Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 9:32 am
@Adam M, I think you shouldn’t use “Can” to start a sentence that turns into a statement.
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Adam M Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 12:42 pm
@Stuart, Okay @Stuart from P I Kings fan replay said @Adam M, you are my favorite so what do you think about the LA Kings will win for a Game 5 at Phoenix if the kings are now in a roll for a best record for the road games can the Kings will finish at Phoenix today
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Stuart Reply:
May 22nd, 2012 at 3:14 pm
@Adam M, I am your favorite? I bet you say that to all the insiders!!!
But to your question/statement/run-on sentence thing: the Kings are on a roll and I agree they will finish it tonight! So what do you think?
@PRMan, I think there is a lack of mid depth presence in front of Smith. When Smith called out the team in front of him they collapsed down low. Add a couple of or big guys and there really ain’t nohin but legs. The guys should try to spread the jam out. That still requires a guy hounding Smith. Maybe the guys will have a bit more latitude around the NHL’ s china doll. THE BOYS NEED TO FINISH!
Great graphic! At this point I think the team played a better game than I saw Sunday.
Time for our adjustments. Focus, plunder, harass, be very very sharp. Exploit weakness. Gm. 5, 19:59 per. 1.
GKG!
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@adanac
The real quicker to show up? Are you kidding me? What goaltender have you been watching? Quick has shown up all season and all playoffs. I have news for you, he leads in every category in the playoffs.
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I have a very good feeling about tonight’s game. They certainly had a little mental and physical lapse on Sunday. There have been a few posts regarding the Kings thinking that they could sweep the Yotes and not having to pay the price, i.e. going to the net and parking in front of Smith. Well, now they know they will need to go back to doing what they have been doing all along. Hand shakes tonight in AZ. GKG.
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If the Kings play their game, meaning play a very physical brand of hockey, Phoenix doesn’t stand a chance.
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