Neither team is expected to make any lineup changes for Game 2. New Jersey coach Peter DeBoer did say that defenseman Henrik Tallinder, who has yet to play in the postseason, would fly to Los Angeles with the team and might be an option to play in this series.
How will the ice be tonight? The building was noticeably cooler than it was during Wednesday’s morning skate. Darryl Sutter took note of that, without prompting, and said it was a “big difference.” We’ll see what happens when all the bodies enter the arena and things heat up. More notes and quotes to come…
Huuuuuuuuuge game. Let’s win it!!!!!
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Howard Berger Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 9:57 am
@rick, Oh yeah, Kingers: here’s something else you might like to see… the Ducks getting beaten. This was Randy Carlyle’s last game behind Anaheim’s bench. Now we’ve got him in Toronto. Enjoy… http://t.co/QmEJZdPV
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:24 am
@Howard Berger, If you’re going down memory lane, you might as well post the best photo you’ve ever taken.
http://bit.ly/KTMJRh
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tory17 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:41 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
thats awsome
R. T. Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:57 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
that’s funny
rumpa#19 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:06 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), You da man paul!!!
Belexes Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:48 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Best photo ANYONE’S ever taken…
Howard Berger Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), You guys are vicious!
Another savior to the rescue for the kings opponent!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 9:55 am
@tornado12, You notice the names are getting less accomplished by the series though?
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The building temperature will be fine even with a full house.
It’s only when that windbag, Emmerick, opens his mouth, that the ice will deteriorate…
GO KINGS GO!!!!!!!!
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Lake Forest Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:00 am
@FdoFmFull, i dislike the guy so much.
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Donald_S Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:25 am
@FdoFmFull,
I’ll take exception to that. Yeah, Emerick does spend too much time making up cute phrases to describe the action. But he can do something that few play by play guys do, he tells you who is on the ice and what the heck they are doing. Something of course that Bob Miller is the master at, but Emerick at least calls the action. Emerick doesn’t spend the time while there is a scramble in front of the goal mouth talking about what the players had for breakfast, like a lot of these guys.
Who I don’t like is Olczyk. His commentary is kind of bland. I’d much rather have Brian Engblom of the available NBC guys. NBC should have hired Gary Thorne and Bill Clement if they weren’t going to have Bob and Jim call the games.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:34 am
@Donald_S,
True.
Those guys are the gold standard when it comes to
Stanley Cup calling, at least in my hockey lifetime, anyway!
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King Cobra Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:49 am
@Donald_S,
Bill Clement is really good, not sure why he has been boxed out by NBC.
Pierre is the one that bugs me….
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Shakes Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:14 am
@King Cobra, I agree, Doc is ok but down with Pierre
FdoFmFull Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:56 am
@Donald_S, I’m good with Englom, Thorne, and Clement.
I find Emerick annoying with that shrill voice, false sense of excitement with any pucks near the net, especially involving his beloved Devils around Quick’s net, and his verbose style. Cheap, cheap, and more cheap… Just not commesurate with the high standards I’d expect for an event of this magnitude. JMO.
Cheers!
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rumpa#19 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:11 am
@Donald_S, Emmerick is a former NJ guy and still calls Zidlicky, Zidlidski.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:57 am
@rumpa#19,
Doc E might be correct, even though he and Zidlickety-split (better pronunciation) never crossed paths.
MZ only arrived at NJD this year, from MIN at the deadline.
LA_1968 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:03 am
@FdoFmFull, Emrick is good. Made his name as Devils play-by-play guy though. None of the NBC guys, or NHL Network guys, besides maybe Melrose and Weight, have a clue about the Kings. If this is a short series they will only learn enough about the Kings to forget it all by the time Philly, Pens, Det, Chi start playing again.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:13 am
@LA_1968, Look, don’t get me wrong, this is strictly subjective.
I know Emerick has been around, it’s not the first time I’ve heard him. He was the Devils PxP for 21 years and his credentials are impeccable.
It’s just as if I said that I prefer blueberry pancakes to banana pancakes, nothing more.
It’s my personal preference and I just wanted to state that Emerick’s style rubs me the wrong way, that’s all. If the NBC Network brass chose him, I’s sure they have their reasons. If it was my choice, I’d choose someone else. Is all.
I suspect I’ll live… Hopefully long enough to see our beloved Kings lift the Cup!
Go Kings Go@
Cheers@
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:35 am
@FdoFmFull, I totally understand. To lend to your point, I wish he would have studied harder between the Conference finals and the Final to learn more about the Kings. How could anyone prefer banana pancakes to blueberry is beyond me.
Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 pm
@FdoFmFull,
Splitting hairs, but Doc announced 12 years at NJDs.
He had two stints, the first of 4 years, the second of 8 years ending a little under a year ago.
I think we’ll see a lot more blood on the ice tonight. We will need our big bodies to hit hard and show the Devils who’s the more physical team. GKG!
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The nervousness is setting in… watching the HNIC feed replay of game 1 AGAIN! cant get enoughsupergoldencrispKINGS!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:00 am
@Stuart,
You’re eating that cereal too?
I’m gonna have Cap’n Crunch for dessert though!
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The Devils might be poor, but apparently New Jersey is better than LA. This was from a few days ago, but the #BetterThanLA hashtag on twitter is alive and well. Some really, really poor reasons on why New Jersey is better than LA…
http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2012/05/your_reaction_why_new_jersey_i.html
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King Cobra Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:05 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
This reminded me of why I think Twitter is LAME!!
Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi!! OH BOY!!
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King Cobra Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@King Cobra, Not enough room on the blog to list all the amazing bands/artist out of SoCal!!
Great job again Paul, always finding the nuggets.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:06 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
“Pond hockey in December is better than street hockey”
That may be true.
“Cory Booker’s real life heroics are better than Hollywood movies”
Now that was a funny one!!
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Patrice Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:44 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), because they can lose in more ways that Kings do ?
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FiG17 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
The whole “real people” argument about LA has always caused me philosophical turmoil about by existence.
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7MILforHickey Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:28 am
@FiG17, we should start the #reasonswhynewjerseyismad hashtag
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King Alex Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:47 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Noticed they compared the entire state of NJ to LA. Let’s compare LA to Newark. Newark is a hell hole that only the Devil himself would think is better than LA.
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Easy win tonight. Relax. It’s in the bag.
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Happy Lappy you look great. Have you stopped drinking???
The only thing that can stop the Kings… The Kings!!!
We are the better team… All 4 lines = Match ups
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Happy Lappy Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:04 am
@King Charles of Salt Lake, no, still drinking, I just found a very good plastic surgeon.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:06 am
@Happy Lappy, I think you need a better optometrist then
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Like Wall Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:07 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Question: How do you guys get an avatar on your account???
Like Wall Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:07 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Question: How do you guys get an avatar on your account???
Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:09 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
I haven’t laid eyes on @Happy Lappy, so I can’t judge whether this was an upgrade or a downgrade …
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:10 am
It’s called Gravatar, Gravatar… https://en.gravatar.com/
QueenInVan Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Happy Lappy, I don’t know about good, you’re on the list.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1120056-the-100-ugliest-people-in-sports/page/17
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I’m so (insert vulgar adjective here) excited for this game to start
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First goal would be nice. If Jersey gets the first, I say we need the second. I think Jersey is all-in tonight. No one has been able to throw a knockout punch at the Kings. All opponent strategies have – ultimately – failed. Can’t see Jersey getting back into this thing if they lose tonight.
That’s why they’re going for the knockout punch. The Kings need to be patient and mindful or that, IMO.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:32 am
@Like Wall, WORD!
Enter “Bitter Beer Darryl” and notice:
1) physically and emotionally ready to play,
2) nothing is left to chance, every player is reminded to stay in the moment and do their part,
3) adjustments are made based on what results, tactics, and techniques the rival used in the previous battle,
4) the game-day tactics are reduced to actionable tasks that are planned, discussed, and practiced,
5) last-minute reminders and game faces are applied on game day…
This is all leading up to the game, don’t forget that DS is a superb real-time Zen Master Tactician in the heat of the battle!
However, there’s only so much you can prepare, it’s always down to the warriors to decide the outcome…
GO KINGS GO!!!!
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Like Wall Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:55 am
@FdoFmFull,
Concur. I have no reason not to be confident the Kings can answer. They just have to be mindful that it’s going to be a different game entirely.
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5-1 kings VV with gwg
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:08 am
@Lake Forest,
ooo, me likey. that was my prediction for game 1. hmmm. let me think.
still thinking…
still thinking…
ok, i’m going 4-2 kings with an EN by brown. gwg goes to stoll.
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Just under 7 hours until the Kings try to climb to uncharted ground; within 2 wins of the Cup. Accordig to @Pesus’ excellent script, tonight would be the blowout. Can’t think of a better way to spend the evening.
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Expect the first 10 min from the Devils to be like nothing that we have yet seen in the postseason. That being said….
If we walk out 2-0 in games, game 3 will also be intense, but I think that question marks will have crept into the minds of the Devils and their game won’t be the same–regardless of how professional their attitude may be.
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FdoFmFull Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:36 am
@Robert R, Agree!
If the Kings go up 2-0, it’s Game Over!
Today it’s Do-or-Die for the Satans….
GO KINGS GO!!!!
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QueenInVan Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:41 am
@FdoFmFull, I hope the Kings are taking it as Do-or-Die for them too.
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Robert R Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 10:36 am
@Robert R, If the momentum does favor NJ, then a couple of huge hits would do nicely. No better buzzkill than to see your teammate get his bell rung (legally, of course).
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No team has gone up 2-0 on NJ during these playoffs. The Kings will also be “all in” this evening, knowing that a win will not only establish dominion of the series, but will ram the stake of doubt in the Devils’ collective heart. Win tonight, and the Cup can be in our building Wednesday evening!
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I am to freaked out to say anything good worrying about stuperstitions.
GO KINGS GO
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chuy Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:06 am
@m.r.morris, that is what I used to think but then I realized, as fans we have been waiting for this, it is time to enjoy the success of the team. Forget superstition, it is the effort, sweat and coaching that wins games. The Kings have outclassed everyone so far. KINGS RULE!
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QueenInVan Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 am
@chuy, +1
but it still helps when I change into my OT shirt.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:41 am
@chuy, + 2
Ooh, and any post with ” KINGS RULE! ” in it has gotta be a good omen!
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Has a team ever won the first 2 games on the road for 4 straight series?
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Kings08 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:07 am
@bmova, no
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Doughty8 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:11 am
@bmova,
BBF would say: “what are talking about…”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-lzXekTNQ
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Today’s Kings Video (6/2/12) http://kingsnewsdaily.com/pre-game-videos/
It’ll be updated as the day goes on…
@kingsnewsdaily on twitter
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Gail Web Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 1:34 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Thanks Paul as always great to see our boys
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Tickets obtained and heading over to the Rock in a few hours. Went with the Kopi jersey on Wednesday but white Quick jersey tonight. I feel like tonight it’s gonna be all about Quicker having a great first period
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rumpa#19 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:27 am
@Shakes, Have a safe trip, at least it aint in philly.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:37 am
@’n Bakes,
Enjoy bud!
Do some “belly” dancing and get yourself on TV!
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I’m looking for our boys to continue their game 2 dominance tonight. And if Zubrus and those other d-bags continue running their picks, I hope the refs start calling them. What’s it gonna take, one of our guys to get hurt first?
Go Kings
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rumpa#19 Reply:
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:29 am
@YoBro, They will clean it up a little id bet with Larry behind the bench.
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Winning games is about making adjustments.Kings adjusted to all the hype and hoopla of game 1 and came away with a win.If satans play better,we adjust and play better.The key is relentless pressure on their defense,and I think they will crack and we get more power plays.which we eventually score on.I’m looking for richards to score a bit2nite and a more physical game across the board.We need to score first -then dominate physically.GO KINGS,GO!!!!
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Go Kings Go!
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