It’s not quite Newark, but close enough to count… During the first trip here, we encountered pretty much every time of weather: sweltering humidity, mild warmth and cold rain. For the past two days, it’s been really nice walking-around weather here. I even got the exact same hotel room as the previous trip, which tends to happen more than one might think. The New Jersey Devils are scheduled to have their morning skate first today at Prudential Center, followed by the Kings. Here’s how things looked on a cool, slightly overcast morning…
Have a great day and get ready for tonight.. Rich we come home tonight even if we win, right??????I know if it is a negative we go but would we stay til tomorrow to celebrate tonight???
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The time is now guys! Let’s do this!!!
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Rich, I’ve enjoyed your coverage these past few years and I hope your enjoying some memories in the making of this special season. I hope (nothing personal) that this is the final road stop for you guys this season. Let’s wrap this up tonight! Go Kings Go! Everyone enjoy the game!
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LBlocal Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:11 am
Well said! gKg!
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I’m sitting at work “trying” to catch up on paperwork… having my coffee and reading the blog… all I can focus on is just winning this game! So if the hockey gods are listening… “Dear hockey gods! Please let the King’s win ONE more this season, and please let it be TONIGHT!, Please prevent anyone from getting hurry on the kings and same with the Devils, well at least long term on the Devil’s side… Please let the Kings bring the big shiny trophy back with them on the plane right home so that we all can be at LAX tonight screaming like little girls at a Justin Bieber concert! But finally please do it for the great game of Hockey and the greatest hockey fans in the world!” Go Kings Go!
From the nose bleeds in Sec 327 Row 7!
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Kings Fan In Temecula Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:10 am
@Tim from the OC, dont forget bob, he’s been a trooper
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Tim from the OC Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 10:25 am
@Kings Fan In Temecula, OMG! your right!!!! … “Dear Hockey Gods… If your still listening Please add the best Broadcaster in Sports the Great BOB MILLER and Robin (Jim Fox) to one of the many reasons why the Kings should win tonight!” – AMEN!
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Rich-
That is a good omen. Same room = same results, so we look forward to the boys playing their game tonight and notching another road win.
GKG
“A pessimist is an optimist with experience.”
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Morning Rich and many thanks
Just another day another hockey game in
June
Good luck men and boys have a great warm
up and thanks for all you do for us fans!
Go Kings Go either way!
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There is no such thing as a nice day in Newark.
Unless you win a Stanley Cup in 5 games.
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Rich, when they are on a breakaway, can you reach over the boards with the microphone and disturb the advance please? No one with stripes will see it happen!!…:-)
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Duncanz Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Jack,
Richarde Clowne …. sounds like “Route 56″!
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Hey Duncz,
Remember before the finals started and everybody said The Kings need to score on the PP (or that it could be done without the PP) and I said The Kings were hustling us and would score on the PP and you said you’d be surprised if they got 3 PP goals all series? Go and count… I think somebody owes somebody a parade beer.
haha
#GoKingsGo
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Duncanz Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
@Itchy,
I vaaaguely remember that you mayyy be right in pretty much cinfabulating this whole concoction …
I’d rather have a beer with your evasive sister!
It would cost me too much to travel out of town to get wasted with you … though I could stay here and get wasted in your honor!
Tell you what.
You get in a flight, make it into town in case there’s a 4am silver thingy arrival OR shuttle in for a little street celebration thingy sometime next week and you might be pleasantly surprised at my vaaague self-purported generosity.
Anyway, before we put the Carts before the wh%res like this ….
LET’S HOCKEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Itchy Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
@Duncanz,
Darn tootin’. Win every second of every shift of every game the coach gives you! There’s plenty of time to shovel poop in the off season!
(the beer was a joke. You might want to sit down, I don’t drink)
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Bring on home boys! Its the Kings time !! Thanks for all the great coverage Rich
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Rich you have great view. I’m staying at the Holliday Inn by the airport, and I do t have such great view. Anyways, I will be at the game today. I will represent the Kings, and if they win tonight I will be one the few jumping for joy in that crowd.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:37 am
@King4life33, Thanks so much for representing us. If you can, bring a Hockey Stick, wait until overtime when the Devils have a 2 on 1 break and all 4 officials are looking, then break up the play with your stick? There will be no consequences for your actions. It was a new rule just added at the end of this season called the “Ryan Clowe” rule.
Thanks again.
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Been waiting a long time for what I thought might happen last Wednesday night and am hoping that it does tonight. Attended my first Kings game as a senior in high school back in 1980 and was hooked. Now living in Georgia the last two years, I have seen every game of the postseason on NBC sports channel, and have never seen anything like it. Lets get this thing done tonight for Marcel Dionne, Rogie Vachon, Dave Taylor, Charlie Simmer, and for Bob Miller. GO KINGS GO!!!
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New Jersey, the birthplace of Pierre McGuire though raised in Montreal later resided in New Jersey. When the Kings win tonight it will be interesting to hear his comments (for a change).
Too bad, as others have posted, Bob Miller can’t be the one calling the Kings Cup victory tonight. He suffered all those years with so many bad teams while the rest of us could, if we chose, turn off the radio or TV when we couldn’t take anymore.
Congrats to DL, Ds, TL and everyone in the Kings organization to have gotten this far for the fans and the city. Just one more win and the Cup finally comes to L.A.!
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:32 am
@Crown Royal, Bob’s calling the game. Just not live.
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Let’s win this thing.
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LET’S DO THIS KINGS!!!!!! 45 years is plenty of prep time
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Kingsfanforlife Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 10:10 am
@backdoorbingo25, If we don’t we will really be the laughing stock of the NHL
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we need to punish this team early for making us have to crawl back to their domain, I would like to see the kings with a much higher hit total in the first period, and I’d like to see us agitate Marty a Lot more. GKG
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I spent last Wednesday with an underlying sentiment that a sweep and a championship in front of the great adoring crowd was just a little much to ask for. Today I’m definitely feeling that the better team, the Los Angeles Kings, will prevail and finally bring the organization and all of fans what we’ve yearned for so long. In a way I’m nervous; not about losing but about taking this huge step. Nervous but ready. GKG!!!
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Link below is a GREAT READ. The Consequences of Caring! Bill Simmons the author is a Boston guy but he has supported the Kings since relocating to LA and shares an intresting prespective on things.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8026268/the-consequences-caring
Let’s go Kings!
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 9:40 am
@Peter,
Completely agree.
Best article I’ve ever read on the phenomenon known as Fandom…
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Jack Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Peter, Thanks for that link…great reading….My kid was sleeping, but I had calm my wife down..boy, she had some venom in her after watching the Devils win…
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Jack Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 11:33 am
@Peter, Thanks for that link…great reading….My kid was sleeping, but I had calm my wife down..boy, she had some venom in her after watching the Devils win…
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Itchy Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
@Peter,
“Who’s the best player?” The answer was playmaker Anze Kopitar, but only because Jonathan Quick hadn’t morphed into an octopus Jedi yet.
^Best part IMHO and 100% factual too!
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First of all,thank you Rich for all that you do to get us great KINGS fans all of your fantastic insiders information.I want to personally thank all of the insider men and women on this blog for making this entire season the most memorable in my life.I read your comments each and every day,so thank you for making my season special.GO KINGS GO LETS DO THIS TONIGHT…..
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Not a Munters in sight, gonna be a good day!
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Cynic Reply:
June 9th, 2012 at 10:31 am
@NMKingsFan, Look Again…
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Look at the army of Munters units on the left side, all lined up and ready to blow….(Sheds tear)
It is gonna be a good day…;)
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