Here are a few more images, this time from the scene in the Kings’ locker room after the game, with the great shots provided by the Kings’ team photographers…
(Carter, Gagne and Richards: disappointment in 2010, elation in 2012.)
(Justin Williams’ nephew takes a seat.)
I’ve watched the replay 5 times.
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RobSD Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:04 am
@RobSD,
After calling in sick with uh… well, a hang over! Congrats boys! Can’t wait to watch the late night shows when I get home.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:28 am
@RobSD,
Funny…
I’m more interested in this season’s NHL draft than any since the L.A. draft.
I want to see who is going to challenge the Boys next season…
Putting the top 5 in order:
–BOS
–STL
–SJ
–NJ
–OTT
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fuzzerson Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, With the 30th pick in the NHL Entry draft, the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings select, Adam Pelech
ten for instigating Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, may want to add Pitt to that list.
Have fun with the 30th pick CBJ
mrbrett7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Only way NJ is in there is if Parise stays. Henrique is going to be REALLY good, but he isn’t at that level.
Also, add Pittsburgh to that list. Ottawa still doesn’t have consistent enough defense in front of a consistent goaltender.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@mrbrett7, @ten for instigating,
Thought about PGH…
Gotta feeling that team is about to implode.
I’d have more faith in DET without Lindstrom than them.
Glad none of you felt NYR should be included…
NJ is going to only get deeper & better… Sweet Lou will see to that.
OTT has tapped into something great. TB is similar…
Oh, and WHEN will the Kings do the immense bar tab gig?
Remember this?
http://t.co/rp0V41Wm
Maury Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, No Canucks?
number 6 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,
Bakes….. that’s fantastic. Couldn’t agree more, considering there has been, what (?) one or two drafts since the LA Draft? So pretty logical really what you say.
Just given ya a hard time. Hey, gotta keep light and loose. Afterall, they won the Cup.
mrbrett7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Sorry…I was distracted by the blonde.
The NYR will always be in it as long as they have Henry…but, they have big holes on defense outside of their top 4, and it remains to be seen if they can produce offense outside of the top line.
I do think Kris Kreider is going to be a good one, so long as Tortorella isn’t his coach.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@Maury,
Naah…
They haven’t fully tested their alternative to Luongo.
I sense great change coming in VAN…
ZimPuck Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@RobSD,
I can’t stop watching it.
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tim chaney Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@ZimPuck, what if parise comes here? i put nothing past dl…
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@tim chaney,
After taking in his performances in this SCF series I have changed my mind on Zach Parise’s potential value to The Kings big time … well, maybe not.
The good news is he’d look a hell (!) of a lot better playing against anyone OTHER than Coach Sutter’s throttling defensive corps.
Maybe they could make anyone not look good!
rogiesbackup Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@tim chaney, We have good chemistry right now. We’re still enjoying our new “toys” in Richards, Carter, and Gagne. PLEASE don’t change anything at the moment. We’ll need to reasses come February.
Today would have been game 7. Happy none of us in the Kingdom have to experience that gut-wrenching day.
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:09 am
@Coach Mike, I was thinking about that exact thing this morning!!! so gald we’re not talking about game 7 tonight!!!
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apol21 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Coach Mike, Amen.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@Coach Mike,
Ooh, you said it.
Kings were one game away from the most apocalyptic day in their history – in ALL OF HISTORY !!!!
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Real 7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
@Duncanzoowho?, oh come on, let’s talk about it….you know Kings would have lost, and the apocolyptic doomsday scenario would have been moved up from 12/21 to 6/13….END OF THE WORLD!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@Real 70s,
Well I for one would have seriously considered “ending it all” by taking a short walk off a tall building!
Up in your neck of the sticks, you’d have to have tried your failing luck off something like the ‘Best Western’, which in my memory isn’t all that tall.
So you might rather unfortunately have lived to fudge another day!!
Ahhhh, the sweet beauty of daydreams ………
Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
@Coach Mike, Happy Non Game 7 Day!
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number 6 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
@Coach Mike,
Geez, I’m ACTUALLY getting some work done!! It’s about time, but my body is still feeling the effects of fixing dinner at midnight (east coast here) throughout the series. Was too nervous to eat during the games.
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cromartee Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
@Coach Mike,
And there were plenty, even among us, that thought/predicted we would lose if it went 7 games. I definitely did not feel that way. My confidence was more than anything based on the quality of the team – and whoever said Quick couldn’t be beaten four times in a row was reminding all of the obvious.
I could not afford the time this was taking from so I am especially extra glad that it’s been done.
That “winning feeling” is like a bonus hormone and it’s not subsiding yet. Puts “runners high” to shame.
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Great stuff, it still feels sooooooo good.
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Keep ‘em coming, Rich. Loving all the coverage. Anything you hear about small gatherings in LA with the cup would be fantastic.
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Royal Family L.A. Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:00 pm
@todd, 2nd that…
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Stolly and Penner have a hilarious interview on TSN’s website. They were on the show OTR. Penner was so funny!
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cav pilot Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:14 am
@Mudfish4, I saw that. It was pretty funny.
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feels like i’m there!! gave me a great smile!! so much joy and well deserved celebration!!!
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Not many kids can say they sat IN the Stanley Cup…pretty damn cool! he will have to thank his uncle Justin when he is old enough to realize how special that is. I just watched the daddy’s girl clip with Quicker, his daughter and Sutter….I havnt laughed that hard in a long time! His daughter seems like a fire cracker and she wes representing well waiving that Kings flag all over…and the look on DS face…man was that priceless!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@BrokeKingsFan,
DS tentatively holding up the Gator towel to try and catch whatever came out of her mouth.
Hilarious.
She’s got to be her mama’s girl, evidently …
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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:52 am
@Duncanz, The towel thing was great!it was good to see the concern and see the father come out in DS when she was having difficulties. The Music IMO makes that clip 100x better as well.
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Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:36 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, Yeah that was hilarious, and right after Sutter made the classic face he mentioned getting out of the room. 20 seconds later they were gone.
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forum to staples fan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:01 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, is there a link? Haven’t been able to find it.
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This was one of the most exciting playoff runs in the last 20 years.
LA Kings, 8th place team, a farmer from Alberta as Coach, *** 29th place regular season scoring (*** there’s only 30 teams), beat down the west- 1 (Vancouver -President Trophy winner), 2 St. Louis, 3 Phoenix, NJ east winner with Brodeur-future Hall of Famer. This run took 16- 4 games. These stats a truly incredible.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_nhl_8th_seed_has_won_a_stanley_cup
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Bonvivant1 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:45 am
@ChrisAB, makes you wonder what is going to happen next year. We don’t want this team to be a one hit wonder but topping what they did this year will be tough.
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number 6 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Bonvivant1,
Even if they were to win the cup (and we all know how hard it is to repeat), imo, there’s no way they could top what they did this year. I mean, what team in the last 20 years has beaten all the top seeds and then stormed out to 3-0 leads in every series. No, sorry mate. That isn’t gonna happen to anyone… not even the Oilers or Islanders in their prime.
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Then Brownee’s boys drank out of that the next morning? Hope little willy had a clean diaper on.
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friarking Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@fuzzerson, hahah. Little Willy – future King?
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Well how about that….DeBoer said Kovalsucks back was in really bad shape..way les than 100%
The requisite 48 hours have expired and the excuses should be flying in fast and quick.
Of course none of the Kings were playing with pain. They just played thru it!
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trytodethroneus Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@nykingfan,
And administered it
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number 6 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@nykingfan,
Hiiii. Hey, where did you read that?
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nykingfan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
@number 6,
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/13/deboer-confirms-kovalchuk-played-through-back-injury-was-well-below-100-percent/
Prohockeytalk.com
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mrbrett7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:58 pm
@nykingfan, I don’t like Kovalsuck either, but…if his back really was hurt, there is no playing through that. Your legs basically can’t move.
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nykingfan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
@mrbrett7,
I don’t disagree..it was just pissing me off in the series that the announcers were constantly making excuses for his play.
If you can lace em up, no excuses.
there were Kings who were hurt as well, but their was no talk about that.
Perhaps it was the Devils or Kovalsuck quietly releasing the information about his injury to certain reporters?
It comes across as an excuse…
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ChrisAB Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
@nykingfan,
I don’t understand why players play when they are in such bad shape. Contracts$$$ ?, pride, ego? I’d rather see a 100% healthy “Black Aces” player trying his hardest- especially in such a high stakes series, than an overpaid $$$ player playing hurt at 60%.
Watching the games Kovalchuk shied away from the heavy hitting.
Coach, GM, Player’s decisions- It didn’t help NJ.
Thank You NJ……… Good Effort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_XioFO6_3A
Just keep truckin’ on!
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Locker room luxuriating;
DS strutting with Lord Stanley … the “Philly Boys” posing together, at last with the Cup … the silver ‘n black Kings SC Champions flags adorning the buckets of champagne … JQ, WM spraying the room for all they’re worth … and J Dub’s nephew taking a baptismal dip, fittingly as the final shot, depicting all the hope for the future!
Great shots, all of these!!
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vinny Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@Duncanz, nice ending! ..and beginning! ..and middle haha, great post as usual!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
@vinny,
Ha ha, @vin!
Nothing cracks me up more than your replies.
You don’t post much and you don’t return to threads too much, but believe you @Stuey (just a dig at @Stuey, why not), you are appreciated very much.
You’ll be on Fig, at least, for the hullabaloo man-yana, Banana, I hope?!
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
@Dintymoorez, LOL
vinny Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:43 pm
@Duncanz, wouldnt miss it!! i hope to see a bloggers meeting spot before i go, and ill be sure to bring my mini websters that i haven’t bought yet with me, in hopes of keeping up with you haha
The parade is gonna be a lot of fun tomorrow.
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Much love to all of you fans!! Still excited.
Getting married next weekend, so this was a great way to kickoff an amazing month!
If it hasn’t been said yet, I’d like to give props to the guys who chose to be LA Kings by signing free agent contracts..Scuderi, Mithcell, Gagne. Hard to believe LA won’t be a top destination for incoming free agents. We’re setup to compete for the cup for many years to come! Great time to be a LA Kings fan!
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vinny Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:19 pm
@Cup B4 I Die, nice, congrats!
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trytodethroneus Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
@Cup B4 I Die,
“You have reached the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles KINGS’ free agent inquiry line. Unfortunately all positions have been filled. Your approximate wait time is 2 years. Please don’t hold your breath, or you may die. Thank you for your interest”
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
@trytodefrockus,
It’s going to be almost as hard to get in as an FA here as it’s going to be to get game tix, rally tix, parking, merchandise, thru’ on the phones, etc.
Hmm, I’m starting to wonder about trading this 34 1/2 lb gorilla back in, perhaps ……
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here’s what my tattoo will look like, if Adam can pull it off…OUCH!!…come Friday
http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/1/14/full/rrgfl0ixn5mpqhfcp7l5mgl5y.gif
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Real 7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Real 67-75, yeah, old school….my son will no doubt think of something more NOW…
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vinny Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
@Real 7, awesome!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
@Real $700facepaint,
Well, you are going to have quite a colorful forehead …
But you’ll be very popular with psychedelc hippies and other itinerant weirdos, of course!
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Real 7 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
@DuncanzDo-nots, now you’re letting your imagaination [and your keyboard] run wild…
a recipe for….HEY! I resemble that remark….but no such flam-boy-ANCE exists in my
right mind….or left hand….
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
@Real Mike Tyson,
Good luck.
Gonna be interesting to see how you come out of that clinic!
I feel bad for the cows. Coach Sutter is gonna have to lift them up somehow if he’s going to fit the Cup under ‘em for milkin’.
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vinny Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@Mel Powell, lmao!!
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DesertKing Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Mel Powell,
Dont worry, he will just cut the top bowl off with a hacksaw or blow torch.
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variable Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Mel Powell,
hehe….
i was just gonna make a farm joke regarding sutter, the cup and his cows, but you beat me to it…(!)
mine might have been a lil’ nc-17 for here, though…:)
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
@Mel Powell,
I was going to say, he’ll be milking into it till the cows come home – but that would’ve been a little oxymoronic … and milking it ……
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:13 pm
heh, ox-ymoronic … these gags just write themselves …
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as long as nobody does what mark messier “apparently” did with it…
it gives new meaning to “two girls and a cup”….(!)
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:12 pm
@outlook good,
“He wasn’t called “Messier” for nuttin’ … Park ‘n Ride … Right?”
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variable Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
@Duncanz,
righto….(!)
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want to hear Bob Miller and Jim Fox calling the game already
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KINGS WORLD CHAMPS!
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I’ve been unable to properly celebrate this week due to doctor’s appointments and other appointments, but look out. This weekend I will be unleashed.
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To my blogger friends, the quest is over!
On this date, the long battle in the year 1967, day 14 in the month of October the war got started, many battles lost & the King Lord Stanley was taken to many cities, and was prisoned from us faithful fans! Many LA KINGS team players fought hard & long to bring Lord Stanley home, as many men lost it for many years to come! But we never gave up, believed Lord Stanley will arrive in it’s Kingdom!
Then in the year 2012 day 11in the month of June the stars look strong & bright and quest was over. For the LA KINGS are now CROWNED by our true KING the LORD STANLEY CUP & is now sitting proud in it’s only KINGDOM; THE LA KINGS KINGDOM!
Then on the year of our Lord 2012 day 14 in the month of June at eleventh hundred hour, we fans will gather at the square of LA LIVE Kingdom & we all will Bow Down to our Lord! For the LA KINGS OF KNIGHTS, will present our LORD STANLEY & the CUP to all his subjects in all his Glory. To us the fans who waited 45 years, to BOW DOWN to our KING in our presences, to the one and only LORD STANLEY!! LONG LIVE THE KINGS…
WE GOT THE CUP! By Sam Ghareebo
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I woke up in the morning and realized it wasn’t a dream! THE KINGS ARE REALLY WORLD CHAMPS!!!
Please someone throw a hockey puck at me, this too good to be true! The Mayor should give Lombardi and Sutter the, Keys to the City of Los Angeles!
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Looks like they wasted a lot of good booze in that locker room. haha
I wonder how it would have worked out if they had signed Kovalchuk. Probably not very well.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
@Rich from Hawaii,
How many ENs could a Kovalchuk chuck … ?
In fairness, Kovi’s comments after Game 6 were quality.
I’m going to let that chapter close itself, and give him a clean slate.
Alternatively, had he been 100% for this SCF, he might’ve been frightening!!
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It’s so great to see this unrelenting, resilient, positive, talented and humble team rewarded! Thanks for all of the wonderful memories and the best hockey I have witnessed!
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You guys think that Carts, Gags and Richy felt they had a realistic chance of winning the Cup when they were brought over? I bet all three did legitimately feel it could happen. What a feeling I bet it is, total dejection in ’10 to total elation in ’12. Doesn’t happen all the time. Very happy and proud for those guys as well as all the boys! It’s sort of ironic. For us Kings fans, years of dejection and heart break to total elation and joy this year. I will be wearing my Cup championship t-shirt and cap very proudly all summer long and beyond. Love the Kings and the insiders too
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Go Kings Go!
Thanks Rich
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if anyone has any extra tickets to tomorrows rally, please help a kings fan out, i was able to get one and i gave it to one of my really good friends who really went through some stuff and the kings helped him focus on something good so i couldn’t go without letting him first. you can email me at elijahthekingsfan@gmail.com
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