According to the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Police Department estimated a crowd of 250,000 at today’s parade. Amid all the celebration, there was one “uh oh’’ moment in the parade today. Near the end, the buses encountered a support wire that was strung across Figueroa, just a couple feet above the tops of the buses. Everyone escaped decapitation, although were a lot of last-second ducks out of the way. The people in the back of each bus turned around to warn those behind. Willie Mitchell, at 6-foot-3, was one of the people in biggest danger…
MITCHELL: “We had some laughs. We were looking at the next bus. [laughs] `Hey, the wire is coming. Who is going to lose their head?’ It was actually funny. At the start (of the parade), I was like, `Hey, I’m going to stand up and enjoy this.’ It was pretty cool when we first drove up and all the cars were honking their horns and stuff like that. I was like, `All right, I’m going to enjoy this.’ Everyone was ecstatic, and then all of a sudden, it was like, `Uh oh, overpass.’ I was like, `OK, it’s been a good ride. I want to try to repeat. I don’t need a concussion that ends my career in the Stanley Cup parade.’ [laughs] Everyone thought it would be with a hit.’’
the parade was epic totally worth it, glad Willie’s enjoying it too, he deserved it
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kb Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
@Kings Fan In Temecula, GLAD HE WANTS TO REPEAT!!! REPEAT!!!
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KingsOfLA Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 12:12 am
@kb, Yea I’m thinking they know, even though it will most likely get tougher and tougher, they have a long-run playoff team here. I hate to lose any of the guys, but now people see what we have and many will WANT to come here who maybe didn’t really know/want to before. We’ve had the D and goaltending for a while, and now we obviously have the O to go with it (and I only see it getting better), so as I was thinking the other day, once we lock Quick up, along with the others we have locked up for a bit, we should be right there for at least 5-6 years… It all starts in the room, and DL knows that. He’s built/building quite the force!!!
GKG!!!
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Kings Fan in Murrieta Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Kings Fan In Temecula, YES!! We drove up from Murrieta! Something myself and the kids will remember forever!!
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Kings Fan In Temecula Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
@Kings Fan in Murrieta, good to know theres some kings fans down here
glad you guys enjoyed it
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MM Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
@Kings Fan In Temecula, Of all the Kings I was most happiest for Mitchell. I absolutely love the work he puts into his game and his willingness to teach and be that safety net for younger defensemen. He comes off as the type of guy who gets more pleasure from preventing goals than scoring them.
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read that Bill Maher says no one cares….well…looks like someone cared.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
@thrustable, He’s a numbnut
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downtown hockey Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:18 am
@thrustable,
That Mayer, Maher, mailer or whatever his name is guy still has a show?????
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PRMan Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@thrustable, Tell Maher to go back to B&E at the Creation Museum.
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Hey, at least they didn’t drop it under the bus soccer style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYNyc_myTz0&feature=related
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Mikey J. Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
@mask0425x, Sergio where did the trophy go?
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luc20rules Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
@mask0425x, I knew I should have reported to police that Hazy was there.
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Amazing day! The rally was far better than I had imagined. Was it aired live?
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Scarletcat Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Yes it was and being replayed on FSW. Only exception is Quickies F bombs. Read back a post and see some here highly offended. Personally, I think I love the guy even more now- he’s human!
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Cynic Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
@Scarletcat, Player X reminded me that it was probably a rib on Brownie’s F-Bomb slip up on NBC after they just won the cup and was being interviewed by Pierre.
I have Kids and all, but that was f-n HILARIOUS and completely unexpected!
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
@Cynic, You can’t protect them from the F-bomb anyway. Good chance to have a talk about hypocrisy, societal norms, etc.
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
@Scarletcat, Thanks. Just went back and saw! Big deal. Thought it was great.
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absoludicrous Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
@Scarletcat, Some? Or just one person? He must not remember what it’s like to be a kid. If you don’t know those words now, you’ll know it very soon. Live with it and move on. Or become a Ducks fan. They have no reason to have a rally and cuss on the mic.
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kingschick54 Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
@Scarletcat, I missed the original because I was still partying downtown and I can’t seem to find it on youtube…. Does anyone know where I can find the unedited Quickie, because I would love to see that!
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vinny Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 5:42 am
@kingschick54, yahoo has it
vinny Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 5:44 am
@kingschick54, sorry, more specifically in the “kings eulogy” (just search that and you’ll find it)
rogiesbackup Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 11:44 pm
@Scarletcat, It’s mostly how the parent REACTS to a “bad” moment on how it affects the child. If he “allows” him/herself to be offended then the child learns to be offended as well.
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David R Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:17 am
@Scarletcat, hockey players use the F-WORD????????? Hmmmmmm, maybe I should witch to a more civilized sport where there is no F-WORDS, like…
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 5:56 am
@Scarletcat,
This post will avoid the pitfall of taking a stand on ‘The Great Jon Quick Incident of 2012′ …
The more and longer one is repressed, the more and longer one is likely to decompress.
Off the ice, throughout the season, young Mr JQ appeared “saintly” though wound up and sequestered in a self imposed container.
Although no one rubbed it or wished for it, today, like a magic genie, he burst out of the bottle!
Upon reflection, maybe it was more like a fountain of champagne, actually …
JQ was one of the last to shave off his playoff scruff and may possibly be one of the last to sober up after the endless excesses experienced since Monday.
If that’s the worst he can do, then that’s the worst he can do.
Quick is quick, but not quixotic.
32 is also MAGIC!
Sometimes even genies mess up.
Entonces, si es lo que es, y que sera sera ….
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It was absolutely amazing seeing all these Kings fans in the subway, the metro and along Figueroa. I can’t imagine what the team thought seeing so many come out for them and almost everyone was wearing Kings sweaters or shirts.
We go to the games and see 18000 fellow fans. We have friends and co-workers we can share hockey talk with. But it’s always a small hockey world in Los Angeles. Many fans, but often closet fans. Today, it felt so fantastic to see so much support for the team and sport those of us that comment and read this blog love.
Amazing to see and be a part of.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 6:07 am
@Scarletcat,
It almost felt like being on a train on the East Coast – do they have trains in Canada yet? – today and at times during the Stanley Cup campaign.
It used to be you would always greet somebody you met in Kings gear while out in public, for the novelty.
Less so nowadays, for the commonality.
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370455VinSD Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:07 am
@Duncanz, Being in San Diego my jersey is still a bit of a novelty but the reaction has evolved from pre-playoff quizzical smiles (or my favorite, the smile that seems to say “how cute, he likes those plucky little Kings”) to the mid-playoff “I hope they do it man!” to what I am getting now. I went out to dinner last night with my wife and got high fives (one, I kid you not, from a guy wearing a 2011 Bruin’s Stanley Cup hat) and even some Go Kings Go chants. It is amazing. My wife just thought I was attention seeking. I told her I’ve earned it with my 39 year wait.
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Itchy Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 11:15 am
@370455VinSD,
That story sounds an awful lot like how I spent my school year. Ever since high school I’ve worn one of my jerseys on game days and it’s usually met with something along the lines of, “Don’t you own any other clothes?” but towards the end of the school year as we were getting deeper into the playoffs I was getting honks, Go Kings! and high fives.
IceGuy Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 7:14 am
@Scarletcat,
My best story:
We were at the corner of 7th & Fig (Hey, there’s a Starbucks!)
About 30 mins before the Parade actually started, a fellow with a bullhorn set up on the sidewalk, declared it a “Free Speech Zone” – which it is – and started to prattle on about government and corporate conspiracy theories, taxes, and military/police takeover scenarios. When Officer Sherwood, standing in the street pleasantly chatting with the crowd, cast an eye toward the guy, the amplified diatribe suddenly included how much we all love the LAPD. No one questioned the guy’s Right to be there, but you could tell the annoyance level was rising. Finally, the crowd took its own action – loudly chanting “Go Kings Go”. Loud enough in fact, that you couldn’t hear his bullhorn lecture.
He wisely gave up and moved south on Fig toward Staples. The chant stopped. A pause to make sure he had gone, then a loud cheer! We all could hear him begin his rants start again about 100 yards away, then – “Go Kings Go!” from that crowd. Another cheer. 10 minutes later, and a fainter “Go Kings Go!” further south on Fig.
I wonder if the guy finally got the message? You can say whatever you like – but really – the time and place was not going to work out for him. The mass of people were all there to cheer our Kings, which we did at volume.
I would also like to make the point that the crowd, at least where we were, came to have a good time. The Police presence was considerable, but totally unnecessary. Someone from the crowd shouted, “You guys really don’t need to be here.” Officer Sherwood smiled. “Yeah, this ain’t Vancouver,” drifted out of the crowd.
Officer Sherwood laughed.
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PRMan Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
@IceGuy, Some cops looked like they were geared up for a war, but most of them were enjoying themselves and having a good time along with the crowd. There really wasn’t much need for them, but with 250,000 people, you can never be too careful.
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What an amazing day with the wife and kids. Thank you Mary for the tickets!
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Here’ my little story of the Cup…
So before the Final series I ordered myself a jersey. I spent a lot of time deciding which player to get and wear to the games. My favorite is Kopi and my son already wears that proudly. There are a ton of Kopi’s and Brown’s so I decided to get someone else. Someone almost nobody wears.
I thought and thought and decided on Carter. We needed for him to come through badly. I think he did btw. Then he got the game 2 OT winner. I was feeling pretty good about my new sweater.
Game 4 was a major let down but no problem because the series was still 3-1. Then we went to game 5 in NJ and the Kings lost so 3-2.
I am starting to worry big time that we may have lost the mojo. If we lose the next game then things will get very ugly. It’s a must win.
Before we leave from the city to JFK airport on our way back to LA for game 6, I notice that our flight leaves from Terminal “7″, Gate “7″… “7 7″. Call me stupid but I knew then that the Kings were going to win in Los Angeles.
Good ol’ 77 got the game winner too. I think he led the Final in goals but I am not positive. So my jersey selection brought some good luck.
What a season!
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Cynic Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
@LA_1968, Stories like this are one of the MANY top reasons I LOVE hockey. Very cool!
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PalmSpringsKingsFan Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
@LA_1968, It was when I saw the KINGS INN in san diego beffore the playoffs I knew it. I know diego seen it…you will smile everyday when you pass that sign!!
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370455VinSD Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:30 am
@PalmSpringsKingsFan, I live in San Diego, when I was in my 20′s I swore that if the Kings ever win the cup, I will climb that sign and paint a “W” in front of the “Inn”. Now that I am mid way through my 40′s the subsequent arrest sounds a bit more formidable but I will instead paint a big “W” on a sign and hold it up and angle a camera so the word appears to say Winn. I guess I am lucky we didn’t win it in the 90′s or I surely would have done some jail time.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 11:47 am
@370455VinSD,
Now this is my type of post!
gwtc Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
@LA_1968, i was on the same boat with you, everybody around me already had all the major favorite Kings players!, i decided on Carter’s jersey in the first round of the playoffs for 2 reasons, 1) 77 is the year i was born and 2) I knew hew was going to be a key factor for us in the run for the cup and he didn’t disappointment.
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HUGE thanks to Paul Armbruster for the Suite hookup to see the rally. Totally agree it was 10,000 times better than I expected! Pretty awesome. Heck, the WHOLE DAY was awesome! Too bad I couldn’t join all of you for a beer afterwards, but traffic going home was BRUTAL!! Took me about 2 hours. Worth every second though. Couldn’t imagine leaving later. Traffic conditions didn;t change (I checked).
Great seeing Paul, Variable, Player X, Duncanz, KingsFanOne, Dominic, The couple outside the suite (Don’t know your handles). You made the day better! (Of course the 50% off food inside Staples helped with that as well….SCORE!).
I’ll have my video and pics up sometime soon. i still can’t believe all of that just happened…But I have the media to prove it did. GKG!!
Let’s do it again next year!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 6:26 am
@Cynic,
Hey @C!
Yes! You were pretty blown away for the whole event there!!
Your breathlessness and wonderment at all the goings on were quite amusing and will be an enduring memory of the day, I am sure.
I, of course, also had a fantastic time, along with yourself and all the bloggers and non-bloggers I encountered along the way.
Got a finger wave from Heidi, and PON & Foxy were engaging on the FSW podium.
Bob did his best with the fans despite the imposition of heavy security when his party ventured out to the Yard House.
Falling off ‘Magic’ was a lowlight for my tailbone but a highlight for the punters, apparently.
Anyhow, all in all, a phenomenal day – and thanks again to @wavesinair & @Player X (the Insider blog still loves you) for their collaberation in making several of us feel once again like “Kings for a Day” !!!
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Stuart Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
@Duncanz, what??? You fell off of Magic??? anybody got that on youtube?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
@Stuart,
The cam guy way up on the corner of the balcony had given me a nod earlier and zeroed in but I don’t know if he was fortunate enough to record one of my more ignominous moments as a Kings fan.
I kind of hope not.
variable Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 2:27 pm
@Cynic,
it was an awesome experience to share the day with you and my fellow blogger friends….it’s a day that i will never forget…(!)
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Just got home from the parade, and the rally. happiest moment in my sports life!
Saw desertking and son sitting on the parade route. Had a great time with them. I want to thankall of the insiders for the friendship and the great time we spent on this run.
met Daryl Evans and took a pic with my son. very emotional wonderful day we will never forget.
We are blessed to be part of the insider family
I have a few extra stanley cup champions rally towels if anyone here wants one who lives out of town and couild no make it here I will ship it for the postage.
have a good night!
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DesertKing Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:02 pm
@PalmSpringsKingsFan,
Thanks for the shirts!
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PalmSpringsKingsFan Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@DesertKing, No Thank you!
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370455VinSD Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:35 am
@PalmSpringsKingsFan, I will absolutely take one! msanchez22@hotmail.com
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Did anyone see Mike Smith with a spool of cable?
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mask0425x Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
@luc20rules,
Priceless!
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DEH Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
@luc20rules, heard Shane Doan was holding the other end
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
@luc20rules, Absolutely, gold!
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Just got home ourselves. We had a great time, especially seeing so many of our Insider friends. Really looking forward to next season and doing this all over again. That should actually be our motto for next year – “Again!” (can’t claim credit for that since I heard someone say it behind me in line). The boys are obviously enjoying the fruits of their labors and they deserve the opportunity to relax and have a good time. Hopefully our team will be dried out before training camps starts and the city council members stop drinking with them
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Kingsfanone Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 8:52 am
@DesertKing,
Great to see you & your son again! Thanx!
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I’m glad Willie was able to keep his head.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 6:29 am
@rontheking,
And his sense of humor, too!
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Any word on when the Boys will leave to Vegas? i heard Jarret Stoll taling about going… I’m sitting here waiting to drive out a on a moments notice.
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luc20rules Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
@DJ KDL, I think Fraser is going to the Nickelback concert tomorrow night at Staples.
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DesertKing Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
@luc20rules,
I’m gonna go see Dimefront tomorrow. Hotwork is opening for them.
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luc20rules Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
@DesertKing, I can’t remember the last time I saw a NHL Network highlight reel that didn’t have Nickelback blaring in the backround. They also so perform next week at the NHL Awards in Vegas. Its like they are the official band of the NHL.
SLIM Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
@DesertKing,
Very clever, Desert man and funny..
Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 6:30 am
@DessertKing,,
Hot Work?
(8))
DesertKing Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 8:12 am
@Duncanz
Cover band for Coldplay.
Sportsgirl Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 9:38 am
@luc20rules, Fraser on twitter said he has a long drive home this morning don’t think he will be at the concert(:
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Resedakingsfan Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@DJ KDL, Richards on twitter this morning said he’s at the Palms and included a photo of the Cup.
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Somewhere an ulser is burning thru the stomach lining of Ryan Smyth, but really I don’t think we make do it with Ryan. Its not a slam on him, but as a LW he would have prevented Brown from being shifted from RW to LW the position he is obviously better at. He lobbied with Crawford & TM to be on LW, but Sutter was the one to do it long term. Brown’s numbers always spiked when he played LW, but the previous coaches only let him play there when injuries created the need.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
@luc20rules, I’m over it.
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Resedakingsfan Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 2:16 pm
@luc20rules, Smyth who?
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Definition of a team.
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Go Kings Go!
Back hard at work now, and thanks Rich for all the news and pictures today, and helping us fans see things better!
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so if any of the kings have a child result from the celebrations and it’s a boy do they name him Stanley?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 6:32 am
@DEH,
Cupid … ?
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Best sports day of my life….Parade and rally with my 10 year old daughter and wife. Thank you AEG/Kings/FSN(I guess)The rally was awesome…the boys, DS, Bob, everyone. And yes QUICK!!!!!C’mon people…Brown was making a joke about his F-bomb on NBC with Heidi before the rally. Quick was throwing a couple at Brownie I’m sure. If people are worried that kids are going to hear bad language then you better not bring them to any games. I’ve heard worse language at hockey games and sporting events than I ever heard in the Air Force. I’m sure he realizes what he did and I’ll bet management is going to remind him. We love Jonathan and we were not offended in the least. And I’ll say this here and now…..This young man just won the MVP award for being the best player in the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and won The Stanley Cup for this franchise and this city…He can say, IMHO, ANYTHING he wants.
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Mikey J. Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
@TiredOfIt, Amen:D
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Kings Fan In Temecula Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:49 am
@TiredOfIt, +100
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Here’s some Final stats:
PLUS MINUS
Best: Matt Greene +4
Worst: Zajac & Parise -5
GOALS
J. Carter 4
5 Others Tied with 2 each
ASSISTS
Doughty & Richards 4
POINTS
Doughty 6
Kopitar 5
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
@LA_1968, The reason I post this information is because I had to extract it from the 6 box scores. Couldn’t find stats on just the Final series.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:05 am
@LA_1968,
According to n j fans, coach(es) and players, the refs (and linseman)
should have 4 assists in game 6 alone.
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kinglouie Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:30 am
@LA_1968, And what is the stat of Kovalchuk during the Finals? Wasn’t he the one who tried to use the Kings as a ploy to make more money? Wasn’t he the one who insulted the organization and the fans by saying he never really wanted to be in L.A. anyway? One empty net goal? Effective? Hardly. I guess you made the right choice after all — for Los Angeles!! I am now officially over Koval-choke forever. GKG
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Frankly, Im still waiting for the post-series injury reports to come out; interesting to hear how much damage the guys were playing with…
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trytodethroneus Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 10:06 am
@McSorleyfan,
Obviously, Brown and Quick suffered speech impediments
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Loved everything about the celebration today… except Quick’s F-bombs. To me, it cheapened what was an otherwise dignified celebration. But the worst part was that my 5 and 7 year-old boys heard it, and my 7 year-old repeated it. Quick should know better – he’s a Dad. Perhaps it’s that his daughter is still so young and he isn’t thinking about stuff like that. Perhaps he had one too many beers with the councilman on the bus. At least Brownie expressed some regret for his heat of the moment F-bomb on NBC after they won it. I hope Quick does the same.
I love the Kings, and I love Quick and appreciate his role in bringing us a championship, but that really cheapened the moment. You’re not Charles Barkley, Quickie! You’re a role model, if to no one else but your daughter.
MKF
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Steve Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:37 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan, Quick botched it. When he sobers up, he will cuss less on TV. Having said that, he could have mooned the crowd, and I’d still give him a pass. There would have been no rally without him.
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Steve Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 12:41 am
@Steve, Thinking of a song: “It’s my party; I’ll cuss if I want to.”
Maybe when the city councilman sobers up, he can fix some of these potholes.
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SouthernJ Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 3:51 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan,
Seriously, you’re upset….about an F bomb? And I say this as a woman that makes a concentrated effort to use “fudge” in public because of kids. Much as the rally was about family and celebration, they’re still grown men acting like boys at the moment. Next time Quick speaks, pretty sure he’ll be peachy keen but this is something else…basically, fans were invited to the party, not the other way around. We were allowed in but that doesn’t mean we have to expect them to be perfect. They cuss. They’re athletes. It happens. If you ever watched their micced up bits, you know they cuss. It just is. He’s 26 and reached the pinnacle that people work for all their lives for. I’ll give a pass on this – and I don’t give out passes often, especially to athletes since I’m born and raised in Atlanta.
As for role model to his daughter? I’m pretty sure she knows that he’s awesome. Did you miss the care and effort he gave her right after winning the cup, outside of the press conference – just the pics of them on the ice? If you freak out as a parent, you make the situation worse. You calmly move on and the kid will learn and grow from the experience. Quick seems to be pretty chill and his daughter seems to love and admire Daddy enough to demand all his attention (press conference) which he gives.
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Minnesota Kings Fan Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@SouthernJ,
Yeah, I didn’t like it. I’m not sure where you got that my response was to “freak out as a parent.” I didn’t. I quickly (no pun intended) hit the mute button and then told my son that we don’t use that kind of language and that it was not OK for him to do it either. Then we moved on. I don’t care what the circumstances were, you need to be aware of your surroundings and who is listening. I saw the bit with his daughter as the press conference, which is what made it all the more surprising and disappointing. When she’s old enough to watch this, no doubt he’ll mute that part, not say it was “OK because we were celebrating.”
I think if we wink and give passes to inappropriate behavior then we send inconsistent messages to kids about what is OK and what is not. It wasn’t OK there was no excuse for it.
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Joe Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
@Minnesota Kings Fan, If you are offended by the “language or behavior” at any hockey event, than perhaps you should refrain from viewing/attending any hockey events.
If you have never said or done anything in public on the spur of the moment, that you may later wished you had stated differently, than your critical comments are valid.
AGAIN, we were invited into their celebration, in person or on TV.
Slim N Nunn Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 8:14 am
@Minnesota Kings Fan, He was just speaking Canadian. In Canada it’s a term of endearment.
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Stuart Reply:
June 15th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
@Minnesota Kings Fan, funny thing about the DB Fbomb was the next day on the Petros and Money show they asked him about it, and he said something about NBC expects you to do a postgame on-ice interviews seconds after winning the cup and with all the emotions that are bubbling/percolating/overflowing it was virtually impossible for him to even think clearly. And with all that being said he clearly stated “I have no regrets!” So if he offered an apology, I’d be willing to bet it was because someone in a suit told him he should…
boys will be boys, always!
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The best part about this is that hockey starts up again in 2 months, not 4! Sooooooo cool!!!!!!
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Rally was cool!!
Sutter was the highlight!! Love his low fist pumps, just AWESOME!!!
I guess Quickie took full advantage of the 50% off beers thing!
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WOW,how cool the Rally was….
But for now, the only tears that managed to escape these eyes, was when Bob Miller read Marcel Dionne’s email..Ever since I was a an older kid, I idolized Dionne, and in my eyes, the Kings have been riding Marcel’s greatness until now that we have Champions, and they made their own greatness.
I met Dionne once and he gave me a jersey, a stick and a puck, that were all stolen except the jersey as I wore it when we moved. I wish he would have taken the trip to be at Staples.
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