The Stanley Cup rink tour is taking place today at various sites, but if you missed it, here’s another opportunity on horizon. Echoes of Hope, the charity founded by Luc Robitaille and his wife, Stacia, is holding a Stanley Cup event Saturday night at the South by Vizio bar in Santa Monica (3001 Wilshire Blvd.). The charity’s website says that for a $20 donation at the door (with all proceeds going to Echoes of Hope), entrants get access to food and drink specials, a silent auction, a raffle and a photo opportunity with the Stanley Cup. For more information, click here.
Incidentally, I had not previously heard of “South,” but it’s listed as “L.A.’s first 3D sports bar.” I’ll spend the next few minutes pondering the image of fans walking around drinking and wearing 3D glasses…
Funny… I must have misplaced my invitation!
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Howard Berger Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@Minnesota Kings Fan, Not the best memory here, Kingers, but neat nostalgia nonetheless… http://bit.ly/RMOZ1A
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It is a great environment (Hockey Watches have been there before) and great staff! And walking distance from my house
It is a great charity so I hope you all go!
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i just saw it this morning at Channel Island rink, AWSOME, still need a picture with the cup, so i AM going on Saturday!!
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@TeamJMFJ Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
@seanster48, i saw it there as well! it was cool that they brought it up to the glass for all the people in the stands to see as well
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luc20rules Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 5:44 pm
@seanster48, You better get tickets ASAP if you dont have them already.
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Will Luc be there?
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they are a first-class couple…
both are as endearing to we, the fans, as anyone i’ve ever come across in professional sports….
re: 3D glasses and drinking…
well, you can think about it as a precursor to when they actually take them off…by the time they stop drinking, they won’t need the glasses to see in 3D…maybe even 4D…anymore….
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Lake Forest Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@variable, Didn’t you write that “didnt miss much” article about him?
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variable Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
@Lake Forest,
yeah…
i met him and stacia at a dive bar in koreatown…we both left after the second period, unknowingly, headed for the same destination…i think it was a game against detroit where we got embarrassed at home…
they were cool then…and every time i’ve met this guy incidentally or planned – going back since 1996…he’s been a pleasure…
stacia is super nice and is a great listener, too…she really cares – no phoniness…
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39scars Reply:
September 8th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@variable, and if u drink w a buddy ul c whiskey 44DD
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I knew there was an event on saturday!
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Dang…how early should one line up for such an event?
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jp Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 1:57 pm
@FKA PakiFro,
There are presale tickets available via Echoes of Hope. See their Twitter post here for more details:
https://twitter.com/OurEchoesofHope/status/240699738175967232
It’s hard to say what the situation at the door will be like on Saturday and whether presale tickets are absolutely necessary. I haven’t been able to see the cup all summer (well, since game 6, at least) and purchased presale tickets so I won’t miss this opportunity! I can’t wait!
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Reba Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 8:27 am
@jp, Apparently I should have tried this yesterday. All presale tickets are sold out. I saw the event on Bailey’s FB feed and was excited to finally have an opportunity to see the cup since the Kings won.
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Bluecoconuts Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@Reba, You should have just shown up, that’s what I did. My girlfriend and I got there at about 10:20 (only had to park a block away too), the line to get in wasn’t bad at all, was standing near the front went Luc came by with the cup it was cool. We had to wait a long time to get the picture though, we somehow got screwed with a ticket in the 800′s, the guy in front of us had one in the 600′s… I guess we got a new roll or something I don’t know. It wasn’t till 1 AM when we finally got our picture, but it was worth it. Got to talk to Luc for a little bit, some pictures with Bailey, lot of fun. Getting inside wasn’t hard at all, then it was just drinking some beers watching the Championship DVD and waiting for your number to be called.
I’ve been to “South”. It’s very nice but I’ve not yet seen the 3D.
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pre sale tickets put you in a separate line than the $20 ones they sell at the door, allows you to skip the line and get in faster. This place isn’t super big, it will get crowded. As far as the 3-D thing: it’s a gimmick, they are sponsored by Vizio and just have some of their 3D tv’s on the wall, thats really about it
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I feel very fortunate to have had the chance to attend an Stanley Cup party and have my picture taken with it. I am trying to find a way to share them with you all and cant figure out a way to do so. I do not participate in any social media outlets so facebook, myspace ect is not an option. Does anyone have another idea as to how I can share these with all the Insiders?
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
@BrokeKingsFan,
Picasa is a pretty good sharing site.
This is a good site too for single uploads: http://tinypic.com. Just upload it and paste the link here.
Here is an example of how it’ll look (disclaimer: this is not meant to be a political view or post, just a quick picture i had access to):
http://i45.tinypic.com/nb861j.jpg
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CB14 Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 4:17 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, Mabye Waves can help you out?
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MmmmYummy Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, photobucket.com
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hockey junkie Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
@BrokeKingsFan,
you can use dropbox and share the link…
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Luc & Stacia are nothing but class & are great ambassador’s for the Kings, hockey and charity as well. Wish I could go but unfortunatley I have plans I can not get out of. On a side note, a very big “THANK YOU” to all in Kings management. I just received my invitation to get my picture taken with the cup on either 09/12 or 10/03. They have opened up this event to partial season seat holders as well so if you have a season ticket package, check your e-mail. I will be there to cherish this opportunity to have my picture taken with the greatest trophy in all of sports.
Thank you again Kings!
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luc20rules Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
@King Alex, Glad to hear it. True fans deserve to enjoy the CUP!
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King Alex Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 8:59 am
@luc20rules, Thanks Luc! I hope every Kings fan gets their chance to see the cup.
GKG!!
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Edward Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 10:42 am
@luc20rules, Lest anyone forgets, true Kings fans are not just those who are season ticket holders or partial season ticket holders! There are fans who watch every game and root the team on tv (ALL games broadcast) and can not afford the hefty ticket and parking prices of the NHL. I have been a Kings fan since 1970 but have yet to be at a live Kings game at Staples or the Forum since 91, because at those times I lived out of state. Lately I have been out of work for two years so going live is not an option unless someone gives me their tickets. I am glad that people are getting a chance to have pics taken with the cup but please, just because some of you are season ticket holders does not mean that you guys are TRUE fans. Just means you guys have money to spend and have enough to pay your rents,your kids college funds, etc. True fans came out for the parade and rally which came to over 250 or so thousand…..yeah some maybe bandwagon fans but some may have came out of the closet too……
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Mik3ysfv Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
@Edward, +10
hockey junkie Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
@Edward,
I don’t think he/she was insinuating that if you didn’t go to games you weren’t true fans. But that if you give money to the organization you should have a chance to see Stanley. Nor does it mean we have money to spend, I budget in hockey tickets and not other things. There are a lot of things i don’t do so that i can attend games. If I am reading it correctly or maybe this is how I feel, seeing the cup in bars and other establishments and not having the opportunity is quite annoying.
Hope that everyone that wants to see Stanley gets their chance!!
I know this Restaurant. Went one time with my Mom to a Kings watch party against the Ducks. The Kings won the game if I remember correctly. Ended up sitting next to these 2 girls who were Ducks fans. Pretty funny conversing with them throughout the game. Just might go and see the Cup even though myself, Mom, @puck73 and his significant other will be visiting the Cup at LA Live next Wednesday.
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 6:46 pm
@Jeff_R, @Jeff_R……Making The Quest for The Silver Chalice a reality. @Jeff_R….thinking about others before himself.
On behalf of Pati and myself, Thank you Jeff, it means the world to me.
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neil Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
@puck73, The kingsinsiders are not only the best fans……they’re the BEST people!!!!!!
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I really hate these types of events. Everyone has a good time, they raise a lot of money for very needy causes, Luc and his family are great hosts, and the Kings organization shows how classy it is. I can’t complain about anything related to it and you can’t really joke about it. What am I supposed to post about? I hate perfect events! Good luck with the event and I hope they raise a lot of money
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Sammuch Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
@DesertKing,
I know, I’m going, I bought my ticket! Well, I’ll complain about photography?
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@KC23 Your statement “Yeah, as a half season ticket holder I’m extremely p1ssed I have to play local ice hockey rink lotto to MAYBE get a picture with the cup. They are not getting a cent of mine.”
Kings expanding partial season ticket holders the opportunity to see the cup. It was probably a situation where the Season Ticket Holders get priority as far as time of day and date etc. Care to make a retraction?
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luc20rules Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
@luc20rules, KC23, I forgot glad you will have the opportunity to see the CUP! I know your a loyal fan and greatly deserve it.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
@luc20rules, True that. Been working 12hr night shifts for the last several nights. Finally went through the email and found the LA Live invite for half season ticket holders (sent after my previous post just for the record). Signed up and wife and kids are coming for a picture with the cup.
I do make a retraction. Do I feel bad about saying that? Not one bit as up to that point there was no hint of it happening. Clearly they have been planning it though so I’m once again a very satisfied half season holder.
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Daly #2 of NHL has dinner with #2 NHLPA Steve Fehr. There was an insert joke here as to how they split the check, but IMHO they probably bailed on the check/resturant like they have the NHL Fans. Still no new formal talks scheduled.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/18985/cba-update-bill-daly-steve-fehr-meet-for-dinner
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If I remember the initial link. The $40 maybe to stay the whole event with an Charity Auction. The at the door $20 maybe to just get a picture with the cup, but no entry for the event. The first post said the max occupancy is 242. Not sure though, maybe someone can update what the difference is.
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takes the incentive away from going to Hooters I guess
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I know I have posted this before, but the more info I get the more I think the players should just offer a 1 year CBA excepting 46% split with last years NHL HRR not the new one the NHL made up for their offer and a one year rollback of the Salary Cap to 61 mil min cap of 40 mil, but put in provisions that the following will take place during the season.
1. Abitrator review the CBA and offer a resolution the 2 sides could vote on June 30, 2013
2. Full discloser of 3 years of NHL HRR from an independent auditor
3. Independent Auditor studies of teams losing money and if the min cap should stay perminately lowered and if some teams need to be relocated also researching viable cities for relocation.
4. 5% rollback returned to players if HRR increases by 10% this year.
5. The 1 year CBA will not be the expected start point of negotiations should either side or both reject the abitrators proposed CBA. The abitrators proposed CBA should be the start point for future negotiations.
6. With each ticket purchased fans should be able to vote whether to FIRE Bettman. (In my dreams)
Why do I think this is the only resolution, because neither side will blink, and the owners are saying they are losing money and the players really don’t believe it. If there is even a 10 game lockout the players will loss the 11% anyway. Sorry all just letting off some steam and reason to a situation that is egos, distrust, anamosity, and unreasonable behavior.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
@luc20rules, Bettman is just the face of the owners. My sense is the owners are now bullying the players and have gotten greedy about it. The owners have less to lose this time around because ESPN is long gone and replaced by the Walmart of national sports media, NBC.
Just can’t buy the fact the owners are crying over a contract THEY insisted on after bragging about how well the league is doing over the last several years. Now they want the players to pay for their owners who havn’t done well? Players are getting too much money? THE OWNERS ARE THE ONES PLAYING THEM. Unbelievable. “Hey players, we want to give you less money because we the owners found ways to pay them more”
The one comment that upset me the most was when Bettman said we aren’t afraid of how the fans might react because they’re the best fans in the world. In my head I heard because our fans are suckers who will come running back regardless of how greedy we’ve become.
\end rant
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luc20rules Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
@KC23, Agree with you on Bettman being a mouth piece, but there is just something about Bettman from day one that made me want to slug him in the face, and that is very unlike me. IMHO it would be easier to take for the NHLPA if Bettman wasn’t so condescending about how he speaks about NHLPA suggestions for the new CBA. Its just disturbing to think the Kings may not be able to defend the Cup this season.
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mike onusic Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
@luc20rules, Gary Stern is a joke-trying to bring the players to their knees and some half-assed fans will blame the players. Make no mistake, this is the owners fault.
Here is my question….Is it the players job or the owners job to figure out how to help the small market teams???? I dont think its a combo….Settle the players salaries and the caps and let the league fix the problem of small vs. large….
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luc20rules Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
@neil, The problem is in a nutshell the NHL has redefined the Hockey Related Revenue(HRR)removed some revenue not sure of the specifics, but as an example lets say the NHLs new HRR says Beer sold at NHL games is no longer Hockey Related Revenue. So Basically even what is considered HRR is by the players estimates %94 of what it would have been last year. Then the NHL does’nt want to do any profit sharing amongst owners, and is just saying these teams are having trouble so we need to roll back player salaries to remedy their losses. I side with the players since they were forced to accept a Salary Cap which would fix all the problems 7 years ago(NHL dictated the terms to the NHLPA), but here we are today with the NHL saying the players need a 26% cut in salary for the NHL to survive and the independent audits where given late and are not convincing to the NHLPA that the salary cuts are justified especially with some teams making lots of money that will just pocket the extra from they’re paycut.
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luc20rules Reply:
September 6th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
@luc20rules, %94=94%, and their not “they’re” for the grammar police.
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Deke'r Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
@luc20rules, ….hooked on phonics?….
FKA PakiFro Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 9:49 am
@neil,
The small/large problem drives down salaries as some teams spend close to the floor simply due to budget concerns. If the Players get the revenue sharing they want, more money will flow to those teams and ultimately to more players. Right now, a handful of teams spend most of the money on an elite bunch of players. The revenue sharing the players are suggesting will not only redistribute which teams get money, but would also likely close the gap between really high-tier earning players and the lower-tier of players.
The current disparity ultimately leads to an escrow problem. The reason escrow is always negative is because the cap is based on the average annual salary, but the escrow withholding is based on actual money paid to players for that year. So if all the front-loaded deals add up to more than say 60% of revenue, every player (league minimum earners and the Suters and Parises of the league) have to put money back in to the owners pockets.
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been a while since i posted…
I’d like to start off by sayin that it still feels great telling people the Kings won the Stanley Cup, and that I am a loyal Kings fan, though I no longer live in LA. May it never get old-till they repeat-when I can tell them back-to-back champs.
Just wanted to check in and say that the Robitaille family has done a lot of great charity work over the years.
And that South is the worst DBag Bar I’ve ever been to. Bar None. They WOULD have 3D because it sounds cool. But really, It’s a TV so it’s two-dimensional. No way around it. The 3rd ‘D’ is for…well, it rhymes with the Nike symbol.
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Ok its starting to hit me that this lockouts gonna happe. I am FREAKING out >:/
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Edward Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 10:51 am
@Subby, Don’t freak out, you will always have the Ontario Reign and Bakersfield Condors for your hockey fix. If you go to Vegas, they have a team called the Wranglers. It’s minor league hockey, yeah but get this……..ONE ticket to a Kings game can get you FOUR for a Reign game plus FREE parking…….yeah!!!! Let the fat cats in the NHL ruin their product, the minors will still go on and I bet you, the games will be more competitive and guess what???? You may get a couple scraps while you are at it. Look around, there are several Tier III Junior teams in Southern California who would love some support too……the No longer Hockey League will disintegrate under Bettman (third work stoppage since his arrival)…..maybe the players can form their own league, just like the basketball players almost did when they went through their lockout.
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JQ is better than you Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 11:03 am
@Edward, I know I remember during the last lockout I went to a monarchs game at staples- best damn game I’ve ever seen. Every player went balls to the wall every shift and brown destroyed everything that moved!
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At the risk of trying to find the bright side to things, if we miss a few games this season (i firmly believe we won’t lose the full season based solely on no facts) I would speculate that it may help the Kings for 2 reasons:
1) longer offseason = more rest to the team that had the longest season of every other team in NH… well okay tied with the Devils (and NJ had more playoff games)… but you get my drift
2) one of the harder things for teams who miss training camp is to get their various offensive and defensive systems in place… this may be more pronounced with football than say hockey, but i think it totally favors any team which is brining back the ENTIRE team and most coaches. In other words players use the preseason to get their conditioning back, timing with those they know, timing with new players… we would be ahead of most teams
The only con I can think of is that the schedule maaaay be compressed slightly, maybe not as bad as the NBA, and that may wear on teams that travel a lot, but the Kings are young and if anything it may cut down on some of the cross country trips
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puck73 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 9:49 am
@Shakes, I agree with this assessment. The Kings have all their players coming back from last season. Also, TM, boo, taught them how to play defense already, and now Sutter has come in and taught them how to forecheck, and create more offensive chances.
You are right @Shakes, this team doesnt need any time to learn how to bond or create chemistry, it is already in place.
Kudos to Dean Lombardi, Ron Hextall, Jack Ferriera, the coaches, and the scouting staff for having this whole thing set up and functioning in 6 seasons.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
@Shakes, My take as well. A shorter season favors a repeat for the Kings. One thing you didn’t mention was more time for Quick to heal after his surgery.
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luc20rules Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
@Shakes, You forget the doughy effect. Drew Doughty takes the first 50 NHL games to get into the physical shape it takes him to be a Norris Trophy type Dman.
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Shakes Reply:
September 8th, 2012 at 6:04 am
@luc20rules, Haha
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OT-looks as if Shame Doan will continue to shed his tears in the desert… NEXT!
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DesertKing Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 11:46 am
@Stuart,
To quote for Charlie Brown’s teacher, “wah, wa, waaaa”
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Stuart Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@DesertKing, What’s that Ms. Crabtree? Yes, Shane Doan did waste all the Insider’s time and evergy before settling to be a loser all his life…
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Lake Forest Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
@Stuart, Did he shake on it? or just bitch and complain?
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Stuart Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
@Lake Forest, initially he shook on it while he b&c’d… but then after a few hours he admitted to the press that he should’ve just worn his big boy pants and kissed the ring…
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FiG17 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
@Stuart,
That’s a relief. Now I can dislike him in peace.
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
@FiG17,
Seriously. The PHX games will be more fun now.
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DesertKing Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 2:43 pm
@Stuart,
Good ole Shane, going all out to win the Cup. Thanks for staying in our division so we can make you cry some more.
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rick Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
@DesertKing, All crying aside, this is actually a good thing. I was definitely hoping he wouldn’t end up in San Jose or Vancouver. Staying in Phoenix, which will be a weaker team with or without him, is just fine with me.
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DesertKing Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
@rick,
Good point. I just didn’t like his BS reference doing what he has to do to win the Cup.
Hello everybody!!!! Well I finally got to see the CUP and now I can’t wait for the season to start. Of course we all are waiting to see if they can somehow reach an agreement. I’m telling you if they lock out the players again it will kill hockey in America. Just when hockey is starting to catch on again, boom this crap happens again. Who cares what the issues are anymore. This is a sport, not life or death. If they want to kill the sport as we know it then they are a bunch of dumbasses. With the Winter Classic, HBO, NBC Sports Networks, NHL Center Ice, Stanley Cup Playoffs, and many exciting regular season games all these on the line, for the love of money!!! Now we all know that with any business you are going to have issues and I’m sure that both sides have very valid points on their positions, but why screw everybody? Gone are the days of playing a sport just for the love of the sport. Our nations teachers are getting screwed daily yet many continue to show up and teach our kids. Sacrifice is needed from both sides, but it seems as nothing is being done. We are going to reach the deadline without an agreement and it’s going to carry over into the regular season and after the players don’t have training camp and miss the meaningless games of October, Nov, and some of Dec, we will have an agreement and the Winter Classic will be played. We will have half a season and defending our Cup will be tarnished. The whole thing sucks and most of all it is us the fan who suffer. I don’t want to go through it again, but my team finally has won the Cup and I would love to see them defend it to the fullest. We need a full season we need a agreement before the 15th, but no talks = no agreement!!!
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I was in Ontario last Sunday, and I got to see and take a picture with the Cup. My wife and I showed up at 7:30 am (we live near Valencia Ice Station) for a 1pm showing, and we were fourth in line. Nice, free event and I personally thanked Mr. Jack Ferreira for holding the event for us fans. I didn’t think the chances of winning a raffle yesterday at any of the local rinks was a guarantee of getting near the Cup, so Ontario was the best bet. I didn’t touch it, though; I didn’t win it personally so I didn’t feel I deserved to touch it–being next to it and having my team win it was good enough for me.
Any other stories out there?
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gokingz1 Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
@kinglouie,
You must have been in front of me and my daughter. We got there at 8. Did you lend us an umbrella? Anyways…great turnout by great fans. I am very pleased with the way the pic turned out. And I had to touch it. We’ve earned it through all the tears we’ve she’d over many years. So keep your fingers crossed that we’ll be watching pre-season hockey in a few weeks.
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kinglouie Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
@gokingz1, No, I didn’t have an umbrella, but my wife was the one who brought the large stuffed animal with her to wait in line for us. To me, it felt good enough just to be next to the cup, especially when it now belongs to the Kings, Too bad we didn’t chat while in line. Let’s hope for some games in Ontario with the Kings very, very soon.
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I guess Bettman, Daly and Fehr wont be getting paid in the event of a lockout….
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/09/report-bettman-fehr-to-forgo-pay-in-nhl-lockout/1?dlvrit=449762
Lets see them give up there expense accounts as well and I might be a little impressed (not likely though)
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rick Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, If they would add in that they will pay the salaries of the thousands of ticket takers, ushers, parking lot attendants, concessions folks, etc. who will lose out on much needed money, then I will be impressed. Otherwise, it is stupid PR nonsense that means nothing.
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luc20rules Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 8:05 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, I think this is a meaningful move. I would also be impressed if all NHL Toronto & NYC office and NHL team employees making in access of 1 mil/yr accept the same rollback & escrow that is agreed to by the players be written in to the CBA.
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luc20rules Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
@luc20rules, Actually this maybe the first time ever that Bettman has acknowledged and implemented an idea that has come from the NHLPA? I would say that is meaningful.
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Anyone seen the new video posted on Kings Vision? Bob and Jim calling JW Game 5 goal. SOund to me like we may get a Stanley Cup Finals series called by Bob and Jim…NICE! CAN’T WAIT!
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
@DaveinSD, This is exactly what I’ve been wanting to see, real time reaction to Bob and Jim’s play by play. Kind of reminds me of Iniesta’s goal for Spain in the World Cup Final. The camera was on Spain’s national broadcast team for the winning goal. Albeit, we didn’t win the cup with this goal as the Spaniards won the World Cup, but you get to see the announcers celebrate in the same fashion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MXOYC-EkFs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I will pick up a hammer for Habitat for Humanity if it will free up Jimmy Carter to mediate the NHL CBA. He would start by making the NHL and NHLPA acknowledge each others right to exist, truce, then a long term peace.
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DesertKing Reply:
September 7th, 2012 at 8:22 pm
@luc20rules,
(spoken with a Georgia drawl) “Would any a’ you boys like some peanut butter?”
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
@DesertKing, Or some Billie Beer?
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Everybody please watch this we can make a difference
http://youtu.be/EWQs3O_IDas
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The Star Trek crew continues to try and help the CBA negotiations:
Kirk – “Spock-I-need-to-know-more-about-the-two-sides-and-the-history-of-this-war”
Spock – “The current struggle is a continuation of a dispute between two parties that occurred on the planet Earth during the 20th and 21st centuries. Both sides had everything they really needed, but wanted more. Similar to many other wars fought on Earth, this was about greed, a most illogical emotion.
Kirk – “But-Spock-who-is-creating-the-conflict? Is-this-A-Klingon-or-Romulan-trick?
Spock – “No Captain, this is localized problem. One side, knwown as the “Players”, is represented by their envoy known as “The Fehr.” He has been known to lead other groups to war and near destruction of their world. He enjoys power, big lunches and attention by what they call the “Media”
Kirk – “Fehr-looks-like-a-Tartilian-Grock-from-Argu 4. Who-is-the-other-group?”
Spock – “They are known as the “Owners.” They are represented by an envoy knwon as “The Bettman.” Some say “The Bettman” believes that he is the reincarnation of a 19th century Earth tyrant known as “Napolean.” He is also known to the people as “Buuuuuuuuu” since that is what they chant when he appears at public events.
Kirk – “Oh-I-see. He-looks-like-a-short-Romulan-with-that-round-head-and-pointy-ears-and-vacant-look-in-his-eyes.
Spock – “Captain, your comparison is almost logical, as he is also known to turn green after imbibing large quantities of alcoholic beverages.
Chekov – “Captin, ve hov a wessel appwoaching, vorp twee point fo.”
Kirk- “Go-to-red-alert-Uhura-open-a-channel”
Smith – “This is Mike Smith, Captain of the NHLPA ship Hack-A-Lot. My crew and I demand that you not intefere with the CBA negotiations.”
Kirk – “And-if-I-refuse?”
Smith – “We will set our super goalie stick to “kill” instead of “disable” and aim for your head instead of the back of your knee.”
Kirk – “Uhura-off-screen. What-do-you-think-Spock?
Spock – “I do not trust them. After studying the “Players,” I recognize several standing with Smith. The one on the left is Ryan Clowe, a known cheater supported by The Bettman. The one that is crying is known as Doan, who has emotional control issues and was also protected by The Bettman. The third one is named Burrows, who is known as a “diver” and fails to respect the national anthems of other nations. Overall, an unsavory group, but also a group with no backbone. I would recommend vaporization.”
Kirk – “Mr-Chekov-warm-up-the-Vicks-Vapo-Rub-gun. Uhura-back-on-screen. Captain-Smith-we-respectfully-refuse-your-offer-and-if-you-attack-our-ship-we-will-have-Ensign-Penner-vaporize-you-with-our-Vicks-Vapo-Rub-gun.
Smith – “You have Penner with you? My god, the next thing you will tell me is that you have Dustin Brown on board too.”
Kirk – “We-do-have-Brown-on-board-preparing-to-beam-over-to-your-ship.”
Smith – “Someone tell Henrick, or is that Daniel? to stop crying and let him onto the bench. Ok Kirk, you win, we can’t beat Penner and Brown. But we will meet again some day when the odds will be in our favor, and lying and cheating and diving will prevail!!”
Spock – Interesting, several of the players had their illegal actions supported by The Bettman. It is most illogical that he would support them when he represents the Owners. Unless…
Kirk – “Oh-my-god-Spock-do-you-think-there-is-something-evil occurring-in-the-negotiations?”
(to be continued)
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tornado12 Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 3:40 pm
@DesertKing, nicely done sir!
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DesertKing Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
@tornado12,
May the schwartz be with you!
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I think I’ll be cancelling my gamecenter account on NHL.com and sign up for the AHL plan. Then use my season seat money for a nice Hawaii trip. I’l be watching hockey and saving money. Then grab some popcorn and watch the players and owners screw each other out of my money. Things could be worse.
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TeamJMFJ Reply:
September 8th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
@KC23, amen.
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Great Pavel Demitra tribute video from his days with the Kings!
http://youtu.be/AXGyvaUylAU
Sort of like an LA Kings 24/7
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I dont have the DVD nor do I have a DVR, I just watched highlights from Youtube of game six and it brings goosebumps and tears to my eyes!!!!!
yeah there is a lock out, but i prefer at the moment to live in the past!!!!
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@ South! Waiting’ for Luc and the cup!
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Took my pic with the Cup last Thursday at Pickwick Ice in Burbank. What a day! I brought my 8 year old daughter with me and we wore our matching Kings jerseys. Although she was happy to see Stanley up close and personal, the real coup de gras was that my daughter got to meet Bailey! She was beyond excited, just jumping up and down and laughing and screaming. It was priceless. I took several pictures of them together which are all blurry because she couldn’t stand still. When I was finished taking their picture, Bailey kissed my daughter on the head, and she has not stopped talking about it since.
That moment with Bailey is what makes the Kings such a great organization. My daughter doesn’t understand much about the game of hockey and how it is played, but she LOVES being at Staples Center and she LOVES Bailey. Having that sort of short but meaningful interaction with her favorite (non) player could be the moment that she becomes a hockey and Kings fan for life.
FWIW, when the PA system began to play “We Are the Champions” and I saw Stanley hoisted overhead, my eyes welled up and it was June 11, 2012 all over again. Holy crap-we won the freakin’ CUP!
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Jon G Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 3:12 pm
@chickbowler, That’s a nice story. Thanks for posting it.
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Is there a place to view all the paces upcoming to see the Cup, I still need my Picture!!!
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Dustin Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
@Dustin, Sorry, the Places not paces
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Matthew Perry wearing a Kings hat at the Bronco game and the Kings being mentioned by Al Michaels as the Stanley Cup champs. Yep, its good to be a Kings fan.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
September 9th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
@DesertKing, Where the heck is that LIKE button!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
@DesertKing,
Matthew Perry was on The Tonight Show last week, I believe, discussing his playoff experiences. Leno showed a clip of Perry getting booed when they showed him on the jumbotron in New Jersey at a Final game.
Yup…..it IS good to be a Kings fan!
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OT – does anyone know what the timing is like for the season ticket event on Weds? What I mean is, if we signed up for 5 pm, can we get there at 4:45 pm (ie not miss too much work) or is it like the Sport Chalet and other events where you have to be there hours early? Any guidance would be much appreciated.
And oh yeah, Go Kings Go!
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Hey hey,
I am a frequent South attendee in West LA. It’s a good bar, you’ll like it. But it can get pretty packed and the music can get a little loud. It’s a tad confused thinking it’s a club when it’s actually just a sports bar with lots of good TVs.
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Way OT here, but felt I should relate my experience last night.
I watched “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” last night on HBO, a story of a young boy’s dark journey to finding closure when his father is killed in the 9/11 attack in New York. There was some discussion of this boy’s pain of loss and his struggle to move on in life even though he bears a terrible scar.
And then a card dropped in the memory banks. I thought of “Ace” Bailey and Mark Bavis. And I remembered the powerful photo of a Kings Stanley Cup Champions cap, set between their names, forever etched in the Ground Zero Memorial.
http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2012/06/one-kings-fans-tribute-at-the-911-memorial.html
I choked up. Teared up. I was unable to speak for a couple of minutes because of my emotional response. To Dave Krasne, NYC Kings fan, I again want to thank you for your thoughtful gesture. It was a simple reminder of the tricky balance between the great joy and terrible sorrow of life, in this case, condensed into a single photograph.
If there is any justice in the world, Mark & “Ace” will likewise be memorialized on Lord Stanley’s Cup. And their spirit will make the raising of that trophy over the heads of countless future NHL Champions just a little bit lighter.
RIP “Ace” and Mark.
Members of the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings family.
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DesertKing Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 10:28 am
@IceGuy,
+1,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000…………
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DesertKing Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 10:33 am
@IceGuy,
By the way, that photo will be the topic of discussion to start the college class that I am teaching tomorrow night. Thank you for reminding all of us of Dave’s poignant reminder.
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puck73 Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 10:58 am
@IceGuy, Thanks for telling us about that Ice. Sometimes, most of us get real busy in life and we have a tendency to forget things that happen in the past because its “old news” or not relevant, or whatever the reasoning is with some people.
The fact is, tomorrow is Tuesday September 11th, which is exactly when it happened back in 2001, and I will never forget where I was, and what I was doing that morning in santa Ana.
Thanx for the reminder about Ace and Mark, I gotta admit, it nearly slipped my mind as well.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/19019/kings-cup-celebration-dimmed-by-cba-negotiations
Good article, Brown says pretty much exactly what I feel is the worst part of the looming lockout for LA.
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DesertKing Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
@FiG17,
There were actually a lot of fans still there an hour and a half after the final buzzer. We didn’t want leave until they made us!!
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another day goes by…and we are no closer to an agreement….
5 days to go…and then the nhl becomes a macrocosm of the economic strife, labor disputes and flat-out pessimism about what’s happening to this country and how it affects all of our lives….
this is a lil’ bit off-topic, but….
politics aside, this country and its inhabitants can do A LOT better than we are now…
my generation grew up to understand that a fair day’s worth of work qualified for a fair day’s worth of pay….as the players and owners squabble on power, leverage, revenue sharing and direction, there are millions and millions of us who wake up every day to find a way to survive and better themselves…opportunities are slim these days for the rest of us whom are not professional athletes…
it goes to show you, for you and me and everyone else, life is not promised…life doesn’t preclude you to failure…or automatically grants you success…you can have the best of intentions and maximize yr efforts, but they could fail…unfortunately, there are winners and losers in life…
in my world, the person and their individual qualities and attributes trump salaries/money 100% of the time….
which leads me back to the nhl….
if we are to believe that these peeps are generally concern about doing the right thing, a deal would have been done already and/or close to being resolved…
but as of sept. 15, the nhl will become a mirror image of what this country has become – black and white…red and blue…the haves and have-nots….
everybody professes about how any deal needs to be equitable on both sides…and there lies the comparison to our own lives – we all want a fair deal – both in hockey, at our jobs (if yr lucky to have one), and in life….
what seemed to be a given years ago in this land of so-called unlimited opportunity, has now befallen to a dog eat dog world, where everyone is just trying to get their own slice rather than looking at the bigger picture and make decisions and agreements for the betterment of life…
but the nhl is now heading to a familiar spot once again…and when we are continuously told to learn by yr mistakes and try not to repeat them, the league is doing the exact opposite…and falling into a line with the rest of us – unsure of the future and how it will all play out….
is it time for these owners and players to look again at the 3 year-old, dying of an incurable cancer and trying to live like each day is their last…?
do we need to take a quick walk from staples center to 4th and wall street to see how many homeless are living on the street….?
do they need to ask the millions and millions of educated, capable and willing peeps who are still out of work…?
here they are – at center stage – 5 days away from an “imaginary” deadline – truth is, the last week of september really is doomsday for the season starting on time…and they are no way close to a deal…
sports imitating life…
where have you gone, joe dimaggio..? (indeed)….
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puck73 Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
@variable, Somehere, Robert and Teddy Kennedy are smiling down upon you.
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variable Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
@puck73,
i would hope they would be wanting to fight the good fight….
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DesertKing Reply:
September 11th, 2012 at 7:08 am
@variable,
In this case, no they wouldn’t, since it doesn’t involve booze or women.
luc20rules Reply:
September 11th, 2012 at 12:01 am
@variable, +1, but would have closed with “Say it isn’t so Joe” a 5 year old kid to Shoeless Joe Jackson, after he and teammates conspired to fix the Black Socks World Series.
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variable Reply:
September 11th, 2012 at 2:22 am
@luc20rules,
that’s not bad…
but i went for baseball because it’s in season and i was able to get a S&G reference in at the same time…
plus…all my rants, raves, posts, opines, witty jabs, insanity pleas, etc. are all improv/extemporaneous in the moment…
this is live blogging – there is no rehearsal….
thus, the silly typos…
i can edit copy like a mofo professionally, but when it comes to my own chatty, bloggy posts, i lay my hair down and just type as fast as i can, instead of as careful as i can….
thanks for the luv, LUC…:)
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Hey Bettman. The Los Angeles (see the spelling ESPN?) Kings are Stanley Cup Champions, and you can’t ever take that away from us, no matter how you try an mess it up.
Live with that.
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What’s up!! (been on vacation and busy @ work)
What’s the CBS and camp news?
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DesertKing Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
@Mars,
CBS sucks more than NBC because they have zero hockey coverage
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HockeyNerd Reply:
September 10th, 2012 at 6:28 pm
@Mars, Not much:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/touch/business/story.html?id=7219830
As stated in the article, the scheduled meeting is just a formality before a now almost certain lockout on the 15th.
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CBA stupid auto correct!!!
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Nice to see LA Kings win the Cup. I’m a big Bruins fan and if anyone else who deserved to win a cup in their city was L.A. I hope it made more hockey fans for the Kings as well.
Doug Robitaille
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