On his top forwards scoring: “Kopi was good tonight…The goal-scorers scored. Carts had one too. That’s what wins the game.”
On Jake Muzzin: “I didn’t know it was his first NHL goal. But he hit the net. We talked about that yesterday privately and [to the media]. D hitting the net.”
On the defensemen: “Our D is solid. They played good all three games. The six of them. We haven’t given up a whole lot other than on the power play.”
Jolly Rancher speaks sooth..
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:27 pm
@SLIM,
Nice
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Love the W.
Love the multiple goals.
But seriously Tampon is gone, give us some PP goals.
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:26 pm
@Mars, This isn’t football. Sutter works on the PP as does Bernie. Kampon’s focus was on the PP but that doesn’t mean he designs what how the Kings execute. He was an assistant, the head coach is in charge of the PP, PK, and even strength.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:44 am
@Osaka,
I have been saying the same thing for two years. Any Bantam or Pee Wee knows to be active on the powerplay. The Kings’ players just don’t do it, possibly because they do not possess the skills to do it.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:23 pm
@Michael J., Skills and/or creativity.
Oh for a Martin St Louis or a … Martin St Louis!
DL should just go for broke and trade for him right now!
Pesus Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:48 am
@Osaka,
Yes, and yes, and yes!!!!. I guess it’s easier to blame him and Penner
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Mars Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:53 pm
@Pesus, Yes DS needs to get them to wake up, Sadly the Tampon teachings will take time to shake.
Chemistry is still new.
They need to develop the Nuke.
and for the sake of the Puck they need to NOW
John K. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
@Mars, In firs 5 games played, Chicago 6 goals PP 25%. LA Kings, 0 goals PP 0.00%
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Woo-hoo!! We are undefeated in our division!! Great win – keep it up boys!!
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Darryl Sutter Post-Game Quips
On his top forwards scoring: “Kopi showed up tonight … The goalscorers scored. And that non-scorer Carts got one too, jeez. That’s what wins the game, but it didn’t the last time we scored.”
On Jake Muzzin: “I didn’t know he hadn’t scored before. What was that Murray fella teaching him? But he hit the net … Well, he hit Babs’s glove, to be quite honest with you. We talked about that yesterday and the day before and the day before that. Finally someone listened, jeez.”
On the defensemen: “Our D is solid … if you don’t count 7, 8, 26, 27, and 44. They played good all 3 games, except the last 2. All 6 of ‘em, except those ones I mentioned. We haven’t given up a whole lot other than on the power play, and when the refs aren’t bailin’ us with those crappy early whistles.”
On why your post-matches are so short now: “That Hammond fella could keep you in the room forever with his inane questions. The new guy’s a bit of a soft touch … thank Christ, jeez.”
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
@Duncanz,
Who is the new guy?
Have any clues?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:54 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, He has been outed on the blog as Kings tweeter extraordinaire, Dewayne Hankins (31), though I’m giving you this second hand.
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neil Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, duncanz is the new guy
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Duncanz Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
@neil, Along with my new winggirl, @Laura …
We’ll be the premier Insider power couple, far more dynamic than @DessertKing/@Michael J. or @purge73/@jest!
kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
@Duncanz,
Ouch!!!!!
Mikey J. Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:58 pm
@Duncanz, Welcome to the blog. You seem like a natural.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
@Mikey J., Everything, I learned, I learned in Kingergarten!
Did you know my first ever post was a reply to a comment of yours?
You were upset with Rich about moderating you for something and I gave you a hard time about it. That was back in the bad old days.
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Mikey J. Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
@Duncanz, Still like you Duncanz.
LA_1968 Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:11 pm
@Mikey J.,
+1
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neil Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:29 pm
@LA_1968, rich had a girl with him back at the daily news…..jill painter….so lets get duncanz and laura!!!
Mikey J. Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:58 pm
@Duncanz, Whatever happened to Michael J? I don’t hear whining about names lately.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:47 am
@Mikey J.,
Right here. Whining???
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Let’s not forget Clifford is only 22 years old. Even with Vonov, Muzzin, King, and Nolan playing; he is still the youngest on the team. He had a little bit of a setback last season, not out of the ordinary for a 21 year old. Two years ago he scored 5 points in 6 playoff games.
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neil Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:56 pm
@Osaka, we really are a young team…..great to watch players blossom….
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:23 pm
@neil, Just listening to Kyle in interviews now, sounds much more mature and confident. That will translate onto the ice.
I listed all those 23 year olds and forgot Doughty.
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Pili Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:29 am
@Osaka, I think we take #8 as a given. God given
Duncanz Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 8:59 pm
@Osaka, Taylor Hall is 21. ‘Bout time Cliffy started showing him who’s boss, just sayin’.
PS Don’t tell @Harty I was going round saying this stuff behind his back..
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:18 pm
@Duncanz, We aren’t comparing the same type player here Drunk-N. Think of more a Ryan Clowe or Steve Downie.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:27 pm
@0 sake, May have to pick a redundant argument with you here, O. Those guys are career 3rd liners, unlike our (newly) established top six superscorer, lanolin-hands Colonel Cliffy.
Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:38 pm
@Osaka, 20 goals and 100 PIMs is a 2nd or 3rd line power forward on most teams. First line on some. Depends the team depth and style of play. We know what style Sutter likes. Gagne is on the 4th and KC is on the second. Hey, if he could put up 30 goals and get into the Doan or Hartnell stratosphere someday……. One can dream.
Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:28 am
You know what, @0 sake? It really does boil down to self-belief. Cliffy has shown a couple of times now that he’s got it to be an impact player at vital times. The deal now is if he can convince himself that he has even more to offer than simply what a gritty checking liner can bring, vis-a-vis your Doans, Hartnells, La Perrieres, even your Otts and your Arnotts, he can cement his position as a King rather than just be that popular but tradeable bubble guy.
Big season he’s got in front of him personally, and so far, no small thanks to the lockout, he’s approached it with aplomb.
Osaka Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:42 am
@Parump,
The silver lining to the lockout. It could just give KC a little jump start.
Oh, say hi to uncle Gary.
Belexes Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:17 am
@Duncanz,
” lanolin-hands ”
This may be one of the greatest descriptions of all time……Well played.
Belexes Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:21 am
@Osaka,
“the Doan or Hartnell stratosphere someday……. One can dream.”
If these guys are stratosphere players, Milan Lucic is in outer space.
harty Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:11 am
@Duncanz, I’ve got my eye on you Duncanz, only kidding, all good…..
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:09 pm
@Osaka, His conditioning is tip-top which is why he’s ahead all the time skating.
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:13 pm
@LA_1968, He is in great shape, playing those games for Ontario helped him.
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KC23 Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:33 pm
@Osaka, I’ve said this before. I think Cliffords drop off last year had a lot to do with not playing with a quality forward like Simmonds. You put some talent around him and he is very effective.
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Mars Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
@Osaka, I think Cliffy will start to shine.
DS seems to be really good with the young guys,
Plus we have alumni pitching in
Plus our vets
Not to mention Lord Stanley’s Cup!
I feel that after the win, we will really start to see it open up,
The rust is almost completely broken off.
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Ducks having trouble scoring!!!
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gotta love the next man up mentality with our young d-men. would be nice to not have to trade anyone and just go with the young guys till we get willie and greener back. great win tonight boys
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A small dose of Labarbara is all the Kings needed to get going!
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Osaka Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
@Cry Baby, If it went to a shootout it would have been automatic. I think PHX would have conceded the point and gone straight to the locker room.
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Ravens Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 10:00 pm
@Cry Baby, only thing better is if they would have brought in Dan Cloutier
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We have another new player!! Kyle Williams according to ESPN.
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Bring on the Cannots!!
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g smith86 Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 11:50 pm
@Gustavo, two sisters…no cup!
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Cry Baby Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:04 am
@g smith86, yuck!
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Never gonna score 5-on-3 standing that close to each other.
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Had a great time watching the Kings win and talking to some of the 1,000 plus Kings fans at the game. Too much to post via smart phone, but the Cryotes fans deserve the name.”Cryotes” since they are still whining over Brown’s hit on Rosival. Will post more tomorrow night after work as we had some.interesting experiences tonight.
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jess Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:10 am
@DesertKing,
NICE, can’t wait to hear all about the random corndog foraging every time the cryote yell came over the loud speaker.
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No. 11
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g smith86 Reply:
January 26th, 2013 at 11:48 pm
@Mikey J., agree…he is the man!
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Betcha Doan wishes he would have signed with the KIngs right bout now…But, I think it’s better to root against Doan at this point…It makes it so much more interesting…and fun!
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Mikey J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:02 am
@g smith86, Saw a Doan interview 2nd intermission and he gave Brownie his due. Righteous.
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had an awesome night at the Cantina Lounge in Fullerton…Happy bday to Jerra…had such a good time jammin and listening to some serious cats play some serious funk! Yea…we be from the OC, but we love the KIngs…and PS…^&%$ the Ducks!
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I still can’t believe penner scored every goal tonight. Glad he was in net too. Gotta go, he’s tracking my every move.
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Mikey J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:11 am
@jess, That was you just watching the game.
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That win felt good. Hate seeing all the fans abandon ship before it even made it out of the harbor. As far as the power play goes, this is the 4rth year that 2 words could fix it, but will probably end up as jokes on this blog like the Kings power play. BACK DOOR! Just try it. Geez.
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jess Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:40 am
@Dominick, well said
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:46 am
@Dominuck, Just imagining the sort of people that would make facetious jokes about such a serious subject is a pain in the ass.
Those types better not er, rear their heads in here or I’ll give them a good whack to the behind.
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Mikey J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:53 am
@Duncanz, Thnaks man, feel a lot safer now. Your 3rd line material.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:58 am
@Mikey J., Hmmmm …..
KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 1:09 am
@Dominick, Something else struck me when watching our pitiful power play. Have you noticed that Kopitar literally never ever tries a one timer … but he’s usually not in position for one … EXACTLY, he NEVER gets in position for a one timer. He also never passes immediately off the pass, he takes all day settling the puck, giving the defense time to get in the passing lanes as well as shot blocking position.
Drives me nuts.
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CB14 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:30 am
@Dominick, Going back door requires movement without the puck, which NEVER FREAKING happens with this teams PP. I don’t understand how they could be so stupid as to keep with the same stupid set-up that they used the last 2 years that also didn’t work. It’s mind boggling.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:10 pm
@CB14, I was looking forward to changing my name this year, but it looks like the PP is still MIA
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Rangers sign Arnott for $1.6 Mil. Interesting addition.
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Mikey J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 1:07 am
@Duncanz, They better do something after Boston an Pittsburg served them losses.
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tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:36 am
@Duncanz, i think Arnott is no longer effective in this league as exemplified by his healthy scratch staus in the series vs STL. Perhaps moving back to the eastern conference will benifit him…
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BigSeeGas Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
@Duncanz, deal is off, do u think the kings should try for him if the price is right?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:28 pm
@BigSeeGas, Well, not if he failed his physical over there, I guess. Plus he’s 38 1/2 now.
That probably about does it for him.
He’s much more beat up than your Selannes or your Whitneys.
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Wow, Muzzin is now a plus 4 in two games. Not bad.
Clifford gets at least a point in first 4 games. Two of which were on the 4th line. Clifford continues to lead the King’s plus minus at +6. Impressive to say the least.
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harty Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:32 am
@KC23, Kyle is having a good run of it no doubt.
He has to keep his confidence high and play like he is, driving to the net with the puck.
Right now he looks unstoppable at times.
Big, strong, quick, good shot……….
But its consistency the Kings require, I sure hope Kopi, Carter are kick started now.
wow Kopi is good, real good.
The best in the West IMO.
Now the PP has to click……
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1-3 but I like what I see. Goals disallowed have helped but we’re seeing more and more of what we saw late last year. The PP is still hibernating but the forecheck, gap control and energy after loose pucks is gaining momentum. GKG!!!
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At one point in the game Sutter had……….
Gagne, Carter, Nolan
……..they looked good.
Gagne had a reall good game, if he can continue he should move back up in the lineup.
Mike Richards is having a tough time, he’ll come back but it may take a month of games to do so.
I’m confident he will be there when the chips are down.
Mike started a season for the Kitchener Rangers just like this……oh ya, he led us to a Memorial Cup which was awesome. Heart and soul guy………..
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JD Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:06 am
@harty, Richards had to know fighting Doan, was not good for his health, being much smaller he went after Him anyway, that’s a true leader, and great teammate, and In my opinion, he will wear kings C on his chest one day……. Maybe this season
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Deirdre Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:09 am
@JD, Richars will always immediately go after anyone who takes a run at one of him teaammates, it’s part of what makes him liked and respected by anyone whose every shared a bench with him, a true leader.
But he’s always smaller than his opponent, they are always bigger and heavier, and he usually doesn’t win but it’s not about winning, it’s about standing up for what’s right. And knowing that he has the back of anyone on that team makes him the guy that everyone of those players will go to war for
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tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 8:08 am
@JD, You would think what Dustin brown showed last year would kill any talk of taking away the C from him but noooooo….
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Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@tornado12, you would also think that he finally switched out his hands of granite for soapstone, but noooooo, the granite’s are back and as hard as ever…
tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:53 am
@tornado12, DB = Stuart’s favorite player!
Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:58 am
@tornado12, I’ve been trying to tell ya!
KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:01 am
@JD, As long as Brown is a King he’ll be wearing the C. That fight with Doan sums up everything right with Richards. More and more though it looks like Richards should be a 3rd line center, not a 2nd line center. Stoll looks more and more like a 4th line center.
After Kopitar our center position has a huge goal scoring drop off. That needs fixing. Richard’s contract has us with him forever which pretty much means Stoll is the odd man out or Stoll to line four and we pick up a center than can put 30 goals in the net and can play defense.
Stoll, Fraser and Richards are dragging the team’s offense right down to the bottom of the league and that just can’t be left unfixed.
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tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:29 am
@KC23, while i dont entirely agree with the idea that Richards is a 3rd line center, it is a very troubling one and thus far his offensive showing with the Kings has been subpar. DL gave up a lot to get him and he is being paid way too much to be a 3rd line center. I agree he hasnt shown the offensive consistency during his time with the Kings that he has shown in the past. I think with the Kings system it is too much to expect the second line center to have 30 goals, not even our first line center can do that. I think we need to see some improvement this year, but again it is a shortened season so I dont know if its going to be enough to fully judge. Next year, however, should be ample time for him to show his stuff. Lets all hope he can step it up and produce for what he is being paid because as you said it will be extremely difficult to move his contract if he continues to struggle offensively.
CB14 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:38 am
@KC23, It wouldn’t surprise me to see Toffoli brought up and Stoll traded if the offense continues to struggle like last season. Then move Carter to 2nd line C and Richards to 3rd line C. The reason why Richards was traded from Philly was because they didn’t want to keep paying MR 1st line money while playing on the 3rd line, and with Giroux and Briere, that’s where he was playing. Deano thought a new situation would help him return to form, but it hasn’t happened.
IceGuy Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:44 am
@KC23,
I don’t believe you should include Fraser on that list of disappointments. I think he’s doing his job. Up until last night, whose line produced more goals? Fraser is not on the team to log 30 goals. Every point his line adds is a bonus for the team.
JD Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
@KC23, I don’t think the kings strip browns C, I just see last years per trade deadline brown out there, there is no shortage of GM’s lining up to get a shot at brown, this year I think DL might make the move.
Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:35 am
@JD, IMO you’re giving MR too much credit this time… I think he knew Doan could be baited into the fight no problem after the hit (and plus MR was probably still smarting from that slewfoot take down off the faceoff in the WCF) and he figured he’s been an anchor on the ice so his 5 minute absence would mean much but to get Doan off the ice for most of the remainder of the game would be huge, so he went for it…
And I doubt MR becomes our 3rd line center… But maybe an extended IR visit…
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:55 am
@Stuart,
Going after Doan and taking him off the ice for nearly the last five minutes of the game was Richard’s best play of the season.
He’ll get it going…
JD Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:41 pm
@Stuart, you may be right
goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:16 am
@JD,
Really? I thought it was good for his fitness.
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LaKings11 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:34 am
@JD, I don’t think that C is coming off Brownies chest.
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FYI – It’s possible but unlikely that an on-ice practice will take place this morning as per Gann Matsuda.
And here’s KND’s postgame thread for your perusal. Includes video, (more) quotes and game stories. http://kingsnewsdaily.com/on-the-board/
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It was fun seeing MR go after Doan for taking DB down like a rag doll after the hit. It should surprise nobody. MR played his whole career like that. He even took on 6’6″ Hanzal during the playoffs. Then again, it’s no surprise that MR had concussions that took him out of the line up for significant stretches.
With that said, I’d much prefer to see King, Nolan and Clifford be the ones making the Doans pay for their antics, not MR.
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tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 9:42 am
@Gustavo, I agree. He is all heart but is also pne bad concussion away from potentially ending his career. I also worry about Clifford when he fights due to his past concussion issues. Pound for pound from what I’ve seen Nolan is our best fighter and knows how to protect himself. That being said I don’t want to see anybody from the kings taking on renown tough guys like bissonnette, Scott and heavy weights of that ilk. Losing westgarth definitely left a hole in that department but as we all know it’s not imperative to have now a days to have a successful team. Does anyone know if the kings have any heavyweights in the system that could potentially fill that role if needed?
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:25 am
@tornado12, I agree, Nolan is our most effective fighter. King could be if he chose to. King is big and strong, but it just doesn’t seem to be in his nature to fight. Clifford is tough and strong enough, but his fighting skill is marginal.
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JD Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:56 pm
@KC23, I think Clifford need to keep his gloves on, he’s one fight away from retirement. He’s big and tough, but he’s a punching bag
Belexes Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:38 am
@tornado12,
Andy Andreoff is a pretty good fighter, better than Clifford. I see him filling the power forward roll sometime down the road. Still a few dangerous guys around the league that the Kings might have trouble going up against though, even if Andy was in the lineup.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:29 am
@tornado12,
Yes, my boy Alex Roach. But he’s only 19. If he develops according to plan he can be the next coming of Chris Pronger and Stu Grisom combined.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:05 am
@Gustavo,
No, MR didn’t take Hanzal in playoffs. That was in the regular season game when Hanzal targeted his head, during NHL 36′s shooting.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:30 am
@goldielocks,
Who did he tangle with in Phoenix, then?
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
@Gustavo,
He had Godie Howe hat trick in St Louis series game 3. Other than that, I don’t recall he fought with someone in the playoffs.
King and Nolan are our big guys but don’t recall seeing them ever fight. Nolan will fight it seems but not King. Don’t know why neither of them went after a Cryote to even things up. KC can’t fight. DO NOT PROVOKE HIM.
MR will dance with anyone. Won’t win or even throw/land many punches. He’s a “statement” guy.
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Cry Baby Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 9:59 am
@crashin’ da net, Here’s a link to King handling BJ Crombeen in the playoffs (revenge for the clean hit on Petrangelo). King can fight if he has to…but I’d rather have him on the ice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc7f08yRlrI
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:02 am
@crashin’ da net,
Huh? They both fought in St. Louis series.
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:27 am
@goldielocks, It took several attempts by Blue’s players to finally get King to fight, but when King finally did, he showed how strong he is. Too bad it’s just not in King’s nature to fight, because he’d probably be very good at it.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@KC23,
Yup. Kinger was real strong. But Stewart was tough customer for Nolan. Not that Nolan isn’t strong enough but the guy knows how to fight. He took advantage of jersey over Nolan’s head, and gave him some good ones.
Belexes Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:43 am
@KC23,
Agree completely on your assessment of King. Decent fighter, but not his game. Nolan is a good and willing fighter but may be on a bit of a leash. He KO’d a guy pretty good a couple yrs ago and earned a suspension for it.
Gustavo Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:33 am
@crashin’ da net,
Didn’t Nolan just handled Smid in Edmonton?
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
@Gustavo,
Yes. Slight decision(?)
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:48 pm
As far as Dwight goes he is big and certainly more than capable of handling stuff, but as much as being reticent I just don’t think it’s in his brief to be mixing it up. It might not be in MR’s either but I think on the ice MR has a shorter wick and is just more reactionary, doesn’t think twice, whereas DK is generally more cautious and selective in getting involved.
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Watching NHL Networks replay from last night game with Fox Sports West Arizona feed. Their analyst just said Gordon who lost his stick should go to the bench to get it while they are killing 5-on-3 because he’s useless without the stick. I understand that sand people are not familiar with hockey but the analyst like him make it even worse … unreal …
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Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:38 am
@goldielocks, even Foxy said that the Kings had been attacking the man without the stick to which I had to stop and ask myself if they in fact HAD attacked him?? I think not since they didnt shrink their umbrella but instead simply kept making the passes just as they had when he had his stick. it needs to be addressed, our mindset on the PP is just not right.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@Stuart,
Watcing that failed 5-on-3, one thing I noticed was their three penalty killers were barely moving. They kept their positions all the time while the Kings were sustaining the pressure. They didn’t look like tired even though they were killing it for a long time.
I think what they need to do is drawing them out from their protective triangle to find the seam.
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jess Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@goldielocks,
“The sand people may startle easily, but they’ll be back -and in greater numbers.”
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:10 am
@jess,
Ben? Is that you?
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:48 am
@goldielocks, Agreed. There isn’t an NHL coach on the planet that would say a player without a stick in that situation should leave for the bench. It seems the only half board players that play on the half board that will use the one timer for shooting and passing is Richards and Gagne. Kopitar always feels he has to settle the puck before he does anything with it which gives the defense all the time in the world to cover the shooting and passing lanes.
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Here is a question to chew on for a while. Who do we sit when Mitchell comes back? Do we keep DD2 in the line up with more experience and outstanding PK skills or Muzzin with the upside of more offensive skills? Both shoot left and are about the same weight with Muzzin being 2 inches taller.
I’m guessing it will be DD2 because of experience and he’ll be replacing Greene who has just about the exact same skill set as Greene, DD2 payed his dues on the scratch list and is 6 years older than Muzzin.
I think Muzzin would be the better choice myself because we need offense in a big way and Muzzin doesn’t give up much defense in exchange.
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Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:45 am
@KC23, that will be interesting… judging by what has been said regarding DS telling DD2 that he would be replacing Greener, I’m thinking it’ll be Whiskie’s to lose… maybe they’ll dress 7 Dmen?
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:50 am
@Stuart, I doubt DS would ever not use 4 forward lines, but especially in a compressed 48 game schedule. Perhaps for a game to see where Mitchell is at though, you never know.
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Stuart Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:52 am
@KC23, you’re probably right. I doubt even for that first game since it seems DS feels Mitchell should already be playing.
tornado12 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 10:59 am
@KC23, I think we need to give Muzzin more of a chance to see what hes got at this level. Though DD2 has been impressive thus far this season, Mitchell is an upgrade there. simply put, Muzzin has more upside at this point.
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IceGuy Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:00 am
@KC23,
Isn’t it nice to even have the luxury to consider such a question?
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:03 am
@IceGuy, You got that right. Makes you wonder about all this talk about DL looking for a defensemen. I think DL wants a right shooting defensemen though. All our depth at defense shoot left.
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:10 am
@KC23, And oh BTW, Suban shoots right.
Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:27 pm
@KC23, The injuries to Greene and Mitchell have been dual blessings in disguise because it has caused these two to get thrown into the thick of things and, being early on in the season when instant performance and results are less vital, this is the best possible time for this situation to occur.
At some point 2 and 33 will be retiring/moving on/injured again so this rehearsal time is invaluable as far as the team and 6 & 44 are concerned.
It really is a win-win-win for everyone.
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So does the INSIDER take Sundays off??????????? Are we on the ice today???
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Spencer Maze Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:09 am
@lakingbob(chi), Who’s doing the site now? Is Rich still here?
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:23 am
@lakingbob(chi),
Helene Elliott
About seven or eight Kings skating today. Rest are in gym.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:27 am
@goldielocks,
Muzzin, Scuderi, Nolan, Richardson, Bodnarchuk, Bernier, Penner, Gagne on the ice.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:20 pm
@KingsNewsDaily
I feel really good about this win and this season. Because:
1. Quicker is solid and is gonna be outstanding this year.
2. The D seems pretty solid as well and this is without Greener and Willie
GKG!
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:12 am
@Spencer Maze, Yeah, Quick looked awesome last night. I believe he really is the best goalie in the league at this point in time.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 11:17 am
@Spencer Maze,
I also like that the team seems to be inching toward their post-Carter deal level-of-play each game. Monday’s game will be tough. The Kings will need to improve on last night’s performance to beat Vancouver.
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Real 7 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
@Michael J., yeah IMPROVE…like, SCORE on the PP
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A lot of positive signs can be pulled from what we saw last night. Here’s a few things I’ve seen during the first week:
1. The difference in Kyle Clifford’s play between this year and last year can be summed up by the word “confidence.” Clifford looks like he believes he should be playing in the top three lines, but hasn’t forgotten the work ethic of a fourth-line player. The time he spent with Ontario has served him well, and he’s putting pressure on a couple of veterans (Gagne, Penner) to fight for their spot on the roster.
2. Carter and Doughty appear to have really worked hard during the lockout to stay in shape, and it’s showing on the ice. We’ve all heard the doughnut jokes about Doughty, and we’ve all heard that Carter’s reputation is that he relies solely on talent to get by, but doesn’t work hard. Their play so far tells me that these guys cared a lot about staying in shape so that they could be ready to go when the season began, and the effort that each has put it is really paying off.
3. These kids on defense are alright. Voynov is Voynov, and Alec Martinez is probably the most underrated player on this team. I’m really happy with how he’s stepped up with Greene and Mitchell out. Jake Muzzin hasn’t looked out of place at all, and it was great to see him get a goal. I also think Davis Drewiske played his best game as a King last night. It’s gotta be pretty tough to spend nearly an entire year in the press box and then be asked to play like he’s been playing this week.
4. Good to see the top line clicking again. Williams was outstanding last night, and Kopitar is back to normal with a little nasty left over from the playoffs. I like that he’s hitting more even though it’s not something that he has to do. Brown made a really nice pass on Kopitar’s first goal, and he had a goal taken away from him in Edmonton the previous game, so I’m hoping that he’s starting to heat up as well.
5. They still haven’t scored on the power play, but I thought they moved it well on the 5-on-3. Still standing around a bit too much though, and Doughty should think about using more wrist shots to catch goalies by surprise when they’re screened. The big, long windup just makes shots easier for the defense to block, and the goalie can also hear it coming.
Quick has gotten better every game, but I think Bernier should get a start this week. He owns Nashville, so they might as well throw him in there for that one.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:54 pm
@KingMe20, Agree with all of that except one thing: this whole “Bernier owns Nashville” thing is nonsense. Does everyone here really think Bernier knows something he isn’t telling Quick or Nashville knows something about how to score against Quick the other 28 teams don’t know? Try the following experiment: take 29 pieces of paper, divide them in half, and write “Bernier” on one half and “Quick” on another. For each section flip a coin 10 times and call it a “win” if its heads, a “loss” if its tails. I GUARANTEE you “Bernier” will have a far superior record to “Quick” for one of the “teams”.
And thankfully, while TM would not have agreed with me, DS does.
This is not to say that Bernier shouldn’t be given a start, and Nashville isn’t any worse to so it than anyone else. But c’mon now if we play Nashville in the playoffs would you really advise DS to start Bernier?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:31 pm
@HockeyPhone, Yes! My ouija board told me so.
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JD Reply:
January 28th, 2013 at 2:29 am
@HockeyNerd, did you post this last season, seems familiar, gotta play bernier some time… I think
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Optional skate underway at TSC.
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harty Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Paul can we follow the video of practice on your kingsnewsdaily site??
It would be awesome?
thanks,
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 1:18 pm
@harty, Yes. All video I shoot is uploaded to my you tube channel which you can find under video on the menu or in the KND Connection Center in the middle of each page.
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Might be old news but other teams hiring Hammer-like writers-
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/future-hockey-media-more-nhl-teams-add-full-191629548–nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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KC23 Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
@Michael J., Good article. Thanks for the link. Newspapers better beware, they’re lack of being willing to pay for coverage will end up costing them in the long run.
I do read the Times coverage, but only when it’s linked by the blog and Paul’s excellent KingsNewsDaily site. I’m going to Paul’s site more and more because of all the Links he puts up. I especially like to see links on the other teams media to find out what their fans, players, coaches and management are saying.
I do wish Paul would use “new tab” links from this blog to his site. I hate having to back out several heavy memory links in order to get back to this blog. Much rather just be able to close the tab when I’m finished.
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
@KC23, I think that is a lakingsinsider option not Paul’s – to have a new window pop up
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
@Lake Forest, I could embed html to make that happen, which this site allows, but it’s a pain in the butt to do for every link, especially when I’m working like mad.
If you’re on your computer, holding ‘ctrl’ when clicking opens to a new window. You can also ‘right click’ to do the same.
If you’re on an iphone, there’s a setting to allow ‘open in background’ for links, which is very handy.
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
@Michael J., I find it fascinating that the dallas stars blog with their new beat writer is almost entirely void of comments. It’s prominently displayed on the stars site, yet there’s zero community on the blog.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:00 pm
I should add I know how he feels!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNorthStarly.com),
Not so much.
Stars ‘fans’ are all too busy on the Rangers, Cowgirls, Mavs & Mustangs sites to have any time to discuss anything as trivial as hockey.
Oh, and polishing their six-shooters … if you know what I mean..
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one thing i liked about the blog that we need to bring back is links to opposing city’s post-game articles. i liked reading how the other side looked at the same events we did
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:39 pm
@Shakes, I can lead a horse to water.
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SLIM Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:26 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
But a pencil must be lead…
Sorry…I was compelled to do it…
My bad..
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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=652685&navid=nhl:topheads
No thanks to us!
At least we know we can play like crap for long stretches of the regular season and still win the cup.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:55 pm
@Munchrat, Only, not in this severely contracted regular season, we can’t!
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Optional practice video is up. Figure it out.
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Feel good win last night.
So I have Ray Whitney on my fantasy team. I clicked on the little bubble beside his name and for whatever reason, this link came up. I’m sure most of us will appreciate it
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/future-hockey-media-more-nhl-teams-add-full-191629548–nhl.html
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Mars Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
@California Royalty, Good read thanks!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 5:07 pm
@California Royalty, [sniff..]
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Go Kings Go!
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THN doesn’t even have a write up about the game (Headine) WTF
TSN is just a video clip article. again WTF
So thanks you LAKI (whomever is currently driving)
Thank you Paul
Thank you John
Thank you S&S
Any other recommendations?
I was so starved I even read all the Phoenix news.
AND I watched the game.
I need a bigger fix man, someone hook me up
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 3:47 pm
@Mars, under video, click kings video. 2 new from today. 1 uploading you will NOT want to miss.
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Mars Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 4:09 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), the three on none is great! Awesome work as usge!
(usge is as per usual, useg? usge? I need an urban dictionary!)
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So the Sharks are looking mighty scary, at this early stage at least.
Taking care of Canucks in the 1st Period here, although the back-to-back might catch up to them later in the game.
This year they’ve added Stuart, Gomez and Burish and this young Dman, Matt Irwin looks really handy.
Four beautifully balanced lines and the 1st line is on fire like New South Wales right now; Marleau, Thornton & Pavelski leaving burn marks in the ice and lighting the lamp like Christmas.
Clowe beating up on all-comers and Douglas Murray ‘lurch’ing around in front of Niemi who’s handling things ok so far.
Boyle and Vlasic look in top form, and they’re doing without Brett Burns (IR) just fine.
Mercifully Kings don’t have to face them until March 14th, so hopefully they’ve gone off the ‘Boyle’ by then.
Hey @Lakey, got any spare T shirts in your fancy collection?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 6:41 pm
(*Brent Burns)
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:04 pm
@Duncanz, Nobody is immune from iPhoneitis, lol
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 9:10 pm
@HockeyApple, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Lake Forest Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 7:32 pm
@Duncanz, dude I was reading this and thought so this guys is watching the sharks….. Thanks for the shout out. I unfortunately still have my pink sharks jersey
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Gustavo Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
@Duncanz,
Did anyone see how the Cannots Burrows shove the zebra from behind? Was anything called? Does such blatant act of referee contact warrant supplementary discipline?
I could not believe any player would do such a thing to a ref.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 9:09 pm
@Gustavo, Ooh, didn’t see that one. I was too busy chortling at my and everyone’s favorite Shark, one R.Clowe, taking 8 (count ‘em) penalties for 35 mins total, incl a Game Misconduct, and petulantly destroying the facility as he stormed off to the locker room!
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