Here we are trying to do our best impression of the “three keys to the game” for last night’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Hope you enjoy them:
1.) The Kings are the Stanley Cup Champions
It’s a weird thing to hear, even now. Take Alain Vigneault’s quote from last night: “We emptied the tank and our guys did what they had to do against the Stanley Cup Champions.” The Kings need to remember that they are going to be hunted all season long and will likely get their opponent’s best game. Every night. So when Nail Yakupov slides halfway down the ice in celebration after tying a game late or when the Blackhawks come out and post four goals on the Kings in the first 22 minutes of a game, these guys need to remember that they will be tested every single night. They may be beginning to understand that.
2.) Got Carter?
It’s easy to forget that Jeff Carter was a trade deadline pickup for these Kings just last season. The Kings went 11-5 after acquiring Carter and then 16-4 in the postseason. For those of you doing the math, that was 27-9 with Carter in the lineup (not including this season). It’s not just about Carter, of course, but his addition adds a new dimension to this team’s forward corps giving opponents two potent lines to try and stop. By the way, Carter has now scored in the last three games and leads the team in goals.
3.) Comeback Kids
It should not be discounted that the Kings came back from two goals down against a very good Vancouver team. In fact, the last time they made such a comeback was back in October 2010 against the Minnesota Wild, that’s more than two years ago. If you remember correctly, these same Kings last year were dead in the water when the team got more than one goal behind because of anemic offense most of the season. It’s a great sign that these Kings feel like they can come back from a 2-0 deficit.
A bit of bite to the comments, I like that.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
@BluLiner, “Flyer West” started the biting last night!!! HELLS YAH!!!! GKG!!!!!
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Debra Turull Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:38 pm
@BluLiner, It’s all true. We call them the “Cardiac Kids” as they like to give us a heart attack when we watch.
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Does anyone else get goosebumps ready #2?
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jgomez Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:47 am
@Lake Forest, Oh yeah love reading that. Great to be a Kings fan.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:50 pm
@jgomez, Great to be a Kings fan when we the players RELENTLESS pursue of the opposition not just in the OZONE but also in our Dzone like we saw last night.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:51 pm
**we SEE the players***
jgomez Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:09 pm
@rogiesbackup, No doubt. The playoff attitude is starting to build up!
Itchy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:57 am
@Lake Forest,
Yeah, but you know we were all still complaining all of those 9 games (Clowe? Come on!) and half of those 27. Haha
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:11 am
@Itchy, we should have won those games against the sharks
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Gotohead11 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:33 am
@Lake Forest, no than we wouldn’t have spanked Vancouver
Itchy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:06 pm
@Lake Forest,
I like to think they learned that they can’t count on a fare shake and that they have to 100% take what’s theirs. A good lesson to learn right before the playoffs.
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:34 am
@Lake Forest, You and all the ladies out there
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
@LF wears pink T Shirts, you know.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:26 am
@Duncanz, Ahh, did not know that.
rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:36 pm
@Lake Forest, Kings 2-0 when Gagne is in the Line-up…….he’s got speed to force plays and the smarts in the Ozone!!
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trytodethroneus Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
@rogiesbackup,
Actually 2-1. It’s easy to forget the unforgettable game against chi
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:02 pm
@trytodethroneus, Oh yeah, was am awful game for everybody.
Carter looked great last night. Fought for every puck and was a step quicker than most others on the ice.
Thought Muzzin played really well last night as well. At some point in the second period, I was telling my old lady, “Man, Muzzin is Buzzin out there!” Love seeing the young D-MAN play so well.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
@jgomez, Right about that….didn’t know he does “double-duty;” Defensmen/Center!!!! LOL
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I can’t get over how Carter was flying around the ice like a starship cruiser!
I’m just not worried about this team at all. Some things are still out of sync but the work ethic and the will to win is there. LGMFK!!
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KingEleven Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:21 am
@jess, That backcheck by carts on our pp to save a breakaway was a thing of beauty!
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puck73 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:39 am
@KingEleven, Totally agree.
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:54 am
@KingEleven, Best defensive play I’ve ever seen him make. It was Kopitar like. Carter is going to have an amazing year if he stays healthy.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
@KingEleven, That was AWESOME!! How bout the play of Lewis/Scuderi to break up that chance late in the game!!
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CallOfDoughty Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:27 pm
@KingEleven, Anybody know of a video of that play? It was a beaut.
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rogiesbackup Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
@jess, There where no “Crusiers” last night all seem “pod-like,” whizzin’ by!
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
@jess, +100
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KINGS have to bring their A game pretty much every game, as every team will when they play them.
GO KINGS GO!!!
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So far…my favorite part of the season is hearing the other teams mention the Kings as the defending champs !!!!!! unreal !!!!
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:01 am
@neil,
Yah, who would have thunk it!
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RobSD Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:23 am
@neil,
The whole thing was unbelievable. I was sitting next to my buddy opening night after the banner went up and I looked at him and said, it’s still hard to believe that actually happened!. What a ride last season!!!!1
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:26 am
@neil, watch out, you’re starting to getting excited again!
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neil Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Last night got my excitement back !!!! Seeing the team play with passion and coming back against Van brought it all back !!!!
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 6:13 am
@neil, just a matter of time before you got sucked back in!
vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:28 am
@neil,
I’m with you on that one. It’s awesome to hear that said time and time again.
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Deepsea_drumz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
@vplaza, let’s get a winning streak going.
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Deepsea_drumz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
@vplaza, let’s get a winning streak going.
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:58 pm
@neil, It will sound even sweeter if they repeat and all teams have to acknowledge repeat Stanley Cup Champions the following year. Just keep on winning Kings.
Go Kings Go!
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last year a young d-man (Voynov) got to learn on the job when one of our blue line studs was not playing (Doughty)…and now we’re enjoying the benefits of that now (and last season in the playoffs)
this year a young d-man (Muzzin) is getting to learn on the job when some of our blue line studs are not playing (Greene/Mitchell)… and maybe we’re really going to realize that benefit in the next chapter of the Kings. having a good defensive system is so nice b/c it gives space for a kid to learn the game and develop the right way.
maybe i’m drawing a conclusion out of two data points but even with Whiskey i feel like we’re putting players in positions where they have a chance to succeed.
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jgomez Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:12 am
@Shakes, Fun to see for sure. The NHL team has built a great atmosphere for newer players which stems down to the minor league teams.
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bbb7 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:36 am
@Shakes,I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how well DD2 has stepped into a regular role and that all but dispels the arguments against his being an important cog worth keeping. If we was waived he’d be taken in a heartbeat. I feel for the guy, not getting a shot to be a regular with a bigger role somewhere else but he seems to handle it well and I think he’ll get that chance eventually.
He might have been biting off more than he can chew jumping up into that play in the 3rd to be the late man, not handling the pass well and that leading to an odd-man rush the other way. We cant all be Matt Greenes, DD2 :p
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:56 am
@Shakes, Very strong take. Completely agree. I thought DD2 was very good last year. Best example was that game in Philly last year. DD2 was awesome that game.
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Last night’s win was huge. Not just for the two points, but by coming back from a two goal deficit versus the two-time Prime Minister’s Cup winning Cannucks. The Kings showed a ton of grit and character. They controlled the game for long stretches. They are headed in the right direction.
Also, not to be lost in the goals has got to be the play of the young D-coprs. Muzzin and Whiskey are holding their own, and I am beginning to think that Martinez might be the most effective D-man on the PP.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:46 am
@Michael J., re; martinez, effective how? he does get his shot through a lot it seems. I wonder who statistically does it the most. Doughty seems to get his blocked a ton. Then again, he’s probably playing against the toughest players.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:54 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Martinez seems to get the puck in the zone and recover it pretty well. He moves the puck, is active, and does shoot it. Nothing spectacular, just effective.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:55 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
He’s also taking the most shots.
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:58 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I think Martinez, Voynov and Mitchell are all better than DD at getting shots through to the net, but none of them can hang onto the puck in traffic like DD.
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TeamJMFJ Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), its bc doughty hesitates to shoot and waits too long instead of just putting it on net
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Goring 19 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:50 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Doughty’s slow on the windup with the slapper, gets blocked alot or sails wide. He’s more effective with a quick wrister. TeamJMFJ is right, Doughty hesitates, by that time their on him. When he doesn’t and scores, it can be a thing of beauty. He’s an enigma on offense sometimes.
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What most impressed me from last night’s game was the focus on the entire team to stay out of the penalty box. Both calls on Brown and Gagne were bogus calls. Brown was pushed and Gagne was sandwiched. Refs must have felt like they had to make up something to compensate for the ‘too quick of a whistle’ that negated a goal for the Coyotes last Saturday.
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puck73 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@Gustavo, Total make up calls for sure
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:23 pm
@puck73, ….momentum breakers….timed perfectly….
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:00 am
@Gustavo, 100% right. Can forgive the ref for Gagne’s, it was tough one for the ref to see, but Brown’s penalty was a complete joke.
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vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:09 pm
@Gustavo,
Lewis was a little smarter than in previous games and stayed out of the box. And it was good that Penner didn’t draw a penalty…oh, wait…
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Unrelated question: Now that Darryl Evans works on the TV broadcast at least for pre and post game and during the intermissions, is there a new person working with Nick Nickson on the radio? Or does Nick flying solo now during those times?
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RobSD Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:25 am
@LB,
I don’t know how I feel about Moriarty. NN is still doing his usual duties in addition to the TV broadcast.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
@RobSD, ….I do….reminds me of Cannucks…..sucks……
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KOHO Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:47 pm
@RobSD, I used to caoch with him in the valley many moons ago. I was surprised to see him last night but then again I shouldn’t be because I used to see him on other networks doing in-game interviews and other shows.
I can say that he’s very passionate about the game and knows what he’s talking about. I think it’s cool he’s been able to make a living out of hockey.
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Credit to the Canucks. First team to shutout Clifford.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:18 am
@SlimNun, And the chances of that were … well you can imagine.
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The rare ‘comeback stat’ coupled with the rare ‘kings losing the lead in the third’ makes for a strange start. Not quite the precedent you want to set as champs.
Already battle hardened from the cup run, they now have the opportunity to apply the same discipline to the regular season.
The ‘targeting’ factor can’t be underestimated as both a challenge to the club in the short term and a huge advantage if they should make the post season.
I’m not sure there is any way to truly quantify what the Kings chances are to repeat but from where I sit, I really do believe they have as good a chance as any club every has.
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:46 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
If they have good habits they’ll make the playoffs depite being hunted nightly.
Once the playoffs begin, the same habits will allow the Kings to go far and possibly repeat. In the playoffs the bullseye factor is neutralized by the prize.
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:06 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), King’s do have an excellent shot, but Chicago, SJ and the Blues look very tough. Blues improved their blue line a LOT. That new rookie they got is a game breaker and now Redden looks good.
I think the Blues are the team to beat atm. Chicago I’m still not completely sold on yet. They tend to get hurt easily and their goal tending is still questionable. Sharks look nasty, but goal tending looks questionable. Neimi just isn’t the answer, but their back up is looking pretty good. Don’t like Vancouve’s defense at all, but they do have good goal tending.
If we do repeat, we’ll have to get lucky health wise.
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Cav Pilot Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:50 am
@KC23, I agree about the Blues. You could see it last year that they were building something good in St. Luis. I think that the only reason that the Kings swept them in the playoffs was because of their goaltending issues. They are an improved team this year.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:32 pm
@KC23, …..the health issue applies to all teams…..Kings are deeper than most….
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vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:35 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Last night’s game was a good sign for sure. Last year, this was a loss for sure after that second goal by Vancouver. But they showed that they weren’t going to pack it in. Five games into the season, early as it is, there are some good signs.
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To me, the key to the win last night was that they are Champions and have that beleif in themselves.
So when they get down in a game they know they can come back especially with 2 periods left. They may not do it but if they do the right things it’s possible… and they know that.
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Wow what a great game! Gotta love the heart these guys have. I loved the way the whole team played tonight every line was buzzin. The 2nd line really impressed me tonight though, some great offensive and defensive plays. Go KINGS Go!!
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Bob McKenzie
If Burrows had scored on (lame) spin SO move last night, would it have counted? Answer is yes.
I initially thought no because, IMO, the puck had stopped moving. It’s not about forward or backward movement, it’s about movement.
NHL believes puck was still moving, so if he’d scored, it would have been a good goal. I thought it was a dead puck. I could be wrong, tho.
Seriously? What’s the chance of the puck completely stop on the ice once it’s on the motion? If you know the physics it’s almost impossible.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:52 am
@goldielocks,
Bob McKenzie
No doubt this type of shot will be brought up again at next GMs meeting. No one seems to love it but as long as puck is moving, good for now.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:54 am
@goldielocks,
Oh, and last two sentences were not his. they were mine.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:13 am
@goldielocks,
Burrows missed that circus shot. That failed and silly spinorama move made him look like a debouched prom queen left to find a ride home after a date with the entire football team. The face he made after the shot was waved off was P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S !!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:24 am
@Gustavo, Was that prom queen actually debauched or bedouched?
I could not quite tell from the context.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:27 am
@Duncanz,
LOL, try both to make sure.
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:25 am
@goldielocks,
I thought that forward/backward movement by THE PLAYER is what mattered. He stopped moving forward I thought, which makes it a no goal. I guess I don’t know the rule then because Bob would know.
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King Alex Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:30 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I always though it was the player, not the puck too. Quickie went right to the ref after that attempt to complain too.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:40 pm
@King Alex, Read the rule. Don’t know why I thought that but only the puck must be moving towards the goal line, not the player. And it was. As strange as it looked, it would have been totally legal if it went in.
LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:53 am
@goldielocks,
That move was not polished and turned out being a huge flop. Count it or not I’m glad he tried it out because Quick spit on it.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
@LA_1968,
It reminded me of some of my famous shots playing HORSE in the backyard
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Daren Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
@Michael J., Awesome comparison. I thought it was a garbage attempt though.
tornado12 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
@goldielocks, a great review of the letter of the rules concerning SO attempts by Fraser
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=414747
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
@goldielocks, …..look up Colton Yellow Horn SO goal….theres a move….
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
@Deke’r,
Saw it live. You know its good when the entire stadium is silent and then everyone at one time goes “Whoa!”
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:22 pm
@Deke’r,
Wow! A lot going on there. Great goal!!
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I want to give a huge thank you to:
@Puck73 & Pati &
@Jeff_R & Mother
for inviting me and my friend, who’ll be making his debut here soon, into their suite. Except for that little drunken minx with a voice that sounded like Snookie, it was a very enjoyable experience.
Thank you to @Variable and @Dominick. Great meeting you. You guys were great.
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:55 am
@kissmyblarneystones,
Very nice situation all around.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:37 pm
@LA_1968,
I see what you did there. Cute!
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Jeff_R Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, It was great seeing you last night and awesome for @Puck73 to hook us up. I hope to see you more after you make your trek to our fair city and hopefully your friend also. It was an awesome night being with everyone and the Kings made it even better by winning in awesome fashion.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@Jeff_R,
Its been 27 years since I called LA home. I can’t wait to return to the streets of my Yout!!
Thanks for the hook up Jeff!!
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variable Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:06 pm
@kissmyblarneystones,
nice meeting you, too…:)
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Scuds made 2 great plays last night, one of which was may saved the game. In the 3rd Scuds dove with a fully extended stick to swipe the puck away from a completely open side of the net. It was simply a beautiful play. Our unsung defensive hero IMO.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:30 am
@King Alex,
Saw that move by Scuds, but the save was made by Lewis who lifted Kassian’s stick to keep him from handling the puck around Scuds. Good play by both.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:33 am
@Gustavo,
Great team defense!
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Jeff_R Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:27 pm
@Gustavo, On NHL Tonight Kevin Weekes said the rest of the guys should take Lewis out for Steak Dinner for the great game saving defensive play he made. At the game when I saw it live I thought it was all Scuds. But seeing the replay when I got home you realize just how important Trevor Lewis is to this team. Scuds too by the way.
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crashin' da net Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
@Jeff_R, I’m saying…..Lewie is an unsung hero on this tieam. he brings intesity every shift and always cleanly disrupts the other teams forward progress. Unfortunately that’s his role for now….not being a sniper etc… but he is on his butt more than just about any King and that’s because he is always in the dirty greasy placee going after that puck. Weekes speaks the truth and lewie’s team mates know it as well.
PS Besides this particular game, I do not think Scuds is playing up to par. Great play by him but less than mediocre game and sgtart to the season.
luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:29 pm
@Gustavo, These were the plays the Kings were making last year, but many on this site were blaming Quick for in games 2 & 3 this year. As a goalie you can only do so much you need your teammates to tie up sticks from prime scoring areas, limit cross ice passes, and help you clear rebounds. The team is now coming into form. I can see more than just flashes of last years champions in the last couple of games.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:34 am
@King Alex, He was in my top 3 last night. Solid game by him.
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
@King Alex, Easily Scudes best game of the season. Looks like he and Richards are both starting to emerge from the early season flat play blues.
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Now that the “preseason” games are done, we should start seeing how good each team and each of our players actually are. The Kings are slowly but surely raising the level of their game. Their confidence is coming back, Carter is in beast mode, Quick is starting to take over games, DD came into the season in his best shape yet, Kopi is playing well even with 75% knee, and once Richards and Penner get up to speed, we will be damn near unstoppable. Other teams fear us. You could see it in the eyes of the opposing players. The Yotes and Casucks were both “hoping” for a win, not expecting one. Our PK is stil tight, but our defense still needs some work. Our offense will be there in the next couple of games. The PP sucks. I can’t put my finger on why is sucks (helloooo, @Dominick, a little help here), but if the Kings can get that tuned up, then we will repeat. One last thing, taking only 3 penalties and shutting out the Gingers at the same time is very impressive. Still some work to do, but they are on their way.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:36 am
@DesertKing, Yes, yes, yes and yes, oh and yes and yes. One more yes.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:38 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Da! Si! Oui!
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:57 am
@DesertKing,
How about that dive by DD to save that breakaway. What a stick. He used it to latch on to the other guys stick and pull himself and the puck where he needed it. Money play.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:55 am
@LA_1968,
And no Slash! Amazing!
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vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:58 am
@DesertKing,
It seemed like I rarely heard Bob mention the sisters much during the game.
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Jeff_R Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
@DesertKing, Our defense will be that much better once Willie Mitchell comes back. Hopefully Thursday.
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:27 pm
@Jeff_R,
I think that will really help Scuderi the most. He’s the lone shut down guy who’s battle tested left in the line up. He’s averaging something like 25 minutes a game while the bottom pair is under 15. Once Mitchell is back, you can expect even better play from Scuds I think.
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Hackwoods Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:16 pm
@DesertKing, Not to put a damper on the great win last night, but this was the nucks 3rd game in 4 nights, and since most teams are still in pre-season mode, the nucks were likely not at full tilt especially late in the game.
Kings still looked much improved and energized out there. Good game by all of the boys.
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Wwwwwooooohhhhooooo…!!
LAK are in 8th place in the western conference.
Should the playoffs start today we’d have them right where we want them, right?
DS, keep telling the players the playoffs started January 19.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:39 am
@Gustavo,
Should I start growing a beard? I can start working on my “Boo Bettman” boo?
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vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:04 pm
@DesertKing, I wound up keeping the beard after the finals. This way, I’ll have a decent start when the playoffs get here.
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trytodethroneus Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
@vplaza,
My girlfriend still has her playoff beard.
Hers is a little bit south of where yours is.
Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:42 pm
:0
tmi, ttdu..
Excellent victory last night. The boys outhit and outplayed the Canucks, and got rewarded in the end.
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Highlight from the telecasr……The blondes behind the Kings bench !!!!!!! Was that you Laura????
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:03 pm
@neil,
Ahhhh… A “face” to the name…
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vplaza Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
@neil,
Was she with Manti Te’o? Lol
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tornado12 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 12:37 pm
@neil, saw that…wonder which lucky player got to meet her after the game?
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
@neil,
She’s busy right now!
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:53 pm
@neil, Just shows how much classier Bob Miller is than Brent Musburger. On the other hand @Laura would be finding plenty of dates after doing the SI swimsuit issue.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:41 pm
@luc20rules, Bob’s wife might be more likely to watch his telecasts than Musberger’s watches his, perhaps.
Anyhow, there probably no longer is a Mrs Musberger after his performance!
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To LAKINGS.COM
Went to the game last night. Had a great time, but was wondering.
Will there be any suite nights this season for LaKinginsiders?
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LAKings.com Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:36 pm
@OnTheFly, Great question, we’d love to get those set up — but we’ll need to make sure we have an LA Kings Insider for you guys to meet up with. I’m guessing those will be forthcoming.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
@LAKings.com,
With an after-game ice session. That was one of he best things about last year’s Kings experience when we got to skate after the Avs game.
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Speaking of Carter, how was he not the number one star last night? Kopitar? Really? I love the guy, but Carter was the game changing presence last night. And, oh nothing, two goals (one in the shootout).
Strange.
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UglyinLA Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:09 pm
@dmoney,
Carter also made that tremendous defensive play on the Canuck breakaway chance and he also got some extra time playing center between Nolan and Gagne.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
@dmoney, …..I was thinking that myself….maybe Carts doesn’t want that little guy siting on his lap during the post game interview….
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
@Deke’r,
Being vertically challenged myself (I was 5’8″ on my very best day in gym class) I found even myself laughing inside with the various Charlie McCarthy & Willie Shoemaker thoughts going through my mind as Kopi was being interviewed.
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
@Michael J.,
I’m sure that in time he’ll grow on us…
FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
@Deke’r,
Why did they get him again? I’ve never like that guy.
What was wrong with Heidi or Patrick doing those interviews?
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
@dmoney, You know its strange. Last year before the trade deadline I stated Nash would not move at the trade deadline(Clm wanted too much) and the best talent that would be moved was Jeff Carter as he was in the Columbus Dog House by Ownership, Coaching Staff, Fans, and sounded like teammates. I stated I haven’t seen that much of him or his character, but off his stats and friendly long cap friendly contract and the Philly connection having played with Gagne, Richards, and Williams made more sense. Also DL knows Philly’s talent first hand having been in the scouting dept there.
I remember being hammered. Costs to much, bad locker room guy, will party with Richards til 4 AM, wrong on all counts and DL knew it. We just won the Stanley Cup and I don’t think he was ever really 100% last year with a variety of injuries, but this year I think we will see our first glimpse of what he can do. Don’t worry about 1st Stars Carter will get plenty of them and he cares more about the 2 standing points and # of Cups to collect.
Go Kings Go!
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:38 pm
@luc20rules,
I agree totally!!
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Kings played a much improved game, team wise. I’m still reserving judgement for 5 more
Once everyone is up to speed and we are a *touch healthier, then we will know what’s truly possible.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
@xeropoint, Good, sober take.
When the Kings are the team playing back-to-backers and 3 games in 4 nights we will be a little better able to guage the prospects of this team.
The schedule so far has been pretty decent in comparison to some clubs.
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
@DuncanzAugustus,
Beware the aides of March!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:10 pm
@Kennius Brutus, What man is that?
xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
@Duncanz, I don’t think this can be overlooked as to why the Kings seemed so dominant at times, last night. You even heard it from AV, that the Canucks “emptied their tanks”.
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
@xeropoint, After the bad first 2 games I said game 12 would give a good view of the teams hunger and chances of repeating. I still think that. Its not talent its attitude with this team they are healthy, play hard, and focused as a team it will be next to impossible to beat the Kings in a 7 game series.
Go Kings Go!
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Looks to me like the Kings are continuously building up almost to where they should be. They’ve come a long way from game 1 against the Hawks. The rust has fallen off, the game shape for “certain players” is coming back, timing is pretty much there, and I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Quick yet. Glad to be at .500 right now considering how we started, but the King’s game is starting to look like a force to be reckoned with. Obviously the target is going to be there all season long, but especially after last night’s comeback, I’m feeling fully confident the Kings will be contending for the title again. It’s going to be interesting to see how it all plays out. GKG!
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KC23 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 1:15 pm
@Goring 19, This is so fun. I’m enjoying this year like no other. Proud of the team, management, coaching, fans … it’s all good.
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Shakes Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
@Goring 19, i will say this (in the spirit of always being optimistic) if we were going to totally stink against one team in Game 1, i’m glad it’s a strong team like the Hawks. The Hawks are a team that even when we’re playing at out best it’s a tough game to get 2 points. Now if we lost against Columbus i would’ve felt like we really gave up an opportunity…
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Goring 19 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:24 pm
@Shakes, I’m sure the game against the Hawks on Feb. 17 will be a lot different too!
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:20 pm
@Goring 19, The .500 is a slight illusion because of the Nonsense point for losing. Ok, I’ll take it — it’s a bad rule but it applies to every team equally. But we’re REALLY 2-3. If you were to add overtime losses to losses for all teams then you really would have an equal number of wins and losses. Without giving 3 points for a regulation win you get a misleading number of teams “over .500″.
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
@HockeyNerd, If one were to get technical, one might say since the NHL operates on a points system, and the Kings have earned 5 of 10 possible points, regardless of wins, losses or the philosophical implications of the “loser point” then it would indeed give them a points percentage of .500. Winning percentage? Not so much.
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Goring 19 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:41 pm
@HockeyNerd, sorry, I forgot to use my slide rule…
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Save, Hrudey! Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
@HockeyNerd,
I was told there’d be no math.
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Quick thoughts:
- Muzzin nailed someone at the end of the 2nd or 3rd period (I forget) and they basically went flying
- Quick looks great. It’s amazing that in ESPN The Magazine none of the 7 hockey “experts” (and I do like Linda Cohn and Steve Levy) picked Quick for goalie of the year. Talk about no respect
- Furthermore to the previous point about ESPN The Fish Wrap, the 3 of the 4 teams they picked to make the final four (Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh) have goalie problems.
- Kopi is soooo strong on the puck… his one arm on the stick with the puck while leaning on a defender is so rad to watch. Basically he has a better post move than Dwight Howard
- Richards seems to be getting close (man if he would’ve hit the empty netter in Edmonton we would’ve had one more point… but then again maybe the Kings wouldn’t have had the fire in their belly to get going these last few games)
- @LAKingsInsider, what is the King’s locker room victory song this season?
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Goring 19 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:33 pm
@Shakes, there was one point in the game last night when Kopi basically gave a football stiff arm to some nuck, ha! The dude is strong…
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:55 pm
@Shakes,
Why wasn’t Carter one of the 3 Stars? Talk about no respect…
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Debra Turull Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, yeah, what was that all about?
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:52 pm
@Debra Turull,
Not a clue…
YoBro Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:07 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, As somebody in an earlier thread postulated; perhaps it was due to poor penmanship in that 11 & 77 DO look alike.
Go Kings
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Shakes Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 5:35 am
@YoBro, you know what’s weird, is that is actually isn’t a bad theory
Fun game to watch if you like come from behind wins. We needed a game like last night. Just for the fact that we never gave up. Plus it off sets the game we lost to the Oilers. Quick looks great. Going to be tough for Burnier to get playing time. Muzzin aint half bad. Drew really looks like a leader on defense. It’s his team now. Players like Scuds and Mitchell can only help Drew, sure glad we paid him his 7 mil. Trade bait… Lewis, Gagne, Penner… Any thoughts!!! Having Burnier in our back pocket feels good!! Bring up some more talent. Nashville next, can’t wait
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:38 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake,
Got to keep Lewis. He brings much needed speed to our line-up, bit more importantly, he brings grit. He is always making the little plays that are so important like last nights backcheck save or the steal against the Nucks in the playoffs that lead to Stoll”s OT winner. He goes to all the tough spots on the ice and gives 110% on every shift.
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
@DesertKing, You can’t question the kids heart. It’s his hands that are his biggest liability. Luckily he’s cast in a role well suited for his skill set. Expect quality, hard working minutes even strength and on the PK instead of goals and assists and Lewis’ value will shine through all on its own.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:48 pm
@xeropoint,
+1
crashin' da net Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:03 pm
@DesertKing, I wrote up top before seeing your comment. Dude, you are spot on!
“crashin’ da net Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
@Jeff_R, I’m saying…..Lewie is an unsung hero on this tieam. he brings intesity every shift and always cleanly disrupts the other teams forward progress. Unfortunately that’s his role for now….not being a sniper etc… but he is on his butt more than just about any King and that’s because he is always in the dirty greasy placee going after that puck. Weekes speaks the truth and lewie’s team mates know it as well.
PS Besides this particular game, I do not think Scuds is playing up to par. Great play by him but less than mediocre game and sgtart to the season.
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Ashykon Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:39 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, I thought last night was one of drews weakest of the season so far, he had some turnovers but I still thought he played great. That play that he stopped the break away with his strong stick really shows how good and poised he has become
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:51 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake,
DD has been having a great start of the season, but Burro’s wraparound goal last night when Quick was on the other side on the goal could have easily be pinned on DD’s failure to cover Burro’s entrance from behind the goal. The play made DD look like he was nailed to the ice. JQ always takes the blame for every shot that beats him, though.
As for Lewis, he is playing great. Last night he completed the save started by Scuds. If Lewis had not tied up Kassian’s stick after Scuds went down to block the shot that never came, Kassian could have easily skated around to score their 3rd.
DL has a lot of trading dollars on his lap with:
Penner $3.25 mill
Gagne $2.50 mill
Bernier $1.525 mill
Why mess with Lewis who only costs $725K when he is playing much better than Penner or Gagne?
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KC23 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:05 am
@Gustavo, nah, that was Quick biting on Burrows pass fake. Quick clearly turned his head early.
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:12 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, One of the few disagreements I have with Sutter is in regards to Gagne. I thought he played an excellent game last night and he deserves minutes in a scoring role. He’s easily one of the more skilled players on the team. He can create space for other skilled players to take advantage of and just maybe give the shot in the arm to a certain #2 center. Love Fraser, Nolan and Cliffy to death but they simply won’t take full advantage of the space and opportunities Gagne can provide.
As for Lewis, no way. You simply won’t get a return which would replace the defensive abilities this kid has. If you’re expecting big numbers from him, you’re not looking for the right thing.
That would leave Penner and in the same respect, he’s not going to command a large enough return, either in roster players or picks to justify moving his 1 year deal.
Having said all that, I also didn’t think DL would risk losing Stewart on waivers with Nolans’ exemption. So what do I know?
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KC23 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:07 am
@xeropoint, I agree on all points.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, Trading Lewis would be a mistake. He is never going to be a 20 goal scorer but you need that defensive ability and Penalty Killing. Gagne and Penner probably wouldn’t fetch very much at this point. And again: what do you want to trade these guys FOR? What hole are you trying to fill? Sure, I’d love to have a sniper who can get 30 or 40 in a full season but even Penner and Gagne BOTH in a package probably wouldn’t be enough to pry someone loose. And don’t forget Toffoli is going to score a lot of goals for us one day and I mean sooner rather than later. I’m sure DL is talking to other GM’s and if someone offers a good deal for us, he’ll take it. But let’s make it clear: I’ve been a Kings fan for over 35 years and the days where our team had more holes than a donut shop are gone now, thankfully so. We no longer have to mortgage the future or give up a certain upcoming star because we DESPERATELY need something. And DL is well aware of this.
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crashin' da net Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:06 pm
@HockeyNerd, I am so glad to see some of my irethren see the “unseen” benefits of Lewie. He’s a diamond in te rough. He needs to be goven the occasional opportunity to show off his offenseive talents. Watch……
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Here’s a piece I wrote about the shootout last night. Agree or disagree?
http://kingsnewsdaily.com/burrows-soulless-shootout-attempt-on-quick-would-have-counted-but-should-it/
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King Charles of Salt Lake Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:44 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), That twist around lame shot attempt cost the Canucks the game. Please you have got to get up pretty early in the morning to fool Quick.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:26 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, That wrap around on the other hand… Quick was asleep!
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CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:41 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), So was DD.
neil Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 2:49 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Loved it…. SO is very entertaining to me….If he wouldve scored that play would make the top ten of the week!!!! Dont take the fun out of sports…..seeing something different is great !!!! being creative is great..Kings winning the SO is great !!!
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 3:38 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
It should count without a doubt, in my never humble opinion.
I do not want to see Burro or any other Cannot score…EVER! Specially against our beloved 2012 Stanley Cup Champions, Los Angeles Kings. But if the puck was kept in a forward moving motion, it clearly does not violate the rule book, regardless of whatever pirouette the shooter is doing to distract the goalie.
If it goes in, it makes the NHL on the fly highlights, if it doesn’t, the shooter ends up looking like a fool and probably gets an earful from his coaches for hotdogging.
The notion that game rules have ‘spirit’ is little more than spinning to twist the letter of the rule to someone’s advantage.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:14 pm
@Gustavo, I cannot see how you can do a spin-o-Rama and simultaneously keep the puck in a forward motion no matter how well you stickhandle and skate. That said, I don’t see what it buys the shooter either besides getting his coach angry. In any case I would rather see the NHL concentrate on very clear it rules they’ve been getting wrong— delay of game penalties when objects are thrown on the ice, penalizing players who play the puck from the bench, goals counting or not counting based on what the rulebook says, things like that the league cannot get right 99.99% of the time.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:26 pm
@HockeyNerd, No question! Rule ‘interpretation’ is maddening. If something obvious happens (clowe) there needs to be a consequence. Some of the stuff that slips by is really nutty and sometimes makes the sport look like pro wrestling to me.
HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:48 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), The common thread in these calls (or lack thereof) seems to be the refs lack any guts whatsoever to properly enforce a rule if it goes against the home team. There is no other explanation for some of this stuff. You throw objects on the ice, it’s a delay of game penalty. It is very clearly in the rulebook AND the fans were warned. If the rulebook at the time (1999) says its no goal if a skate is in the crease than it isn’t. I don’t care the league officials have no guts to stop a Stanley cup celebration. There is not one rule for a cup winning goal and another for other situations. THE STARS HAD NOT YET EARNED THE CUP BY THE RULES AT THAT TIME. It goes on and on and on with examples I can give you. Over and over we hear how NHL players need to “act like men”. Lets see the referees and NHL comissioner do it for a change too.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
@HockeyNerd, To be fair I think that 1999 game was in Buffalo, but still it seemed like the only explanation for that goal not being waved off was that the celebration had already started.
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Go Kings Go!
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They are finalizing Yotes ownership deal. Good for them.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
@goldielocks, Once the deal is finalized, are they going to NOT shake hands on it?
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CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:35 pm
@goldielocks, Good for the Coyotes, but I don’t give a damn about Phoenix. That team should be moved ASAP. Seattle has a new arena coming in a few years. So does Quebec. Either one of those will be better than Phoenix.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:03 pm
@CB14,
As a Kings fan, I like them in Phoenix. Not too bad a drive, their fans are not the brightest, we can regularly beat them, and it is easier on the teams travel schedule.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:02 pm
@DesertKing, ….HA!…..they should rename the team The Phoenix Dangerfields….
DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:23 pm
@Deker
Their old uniforms did match Rodney’s Caddyshack pants.
I liked DS “TM” ing the lines in the 3rd yesterday. It was confusing NN and DE which was hysterical. But I agree with what they said about it: it was a message loud and clear to the boys to get out of their comfort zone and stop looking for someone else to make the fancy plays. Every forward not named Carter or Clifford is not generating enough offense and this has to be a concern. If we can just hover around the middle of the pack both in 5 and 5 offense and the powerplay, Quick and our defense will take care of the rest.
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:15 pm
@HockeyNerd, This.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:31 pm
@HockeyNerd,
I actually thought that Alain Vigneault was matching the lines against us pretty well. Maybe DS felt it and tried to confuse him? It worked well though.
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CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:40 pm
@HockeyNerd, DS “TM”‘d the lines even more than TM did at the start of the 3rd period. I stopped trying to keep up with the line combos because they changed every shift.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:16 pm
@HockeyNerd,
I think you’re being a little unfair to Kopi. He has as many points as Carter while playing one less game.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:35 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, Fair enough (or is it “enough unfairness”?)
BTW right or wrong the reason he was picked as 1st star last night was the incredible job he did winning faceoffs.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:53 pm
@HockeyNerd,
I saw that.
Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:59 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, ….but it’s “stars of the game”, not starts of the season……and I thought JW was in the thick of things last night….
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:57 pm
@Deke’r,
Carter is going to score alot of goals for us this year. His wrist shot is scary. I bet he can hit a golf ball a mile.
Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:48 pm
@kissmybridgeystones, … with a wrist shot?
Who’s your golfing coach?!
kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:12 am
@Dunlop ,
In golf, Speed = Distance.
The velocity on the puck when Carter takes a wrist shot leads me to believe he’d hit a golf ball a mile.
And just in case I missed it…..(,) There!!
I’m liking the attitude from the blog administrator. “these same Kings last year were dead in the water when the team got more than one goal behind because of anemic offense most of the season.” That sounds like something I would write. Keep it up!
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HockeyNerd Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:03 pm
@CB14, Without Carter (who shockingly was not a 3 star selection) we’d have that same anemic offense. The performance of Kopitar, Brown, Williams, Richards, Penner and Gagne has to be concerning (although granted you can’t score from the press box). Last night was a start, but I want to see what we saw in the playoffs, not what happened this time last year.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:07 pm
@HockeyNerd, …..woah….Gags was the start of the turnover that netted us the 2nd period goal…
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:32 pm
@Deke’r, Was at the game Gagne gave us a nice speed element. I think if he ends up on the Carter-Richards line it will be very dangerous. It seems like DS likes having one wrecking ball type player on each line though so not sure it will be happening soon. I have to admit I didn’t like the Cliffy on that line I thought it was a reward for hard work so I wasn’t too critical. Besides the team was flat and needed a shake up, and 2 straight wins are hard to argue with. Good Job Coach.
CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:42 pm
@HockeyNerd, You complaining about the Kings offense to me, my how things have changed.
I too am a little concerned about the offense from the top forwards, but I see it starting to come around a little.
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Anyone know tomorrow’s practice time?
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Just out!
The new soon-to-be best seller from Nail Yakupov:
“Scoring With Dignity”.
On sale now!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 5:43 pm
@Robert R,
To be followed with his sequel “Why I Will Never Be As Good As Daryll Evans At Anything”
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:11 pm
@DeserttKingg, Is that the Russian spelling of Darylll or the North Amerikan?
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
@Duncanz,
(Cue banjo music) weel, I don’t rightly know, but that’s how my brother Daryll spelt it and my other brother too, not to mention that was how my pappy told me to spell my name too, and since I ain’t no Commie lovin’ Russkie and I do believe in miracles, I would haaav to say that is the red, white and blue American spellin’ of a great American name (end banjo music)
LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:33 pm
@Duncanz, North AmeЯicakan? PS Now I know windows 7 still has character map.
LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:35 pm
@Duncanz, Great, After all that I spelled the misspelled word wrong.
Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:40 pm
Prague_1968, Lol, I was searching for that awesome reverse ‘R’ on my iPhone too, ha ha ha ha.
wrt changing of the lines…how about a reporter(or Mr. .Com) ask the coach ..why the changes?? We were playing good so I didnt see the need… need to ask Mr. Sutter….
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:27 pm
@neil, If you were referring to the fact that this blog didn’t report anything about the random like line changes by the Kings last night I was wondering about that myself. Anyway it was also weird how Coach Sutter went right back to the normal lines pretty quickly (except for Gagne).
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neil Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:55 pm
@LA_1968, No one seem to have asked the coach…here ..there…or anywhere….Really would like to know why the changes???
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:46 pm
@neil, Wouldn’t be any point.
The retort would be something like, “You’re not getting my playbook” or “You guys could see better than I could out there”.
I would do exactly the same thing as @LAKings.com and sit there silently and let the other journos ask the hardball questions like, “Were you happy with the team’s play?” and, “When do you expect Willie Mitchell to return?”.
Then I’d just smile inoffensively as the shockwaves came thundering back from the podium.
PurpleRocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:43 pm
@neil, someone did ask him – if you go to Kings Vision and watch his interview from after the game he talks about it
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Is “Fleury” the French word for “sieve”?
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:29 pm
@DesertKing, I thought it was a soft serve dessert that McDonald’s made famous.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:48 pm
@LA_1968,
You got “soft” right!
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luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:34 pm
@DesertKing, Its a term for alot you know like Philly sure scored a “Marc-Andre Fluery” of goals in round one of the 2012 playoffs.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
@DesertKing,
The geniuses of NHL network had Fleury nominated for the Norris last season.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:37 pm
@Gustavo,
Well he sure as heck never would have won the Vezina
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
@DessertKing, It was the ‘Chuck Norris’ trophy.
You know, because he “chucks” all the games.
Last night @ the game.
Last night the 110 traffic from Torrance was not too bad, made it down to staples in 20 mins or so, got in the door in about 10 mins as well. It was a bit of a push and squeeze in to get a replica ring, which is sweet BT dub. The wife and I made it up to our seats; Sat up in 329 row 7, nice corener area. I liked it.
The game was good, the zebras were aweful on two calls though, but the Kings were playing fast and kept it in the Nucks zone a lot. That was great in the first and third. Sucked for the second, cause they were on the other side of the arena, but it’s all good. We had a close up of the tying goal to make it into OT and the shootout!
The fans around us were fun, everyone was into it. Even when down, we had a lot of cheering and booing going on.
On the way out, everyone was happy and ina great mood, TSC is always a lot of fun after a win.
Is it just me, or do you freak out evertime Quick leaves the crease to stop or play the puck?
Was it just me, knowing we outshot the nuck that it felt like we still were wasting time looking for the perfect shot, and not pulling the trigger? That out net presence needs to improve?
But if that is all I can complain about, needing minor improvements, I am stoked!
The best part of the game was coming back from being down, not giving up as others left early (didnt seem to be a lot leaving early though) We played hard and smart, the drive and hustle was there all night long. I saw solid effot from everyone, I was really impressed!
I cannot wait to get back to another. I feel like I have a lot of time that needs to be made up for and a very little ammount of time to make it happen.
This was a great outing to my first game of the season. I am happy to be at a game and no less a win! Coming back from being down, it is a massive high! Plus I have a shiney ring!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 6:56 pm
@Mars,
My Precioussssssss!
Wish I had been there
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g smith86 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:21 pm
@Mars, Good game to catch…and i think the Kings actually controlled most of the play last night…The Nucks were definitely running out of steam towards the end of the second…and IMHO the coach new it…and theyv went to a rope-a-dope approach in the third…choppy play…stop the play whenever they could…lots of iceings, etc…I give the Nucks credit…they managed to keep the Kings from scoring until late with absolutely zero left in the tank…Glad we won, but it shouldn’t have been that hard to get the two points…and it was a three point game …but, great comeback win!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:25 pm
Hey @Mars, weren’t you one of those disgruntled dissidents who were going to be boycotting all things NHL this season?
Speaking of dissidents, if you check back on the in-game blog last night you can see where @TeamJMFJ left so early he was at home in his easy chair and alteady on his 3rd Coors Lite by the time Burrows made that cul-de-sac-hockey-All-Star play in the Shootout!
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Just saw some of the Rangers-Flyers game. I wasn’t impressed with either team. The Kings are well ahead of both of these teams. I feel good.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:00 pm
@Michael J.,
I think eastern conference teams’ defense is laughable.
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jess Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:20 pm
@Michael J.,
I think teams like the islanders and sabres are going to make all the NHL Network glamour children like the pens / rangers / flyers / b’s etc. look pretty silly this year.
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Great one believes the Kings can repeat.
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Bonvivant Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:47 pm
@goldielocks, He also believes that the Rangers are going to win the cup.
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Deke'r Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:09 pm
@Bonvivant, ….well just because he PLAYED a great game doesn’t necessarily mean he KNOWS alot about the game…(read Gretsky as coach)…
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I think it’s a disgrace that the refs are favoring the ‘atomized atollers’ so much tonight against the ‘wingless wonders’ in Western PA on national TV tonight.
The fumbling, stumbling tsunami tsufferers lead 4-0 halfway through the 2nd period and if they win they leapfrog them in the standings????
Jeez, if Kings are rated so far below the prestigious Pittsburghers, I’m ready to write off our season right here and now. We don’t stand a snowcones chance in Helene!
In light of this, I think that this summer Lord Lombardi should simply clean house and restock with a bunch of castoffs, journeymen, misanthropes and career minor leaguers (7mil touted career minor leaguers, albeit) to give us some sort of a chance at being taken seriously and achieving a rating of favorites for the Stanley Cup.
Better get started right now though, before every GM in the NHL gets the same idea!!
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vinny Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:06 pm
@Duncanz, that’s right, that’s sir Thomas winning games in the toughest division in hockey hickey
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
@vinny,
Boy, has he ever transformed that team?! (based judiciously on their 1 game winning streak)
At this rate, Lubo might as well miss his JFK flight for a 2nd time this month.
If all is right in the cosmos, he aint cracking the lineup while hellacious Hickey is healthy!
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vinny Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:55 am
@Duncanz, lol hellacious hickey and the island of waive runners out on a mission to take over the world! ..and lubo the…courageous! Who dares to defy the abominable snow-man! Haha Idk sorry
Just want to thank the Kings for this Blog… I just got kicked off the Laker blog(yes Iam a Laker fan too) for telling the truth..that Kobe is a ball hog. This blog was going on when the Kings were bad and we always get the chance(unless we use bad language)to vent…..Less venting now then when this blog started but you can come here and complain about the Kings and not be kicked off…so for that….I Salute You !!!!!! BTW I was on this blog when only 5 comments were the norm !!!! GKG !!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Hey @LAKings.com! Please kick @neil off the blog for being an archaic, anti-Kobe antagonist.
His opinions are a sacrilege in this fine hoops-worshipping, hardwood-loving town we call home!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:36 pm
@Duncanz,
I concur 100%
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neil Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:44 pm
@DesertKing, feeling the love….thanks lol
DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
@neil
He’s not a ball hog. Just ask him
luc20rules Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:58 pm
@neil, Yes, the death of this site during the lockout was greatly exaggarated. Its a Kings site which needs some Kings activity whether its games UFA, or possible trades to be active.
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Things king fans won’t say:
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:05 pm
@Lake Forest, Hayward actually knows what he is talking about.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:16 pm
@Lake Forest,
Coyote howling sound.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
I really love this pretty pink gifted Sharts T shirt I wear totally voluntarily!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:19 pm
@Lake Forest,
“Ryan Clowe? Yep, best stick hamdler off the ice”
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HockeyfanB4Gretzky Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:20 pm
@DesertKing, That Pronger guy is a class act!!
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CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:24 pm
@Lake Forest, Mike Smith is a class act.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:31 pm
I think Clippers should get all the 7:30pm Saturday game times, and we should get the midday matinees!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
@Lake Forest,
We should trade Dustin Brown for Shane Doan
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CB14 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:35 pm
@Lake Forest, The Kings should fire Darryl Sutter and bring back Terry Murray as Head Coach.
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:46 pm
@Lake Forest, getting my fukufiji jersey NOW!
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:48 pm
@Lake Forest,
LMAO
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LittleRhody Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
@Lake Forest, There are two hockey teams in Southern California
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 7:55 pm
Whoa! Did you see that great deal Sam McMaster just pulled off?
This should definitely put us over the top for the Stanley Cup!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:42 am
@Duncanz,
Paging @puck73 to the white courtesy phone please…..
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:11 pm
@Lake Forest,
Tardiff and Vopat for the Great One? Sure!
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jess Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:22 pm
@Lake Forest,
“The SHARK CHOMP is so awesome!”
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:26 pm
@Lake Forest,
That was a dirty hit on Rosival
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:56 pm
@DezzertKing, Is that the Russian spelling of Rozsival, or the North Amerikan?
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:05 pm
@Duncanz,
(Cue Russian mandolin music) Ve vould never claim de Rosival as from Mudda Russia. Ve Russians are not namby-pamby Americaniskes who get a boobok on der leg and claim to be cripple for life (end Russian mandolin music)
Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:47 pm
@Dezzert, [sniff]
Yu vremind me ov my byuwteefull baboushka.
Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:35 pm
@Lake Forest,
1. Bob Miller and Jim Fox are mediocre sports commentators.
2. Gary Bettman is a Godsend to professional hockey.
3. East coast sports media is fair and unbiased.
4. We miss Jamie Kompon.
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neil Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
@Gustavo, philadelphia fans are classy
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Bonvivant Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:50 pm
@Lake Forest, I converted to Christianity at a Kings game.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Let that cool guy Patty Elias keep that worthless puck that inadvertently plopped itself into his gearbag after Game 6.
He deserves it.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:01 pm
@Lake Forest,
We never wanted Stanley’s Cup. Thats just nasty.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:21 pm
“Hope Ducks win tonight”
“… amazing … Hayward has … keen ability … any given moment”
WAIT! @jest says both of these things below! \/ \/ V
Jeez…
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:33 pm
@Duncanz, heard Hayward is interviewing for this blog (crosses fingers)
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:42 pm
@Lake Forest,
I just got my ticket for the Craig Muni fantasy camp!
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Michael J. Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:48 pm
@Kenny44,
Nice
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:45 pm
@Lake Forest,
Cliff Ronning is one of those players you hate to play against but would love to have on your team.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:51 pm
@Kenny44, + 7(7)!
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:50 pm
@Lake Forest,
Matty Norstrom needs to man up
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:54 pm
@Kenny44 – 17,
Boy, could we use a guy like Craig Johnson in the lineup right about now…
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
@Lake Forest,
Jacques Demers has great big brass cojones
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toemas_sandstrom Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:57 pm
@Lake Forest, Brad Doty and Andy Kopidor
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Hi Mr Sutter, my name is @Lake Forest.
Do you happen to have any single daughters that might be available right now?
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:05 pm
@Lake Forest,
My brother in law, Ryan Getzlaf
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:07 pm
@Lake Forest,
Oh, thank God, it’s under review in Toronto
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:22 pm
@Kenny44, Lmao! Winner
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:13 pm
Hun, would you like to watch Kings hockey or HSN tonight?
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:14 pm
@Lake Forest,
Why don’t have hot cheerleaders like these Oiler girls?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:26 pm
Anyone wanna head up to Sharkeez, Hermosa with me?
I heard they’ve got some really wholesome chicks.
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Goring 19 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:39 pm
@Lake Forest, replace Lombardi with Tambellini
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dMan Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:28 pm
@Lake Forest, Terry Murray was instrumental in getting the Cup!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:44 am
@Lake Forest,
Rich Hammond? Who is that?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:50 am
Hey Marty, would you mind signing this curved stick for me?
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:29 am
@Lake Forest,
I miss the Forum.
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vplaza Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:00 am
@Lake Forest,
Man, that hit Kessler took was really worth a penalty.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:13 am
Oh sure Mr McNall, I’d be happy to cosign on that bank loan of yours.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:53 am
That’s a nice 99 jersey you’re wearing … but do Kings even have a 99 on the roster?
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
@Lake Forest, Right behind the Kings my other favorite teams are
Vancouver, Anaheim, Phoenix and San jose
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Save, Hrudey! Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 5:14 pm
@Lake Forest,
Let’s trade Quick for Luongo.
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That Pronger guy is a class act!!
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Think Ryan Callahan got a dislocated shoulder.
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Things that might benefit the Kings as the Dorks play the Sharts tonight…
Marleau remembers how he normally plays in the playoffs and is never heard from again…
Joe Thorton sprains his big toe and is out for the year…
Martin Havlat trips over the blue line and breaks his torso…out indefinitely
…oh, by the way, this is all in the first five minutes of the game…
So, the ducks break the streak and later this week… Corey perry, after being benched for ( in the coaches opinion) not cursing loud enough after scoring a hat trick in OT for the win…Is traded to the Kings for a third round pick in ’14 and a player to be named later…
Later TL sweetens the deal by adding a 4th round pick in return for Teemu Selani
It could happen
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:07 pm
@g smith86, Fancy them Sharks to clean up the Pacific this season and whisk away the Cup because, as Drew Remenda reminds me, they have the “BEST LINE IN HOCKEY!!!”.
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g smith86 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:09 pm
@Duncanz, LOL…I’ll take the best goalie over the best line come playoff time anyday! …Remind of that…and also SCOREBOARD!!!
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jess Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
@g smith86,
Main line hockey media loves the regular season stars. Too bad they rarely win cups.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:58 pm
@jess,
Its a good thing that we suck
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Gustavo Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:52 pm
@g smith86,
Who is TL?
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
@Gustavo, Tim Leiweke.
By then DL will have been rightfully fired for refusing to deal with the Ducks.
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NHL Center Ice preview on satellite…
Great, now I can pick between the Sharks or Ducks announcers. I can’t believe I’m going with the Ducks crew. Sharks announcers are just too much to stomach with their hotstreak.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:04 pm
@LA_1968, /\/\/\ As noted above, lol.
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jess Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:10 pm
@LA_1968,
Ducks don’t seem to have a lack of luck when it comes to bounces. Hope they beat the sharks tonight.
-Yeah, it’s amazing how Hayward has the keen ability to suck the value out of any given moment. Good thing I don’t get the sharks announcers, can’t imagine it being any worse.
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What are the odds that DD1 was too busy at the driving range to catch that glorious seing eye ‘wrister’ from the blue line that JMFJ delivered vs the Wild tonight?
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 9:38 pm
@Duncanz,
Actually, he did see it. DD: “Did you see that head fake?”
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Ducks & Sharks game a 3 pointer.
[Groan..]
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:11 pm
Ok, contrary to conventional belief I may know nothing about hockey, but can anyone (@Kenny?) explain to me why at 2:57 into OT Corey Perry does not put himself offside as he enters the zone ahead of the puck there?
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:23 pm
@Duncanz,
If you are in full control of the puck at the point it hits the blue line you can turn while maintaining possession and not be offsides even if your skates leave the blue before the puck. Not sure if that’s the letter of the rule, but that’s how it’s been explained to me by the kind of man whom Jannik Hansen is allowed to cross check without consequence.
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xeropoint Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
@Duncanz, You’re allowed to do that if you have total possession.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:31 pm
@xeropoint, Kenny44,
Dudes, thanks.
I could almost swear I’ve seen identical plays called before for ‘putting himself offside’.
Guess I have yet to er … earn my stripes.
Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:41 pm
@Duncanz
Subjective call. If you take blade away from the puck at any point, it’s typically called though.
Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
@Duncanz,
I was trying to enjoy The Joe Shmoe Show, thank you very much. Now I’ll be fretting over that extra point until Thursday
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:35 pm
@Kenny44, Did you see it?
Sharks on home ice have to nick a late tying goal and scraped through with a 1-0 shootout win. Score 3:2.
Who the heck lets something like that happen to them?
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:43 pm
@Duncanz,
It’s the daily deal this season.
I think we’ve found the magic formula the NHL has been looking for all these years to open up the games – no training camp.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 10:58 pm
@Kenny44, What you really mean is an annual 3 month lockout!
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how was kopi the first star of the game last night instead of carter…???
i d k – maybe the press vote keeper couldn’t read his own writing and mistakenly thought he wrote down “11″ instead of “77″…
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 11:36 pm
@variable, solidarity with O’Neal after Carter dissed him in bench interview a couple nights before?
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variable Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:22 am
@Kenny44,
could be…(?)
but all i know is…don’t give paati oneal too much ice in his drinks when discussing the o.c….believe me, it might be used as a weapon against you…:)
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KC23 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 6:14 am
@Kenny44, I was wondering if the media is pushing for Kopitar to get super star status nationally.
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RobSD Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 9:04 am
@Kenny44,
How did he dis Oneal?
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 9:08 am
@RobSD,
I think one of the ice shovel-ers was trying to get around carter but he was doing the interview. Carter got upset with the person and it sounded like he was upset with O’Neil.
Against Edmonton..
DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 9:10 am
@RobSD,
I think they had an off camera debate as to which one had the best “intentionally messed up” hair style. Its a guy thing.
Kenny44 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:26 pm
@RobSD,
O’Neal asked about getting the power play going. Carter responded with: “Well, I hit the post a couple of times. What do you want me to do?”
@FKA PakiFro
That was the after the fact explanation from O’Neal. Was that “What do you want me to do” directed at O’Neal or the shovelier? I couldn’t tell from the live feed but it sure sounded like a zinger.
I’ll give Carter the benefit of the doubt. But that 3 stars exclusion begs for a blog conspiracy theory.
FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:07 pm
@Kenny44,
Ohhhh interesting. I totally don’t remember hearing that. If true, sounds like a jerk-ish thing to say.
kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
@variable,
If you listen carefully, you can here Carter tell O’Neil what he was referring to. It was somebody (Ice Crew) not making their intentions clear enough as he/she/it was moving past Carter.
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So how’s that whole Penner thing going? Check it out.
http://kingsnewsdaily.com/if-it-aint-broke/
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Hello, you have reached the voicemail for Dean Lombardi, General Manager of the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings hockey club. Sorry I can’t take your call right since I am busy working on “5-peat” Cup plan, but please follow the prompts or leave a message. If this is Luc or Drew, please press “1″ and leave your suggested Lombardi chant. I was thinking something like “Looooooooooom” or “Baaaaaaaaard” but will defer to your judgement. If this is the GM from either Vancouver, San Jose or St. Louis, sorry, not interested in trading and no, you can’t touch our Cup. Get your own (never happen). If this is Paul Armbruster, yes, I voted for you. If this is Shane Doan, no, we won’t reconsider the off-season offer of half of what you are getting now. We have Penner and don’t need you. If this is the NHL main office in Toronto, yes, I would still like to file a complaint about Burrow’s shoot-out attempt. If he wants to play ECHL style hockey, then send him there. If this is Canadien Solar, yes, we put your CGI add up on TV and no, we can’t help it if people from sunny southern California don’t want to buy solar products from a company based in non-sunny Canada. If this is McDonalds, yes, we love the partnersnhip, but could you please reconsider changing your company colors to black, silver and white so you match our company colors? If this is Matt Greene, yes, we know you want to start playing on Thursday, but you need to follow the doctor’s orders and stay in the hospital. If this is the Ticket Sales department, can someone please tell me who this “@Puck73″ guy is and why does he get higher attending fan appreciation than we do? For everyone else, please leave a message and Go Kings Go – Again!!
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KC23 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 9:46 am
@DesertKing, puck73 sure can work a party crowd. These next 5 months are gonna be fun for us bloggers! Going Thursday? I’ll be there.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:47 am
@KC23,
Wish I could. On a budget this year due to my son heading off to college this summer plus I have to work Thursday.
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 9:58 am
@DesertKing, Sweet.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:02 am
@DesertKing,
The dude’s awesome.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:48 am
@kissmyblarneystones,
Yea, Lombardi is a pretty good dude.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:34 am
@DesertKing,
Morning Forward Lines
Brown (23) Kopitar (11) Williams (14)
Clifford (13) Richards (10) Carter (77)
Gagne (12)/Richardson (15) Stoll (28) Lewis (22)
King (74)/Penner (25) Fraser (24) Nolan (71)
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Bradapiller Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:27 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I’d like to see Gagne-Stoll-Penner and King-Lewis-Nolan for the bottom 6 tomorrow.
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nykingfan Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:56 am
@Bradapiller,
I’m getting to the point of not wanting to see Gagne in the lineup any longer.
He’s here on reputation alone. It’s early but his skills look like they’ve deteriorated.
For what both of them bring, I’d rther see Ritchie get the shot in the lineup. If Gagne’s not scoring, he’s taking up space.
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stagger Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:06 am
@nykingfan,
Did you see the last game? Gagne played great IMHO.
Bradapiller Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:20 am
@nykingfan, He definitely doesn’t go out and clobber people and I think he’s still a little wary about getting hit but he has good playmaking abilities and i think he’ll start producing when he gets comfortable with his line mates. That said Richardson definitely adds more energy and toughness.
nykingfan Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:53 pm
@Bradapiller,
We all see things ifferently..
I jsu think if he’s not scoring, he doesn’t bring enough to warrant his place in the lineup.
but that’s just my opinion
Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:39 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
No sign of no.33 again, eh?
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:44 am
@Duncanz, Not as of yet, no.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:27 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Hmm, is this shaping up to be the big issue of our season?
Between DS’s comments and WM’s continued absence, I’m not liking these developments one bit.
Lake Forest Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
@Duncanz, I sure hope not. WM has earned too much respect from me with his play for me to say anything other than “when he is ready”…. I don’t hope drama is created by Sutters comments. It’s the first negative reflection I have heard him give a player like WM regarding injury.
I mean sure he calls players out on their play and tells them how it is, but this is different. WM has been our stay at home rock defensemen. To play any earlier than when he feels comfortable I think would be a mistake.
Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:02 pm
@Lake Forest, DS this morning reportedly said no setback, he’s in the gym working on conditioning. But you might at least have expected WM to skate on his own after the team practice if he was still on target to return imminently.
Hopefully for all concerned this doesn’t represent the first significant player/coach rift in DS’s reign..
Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:07 pm
Really? Hmm. Had no idea…cough, cough.
http://kingsnewsdaily.com/no-setback-for-mitchell-says-kings-gm-dean-lombardi/
harty Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), sit Richardson and Penner again………
this team is starting to roll, King would be next to sit if he continues down the road he is going……….
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:08 pm
@harty, I think you’re onto something re: King. My GUESS is he sits tomorrow.
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Wonder if they could make time to show this video at practice today?
http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/21623604/this-is-what-an-nhl-power-play-looks-like-at-its-very-best
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:45 am
@PurpleRocks,
You ain’t kidding. That was a thing of beauty.
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Gustavo Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:06 am
@PurpleRocks,
Just about any power play with Pavel Datsyuk in it would work just as well.
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:06 am
@PurpleRocks,
That video of the Islanders brings Thomas Hickey to mind. Not one of Mr. Lombardi’s finer memories. Hasn’t played much for NYI either.
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Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:44 am
@LA_1968, Well, actually he made the lineup right off the bat and in 2 games is an E with TOI of 12:22 & 12:30, and their results were an OT loss and a comprehensive victory @Pens so that isn’t too bad for starters.
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KC23 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:58 pm
@Duncanz, Hickey’s eating up minutes on the NYI last paring on defense and is even. That is pretty darn good actually. Hickey’s a lot better than most King’s fans realise.
I do agree it wasn’t DL’s best though. Not because Hickey isn’t a better hockey player, but because DL got a zero return for him. I can’t believe someone wouldn’t give up a late round draft pick for him, but to just give him up on the wavier wire? That sounds like someone’s ego couldn’t handle truth of the situation, but who knows?
Waivers: Zach Boychuk (CAR) Frazer McLaren (SJ) Cam Janssen (NJ).
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Lokti asked for a trade again.
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:55 am
@goldielocks,
I don’t blame him. It would take multiple injuries for him to actually play for the Kings. Even then I don’t think Coach Sutter would be happy with him. Well, maybe he could be a third line backup.
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goldielocks Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 10:59 am
@LA_1968,
Yes. And the question is, can we get something in return? Seems like no seller for D in the market. Perhaps a draft pick?
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LA_1968 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:11 am
@goldielocks,
Huge amount of buyers for D. Not a good time to sell either. Every team is still in it. All the teams want to be big forecheckers now and Lokti doesn’t fit that… small. He’d be good for a team in rebuild but they won’t want to give us picks. I like picks.
Token Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
@goldielocks, Lokti will get to play NHL for the Red Wings or a run-and-gun team. The second group, Isles, Oil, etc likely won’t trade for him and wait for the waiver wire.
So unless the Wings want to part with a 3rd rounder, he gets to play out his contract in Manchester and hope for the waivers.
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Kenny44 Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:39 pm
@goldielocks,
Maybe if Lombardi could lean on some of his teammates to actually invite him out to dinner occasionally, it would smooth things over for a while.
http://mayorsmanor.com/2012/02/video-nhl-36-special-on-kings-mike-richards/
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Heard in the Vancouver locker room:
“Damn!”
“Ah, s–t!”
“What the hell use are you if you’re gonna let in point shots in the last minute?”
“Bite me!”
“Don’t touch me there, dude.”
“Give this guy the industrial-strength soap, will ya?”
“You can use the pipe, but get your own prescription”.
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@Robert R,
“Yes, it is all about me and YouTube”
“Why does my brother look like me?”
“1 for 27 and we are the ’1′”
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Robert R Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:25 am
Also:
“The stuff that the refs have–can you get me some of that?”
“So which one of the Ice Crew gets you excited?”
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
@Robert R,
“Bailey, meowrrrrrrrrr!”
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Robert R Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
@DesertKing, Sorry, Bailey only has eyes for the meat wholesaler and the popcorn salesman.
DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:56 pm
@Rober R,
I know that but I don’t believe the Casucks players do.
DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 11:31 am
@Robert R,
“The last time I felt this bad was the last time we played the Kings”
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Robert R Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:50 pm
@DesertKing, No sympathy for them. No sympathy for the enemy. That’s known as the “Stockholm Syndrome”.
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:25 pm
@Robert R, “pass the lube please”
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Robert R Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:52 pm
@Lake Forest, Yeah, whoever gives the least 2-way effort gets the strap-on after the game. The result? No one tries.
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Antics? … maybe but do it with your own style.
http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=652922
And Canucks fan took it seriously.
http://canuckshockeyblog.com/?p=11381
C’mon both of you. Grow up.
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I can’t imagine no Kings’ player or coach said absolutely nothing since the Canucks game on Monday. Give me the crack/updates man!
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Lake Forest Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
@FKA PakiFro, they had the kings locker room response on the previous post
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pr0cess Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
@FKA PakiFro, Nothing to see move along
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DesertKing Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
@FKA PakiFro,
The Casucks came in wanting to measure themselves against the champs. They came up short, as usual, again, like before and now forever, like when they had orange and brown uniforms, like when they sucked, like now.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 1:38 pm
@FKA PakiFro, Spread your wings and fly. There’s a ton being said.
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FKA PakiFro Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
I guess I’m looking for non-video, just plain text quotes that aren’t really condensed. Like Rich used to have. I have read stuff on other sites, but always with commentary. Black and white quotes please…
@Lake Forest,
I guess I should have said after the post-game quotes.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
@FKA PakiFro, It’s nice just to have word for word quotes. Agreed. I’m partial to watching the interview because you get the context, which for me is ultra important. On my last postgame report, I had text quotes accompanied by the video of the interview. I really like that most. Getting both. Another thing too is that one site/story will have more or less of what a player said than another. It would be nice to have the entire interview transcribed, something Rich didn’t even do.
kissmyblarneystones Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 2:18 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Nice subliminal message. Crafty.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:05 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, You are getting sleepy and bored and want to leave. You are now elsewhere enjoying a nice view of something different. You are loving it and never wanting to leave.
Duncanz Reply:
January 30th, 2013 at 3:22 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDourly.com),
That’s great! You have successfully transcendentally transported me to Waikiki.
And you’re right, the view’s fine and I never want to leave!
Now, if only there was something to read here ….