This is the first of four meetings between Los Angeles and Anaheim this season. After tonight, the two teams will meet on Monday, February 25 at Staples Center, Sunday, April 7 at Honda Center, and Saturday, April 13 at Staples Center.
Last year, the Kings finished 5-1-0 against the Ducks, going 3-0-0 at home and 2-1-0 on the road. Two games were decided in shootouts, and all games were decided by either one or two goals. In Anaheim’s lone win last season – a 3-2 Ducks win on at Honda Center on December 6, 2011 – Bobby Ryan scored the game-winner with 49 seconds remaining in regulation. Jonathan Quick started all six games against Anaheim last season and holds an 11-5-2 lifetime record against the Ducks with a 2.43 goals against average and .908 save percentage. Jonas Hiller was excellent in his five starts against Los Angeles last year, going 1-2-2 with a 2.14 goals against average and a .936 save percentage. Lifetime, he’s 7-8-2 with a 2.37 GAA and .922 Sv% against the Kings.
Since February 8, 2010, the two teams have split the last eight meetings at Honda Center.
Anaheim is playing the second game of a back-to-back set. Last night, they defeated Minnesota 3-1 at home behind the first three assist game from Teemu Selanne since February 11, 2011 and two goals from promising forward Kyle Palmieri on his 22nd birthday. The Ducks’ 4-1-1 record is the club’s best start through six games since their Stanley Cup-winning season of 2006-07. Bobby Ryan carries a three-game point streak into tonight’s contest.
Goals/Game: LAK – 28th / 1.83; ANA – 6th / 3.17
Goals Against/Game: LAK – 9th / 2.50; ANA – 17th / 2.83
Power Play: LAK – 30th / 6.1%; ANA – 10th / 23.5%
Penalty Kill: LAK – 5th / 86.7%; ANA – 28th / 68.2%
Faceoffs: LAK – 12 / 50.8%; ANA – 16th / 49.6%
Projected Lines – Los Angeles
Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Simon Gagne – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Jordan Nolan
Rob Scuderi – Drew Doughty
Slava Voynov – Alec Martinez
Davis Drewiske – Jake Muzzin
Jonathan Quick
Jonathan Bernier
Notes: With Dustin Penner’s insertion into the lineup, it is possible that Kyle Clifford will slot alongside Colin Fraser and Jordan Nolan, potentially bumping Dwight King out of the lineup for tonight’s game (see quotes below). As always, lineup projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.
Projected Lines – Anaheim
Matt Beleskey – Ryan Getzlaf – Corey Perry
Kyle Palmieri – Bobby Ryan – Teemu Selanne
Andrew Cogliano – Saku Koivu – Daniel Winnik
Emerson Etem – Nick Bonino – Devante Smith-Pelly
Sheldon Souray – Francois Beauchemin
Toni Lydman – Luca Sbisa
Bryan Allen – Cam Fowler
Jonas Hiller
Viktor Fasth
Notes: Top defensive prospect Sami Vatanen made his NHL debut in last night’s game in place of Lydman and earned power play time, as coach Bruce Boudreau is mindful of the 35-year-old Lydman and might be hesitant to play him on back to back nights. Coaches are occasionally wary of changing lineups after wins, but Lydman is the projected starter, per this report. Bobby Ryan, primarily a left wing opposite Teemu Selanne, has been shifted to center, which should create some interesting faceoffs against former Mora IK teammate Anze Kopitar. More coverage of that dynamic will be posted shortly. Long Beach native and 2010 first round draft pick Emerson Etem should appear in his third career game. As always, lineup projections are educated assessments and not definite alignments.
Quotes:
Darryl Sutter, on the evolution of 42-year-old Teemu Selanne:
“I don’t know how you evolve when you score – what did he score, 75 goals his first year? So I don’t know how you evolve.”
Sutter, on Selanne:
“The reason he’s still a top, top player is because he has a great desire to be a top player still, and he loves the game.”
Sutter, on whether Clifford will slot alongside Fraser and Nolan:
“We’ll see how the game goes. Our left side has a grand total of two goals this year in six games. He’s got one. Brown’s got one.”
Sutter, on the young defensemen absorbing ice time in the absence of Mitchell and Greene (Friday):
“I don’t think we were quite as sharp [Thursday] night. I think that a couple of our young guys didn’t handle the speed quite as well. Not so much the speed on the outside, but the speed down low and things like that, and that’s an issue against Anaheim because they have guys that are – especially that Getzlaf line – that are so good down low.”
Bruce Boudreau, on what he saw in the win over Minnesota (Friday):
“Consistency. To be good, the good teams do that not once and a while, but they do that all the time, and we would like to be thought of that way, but we have to prove it.”
Kyle Palmieri, on playing with Bobby Ryan and Teemu Selanne (Friday):
“I was excited. I played with Bobby in the past and we had success together, but tonight was the first time I played with him as my centerman and he played great. Our line came to work tonight and we were fortunate to get some offensive scoring chances. I think coach Boudreau stressed that we were good in our own d-zone and I think we were great tonight. We played a full 200-foot game which translated into a couple goals for our line.”
Winner?
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 12:58 pm
@kissmyblarneystones,
Yeah baby. going to the game and am hoping the boys snap out of it.
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Bruce Boudreau … amazing the guy has never had a heart attack.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:13 pm
@goldielocks, agood thing he’s not coaching the Capitals any longer.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:24 pm
@Duncanz,
Yup. That team ain’t healthy for him.
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Penner’s back and that makes me happy (not joking)
Also, 6.1% is a laughable power play but I could care less about special teams as long as we get two points and don’t make it a three point game.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:15 pm
@Scratch, 6.1% vs 62.8%.
this should be fun.
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:27 pm
@Duncanz,
A classic something’s got to give situation – are you predicting an own goal by the Ducks?
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linny Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:52 pm
@Itchy, IMO, u should care about special teams cuz if they don’t start getting some pp goals they wont make the playoffs. Just two pp goals here n there and we’d have 8 or 9 points instead of 6
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Itchy Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:10 pm
@linny,
If you don’t get it done 5-on-5 no number of power plays will help you win. Work ethic is way more important than special teams IMO.
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Who wins tonite? This is pretty easy to figure out. The Kings powerplay currently, early in the regular season isnt clicking at the moment. Also, although the forecheck and scoring chances have been good, the finish is not there currently.
I think somewhere not far down the road, The Kings should start scoring some goals, but at the moment, The Ducks are scoring, and the Kings are not. Until The Kings can take advantage of the numerous powerplays that other teams are giving them, asking JQ to win 1-0, and 2-1 in this league all the time, is asking alot.
Unless JQ comes up big tonite, I like The Ducks at home.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:13 pm
@puck73, This is starting to look and sound a lot like last years team. Unfortunately in 2 months time we may be out of games to make a last ditch run at 8th place if this keeps up. Penner, Richards, Brown and Williams need to start contributing NOW.
I’m gonna say 4-3 Kings in overtime with Richards getting the winning goal.
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puck73 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:19 pm
@HockeyNerd, You make good points. Mike Richards is nowhere near the dominant assit, goal scorer that I saw in Philadelphia at the moment. I think Brown and Williams will start to pick up soon. As for Penner? He is an enigma. I really thought that Daryl Sutters forecheck, and scoring chance system would be great for this guy. We know that he scored 29 goals for Anaheim, and 30 for Edmonton. Its hard to believe that this guy has suddenly forgot how to score because I was really convinced that TM’s system slowed him down.
Tell ya what, Penner better give it all he has, because you know DL is watching closely.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:23 pm
@puck73, We’re gonna run out of left wings if this keeps up. Can Clifford play on all 4 lines? I’m over 50 and have arthritis but I’d be willing to play for minimum league salary…….
neil Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 1:25 pm
@puck73, I swear if I didnt know better T.M. is our coach again…..lots of line changes..no offense….no PP….This team shouldve been in better shape then other teams wrt playing together.
Belexes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:15 pm
@puck73,
So how many goals have the Ducks scored against the Kings this season?
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rogiesbackup Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:43 pm
@puck73, I still think Gagne has better chemistry with M. Richards and Penner belongs in the third line, NOT as a demotion but his style of play really is suited for the third line.
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Kings open the floodgates and win 3-2 in regulation
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look , kopitars hurt , is going to continue to be hurt , so we are screwed ….. we will never score consistently with an injured kopitar or when he dosent play at all
….. in 2011 , when he broke his leg at the end of the season , we knew we were screwed – first game this year no kopi so i knew we would get blown out by chicago while everyone else was wanting to throw an opening day party ……. im like enjoy it , because when the puck drops its going to be ugly without kopi
……………….. and right now is no different ………… hes playing hurt , and is a shell of his former self …. kopitar deciding to play in europe and risk injury is what will prevent this team from repeating – not singleing out any other players or reasons – like bad powerplay etc…. …….. the offense flows thru a healthy kopitar – he makes everybody around him better than they are – so we are screwed ……. i dont see his knee returning to normal until months of rest in the offseason …… oh well , it was fun while it lasted ….. at least we got one stanley cup out of it
…….. regarding kopis decision to play in europe – BAD KOPI , BAD DOG , BAD
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Stuart Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:06 pm
@phil sykes, I’m not sure if we’ve been watching the same shifts, but Kopi looks like his dominant puck-possession body-positioning self. He’s a moose on the puck and is looking to create. I’ve seen him go around people and through people, he’s thrown the body more than he ever had for a regular season, he’s one of the few forwards putting passes on the tape, and he’s hit like 3 posts so far. Without his playing time in Europe he’d be as out of shape as Richards right now.
misdirected criticism @phil sykes, BAD @PHIL, BAD DOG, BAD
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:11 pm
@Stuart, strictly north south ….. no cutting ability at all …. thats not the same kopitar ….. sorry we disagree …. so lets move on
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Stuart Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:14 pm
@phil sykes, no cutting ability… Kopi’s never been one to cut to the middle if he wasn’t already coming down the middle… LOL you’re cracking me up @phil…
but we’ll move on.
goldielocks Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:22 pm
@phil sykes,
We … Gollum?
phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:24 pm
@phil sykes, you have to make cuts all game long that are the difference between getiing around somebody or getting to the puck first etc……… hey i hope his knee gets better …. but im skeptical until i see a difference ……… like i said we disagree …. lets move on
I feel it’s going to be a pretty evenly matched game. I still don’t feel too comfortable without Willy and Greener back there. Quick is being Quick, although in each game this season so far he scares me when he comes out to cut down the shot angle, seems he’s been caught out of position more than once. Might have something to do with the absence of our 2 veteran D guys tho. Hopefully the quacks will be a little worn playing back to back, but you know they want to take it to the Stanley Cup Champs. I expect to see a little facewashing tonight. heh
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:05 pm
@Goring 19, yes quick does come out too far …. always has …. i dont like it either but its just something we have to live with
….. beware of the soft floater from the blueline point guy , because if it gets deflected down to the side – the net is wide open because quick is so far out – just like the first vancouver goal ……. i cant tell me how many easy tap in goals opponents get against us because quick is so far out …. we never get those kind of goals and actually have to beat the goaltender to score – unlike other teams against us with quick in goal ……. its just something we have to deal with because hes not going to change …………..
and yes mitchell and greene help clear those guys out who would tap in those empty netters , so that hurts as well that they are out ….. quick is used to this kind of help ……..but anyways u have to take the good with the bad …………. overall , do i believe hes better than bernier – yes i do ….. but quick coming out of the net so far is a weakness of his to me ….. his strenghts are his athletic ability and battle mentality
…. i believe hes a top 10 goalie in the league for sure but i dont think hes the best because of his style ……. i feel with a healthy kopitar to keep the offense on track and say a mike smith or lundquist type of goalie this team wouild never lose , but hey like i said , quick is still better than most … so i try not to complain too much about him
and yes , he won the conn smythe , but dosent mean i have to agree with it ,…. he gave up alot of bad goals in the playoffs last year that everybody decided to forget about ……………… ones off the top of my head …… miscommunication with doughty behind net – phoenix scores as quick cant scramble back in time …. center ice against phoenix …. beat stlouis 4-2 in game three but both goals by stewart were bad …..first a weak backhand from a bad angle and then dropping an easy glover to the ice where stewart tapped into an empty net for his second goal of the game ….. parise giveaway behind the net that lost game 5 in new jersey – yes it came early but that one goal made the differnce as devils won 2-1 ………… thats just off the top of my head – there were others
to me , a healthy kopitar should always be team mvp and conn smythe winner – he is the difference – always ….. and right now hes not healthyh ….. so i dont like our chances of scoring or reapaeating as champs ……. anyways , thats just my two cents
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Stuart Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:12 pm
@phil sykes, trolling ducks fan??? JQ gave up a lot of bad goals in last years run??? he didn’t even give up a lot of goals, PERIOD. Considering they lost one game to the Yotes, none to the Blues and two games to the champions of the east, I’d say his “bad” goals weren’t very detrimental… considering ALL the brilliant saves he made, I’ll happily take ONE from the blue line, a mishandle behind the net here and there… unbelievable.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:32 pm
@Stuart, like i said i like him overall … and yes , many of the ones he gave up were bad , but since we won all games in which he gave up bad goals it gets glossed over (except for jersey game) ….. and yes he also made some brillant stops as well …. will you relax …. just because somebody gives an honest evaluation of someone dosent mean they are a ducks fan
DesertKing Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:28 pm
@phil sykes,
Yes, Quick won the Conn Smyth. And you don’t agree with it? I guess winning that Stanley Cup with the one of the top 2 mosy dominant goal tending performances in NHL history is something you don’t agree with either? Oooooooooooooook……………….
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DesertKing Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:29 pm
@DesertKing,
Oh yea, neither Lundqvist or Smith have a Stanley Cup or Conn Smythe so therefore THEY SUCK!
phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:34 pm
@DesertKing, sorry , it was our dominant defense style – not quick alone , but he was part of it , no doubt
goldielocks Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:34 pm
@DesertKing,
Smith … never comes out of the crease like he is a lid of the goal mouth. Some style … Lundqvist is not as bad as Smith but the same kind. It’s funny 2 golaies who have the same style(Thomas and Quick) won Conn Smythe 2 years in a row.
Goring 19 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:36 pm
@phil sykes, yeah I guess what I’m just sayin is Quick still plays great, makes great saves etc… but all goalies come out to cut down the angel on breakaways, 2 on 1s, but JQ seems to be coming far out when there’s traffic in front of him leaving the net exposed and got burned a couple of times for it so far. He didn’t really do that last year, staying low and watching the shot come through was his style. But all in all, Quick is the least player I’m worried about, Mr. Conn Smythe winner himself. You can’t argue that.
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neil Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:40 pm
@Goring 19, “Quick is the least player I’m worried about”……..I worry about all the players all the time !!! LOL….
phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:59 pm
@Goring 19, yea goring we are on the same page …. when all 10 guys are in the zone and play is bogged down and then a point shot comes – thats no time to be three feet out of the crease – too much traffic for bad thing to happen like deflections off to the side and easy empty net tap ins ….. i couldnt agree more ….. hes lucky he plays on such a good defensive team but hey , like you i still think hes great – but just pointing out his weaknesses as every team does before a game , so you can try and beat him ….. agressive goalies like thomas and quick need great defenses to play that style – and they both have that – so it works ………… just pointing out its a weakness of his ………….. notice how teams are also starting to shoot the puck wide on purpose so it comes out the other side for an easy tap in ………… it happened twice in colorado and once in edmonton (although the edmonton goal was wrongly disallowed because starting crying) hey his crying got the refs to overturn what was easily a good goal – so i wasnt complaining of course …………. i did think it was poetic justice when the oilers scored seconds later
but anyways , yes the deflection thing for easy tap in , but now im noticing teams are shooting wide on purpose as well , as i just described above …………. you look to expose his weakness as an opponent , and that is jon quicks only weakness
CB14 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:49 pm
@phil sykes, Your comment is one of the most ridiculous comments i’ve ever read. The Kings are 10th in Goals allowed, 28th in goals for, but you’re going on and on about everything Jonathan Quick does wrong. Yeah, that makes sense. “He didn’t deserve the Conn Smythe trophy”, Did you watch the playoffs last season? You’re crazy.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:07 pm
@CB14, sorry i feel kopi always deserves that …. he is everything to this team
and yes saw every second of the playoffs and saw quick give up plenty of lousy goals ……… but like i said if any of you would listen …. that i still like him alot ……….. just pointing out his weakness in my opinion
Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:23 pm
@spykesy, Now, I notice you didn’t outright deny being a Ducks fan …
But you’re right about one thing, @Stuey needs to settle down and start planning his cocktail mixtures for tonight’s game.
As for Quickie, much of what you say has merit except for when you imagine that last season’s errors overshadowed the undoubtable fact that time and again, during the regular season and playoffs, he pulled off miracles and magic to rescue us, keeping us in games and sometimes outright stealing them.
The Kings’ ultimate success revolved around the superlative level of his performances throughout the season.
This season he hasn’t quite slipped back into his zone yet, but due to his character and professionalism, I’ve got full confidence in him to be back there before too long.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:33 pm
@Duncanz, no kopi ….. kings do not win the stanley cup last year … no chance
no quick – kings still win it with bernier ……… just my opinion …… hope his knee starts feeling better because right now im skeptical it will untill he has a full offseason to rest it
phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:02 pm
@Duncanz, no , not a ducks fan , 100 percent kings for over 30 years ….. although this return to the terry murray era hope for a bounce off a shinpad type of offense leaves me longing for a ducks or oilers game to see some real action …………. please kopi , get well soon …………..because last years playooff offense looks nothing like this years offense ………….. same personnel ….. so whats the difference ? …… kopitars knee ……….. im telling you ….. our offense flows thru a healthy kopitar …………. unhealthy kopitar and we have what we see now ………….. i mean what else could it be ……… its the exact same personnel
Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:34 pm
@phil, Be there on the in-game blog, tonight.
We’ll have some fun with all these deluded souls who still rate Kopi & Quicker.
Belexes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:26 pm
@phil sykes,
Nice to have a new troll here! You criticize Quick and want to replace him with a guy with worse stats (Lundqvist).
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phil sykes Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:36 pm
@Belexes, oh yea lundquist was .01 higher goals against and had a better save percentage …. yea how could i say such a thing ….vessna trophy to boot – not quick
relax dude ….. if u would read what i said , you would see im a quick fan
This weird thing of continuing to refer to the Kings as just “Los Angeles” is……hmmmm. Interesting?
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:03 pm
@Vern-acular, Trying to make the distinction with Sacramento for the Fox 11 sports and weather reporters monitoring the blog.
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I am hoping that with the ducks allowing more PP goals that we can get out PP juices (LOL) going!
We really need a breakthrough in scoring. 5on5 on the PP, hell the PK too!!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:28 pm
@Mars, Yes! Or maybe we will make a Brown hole in their ice.
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I wish I could say the Kings where trying to lull their apponents back into a sence complacensy and make them feel like last year was anomaly and then strick at the last minute and pounce for the playoff push……But I can’t and I feel as like maybe they don’t have the killer drive and fear to fail that only a rare few display. I hope i’m wrong, I sure was supprised after some bad stretches last year, stretches this year won’t afford us
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Ravens Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 2:47 pm
@Ravens, paordon the few mispells in the heat of passion
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:30 pm
@Ravens, You shouldn’t try to blog and bang at the same time.
Bang your drum, I mean.
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Why is the Kings’ top scorer on the 4th line? For those of you who think I am talking about Kopitar, Williams, Brown, Richards, Carter, Doughty -try again. CLIFFORD!
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YoBro Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:24 pm
@jonsey, Prolly cuz most of his pts have come in that role, with those players. It’s his comfort zone, and it’s where he shines.
Go Kings
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CB14 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:51 pm
@YoBro, Agreed.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:53 pm
@YoBro, Good answer. The 2nd line needs to click without cliff. We have goal scorers who need to step up. The colonel is perfect for the 3rd line.
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 3:35 pm
@jonsey, thanks for clarifying who you were referring to!
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:34 pm
@Lake Forest, +13
I was furiously checking my stats sheets until I got to the end of that riddle.
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we need a win tonight…i sense a little edginess to the blog today !!!!
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It is time for the Kings to go on their traditional multi-game-win-streak-just-before-the-season-midpoint-so-they-can-stay-in-the-run-for-the-playoffs run. Looking for the Kings to pt togehter a full 60 minute effort against our cross-town rivals.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 4:56 pm
@DesertKing,
They can’t leave it much longer, with 6 points – 11th in the Conf and all the teams we’re chasing playing today or tomorrow. I’d say SJ is out of reach already.
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rick Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:36 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, 6 games in and you have already waived the white flag?
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My son went to the Ducks game last night with some Duck fans in the neighborhood. His scouting report is that Perry took a beating last night and Getzlaf was mostly cruising around, but Selanne and Ryan were dangerous all night. Fowl-er still rushes up ice in a way that leaves him vulnerable to big hits. If you guys think Doughty takes too much time getting his shot away, wait til you see Souray.
I hope the boys bother Hiller. You never know what might shake loose those crystals again
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Not very favourable comments by Sutter regarding our left side wingers.
Guess what Darrly Sutter the kid your referring to makes $870k and the slugs you don’t talk about are making millions of dollars. This is what drives me crazy, Cliffy leading the team in scoring still and he is still crapping on him. But the following plugs get off without the coach saying anything…..
-Williams
-Richards
-Stoll
-Penner, especially
-Gagne
-Brown
-Doughty
-com’on Darryl at least be equal in your comments. Getting tired of his Alberta farmland talk……..
Not funny any more and start forming sentences.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:00 pm
@harty, Not picking holes, but that last sentence wasn’t a proper sentence.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:07 pm
@harty, But seriously, I’m pretty much with you here.
I think DS might have collided headfirst with one or two of those 1/4 million $ combine harvesters of his during the lockout.
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:09 pm
@harty,
Equal time – maybe a strongly worded letter to the FCC is your best recourse. It’s interesting how the refreshing new honest voice who took over last season has now burned his through his honeymoon, AFTER leading us to our first championship which involved minimal contribution from certain left wingers and monumental contributions from others. Hard to see how 6 games in a seasonette erases everything.
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“I sense something, something I’ve not felt since….”
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:26 pm
@Goring 19, … 1977?
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Not sure why Nolan is in the lineup. There has to be someone better for the 4th line.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:10 pm
@Canuck75, Dale Weise is unavailable.
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MickSorley Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:31 pm
@Canuck75, Nolan has bee a physical presence in every game so far. Yes he’s not lighting the lamp every night (or any night yet) but he has delivered some key hits at key times. I personally think he has a ton of upside. As I mentioned this the other day on KND, I see a lot of Wayne Simmonds in JN. He could crack the top six in a couple of years if he can develop his offensive skills.
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MickSorley Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 5:35 pm
@MickSorley, Umm. Not my most elegant prose hah. #proofread
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Canuck75 Reply:
February 2nd, 2013 at 6:58 pm
@MickSorley, all I see is Nolan killing every cycle that gets started. Sure, he has the odd hit, but IMO a fourth line needs to cycle the puck in the offensive end and generate some buzz. This kid doesn’t do that. No way top six. He will be lucky to stay in the league.
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I have read this entire thing and it is apparent that Phil S may like Quick, it is NOT apparent that you are a Quick fan. You haven’t said one thing in his favor. It is pretty obvious your love for Kopitar is fogging your logic. Did you not see the replay in Edmonton? It clearly showed the opponent keeping his foot tangled with Quicks to deter him. Maybe we will all relax when we show a little faith.
goaliemom
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