On the strong second period after trailing 1-0 after one:
“We got that goal disallowed, and then got one scored on us…Obviously, we knew that goal wasn’t going to beat us. Hockey’s a 60, sometimes 65 minute game. Whether or not you break a team in the first period, or whether it’s midway through the second or third doesn’t really matter as long as you play the same way. Eventually you’ll wear a team out. I think that’s what we did.”
On the sequence of killing a penalty, a timely Jonathan Quick save, and then a Kings goal:
“I mean, that’s hockey, right? A big save at one end, and a goal in the other end. I know when guys are sitting in the penalty box – especially for four minutes – they’re heart’s going quite a bit, and they’re cheering on as hard as they can. I know Jeff felt bad getting that penalty, but I didn’t think they didn’t had very many opportunities. I thought our penalty kill did a great job.”
On earning the game’s first star and his personal performance:
“They’re a team – they come down hard on the walls and therefore open up the points a little bit. I thought our D-men did a great job getting shots through tonight and being available. For myself, personally, I’m happy I can obviously help a little bit. Confidence gets better within every game that you play. I’m still trying to keep things as simple as I can, because I know my game’s not exactly where it needs to be as of yet, but I feel it coming.”
nice deke willams
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J Dub, probably the most intelligent Kings’ interviewee.
Love hearing that he’s aware he’s not where he needs to be as of yet.
If this guy were to break out, the Kings would be sitting pretty.
He doesn’t have 2 Stanley Cup rings for nothing.
Same could be said for Penns, come to think of it.
Need both guys to click into 3peat mode and carry us to glory once again!
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KingMe20 Reply:
February 5th, 2013 at 10:02 pm
@Duncanz,
I agree about his intelligence. I see him being a coach when he’s done playing, and probably a good one at that.
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BringBackTheShieldJersey Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 12:50 am
@Duncanz, Scuderi > Williams for analysis.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 1:11 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, Could be, but all in all JW comes across as the brightest of the bunch – not to say that some guys aren’t hiding their inner smarts, though.
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Kings x Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 1:05 am
@Duncanz, the frasier, penner, Williams line
The I can’t hear you, my Stanley cup rings are plugging my ears line
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Patrick O’Sullivan netted the Kings Justin Williams… Might be one of the most one-sided trades the Kings have ever pulled off.
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