On what Slava Voynov is doing well:
“He’s doing a really good job defending, meaning [he’s] getting in and out of battles well, moving pucks well. He’s clearly been our best player at it from back there. That’s what he’s good at. He’s not doing anything different or any better. He’s doing it. It’s what we need the other players to do.”
On what allowed the Kings to win a road game Tuesday night:
“Every team has different strengths and weaknesses, and as long as the players know what they are, you try and work around it. Probably the biggest play in the game last night was Dubinsky leaving the game and not coming back, and Richie leaving for 19 [minutes] and coming back. That’s probably the biggest difference of the game. The strength of our team should be the strength of our centermen. And it’s not necessary that it’s been yet, but it should be. The strength of their team, a big part, was getting Dubinsky and Anisimov this summer – two centermen. So you lose one for half the game – it’s pretty significant.”
On the team getting closer to where it needs to be:
“We’re learning a lot about them, quite honest, because it’s a totally different group. You’re playing four defensemen that aren’t used to situations they’re in. Quite honest, it’s very similar to the team we played last night, what they’re doing. There’s a lot of growth there and a lot of little areas that you’d have preferred to have two or three more weeks with. It’s a challenge.”
On what he heard heard about Andrew Campbell from Manchester:
“Not much. Just want a bigger guy. [We’ll] take a look at him. That’s all. He hasn’t played much. He’s missed a lot of hockey this year. See what his practice pace is like. That’s the biggest difference. Andrew Bodnarchuk was a really good little defenseman. Hey, we need Muzzin and Martinez and Drewiske to be a hell of a lot better players for us, otherwise we’re going to look at other players. That’s the way I see it.”
again tough position to play coming into the NHL……..
hate to say it but we need to bundle some players for a D man trade……….
or, we go through the motions this year and wait for Mitchell and Greene to be healthy and try again next year………
but, next year we have multiple contract issues with many players as UFA and RFA status…….
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Save, Hrudey! Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
@harty,
And what “bundle” can we put together that 1) will look enticing to another team, and yet 2) not cost us too much so that “this year” becomes “in five years”?
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 2:14 pm
@Save, Hrudey!, +1
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Dannnnnnnnnnnnnnng, calling them out. I thought AMART was playing well, played really well last night
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xeropoint Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 3:02 pm
@Lake Forest, Concur. Not sure what Martinez was doing wrong…
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hbjohn Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
@Lake Forest, Not taking the body, turning over the puck, not being hard to play against… Just a guess.
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Fear of Daryl, that’s the way the boys won last year
Go Daryl Go!
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 4:15 pm
@gailweb,
Love of Darryl, Respect of Darryl, The desire to impress Darryl. I think fear is secondary to the three just previously mentioned. It’s a fine balance, but too much fear breeds resentment,
Darryl is a ‘Been there, done that’ type of coach, and all the boys know and respect that.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
February 7th, 2013 at 8:57 am
@kissmyblarneystones, Much better way IMO. Fear as a motivator only goes so far. These guys like Darryl and respect his hockey acumen. I don’t think they fear him.
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Hi Jon -
Thanks for the updates. Just wondering if the lines were the same at practice today as they were in the game last night?
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JonRosen Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
@PurpleRocks, they weren’t wearing color/line-aligned practice jerseys today, so it was difficult to tell. My projection is that the forward lines will stay the same. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Campbell makes his debut tomorrow night, potentially in the place of Muzzin.
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Got to love the coach. DS calls it like he sees it. Wake up you three D’men. You might not be around for much longer.
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If the Kings bring their Columbus effort to Nashville and Detroit, we will leave the Joe Louis Arena with a two-game losing streak.
It’s getting better, but what we saw in Tuesday’s first period we will see for a full 60 minutes with the Preds and Wings. Gotta ramp up the intensity. Can’t count on another 51-save effort from #32 (it was quite a rush to witness that, though).
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Mars Reply:
February 6th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
@Robert R, agree, We NEED a full 60
I only was able to watch the replay (work)
Watching it and Knowing we won I was overly critical!
The first was bad, everything was off.
The second was good, but still not SCF Kings
The third was OK, some petering at points.
We MUST have a full 60
There is no excuse Rollin 4 lines
DS needs to light a fire and chase them out of the locker room and turn them into hockeystien monsters!!!
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DS doesn’t minse words does he. Hey defense step up or sit out.
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DS message is very clear to the D. Play better fast or the next Kings Game you watch may be from El Cid’s Lounge.
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