On what factored into the improvement at the end of the road trip:
“I think it’s a mixture of – I know it’s an excuse – but getting some rust off and playing some games and getting back into game shape. I know, myself personally, I felt way better the last two games, and I think that in the shortened season, there are going to be some swings. We’ve seen it already with some teams that have started hot [like] San Jose, and now they wonder what’s going wrong already. You’ve got a whole season jammed into 30 or 34 less games, whatever it is, and you’re still going to have those same momentum swings. You just kind of have to find a way to deal with it and maintain some type of consistency.”
On the heavy road schedule early in the season:
“It’s something we’re used to. This is my fourth year playing here, and we’ve been away every February because of…the Grammy’s. It’s part of it. But at the tail end of that, you know we’re going to get a big homestand. We always have the last four years. I’m sure this year will be no different. We have to take advantage when it comes.”
On whether opening each series on the road in the playoffs last year helps for the early road-heavy schedule:
“It’s a different season, but since the team is made up of pretty much the same guys, I think if you can keep that mentality and play the right way and play a smart road game, then you really help yourself try to get a win. That’s what we were able to do last year in the playoffs, and it’s what we’re hoping to accomplish on this road trip coming up.”
On whether anything changes philosophically with Alec Martinez out:
“No. It can’t…The last two games we’ve played have been very solid from the back end out, and that’s the most important part. If we can play well defensively, we’ll have more possession time with the puck, and it won’t be a surprise to see our forwards start to pour in some goals. Even though Marty might be out for a little bit – I’m not sure how long – it can’t change our philosophy. It might change the parts, but it can’t change the philosophy of trying to play good, solid defense immediately, and getting the puck out as fast as we possibly can.”
On keys to playing effectively after losing a defenseman early in the game:
“I think short shifts, number one. After having short shifts, I think just trying to play good defense as fast as you can, get that puck moving. Get it north, because certainly for defensemen, it’s a lot easier to stand on the offensive blue line than it is to be chasing guys all around your D-Zone. With five D, that will eventually wear on you, and I thought that we were able to keep the puck on the other end of the red line, and it was easier on us.”
On the elements of a smart road game:
“I’d say no turnovers at the blue line – offensive, defensive. Limit your penalties. I’d say goals against – just try to limit your chances in goals against. If you can do those things, sometimes it takes the crowd out of it, and it builds momentum for your team. And if you’re able to build on that, then usually good things happen.”
OT;
Stoll is TMZed!
http://www.tmz.com/2013/02/13/erin-andrews-jarret-stoll-valentines-day-tmz-tv/
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Munchrat Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:40 pm
@goldies schlock, swell
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:51 pm
@goldielocks, its official … as if the rachel hunter thing didnt clue us in ……. jared has become too hollywood
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luc20rules Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:31 pm
@phil sykes, If his next girl friend is Kate Upton. I will deem him the most interesting man in the world.
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KingsGuy Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:25 pm
@luc20rules, That was funny…
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:32 pm
@luc20rules, of course you would … thats how women think
if ive got a girlfriend … all of a sudden every girl wants me ………. when i dont , they are nowhere to be found …………… predictable and nauseating lil species u peeps are
luc20rules Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:55 pm
@luc20rules, Not a chick dude. Just saying Stolli has trolled in a ton of hot models not really totally sure what makes the real hotties go after a guy, but he has it. Wish it could get bottled so I could too. Thus the interest.
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 11:01 pm
@luc20rules, sorry …. i thought u were a chick … my apologies
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 11:11 pm
@luc20rules, its okay , take solace in the fact women age horrifically . so when they are hot now , in 20 years they wont be ……..
and then all of a sudden they will be nice to you … and then thats when we have all the power , and give the cold shoulder , and be mean right back at them for how they treated us when they were in their 20s ……..
regarding jared stoll …….. in a women eyes he plays a macho sport … hes famous , and hes rich ….. so of course they would like him ……….. just like every other player in the nhl basically ………….. i know u know that already , but im just rambling like a troll as usual
LA_1968 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 6:27 am
@goldielocks, No cup, no Erin Andrews. It just never ends.
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Update on Karlsson: Erik suffered a laceration to his left achilles, which will require surgery to repair. He will be out indefinitely.
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Munchrat Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:36 pm
@goldielocks, And this is posted on our blog for what reason???
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goldielocks Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:47 pm
@Munchrat,
He’s a No.1 Norris candidate. Get it?
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tornado12 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 6:55 am
@Munchrat, And because some people here are hockey fans as well as kings fans?
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SLIM Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:36 pm
@goldielocks,
There goes Ottawa’s season..
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goldielocks Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:52 pm
@SLIM,
Yup. Most likely he’s done for the season.
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
@goldielocks, anything Achilles-related always sound painful. ugh
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Goring 19 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 6:49 pm
@Goring 19, *sounds
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goldielocks Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:16 pm
@Goring 19,
I thought there’s anti-cut-clothes or underwear some of hockey players actually using.
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Choralone Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:35 pm
@goldielocks, Kevlar socks. Some players wear them, many players don’t – which I don’t understand. It seems like a no-brainer equipment choice to me.
tornado12 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 6:56 am
@Goring 19, Remember ‘Pet Cemetery’ ?
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:39 pm
@goldielocks, did you see the play? Accident? Cooke, f that guy. Hate cooke
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 6:28 am
@Lake Forest, Seeing that gave me chills. Then when he tried to put weight on it, eeeek.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 7:47 am
@Lake Forest,
Yes, I saw the play over and over. Cooke seemed to use his left leg to shove Karlsson into the board. And then his weight shifted right to the left foot. Seems unintentional but that foot was somewhat in awkward position for sure.
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No excuse taken, Scuds. I understand it’s only a 40 schedule game; weather you like it or not, technically it’s still early in the season for many NHL players. It takes time to get into the groove of things.
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This is a couple of threads late, but I am hardly going to panic just because Craig Button says I should…..
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Mars Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
@HockeyNerd, amen brudda
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luc20rules Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:47 pm
@HockeyNerd, That perhaps is the smartest statement I have ever read. NHL networks opposite of the staples easy Button. Craig Button is all wrong when he is speaking Butt-on.
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:37 pm
@HockeyNerd,
There is only one reason to watch the NHL Network…….
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
@DessertKing, Tappen it like Larry Craig!
(Do I win a prize?)
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
@DesertKing,
2 reasons actually…:-0
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Everyone is worried about the Ricky’s playing. I love the quote by the great San Francisco Forty Niners coach Bill Walsh: ” everyone forgets that when you play a rookie, by the end of the year he is not a rookie anymore.” Bill Walsh won a Superbowl that yeaar with 3 out of 4 of his secondary players being rookies. Put them in and let them play.
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In just gonna assume that every game in the west is a 3 point game
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Pesus Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:02 pm
@Pesus,
I’m*
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Not Ricky’s, rookies. Stupid voice dictation makes me feel like I have a speech impediment
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I like how DS calls guys out, even if its not whom we want him too
Accountability!
And I’m not seeing favorites either.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
@Mars, yea .. hes awesome …. best coach ever
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tornado12 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 6:58 am
@Mars, I wonder who starts in goal next game?
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holy floggin mother …. another 3 point game betweens teams we need to catch ….. why dosent the nhl just eliminate us from the playoffs right now and get it over with …. this is torture
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HockeyNerd Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:09 pm
@phil sykes, Dear @phil sykes:
Please understand that I will not consider the sport of hockey a success until every team goes 41-0-41. We must have complete parity no matter what it takes. If my sympathy point and salary cap don’t work, the next thing I will do is create a rule that says each first place team must release their leading scorer to a last place team without compensation. (This rule would not of course apply to any team the NHL owns not be allowed to benefit the Los Angeles Kings in any way, shape or form).
Signed,
Gary Bettman
NHL Commissioner
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:41 pm
@phil sykes, remember how many games we had last year that went into SO or overtime?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:46 pm
@Lake Forest, not enough this year .. thats my point . regulation losses are killing us
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Too bad NHLN only showed Beaucemin’s hit on Brown and not Kyle Clifford cleaning up Beauchemin in the corner a couple minutes later. I’m watching KC.
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I think it would be a decent idea to let Bernier start against CBJ on Friday. I think he’s very capable of getting this win.
-Now @jess why do you say this?
Psychology (and I think Sutter knows this). If Bernier gets that win, JQ is so competetive that it should fire him up (in a good way) for a strong game (and hopefully a W.) against the Hawks on Sunday IMHO.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:01 pm
@jess, Plus while the games aren’t back to back they are close enough that its wise to split them between the 2 goalies– and give Quick the more challenging one.
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
@HockeyNerd,
Good point, an plus plus, we have a rested number 1 while keeping our back up sharp. And like I said, a little friendly competition between the two never hurts.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
@jess, unfortunately . being fired up , or not being fired up , wont help u play goal
its alot like golf ….. its a total headgame . yur constantly talking to yurself internally about your position , technique . changeing your technique from shot to shot depending where its coming from on the ice ………i used to play the position and u just have to know what your doing …… its a very very very thinking mans position
although i do agree with you , when quick plays bad – he usually comes back strong
but i think that has more to do with just the fact that he is a good goalie – exibiting all the traits i listed above ……… and also quickness is extremly important as far as the physical part goes … and hes got that in spades
im not telling anybody anything they dont already know im sure ……… im jsut rambling out some troll stuff
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:48 pm
@phil sykes,
Please take no offense, as I don’t know you that well -and you’re always welcome to comment on my posts.
But, when I “attempt” to read your writing, I feel as though I’m trying to communicate with a Texas Instruments “Speak ‘N Spell” which has been dropped in the kitty pool around 100 times and is all hopped up on bath salts.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
@jess, yep , im an aquired taste
CB14 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:06 pm
@jess, Wouldn’t the game against St. louis do the same thing since Bernier played well and the Kings won?
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:11 pm
@CB14,
Yeah, I’m hoping a 2nd will add to it.
Have you ever seen an opposing team player run into Quick? The guy fights back like a badger!
I say put Bernier in for one more and then unleash THE Kracken on the Hawks!
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LT21 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
@jess, I like the thought process behind this but I think it would be harsh for him to have not had the most successful start, take him out for 2 games in a row (against 2 struggling teams which, of course, Bernier will succeed against) and then send him into the fire with the best team in the league. It just sets him up for sink or soar. Especially with the media and fans. I say put him in against Columbus and let him start his thwarting against them and roll into the Hawks game with confidence.
jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:45 pm
@LT21,
Because Quick’s a brawler, and he needs a little burr in his boot. -If it was anybody else, I wouldn’t even entertain the idea.
Mars Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:10 pm
@jess, Agree’d.
Also roll with the hot hand.
DS is the king of tricky reinforcement/praise/compliments/quotes
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:14 pm
@Mars, He’s a master at it!
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Kenny44 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:00 pm
@jess,
If he could do it in reverse, he could really have his way around Hollywood.
To keep with the night theme of discussing DD vs VV, should we read anything into Scuds answer, “I know, myself personally, I felt way better the last two games”, given the last 2 games he’s played with VV and not DD like he did the rest of the season?
P.S. His minutes played the last 2 games are similar to the previous 4 games he played.
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Mars Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:11 pm
@CB14, jab twist.
Blood below this comment
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:15 pm
@CB14, ive said it many times ………scuds , doughty , and voynov … are not problems in any way …… they are 3 of the best in the league … enough said …. everybodies gonna have a bad game . or bad play etc……… its consistency over time that lets people know u are good …. and all 3 have displayed that consistency in spades ….. 3 of the best in the league – along with our other 3 who are injured …….. we have the best 6 defensive unit in the league – no question
not counting these 3 current kids in the lineup of course
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:16 pm
@CB14,
I hope we continue to see DD and Scuds not paired up. You called it! So far so good, although they did play together one or two shifts last game.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:24 pm
@jess, u are aware drew and scuds have been playing together forever , and like playing together … and just about everyone in the organization agrees that its a perfect pairing
we have injuries right now . thats the only reason things are getting jumbled up . dont read anything into it
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:30 pm
@phil sykes,
I’m well aware of that.
CB14 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:37 pm
@jess, I agree. Those 2 need to stay far away from each other.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:27 pm
@BC14, I guess he’s probably referring to his conditioning, but you never know, spending most of his playing time with a fresh partner now might’ve been just the subliminal fillip he needed!
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CB14 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:40 pm
@Duncanz, It’s possible that’s true and the VV/DD thing is just a coincidence. Hopefully some time apart for both those guys will do each of them some good.
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Can anyone really believe its feb 13th already???
This shortened season is going by quick
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:19 pm
@Lake Forest,
I can’t wait until the game on friday. I cancelled a date realizing the game was on! I’m sooo bad.
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
@jess, first game I am missing in a long time. Ging camping Friday morning and not back until Monday, so I am missing 2 games. Praying I get AM reception, we will see.
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
@Lake Forest,
Have fun! -And don’t worry, @Duncanz said he would be happy to keep you informed with game scores via carrier pigeon.
Kenny44 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
@Lake Forest,
AM’s on IR, so enjoy the s’mores LF!
Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:18 pm
@Lake Placid-est, Your wife does. Just don’t forget the date man-yana … or you’ll end up with no one else but @Jest to date!
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Chip Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:24 am
@Lake Forest,
Yeah, I know. Too many things are going by quick.
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Dal 3 @ Cal 6 end of the 2nd.
Bachman vs Irving in goal?
Bachman gave up all 6 and they are just hoping he figures something out?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 8:39 pm
@luc20rules, i was just about to say ….. holy moly look at the flames ……… if they blow this lead and it goes to overtime im going to officially jump off a building ….. ive done it unofficially many times in my head because of my pathetic life , but im too much of a chicken little …… however , if this ends up 6 – 6 after 3 periods , that is probably going to be the tipping point
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
@phil sykes, Lots of games going into overtime. You’ve got a point.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:02 pm
@phil sykes, Rubbing my 68 Czech Rep jersey and my Jamie Benn bobblehead as we speak!
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:05 pm
@Duncanz, thats good …….. since ive actually committed to this … let me just say im now rooting for the stars ….. its 6-4 right now ……… so there is a chance ….. lets all cross our fingers
Go Kings Go!
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boy it sure looked like cooke did that to carlson on purpose . im sure he didnt .. but i just dont know
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:03 pm
@phil sykes, Posted my opinion on prior thread.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:06 pm
@Duncanz, yea , i read it and know his reputation …….. go stars
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:13 pm
@phil sykes, Stars are in our Division, you maniac.
Always have to root for the outside team!
@phil sykes, looks like the flames jsut popped in an empty netter ….. i guess i live on …… oh well , look on the bright side …. no 3 point game – finally
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Hey phil, do you think you could stop with the suicide talk? I’m 95% sure it’s just a joke, but it’s not really a joking manner. And it’s not really something most people want to read about on a Kings blog.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:40 pm
@CB14, all the talk was while talking about something pertaining to the kings … dont see why u would have such a problem with it ….. man are people in here uptight … no offense .. we are buds … just wish people would relax a lil …….. live and let live
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:50 pm
@phil sykes, or die in my case ….. lol lol lol ……. sorry cb … i couldnt resist that one
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:55 pm
@phil sykes,
“Live and let live” -Yeah pretty sure that’s what @CB14 is talking about. But that’s not what you’re talking about (suicide) -contradicting yourself?
I guess you posting this stuff on the blog is better than ya calling 911 hundreds of times to get directions to Carls Jr. By the way, (she ain’t there)
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CB14 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:58 pm
@phil sykes, I don’t have a problem with you mentioning it once in a joking manner like, “if they blow this lead and it goes to overtime im going to officially jump off a building”. I get that’s just a joke meant to emphasize how much you’d hate to see a 3 point game.
But then you mention things like, “ive done it unofficially many times in my head because of my pathetic life , but im too much of a chicken little”, “since ive actually committed to this … let me just say im now rooting for the stars”, “lets all cross our fingers”, and the entire words of the comment I responded to, and it just seems like a little too much to me.
P.S. I take no offense to what you wrote, I just don’t think what you wrote about should be on this site, but if Jon Rosen’s ok with it, I guess it’s fine.
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JD Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:34 am
@phil sykes, I actually like your post, their much more entertaining than the usual anti Doughty, Richards, and Stoll wining post,that get reposted every single day
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:41 pm
@CB14,
uh oh, here we go…….
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 9:59 pm
@DesertKing, woe jess …. im trying to disect that one ……. its looks clever and hilarious , but not sure im getting it yet …. but i havent thought about it too hard yet …… give me time to think …. i am slow
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:01 pm
@DesertKing, oh my god cb ….. relax dude …. relax . come on man … even mentioning rosen name …….. dude chill …… come on dude .. lets move on
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CB14 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:28 pm
@phil sykes, I am relaxed.
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Neil Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 8:50 am
@CB14, ” I didnt Start the Fire”….. we are family here so we do show concern for each other..thats a good thing…
so what in the world is going on with mitchell and sutter …….. lol its like a hilarious soap opera or something ……. dan mayority would fit right in ….. lol lol …. do we really need this soap opera wanna be throwing out all these softball questions , with all his makeup and perfectly quaffed hair – bad addition kings
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First the ‘Hitler’ comparison to Rich Hammond. Now the tasteless suicide commentary. WTF???
It’s really not worthy of any further response to anything he posts in here.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:03 pm
@Gustavo, do u know who else i can compare to hitler ? …. anybody who has brown hair ………. now can we all move on people … please
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:12 pm
@Gustavo,
The guy is OCD.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
@kissmyritalins,
He’s in good company in here then.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:26 pm
@Duncanz,
I don’t know, schools still out on him. I can’t figure out his MO, but for sure this could easily be a tiddly winks blog for all he cared.
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:36 pm
@Duncanz, blarney . absolutely hilarious . was actually laughing out loud
KJ Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:34 pm
@Gustavo, yeah, it’s getting to be a bit much. Not to mention that I’m pretty sure in a post above, he referred to women as “predictable and nauseating lil species”. Granted, I’m not always sure exactly what he’s saying, but that seems to be what he said.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
@KJ, its exactly what i said
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:39 pm
@phil sykes, hey kj …….. duncanz and i were talking about faust last night . ,lets kiss and makeup ……. we are kings fans , who just happen to be talking about the ducks … how about it ?
Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:49 pm
@phil sykes, It’s definitely getting very Faustian around here, that much is true..
opps sorry luc 20 . i thought u were a chick ……. my bad
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:08 pm
@phil sykes, well then i guess it definately wasnt youu at lil ceasars then …. lol lol
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Speaking of hockey, how about hose Kings? Stanley Cup champs!
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:07 pm
@DesertKing,
‘those’
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:08 pm
@DesertKing,
Before the game, I’m heading to Costco.
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:09 pm
@jess,
I am going to the recycling dumpster behind the Pond in Anaheim
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:11 pm
@DesertKing,
Oh man, foiled again! -Always one step ahead DK, that’s why you get the BIG NACHOS.
DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:11 pm
@jess
Once I get my “bathroom reading material”, I will meet you at your house and see what you got at Costco.
jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:16 pm
@DesertKing,
Giant VATS of cheese shipped in from an unknown source. It’s been arranged.
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:11 pm
@jess, so jess how old are you and why u canceling your date …. just curious ….. really …. just because of the kings
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:13 pm
@phil sykes, oh and im still not getting the carls jr – shes not there ………. oh … wait wait …. now im getting it …… cuz they always have those hot chicks on tv …. okay got it ………. i like plain jane types a lil bit better probably though
jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:14 pm
@phil sykes,
44, it’s simple really. I think highly of this girl and want to give her my full attention instead of checking my phone for scores every 2 minutes. I owe her that. We’ve rescheduled for early next week. No worries.
phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:17 pm
@phil sykes, oh u like girls …… yuck …… they bore me ……… eventhough im completely 100 percent heterosexual
Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:13 pm
@DesertKing, Champions that is.
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:19 pm
@Mikey J.,
Yes, I will agree to anything hockey related
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:21 pm
@DesertKing, Cheers my friend, till the end…
DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
@MikeyJ
If we get an Insider Suite night this year, introduce yourself and I’m buying the first round
Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
@DessertKings, That’s twice in 2 nights your spellcheck’s let you down badly.
Get that fixed ‘cos I’m starting to smell corn leaves and philled up port-a-loos, even fron this far out in the sticks!
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:26 pm
@Duncecanz
Yep, I have been a little preoccupied keeping up with some things. I think @shotongoal’s advice reference those things was the best.
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:35 pm
@DesertKing, If I can make it, sure, your on.
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
@Mikey J
Sounds good. I like water, its free
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:45 pm
@DesertKing, but oh so good.
a certain world leader’s …… method of demise around 68 years ago was …… wouldnt you say …… very errr …… philleresque………… just my opinion …… shoot me for it ……….. omg chill peeps ………… I was talking about something else …….lol lol …… kiss and make up?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:15 pm
@Duncanz, excellent
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DesertKing Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:21 pm
@Duncanz,
Remind me not to make you mad. How about Bernier’s performance the other night? Not so sure it was his great goaltending or the defense taking care of their end while the offense kept the puck in the Blues end.
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:24 pm
@DesertKing,
All of the above.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:33 pm
@DesertKing, my opinion is quick is much better … however because of quicks agressive come 500 feet out of the net style ….. im wondering if bernier might be a better fit for this team with his stay at home style , since we have all these inexperienced defensemen , and its exposing quicks weakness ….
however , overall i think quick is definately the better goaltender ………. but maybe for the forseeable future , bernier might calm the team down – and the inexperienced kids
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Duncanz Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:37 pm
@DessertKing,,
Jonathan Bernier, the poor man’s Jonathan Quick!
(@SVELTEY, sorry if you’ve already done this one, I didn’t see it..)
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SLIM Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@Duncanz,
Not this one…..
But how’s this….
Fasth is the new Quick!
LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:55 pm
@Duncanz, NICE!…………….ONE…………..
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:57 pm
@Duncanz, Troll…………..kiss
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 11:02 pm
@LVKINGS88, Let me take a picture of that. Just kidding, go ahead.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 11:24 pm
Sorry MJ, it’s a feeble attempt at being @PSYKIC
If the Kings are going to contend, they have to have two goalies to get them there.
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Is gagne in North America?
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:59 pm
@Lake Forest, In North Manhattan beach.
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Chip Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:34 am
@LVKINGS88,
So he is in a French speaking country?
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So every night my kids pick their books to get read before going to bed…..
My middle one picks “goldilocks” and I instantly think of this blog……
I need something.to pass the time on none day games.
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jess Reply:
February 13th, 2013 at 10:58 pm
@Lake Forest, great dad!
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Red Wings fan here, but you guys have been screwed by the schedule so far. Only three home games to date? Most teams have played twice that! I’d like to see your record after some time in the Staples Center.
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Duncanz Reply:
February 15th, 2013 at 1:22 am
@Afghan Whig, Dude, we hate having the boys at home.
Much more secure playing on the road.
You’ll see people in here saying this all the time too.
Already looking forward to 2/27 and the rematch, though.
For sure, we’ll have some new tricks up our sabled sleeves for you wicked Wings!
Cheers!
GKG!!
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I just figured it out, at first I thought @Philsykes was the long lost Anthonyy, you know the constant rambling and self degradation, then I thought maybe he’s @Poorman, he wants JB in net. Then I thought maybe he was RHammond sneaking in here just to see how things are going and if we are following the rules but some of the comments and references that @PSykes would lead me to believe that this is not Hammer.I have finally come to realize that @PSYIKES is really………… @LAURA, the “kiss and make up” that she…..I mean he….has used in numerous posts, have made it quite clear. Come on @PSY or @Laura come clean, who are you?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:04 am
@LVKINGS88, nah man … i ve said on other threads ……… i was banned by hammond twice for no reason ……
back then i was clippers of the nhl . back when we were the clippers of the nhl …….. so anyways just the screename pissed people off so much that no matter what i said peeps wanted to fight and call me an idiot ….
so i told hammond im not supposed to defend myself when they call me names ….. he says . i dont care who starts it …. so whatever … he banned me for having an opinion people didnt like …. mostly it was for saying lombardi was an idiot for trading for cloutier and signing over the hill blake ……….. peeps couldnt take it … plus the screen name rubbing in their face how pathetic a franchise we were …… i used to fight with dominick and whats the frequency kenneth all the time ……. among others of course ……….
so anyways , i got banned then proceeded to fight it out with hammond for singling me out when everyone else starts it ……….. im like …. ” i cant give my opinion about lombardi , without being called names incessantly ” ………… but he banned me anyway …….. so anyways . i used to be clippers of the nhl years back . then computer broke ………. got a new one ….. came in again under a different name since it was a different new computer , like 2 years ago ….. i cant even remember the name ….. because i got banned in like a week , because i was ripping lombardi again im sure and the same fights would ensue ………………
so then a couple months ago … then that computer broke ….. so now ive got a new one again ……….. and can now of course come back in again since its an entirely new computer …………… so now i go by the name phil sykes ………. a kings player back in my day in the 80s .. so thats the story
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:18 am
@phil sykes, Now don’t you feel better that you’ve come out? I seem to remember that handle, watch out you don’t get cornfielded. Just say on Mayors Manor, Late night tweet from Willie,he’s fine and just making sure that he is 100% before coming back. I’m sure Jon will post it here.
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:18 am
@LVKINGS88, * Saw*
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:23 am
@LVKINGS88, ive been saying it … but u probably glossed over stuff from me . thats common
really … i wouldnt get my hopes up though …. the mitchell thing is a bit wierd that lombardi hasnt really said anything official about the nature of the injury …. but anyways ……… we need that dude obviously
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:26 am
@LVKINGS88, just a thought … why would willie be tweeting something called mayors manor in the middle of the night
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 7:34 pm
@phil sykes, “I didn’t do anything…” Reminds me of 3rd grade.
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dang ……. its slow ………..i guess people do have to work for a living
lucky for me trolls only have to worry about what the underside of a bridge looks like
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Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:27 am
@phil sykes, I thought I heard the city foreclosed on that bridge.
Haven’t the marshals been round with the eviction order yet?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:32 am
@Duncanz, yes …. but strangely the marshalls had 4 legs each , hooves , and cute lil horns …… and they shouted out weird commands i could barely understand
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Chip Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:37 am
@phil sykes, I’ll bet you went home with the ugliest one.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:42 am
@phil sykes, yea … mrs chip
Mikey J. Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:43 am
@Duncanz, Loose, lol!
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so am i to assume people have the audasity to sleep
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:54 am
@phil sykes, Hey yall, Sykes was a center, right?
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phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 12:56 am
@Mikey J., either center or wing …..3rd or 4th line guy …… penalty killer …. would drop the gloves
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Mikey J. Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:02 am
@phil sykes, He had the stach and the attitude. Cue classic.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:05 am
@phil sykes, yep … ahhhhh the good ole days
all that stalling and hubub over nash ….. just so he could get fired …. silly lil boy howson
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i guess duncanz has had one too many wine coolers .. hes no longer responding …. and his face is truning blue
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Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:19 am
@phil sykes, I ran out.
Gotta wait for the next check to come through from the Costa Concordia settlement thingy.
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phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:21 am
@Duncanz, sweet
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Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:29 am
@phil sykes, Not if you fall off the highest point on the starboard side in the dark.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 1:56 am
@phil sykes, lol but the shoreline was right there ……. no big woop ….. lol lol lol
Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:01 am
@phil sykes, It’s a real bitch learning to dog paddle on the fly, let me tell you!
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:06 am
@phil sykes, yeppers … howd the oil taste
Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:19 am
@phil sykes, Oh, thanks for asking, I think, but I wasn’t on the ship.
I was just offering a hypothetical to elicit sympathy for the actual passengers.
I guess I failed miserably.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:25 am
@phil sykes, we all fail at times …. its human nature …… just pick yourself up by the bootstraps and try try again ……….. thats all anybody can do duncanz ….. dont beat yourself up over it
Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:31 am
@phil sykes, Coming from a man like you, phil, that’s very reassuring.
Receiving my next settlement check will be even more reassuring.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:37 am
@phil sykes, hypothetical settlement check
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:40 am
@phil sykes, later duncanz … gkg
Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:40 am
@phil sykes, No, no. The settlement is for something else – not being an actual passenger.
phil sykes Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:43 am
@phil sykes, oh some big secret settlement … sweet …….okay later dude …………. probably tomorrow knowing me ….. later … gkg
Duncanz Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 2:56 am
@phil sykes, Night phil, we can chat later ..,
We’ll meet again … don’t know where … don’t know when ….
perhaps I’ll take trip to Vancouver Is. … I heard the weather’s very nice during hockey season … I hope they don’t have censorship there I don’t like censorship It restricts my freeform writing style
gkg … and ducks …. you know, just in the spirit of good competition and stuff
Lake Forest Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 5:54 am
@phil sykes, I see you and Duncanz posts and all I can here is white snake – is this love?
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i used to go on booster trips back in the day with dave levin ………… i wonder what hes up to ………. my only friend tells me all the time he still sees him at kings games these days . they take the subway … and he bumps into him occassionally …… that guy was amazing back then …. organizing all those booster trips
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regarding willie mitchells day with the cup on fox sports …………….
i went with a friend – who i am no longer friends with because his sister blew me up – anyways , i went with that friend on our own lil kings trip thru canada in february 97 …….. our big line back then was kristich , tsyplakov and either ferraro or olchyk ………………. so anyways after jamie storr shut out the canucks 3 – 0 …….. the next day we decided to take the ferry over to vancouver island ……… i had been there once or twice before but never explored the upper half of the island ………. so i told my friend we are going to go way up to the tippie top – where i dont think its too inhabited – just so i can say ive been there
and let me tell you …. the road ends after a long uninhabited forrest ride of about 2 hours into a tiny lil town right where the island ends and the ocean begins ….. this lil towns name is port mcneil ………. and willie mitchell is from this tiny town ………. and let me tell you when he says on fox sports day with the cup or any other interview in which he may mention it – when he says …….
” port mcneil is a lil town , with no stop light …. litterally in the middle of nowhere …. the closest major town is campbell river about 2 hours away ”
… okay when he says that ……….. he means it …………….. im telling you this place is so out there in the middle of absolute nowhere …… but its the most beautiful nowhere u will ever see
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goldielocks Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 7:32 am
@phil sykes,
I like visiting place like that if there’s no bears around – Bryzgalov.
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at least david courtney got to see the kings win the stanley cup ………. if its your time to go … at least the man upstairs let him witness that
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KC23 Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 7:36 am
@phil sykes, I was reading where Detroit did a cool thing. They also lost a long time announcer and what they did in his honor was use a recording of him calling the “one minute, one minute to go in the perod” at the end of each and every period.
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Having some coffee in my new Stanley Cup Champions mug. Tastes damn good.
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Hey Scuds! That boarding call against you last game was a dive. You bumped the guy in the waist with two hands and his upper half somehow flings into glass? I noticed.
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goldielocks Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 7:39 am
@LA_1968,
No doubt. Backes threw his both arms in the air before he hit the glass. That’s not a normal human reflection. When you hit something or fall down, arms are always in protective position to prevent the damage to your head. I guess he was that desperate.
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Just as I thought, Karlsson wasn’t wearing protective Kevlar sock. Message to Kings organization – Please, mandate wearing those socks to the players. We don’t want to see that awful accident happens ever again.
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luc20rules Reply:
February 14th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
@goldielocks, +1
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Plain and simple, Scuds is a @#$%^&@ genius.
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If you could only put his smarts into some of the young legs on D for the Kings right now we would be in position A.
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