So there’s kind of a big game at Staples Center tonight, and Helene Elliott relies on the never-shy Drew Doughty for an excellent quote. “To see [the Ducks] up there, a team in our division, a team that I think all of us in here feel for sure that we’re a better team than them, that kind of makes us frustrated and not happy with the way our season’s gone so far,” Doughty said. Said Bruce Boudreau: “They’re as good a test as you’re going to find in this game today.”
LA Times: There’s a lot at stake when the Kings play host to the Ducks on Monday
Elliott Teaford references Philosopher Teemu’s Ketchup Bottle Theory in previewing tonight’s game between a pair of teams that have taken different paths to arrive at center ice for a 7:35 pm faceoff.
Daily News: Kings finding their scoring touch, while Ducks offense continues to sizzle as rivals meet Monday night
Quisp, on a tip from a reader, re-examines the league’s tiebreaking procedures and notices that the Kings are 4-2-2 (now 5-2-2) in games that have no bearing on teams tied in the standings. This is due to an odd number of games between L.A. and all teams other than San Jose and Anaheim. Of course, the first tiebreaker in mid-season is the fewer number of games played. After that, it’s the greater number of regulation and overtime (non-shootout) wins. The third tiebreaker, per ESPN: “The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any “odd” games, shall be used to determine the standing.” The fourth tiebreaker is goal differential. So – that win over Colorado on Saturday? It would have no bearing on the tiebreaking procedure were the Kings and Avalanche to finish tied in the standings and with the same amount of regulation wins. This is likely to become a hot topic over the final week of the season.
Mc Sorley’s Stick: Tie-breaker weirdness: Kings are 4-2-2 in games that DON’T COUNT
Gann Matsuda has a video of Ian Laperriere’s Legend’s Day presentation and a frightening reminder of the severity of head injuries: Laperriere, who has also dealt with a damaged nerve, still has blurry vision in one eye and headaches. “But is it from the concussion? Is it from my eye? Is it from being stressed? I don’t know. Who knows? They [doctors] don’t even know,” he said Saturday.
Frozen Royalty: Former LA Kings Grinder Ian Laperriere Still Dealing With Health Issues Three Years Later
Robert P. hands out grades and analyzes the stats from Saturday’s win over Colorado. Again, he does an excellent job gauging zone entries and tallying each line’s scoring chances for and against.
Jewels from the Crown: Kings vs. Avalanche; Game Grades and Stat Analysis
Niesy has previously targeted 57 points as the threshold of playoff entry and identifies a 17-10-5 record to get L.A. to that spot. Of this week’s opponents, Anaheim and Vancouver surely appear to be playoff teams. Consider Wednesday’s game against Detroit, a team that has currently played three more games than the Kings and leads them by three points in the standings, a major four-point swing-game.
Playoff watch: Kings climb the standings with two thirds of the season left
Megalodon wins Post of the Day. Read this, and then go and try the wraparound move that works 100% of the time. And give all of the current and former BOC writers a follow on Twitter.
Battle of California: Ron Barr previews Ducks vs. Kings
Bobby Scribe has ideas for this site. I like one or two of the ideas. Other than that, I’m not entirely sure what to make of this and would like to open this up for a discussion. I’m trying not to sound dismissive here – and I hope Bobby doesn’t take this the wrong way – but I value the opinions of regular readers and commenters on this site more than I value the opinions of someone who says “I really don’t go to Insider as much as I used to.” Obviously, I’m a proponent of conversation and an open means of communication. What additional content and topics would you, the regular reader and commenter, like to see on this site? What would you like to see omitted? As for a regular schedule, I’m trying to get news links out on either Monday or Tuesday. Frascast – depending on the game schedule – goes up on Tuesday or Wednesday. Game previews will always go up on the afternoon of game days, and there’s still certainly room to add some personality to these previews. I would love to have more regular features to use on Thursdays and Fridays. There will be more Quick Hits segments and more video. Once the Kings visit cities for the second time this season, the “Behold” series will be replaced by interior arena photographs and team and market-specific shots that depict each building’s unique environment. The Al MacInnis statue in St. Louis. The cannon in Columbus. I appreciate Bobby’s candor and surely think there is room for this site to evolve. After three and a half weeks on the job, I’m still in the process of finding a rhythm (it’s a bit more of a challenge at home, where I spend 90 minutes on the 110 freeway each day), using what I think works and discarding what I can tell doesn’t. Your comments and suggestions will go a long way towards developing that cadence. As always, thank you for reading and commenting.
Surly & Scribe’s Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings Hockey News: An Open Letter to the New Insider, Jon Rosen
Why not use @harty’s grades?
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:22 am
@Lake Forest, love the grade idea !!!!
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jess Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:32 am
@Lake Forest,
I printed those grades out and brought them to my Mom. She asked me why I didn’t get grades like that in school. Bad idea.
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:45 am
@jess, at least you can say he is a good influence so your mom approves of the friendship
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“All of us in here feel for sure that we’re a better team than them…”. Them’s fightin’ words. I like it.
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I’d rather be 5-2-2 than 2-5-2 in games that ‘don’t count’…
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:14 am
@DBking, I think that odd number of games rule, about the city, was around before this year. Did I miss something?
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DD, not sure we needed to get them pumped up. Oh well, I guess the boys know they’ll beat them anyway.
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PRMan Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
@LA_1968, Actually, since Anaheim tends to take lots of penalties when they get aggressive, maybe not such a bad idea.
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Something that notes the 3 star selection would be appreciated. I am a fan from out of town and Center Ice always cuts off the feed before this is announced.
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:19 am
@Melissa, agree !!!!
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JonRosen Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:48 am
@Melissa, I like that. Will add that to each night’s game thread. Thank you!
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edwood2 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:25 am
@JonRosen, Thanks, Jon!
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paige Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 5:53 pm
@JonRosen, I think your bread and butter is Insider Kings news and access. I read the other sites for snark and opinion. Hammond trained us to expect timely interviews with players and staff constantly. I turn to Insider to find out what the players and coach think about the game they just played, the practice they just had, the game they are preparing for…I think a lot of readers may have wanted more personality and opinion from Hammond, but Insider endured because of his credability and because he wrote with authority, I think.
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KDinUT Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:20 am
@Melissa, Yes to the 3-star selection in the post game notes!!!
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When quoting Bruce Boudreau, I prefer his speech to the Caps between periods from the HBO special 2 years ago. The one that ends “there’s one period to go, you’re down by one f—–n shot. Surely the f— we can deal with this”. A Hall Of Fame speech.
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The Kings and Schmucks? A big game?
Could it be that there is a bit of media over-hype going on here?
Definitely a bigger game gor us than for Anaheim.
in the overall scheme of things, a loss by the Schmucks doesn’t mean a whole heck of a lot, but a win for us would be huge.
Therefore, I proclaim ADVANTAGE KINGS!!!
GKG!!
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KC23 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:36 am
@Munchrat, A hell of a lot bigger than Kings/Ducks games have been in … forever?
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Noah Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
@Munchrat, probably only a bigger deal because of the shortened season! But I agree that it is a much more important game for the Kings! We need these two points.
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@JonRosen,
I would blame the lockout for people not coming around as much before I would all other things combined. You’re doing a fine job. Could not be better.
I would like to have an app for android for this site. You have one because you’re the admin. But we should have a client app for reading and comments. Something could be made special for that. I am willing to donate some time and resources.
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Shiny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:39 am
@LA_1968, I like the idea of an app or at the very least a “mobile”/desktop version of the site.
I’d like to request the addition of an edit button, that would be enormous for fans lol
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:09 am
@Shiny, You’re right. A mobile site is all we need. I think WordPress has some plugins that could be installed by the tech that runs this thing.
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RobSD Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:26 am
@Shiny,
Every webiste you buy from Go Daddy even has a mobile version. They had one for about a week. It would be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much easier with a mobile version. I need my Insider on the go!
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WTF Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:38 am
@Shiny, Mobile would be amazing! WordPress has a module for this, be great to add it on.
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Jacob G Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
@LA_1968,
Download the LAKings App! The app isn’t all that great, but when you open it up there is a schedule on the bottom left, a news section right next to that. In the news section, there is a direct link to this site. It has all of Jon’s updates and posts. You can read the preview and click on the source option to come directly here.
Not a huge fan of the app, but it works well enough.
The news section also has twitter feeds and a few other things. I am usually checking/reading posts on this site while I have my morning coffee, directly from my phone through the app.
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 2:50 pm
@Jacob G, I have that app. Never use it. Need one for the comments on this site.
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Pick a blogger to give out grades every game(officially)
give out the practice time (Rich use to and we know that its subject to change)
a “Like” button…sometimes I dont want to respond but I do agree with what a blogger is posting.
Meet a Blogger post( Pick out a different blogger every week or so and interview him/her with a picture.
Singles night for bloggers..( So Laura can meet someone )
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jess Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:34 am
@Neil, Like /\
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:44 am
@Neil, the only one I disgaree with is having one of us officially give grades…..
All kings would get A’s if we win and D’s if we lose
The other team would always get D’s.
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Shiny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:58 am
@Lake Forest, yeah and some people are super biased towards/against certain players (OK let’s face it, we all are). Maybe Jon could hand out grades based on what he saw.
Also, I kinda feel like the singles thing could be organized by readers, doesn’t necessarily have to be organized by Jon. I know he travels with the team, but maybe he could include some info on official watch parties or something. I don’t know. All.of a sudden that just sounded like a ton of work…
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:10 am
@Lake Forest, HAHA!
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:16 am
@Lake Forest, I think some of us would be fair esp knowing if the posters are going to comment on the grades…
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Michael J. Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:05 am
@Neil,
Delet button for annoying posts – if said post receives 25 delete clicks from other posters then it goes away “into the night”
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:17 am
@Michael J., and if a poster gets deleted 3 times in a week..the cornfield awaits !!!!
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linny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:28 am
@Neil, LMAO…unfortunately I can’t agree because there r already close to 25 (if not more) that would delete mine immediately n I’d b in the cornfield within a day!
first, I think your doing an amazing job Jon, I’ve never been so entertained and informed as now, I also enjoy the fact that your willing to add some of your oppinion to things going on with the Kings, it’s refreshing, the only thing I believe I would like to see more of is updates on Kings prospects around the world, like whats going on with Kytsin and Moller in Europe, Forbert in North Dakota, Gibson, as well as the Monarchs and Reign
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PRMan Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 1:31 pm
@Ravens, I agree. Rich was obviously going to be a tough act to follow, but I feel like you haven’t missed a beat. It’s different, but still very good.
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The links don’t all work Jon. I’ve click on two, that are giving a server error.
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Off topic: Just wanted to get this message across to some of you even though I have texted this to plenty of others who I have numbers of. Be very careful handing out personal info or money to certain people who are organizing suite events for the “INSIDERS”.
I am not gonna get into any mudslinging, or throw out accusations on this site because that type of thing could be construed as slander, all I am saying is be VERY CAREFUL.
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Shiny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:01 am
@puck73, those are wise words to heed in general and I think sometimes we can be lulled into a false sense of security so thank you for the reminder.
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LA_1968 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:27 am
@puck73, I saw a sports agent with a homemade web page organizing a Kings’ suite. Most agents are lawyers so you’re even more right about the slander thing in this case.
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Jon, I think you’re doing a great job. I do think Bobby actually had a good idea when he talked about writing about the opponent. Maybe in the previews you could go a bit more in depth about past records, how the team is doing overall and how you think the Kings will fare against said opponent that evening/afternoon.
Oh and post game day, I think it’s awesome that you include links to other blogs around the net. I personally like JFTC and the grades Robert gives because they’re very analytical and they’re pretty fair.
I also like Frascast because it’s different than what anyone else is doing. It might be cool if you add another player or two to Frascast just
for something different.
Those are my suggestions.
Some people are going to be down on this site because they have nothing better to do, but I like the site.
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Jon, I think you’re doing a great job. I do think Bobby actually had a good idea when he talked about writing about the opponent. Maybe in the previews you could go a bit more in depth about past records, how the team is doing overall and how you think the Kings will fare against said opponent that evening/afternoon.
Oh and post game day, I think it’s awesome that you include links to other blogs around the net. I personally like JFTC and the grades Robert gives because they’re very analytical and they’re pretty fair.
I also like Frascast because it’s different than what anyone else is doing. It might be cool if you add another player or two to Frascast just
for something different.
Those are my suggestions.
Some people are going to be down on this site because they have nothing better to do, but I like the site.
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Shiny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 9:52 am
@Shiny, sorry, don’t know how I had that post twice…
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:18 am
@Shiny, Jon….put any posters who posts the same thing two times in a row in timeout !!!! JK LOL !!!!
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Hey Jon,
Pretty cool how you continue to push to improve the blog. Heck, you’ve only been here for a little while? Impressive. I always cheer for those who push themselves look for ways to make things better.
I was thinking on the sidebar under “Kings links” it might be helpful to have a prospects report link which is updated periodically and injury report link.
As Neil suggested some kind of like or approve button next to each post could be cool, as not all insider’s have to time to comment on every post. Could be as simple as an up arrow (/\).
Something else which might be fun, is bloggers often like to predict things i.e. trades or who will start in net, or how deep a particular team will go or what coach will be fired etc.. If there was some way to post “predictions of the month” (or of the quarter or year) for those who got something right that could be interesting.
At season’s end, a crow eating page for those man enough to step up and admit they were wrong about something they were driving the rest of us crazy and bickering about all year like a broken record would be nice.
Thanks again Jon. BT-dubs you need to get in front of that camera more often, you’re a natural.
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:19 am
@jess, @Jess….innovator
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luc20rules Reply:
February 26th, 2013 at 8:44 pm
@jess, Nice, how about a Crow eating event? We could sub in KFC or something, but it would be symbolic. lol…peeps
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Michael Ryder maybe be a available, I think he would be a great fit.
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DesertKing Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:20 am
@Pesus,
I always thought Kit would be a better fit.
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I posted this last night but wanted to make sure I did it again this morning. Once again, I am very sorry if there was any confusion.
@Save, Hrudey!, First of all, I am sorry that you had to go through all that hassle to explain yourself. I just landed back in L.A. and so just now able to respond.
To all L.A. Kings Insiders, my apologies for my wrong choice in words. Larry and I have an event suite set aside because we knew the Ducks game would pose a very good hockey game and so we wanted to invite as many people as possible, not just people who had provided their emails to previous Insider events. Hence where I incorrectly decided to use the term Not an “Insider Only” event because there are folks from other business professional groups, other hockey communities and Twitter that were invited. I sincerely apologize if my choice of words made it seem that this was an Insider Event at any level. I can assure you that any Insider Events would come directly from Jon Rosen and AEG.
This is however an open and free forum for all Kings fans. I am and have always been a Kings fan as well as a fan of a good time. And so, whenever there is an opportunity to bring people together to watch a good hockey game and have fun, I am all for it. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t get paid for these events. I never have and never will. I did them to get people together. To allow people who were as much a fan of Mr. RIch Hammond as I was. I thought it would be cool to meet him and I figured others would too. And so we set out to have these events and my only part was to help facilitate the event and make sure people had a good time. I paid out of my own pocket to set up the cash bar at the first event, I called Luc’s office dozens of times to make sure I could get a committment from him to stop by the suite the night that he did, and I had endless conversations with Chris McGowan about what a great group the Insiders were and how much Rich Hammond meant to everyone.
I do hope that there are future Insider Events and if Jon would like my help, I would be honored to help in any way that I can.
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:24 am
@EASportsMgt, There is a word for people like yourself, its call …Opportunist. We didnt hear from you for months on this site, then you claim you have nothing planned for an event, and then all of a sudden…BANG! everyone gets an email from you and Larry.
Please, just stop it already.
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:00 am
@puck73, and didnt know Jon’s name…….LOL….
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:22 am
@Neil,
EASportsMgt Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:55 am
@puck73, WOW, you have but absolutely no clue. Opportunist really? I don’t post anymore because as an NHLPA Certified Player Agent I understand that comments on players can be construed and twisted. Although I dont rep anyone one on the Kings right now I would rather read the comments as opposed to posting comments. Ive read every single one of Jon’s posts and have enjoyed his coverage. We rep players from around the NHL, but the Los Angeles Kings have a special place in my heart because it was after meeting LA Kings players that I decided to be an agent.
In regards to this game, It just so happened the day before I posted on here I set up an event for a business partner flying in. Then Bako asks about an event which I promptly responded to let him know there wasn’t any but that he can join us. Simple as that. And that makes me an opportunist??? Great thanks Puck73.
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
EASportsMgt: “I don’t post anymore because…I understand that comments on players can be construed and twisted,” … “I would rather read the comments as opposed to posting comments.”
Next paragraph…
EASportsMgt: “It just so happened the day before I posted on here I set up an event”
Wow. Jedi mind trick gone bad. So you don’t post here anymore but you still post here. You are reading this right now but you are not reading this. Qui-Gon Jinn is spinning in his grave!
Again, I would appreciate an answer as to why I’m receiving unsolicited email regarding this event. I never opted in to an EA Sports Management email list and as far as I know, no one who signed up for past Insider Events via this website did either. Additionally, there’s no option to opt-out in my email from Larry Abel that was sent on your behalf.
puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
@EASportsMgt, You have stated your opinion, and others like myself have stated ours. If however you wish to continue debating the issue, on behalf of myself, it would be ok with me.
Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 2:16 pm
@EASportsMgt,
Fred,
“And so, whenever there is an opportunity to bring people together to watch a good hockey game and have fun, I am all for it.”
You deny being an opportunist, yet you yourself don’t hesitate to use the word to describe what you do. Yes. You are, in your very own words, an opportunist.
I wouldn’t want an agent representing me to continuously be making these “simple honest mistakes” on my behalf, Fred. If in fact this is representative of how you work. I’m seeing a pattern though.
Thank you again.
Here’s my final suggestion then I’m out: a Q&A session with a player once a week or month or whatever where fans can submit questions and you can live blog or live tweet the answers the player gives OR fans can submit questions beforehand and you could post the answers on an off day or just a non game day.
Ok now I should stop and actually work…
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:33 am
@Shiny,
Good suggestions. As long as it’s not during a strike/lockout. Huh, Rich? Then it gets a little “gray area” and the lines blur.
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Can I ask for a link to the radio broadcast? Unfortunately I am working and can;t see the game on TV.
Thank you
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Kudos to u JR for taking over this ‘site’….the way ur going I think whatever u do will work out so I have no suggestions. In JR we trust. Thank you for all the hard work!!
Just heard Craig Button from NHL channel replay from last night…(paraphrased)…”THE KINGS ARE DEFINATELY BACK! WHEN THEIR TOP THREE LINES ARE GOING THEY’RE REALLY TOUGH TI PLAY AGAINST”…and he said it with enthusiasm.
Anyway we are 3-0 on what I thought could be a 7-2-2 run (and we were 2-1 right before that). I think we may only get 3 points next 3 games, then kick “A” next 5.
The 3 new d-men r learning quickly (IMO). Of course DD2 should have been able to step in, no prob…but I’m pleasantly surprised with Muzzin….great skill set n picking it up ( the system) quickly. I think Ellerby has been ok n “could” work out.
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:40 am
@linny, Its certainly possible for the Kings to make the playoffs if they keep playing this way. That being said, they dont go far in the playoffs without #33 ans #2.
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linny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:31 am
@puck73, aggressive 100%…I will b u a beer at wings game Wednesday. I owe Jess same on friendly wager.
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linny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:33 am
@linny, “agree” n “buy” beer
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Lake Forest Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:49 am
@DesertKing, “Not only am I the president, but i’m also a member”
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DesertKing Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:56 am
@Lake Forest,
LOL!
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OCKingGirl Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:50 am
@DesertKing, Hahahaha. Love it
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vinny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 10:55 am
@DesertKing, lmao!!
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Kingsfanone Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:19 am
@DesertKing,
There’s no 800 number to call.
Very funny DK!
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edwood2 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:34 am
@DesertKing, “We get bench time the old fashioned way- we earn it!”
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KC23 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:43 am
@DesertKing, LOL … that’s right why leave the bench when Bettman allows to stick check from the bench?
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I would like some version of the ‘Critical Three’ or whatever RH called it (I forget his term), a vote on what was the deciding factor for each game. And I liked Rich’s periodic synopses/asking for votes grading the players at points during the season and would love to hear Jon’s grades as well; since this season is so short, maybe votes at the halfway point? The comments and debates for those kind of gradings are always entertaining.
And an ‘edit’ button – yeah!
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I think how we do tonight depends on how the Dustins play. If Brown comes out hitting like he’s started to and Penner keeps his legs moving we will have them on their heels. I’m also expecting a big game from Lewis today. He seems to be fitting in better and better on that 2nd line as they get more time together. Hopefully Sutter thinks the same.
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Thanks Jon for allowing the Insiders to have some input to this site. Sometimes when I post I receive an e-mail telling me someone has commented. This does not happen very often but it would be great if when someone either responds to a post or a comment you are notified. With all the great info you provide, many times I am still commenting on a bloggers post from a day or two earlier and they may never see it. Also it would be neat to be able to identify an Insider at the games. I was thinking of a patch for the uniform, wristband or something like that. I also like the idea of a like symbol and an edit feature. Keep up the great work. GO KINGS GO!!!
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puck73 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@Forum Gold, . good post, and good idea about and insider symbol. way to think outside the box
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Neil Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:20 pm
@puck73, can you close a post up.. so we dont have to go back to see if anyone responded to an old post….
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jess Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:18 am
@Forum Gold, Like /\
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Forum Gold Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 11:48 am
@Forum Gold, One more thought Jon. I have had the privilege of enjoying Kings hockey since 1969. On the radio broadcast Nick always has “this date in Kings history” and was thinking with all the new Insiders that have come on board it would be nice to include that in your game day page. GO KINGS GO!!!
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CB14 Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 4:50 pm
@Forum Gold, From my experience, it seems like I only get those e-mails from people who are on Moderation. The person moderating the comments, I believe it’s Jon, has to review those comments and after approving them they are shown on the blog and an e-mail is automatically sent to the person they responded to. That’s why you only get e-mails some of the time.
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Doing a great job with the site. Love it. My want list:
edit
imbed pictures, video
quick links to your posts to check responses
thx for asking
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Shiny Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:10 pm
@KC23, short, sweet and straight to the point. Nice
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I’ve been enjoying what you’ve brought to the blog Jon and have full confidence you will strive to always make it one click better as you go along.
I actually like this and hope you do it more, linking to the vast nation of we-don’t-get-paid-to-blog-obsessively Kings fans. Though I imagine most of my own articles will be a too um… Vulgar, for direct linking.
Speaking of, when the Insider was first started, there was a sidebar with links to all the various Kings blogs, Quisp, Royal Half, Hockeywood, Mayor, Gann, ours, etc. that went away quickly, for what I can only assume is the Kings not wanting to advertise the competition (though we are all linked through the Kings NHL website). I would like to see this brought back, as the Kings online community is a vast one, and to me, necessary to be inclusive of all as virtually every site brings something completely unique to the table be it information, format or style. One can only get the true picture of Kings fans by reading all of these sites, at least in part.
Either way, I appreciate this post and if you plan to do this weekly, that’s awesome.
As for Bobby’s suggestions, I agree with most of them but also understand you can only do so much. The format of this site isn’t and shouldn’t change drastically, because again, its about taking the context of all of us who live, eat, breath and in some cases, paid, to love Kings.
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I wish that the recent comments section was a little higher on the right side column,I hate having to scroll down like mad just to see what the latest comment was, also an edit button ( for people who type like they speak,me) and a like/dislike button.I wish that more player signing events were in the South OC for us Kings fans,I posted on the LA Kings hot girls and annoying guys site so hopefully fans like @Lake and me don’t have to spend our life savings on gas just to meet and greet our team players.Thanks Jon.
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Ok…so where is my post?
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Hey Jon I think you’re doing a great job with the site.
My three suggestions:
1) an edit button (someone already mentioned that before, but that would be clutch. i even like on some websites (like facebook) it will say that a comment has been edited to prevent people from saying one thing, editing, and then changing their message. People are usually pretty good around here and will use it mainly for typo edits
2) a calendar – this would make it easier to coordinate meet-ups on the road and if folks have extra tickets. i think it would be huge for helping to cultivate the community. currently meet-ups and tickets are mentioned in random posts which can get lost when there are a few posts in a day
3) it would be cool to ask the #1 star each game who was the biggest star outside of the top 3 in their mind (sometimes this leads to interesting insight of players who’s game doesn’t appear on the stat sheet)
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Shakes Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
adding to #3…we could call that person the #4 star
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IceGuy Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 12:40 pm
@Shakes,
How about “The Inside Star”?
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Shakes Reply:
February 25th, 2013 at 2:28 pm
@IceGuy, i like where you’roe going with that, and we can go one step further and call it the “Insider Star”… .the guy who hockey geeks would really appreciate
I think that we need to warned the Ducks that sometimes that the Ducks likes to play a hard way against the kings and we need to have rules for the Ducks for the Game Tonight is
1 No Grease play on boarding on Alternative Captains
2 No Grease Play on Boarding and Slashing on Alternative Captain and Captain
3 No Grease play hard on Boarding hard boarding on the Kings goalie that means the Anaheim Ducks will be banned for 3 Games so what do you think
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Go Kings Go!
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I agree with others that a “like” button would be nice. Mabye an “edit” button as well. I like the changes you’ve made so far, and have been impressed with what a great job you’ve done replacing Rich.
P.S. Don’t make it mandatory for the commentors to sign in via Facebook accounts. Rich raised the possibility of that happening a year and a half ago and nearly everyone hated the idea.
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This is gonna be a huge game……
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1) Tie comments to Facebook logins. More accountability and tact.
2) Site template could use a refresh.
3) More pictures — I’d like more of a Puck Daddy feel
You’re doing a great job thus far, Jon. Don’t lose the passion!
-Brian
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