March 2 postgame quotes: Jonathan Quick

Posted by JonRosen on 2 March 2013, 10:26 pm

On whether he was unable to find his focus:
“No, it wasn’t focus or anything. I just didn’t stop the puck.”

On whether it was “one of those days”
“I just didn’t stop the puck. I didn’t make enough saves for my team to give them a chance to win.”

Tagged Jonathan Quick, Postgame Quotes, Vancouver Canucks

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Neil says:

March 2, 2013 at 10:29 pm

Quick deserves a pass.. BTW Kopi really came thatclose to getting hurt bad on that hit…

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mask0425x Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:17 pm
@Neil, Not anymore, he already used it up a few times. Stunk up the joint big time! I was really hoping that Sutter would pull him after the 3rd goal. Didn’t happen and the team caved in as opposed to trying to rally back.

Now, I’m not saying that JB is better than JQ, but he is playing better NOW. Go with the hot hand.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:32 am
@mask0425x, Shoulda pulled the whole team for leaving the slot open all night.

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Paul Reply:
March 4th, 2013 at 9:09 am
@Neil, trade him

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DesertKing says:

March 2, 2013 at 10:36 pm

Move along folks, nothing to see here, someone just had a bad night……..

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soo-do-nihm Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:40 pm
@DesertKing, When you’re a pro, you don’t get bad nights. But clearly, he was not on his game tonight. However, I expect him to be back in full form Monday or Tuesday, whenever he starts.

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goaliemom Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:42 pm
@soo-do-nihm, even pro’s have bad nights, they are not GOD…

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soo-do-nihm Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:45 pm
@goaliemom, no I get that. I just meant they’re not “allowed” to have bad nights. You can’t go out and say, yeah I had a bad night because that sounds like an excuse at the professional level. (Stupid but true) Quickie did have a bad night, even if he claims he didn’t

tomb Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:47 pm
@soo-do-nihm, I hope Sutter puts Bernier in net on Monday.

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soo-do-nihm Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:54 pm
@tomb, I’m a big fan of Bernie’s so I do too. But if Bernie gets the start on Monday, it’s automatic that Quickie gets the start on Tuesday vs. St. Louis. Could be a great come back game for Quickie if he starts on Tuesday. He can prove why he’s still the team’s #1

crashin' da net Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 9:13 am
@soo-do-nihm, EVERYONE has bad days/nights……except possibly me. Just kidding. Ever get one of those days where you wake up and just say “I don’t feel like working too hard today”, and you don’t. You show up, take care of the important stuff but don’t go seeking out solutions on those imprtant but not urgent matters. It must really be tough for professional hockey players. Moreso than any other sport. Especially this season. They can’t do that? Crashbang/eat/sleep/wakeup/eat/crashbang…repeat. All while traveling and away from the family nursing your wounds. Sure some of the money is obscene but that doesn’t make it much easier. Why we love da “game”.

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JD Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:46 pm
@DesertKing, again

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mask0425x Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:13 pm
@JD,

Exactly… What I really want to know is whether it’s post-surgery issues (don;t think so) or due a contract extension (now that he is set for life). Can someone get him Lubo’s phone number to get him up to speed on DL’s views on this matter.

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FiG17 Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:43 pm
@mask0425x,

My guess is that there are more factors than we can understand to it. The guy just came off a ridiculous season that he now has to live up to. But then he has back surgery, which obviously affected his play. And it’s not just the physical effects, there are mental effects too… fear of further injury, confidence, comfort, etc. On top of that, while he’s trying to completely recover, there’s another goalie who was basically predestined to be the #1 guy and has recently been playing pretty well who is now knocking on that door. Kind of a lot of pressure all at once.

I don’t really know him, so I could be dead wrong, but Quick doesn’t strike me as the type to let a contract extension influence the way he plays. He’s too competitive for that.

What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:35 am
@FiG17, Those factors are the defense. They played better defense last season. They didn’t get sucked into a run-and-gun style, because they knew it wasn’t their game.
Kings Fan In Temecula says:

March 2, 2013 at 10:45 pm

poor quickie, the cynic in me thought it would end the way it did lol, they werent ready

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soo-do-nihm Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 10:55 pm
@Kings Fan In Temecula, When Vancouver scored the 4th goal, I thought to myself, “Whoever said the game would be 4-2 was right. It’s just reverse for the Kings.” Sad but oh well. Can’t win ‘em all and we gave this one to the ‘ucks

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JD says:

March 2, 2013 at 10:49 pm

You guys can be in denial all you want, the truth is quick is not a good goalie right now, look at his stats … Terrible

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LT21 Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:14 pm
@JD, Little harsh. I agree this was not a good game for him but look at his stats the 3 games prior. It is fair to say he has not had a great season so far but to flat out call him a “not a good goalie right now” isn’t exactly fair. He had a bad night and had 3 good games before it. To say he needs to be great every game and win every game or else he is deemed bad is just taking it a little far in my opinion.

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JD Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 1:03 am
@LT21, I hope your right, and he proves me wrong

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:36 am
@LT21, Yup. Wasn’t a good game for anyone, either.

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TiredOfIt Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 2:58 am
@JD, Same as last year….until the playoffs…he’ll be ready

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Forum67 Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 10:58 am
@JD,

There need to be some reality checks. First, the Quick of last season would have stopped two of last night’s goals. However, the Quick of last season was playing at an almost unprecedented level. This season, so far at least, he’s been merely good rather than great. And so far this season Bernier has been very good, bordering on great, except for his relief appearance against the Ducks. Because of this there is little likelihood that Bernier will be moved this season. But make no mistake about it, Bernier’s days as a member of the Kings are well and truly numbered.

At the end of the day Quick was the goalie who led us to the promised land and that, if for no other reason, should be why no one should be too quick (pun intended) to throw him under the bus. And he was rewarded with a lucrative contract, long-term contract as a result of leading us to the promised land So make no mistake about it, Quick, not Bernier, will be our long-term No. 1 goalie. Those facts notwithstanding, Bernier is still here so it is time for the Jolly Rancher to do what he said he’d do and go with the hot goalie.

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JD Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 4:36 pm
@Forum67, I agree, bernier a days as a king are numbered, quicks contract is untradeable, nobody wants a goalie who, relies on athletic ability, that is comming off back surgery, that is struggling, and best of all still has 10 years and 50 million left on his contract… Quick is untradeable, for better or worse were stuck with him for many years… At least bernier is increasing his trade value…. Maybe AEG will step up, and buy out quick… Naw don’t see anschutz paying him 50 million, not to play for him

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JD Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 4:55 pm
@JD, just to be clear, I don’t think many people, outside the quick worshipers on this blog, would consider a .901 save percentage, and 254 GGA a “merely good season”
I like quick, I like all the kings, but quick needs to turn it around, if he keeps playing like this, we miss the playoffs

Forum67 Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:50 pm
@JD,

Hopefully, if Quick doesn’t get it turned around Bernier will remain hot and get most of the starts.

By the way, whether a fan is a Quick worshiper or not, it is way too soon to talk about trading him or buying his contract out. Over time Quick will be just fine

donna Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 3:23 pm
@JD, I agree, not the same Quick as last year, think the back surgery has played a huge part in the reason why. Thought they would have put Bernier in to start the 3rd period….

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Quicked says:

March 2, 2013 at 10:56 pm

No, Quick did fine, we have an utterly week defense that got continuously pushed back into their own zone. This was not Quick’s fault, all defensive errors.

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soo-do-nihm Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:03 pm
@Quicked, Well there were a couple goals that he allowed that *maybe* he should’ve gotten (like the first 1 where he reached out with his glove instead of sliding across or the one where he kept on sliding and Henrik Sedin just shot it into a wide open net). But I’m not a goalie coach so I can’t point out any errors or what not. He just did not appear to be in top form tonight to my not-so-keen-untrained-eye.

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Mikey J. Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:09 pm
@Quicked, Maybe Vancouver were due. After what Quick has done its hard to throw him under the bus. Just off tonight.

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Kasey9 Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:12 pm
@Quicked, Im sorry but you can look at it your way or look at it the real way tonight…Defense cost them the 1st goal but the next 3 were all on Quick far shots easily stoppable for him and not screened on any of them..Defense did what they were suppose to do on those Quick did not he was bad tonight he was not fine at all..I felt he should have been yanked after the 3rd one but Sutter refuses to pull his goalies and that is probably the one thing I cannot stand about him

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KingMe20 Reply:
March 2nd, 2013 at 11:19 pm
@Kasey9,

I don’t agree. Hansen’s goal really irks me, and not because Quick didn’t stop it, but because three Kings were around him when he had the puck, and none of them thought to knock him on his ass. That kind of effort only magnifies a bad night for the goalie.

This was a team loss. I can only point to three guys who played decently tonight: Muzzin, Nolan and Penner, and I would only rate those guys at about a B- / C+.

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SDGolfer Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 12:09 am
@Quicked, What part of this don’t you understand?
“I just didn’t stop the puck. I didn’t make enough saves for my team to give them a chance to win.” Jonathan Quick

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JD Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 12:59 am
@SDGolfer, I didn’t see your post before I posted the same thing, so I guess I agree with you 100%

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:39 am
@SDGolfer, Quick has always owned every single goal he gave up. Not one of them happened in a vacuum, though. It isn’t just quick, just like it wasn’t the game Berns came in for him and got lit up. Some games the other team feels it–particularly when you stop playing defense.

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JD Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 12:56 am
@Quicked, the thing I like most about quick, is no excuses, he’s not stopping the puck, end of story

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Forum67 Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 11:12 am
@Quicked,

If are prone to playing the blame game let’s place it on the team, including Quick. There were probably two stoppable goals against the Canucks. But my concern isn’t Quick, at least not yet. My concern remains, despite our recent outburst of scoring, the offense. Here’s hoping Justin Williams’ goal awakens him from his season long slumber.

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Kings4repeat says:

March 2, 2013 at 11:09 pm

Its alright Quick, just take a seat on the bench, let Bernier role…

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Anaheim Kings Fan says:

March 3, 2013 at 12:05 am

Did anyone else happen to notice how Quick was shaking his head after at least two of those goals? As if he were saying, “Man, how the heck did I let that one through?!?” I don’t recall seeing him do that too frequently, if ever. Wonder if he’s struggling a bit with his confidence, maybe?

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Duncanz Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 3:05 am
@Anaheim Kings Fan, Yes.

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Bluedon23 says:

March 3, 2013 at 12:21 am

The first goal was not quicks fault. If you watch the reply you’ll see the blame mostly goes to clifford. He was basically standing on top of Frasier. at one point cliffy even looks back to the blue line to see where Hamhuis was, naturally clifford saw no one because Hamhuis was already down low at the R circles, and yet Clifford still didn’t adjust to finding where his man actually was, a second later clifford reacts to late on trying to defend a wide open Hamius.

Some of the blame could be placed on Frasier who let Daniel Sedin just stand in front of the net unguarded. Frasier was pointlessly covering the middle of the slot on the wrong side of Daniel. If you pause the reply you’ll see Burrows could have just as easily made an open pass to Daniel Sedin which probably would have led to a goal as well. Having Daniel Sedin just sitting in the slot unguarded (except by Doughty who was already covering Burrows) could have played a factor in Quick’s response to the play. In that split second he could have thought the pass was intended for Daniel.

Now even if Frasier takes his man, they probably still score. But both Clifford and Frasier looked lost out there as far as what they were supposed to be doing.

And for anyone who knows better then myself I was also wondering if it is Nolan’s job to collapse on Henerik there? I don’t think so, but Once scuderi went down someone has to put pressure on Henerik, and if not Nolan Then Who?

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Victor says:

March 3, 2013 at 12:30 am

Good game! Sure miss Willy Mitchell playing for our team! Iz he dun fer tha season?

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Dominick says:

March 3, 2013 at 4:11 am

I’ll say it again. Kings fans are frail. Kings just came off a 7 and 1 run. Quick played great during that span. All 4 goals came from in between the dots. 1 even came back door off a cross ice pass down low through the slot that no one could have saved and no one else who was on the ice at the time even realized ahead of time that the pass would be made. Just lose 1 out of 6 and screw having faith in this team or the players who just (not to long ago) won the greatest prize imaginable in record fasion. It’s like watching the same reaction after the first game of the season all over again.

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Duncanz Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 4:57 am
@Dominick, I won’t disagree with you about the lily-livered nature of a certain proportion of pundits here, but at least most Kings fans are not resting on the laurels of winning the only Stanley Cup in 45 years.
New season and a new challenge now, bigger than before. The Cup has been won but now it’s going to be even tougher to hold onto it.
Our beloved JQ knows he cannot afford to rest on his past achievements either, and he won’t.
He is reliably self-critical after every loss, of course, but when DS says he’s fighting the puck, he’s probably fighting the puck, right?
So as for the paying public, we can either choose to hold him to his stellar standards of last season or to continue to hand him free passes on nights like this one.
But sooner or later the chips will be down and the steadiest goaltender will get the call most nights.
As, I think @Cesar noted on the game thread it’s just a little too early to be scoreboard watching, but very soon it won’t be any longer and your best players are going to HAVE to be your best players on a nightly basis.
And we don’t yet have many of our best players doing just that.

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IceGuy Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 8:28 am
@Duncanz,
Goals #1 and #4 were on the Defense.
Goals #2 and #3 were on Quick.
Stevens has got to work Martinez back in by Monday and remind all D-men that on a 2 on 1, the D-man has to take one player and the goalie the other.
Hextall has to work with Quick on his glove. 2 and 3 were Seven Hole.
No panic – just more coaching. We’ve got to remember that this shortened season hasn’t allowed for time to practice. It’s basically play and recover.

All will be well.
GKG

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JLyons79 Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 7:44 pm
@Duncanz, +1000. Well said, sir.

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Stuart Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 9:36 am
@Dominick, I’ll happily go 16-4 every 20 games!

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Dominick says:

March 3, 2013 at 5:49 am

Dunc, nobodies resting on anything. Pessimism is a disease.

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crashin' da net Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 9:18 am
@Dominick, Dom….you are so right. Pessimism IS a disease.

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kingfisher says:

March 3, 2013 at 6:02 am

bad defensive game our d was getting beat bad all nite…put marty back in………one of those games……..move on…skate harder next game………….pull the goalie when needed…..quick was bad last nite use your wholew team to win or loose……………onward boys

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Stuart Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 9:37 am
@kingfisher, who sits? DD2 looked terrible last night IMO… he should see the presser.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? says:

March 3, 2013 at 7:32 am

Quick just sits there and takes the BS. The team played bad defense tonight, left the slot wide open. He stopped some ridiculous chances, didn’t stop others. No point in focusing on him. What I don’t understand is why they play defense in front of Bernier, but not Quick.

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deepsea_drumz says:

March 3, 2013 at 8:29 am

One bad game doesn’t make the season. It wasn’t game seven of the SCF. Every team is gonna have a game like that. Vancouver is very talented. they were pumped up last night. They controlled the puck and played very well on the penalty kill. Watch how L.A. takes to the ice tomorrow night against Nashville. Different story….period.

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Duncanz says:

March 3, 2013 at 9:36 am

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cup4kings says:

March 3, 2013 at 1:36 pm

Between Doughty and Quick, once they get new contracts their play goes down hill. Hope Quick can get his mojo back. It’s making it really difficult to trade Bernier at this point because of Quick’s play.

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Forum67 Reply:
March 3rd, 2013 at 8:00 pm
@cup4kings,

I’d be much more concerned about whether Doughty can ever again become a Norris Trophy finalist than I’d be about Quick becoming a Conn Smythe Trophy caliber goalie again. Quick will get back to where he was. Doughty is another story. But you’re right, neither of them is playing at the level those big contracts call for.

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Gary says:

March 3, 2013 at 2:47 pm

Quick is giving me flashbacks of Dan “The Swiss Cheese” Cloutier. Quick needs to step it up! No excuses! He might not be God, but he is an NHL goalie and there is no reason why an NHL goalie will win the Cup one year, then choke the following season. I think Quick needs to bring his ego down and start playing like he was last season. 3 goals on 5 shots is not acceptable for a NHL goalie wether or not he’s God.

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donna says:

March 3, 2013 at 3:24 pm

Not the same Quick since his back surgery….

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