On what he liked over the game’s final 40 minutes:
“We had a good start of the game and then a couple of untimely penalties and then gave up a three-on-two late in the first. We just…settled down, regrouped. Not that we made any changes, we just come in, reset.”
On the Kings making Staples Center a difficult place to play:
“We’re still trying to play a complete game. We’re coming off a game where we didn’t, and the game prior to that where we had to score five goals in the third period, which you’re not going to do very often or ever again. So we’re still trying – a lot of work to do with guys in terms of getting their individual games to where they have to be for us to be successful.”
On the team’s impressive home record:
“You know what, I couldn’t care less about it. The way the schedule is, I don’t know if we’re at home. I thought it was an afternoon game. I…figured I had to get there before we set the clocks.”
On whether Keaton Ellerby is in danger of losing a spot in the lineup, considering his minutes:
“We don’t look at it like that. We look at the team we were playing [that] has some significant offensive weapons that you have to [be aware of]. I’m not going to put a young player in that position. So it had nothing with how Keaton played or what you’re saying. You’re trying to be very critical of a young player that we’re trying to make a better player.”
On whether there was an effort to use size as an advantage:
“They have great skill up front and a very mobile defense. When you take Giordano and Bouwmeester as a pair, and then you put Butler and Wideman, you know what? Their game…has got nothing to do with size…They have some high-end offensive players, and you’ve got guys like Jarome and Cammy. You know what? They’re awesome, offensive guys. So you’ve got to try and get the right guys on the ice against them. Simple.”
On Jonathan Quick’s performance:
“I thought he was smothering pucks. I guess the best way in hockey terms was he was covering everything really well.”
On what he liked over the game’s final 40 minutes:
“We won the second period. It was 1-0. That’s what I was most pleased with.”
On whether the team has gradually been getting better offensive looks:
“I don’t think so. Our defense evolved a little more, but I don’t think that. I mean, we’re not getting any more chances. I’ve said it a hundred times, but you guys keep asking the question, and every time you don’t score, ‘you’re offensively challenged.’ We’re scoring. We break it down, like who we play against, certain home road, things like that. Lines, all that stuff. We still have some guys that are offensively challenged, quite honest.”
On whether he expects more chippiness in the two-game set:
“I don’t think so. Quite honest, that’s not their style, and that’s not ours. How you win games is not retaliating or looking for something extra-curricular. That’s not the game we play. You know what? We’re going to have our heads set around trying to play a disciplined, hard game.”
On whether he expects Jeff Carter to score every game:
“Yep. Why not? Somebody asked the other day about him. I said ‘He’s money.’ [He] leads the league in game-winners. Do you expect him to do it every game? Yep. That’s how we can win every game.”
On whether Kyle Clifford is taking on a more physical role:
“That’s how Cliffy plays. I don’t think he’s ‘taking it on’. I think historically that’s his game, right?…Physical role’s got nothing to do with fighting. Zero, quite honest.”
On how close the team is to where it wants to be:
“Got lots of work to do. As a team, you know what? Individually we’ve got lots of improvement to do if you break it down by position, by who plays with who, all those things. We’ve got lots of work to do.”
On whether this has been the best play he’s seen from Slava Voynov:
“I think in the playoffs last year he was quite a bit better. You’re…again just going and looking at stats…It’s about what you’ve got to do to win games.”
On what he remembers about Kelly Hrudey:
“I coached him his last year. He and Mike Vernon, we were lucky to have two guys…[They] hadn’t been a very good club, and coming into that they had Irbe in goal before that. They brought Kelly in, and then Vernie in, and they were both older guys. The best thing about Kelly, Kelly was a strong guy in the locker room. He was at the end of his career, so I obviously had never seen him when he was at his best on the ice. He was an awesome guy in the room. He could’ve been the captain of the team. You can’t say that about many goalies. That was the strength. He was still a voice of reason, and he was still really good with young players. So that’s the number one thing that I always said, that the reason we made the playoffs that first year in San Jose when I went there my first year was because of Mike Vernon and Kelly Hrudey.”…He was an awesome guy. You know what, he lives in Calgary, so it’s not like he’s going away. Good to see him. That’s another good deal, right?
On whether he looks at the standings:
“It can change, right? Every game it’s going to change. Short, tight thing….It’s running three and a half furlongs. It’s a little shorter. Too many corners to go around. It’s just one and get your friggin nose up there and get running again. It’s a 48-game schedule, so you know what? I can tell you I did it before, and nobody else can. I know how hard it is for the players. They’re [worn out] after every game. That’s how the schedule is. And the guys that travel with us know that also. By the time I get on the plane, many of you guys are already sleeping…It’s not easy. You need lots of guys…the big thing we talked about is energy, and when you don’t practice, when you have such a young team – most nights we’re the youngest team – just, I think, every game we’ve played we’re the youngest team.”
On whether there’s “any chance” Brad Richardson gets into the lineup:
“Yes, there’s a chance.”
On whether that may happen soon:
“There’s a chance.”
On whether there’s a “good chance” that Richardson gets into the lineup:
“A good chance.”
On whether it’s nice to have such a young team that has won a Stanley Cup:
“Not a lot of these guys, quite honest [played for us in the playoffs]. We have seven or eight guys that haven’t played a playoff game in their careers.”
On whether Mike Richards is “fine”, considering the hit he absorbed:
“I don’t know. Did you talk to him? That’s not a question that I’m ever going to answer, right?”
On whether Darryl Sutter is “fine”:
“Yeah, I’m good. Set your clocks ahead. Busy day.”
of topic…
Broadcast lowlights: Dustin Penner and Anson Carter staring at Patrick O’Neal in numb incredulity as O’Neil fumbles to find out what Penner means in his reference to Grapes (I probably had the same look on my face that Penner and Carter did). How many years has O’Neal covered the Kings now, and he’s _still_ displaying an infantile non-knowledge of hockey and hockey culture.
(And then he tells viewers “we’ll be falling back later tonight” referring to the fact that clock readjustment is in fact a ‘spring forward.’ Where’s the A game, Patrick?)
But we’ve got what– three years invested in tolerating O’Neal’s verbose lack of understanding? We know not to expect much, but at least he’s a basically likeable guy that can sometimes admit he doesn’t know what’s going on . . .
Then there’s Dan Moriarty. I don’t want to be unkind, and I probably don’t even need to say it, but . . . yeeesh. Dan Moriarty needs heavy-duty tutelage from Kelly Hrudey. I loved that the Kings honored Hrudey tonight. Hrudey has always been exceptional at the interview, first as a player being interviewed, later as a broadcaster for Hockey Night in Canada. If you’ve heard him on CBC, you know it’s true. Kelly is first class, top drawer, intelligent and interesting. Long time Kings fans had to love his interview with Bob and Jim tonight– how honored he felt being honored. His esteem for the Kings and for Kings fans and for Bob and Jim. Nice.
Moriarty: With his smarmy, dull-witted ‘questions’, Moriarty needs either a complete and fundamental makeover for this gig, or he needs his pink slip.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 9th, 2013 at 11:58 pm
@wes, You typed all that in one minute …. right?
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:22 am
@wes, Tell us how you really feel…
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OCKingGirl Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:34 am
@wes, I agree with all of that. Moriarty’s problem is that he’s creepy and O’Neal doesn’t know anything about hockey. Can FSN really not do better than these two??
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King in OC Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:17 am
@OCKingGirl, hi
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 2:35 pm
@OCKingGirl,
Guys don’t say Creepy. Girls say Creepy when describing men they don’t want touching them.
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wes Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 3:22 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, unfortunately, I’d say “creepy” works just fine. I’m not a girl, but creepy is creepy, and if OCKingGirl would not want to be touched by Moriarty I can respect and understand that.
Kingfish Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:46 am
@wes, I don’t have a problem with Moriarty. I think he asks good questions and has a good feel for how to handle players.
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wes Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 3:25 pm
@Kingfish, perhaps that’s tongue-in-cheek? If that’s your true take, you may stand all alone on that one.
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Old King Fan Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 8:18 am
@wes, I agree with everything above. But don’t you think Anson Carter is really, really good? As an old Toronto boy, I sure appreciate Carter. Had a few games for the Kings and is a recognized veteran. He is upbeat, concise and really makes a great commentator. Not quite as good as Jimmy, who I consider the best in the business (and I grew up with HNIC and Foster and Bill Hewett, Danny Galivan, and all the rest of the “greats.” Proud of my lads.
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wes Reply:
March 12th, 2013 at 8:32 pm
@Old King Fan, yes, I _really_ like the addition of Anson Carter. And, in hindsight, I was a bit too strident in my critique of Patrick O’Neal. His response was a lot classier than me foisting a poisoned adjective like ‘infantile.’
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11 or 3 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:06 am
@wes, agree
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Alberto Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:09 am
@wes, This is a rare substance comment on this site.I can’t more agree about Moriarty and O’Neal.Remember Heidi? For AEG this is not about hockey but entertainment.What about those commercials behind gates that go into your eyes? They stopped putting them on TV screen when many fans complained on this forum a year ago. And now put them back again. Sutter comments are precious. Jon needs to learn how to ask serious game related questions without irritating Sutter – come well prepared, better ask less but not cliche.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 2:37 pm
@Alberto,
Most of those questions weren’t asked by Jon.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:34 am
@wes, I’ve been watching King’s hockey since 69 and I’m pretty confident in saying that this is the worst Kings interview media team in their history. O’Neal is marginal at best and Moriaty is the very worst I’ve ever seen. I literally have to leave the room I’m so embarrassed by the way Moriarty phrases his question and even more so by his silly style.
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Pesus Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:36 am
@KC23,
+1
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 2:37 pm
@KC23,
Bring back Rory Story?
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Michael J. Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:33 am
@wes,
Somebody described Moriatry as a “used car salesman” typr or something like that. Like KC23 above – I flip to something else when he interviews a player because its just painful to watch.
As for Patrick O’Neal… where do I start? He looks good in front of the camera and has all the skills to be a good TV guy BUT NOT KNOWING WHO “GRAPES” IS??? That perfectly illustrates his hockey knowlede to a “T”. He is proving to be nothing more than a Hollywood fan personafide, acting like a kid in a candy store asking Penner “who’s going to show Ellerby around town?” a couple of weks ago. He is way too much a fan and not nearly professional enough (an equal) for the job.
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carter the party starter Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:04 am
@Michael J.,
I actually really like Oneal. He has a real passion for the Kings. Moriarty on the ohter hand is a simpleton.
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77goals Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
@wes, I miss Heidi…
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TheAcaciaStrain Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 8:37 pm
@wes, I completely agree with your sentiments here, Dan Moriarty is a complete disaster he needs to be replaced ASAP or needs a complete overhaul. I’ll even take Heidi at this point she wasn’t to smart and was silly but at least she looked decent, Dan is not nice to look at, he’s not a good interviewer and he seemingly doesn’t have a degree of professionalism, I too change the channel when he’s on, it’s NOT interesting television.
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Patrick Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:44 pm
@wes, I appreciate the feedback… some shows/interviews go better than others. I know when it goes well, and when it doesn’t click, but I think our shows this year have been very good, and the post games have been LOUD and entertaining. I think the pre game is a nice add as well, fun to have it back. This is my 8th year with the Kings and I love the team and fans, and I love the NHL. In my opinion I understand the game as well as the next guy, but I work in live TV, and I do the best job I can. I just wanted to say that the passion of the fans on this blog is amazing, and I see first hand how hard Jon works and how committed he is to the site. I hope to provide some less cringeworthy broadcasts for those of you that aren’t fans, and for those that enjoy the work, thanks for the support. I hope to see you at the games.
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wes Reply:
March 12th, 2013 at 9:04 pm
@Patrick, nicely said. Much better than me over-employing certain pejoratives. I think I owe you an apology for using a ridiculous adjective like “infantile”, and I certainly could not do what you do, I’d be far worse than cringeworthy.
I do like your teaming with Anson Carter for the post game shows and hope that sticks. O’Neal/ Anson Carter works better than O’Neal/ Daryl Evans, in my view anyway.
If I should see fit to critique your work in the future, I’ll forgo the pejoratives.
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Thank you Darryl for pushing the team and not letting them settle for just being good or good enough.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:16 am
@Mike J, Hear hear. If you watch the Stanley Cup moments thing with him, it’s amazing what type of a coach he truly is. He’s a coach that doesn’t believe in sitting back on your heels. He thinks you have to go out there and get in your own damn self. The wins will not come out of luck or magic but hard work and earning (not necessarily “deserving”) the win yourself. How’s that accomplished? Why by simply putting more pucks into their net than allowing into yours LOL.
I like that the press keeps asking him the same damn question and he’s starting to get annoyed. Someday I bet he’s going to say, “I answered your {bleeping} question 50 {bleep bleeped) times already. You should know the {bleeping) answer by (bleeping) so stop (bleeping) asking.”
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“We have seven or eight guys that haven’t played a playoff game in their careers.”
All I can think of is Muzzin and Elerby…
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…then there’s the pre-game announcement from Dave Joseph, which coincided with the message on the jumbotron, that Backlund (#11) was on IR for the Flames, when it was pretty evident both from his warming up in the pre-game skate, to the major press releases on Flames.com, NHL.com, tsn.ca, etc earlier in the day, that Baertschi was sent to Abbotsford and Backlund was removed from IR. Just a little annoyance.
On the flipside, the other night I had an 11 dollar “double loaded potato” from that new place that replaced the Coroner’s Grille… (Dr. J’s or something) and it was $11.00 of carbs without any butter to eliminate the dry taste that made you think you might choke to death at some point. Tonight it was nowhere to be found on the scorecard (read: menu) and the woman behind the counter said it was removed as a menu item for the remainder of the season. LOL.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:12 am
@Marc Nathan, I think Dave Joseph may have had old info he was working with. Not sure if he keeps up with the IR lists. Not saying he shouldn’t know, just saying not saying he does know for every team.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:18 am
@shinny, That reads like a Sutter answer … sheesh..
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:16 am
@Marc Nathan, I’ll bet Dave Joseph would never pay $11 for a potato..
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:25 am
@Duncanz, Who would be crazy enough to pay $11 for a potato? Isn’t it bad enough to pay $10 for crappy pizza they claim is from CPK?
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Bonvivant Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:17 am
@Marc Nathan, You will forever be known as “spudman”
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You know what??……
Yes I do know what.
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Cup4la Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 7:34 am
@Lake Forest, That’s awesome.
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“Not a lot of these guys, quite honest [played for us in the playoffs]. We have seven or eight guys that haven’t played a playoff game in their careers.”
You lost me there, Darryl. Muzzin and Drewiske, sure. Ellerby’s only played one. Cliffy only got three last year (and six the prior year), but still… odd statement.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:21 am
@jp, That struck me too.
DS fades in and out factually from time to time.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:28 am
@jp, That is a head scratcher since they still have all the same forwards (so same core group of guys) and technically they’re only missing Greener and Mitchie from the same group of guys who went to the SCF last year. Maybe he got his numbers confused…
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Lake Forest Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:36 am
@shiny, guys that didn’t play a game in play offs with us,
Davis Payne
DD2
Bernier
Ellerby
Muzzin
I know a reach
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11 or 3 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:10 am
@jp, did loktionov get in to any games???
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:39 am
@jp, thought the same thing, but when two of those players are playing defense it seems like a lot more.
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You know what? I could read pressers from sutter all day…guy cracks me up. You agree, right?
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jp Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:20 am
@Adam, There’s a chance, quite honest.
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bbb7 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:20 am
@Adam, Read and ride. Read and ride.
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I too will go off-topic and say that I was at the game, and I was disappointed by the fans (and I’m using that term loosely tonight). I am fortunate that my roommate has season seats in Section 217, so i get to go to a lot of games, and generally, the seats around me are filled with knowledgeable fans who love the game. Tonight, we had fans who lived up to every possible stereotype about Los Angeles sports fans. When the Kings were killing the second 5-on-3, the guy next to me and his girlfriend got up and tried to walk in front of me while the puck was in play. The people in front of me rarely watched the game, and the guys next to them were texting the whole night, when they weren’t busy getting drunk enough to spill their beer on the woman in front of them. The people next to the guy next to me didn’t show up until the second period. The building was quiet enough that I heard the ref yell the call at the Flames bench in the first period. Worst of all, with 4:00 left in the third, a lot of people left, and as far as I could tell, none of them were Flames fans.
I would rather have fans of the opposing team fill Staples Center than these bandwagon “fans” who were at the game only to drink and to be seen at the game. First of all, you are an idiot if you spend that much money on tickets just to get in the building so you can buy overpriced beer and not watch the game. Second, unless you have kids, I will never understand the need to leave a game early on a Saturday night. If they had been Flames fans, I would have understood it, but otherwise, what’s the rush? Gotta beat traffic home at 9:45 on a Saturday?
What bothers me most is that it makes me think of the people who genuinely love this team and love the game, or the kids who may grow up loving the sport, but all of them are being kept out of the building by the people who just want to day they were at the game. I know there are people like these every game, but it seemed like we had an unusual amount of jackasses in the seats tonight.
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Lake Forest Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:39 am
@KingMe20, go to the die hard seats. You won’t question it.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:44 am
@KingMe20, Were two of them a father and son scoffing nachos nineteen to the dozen while typing up parodies of Star Wars with a few digs at Bettman and the NHL channel thrown in for the blog tomorrow, by any chance?
It’s far and very hard to find your way back to Palm Springs at 9:45 on a Saturday night you know!
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:45 am
@KingMe20, I think because it was “only Calgary” fans were like oh, well, it’s not going to be a good game, I don’t want to go.
For me personally, I’d rather half the seats be empty rather than filled with the opposing team’s fans just because it means that true fans (or at least fans who could actually afford to go) went to the game.
I, too, have noticed there are a lot of “bandwagon” fans at games. I get irritated that the crowd gets really quiet, they don’t know the “charge” chant (How hard is that? He plays the first few notes, you follow up by saying “Charge!”) and they don’t seem to remember what team the Kings are playing. (For example, when the organist plays the first few notes to lead fans into the “___ sucks!” chant, people seem confused and they don’t get it. I’m like ugh, it’s not difficult!)
When I was at the Blues game, the crowd gradually got better as the game progressed but I think the crowd has to wake up more. While I appreciate the guys all saying the Kings have some of the best fans in hockey, I get really tired of the crowds that are quiet and confused. It’s not freakin rocket science, people! Good grief
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:07 am
@shiny, a few more ‘…………………’s and you’ve got a quintessential @dr philly sykes post right there …………peeps
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masterhans Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:06 am
@KingMe20, dude we live in L freakin A! 2 points in hand now we go to a bar. this isnt san jose or calgery where hockey is the only thing to do. it was a beautiful night. go see the town. thats what i think
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KingMe20 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:19 am
@masterhans,
First, two points aren’t in hand until the game is over. Second, going to see the town can’t wait for four minutes of game time? It’s not like there was an hour to go. Third, if you think people have nothing to do in Calgary, then you haven’t been there.
You’d have thought the score was reversed the way there was a mass exodus at that point in the game.
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Bonvivant Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:23 am
@KingMe20, So the sellout stats are a big hoax? I live in Phoenix and go to see the Kings play the Yotes. Whlle they don’t always sell out the Yotes have rabid fans (no pun intended) from top to bottom. I hate the Yotes though. I will be there the 12th down in the lower bowl. Should be a good game.
The Yotes fans absolutely hate the Kings and their fans. I will wear my sweater with pride but I’m always prepared for fist-a-cuffs.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:47 am
@Bonvivant, I went to game two in the playoffs last year in Phoenix and me and my wife had a wonderful time. We’re going again in early April. I try and respect the other teams fans though. I wear my colors and stand and chear when we score, but when their team is struggling I don’t go out of my way to over do it.
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Bonvivant Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
g@KC23, Game 1 of the WCF I was sitting in section 223. I sat next to a really nice lady and her husband. We scored the empty net goal and I said to her, “this is out year”. She nodded her head like she was not entirely convinced but I saw that she recognized that was a possibility. The rest is history.
KingMe20 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:13 am
@Bonvivant,
Can’t argue with that. I used to live in Phoenix, and the fans hat do show up love the game. I would say the sellout stats are bogus, just that there were a lot of bogus people there last night.
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The Kings just won 6-2 game. Why in the world Brad Richardson need to play? And Ellerby is losing the spot to who? Lil confused here.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:33 am
@goldielocks, Brad Richardson has been scratched. Media feels bad for him. Ellerby not losing his spot. DS just a good coach and media people are stupid by pointing to his TOI and asking if Ellerby is in danger of losing his spot (he’s not)
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goldielocks Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:49 am
@shiny,
Ah, I see. It’s funny because there are only handful of poeople whose questions are spot on. I guess when you win the cup, you get not only bandwagon fans but media, too.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:49 am
@goldielocks, I keep wondering why Stoll keeps getting a pass for his untimely foolish offensive penalties. I think he has deserved a seat in the press box a few times this year.
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Pesus Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:43 am
@KC23,
I’ve scratched my head about Stoll myself and my answer would be faceoff percentage. Just a guess.
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Michael J. Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:47 am
@KC23,
Stoll sucks, he does nothing to help the team win games.
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OCKing In HB Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:10 pm
@Michael J., did he not have to game winner in round one. How soon u forget!!!
Michael J. Reply:
March 12th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
@OCKing In HB.
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Gustavo Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@KC23,
Stoll is an undeniable physical presence, penalty killer and face off winner.
yes, he takes some untimely penalties with his aggressive play, but DS and DL love his play style. Let him be.
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Ok, DS, now you’re cheating.
When they asked you that question about Carts scoring every game you were SUPPOSED to say,
“Not really, no. Why should he score every game? Tell me where it’s written that has to happen. You can’t, right? We’ve got guys playing forward and a guy at the back who haven’t got one goal yet, or one or maybe two. It’s not up to him. He doesn’t need to score another goal, quite honest. We’ve got other guys to do that. You guys keep asking me if he’s a great two-way player and he is, right? It’s a fact. So all we expect him to do is play responsibly in his own zone and there’s other guys that can pick up the scoring. That’s what other guys are in there to do, score goals. So then you change things up a bit and that will happen. More changes, more goals. Simple math, really.”
… and you know it!!
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:47 am
@Duncanz, Damn, that was an impressive Sutter LOL, But are you talking about DD or JC? I’m confused…
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:02 am
@shinny, I guess you didn’t read the 2nd line … but you know what? It’s pretty interchangeable, quite honest.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:50 am
@Duncanz, You lost me at “Carts doesn’t need to score another goal.”
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Love the DS quotes. Always worth reading.
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Mars Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:00 am
@OCKingGirl, Yup!
The guy is the King of media killing.
The media must hate facing him after the game.
He keeps it to a minimum.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:03 am
@Mars, I think certain media guys love him because occasionally, he just offers up these wonderful little nuggets that are just gold…
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Kings x Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 3:08 am
@Mars, his media killings are like are normal team defensive style. Smothering and difficult to play against
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OCKing In HB Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:12 pm
@OCKingGirl, DS is the King of responses. If you ask a stupid question he makes sure your get the point
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About Ellerby’s ice time:
Just because a young player is good enough to play in the League doesn’t mean playing in every situation. Sometimes it’s better to keep a young guy away from elite opposing players. The coach will know when that young guy is ready. I was in Toronto tonight (no, not looking for Kathryn Tappen), and a Leafs’ analyst was critical of putting in a young defenseman against Crosby and Malkin. A good way to rough up a kid and affect his confidence. Sutter knows whom to use and when.
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Kings x Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 3:12 am
@Robert R, ellerby needs needs time to get used to the system and I would take him over DD2 all day long. He should be getting better though by now considering where he went in the draft and time in the league. Can’t say enough about muzzin, scoring goals, making hits, finese passes and strong defensive play. Copying the Detroit strategy of keeping players in AHL as long as possible if you can do it really pays dividends….SV, JM….who knows the winger kids in Manchester now TT, LV, BK, TP
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:52 am
@Kings x, Well said.
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Just because ellerby was a high pick and played a fair amount doesn’t mean he was developed properly. I think the organization will do that for him, unfortunately they don’t have much practice time so they are be careful about exposing him. Once he gets a summer, practice time and a training camp in this system he will improve a lot.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:54 am
@Gb, I’m pretty sure we’re going to lose Ellerby and DD2 by the start of next season.
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TK Reply:
March 11th, 2013 at 6:19 am
@KC23, Keaton is a RFA; he’ll be back for another 2 years.
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Why the hell would you even think about putting Richardson in? Who would come out?
Nolan and Clifford bring that physical game Richardson can’t. Fraser is scoring. The 4th line is brining energy, don’t touch that.
The 3rd line is starting to get back to it’s playoff form. Don’t mess with that.
Penner is starting to get on his game and the 2nd line looks great…
Unless there is an injury (knock on wood), I would keep Richardson’s helmet on Anston Carter.
Good chance?? More like a cold day in hell.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 9:59 am
@hbjohn, Stoll would come out.
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InTheCrease Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:31 am
@KC23, You need to stop obsessing over Stoll, or at least stop doing it on this blog, please, because your constant whining is getting old and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one growing tired of your weird little anti-Stoll campaign. Stoll’s a great player and a great team member. You are not.
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Richardson can bring a 4th or maybe a 3rd round pick. Trade him and promote Toffoli.
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pssh nice questions.. Sutter always answers with class.. Reporters ask the worst questions..
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“Yeah, I’m good. Set your clocks ahead. Busy day.”
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