A stick tap goes out to The Royal Half his account of the “other” throwback jersey celebration taking place during Saturday’s Legends Night:
Though it’s easy to understand the ridicule of the “Burger King” jerseys, those get-ups were significantly more appealing than the Wild Wing Ducks jerseys worn opposite them on the FOX-televised game on January 27, 1996. That game, referred to by the Third String Goalie blog as “the single most visually appalling game in league history“, featured Anaheim sweaters that may have even toned down a 25-year-old Teemu Selanne’s goal celebration. Pictured in a later game, you can almost catch a snarl and a lip curl that screams “I can’t believe I’m actually celebrating a goal in this jersey abomination.”
I love these atrocious jerseys. They’re so funny
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I,saw a bunch of guys with white cowboys hats, anyone know anything on that?
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DesertKing Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:50 am
@Lake Forest,
I intially thoght that they were Calgary fans, but it was actually a Kings promotion for their Travel Alberta ad campaign.
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luc20rules Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:50 am
@Lake Forest, It was a Alberta travel company promotion. One section and anyone visiting there booth got a plastic white cowboy hat. Also it appears the Horse mascot from the Calgary Stampede was at the game.
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Ten for instigating Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:53 am
@Lake Forest, lame travel Alberta promotion.
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Lake Forest Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:31 am
@Ten for instigating, thanks guys.
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That’s the most Burger King jerseys in one area in 17 years!
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McDonalds will pull there sponsorship if we have a BK throwback night. Don’t these fans know that 1 million to charity is nothing to sneeze at?
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:55 am
@luc20rules, It’s not like BK actually sponsored these jerseys. I don’t think McDonald’s has anything to worry about. They have their stupid logo on the Kings’ jerseys and the official Kings’ logo
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When Perry signs with the Ducks. He will look over at Getzlaf and say “I wish, I knew how to quit you!”.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 10:59 am
@luc20rules, And Getzlaf will just say, “Yeah but I complete you. Just admit it.”
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puck73 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:05 am
@luc20rules, With the money Getzlaf just landed, I think a hair transplant is in order. Look, I know its usually juvenile to pick on someones shortcomings, but with his money, this is something that I am convinced can be corrected.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:26 am
@puck73, You’d have thought he’d have tried to get this done by now, he’s married to an OC girl, after all.
But that’s just testament to his typically casual, no-intensity attitude.
And the probability that he couldn’t afford the procedure before now on his relatively meagre current salary.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:27 am
@puck73, Can his new lucrative contract by him a personality?
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puck73 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:29 am
@shiny, Outstanding blast!
luc20rules Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:28 am
@puck73, Admit it with his personality don’t you think an obvious rug would just fit his image better? But then again he does seem like the 20 foot long 10 hair comb over in 20-Z pattern type.
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:31 am
@luc20rules, If he had just a little bit more hair on either side (but still bald in the middle), he’d remind me of a Simpsons character
puck73 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:32 am
@luc20rules, If he went with a Howard Cossell toupe, you know what would be awesome? If he was doing an interview with Hayward and someone with a Kings jersey ran up and swiped it off his dome right on camera!
OCKingGirl Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:53 am
@luc20rules, Haha… You guys are cracking me up. Thanks for the giggle.
Shakes Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:55 pm
@luc20rules, actually he should just go with full bald. Messier looked badass with a clean dome and so did Zidane. For the sake of Anaheim he’s gotta do the same
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Neil/Neil’s thoughts…. Patrick O Neil gets credit for being the only normal person from THAT family !!! Met him once and he is as nice and down to earth as they come…amazing since he is from”Hollywood”. He does know hockey and he is a Kings fan.He also was a bartender in New York.He hung out with the players from New York a that time……..Since the line changes havnt changed.the Kings are playing better….cause/effect???? The changes prior or keeping the same for awhile??……If you could keep one..Nolan or King ????
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:32 am
@Neiling, Don’t you mean, if you had to lose one …. ?
Well, to answer your question, last year it would’ve been Kinger hands down.
This year ……………
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Neil Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:53 am
@Duncanz, If Richardson plays..King or Nolan sits???
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:57 pm
@Neil, Stoll.
Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
@Neil, Well, BR is a C/LW so if DS was wanting to introduce him that factoid would favor JN.
In the meantime, three possible factors need to be considered:
1. Is the offense – basically the same set that played together through the 2012 playoff run – just now settling and meshing together so that you really wouldn’t want to interupt the chemistry at this point?
2. Is DS just playing foil to the press knowing they are hoping to generate a story for the sake of good copy, meanwhile avoiding the mistake of deflating a bubble guy (BR) who is working earnestly off the ice to try to get into the lineup?
3. Is DS simply tired afrer a long day and just tossing out a classic Sutter off-hand curve-ball that will probably just be taken for exactly what it looks like?
4. What are the psychological effects on a really young guy of having a newborn arrive in the middle of a hockey season …. ?
Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:07 pm
@KC23, Not a chance.
That punk Martin Hanzal did it again. I hope Shanny suspends him 3 games or more.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=659455
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shiny Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:32 am
@goldielocks, That hit was definitely questionable. But they’ll argue that DB’s hit from the post season was questionable, too. Either way, it’d be nice to have him suspended indefinitely until we’re through with the Coyotes
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puck73 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:35 am
@goldielocks, I personally think Jackmans hit last night on Richards was every bit as bad. I also hope Shannahan suspends both of these guys.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
@puck73, +1
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Lake Forest Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:47 am
@goldielocks, karma…….
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 11:55 am
@Late Shoulderst, We can only hope for not the same type of karma to befall us, blogging-wise..
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:15 pm
@goldielocks, That hit by Hanzal is probably going to be considered marginal at worst:
• Technically comes in from the side
• Doesn’t leave his feet
• Timing is within the bounds (barely, albeit)
• Principle point of contact is with the torso
Frankly, most of those points are debatable, but there are so many hairlines in there he may just get off as far as the D of PS is concerned.
One indicator that it might just have been a good ‘hockey play’ was the quite honestly perfunctory and half-hearted response from a Stars team that were losing 2-1 with a minute and a half to play.
You might have expected a little more.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Post Script; I would compare it to the Brad Stuart hit on Gabriel Landeskog which put him out with a concussion for several games but did not draw any action from the DPS.
That hit to me was marginal, at best!
This season a slight correction is perceptible, as far as the benefit of the doubt for the ‘offender’ is concerned.
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KC23 Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
@Duncanz, Doesn’t matter, end result was contact directly to the head. I’m betting he gets suspended.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
@KC23, Well, in terms of consistency, how can you suspend for that one and not for the Brad Stuart hit?
Little difference to me but for the angle, which in the Hanzal case wasn’t all that bad.
One of the most underrated moves that DS made …was playing Lewis. Hard to believe that Lewis was scratched last season.Lewis ‘s scoring is a bonus but what a really good two way player…Hope we keep him away..a perfect role player and getting better…
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
@Neiling, Well, last season it wasn’t hard to believe he was being scratched.
But you know what I love best @Neil?
The fact that he seems to have been scoring goals and backchecking well, no matter which line he has been shuttled back and forth between!
DS = hockey savant
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jess Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 12:26 pm
@Neil,
Yeah I remember it well, Fraze was benched, and TM was busy was playing Hunter and Moreau.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:33 pm
@jess, … who were signed by DL after Smyth and Handzus had departed.
EM & TH were seasoned vets with serviceable records.
TM was doing what he had to do.
DS got the great benefit of 71 & 74 being called up probably no later than they should have been and of 24 getting over recent injury and working his way up to full fitness and effectiveness.
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jess Reply:
March 10th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
@Duncanz,
-Yeah until DL kidnapped Moreau in a blacked out van in the middle of the night to points unknown, like taking away a book of matches (Moreau) from a 5 year old (TM)!
That was beautiful!
Those jerseys are out of control.
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It’s amazing how the NHL’s most ugliest ever jerseys suddenly look so fantastic.
Good work TRH.
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I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen so many of those BK jerseys at one time. At least they’re not as bad as the Quacks’.
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I have a Gretzky one ;p
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