On the importance of the win:
“It’s a big two points. We went in there [on Thursday], and I thought we battled hard and tried to come back in the game, and they came out with the victory. For us, it was very important to come here in our building and make a statement.”
On his save on Logan Couture shortly after San Jose’s goal, and on the momentum change:
“He just got open right in the slot, and I was lucky enough to be in good position, and it just hit me in the chest…After that, I thought momentum kind of switched, and obviously when they scored, they got the momentum on their side, and it felt like we were just trying to survive. We scored that third goal, and that kind of gave us the momentum back on our side.”
On his save on the penalty shot:
“I knew he was ready coming down, and I tried to give him a little bit of glove, and wanted him to shoot where I wanted, and he did. It’s a shootout. It goes either way.”
On whether that save switched momentum back to the Kings:
“Well, obviously…that third goal, we calmed down after that, and then we just kept scoring, scoring. But they had a good game, I thought after their first goal, they came at us really hard, and they had some good play in our zone, and they’re a good team. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and we did the job.”
I like how Sutter and the team put an emphasis on winning at home.
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jet Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:04 pm
@Pesus, I like how they protect home plate at home.
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crashin'da net Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 10:00 am
@jet, while at home.
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g smith86 Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:22 pm
@Pesus, interesting to..when you consider how good they were on the road in the playoffs
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luc20rules Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 8:01 am
@g smith86, DS addressed that. Home team gets the last change. On the road our young D gets exposed by the opponents top lines. At home he can see when the other teams top lines come out for a face off and have Scuds out on the ice.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 11:23 am
@g smith86, luc20rules nailed it. This season is different because he needs to use last change to protect young defensemen playing for Greener and Mitchell.
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the goals allowed were not JB’s fault. he played well
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Bernier was very sound tonight, like the way he handles the puck.
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DesertKing Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:11 pm
@Mikey J.,
Bernier was excellent tonight.
Signed,
@Richman
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:17 pm
@DesertKing, lol, I know that dude. We beat the Sharks, didn’t we.
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DesertKing Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:18 pm
@Mikey J.,
We whooped up. The Sharks fans at Staples were and completely silent tonight.
YoBro Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:22 pm
@DesertKing, Nice
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luc20rules Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 8:07 am
@DesertKing, Verbally abused some Noisy Shark Fans. I maybe hearing from PETA.
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bbb7 Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:12 pm
@Mikey J., Yep, he doesnt give me heart palpitations when he has it behind the net like Quick still does.
JB was solid when he needed to be, which wasnt very often. It was far from a ‘stealing one’ kind of game (because he didnt have to do so, the team in front of him was solid) which made me wonder what game Moriarity had seen with him asking the fans ‘was that a great game by this guy or what?’ in the 3 Stars interview of JB. Myself, I was surprised he was even 2nd star since he wasnt tested much.
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:22 pm
@bbb7, Yeah, the team had the puck most of the night and Bernie backed it up when he had to.
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tomb Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:27 pm
@Mikey J., Bernie made the saves when he had to, right? Could have been worst, right?
YoBro Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:24 pm
@bbb7, Agree on all points.
Go Kings
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Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com) Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:26 pm
@bbb7, I do think it’s one of those things where his style makes it look a lot easier than Quick does even though they both are working hard. The penalty shot was a key moment that could have turned the game. Good to see him stop it despite his history. That said, the guys definitely played better in front of JB at home than Quick on the road.
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DLB Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 4:09 am
@bbb7, The second wasn’t easy. Sharks had zone time, almost tied, Bernier kept them in it.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 11:26 am
@Mikey J., He played a good game, though he really didn’t have to stand on his head because as Paul Ambruster rightly notes, they played responsible defense in front of him. If starting Bernier is what it takes to get that defense, then by all means, start Bernier.
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Bernier was money tonight…definitely earned the next start
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 11:27 am
@g smith86, If that’s what it takes to get them to play defense, I’m all for it.
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OT:
To make things even better, first F-1 race of the season started immediately after the Kings win.
Life is good..
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g smith86 Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:23 pm
@jess, ahh…open wheel…they do more than just turn left for a living
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YoBro Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:26 pm
@g smith86, Hey wait… Open wheel and turning left is good too. But only on clay. Dirt’s for racin’, asphalt’s just for getting there.
Go Kings
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Adam Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:50 pm
@YoBro, Hey a fellow dirt racin’ fan…you’re lookin’ at a long time sprint car fan right here
jess Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:51 pm
@YoBro,
I like that. I used to race MX. Much appreciated line there YO
YoBro Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 9:40 pm
@YoBro, @Adam Yes, a fan,,, but also a driver.
Go Kings
Not a bad game for a first time rookie and a great game for JB, but we should be talking about Clifford and Stoll. They both had monster games scoring (both), assisting (JS), passing, hitting, fighting (KC) and being an overall pest on any San Jose player carrying the puck.
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 16th, 2013 at 11:48 pm
@Gustavo, Stolli had a nice game, KC held his own against caveman Murray and scored his second goal. Good to see Penner shielding that puck on the 4th goal.
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jess Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 12:02 am
@Gustavo,
Any trade ideas?
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No Tomb, it could have been worster.
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Jonathan Bernier is our number 1
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LAKingfaninmonterey Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 10:06 am
@Paul, I agree.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 11:29 am
@Paul, Maybe you should watch him play more than a couple good games before you anoint him.
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I will start by saying that I love Quick. Don’t get me wrong. He won us the first Cup in our history. That being said, Bernie’s technique gives much more confidence, and leaves a lot less open than our boy Quickie. Quick makes some amazing acrobatic saves, but Bernie is more often than not in the best position to be in to make easy saves. Because of this style, when Quicker is having a bad night, there are times where wide open net is available, and pucks are going in. With Berns, I’m not saying he’s spotless, by any means, but I feel like with his solid technique, he leaves wide open nets less often. I’m not sure why I’m throwing this out there, guess I’m just anxious with Quick’s play lately, and hoping he turns it around soon. Hoping we don’t go and trade Bernie before Quick comes back to the Vezina candidate we used to know.
Anyone have any thoughts on what’s got into Quick this season?
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 11:29 am
@Puckhandler, Bad defense. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: he has never benefited from the level of defense played in front of Bernier.
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Duckbasher Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
So what you’re saying is… his team plays better for him? You might want to remove those rose colored glasses.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 6:46 pm
@Duckbasher, You might want to watch a game or two.
Puckhandler Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 9:43 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, It seems strange though that with essentially the same group of guys in front of him (minus the occasional swap one night) Bernie consistently has been getting better games from his team this year than Quick has. I could give you one or two games, but there has to be something more going on since it’s the same guys and many games we’re talking here. Bernier can’t always get good play and Quick always get bad play.
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 18th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
@Puckhandler, He’s a positional goaltender. He makes plays on pucks he never even sees.
Puckhandler Reply:
March 18th, 2013 at 5:17 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth? Yeah exactly, kind of what you want from your goaltender though, right?
YoBro Reply:
March 17th, 2013 at 9:50 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Still driving that bus?
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 18th, 2013 at 4:33 pm
@YoBro, Still trolling?