On running into a hot goalie:
“Didn’t cash in. Got shut out, so you could say he’s hot, but we didn’t cash in. I mean, we had lots of opportunities that we didn’t quite complete. It’s too bad, because we worked hard. No score going into the third…Kopi’s line was on the ice for two goals. Caught two odd-man rushes against. Can’t happen.”
On Dallas:
“Veteran team. Two good teams. It’s like really a one-shot, one first goal deal, right?”
On Jaromir Jagr:
“He left as a superstar, and came back as a star. Just a little hiatus in there. I don’t think age is a factor for guys like that as long as you’re healthy and well-trained and still have a great desire to play.”
On the Brown-Kopitar-Williams line:
“They didn’t play very well. They got caught on two long shifts, caught on the wrong side of pucks, caught in different situations that we don’t want to be in. They’ve struggled for two or three games that line, probably three in a row now.”
On whether this was a better performance than the “ass-kicking” he mentioned two days ago:
“I said ‘they kicked our ass’, but to define it a little better the last game, they scored two power play goals and we gave up only three or four scoring opportunities. Tonight we were a lot better and just didn’t score the first goal.”
On Saturday’s opponent, Vancouver:
“Good team like us, fighting to be a playoff team.”
Right on DS.
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Wow, during the game, @Shiny and @Jess were posting like demons, and now? ………………….
I miss those guys
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shiny Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:42 pm
@puck73, Sorry, I had to take a brief hiatus. Third period really got to me lol. I needed to take a breather before I spewed crap that I can’t take back
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:22 am
@shiny, Yeah, it reminded me of the bad ol’ days when we had to take the night off after a game because otherwise we’d be reading and responding to hyperbole like “trade everyone” type posts all night.
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I thought Dallas ran into a pretty hot goalie as well. First goal off Doughty’s skate, second one was a 3 on 1. Not much chance on that one either. Both goalies played great, just one or two bounces from being a different game.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:27 pm
@Batfan13, yea i agree with you…Quick played great just ended up the wrong result we all hope for.
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OCKingGirl Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:29 pm
@Batfan13, +1000.
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OCKingGirl Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:29 pm
@Batfan13, +1000.
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puck73 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:32 pm
@Batfan13, I agree with you on your assessment of the game. That being said, did you notice how once again Daryl Sutter had no problem calling out a player, or players that made mistakes but refused to acknowledge any of his own?
Does this sound familiar to you? Of course it does. Throdore “Terry” Murray was another guy who in press conferences always expected players to be accountable, and yet he (like Sutter) never second guesses himself.
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:37 pm
@puck73, Really man?
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ashykins Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:37 pm
@puck73, what did he do wrong?
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puck73 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:43 pm
@ashykins, its called messing with chemistry. When something is working like Toffoli being on the 2nd line, and Penner making the 4th line better, plus to top it off, the 3rd line had better jump then I have seen all season…..DONT MESS WITH IT
chuckie Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:46 pm
@ashykins, He pretended that Penner belongs anywhere other than on the 3rd or 4th line. If Penner’s a top six then Teeenu Selanne should be given a ten year extension with the Ducks.
goaliemom Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:39 pm
@puck73, of course he does, he just doesn’t advertise it…
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Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:45 pm
@puck73, Slow down there champ, that’s not what your take was.
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shiny Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:47 pm
@puck73, He’s acknowledged it before. I know you disagreed with him taking TT out, but he figured Nolan could add some grit to the lineup. Besides, TT got freaking schooled in the D-zone man. It happens to all rookies. So he needed to watch so he can be better next time.
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puck73 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:50 pm
@shiny, Had no problem with Nolan in the lineup. The kid was solid tonite. Sutter could have substituted King instead for a game. Toffoli wasnt setting the world on fire, but he is a threat because of his abilty to finish, and from that standpoint I would not have removed him from the lineup just yet.
Mikey J. Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:59 pm
@puck73, I was surprised not to see him in there either, but Sutter knows what he is doing.
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puck73 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 12:04 am
@Mikey J., Your still a cool guy. Thanx for making my brain sharp tonite.
mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:46 am
@Batfan13, Well said. Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to the other team.
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Yes I have a question for Darryl. Why with 3 minutes left was LA’s 4th line on the ice? Why with 2 minutes left was the 3rd line on the ice? Why with 10 minutes left and out of a TV timeout with a faceoff in Dallas’ zone was the 3rd line on the ice? I thought we paid the big bucks to the top 6 guys to win us games with the game on the line, not ride the bench. Why on Tuesday, up 2-0 to PHX, did you continue to mix up the lines?
Also, has anyone taught Brown how to catch a pass to be able to shoot quickly or not to take himself out of the play to make a big hit. Goal 2 was Brown’s fault for making a big hit and allowing a 3 on 1 and Quick’s for letting in a soft goal from a bad angle.
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ashykins Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:38 pm
@Scott, its called players being exhausted after 3 games in nights
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puck73 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:40 pm
@ashykins, Right, That Kari Lehtonen…..He suuuuuure looked exhausted after playing last night! lol (finger snap) ehhhh ohhhhhh
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KLos Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:44 pm
@ashykins, check the schedule. Believe they had hump day off.
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KLos Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:39 pm
@Scott, why swap out 73 for 71 and change chemistry on 2 lines? 7 goals in last 2 games. No need to bring on a checker and send a scorer to the lux boxes.
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puck73 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:39 pm
@Scott, Fair questions. Here’s 2 more, Hey Daryl, why did you sit Toffoli when A..The team was 3 and 0 when he was in the lineup, and B..When the teams 3rd and 4th lines played better because the kid was on the 2nd line, and the 4th line came to life with Penner on it?
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KLos Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:42 pm
@puck73, reading my mind
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harty Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:03 am
@puck73, I would say puck73 the 4th line has been alive in most games if not all, but Penner did add some nice things to the line also.
I agree DS shouldn’t have touch the lines but again the 4th line does its job with some scoring support.
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:39 pm
@Scott, i cant blame Quick on none of that goals.
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goaliemom Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:42 pm
@Scott, what soft goal? the 3 on 1 or the deflection off Doughty (sp)? I think you are seeing things…
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LT21 Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 11:51 pm
@goaliemom, Totally agree. That was not a soft goal by Quick. Out-numbered attack and feeds from one side of the ice to the other. He can’t be square to 3 guys all at the same time. I think people are now mistaking “soft goals” and just “goals.” That one was just a goal. Credit to the Stars but not the fault of Quick.
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yetiman_oc Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:29 am
@LT21, +1
What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:26 am
@Scott, More of this imaginary “soft goal” crap. Why do people get on here when they don’t have a clue and pretend they do?
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brian spain Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:24 am
@Scott, My only problem with Sutters decisions was I thought he should have pulled Quick when they had the power play. They are down two, I thought he waited too long to pull Quick, If they score empty netter who cares, 3 to 0 hurts the same as 2 to 0.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:56 am
@Scott, It was a reward. Those two lines created more all night than the other two.
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@Puck73. I always like your responses.
@goaliemom. If a shooter scores on a goalie from a bad angle, like where Ray Whitney was, the bottom on the faceoff circle, it is a soft goal no matter how great the shot. A goalie is expected to make those saves 100% of the time.
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LT21 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 12:02 am
@Scott, I would agree if it wasn’t a 3 on 1. I think the percentage comes down a little from 100% when it is an out-numbered attack like that. Once again, there is a difference between a “soft goal” and just a “goal.”
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 4:27 am
@LT21, Some people apparently see what they want.
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JD Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:31 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, ummmm ya, they do
puck73 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 12:07 am
@Scott, Thanx Dude. Just for that, you earned a free night in the suite at Staples. mikebrnstn@gmail.com email me, I will give you my number, and you are in.
As @poorman would say when he was on KROQ….ITS FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Russ Dynda Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:19 am
@puck73, WOW! You and Scott, regulars here, are actually asking the same questions I’ve been asking here for weeks and getting chewed on for doing so. Yep, once again blaming the players and not looking at himself. Why, indeed, does Sutter continue to put the 3rd and 4th lines out there late in games when we trail. Happens every time. I was furious about seeing that again last night with two minutes left. Players tired? We had the previous day off AND, don’t tell me these guys can’t skate an extra 60-120 seconds when the game’s on the line. Dallas didn’t look tired last night and they had played and traveled the previous one. Another thing: we’re down 2 goals with 2 minutes to play. Why wait until one minute left to pull Quick and go with 6 attackers? Doesn’t make sense. If anyone was tired last night it was Sutter. But not too tired to open his mouth to blame others.
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Deke'r Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:01 pm
@Scott, ….hardly….the 3 on 1 will score 99.9% of the time…that was a bang bang play….we just didn’t get any bounceslast night….no harm no foul….
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Maybe he should have left Toffoli in the lineup instead of Nolan.
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puck73 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:19 am
@LAK1ngs, uhhh, yahhhh
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:58 am
@puck73, I didn’t have a problem with the switch. Toffoli looked like a lost puppy against Phoenix.
He has the talent for this level…I personally question if he is entirely ready just yet. Nothing wrong with him sitting in the press box for a game. For a kid, it gives them a different perspective as to what is going on.
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 9:29 am
@LAK1ngs, I thought Jordan Nolan had a great game. He was working hard, generated at least two great scoring chances, and provided solid forechecking.
I don’t know how much of a difference Toffoli would have made.
Quick played very good. Kari Lehtonen was just better last night. It happens.
I went to all three games this past week and I think they played better last night against Dallas then they did when they won against Phoenix on Tuesday.
How does that old saying go… “You can’t win them all”…
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Deke'r Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:04 pm
@mash-ola, ….considering the level of Taffys’ defensive skills the score probably would have been 4-0….
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Why is Keaton Ellerby playing with the Kings
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puck73 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 12:09 am
@Crowns, Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene…….Laughing hysterically at this comment! lol
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King Cobra Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:04 am
@puck73, I know, what a joke….
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Ya I was being sarcastic (maybe I outta work on it)
My real qestion being why isn’t Drewiske playing more instead? I believe he has a goal.
I must be dumb but please inform me on how Ellerby is producing or going to have any real effect with this club.
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Duncanz Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 1:36 am
@crowns, Keaton has proven to be a darned reliable deputy in view of our undoubtedly stricken blue line.
The very fact that you DON’T notice him on many nights means that he is filling in nicely and given his age and juniors’ scouting reports, he has plenty enough upside to justify his acquisition.
In actual fact, yet another fine piece of business by our astute general management!
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King Cobra Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 6:07 am
@Duncanz, I know, the guy has just got more solid every game. Don’t understand the need for some to call this kid out????
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:26 am
@crowns, I totally agree with you! We need to put a line together of Drewiske at center and Scuderi and Ellerby on the wings… At least THEY’LL score (unlike those useless hacks Kopitar, Williams and Brown).
Now THAT’S sarcasm…
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:30 am
@mash-ola, Seriously, though (Sarcasm Button OFF), if you’re looking for Ellerby to pitch in on the scoring, you’re looking in the wrong place. Davis Drewiske, ditto. Ellerby is out there, and was acquired, with the sole purpose of playing defense. Nothing else is expected of him. If he does score a goal it’s a bonus.
The scoring onus is more on defensemen like Doughty (also with only 1 goal), Muzzin, Voynov and maybe Martinez. Scuderi, Ellerby and Drewiske are stay-at-home defensemen. You have to have a balance on the blueline…
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:59 am
@crowns, More to the game than goals. Scuderi has about 10 career goals…that’s 10 over his entire career. Should he not be playing?
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Maybe expect a lineup Change for cassucks game. With the time off to rest expect some jump on Saturday. Even though its a day game. DS won’t let this crap go on for another game
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My take on DS’s reaction:
DS is not happy with Brown. DS doesn’t want to put it all on him, but IMHO Brown is who he is really talking about.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:04 am
@KC23, I agree, and I may be his biggest fan. He has really fought the puck the last 2 games. He went for the big hit last night, which in turn resulted in a 3 on 2, which was really a 3 on 1, all because instead of playing positional hockey, he went for the hit.
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I am nit happy that we lost but I can honestly say it didn’t look like it was for a lack of effort. They were all over the puck and put up 40 shots, stupid goalie stopped them all. Good game but we need a win Saturday. The only thing we need to do differently is put the puck in the net, ummm let’s say six times.
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:33 am
@Dazed N Confused, completely agree… No changes necessary. They just need to face a goalie who isn’t hot.
I mean, look at that 2nd period last night. It looked at times like the Kings had a 10-minute power play. THEY TOTALLY DOMINATED PLAY. I was there and the Kings must have been on the attack for at least 3-4 consecutive shifts. But all they had to show for it was 0. That’s the way you want them to play.
They just weren’t able to get it past Lehtonen, who wsa brilliant.
No need to panic. Just go out and play hard next game.
REMAIN CALM! ALL IS WELL!
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Deke'r Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:06 pm
@mash-ola, …hot goalie??….how about shots to the roof against a butterfly styler in net….
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why do most of the posters in here lose their minds when the Kings lose. The KIngs played great last night. It was a very exciting game. They can’t win them all. One night yopu all praise somebody…like Penner when he scores and they win, next night Penner might fall down and you guys hammer him and can’t believe they resigned him. You people are crazy man. Go-Kings-Go
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Kings in CO Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:38 am
@brian spain,
Agreed. Move on people..
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puck73 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 7:45 am
@brian spain, The reason people are disapointed is because Sutter took Toffoli out and it messed with chwmistry that had produced 3 wins in a row. Similar to last year when TM sat Quick after 3 shutouts, it messed with the chemistry, Karma, whatever you want to call it, and The Kings lost.
Now, was Toffoli the biggest reason The Kings won 3 in a row? Of course not. but the team had better overall balance thru 4 lines with that lineup, Sutter tinkered, and they lost.
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fsd1 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 8:02 am
@puck73, and the other times he tinkered and they won? they don’t count? come on puck, you know better than that. DS is a freaking genius.
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:38 am
@puck73, Two myths revealed:
- Tyler Toffoli is NOT God (see Pavel Rosa)
- Jordan Nolan had a solid game last night. It was not the wrong decision to give him some playing time. He, like Dwight King, was a big part of The Run last season. Like the Quick/Bernier debate, DS plays his hunches and adjusts accordingly.
- Nolan for Toffoli was NOT the reason the Kings lost last night. The Kopitar/Brown/Williams line was on the ice for both Stars goals because their shifts were too long and they got caught up ice. Should we bench them?
Just saying…
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mrbrett7 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 11:12 am
@puck73, Puck…sorry man, that’s so far from the truth. Chemistry had absolutely nothing to do with losing that game last night. Not to mention, chemistry isn’t built in 2 games.
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Penner was soooo awful. Tiffoli is a much better fit on that line. Penner is not a top 6 on this team. I don’t know why Sutter messed with the line up at all after two wins.
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:41 am
@RobSD, I disagree. Penner has been playing some of his best hockey lately. Toffoli may be a better forward than Penner in the future, but I don’t believe he is now.
I will say that I don’t understand DS’s recent tendency to toss up his lines like a salad, but I’ll give him a pass for now because, I believe, winning a Stanley Cup gives you just a little more credibility than he couch chair coaches/gme’s here on the boards.
It was a loss. It happens. Move on.
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Seriously Darryl many on this site have questioned me prior with respect to your style……..
-playing favorites
-line juggling
-who’s in, who’s out of lineup
-goaltending decisions
-players getting away with mistakes while others pay a deep price for same or less
…..again I agree with bloggers above, we had the lines scoring, we had the lines working with chemistry…..
then why would you change that, this is terrible outing last night is on the Coach, bottom line…..
most will say well Harty he won a stanley cup last year, so has many other coaches won cups with many teams, but there is a time where common sense has to prevail.
DS/DL last nights line up was wrong, dead wrong……
That lost is on Sutter plain and simple….sorry
I like Darryl but he owns it and don’t try to deflect the blame to Brown or whomever else your whipping right now….
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KC23 Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 1:47 pm
@harty, You lost me on ” … this terrible outing …”
A hot goalie, a goal off a skate and a bad decision by Brown Vs dominating most the game in possession and chances.
All on the coach? I just don’t see it. Not one bit.
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harty Reply:
March 23rd, 2013 at 6:56 am
@KC23, I’m just very disappointed by Darrly Sutter’s favorite list and non-favorite list.
The million dollar club (Kopitar, Brown, Carter, Richards, Doughty, Williams, Penner, Stoll) make just as many mistakes without any issue to Darryl.
Well we will put them right back right out even though they made a far worst mistake then any of the rest.
Sutter is wrong for doing this and its almost a classic case of Mike Keenan………..it will cost him his job sooner than later………..
Keep going Sutter your doing nothing to develop the minds of our next wave of talent.
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harty Reply:
March 23rd, 2013 at 7:50 am
@KC23, tell the million dollar guys to work harder its a hot goalie………
come on you cannot be serious, excuses for the money they make, unacceptable
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Go Kings Go!
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Can’t win em all.
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mash-ola Reply:
March 22nd, 2013 at 10:43 am
@Skooma, Apparently, not on this blog…
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We ran into a hot goaltender but I too was surprised he sat Toffo. Would rather he sat king last night for Nolan being in.
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harty Reply:
March 23rd, 2013 at 6:57 am
@johnjuan, so what a hot goalie work harder million dollar guys that sutter seems to favor all the time.
Sutter is wrong, dead wrong
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