Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the recent skid…) BROWN: “We’ve got to find a way to get it going, as players. We need to look each other in the face and get this thing turned around. I’m not sure what we need to do, but we’ll figure it out as players.” (on the game…) BROWN: [...]
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Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BROWN: “We didn’t work or compete hard enough. It’s not easy to win games when you’re not working hard enough. That’s the only thing I can really come up with, to be honest with you. In this last little skid that we’ve been in, It’s not Xs and [...]
For Brown, it’s right, left, right, left
After eight games, it’s back to left wing for Dustin Brown. A natural right winger, Brown spent 10 games on the left side in late November and December when the Kings were looking for help on the left side. When the Kings acquired left winger Marco Sturm, Brown went back to right wing, and Terry [...]
Brown, Murray talk line changes
The Kings had gone five consecutive games with the exact same lines — at least at the start of the games — and had lost four of them, so it was hardly a surprise to see new combinations today. As Dustin Brown points out below, Terry Murray likes to keep “pairs” together and not change [...]
Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BROWN: “We had our chances. We just didn’t bury them. The effort was there and the D played well. We gave up one goal, and I think it was actually a 3-on-3. That’s what games are going to be like now. In the second half of the year, [...]
Business as usual for Murray
The Kings had a fast-paced, 45-minute practice today, no different than most other between-games practices. There was no “bag skate,” no on-ice screaming by the coaching staff. The only nod to any type of recent struggle was a longer-than-usual post-practice huddle with Terry Murray and the players. Anything else would have been out of character [...]
Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BROWN: “We didn’t give Quickie much help on the first few goals. They were all backdoor tap-ins. We weren’t ready to play, right from the start, and that team jumped on us. We still had a chance, being down one goal going into the second, and we missed [...]
Once every 15 years or so…
Call it the “Moon Shot,” or “Air Mail,” or anything you’d like, but Anze Kopitar’s 80-foot bomb of a pass, that led to Dustin Brown’s goal late in the third period against San Jose, was still a big topic of discussion on Tuesday. After the game, Murray said he had only seen a pass like [...]
December to remember for Brown
Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar are both having one of the best months of their careers. In 12 December games, Brown has 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) while Kopitar has 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists). Brown is now the team leader with 16 goals and Kopitar has moved up to No. 11 in [...]
The `air mail’ pass
For those who haven’t seen Dustin Brown’s second goal last night — Anze Kopitar’s pass was called “Air Mail” by NHL.com this morning — here’s a look at it…
Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on whether he knew the pass from Kopitar was coming…) BROWN: “Yeah. We’ve actually tried that, in similar situations. You probably don’t realize it because it has never connected like that. Either I’m thinking he’s going to do it too early, and I’m going too fast, or he flips it on [...]
Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the road trip…) BROWN: “Overall you look, in retrospect, at this trip and it was a hard one, with those teams. Not only the teams that we were playing, but they were all… Detroit is a top team. Nashville had won a bunch in a row. Same here tonight, and [...]
Smyth, Brown boost power play
Following its 1-for-9 effort against Minnesota on Dec. 11, the Kings’ power play ranked 27th in the NHL in efficiency, at 14.4 percent. In the three games since, the Kings have gone 4-for-11 on the power play, a success rate of 36.4 percent. Three of the Kings’ last five power-play goals have come from the [...]
Brown postgame quotes
Dustin Brown’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) BROWN: “We need to look at ourselves in the mirror before we worry about other teams. … We had a lot more battle (in the third period) after we scored two goals at the end of the second. That kind of gave us momentum, but we have to [...]
Wish comes true for young Kings fan
It was a big day for 6-year-old Will McLeod of Valley Village, who got some ice time with (and a guided tour from) his hero, Dustin Brown. Will is undergoing treatment for acute lymphatic leukemia, and through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Will, his 8-year-old brother, Mac, and his parents, Rob and Indira, were the invited guests [...]
Postgame notes/video (Dec. 9)
Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings won their third consecutive game by beating Calgary 2-1 on Thursday night at Staples Center. – Under coach Terry Murray, the Kings had been 1-8 against Calgary and had totaled only 12 goals in those nine games. – Anze Kopitar scored the game-winning goal, his third [...]
Looking all right on left
Alexei Ponikarovsky’s return to the third line means that the Kings will keep their top six forwards intact. Therefore, Dustin Brown will remain a left winger for now. Brown, a natural right winger, has played the last four games on the left side. He has yet to score a goal there, but does have two [...]
Stoll's wrist: good days, bad days
As you might remember, Jarret Stoll missed the early part of training camp due to arthritis issues, particularly in his wrist. Stoll hasn’t missed any time since he started practicing in camp, but I thought it would be good to check in with him and see if he’s dealing with any problems with it… STOLL: [...]
Purcell update
Teddy Purcell missed practice with flu/cold symptoms, Terry Murray said. Purcell’s status for the game likely won’t be known until tomorrow morning. Trevor Lewis mostly skated with Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll today. Some good quotes to file shortly, back at the hotel…
