On the penalties and the outcome of Game 3: “Not happy taking that many penalties. It doesn’t matter if you agree with the calls or not. It doesn’t really have any impact on anything.” On whether he’s surprised that there were a glut of penalties called late: “They’re calling stick fouls and they’re calling penalties [...]
Archive of posts tagged Practice Quotes
May 19 practice quotes: Dustin Brown
On returning to Los Angeles between Games 3 and 4: “With two games in between, yeah, I mean it’s only an hour flight. It’s not a hard flight. It’s quick. No time zone change, so being able to be in our own facility I think is good for us.” On the way Game 3 ended: [...]
May 19 practice quotes: Anze Kopitar
On whether he’s in favor of returning to Los Angeles between Games 3 and 4: “Yeah, I think it’s good. It was a six o’clock game, and we were home at pretty much the same time as we would coming from Staples on a regular night. It’s a 50 minute flight, so it’s pretty quick. [...]
May 17 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter
On whether he’s still using the same pair of glasses as yesterday: “No, I found some old ones.” On what the team can improve upon heading into Game 2: “I think individual things….When you break games down, obviously you’re always trying to improve. I think that putting different guys in the lineup, guys have to [...]
Post-practice video: Kings
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May 15 practice quotes: Dustin Brown
On Raffi Torres: “You’re definitely aware of when he’s on the ice. I mean, you don’t think about his history. That’s one of those things where as much as he’s been suspended, he’s had a lot of really clean, hard hits, and you need to be aware of that. He likes to come off that [...]
May 13 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter
On whether he has any “big concerns” heading into the second round: “We’ll be ready. I don’t have big concerns. I mean, both teams have had two or three days off, and they’ve had a couple injuries. We have. I’m just more anxious to get playing more than concerned.” On San Jose’s dynamic: “I think [...]
May 12 practice quotes: Rob Scuderi
On the strong defensive performance in the first round: “I think the one thing we did really well was identify who was the first pressure guy. A lot of times if the puck’s in a halfway area, you know the other team’s going to get it. The team gets confused if a guy doesn’t pressure [...]
May 11 conference call quotes: Williams, Penner
Justin Williams and Dustin Penner joined several members of the media for a conference call earlier today. Several Williams quotes were withheld for a quick feature that will be posted later in the afternoon. Justin Williams, on the reaction to the series victory: “It seems like, especially after the game, obviously after a series when [...]
May 9 afternoon quotes: Dustin Brown
On whether the team’s mood has lightened: “I think our mood hasn’t really changed from Game 1 to now. Again, everyone understands. We went through it last year. Darryl always says ‘Four wins make a series,’ so we’ve got to just refocus. Today was an off-day and get treatment and just kind of get yourself [...]
