Practice Quotes Archives - Page 74 of 75

April 3 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenApril 3, 201369 Comments

On what Robyn Regehr brings to the Kings: “Experience. Good guy in back. Fills our left side. Work him in.” On Regehr’s off-ice intangibles: “Well, I think he’s played a long time and he has a pretty strong identity, and that’s pretty clear.” ... Read More

April 1 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenApril 1, 2013140 Comments

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On what makes a strong road performance: “You need great goaltending and you need to have a really strong defensive structure in terms of not playing on your heels, but at the same time...it’s a fact there are players in the league – and there always have been – that play better at home than they d... Read More

April 1 practice quotes: Rob Scuderi

Jon RosenApril 1, 201334 Comments

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On the fundamentals of shot-blocking: “I don’t think you go out and necessarily try and block shots. Every once in a while there comes a situation where you see a guy winding up and you’ll slide or you’ll go down to a knee. But that doesn’t happen a lot during a game. I think the most important thi... Read More

March 29 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenMarch 29, 201346 Comments

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On what he liked about Thursday's road performance: “I think it was pretty well distributed through our lineup. We’ve been getting a lot of shots the last seven or eight games. Trying to continue that.” ... Read More

March 27 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenMarch 27, 2013591 Comments

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On what impressed him against Chicago in what wasn’t the most “technically sound” game: “Most of them aren’t the most technically sound from up top. I came to the game last night. Jeez, it was easy…up there. I can see why everyone when they come down here knows so much. I forgot how easy it was fro... Read More

March 27 practice quotes: Keaton Ellerby

Jon RosenMarch 27, 201346 Comments

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On whether there was a transitional period with L.A., and whether that period is in the past: “Yeah, for sure. I think when I felt the worst of the transition period was…that Chicago-Calgary-Edmonton trip. I think that was a bit of a tough trip for me. I mean, those three teams are hard-working tea... Read More

March 22 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenMarch 22, 2013126 Comments

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On Jordan Nolan’s performance versus Dallas: “The fourth line gave us a little bit of juice. We just want him to get that – it’s not confidence – but it’s got to the point where he was turning too many pucks over on the boards coming out of his own zone, and then it affected his lack of time spent ... Read More

March 22 practice quotes: Jonathan Quick

Jon RosenMarch 22, 201342 Comments

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On whether his performances against Phoenix and Dallas have created a good rhythm: “So we got two out of four points. So you’re .500. Got to be better than that. We’re a better team than a .500 team. We have an opportunity tomorrow to be a 600-change team. We’ve got to take advantage of that, and w... Read More

March 22 practice quotes: Drew Doughty

Jon RosenMarch 22, 201333 Comments

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On Daniel and Henrik Sedin: “They like to get the puck back to each other. When they make the first pass it’s most likely going right back to them, and then that’s what opens up the space…They’ll make any kind of pass. They’ll throw it up to the guy’s chest and catch it. They’ll do anything. It doe... Read More

Dwight King and the art of off-day maintenance

Jon RosenMarch 17, 2013163 Comments

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Many have referenced March as being the most difficult month of 2012-13’s truncated schedule – between March 2 and March 31, the team plays 17 games in 30 days, including four back-to-back sets. Most of the heavy lifting of this month’s schedule has been taken care of, and though this coming wee... Read More

The back of the net

Jon RosenMarch 15, 2013179 Comments

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Over the span of 14 days, a “three-two league” has become a four-three league. As inconsistent as some of the team’s defensive returns have been, the offensive results at the end of the spectrum have been impressive by a greater degree. In the month of March, the Kings and their opponents have co... Read More

March 15 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenMarch 15, 201374 Comments

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In addition to weighing in on a pivotal moment in last night’s game, Darryl Sutter shared his thoughts on proposed rule changes to increase offense in response to conversations that had been aired on the SiriusXM NHL Network earlier today. On his interpretation of Jake Muzzin engaging Andrew Desj... Read More

Practice quotes: Darryl Sutter on Tyler Toffoli

Jon RosenMarch 13, 2013125 Comments

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In many observers’ eyes, Tyler Toffoli is the Kings’ top prospect. When word of the forward's call-up surfaced Sunday morning, it was the type of breaking news that fell in the “put-plans-on-hold-and-carve-out-an-hour-or-two-of-time-to-cover-this” level of importance. Naturally, there was interest a... Read More