Here’s some stuff from the locker room, from Terry Murray, Dustin Brown and Ryan Smyth, regarding the game against Colorado in general… TERRY MURRAY “The game was good. We got the two points that we wanted to get. I thought we played a good game. I liked our third period. You lose your top player [...]
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Reaction to Kopitar injury
Here’s the reaction from the Kings’ locker room to the loss of Anze Kopitar to a broken ankle… DUSTIN BROWN “He’s our best player. We’ve got to find a way, either way. Injuries happen during the year. You don’t want to have your best player go down, but if that’s the case, we need to [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on winning after giving up the late regulation goal…) MURRAY: “I’m not disappointed and I’m not surprised that stuff like that happens. I’m watching games in this league right now and it is incredible what is happening late in games, overtimes, shootouts. We would certainly love to have it shut down, when [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) MURRAY: “That was a good hockey game. That was 20 guys out there, 40 guys out there, that put a heck of a performance on. That was intense, very much playoff-like, a lot of good things on both sides, from both goaltenders. Jonathan Quick made several really big [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) MURRAY: “The guys played hard today. It was a good game. I liked everything that was going on. Right from the very start of the game, there was a playoff-like atmosphere. The building was alive, and both teams came to compete hard. I thought we had an excellent third period. We [...]
Clifford status update
To follow up on the earlier note, here’s what Terry Murray said today about Kyle Clifford’s status. Clifford left Thursday’s game late in the first period after a fight, with what Murray later described as a head injury. Clifford did not practice yesterday or today and is not scheduled to play tonight… MURRAY: “I talked [...]
Murray `screwed up’ with off day
All the talk of last night’s booing has taken some of the attention off what actually happened on the ice — and perhaps that was Terry Murray’s intention? — in a game in which the Kings simply seemed to be playing on an empty tank from the opening faceoff. One can blame the after-effects of [...]
Doughty, Murray react to booing
Reaction to last night’s second-period booing — and Terry Murray’s “disappointment” in fans for expressing their displeasure — continued today. After practice, Murray softened his stance a bit, calling himself a “very frustrated coach” who knows that “it’s never the right thing to throw stuff at your fans.” Murray’s full reaction is below, but first, [...]
Murray unhappy with players and fans
Terry Murray had his second-shortest postgame media session of the season, as he took five questions and walked away. Naturally, Murray was displeased with his team’s effort, but also had strong words for the fans who booed at the end of the second period. Here’s the transcript of Murray’s session… Question: Do you have any [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on the 4-0 road trip…) MURRAY: “These were all very big games, very meaningful for everybody. To win four in a row like this, at this time of the year, it’s a big dig-in by everybody. Everybody came into this road trip with a playoff mentality and did the right things [...]
Anatomy of a winning goal
For those who haven’t seen how the Kings won yesterday’s game, or just want to see it again, it’s worth a look. After practice today, Terry Murray broke down the play from his perspective, starting with the Dallas goal that tied the game in the final minute and the sense of calm the Kings tried [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on scoring after allowing the late goal…) MURRAY: “That’s a tough one, whenever that happens. I thought Quicker had it covered, and he kind of lost it, but what a response. That’s the main thing. What a response by that line. They get the puck to the net and dig in. [...]
Murray stays with same lineup
Here’s what Terry Murray said about tomorrow’s lineup for the game against Dallas, including his decision to keep Kevin Westgarth in the lineup over Brad Richardson. Westgarth played in all four previous games between the Kings and Stars this season. MURRAY: “I’m going to go with the same lineup. I feel it’s important here, with [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on Kopitar’s hat trick…) MURRAY: “Kopi had a very strong game, to follow up a real good game at Detroit. I really liked his strength with the puck, carrying the puck behind the net on that goal. Under pressure, he gets it back up top and drives to the net, looking [...]
Murray on deadline: `I like our guys’
Asked about Monday’s trade deadline, and the impact it can have on players who might be nervous about their futures, Terry Murray said with a laugh, “I hope it effects all those Minnesota players big-time here tonight.” Murray knows, of course, that no player — except for those with no-trade clauses, of course — feels [...]
Murray talks lineup moves
There were no real surprises when Terry Murray disclosed his lineup for tonight’s game. Murray had previously said that Alexei Ponikarovsky would be back in tonight, and it’s no shock that Jonathan Bernier gets the start tonight, given that the Kings played last night and face an afternoon game Saturday against Colorado. Marco Sturm and [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on finishing the 10 consecutive road games…) MURRAY: “That’s 15 points out of 20. That’s a nice road trip. It’s important that we just keep our focus on how that happened. The hard work, the intensity, the concentration, to bring it every day and do things right. Now we’ve got to [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts…) (on the game…) MURRAY: “The first power play we get, we make a real soft, easy pass, and they jump on it. That’s kind of the way the whole thing went, all night long. I don’t think we completed three passes in a row tonight. We had a lot of plays [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on how he views the shootout loss…) MURRAY: “I look at the third period, coming back two times, down 2-1, down 3-2. It was a huge response. I was real pleased with that, to get into a tie game at the end and to get into the overtime. Unfortunately, we start [...]
Murray postgame quotes
Terry Murray’s postgame thoughts… (on recording another road win…) MURRAY: “We had two days to recover and get ready for maybe the biggest game of the year. A conference game, and both teams are trying to push themselves into the playoffs. I liked our first period. I thought that was a good start, and then [...]
