... This is for the current team, the team that has never stopped working, the team that has saved their best for last. This is for the fans, the die-hards who've waited for so many years and have never received their just due, from the rest of the hockey World or from the media in their own city. This is for the alumni, the greats of the past who toiled mostly in obscurity while wearing strange … [Read more...]
The Dutch Perspective: The Kings’ Head Coaches
April 15, 2012 By
... In listening to S&S's most recent podcast, there was a period of discussion involving the current Kings' coach, Darryl Sutter, and the man he replaced, Terry Murray. The discussion, as I heard it, seemed to favor Sutter over Murray. I think it's completely impossible at this stage to make a valid comparison between Murray and Sutter as head coaches, and I've said time and again that … [Read more...]
The Dutch Perspective: Don’t Take Me For a Sutting Idiot, OK?
March 4, 2012 By
... So apparently, I missed the whole situation with the Kopitar line being benched for the last six minutes of the second period - just after the goal by the Ducks' Devante Smith-Pelly. Darryl Sutter said: “We played the guys that were mentally tough, because they all weren’t. They’re still learning that. There were guys that didn’t play during stretches there, pretty significant players … [Read more...]
The Dutch Perspective: Make No Mistake Where You Are …
February 29, 2012 By
… So, on the evening of the Leap Day, and headed into March, I don’t know if there’s much to say here without feeling like a broken record. The same things I’ve said about the lack of scoring all season long are still in focus from my point of view. - I still think the Kings’ shooting percentages, both at five-on-five and with the man advantage, are abnormally and unsustainably low. … [Read more...]
The Dutch Perspective: Jim Fox and Recent Career Norms
December 5, 2011 By
... In case you may have missed it, Jim Fox had a live chat earlier today, in which he revealed his feelings about the critical element of the Kings - the offense, or lack thereof: "I don't want to talk about the system here, I would like to concentrate more on your point regarding top players. The system that the NHL has, which is very similar other sports promotes parity and makes it … [Read more...]
The Dutch Perspective – Kings entering the Dog Days …
October 29, 2011 By
... It's a tough loss, any way the Kings and their fans slice it. On a night where the Kings directed nearly seventy shots at the Phoenix net and got 38 of them through, they couldn't achieve the result they wanted against a Coyotes team that hung around and bided their time. Although there might have been a little nudge from Lady Luck to seal the deal, the Kings don't really have anyone to … [Read more...]
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