Upper body injury. Lower body injury. Enough. It used to be that such nonsense was limited to playoff games. Made sense then. You are in a series of games against the same team, the stakes are very high and most… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Alexei Ponikarovsky’
I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING…
…and I feel your pain. But take a moment and reflect. The team before you is the same core as last season. It still lacks a sniper. Sturm? Come on. How many shots sailed high and over the net? How… Read More ›
KINGS VS CALGARY FLAMES GAME PREVIEW
Time to get this winning streak rolling. Tonight the Los Angeles Kings look to extinguish the Calgary Flames on home ice for their 3rd consecutive win. Having already knocked off the Florida Panthers and Detroit Red Wings, in a thrilling… Read More ›
I WANT A PONI
For a month, we have been asking for our Poni back. Well, we got him. Ponikarovsky is expected back this Thursday. Let’s all collectively give him a break and not expect him to play like he hasn’t missed a game…. Read More ›
WHEN EXPECTATIONS MEET RESULTS – A WIN BEYOND THE W
Writing a post game about the Kings’ total destruction of the New York on Saturday night 5-1 is unnecessary. There isn’t much to break down. Staples Center ice resembled a slaughter-house and the beef was a tender New York cut… Read More ›
IN FOCUS: ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY
THE SKILLSET Scribe: You can’t teach size and can’t beat speed. Alexei Ponikarovsky has both in spades. Focusing on him for the past seven games made me respect why his prior teams and hockey experts in general had such high… Read More ›
VOTE, DAMNIT
This is the only time I will use this site for anything other than hockey related news or entertainment. Without any specific political agenda, I insist that you get off your ass and vote. Do it. Don’t think about it… Read More ›
KINGS TAKE THEIR STAR POWER TO DALLAS 5-2
Put a red wig on the Stars and marry us to their mother. We own this team. I asked for 6-1 in the pre-game article. I got 5-2. It will do. Goals came from Dustin Brown, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Wayne Simmonds… Read More ›
THREE FIRSTS NET FOUR AS KINGS TAKE DOWN HURRICANES
Kopitar with his first of the season. Loktionov with his first NHL goal. Bernier with his first win of 2010. Kings win 4-3 but lose Doughty to the dreaded upper body injury. He will steal your girlfriend in the middle… Read More ›
KINGS v. DUCKS POST GAME: REPORT FROM THE DUMB SIDE
I read earlier today that our entire first line would be a healthy scratch tonight. My first thought – that’s interesting but why? My post game impression of the move? Smart. Stripping down the team to its naked core by… Read More ›
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: FORWARD THINKING, RULE OF THIRDS
Keeping in step with NHL tradition, the Los Angeles Kings third line is built to shut down and shut up the best of the rest. Returning to their checking roles are Michal Handzus and Wayne Simmonds. Joining them is the… Read More ›
