It was a rough day. Coughing, hacking, trying to stay vertical and shake a fever. Taking my normally healthy diet into overdrive and self-medicating, I knew around 4:30 there was no way I was going to make this game, tempted as I was to attend, somehow jump over the glass and into the St. Louis Blues bench and cough and release contagion on anything that wears a musical note on their … [Read more...]
The Reports of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated – L.A. Kings Win Game 3
May 4, 2013 By 17 Comments
Kings @ Blues – Round 1 Game 1: A Familiar Scent
April 30, 2013 By 30 Comments
I've always wondered about those Colorado teams from the early 2000s, the ones that kicked our asses throughout the regular seasons and twice ended our playoff dreams. Did their fans hate the Kings as much as I vehemently hated their team? I don't have to wonder anymore. No, they didn't. Because they walked away with the series wins. Hello, St. Louis Blues, meet your 2000-2002 Colorado … [Read more...]
As I Sit Here Naked, Thinking About Matt Greene…
April 18, 2013 By
Like the rumble of 570 horses beneath the hood. A smooth Aberlour, 16 year, neat. A right cross that lands flush on the jaw. And a woman who keeps her motor clean. I love Matt Greene. Surly called for boots projecting on asses. What we got was a terrific game and exactly what I needed after a 14 hour work day. First, the opponents. Actually, fuck the opponents, let's talk about … [Read more...]
PF+PM+S=Forward Formula for Success
March 10, 2013 By
What? You think Quisp is the only one who can add? That's my formula. I have written about it before but not in this way. You know how Lombardi likes to "balance" out each defensive pairing with a stay at home defenseman and offensive one? I like to see balance on all four lines of a Power Forward (PF), Playmaker (PM) and Sniper (S). Penner-Richards-Carter When Penner is on his … [Read more...]
Cliffy Said Knock You Out, Kings Gonna Knock You Out…
March 6, 2013 By
Surly missed this game... Hold on, he's reading this and I want that to sink in. Surly Missed This Game Boy, he's pissed off right now. Because he missed this game. Holy shit, what a game! Three fights in the first period, Kyle Clifford's knock out uppercut of Roman Polak (who is, in his own right, one tough nut), three absurd goals against Bernier none of which were his … [Read more...]
Jon Rosen Joins the Kopitarian Faith. Let Us Pray…
February 27, 2013 By
Jon Rosen called Anze Kopitar's (pbuh) move tonight against the Red Wings, "Kopitarian." While every move by the Great 11 is Kopitarian, we believe Jon's spontaneous use of the word clearly expresses his intent to join the faith I started during Kopitar's (pbuh) rookie year. Since then, the religion has grown and flourishes with disciples all over the world. I remain its humble founder … [Read more...]
In Stanley Cup Form – Kings Blast Avalanche 4-1
February 23, 2013 By
Mike Richards. Jeff Carter. Carter and Richards...Richards and Carter. That pass Mike Richards made to Carter was perfect. Backhand, in the wheelhouse. As much as I loved the pass, Jeff Carter's wrist shot is one of the best I have seen. Varlamov may not have picked up that shot until it passed him and that is saying a lot considering Carter released that shot from well above the top of the left … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Sweep Alberta 3-1
February 20, 2013 By
Me + Jeff Carter = Serious Bromance...only problem is he doesn't know I exist. Anze Kopitar still wants that one timer in the first period back. Poor Kopi. He was snakebitten tonight. Dustin Brown has started hitting again. That's good. Notice when Brown is hitting, he's also scoring. The low-release is my favorite offensive play. It is horror (pronounces haw-ra) for goaltenders. Have to … [Read more...]
Sometimes, You Gotta Bang a Fat Chick…Kings Beat Columbus 4-2
February 5, 2013 By
Confidence. You don't appreciate how important it is until you lose it. Once you do, doing the little things right, gaining and sustaining momentum and winning gets it back. Tonight was a game of little things that turned into a big win. Yeah, it's Columbus, I know but, going into tonight's game, they were ahead of us in the standings and a loss could have turned Surly's "nobody panic" to … [Read more...]
The Final Battle – Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils for Lord Stanley’s Cup
May 27, 2012 By
This is an article I am proud to write. A preview of the Stanley Cup Finals. An observation, speculation and evaluation of the two teams to have toppled their Conference. Two teams that have proven better than the rest. Two teams who will bare their hockey hearts and souls to each other, leave blood oxidized, sweat glistening and tears either joyous or sorrowful, embedded within Staples' ice … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Euthanize Coyotes 4-0 And Expose Its Players For What They Are – Vermin
May 15, 2012 By
Suggested questions for Dave Tippet at the press conference: At some point, did you consider calling a timeout when your team started to completely self destruct? Would you consider the level of integrity left in the room after this game to be slim or none? Do you remember the exact moment in this game that you completely lost control of your team? The NHL owes Dustin Brown a formal … [Read more...]
St. Louis Blues @ LA Kings Round 2 Game 3 Open Forum – Aggressor Defined
May 3, 2012 By
Coming home with a 2-0 series lead? Been there. Leaving Staples up 3-0? Done that. No reason we won't do it again. Though the St. Louis Blues will have something to say about it, people in St. Louis speak not with words but with... with... um... oh hell I don't care enough about the city to make a culturally relevant remark. They like curving, functionally meaningless architecture, … [Read more...]
LA Kings @ St. Louis Blues Round 2 Game 2 Open Forum – No Road Less Traveled
April 30, 2012 By
This is quickly becoming a familiar situation. A top team in the league goes into game 2 with the home ice advantage they worked so tirelessly throughout the season to gain nullified, behind the 8-ball, in desperate need of a win lest they go on the road without a win to their name. Meanwhile, the Kings enter tonight once again having won the rounds' first game, but riding not high on a kite … [Read more...]
Vancouver Canucks @ LA Kings Round 1 Game 4 Open Forum – Spring Cleaning
April 18, 2012 By
The weather is starting to turn and brings Kings' tides and fortunes along for the ride. There is only one word on everyone's mind and this time it's not an order to the maid: Sweep. Sweep the Vancouver Canucks off our ice. Sweep the Sedins back to Sweden for the summer. Sweep Ryan Kesler's feet out from under him, not that he needs any help. Sweep the Western Conference's sole Canadian … [Read more...]
Kings vs. Canucks Playoff Thoughts, Tidbits & Musings
April 16, 2012 By
When you think about how significant Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick have been to the L.A. Kings' success, remember that they were drafted by the man whose name and number hangs at Staples Center - Dave Taylor. Quick was drafted in 2005, 3rd round, 72nd overall. What a steal. That is the same draft we got Anze Kopitar in the first round (yay) and Dany Roussin & T.J. Fast in … [Read more...]
Vancouver Canucks @ LA Kings Round 1 Game 3 Open Forum – Homecoming
April 15, 2012 By
I don't have much to say. I think I said too much last night. I plan to say more tonight. Well... Maybe say is the wrong term. Yell. Bellow. Scream. Twist? It could happen. Shout. Definitely. The Kings have a golden opportunity tonight, one they have not had in ages, to take a 3-0 lead on their opponent. The fact that this opponent won the President's trophy, knocked us out of the … [Read more...]
Bye Bye Win Streak: Bruins Beats Kings 4-2
March 24, 2012 By
Stupidity ruled the day as the Kings twice mimicked the lack of intelligence exhibited by the hoards of Bruin fans with terrible goals against in what amounted to the conclusion of a 6 game winning streak. Between Drew Doughty making two bone head lazy passes within 3 seconds of each other and giving up the game's first goal, and Quick leaving a queef-sized pocket in his 5-hole for Lucic to … [Read more...]
Kings In Detroit Suck City
March 10, 2012 By
I missed Nashville. Sounded fun. I missed Columbus. An achilles heel with an added punch to the Johnson. I thought I would miss Detroit too. Hell, I doubt if I'm going to be able to make it to Tuesday's home game against Detroit. I've worked 70 hours this week. It will be closer to 80 by the end of today. I am not a happy hockey fan. But surprise, I get off work last night early … [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...]
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