You can debate the importance of the captaincy in the NHL and hear persuasive arguments from each side. It is simply a question of perspective. Some place little importance in the C and proclaim it to be nothing more than a letter. Others believe the C has a limited place when the troops need rallying and leadership on the ice, especially in times of adversity. There are those who declare the … [Read more...]
Dustin Brown: Does He Represent The L.A. Kings’ Intended Identity?
February 13, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Dustin Brown, Jonathan Toews, LA Kings captain, LA Kings hockey, Mike Richards, Scott Niedermayer, Sidney Crosby, Zdeno Chara
Does Dean Lombardi Care About Winning Above All Else?
February 11, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
Dean Lombardi loves the Yankees or at least he loves to talk about the Yankees. How many times have we read or heard his quotes equating something hockey related to baseball and the Yankees. I got to thinking about that tonight. I got to thinking about the Yank of all Yankees, George Steinbrenner. George once said: Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, George Steinbrenner, Helene Elliott, LA Kings, Terry Murray
The L.A. Kings Patience Ship Has Sailed
February 10, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
“I chose the Kings for a number of reasons. First off, I’m a builder. And I see the foundation put in place by Dave Taylor. People sometimes come in and make things look as bad as possible to paint themselves as heroes. But, that’s not the case here…I want to know what happened this season. How can a team fall off the map like this? It’s easy to pin it on the coaches, but the players … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Anze Kopitar, Dean Lombardi, Dustin Brown, Jonathan Quick, L.A. Kings, Los Angeles Kings, Randy Carlyle, Terry Murray
Translating Dean Lombardi’s Trade Deadline Comments
February 7, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
Hammond recently gave us another C- interview, this time with Dean Lombardi. You may recall I hold a Doctorate in Lombardi Speak so I thought I would navigate us through. I asked Lombardi whether the dynamics of the deadline will allow the Kings to significantly improve… LOMBARDI: “As the season moves along, people have a better handle on which direction they want to go. There are buyers … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, LA Kings and the NHL trade deadline, Los Angeles Kings
Kings vs. Lightning Open Forum: Who Will Suck Less At What They Suck The Most?
February 7, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
The Kings are near the top of the league in fewest goals against. Their offense is ranked 30th. The Lightning are near the top of the league in offense and goals scored. Their defense is ranked 30th. Each team sucks for different reasons. Tonight, one team will suck less. Who will it be? It makes me sad to say that Jarret Stoll and Dustin Penner are very close to reaching a "dead to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Brad Richardson, Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Dustin Penner, Jarret Stoll, Justin Williams, LA Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Mike Richards
Dean Lombardi Made A Surprise Call To Don Meehan…
February 5, 2012 By Bobby Scribe
Surly called me up from wherever the fuck he is with his fiance to tell me he has a transcript of a call between Dean Lombardi and Don Meehan. So I asked him... Me: What, from the summer? What the fuck am I supposed to do with that now? Surly: No, dumb shit. From a couple of nights ago. I must have forgotten to take the tap off Lombardi's phone and when I checked out the recorder and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News, Surly & Scribe Skits Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Don Meehan, Drew Doughty, Ethan Moreau, Jonathan Quick, Zach Parise
A Culture Of Winning
December 18, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi Good words. At no time during the L.A. Kings' 40+ year existence has the team personified these words - doing it right "all the time" or making winning a "habit" … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, LA Kings hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray
Dean Lombardi & Darryl Sutter Get A Clean Slate
December 17, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
Humor is a wonderful way to cope. I have often found that facing reality with a smile on your face brings focus. Stress solves little. So, in the days following Murray's firing, we have infused humor into our articles to help ourselves, and those of you who share the same sentiment, cope. Fact - The L.A. Kings currently suck. They look good on paper. On the ice, we can't score goals. They might … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Jolly Rancher, Los Angeles Kings
That Bitter Beer Face Can Make Our Boys Better?
December 15, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
From George Johnson of the Calgary Herald: That bitter beer face. Those caustic rejoinders. The contemptuous snort. The manipulation. The condescension. Ah, the memories come flooding back … Why, it’s enough to make the hardest-hearted scribbler dab away a nostalgic tear from the corners of leaky lids. In the short term, if mounting speculation is to be believed (and there are no … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings
Sutt Yeah, Mother Sutter!
December 13, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
In every adversity, there is opportunity. Tonight, I present you with one very near and dear to my heart...one of linguistics. "Scribe...what are you talking about, you fucker?" No, no, my brothers and sisters of puck. It's, "what are you talking about, you Sutter?" From this moment forth, I ask that you speak and write the frequently used, often misunderstood, always entertaining … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Surly & Scribe Humor Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Sutt Yeah Bitches!
The Hockey News To Dean Lombardi – Take Darryl Sutter Off Your List
December 13, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
From Ken Campbell of The Hockey News: We get that Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi felt he had to fire Terry Murray, even though his timing couldn’t have been worse. The guy was one win away from 500 in his career and who knows now whether he’ll ever get another chance to reach the milestone? But nobody said life in the NHL was fair and that is especially true for NHL coaches. If life … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray
Dean Lombardi’s Next Coaching Mistake Will Be His Last
December 12, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
If this is the mug of the next L.A. Kings coach, then Dean Lombardi better be prepared for his own exit in 2012, likely before we reach the month of April. In such a case, I hope he likes coincidences and ironies because, when his legacy as a G.M. is written, it will be with the inescapable theme that he didn't learn a damn thing from his days in San Jose. I tell myself that Dean Lombardi … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray, Tim Leiweke
L.A. Kings Executives Are “Poised” To Fire Terry Murray This Week
December 11, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
No, this doesn't come from us. It comes from Helene Elliott and Lisa Dillman of the L.A. Times. Ready? Kings executives are poised to dismiss Coach Terry Murray this week, hoping to halt a string of disappointing performances and revive an offense that has produced a league-low 2.24 goals per game despite a beefed-up payroll that puts the team near the salary-cap limit for the first … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, LA Kings News, LA Kings poised to fire Terry Murray, Los Angeles Kings News
Dustin Brown: “We’re Capable Of Doing Everything We Need To With The People We Have…”
December 11, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
Lisa Dillman of the L.A. Times gave us this interesting quote from Dustin Brown. I found it unusual I didn't find this quote reported by Rich Hammond as it appears to be a post game statement and it is a bold one. Perhaps there may be a logical explanation for it. Perhaps Rich wasn't there to hear it. Here is the passage from Dillman's article (emphasis added) King captain Dustin Brown was … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings
The L.A. Kings Have Lost The Identity For Which Terry Murray Cries
December 10, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
A subtle thing happened when Michal Handzus, Ryan Smyth, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Wayne Simmonds left and Mike Richards & Simon Gagne arrived. The L.A. Kings lost their identity and failed to forge the new & necessary one. Last season, what were the Kings? A team that primarily dumped the puck and cycled. Smyth sustained offensive zone pressure behind the net. Zeus, Poni and Simmer … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, LA Kings hockey, LA Kings offense, Los Angeles Kings News, Terry Murray
Three L.A. Kings Goals Per Game? Average Does It.
December 9, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
One of our readers, Sydor25, sent me this article as a response to one of our writers, JT Dutch's, Recent Career Norms article. Enjoy. Average. That is all it takes. Here are the Los Angeles Kings career average goals per 82 games, including this season: Gagne 31 Kopitar 29 Richards 25 Penner 24 Brown 22 Williams 20 Stoll 17 Hunter 17 Moreau 13 Richardson 9 Clifford 6 Fraser … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray
Reading Tim Leiweke’s Mind – Part III
December 9, 2011 By Howard Roark
Listening to the click from the receiver as the phone call ends Ouch, my Goddamn ear hurts! I swear, I have never been reamed out that fucking badly before. Where is the 3-ply toilet paper when you really need it? Phil is so pissed about the team his speech was as slurred as mine the last time I was on Kings Talk, and he doesn’t even drink. For a guy who has made as much money as he has, Phil … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News, Surly & Scribe Skits Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Tim Leiweke
Wild Beat Kings 4-2: The Restoring Sanity Post Game Edition
December 9, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
I left Staples, bid Surly farewell, came home, kissed my wife, checked on my daughter sleeping soundly and everything became right in the world again. I then sat behind the computer to type. Wherever your place of peace happens to be, go there. Being angry at tonight's loss is a waste of your time and energy. Jonathan Quick played a poor game in the sense that he looked human. I know he … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Jonathan Quick, LA Kings offense, Los Angeles Kings hockey, Minnesota Wild beat Kings 4-2, Terry Murray, Trent Hunter
Dean Lombardi Has Reached the Rubicon
December 7, 2011 By Howard Roark
In 49 BC, Julius Caesar and one of his legions reached the Rubicon River in northern Italy. Moving south towards Rome would mean breaking the law, threatening the capital itself and result in an inevitable Civil War, possibly ending the Roman Republic. Failing to move would have resulted in the disappointment of Caesar’s ardent supporters perhaps ending the military and political career of … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray
It’s Time To Ask Dean Lombardi Some Direct Questions…
December 3, 2011 By Bobby Scribe
Mr. Lombardi, Do you believe the Kings can be a successful regular season and post season team scoring 1-2 goals per game? Why do you think the Kings' 5 on 5 scoring continues to suffer despite the increase in top 6 offensive skill? Coming into this season, did you expect to see the L.A. Kings' offense struggle this badly despite adding Mike Richards & Simon Gagne? After watching the last … [Read more...]
Filed Under: L.A. Kings News Tagged With: Dean Lombardi, LA Kings hockey
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