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 [...]
Shea Weber & Ryan Suter Are Dangerous Men
January 27, 2012 By
The Nashville Predators are 9-1-0 in their last 10. They have 64 points. They are third in the Central Division, arguably the best division in the league at the moment (who would have thunk it) and only three points out first place in the entire NHL. Impressive. They have something like $14.4 million dollars in [...]
Video: The Fame Makers With Richards, Kopitar, Doughty & Greene
January 27, 2012 By
The boys at Funny Or Die did this video for the fans. They sent it to me to share. Click on the link and enjoy. I chuckled.
Kings vs. Oilers: Doughnuts, Pancakes & More Megan Fox.
January 15, 2012 By
As soon as we fucked up that powerplay Boob (thank you reader Sydor25 for reminding me that the new name for the powerplay is “Boob”) at the end of the third period, I knew we were losing this game in overtime. I all but called it on Twitter. Still though, the officiating tonight was garbage. Anze [...]
Kings vs. Stars: It Was The Best Of Games, It Was The Worst Of Games
January 13, 2012 By
In high school, I knew a kid named Brenden. I punched him on the school bus once. He was talking shit. I turned around, he looked at me, I looked at him and I popped him right on the nose. It bled. His eyes watered. I felt better. There was nobody to punch tonight. Strangely, [...]
Due Droughty Part Deux – Can You Handle The Truth?
January 10, 2012 By
This article, his third, is brought to you by our reader, Player-X. Enjoy. In my last article, I said this: “Droughty has flashes, and I say misleading flashes, of highly noticeable activity.” The Capitals game was the absolutely perfect example of that. Droughty had some good plays, some great plays, but also some bad plays, [...]
Kings Fist Capitals 5-2
January 9, 2012 By
Sometimes a photo tells the story. Sometimes a photo pisses people off, like this one did when I snapped it while yelling “Say cheese losers!” Other times you just need to close your eyes, bow your head and appreciate a simple fact: that was fucking awesome.
Due Droughty and Ol’ Yeller
January 8, 2012 By
Our reader, Tom, brings you this article. It’s the second he has written for S&S and we look forward to many more. “I don’t really know much about him. I heard he’s a bit of a yeller and I think that’s a good thing.” That was Droughty’s quote before Sutter arrived, which Due spat out [...]
Drew Doughty On Cup Check: “It Was Just Spur-Of-The-Moment.”
December 30, 2011 By
I don’t know if The Mayor asked the question or someone else did, but kudos to whomever asked Jarret Stoll and Drew Doughty about Cup Gate & thank you to The Mayor for printing it. Stoll – “I haven’t seen the video yet, to be honest with you. Obviously, I didn’t even realize it at the [...]
L.A. Kings vs Winnipeg Jets Open Forum & A Cup Check Doughty Inspired Top 10
December 29, 2011 By
Kings vs. Jets. It just feels right to write it again. For far too long, every time I heard the team name “Jets”, I immediately tuned out because I assumed there was a football (you know, that sport where there is 13 minutes of action in 3 hours) discussion about to take place. No more! The Winnipeg [...]
Not Quick, Not Any One Player, A Great Team Effort Beats Blackhawks 2-0
December 28, 2011 By
The L.A. Kings weathered the first period storm. The L.A. Kings owned the Blackhawks in the second. The L.A. Kings didn’t back down in the third. The L.A. Kings to a man were moving their feet, forechecking, holding the puck and waiting for seams, fuck the shot mentality, fuck it to oblivion, tonight it was [...]
Kings Beat Ducks…God, I Love Writing That!
December 23, 2011 By
In honor of Darryl Sutter’s first game, I will supplement Surly’s post game with this (quotes via Rich Hammond): (The game) “It was a hard-fought game for us. I thought we had a good start and did a lot of good things. We can improve on some of those things, get better at some of [...]
Babcock Not Surprised By Doughty’s Struggles, Despite Being Touched By God
December 17, 2011 By
Always a good interview, Detroit Red Wings coach, Mike Babcock had the following gems for Helene Elliott: Regarding L.A. Kings defenseman, Drew Doughty (who he once called as being “touched by God”): Well, if I didn’t know he wasn’t at training camp — wasn’t he not at training camp — that would surprise me. But [...]
Jack Johnson’s “Something Different” & Offensive Zone Options
December 9, 2011 By
Our friend, The Mayor, gave us the following from Jack Johnson after the 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. I have said that Justin Williams is the one player I want to interview. His history tells me he is a candid player and would stay away from the same tired clichés. Jack Johnson would have [...]
Taking Randy Carlyle’s Advice & Finding Inner Peace
November 30, 2011 By
Jeff Miller of the Orange County Register tweeted: Randy Carlyle met with Bobby Ryan today concerning trade rumors and told him he “has to find that inner peace in himself to deal with it.” Sage advice. This got me thinking. Bobby Ryan is not the only one under stress right now. How about our LA Kings’ players [...]
Terry Murray Juggles…The Defensive Pairings?
November 15, 2011 By
From Hammond: The Kings will have new-look defensive pairs tomorrow against Anaheim, as Drew Doughty pairs with Jack Johnson, Willie Mitchell pairs with Slava Voynov and Rob Scuderi pairs with Matt Greene. Terry Murray said he liked the familiarity that Mitchell and Voynov had earlier this season and wanted to stay with it. You can see why Terry [...]
L.A. Kings’ Russian Invasion
November 14, 2011 By
Good things come in threes. The Kings score a bunch of goals. Andrei Loktionov gets called up. And now, most likely, Slava Voynov will be back. Unfortunately, when they say good things come in threes, they neglect to mention that for every yin there is a yang. Penner is hurt. He may be under-performing, but [...]
Terry Murray Said It All After The Kings 3-2 Loss To The Penguins
November 5, 2011 By
From Hammond: (on getting two goals after the home scoreless streak…) MURRAY: “And then to get the third, and not allowed. It was a high stick, though. They’re good goals. They’re the kind of goals that are in a good hockey game. The puck is in transition, there’s lots of battle, lots of compete. It [...]
Will The Following L.A. Kings Players Please Report To Scribe’s Place?
November 3, 2011 By
Dustin Penner. Please bring your heart as I find little evidence you have one. Drew Doughty. Bring your 8 year contract, the original and all existing copies. I have a few modifications. Scott Parse. I just want to make sure there are not two of you, one that Dean Lombardi claims to be the most [...]
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