It wasn't a perfect game. We were outplayed for parts of it. We didn't dominate. What we did was never pause, never invite them back in and, just as important, never play like a team scared to win. Compare the L.A. Kings team in these playoffs to the last two and what I see is a team that looks and plays like it belongs here and is serious about winning. Am I excited? A little. 2-0 was earned, … [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...]
My Jack Johnson Jersey Is 3-0
March 13, 2012 By
Bobby is currently writing a 'real' post game, but he's taking too long. Since we traded Johnson, my purple and gold Johnson jersey has appeared at every home game. We've won them all. That's all there is to it really. Scribe likes to make fun of me for my superstitions. Ask him about the stupid Duck's orange hat he was wearing. Detroit sucks and my voice hurts. Shoot low, shoot often. … [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...]
Quick Lays An Egg, Kings Hatch Five Goals
March 6, 2012 By
"Phew." Jonathan Quick's word after the final horn sounded. "Fuck yeah!" My words after the final horn sounded. That was nerve racking, eh? By my count, if this game had, er, goaltending, we would have won 2-1. Scribe's three stars: 3. Matt Greene 2. Drew Doughty 1. Justin Williams Honorable mention to Slava Voynov. What a gem this kid has been. On February 27, I … [Read more...]
Mike Richards & Arnold. What’s Not To Love?
February 26, 2012 By
The lines that put a smile on my face: "My dad always says if it's not going in, you must not be working hard enough." [after the girl didn't know who he was] "That wouldn't have happened in Philly." [To Doughty] "Buddy, if you only knew what style was. You're the worst style in the league." [To Loktionov] "You sure you don't want to order the last two things on the menu you haven't … [Read more...]
What Will Willie Mitchell’s Rumored Extension Mean For The L.A. Kings?
February 8, 2012 By
The Mayor has heard it. Matt Barry has heard it. We have heard it. Willie Mitchell is getting an extension soon. He is 35 this April. Spring chicken he is not. He does have a concussion history. He has been healthy this seasons. Knock wood. If the L.A. Kings past and luck is any indicator, within a few weeks of the ink being dry on that extension, we will lose Willie to the dreaded … [Read more...]
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 cap space. Even more impressive. They are also being held hostage by … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
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 Kopitar went into beast mode during parts of that third period. The main thing missing tonight … [Read more...]
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, I am ok with that. I am fine. Surly is not fine. If you heard an explosion and saw a mushroom cloud between L.A. and the … [Read more...]
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, and some horrible plays. For a top-dollar defenseman, there were … [Read more...]
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. … [Read more...]
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 between claps for the birthday kid at a Chuck-E-Cheese off-day arcade day. This was probably … [Read more...]
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 time. It must not have been that good (laughter ensues for all around). I need to take a look at it, I … [Read more...]
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 Jets are back and the Winnipeggers couldn't be happier about it. They are a loud and … [Read more...]
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 about smart hockey, creating traffic, havoc, picking up loose pucks and, never … [Read more...]
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 those things.’’ The L.A. Kings controlled most of the 60 minutes. I also saw some encouraging signs. 1) The … [Read more...]
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