The stage: The 2011 IIHF World Championships in Slovakia. The teams: Canada v. Sweden The goaltenders: Jonathan Bernier v. Erik Ersberg The day: Monday Canada is 5-0 in the tournament. Sweden would have been 5-0, if not for the shootout loss against Norway. Is Canada better? Yes, and according to Sweden's coach, Par Marts (which I mispronounced Car Parts the first two times I read it) … [Read more...]
ROSTER SET, LINES IN FLUX. ERSBERG/CLUNE CLEAR WAIVERS
October 5, 2010 By
The 23 man 2010-2011 Los Angeles Kings roster is set. It includes Kyle Clifford, Brayden Schenn, Trevor Lewis and Andrei Loktionov. With Scott Parse looking like he is heading to the IR for a time, Brad Richardson will maintain his promotion to the 2nd line left wing spot. While the roster may be in place, it is still unclear who the regular 4th line will consist of as well as who will be … [Read more...]
CLUNE AND ERSBERG ON WAIVERS
October 4, 2010 By
...and so it begins. We saw it coming with Ersberg. There are teams that can use him but it's 50/50 whether he is picked up or not. Regarding Clune, he simply became redundant with the other players we do have. The big question becomes this: Did Clifford just make the team? Has it sunk in that we finally have our goaltending duo of Quick and Bernier? Update: Rumors are that Nashville has … [Read more...]
L.A. KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: THE TWO-HEADED DRAGON – JONATHANS SQUARED.
September 25, 2010 By
Goalies hold a special place with me. Most of us are crazy but given the choice there is no other position we would ever want to play. The goaltender’s relevance to the game is undeniable. It is the single most important position to the team and though they occupy each end of the ice, goalies are the very center of the hockey universe. Let’s look at this year’s highly anticipated duo of … [Read more...]
KINGS COACH TERRY MURRAY TINKERS WITH A PINCH OF THIS AND DASH OF THAT
October 22, 2009 By
We fans know what we are talking about...sometimes. So, a few of us have wondered why Williams (who most of us like) plays the point on the powerplay. It exposed us defensively and we weren't sure about his shot from the point. Today, we find out that Terry is moving Williams off the point. His concern? Defense. On the powerplay? Yes. An aggressive penalty kill, like that of the Blue Jackets, … [Read more...]
PREGAME – KINGS AT RANGERS – THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED GROIN
October 14, 2009 By
By Surly Jacob. Tonight at Madison Square Garden two big talents with two sensitive groin muscles square off as Alexander Frolov and the Los Angeles Kings take on Marian Gaborik's New York Rangers. Frolov, who historically has had at least one juicy groin injury per year hopes to pick up his scoring against the best offense in the league. Gaborik leads the Rangers with 5 goals and 4 … [Read more...]
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