I enjoyed applauding my good friend and guest writer on this site, Howard Roark, as he stood to be recognized on Veteran's Day. Give Kari (a girl's name) Lehtonen a white cane or a seeing eye dog. That's the only hope he had tonight of finding the puck. Kings' goals came from Brown, Williams and Johnson. Brownie's goal followed a nice hustle by Parse to get it to Kopitar who took it from … [Read more...]
SCRIBE’S QUICK HITS
November 9, 2010 By
- It's time to make a decision on Clifford. The 19-year-old boy in a man's body with a Genghis style mean streak is either going to play Thursday or go to Juniors. God help those kids in Juniors if he is sent down. All I see is blood and pain. - Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi, season II. That is according to Murray. So the question is now, Matt Greene and Jack Johnson? Davis Drewiske and Peter … [Read more...]
FIERCE. FUN. KINGS SHUT OUT AND SHUT UP LIGHTNING 1-0
November 4, 2010 By
I'd like to thank the following people for an entertaining game and hockey night. Let's start with Justin Williams. You are the apple of my eye. The bees of our knees. You are a hard skating, no stop, all go, big heart, almost as good-looking as me superstar who needs a contract extension quick... Speaking of whom, Jonathan, Kings' fans are at ease with you defending the net. You are … [Read more...]
KINGS TAKE THEIR STAR POWER TO DALLAS 5-2
October 28, 2010 By
Put a red wig on the Stars and marry us to their mother. We own this team. I asked for 6-1 in the pre-game article. I got 5-2. It will do. Goals came from Dustin Brown, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Wayne Simmonds and Dallas' defender, Philip Larsen on a beautiful redirect with his skate on a nice pass by offensive juggernaut Willie Mitchell. The goal actually went to Mitchell. Williams finished off … [Read more...]
KINGS @ AVALANCHE GAME PREVIEW
October 23, 2010 By
Matt Greene. You know him. You love him. Tonight, the Av's forwards will regret seeing him. Greene will play his first game of the season tonight after recovering from off-season shoulder surgery. The wrecking ball that he is, Matt has already left Jake Muzzin in his wake, knocking Muzz out of the lineup for the first time this season. We must also credit Peter Harrold, who will … [Read more...]
SOBERING UP
October 16, 2010 By
I may be referring to the state of my equilibrium; the aftermath of the Kings' convincing 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks involved many beers. I'm actually referring to what I'm about to do, which is make a tiny cut in the joy of the win and add to it a grain of salt. Bobby already took you through the game, so I need not do that. He sufficiently covered the awesome. The not … [Read more...]
KINGS v. FLAMES: AFTER TWO PERIODS…
October 10, 2010 By
The game slowed down and so did the Kings. Kings powerplay - Stoll has changed his shot. He has shortened his wind-up (about 1/2 of full). He is trying to get the shot low and on net. Good man. Rebounds don’t happen if you don’t shoot on net. Kopitar had another high percentage scoring chance with 17:22 left. Right in front of the net. Puck just needed a soft deflection in. The ghost … [Read more...]
KINGS v. FLAMES: FIRST PERIOD THOUGHTS & TIDBITS
October 10, 2010 By
Kings came out ready and did everything but score. Let's take a look at the first. The second line, which appeared to play most of the period, had jump and generated good scoring chances. Hungry around the goal. Williams had the first solid scoring opportunity. It all started by Jack Johnson's pass from the defensive zone. Doughty performed a magic trick about 3 minutes into the game. He ran … [Read more...]
OFF TO A GOOD START, KINGS FRUSTATE CANUCKS IN COMEBACK SHOOTOUT VICTORY.
October 9, 2010 By
The long title is a substitute for the string of expletives that came out of my mouth when Jack Johnson snapped a bolt of puck lightning past Roberto Luongo to seal the Kings first win of the season. Though the game was close, with each team only scrounging up one goal in regulation, things were not going the Kings' way for long stretches. Three penalties from Alexei Ponikarovsky and more from … [Read more...]
KINGS v. DUCKS POST GAME: REPORT FROM THE DUMB SIDE
October 3, 2010 By
I read earlier today that our entire first line would be a healthy scratch tonight. My first thought - that's interesting but why? My post game impression of the move? Smart. Stripping down the team to its naked core by removing its top three forwards did two things: First, it magnified the remaining players' performance. Imagine placing each of the rookies and one veteran in particular (I am … [Read more...]
CAN TERRY MURRAY’S OFFENSE FIRST, DEFENSE FIRST SYSTEM WORK?
September 19, 2010 By
Our coach, Terry Murray, wants more puck possession. I love it. He wants speed through the neutral zone and across the blue line. I couldn't agree more. Sure as hell was missing that with a dump and chase game. He wants, based on what I saw in training camp, a three-man attack (one forward does not stay back) with a defender jumping into the play. That is aggressive. Very un-Murray … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: A GOOD DEFENSE, PART II
September 8, 2010 By
Part two of our three part series on the Kings' defense focuses on Jack Johnson and Rob Scuderi, each a vital key of LA's success on both ends of the ice. Like Doughty and Mitchell, Johnson and Scuderi hope to bring a respective balance of offensive skill and defensive strength. ROB SCUDERI "Do not mistake my calm demeanor for a lack of passion. I play to win." Ever notice Rob Scuderi … [Read more...]
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