The State of Hockey, eh? That is a catchy line if I actually gave a damn but on this night, I did not. We owed these bastards this shutout. They had no business beating us in a shootout the last time we played them and, as the expression goes, revenge is a dish best served cold. Guess what kids. It's pretty damn cold on the ice. Team defense was very different than that sloppy, messy, whatever … [Read more...]
PF+PM+S=Forward Formula for Success
March 10, 2013 By
What? You think Quisp is the only one who can add? That's my formula. I have written about it before but not in this way. You know how Lombardi likes to "balance" out each defensive pairing with a stay at home defenseman and offensive one? I like to see balance on all four lines of a Power Forward (PF), Playmaker (PM) and Sniper (S). Penner-Richards-Carter When Penner is on his … [Read more...]
Cliffy Said Knock You Out, Kings Gonna Knock You Out…
March 6, 2013 By
Surly missed this game... Hold on, he's reading this and I want that to sink in. Surly Missed This Game Boy, he's pissed off right now. Because he missed this game. Holy shit, what a game! Three fights in the first period, Kyle Clifford's knock out uppercut of Roman Polak (who is, in his own right, one tough nut), three absurd goals against Bernier none of which were his … [Read more...]
Sometimes, You Gotta Bang a Fat Chick…Kings Beat Columbus 4-2
February 5, 2013 By
Confidence. You don't appreciate how important it is until you lose it. Once you do, doing the little things right, gaining and sustaining momentum and winning gets it back. Tonight was a game of little things that turned into a big win. Yeah, it's Columbus, I know but, going into tonight's game, they were ahead of us in the standings and a loss could have turned Surly's "nobody panic" to … [Read more...]
That Darryl Sutter is a Pretty Smart Hockey Guy
February 3, 2013 By
From Rich Hammond John Hoven Jon Rosen: On Justin Williams and veteran forwards: Sometimes, he just has to slow it down a little bit. Simon goes in and out during games. It’s an issue with two or three of our older guys. They can’t go in or out during games, or else we’re better off playing younger guys that are learning it. The whole thing – and again, I’m not singling Gagne or Willie … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Euthanize Coyotes 4-0 And Expose Its Players For What They Are – Vermin
May 15, 2012 By
Suggested questions for Dave Tippet at the press conference: At some point, did you consider calling a timeout when your team started to completely self destruct? Would you consider the level of integrity left in the room after this game to be slim or none? Do you remember the exact moment in this game that you completely lost control of your team? The NHL owes Dustin Brown a formal … [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...]
L.A. Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks: Victory!
January 17, 2012 By
November 10 wasn't that long ago. But it was a different time. A different era. The same team and a different one. From our 3-2 loss against the Vancouver Canucks on November 10: The Kings 5 on 5 failed in nearly every respect to generate quality scoring chances and getting the puck down low. Yeah, we got shots on goal but you know and I know shots from the perimeter and the point are low … [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...]
NHL Referee Stephen Walkom & Colorado Avalanche Best LA Kings 2-1 In Shootout
January 3, 2012 By
You may remember a referee by the name of Dean Morton. Google him, see what you find. Tonight, a similar treatment will be bestowed unceremoniously upon NHL referee Stephen Walkom. But first, since Scribe decided with the New Year comes a new post game style, I will follow suit... sort of. I'm a team player, but I don't take orders kindly, so while I will follow Scribe's endeavor to … [Read more...]
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 been my second choice. His interviews have led me to believe he is not shy about expressing his opinions … [Read more...]
Holy Smoke! L.A. Kings Lineup Lunacy Or Evil Genius?
November 27, 2011 By
Per Hammond, the Kings are skating as follows: Well, The Great Lineup Shakeup of 2011 has taken place, with Andrei Loktionov moving to center, Jarret Stoll to wing and only the fourth line remaining intact. Here’s how the forwards and defensemen are lined up early in … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Give The Vile, Abject, Repugnant, Contemptible, Wretched
November 17, 2011 By
...abhorrent, invidious, execrable, foul, loathsome, Orange County miscreants one point. One undeserving point. When an Anaheim rat comes to my door, I don't give it a small morsel of cheese. I take a shovel to its skull, drive a stake through its heart and hang it in effigy in my front yard as a warning to its entire species. This is our house you rodents. You leave here with nothing other than … [Read more...]
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 skilled player on the team and one that walks around with a Coors Light in his hand and doesn't do … [Read more...]
Mostly Williams, A Little Johnson, No Doughty and All Penalties
October 15, 2011 By
Hot damn, holy shit, we won a hockey game. Better yet, the Kings managed to avoid coming home with a losing record as they snuffed out the Philadelphia Flyers' perfect record with an overtime win, courtesy of Jack Johnson. Let's start with Johnson, the overtime hero who has now won both of the Kings' games for them with power play goals in the extra 5. The goal was actually all Richards, so for … [Read more...]
Surly & Scribe’s L.A. Kings Season Preview – The Top 6
September 15, 2011 By
Last night we got our first taste of Kings' hockey with the rookie game versus Phoenix. Camp starts on Saturday. We are back on Staples Center ice in less than a week. Do we know our Kings? Well sure we do, to an extent, but with so many new faces, some surprises are certainly in store. Bobby already took care of the defensemen. That leaves the forwards, which we will break up into top … [Read more...]
Let’s Do Lines
July 5, 2011 By
I promised I wouldn't do this anymore. I quit for an entire year. I resisted temptation though it was all around me. All my friends were doing it. Surly was doing it for a while...daily. This morning, I finally broke. I am off the wagon. Let's do some lines, LA style. The additions of Mike Richards and Simone Gagne, coupled with the subtraction of Michael Handzus, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Wayne … [Read more...]
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