Terry Murray has been called many things. A mad hatter, mad scientist, crazy, confused, too calm, too panicky, solid, smart, stupid. The list goes on as his personalized adjectives are a result not so much of himself but rather of the team in front of him. They play well, he gets some credit. They play poorly, he generally takes the brunt of the blame. Point shot mentality is the theme … [Read more...]
KINGS PLAYS SHARKS GAME AND LOSE 6-3
November 15, 2010 By
Unfortunately, its true what they say about not being able to win them all. I'll keep this short, like my fuse at the moment. If you want to know about the scoring sheet and such, I encourage you to see the NHL.com recap. They have lots of pretty box scores, names and numbers. They will tell you who the Kings lost to and by how much. I will only tell you why. I said that the Kings … [Read more...]
SINCE YOU DIDN’T VOTE IN THE REAL ELECTION, MAYBE YOU VOTE FOR THE KINGS
November 15, 2010 By
Yeah, I'm talking to you, 18-29 year old demographic. Lazy schmucks. For this vote, you don't need to leave the house. Hell, you don't even need to put on pants. So sit there in your soiled underwear and cast your vote for the NHL All-Star game. I voted for Justin Williams, Anze Kopitar and T.J. Oshie at forward. Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson on defense and Jonathan Quick for the … [Read more...]
KINGS VS NEW YORK ISLANDERS GAME PREVIEW
November 13, 2010 By
You know what's cooler than tying a club record? Stomping on the New York Islanders for your 8th consecutive win at home to break a club record. Tying club records was so last year. Tonight the team that should have drafted Matt Duchene heads into Staples in an attempt to spoil all our fun. You can't really blame the Islanders. They live at the bottom of the Eastern Conference and … [Read more...]
KINGS GIVE STARS THE MIDDLE FINGER SALUTE 3-1
November 12, 2010 By
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...]
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 SEND DEVILS BACK TO THE HELL FROM WHERE THEY CAME 3-1
October 31, 2010 By
The inept imps from the east stumbled in a stupor of incompetence on Staples Center ice and were sent away more certain about their sinking fate while the Kings partook of the sustenance they offered with a Cupcake defense that resembled a horror flick and a hundred million dollar ghost that won the prize for the most irrelevant stick handles and managed to earn his pay by having zero points, two … [Read more...]
KINGS CAN’T FINISH, FALL TO THE HAWKS AND FISH 3-1
October 27, 2010 By
You can’t win a race if you don’t cross the finish line. You can’t win hockey games unless you finish your chances. I believe it was Wayne Gretzky that once said you'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I will add to the Great One’s quote that you don’t win 100% of the games you don’t finish. That was the problem on offense tonight. Finish. On defense? It pains me … [Read more...]
VIDEO: JUSTIN WILLIAMS’ FIGHT AGAINST JOHN MICHAEL LILES
October 24, 2010 By
Justin Williams is playing with the passion and heart of a player that wants to win every shift, every period and every game. His skating, hustle and willingness to do whatever it takes to get the puck is second to none on this team. This fight against John Michael Liles is an indication of his will to win. He is my man crush so far this season and remember boys, this is a contract year. GO … [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...]
ANZE KOPITAR, CLASSICALY GASSED
September 26, 2010 By
Yesterday Rich Hammond revealed the top 5 performers for the Kings in physical testing, based on 10 different strata of on and off ice work outs. Those top 5 were, in order, Rich Clune, Dustin Brown, Andrei Loktionov, Kyle Clifford and Justin Williams. This list is intriguing, mostly in that the thought-to-be-diminutive Loktionov ranked third. Forgetting for a moment how truly awesome of a … [Read more...]
THE WINNING HAS BEGUN – KINGS BEAT COLORADO 4-2
September 22, 2010 By
After going down 2-0 early in the game, the Los Angeles Kings kicked off their preseason with a victory over the Colorado Avalanche. The Kings scored 4 unanswered goals, scored, in order, by Michal Handzus, John Zeiler (yes, really), Brad Richardson and Justin Williams. Jonathan Bernier gets the win after letting in what Nick Nickson describe as two goals scored on the short side. Sounded … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: FORWARD THINKING, SECOND CHANCES
September 21, 2010 By
In a perfect world, Anze Kopitar plays 60 minutes per game and scores 250 points. In this world, the Kings' need a strong second line. Taking the ice behind the big guns to start the 2010-2011 season will be Scott Parse and Justin Williams flanking Jarret Stoll. In the perfect world, this is a good line. In our world, its a bit of a gamble. Second chances can refer to many things in … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW ADDENDUM: WIPING A BROWN EGG OFF MY FACE
September 19, 2010 By
On Friday I rather emphatically stated that Justin Williams would start the season as the Kings' first line right winger. Less than 24 hours later, Terry Murray displayed the actual first line for the Kings at training camp, and Justin Williams wasn't on it. I have been known to be wrong. So, with Dustin Brown getting the nod to play alongside Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth, some questions … [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: FORWARD THINKING, 1ST LINE OF ATTACK
September 17, 2010 By
"The best defense is a good offense." As we squirm in our comfortable seats at work, we pine for the crammed quarters of Staples Center. The groundhog is groggily awakening, and hockey is finally transitioning from its prison of free agency and trade talk to something that is played on the ice. Last weekend's rookie camp was just a carrot dangling on a string shorter than Brandon Kozun. … [Read more...]
A PICTURE OF TRIFECTION
October 19, 2009 By
Yes, I know trifection is not a word... it's two! And this picture sums it up (courtesy of TSN) - I have a feeling we'll be seeing this picture a lot over the next several years. Here's the LA Kings News Game Story … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS FLY HIGH BACK TO STAPLES WITH VICTORY OVER DALLAS STARS
October 19, 2009 By
We panicked. We complained. We self loathed like a Jew sneaking a pig in a blanket at a Yom Kippur service. Then the Kings told the fans in so many plays to shut the hell up. While the fans may have missed Alexander Frolov tonight, but the Los Angeles Kings did not. The Stars were missing Mike Modano, Jere Lehtinen, and Steve Ott. Hefty losses, but the Kings were not about to pull any … [Read more...]
FOR THE SAKE OF PERSPECTIVE
October 19, 2009 By
I know this is old news now, but I read too many scathing remarks about Justin Williams and his apparent sole responsibility in giving up the short handed goal to Rick Nash against the Columbus Blue Jackets the other day. Take a look at this video. Notice that Smyth makes the wrong play along the boards at the first freeze frame, choosing to try and control the puck as well as stop up to … [Read more...]
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