As the remains of my playoff beard fell into the sink, I pondered about what we witnessed in this Bettman induced short 2012-2013 season and the exciting but gray hair inducing playoffs. My mind wandered from player to player until… Read More ›
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L.A. Kings Hockey Beats Blackhawks 3-1 in Game Three
L.A. Kings hockey wins faceoffs. L.A. Kings hockey aggressively forechecks in all three zones. L.A. Kings hockey punishes opposing forwards who keep the puck on their sticks. L.A. Kings hockey hits, hits, hits again and, for good measure, hits some… Read More ›
“We Have to Win”…Incorrect Young Tyler
Tyler Toffoli’s words are incomplete. “We have to play like we have to win.” That’s it. Kopitar is playing like the starting center for the Slovenian National Team, Dustin Brown is in full pre-trade rumor form and Rob Scuderi, Robyn… Read More ›
Surly and Scribe Podcast Show – I’ll Take a Chicago Style Hotdog With a Side of Go Fuck Yourself
Surly, Timmy Love and I talk about beating San Jose, Muzzin v. Martinez, how we match up against the Blackhawks, love for Trevor Lewis, Timmy’s trained cricket throughout the whole fucking show, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower…and we answer reader… Read More ›
Kings Eliminate Sharks. Enjoy It and Know That Our Best Game Is Ahead…
Satisfaction. “I can’t get no…” When your hockey team is the defending Stanley Cup Champion, victories like this bring the screams and smiles but it’s not enough anymore. Watching Dustin Brown lift The Cup last season, forever etched in my… Read More ›
Game Five JooJoo, Why Our Grass is Greener and Penner=Pancakes=Playoffs
I love Darryl Sutter. His line changes coupled with Matt Greene’s return brought balance. The O D man with D D man pairing helped our D gel. Putting Clifford on the top line maintained a power forward presence while captain… Read More ›
Man in the Thermoset Composite Mask: What Your Tendy Wishes You Understood
It’s pretty easy to blame a tendy. You hear fans grumbling after a loss, “Merf merf Quick, if only…” I know there have been times this season when I’ve said, “if only Bernier had been in net!” There have also… Read More ›
Ducks or Sharks? A Stupid Question Answered
“Who would you rather play in the second round?” Surly and I have been asked this question numerous times in the past 48 hours. Surly almost allowed himself to get sucked into it last night until he retorted to a… Read More ›
Celebrate Tonight. Forget It Tomorrow. Win Four on Friday.
I gripped Drew Doughty game-used stick like a vise. I grabbed it at the end of the third because I needed something I would not break or throw across the room if we lost this game in overtime. The moment… Read More ›
L.A. Kings Dominate, Lose 4-3 in Shootout…Plus Bonus Shootout Options for Other Sports
In baseball, they should have a home run contest after the 9th inning. In golf, if the players are tied at the end of the match…long drive or closest to the pin! In basketball, free-throws of course. In football…shit, I… Read More ›
The Pope is an L.A. Kings Fan and Declares Anaheim is Infested with Protestants…
Once you have won a Stanley Cup, certain things should become irrelevant. Moments in team history well short of winning a Cup, the opinions of other team’s fans who have not won a Cup, and former players who did not… Read More ›
High Five…In a Row. Kings Beat Wings 2-1
Couldn’t get to the game tonight. Surly needed my help. Apparently our section was infested with Red Wings fans. I let him down. Picking up the game at the start of the second period, I asked fellow fans how the… Read More ›
An Open Letter to the New Insider, Jon Rosen
Dear Jon I have never written a dear John letter, or, in this case, a dear Jon letter. I was recently critical of Insider’s direction for what I believed was you picking up Insider where Rich Hammond left it off… Read More ›
Sliding Down the Hallway – Kings Ice Oilers 3-1
Bullet point time… The Kings’ defense did a much better job of gap control (the distance between our defense and their attacking forwards) and moved the puck quicker on transitions (the first pass and the speed of the forwards without… Read More ›
The Profanity Driven Rage Filled Post Game Article…
The Kings deserve it. You may need it. Perhaps you have even come to appreciate the moments Surly or I have brought it.
