Three of many gripes during Terry Murray’s era were: 1. Low percentage shots coupled with Terry Murray’s antiquated “shot mentality.” 2. Not enough low shots on goal to create rebounds. 3. Not enough one timers from passes on the cross… Read More ›
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The 2nd Surly & Scribe Show Is Here. Enjoy.
The 2nd Surly & Scribe Show is complete. Here is the link. Surly & Scribe Podcast 04-01-12 A few notes: I was drinking during the podcast. I will do that more. I inadvertently and once used Quick’s name when I… Read More ›
L.A. Kings vs. Minnesota Wild Open Forum: Tap It
A solid 60 minute effort last night. A near 4am arrival in Minnesota this morning. Different time zone in 24 hours. An early 5pm start time…if you’re in the Pacific, which they are not. My good friend Tyler, A Minnesota… Read More ›
L.A. Kings Beat Oilers 4-1: Don’t Fuck This Up
Light eyes, nice smile, little waist, both rack and pinion. She’s not out of your league. You just haven’t earned it. You down right fucked it up more than once with the jokes that sounded better in your head and… Read More ›
Hockey 2.0: Gaining The Zone On The Powerplay
Darryl Sutter’s comment that the “powerplay has been awful” struck a chord with me today. I don’t agree with him. The powerplay is awful and has been inconsistent. One of the biggest culprits has been our zone entry. The purpose… Read More ›
Jeff Carter Injured. Won’t Play Friday, Doubtful For Saturday
Jeff Carter wasn’t at today’s practice. Speculation ran wild on his potential injury from a “pulled groin” (suffered after Wednesday’s game) to the dreaded hangover. I guessed ankle only because he skated tentative most of Wednesday’s game and he suffered… Read More ›
L.A. Kings Get Two With Three, Extinguish The Flames
It’s not every day you get to improve your own playoff fortune while you drive a stake in that of an adversary. Tonight it happened. Two teams vying for position, three goals, two points, the L.A. Kings leap back into… Read More ›
Vancouver’s The Province Calls The L.A.Kings A “Cautionary Tale.”
From their article: It feels like a lifetime ago, but when the Canucks met the L.A. Kings two years ago in the first round of the playoffs, it seemed like the first of many bloody battles between the two teams…. Read More ›
L.A. Kings @ Vancouver Canucks Game Day Forum
The Vancouver Canucks are a good hockey team. It pains me to say that but for all of the shit we give them, they are consistently near the top of the league and damn near won the Cup last season…. Read More ›
The First Surly & Scribe Show
You can say, “I was there for the first one,” the very first Surly & Scribe Show. This will be a weekly thing with us. We intend to get them up on iTunes & YouTube as soon as we figure out… Read More ›
Kings vs. Boston Bruins Open Forum: Lucky Number 7
Rob Scuderi wears one. Jeff Carter has a pair on his back. Jordan Nolan and Dwight King each start with one. Martinez ends with his. Jack Johnson is no longer a King. Add him to Rob Blake’s and you get… Read More ›
If You Read Us, You Understand
It’s after 1am and I can’t sleep. The beers I had with Surly and the boys after the game went down like water. We could have put the mixing room where Nick and Daryl do the post game on our… Read More ›
Forward. Onward. Upward. Go Kings!
At the buzzer, I clenched my fist and stood proud of our L.A. Kings. Ten seconds later, JT and I walked out of section 316 and talked about the team’s 5th consecutive victory. Thirty seconds later, we shook hands and… Read More ›
Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Open Forum: Opportunity Knocks
When you have won four in a row and remain outside the top 8, you realize there is a lot of work still ahead. When you look at the standings and see you are 1 point before the 1st place… Read More ›
4-2, 4 In A Row, 4ward Motion.
Sutter on Bernier’s record against the Predators: “I never really thought about it. If that had been the case we would’ve played him 2 weeks ago.” I see… Dustin Penner: “We talked about it, actually. We’re roommates on the road,… Read More ›
