"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 fellow fan, "hey, let's win this series first!" This was during the 1st intermission. Smart kid, that Surly. As for me, I've held back my generally unfiltered response to any hockey … [Read more...]
Celebrate Tonight. Forget It Tomorrow. Win Four on Friday.
May 8, 2013 By 34 Comments
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 I grabbed it I knew we were going to win. There is something magical about Drew's stick...even when it's not his. "Wait a minute, Drew isn't a lefty," I thought to myself a few minute ago. … [Read more...]
The Reports of Our Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated – L.A. Kings Win Game 3
May 4, 2013 By 17 Comments
It was a rough day. Coughing, hacking, trying to stay vertical and shake a fever. Taking my normally healthy diet into overdrive and self-medicating, I knew around 4:30 there was no way I was going to make this game, tempted as I was to attend, somehow jump over the glass and into the St. Louis Blues bench and cough and release contagion on anything that wears a musical note on their … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Dominate, Lose 4-3 in Shootout…Plus Bonus Shootout Options for Other Sports
April 7, 2013 By
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 don't know, they stand around for 2 hours and 45 minutes of a 3 hour game so a staring contest? In soccer, penalty kick (the European version would be a gun fight … [Read more...]
Wild Get Gift of Quick & Shitty Officiating for 4-3 Shootout Win
March 30, 2013 By
One part a scrambling, flopping, out of position Jonathan Quick and two parts of shitty typical NHL officiating and you get a 4-3 L.A. Kings shootout loss. I want to give the Minnesota Wild credit but I really can't. Quick was subpar 65 minutes and shades of Jason LaBarbera in the shootout...remember when Quickie ruled the shootout? Maybe I dreamed it. I am not even sure Jonathan Quick got any … [Read more...]
Losing Our Collective Shit – L.A. Kings Beat Blackhawks 5-4…and We Have Videos!
March 25, 2013 By
A real goaltending battle, eh? If Jonathan Quick made a big save, I missed it. If Corey Crawford didn't make a few big ones, we would have scored a snowman. Hockey Gods bless Johnny Oduya's perfectly shaped for a deflection, hard head. Kopitar, Stoll, King, Toffoli and Brown. On Stoll's goal, credit Slava Voynov for skating like the wind and giving Stoll the left side option which divided … [Read more...]
Shit Infested Waters. Kings Take Out the Trash 5-2
March 16, 2013 By
They haven't been to the Stanley Cup Final. They haven't won dick of significance (the dick reference for one of our readers who asked for more phallic references) Yet, their fans carry a false sense of ego and pride, as if their fleeting regular season exploits mean a damn thing to anyone in the hockey world..."those were the days" eh Sharks fans? How do you kill a shark? Put it in the … [Read more...]
The Pope is an L.A. Kings Fan and Declares Anaheim is Infested with Protestants…
March 13, 2013 By
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 excel here doing well elsewhere. Andrew (I like that better anyway) Loktionov has 4 goals in his first 12 games. Darryl Sutter is pissed off and it has nothing to do with a … [Read more...]
High Five…In a Row. Kings Beat Wings 2-1
February 27, 2013 By
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 first frame went... Hmmm. Not great. Wait, there's more... There you have it. I then offered... Of course, the L.A Kings sudden stellar play didn't have to do … [Read more...]
In Stanley Cup Form – Kings Blast Avalanche 4-1
February 23, 2013 By
Mike Richards. Jeff Carter. Carter and Richards...Richards and Carter. That pass Mike Richards made to Carter was perfect. Backhand, in the wheelhouse. As much as I loved the pass, Jeff Carter's wrist shot is one of the best I have seen. Varlamov may not have picked up that shot until it passed him and that is saying a lot considering Carter released that shot from well above the top of the left … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Sweep Alberta 3-1
February 20, 2013 By
Me + Jeff Carter = Serious Bromance...only problem is he doesn't know I exist. Anze Kopitar still wants that one timer in the first period back. Poor Kopi. He was snakebitten tonight. Dustin Brown has started hitting again. That's good. Notice when Brown is hitting, he's also scoring. The low-release is my favorite offensive play. It is horror (pronounces haw-ra) for goaltenders. Have to … [Read more...]
Sliding Down the Hallway – Kings Ice Oilers 3-1
February 19, 2013 By
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 the puck) compared to the last time we faced these annoyingly skilled whippersnappers. Jonathan Quick was sharp and made big and timely saves although that first … [Read more...]
Kings Beat Blue Jackets 2-1…Our New Bitch?
February 16, 2013 By
The Columbus Blue Jackets...just the name strikes fear of boredom into hearts. End of 1st period Me: "This isn't a hockey game. It's a bunch of guys with sticks...on ice." Jacob: "Ha Ha. Write that in your post game and I bet you JT will comment, 'what are you talking about? This was a great hockey game!'" Shinny and sloppy the first two periods, sans Kyle Clifford stripping the puck from a … [Read more...]
The Profanity Driven Rage Filled Post Game Article…
February 7, 2013 By
The Kings deserve it. You may need it. Perhaps you have even come to appreciate the moments Surly or I have brought it. … [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...]
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses…Kings Lose 3-1
January 22, 2013 By
Matt Greene is out. Willie Mitchell is out. It's Anze Kopitar's first game back... Did I miss any? We're 0-2 in a 1/2 season, which means we are 0-4 if this was a regular season (see what I did there?) and while neither 0-2 or 0-4 are reasons to hit the PANIC button, it is cause for concern...or at least a FUCK before you forget this game and move on to Thursday against the Edmonton … [Read more...]
“He looked like he was moving just like he was in June,” Stoll said.
January 8, 2013 By
Goaltender Jonathan Quick never complained while he carried the Kings on his back and became the most valuable player of their Stanley Cup championship run, but he paid a steep price for toting that heavy burden. A herniated disc that doctors didn't immediately diagnose began pinching his sciatic nerve in March, while the team was making its playoff push, but Quick played through it … [Read more...]
Welcome Back my Friends to the Show That Never Ends…
August 26, 2012 By
I sat down a few nights ago and watched game 6 from beginning to end...for the 24th time. It was the first time I didn't cry at the end (what a pussy, right?) although my eyes welled up a little when Trevor Lewis scored the empty netter...go figure. As my hunger for L.A. Kings hockey grows and I am pretty damn ready for the season to start, I read a lot of talk out there and very little action … [Read more...]
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