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 playoff contention while the Calgary Flames' season is best summarized in the fat lady's song. Jonathan Quick got the shutout, his 9th. Formidable. He broke Rogie Vachon's … [Read more...]
Vancouver’s The Province Calls The L.A.Kings A “Cautionary Tale.”
March 27, 2012 By
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. The Canucks, to that point at least, were a year further along in their development and would outlast the Kings in a rollicking six-game series that was memorable for several … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings @ Vancouver Canucks Game Day Forum
March 26, 2012 By
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. Games against teams like Vancouver are good measuring sticks for where our 8th place Kings are. But sticks be damned tonight. We are playing for our playoff lives. We can finish 1st in the division if … [Read more...]
The First Surly & Scribe Show
March 25, 2012 By
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 how. Please offer your opinions. We are learning as we go along. This is uncensored. Kick the kids out of the room. Enjoy. Surly & Scribe Podcast 3-25-12 … [Read more...]
Kings vs. Boston Bruins Open Forum: Lucky Number 7
March 24, 2012 By
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 one. Or you can just look at Jack's recent number upgrade in Columbus to find it. Add an Anze and you get 7 come Kopitar. Clifford went the other way. Doughty one upped it. I … [Read more...]
If You Read Us, You Understand
March 23, 2012 By
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 head. The other fans inside that place were not loud enough for our taste. But who ever is? I get the distinct impression The L.A. Kings ice crew may have feared us. I'll enjoy this victory's aftertaste the … [Read more...]
We’re In Fucking First! Go Nuts!
March 22, 2012 By
I will need therapy after this game. We're across the street at the mixing room celebrating first place. Nick and Daryl will either love us or hate us. We'll be loud. Listen for us. Go Kings Mother Sutters!! … [Read more...]
Forward. Onward. Upward. Go Kings!
March 20, 2012 By
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 departed Staples Center. One minute later, I forgot about this 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks and refocused on the task at hand. The St. Louis Blues. The L.A. Kings … [Read more...]
Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Open Forum: Opportunity Knocks
March 19, 2012 By
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 team in the division, you appreciate the work's coming reward. Work. Like the last four games, it must be hard and smart. Great defense & an equally productive offense are not mutually exclusive. 1-0, 3-2, … [Read more...]
4-2, 4 In A Row, 4ward Motion.
March 17, 2012 By
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, and we had agreed that we were going to score together, in the same game." O... Trevor Lewis: “I think we, all three, almost passed out in the corner there, … [Read more...]
Kings Beat Ducks 4-2. Just A Win. Need More Of The Same.
March 16, 2012 By
I was excited for about 3 minutes after this victory. I then remembered we play Nashville tomorrow and are still out of the top 8. Tied with San Jose and Calgary with 78 points for the 9 - 11 spot doesn't interest me. Top 8 does. Pacific division lead does. Dallas lost tonight. Calgary lost tonight. Fuck Anaheim. They served their purpose, to give us two much needed points. Their team and fan … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Sign Brian O’Neill…Who?
March 14, 2012 By
From the New Haven Register blog: Yale senior Brian O'Neill has signed a one-year NHL contract with the Los Angeles Kings. He will report to the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Manchester, N.H. for practice today, and fly to St. John's (Newfoundland) for his pro debut this weekend. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a source close to the situation said O'Neill received the … [Read more...]
We Won. YEAH! We’re in 10th. FUCK! And A Bonus Video Of Chicks Dancing…
March 13, 2012 By
My thoughts are disorganized and, henceforth, this post game will be as well. 5-2 isn't a close game. Detroit may have sniffed our ass a bit in that second period but we had our way with their Datsyuk and Lidstrom-less labia majora. I didn't mention Todd Bertuzzi because I don't consider him part of the human race and, therefore, not a hockey player. The King-Richards-Carter line treated the … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings vs. Detroit Red Wings Open Forum.
March 9, 2012 By
Just fucking win. This is your open forum. … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Open Forum: Jack Mother F’in Chip On His Shoulder
March 7, 2012 By
Jeff Carter coming back to Columbus isn't a story...unless you are out of stories. Or dumb. What is a story is one mother fucking Johnson who I expect circled this game on his calendar shortly after the trade, even if he may deny it tomorrow. He'll probably say, "we just want to get the two points", "you always want to perform in every game regardless of who you play or your record" or similar … [Read more...]
Luuuc Interview During Kings vs. Coyotes Game
March 7, 2012 By
John Ondrasik did an interview with Lucky Luc Robitaille during the last Kings vs. Coyotes game. Our reader, Jopocop, sent it over to me and thought Surly & I should share it. If you have not seen it, enjoy. Jopo thought the powerplay comments were interesting. I joked they were an indictment of Jamie Kompon. It's a long interview. Here were my highlights. J: You keep mentioning the word … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings vs. Nashville Predators Open Forum: Let Us Prey
March 5, 2012 By
The Predators are abuzz. Fresh off the acquisitions of Hal Gill, Paul Gaustad, and Andrei Kostitsyn, the Music City franchise fancies itself a contender. And contend they must to persuade Shea Weber and Ryan Suter to stay for, without them, they are another one of Gary Bettman's failed experiments. What makes Nashville special may be Dean Lombardi's wet dream - a team built from the back-end … [Read more...]
I Agree With Bruce Boudreau’s Rant…Kind Of.
March 4, 2012 By
Bruce didn't care for last night's officiating by Dan O’Rourke and Ian Walsh. “Some of the worst calls I’ve seen in a friggin’ long time. A game of this importance, we can’t have officiating making calls like that. I mean, there’s three penalties that weren’t penalties.” “Granted, they scored and probably sour grapes because they scored, but those things can’t happen. … [Read more...]
Fuck Yeah!!
March 3, 2012 By
Thank freaking GOD! Thank the hockey gods for beating the slime out of Anaheim. Thank the hockey gods for having a sniper that sniped two sniperrific goals. Thank the hockey gods three days off didn't fuck us tonight because we often looked like the team that played last night. Thank the hockey gods for Jonathan Quick and his ability to bounce back after giving up an awful 2nd … [Read more...]
Temporary Insanity Or Evil Genius? Anze Kopitar Goes Left.
March 2, 2012 By
Kopitar-Richards-Carter Brown-Stoll-Williams Penner-Richardson-Lewis Clifford-Fraser-Nolan The words "Kopitar left" swim in my occupied mind. They have done the breast stroke for the past week. On defense, he is big and has a nice reach. Anze can occupy and take away lanes, keep the puck from the defensemen and intercept passes. That is primarily what a wing does in the defensive … [Read more...]
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