When you think about how significant Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick have been to the L.A. Kings' success, remember that they were drafted by the man whose name and number hangs at Staples Center - Dave Taylor. Quick was drafted in 2005, 3rd round, 72nd overall. What a steal. That is the same draft we got Anze Kopitar in the first round (yay) and Dany Roussin & T.J. Fast in … [Read more...]
Hockey 2.0: Gaining The Zone On The Powerplay
March 29, 2012 By
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 of any zone entry is to gain and maintain possession. The L.A. Kings have been abysmal at both. Let's take a look. The purple represents the players. The black … [Read more...]
The Jamie Kompon Appreciation Page
January 7, 2012 By
Not since Dean Lombardi got his own quotation page has any person earned his or her own dedicated place on this site. Not even Terry Murray received this honor, although I had one all planned out two days before his anything but on the horizon firing... What possessed me to write this? I didn't. It was the spirit of Jamie Kompon that brings you this prose. Jamie's career accomplishments speak … [Read more...]
Awesome…Simply Awesome.
December 31, 2011 By
Sutter's quotes on the powerplay today: “Our power play is awesome, other than the 5-on-3, in the two games we just played. In Chicago we had six minutes of power play in the first period and we had 12 shots. The next part is you and me tipping one in. Literally, in the first period we had 12 shots, and we called seven of them good opportunities. I know, if I’m watching upstairs or I’m … [Read more...]
Poor Writing & Darryl Sutter’s First Lost In Translation Moment
December 30, 2011 By
We got this from Hammond: As noted in an earlier post, Darryl Sutter spent about 15-20 minutes, toward the end of practice today, by himself with the first power-play unit at one end of the ice. There seemed to be more talking than actual drills going on, and afterward, a couple players indicated that it was more about reinforcement than about reinventing the wheel, so to speak. Sutter has … [Read more...]
LA KINGS POWERPLAY INTENDS ON MOVEMENT…OR SO TERRY MURRAY SAYS
March 9, 2011 By
We have all had the occasional movement. Home, jobs, the next day after a rough evening of drinking. Each likely came out of necessity. The LA Kings' movement is no different. From Hammond: It’s raining in Detroit today, but are the Kings putting away their umbrella? After today’s morning skate, Terry Murray indicated that the Kings will shake up their power play a bit tonight, going … [Read more...]
REMEMBER THE ONE TIMER? I DO.
December 13, 2010 By
Call me old-fashioned but I remember the days when good teams looked for the one timer as a key component of their powerplay. They didn't stand around passing to one another like our L.A. Kings do and didn't wait until a defenseman blocked the lane to take the shot. They didn't have one set play that involved getting the puck low and then moving it high to a defenseman who only then had … [Read more...]
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