- It's time to make a decision on Clifford. The 19-year-old boy in a man's body with a Genghis style mean streak is either going to play Thursday or go to Juniors. God help those kids in Juniors if he is sent down. All I see is blood and pain. - Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi, season II. That is according to Murray. So the question is now, Matt Greene and Jack Johnson? Davis Drewiske and Peter … [Read more...]
CRAPPY ANSWERS RAISE INTRIGUING QUESTIONS – MITCHELL, PONIKAROVSKY INJURED
November 8, 2010 By
You probably already know the crappy part. Willie Mitchell has a fractured wrist. Not expected back until early-mid December. Alexei Ponikarovsky broke a finger. Don't plan on seeing him in a game until early December either. Well this sucks. Losing Ponikarovsky hurts the overall team speed and size. Losing Mitchell screws up the top pairing. Both are big parts of the Kings' … [Read more...]
MUZZIN TO MANCHESTER…FOR NOW.
October 24, 2010 By
Surly and I were bummed...we didn't want to see this kid go. He showed such promise and the acumen of a player that belongs on the big club. Alas, we all know why this happened. With Matt Greene's return and Doughty only being out a little while longer, we have too many defensemen. Jake doesn't have to clear waivers. Drewiske does. As much as we like Whiskey and taking nothing away from his hard … [Read more...]
THE LACE BITE
October 12, 2010 By
From Hammond on Greene and Parse's injury status: MURRAY: “Greene is getting better. He’s coming along. It’s just another maintenance look for him, to stay off the ice. He had a little bit of swelling, infection, in his ankle because of `lace bite.’ We’ve had about 10 guys, since the start of training camp, go through the same lace-bite problem. I’ve had it. It is painful. It’s … [Read more...]
CAN TERRY MURRAY’S OFFENSE FIRST, DEFENSE FIRST SYSTEM WORK?
September 19, 2010 By
Our coach, Terry Murray, wants more puck possession. I love it. He wants speed through the neutral zone and across the blue line. I couldn't agree more. Sure as hell was missing that with a dump and chase game. He wants, based on what I saw in training camp, a three-man attack (one forward does not stay back) with a defender jumping into the play. That is aggressive. Very un-Murray … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: A GOOD DEFENSE, THE FINAL PIECES
September 14, 2010 By
Part three of this series brings us to the final defensive pairing, which may not be a pairing at all but rather a trio. Some teams, Kings included, do carry seven defensemen from time to time. For now, we focus on the bottom two, a picture that became more clear post rookie camp. MATT GREENE "You've bled with Wallace...now bleed with Greene!" Our returning warrior has a new ally with … [Read more...]
STYLE & SUBSTANCE TO EARN A STANLEY
May 31, 2010 By
"That's your first good hit of the year," Blackhawks' Adam Burish yelled to Daniel Carcillo from the Chicago bench. No, it wasn't a compliment. Burish was agitating opposing agitator Carcillo over the latter's miss / hit on his teammate Jeff Carter. Game two of the Stanley Cup was a memorable one. It reminded me what the Cup finals are supposed to be - fast. In every respect. Skating, passing, … [Read more...]
THANK YOU KINGS
April 17, 2010 By
For tying the game up in the second period. I needed that. My poor, over-fluttering heart and hyper-ventilating lungs needed it. The 1st line gets on the board. The powerplay works and Modin gets his 2nd goal of the series. They didn't play like pussies. Scuderi and Greene are my heroes of the period. More of that for the 3rd please. … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS FLY HIGH BACK TO STAPLES WITH VICTORY OVER DALLAS STARS
October 19, 2009 By
We panicked. We complained. We self loathed like a Jew sneaking a pig in a blanket at a Yom Kippur service. Then the Kings told the fans in so many plays to shut the hell up. While the fans may have missed Alexander Frolov tonight, but the Los Angeles Kings did not. The Stars were missing Mike Modano, Jere Lehtinen, and Steve Ott. Hefty losses, but the Kings were not about to pull any … [Read more...]
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