The inept imps from the east stumbled in a stupor of incompetence on Staples Center ice and were sent away more certain about their sinking fate while the Kings partook of the sustenance they offered with a Cupcake defense that resembled a horror flick and a hundred million dollar ghost that won the prize for the most irrelevant stick handles and managed to earn his pay by having zero points, two … [Read more...]
KINGS CAN’T FINISH, FALL TO THE HAWKS AND FISH 3-1
October 27, 2010 By
You can’t win a race if you don’t cross the finish line. You can’t win hockey games unless you finish your chances. I believe it was Wayne Gretzky that once said you'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take. I will add to the Great One’s quote that you don’t win 100% of the games you don’t finish. That was the problem on offense tonight. Finish. On defense? It pains me … [Read more...]
THREE FIRSTS NET FOUR AS KINGS TAKE DOWN HURRICANES
October 20, 2010 By
Kopitar with his first of the season. Loktionov with his first NHL goal. Bernier with his first win of 2010. Kings win 4-3 but lose Doughty to the dreaded upper body injury. He will steal your girlfriend in the middle of the night and bring her back early morning before you wake. He will pick your pocket, spend your money, and return it before you notice. He will score a goal from behind … [Read more...]
PIPE DREAM OR PREMONITION: KING JAROME IGINLA
October 14, 2010 By
Only six months ago, Jarome Iginla spoke the following words to the Calgary Sun: "If they don't want me here and want to move in a different direction, I would look at it," Iginla said. "You want to play where you are wanted and have people believe in you. If they do that, we would look at it. It wouldn't be personal. My family has been treated very well. I want to be part of the solution here … [Read more...]
NEW LINES AT PRACTICE
October 11, 2010 By
Sure enough, Coach Murray is going to give me a workout this year on that lineup card page. Rich Hammond posted new lines from practice today: Loktionov-Kopitar-Brown Smyth-Stoll-Williams Ponikarovsky-Handzus-Stoll No definable 4th line. We'll go ahead and assume the 2nd Stoll on the 3rd line is a misprint and should read Simmonds. The big change is in the top 6. Clearly, … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW ADDENDUM: WIPING A BROWN EGG OFF MY FACE
September 19, 2010 By
On Friday I rather emphatically stated that Justin Williams would start the season as the Kings' first line right winger. Less than 24 hours later, Terry Murray displayed the actual first line for the Kings at training camp, and Justin Williams wasn't on it. I have been known to be wrong. So, with Dustin Brown getting the nod to play alongside Anze Kopitar and Ryan Smyth, some questions … [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: FORWARD THINKING, 1ST LINE OF ATTACK
September 17, 2010 By
"The best defense is a good offense." As we squirm in our comfortable seats at work, we pine for the crammed quarters of Staples Center. The groundhog is groggily awakening, and hockey is finally transitioning from its prison of free agency and trade talk to something that is played on the ice. Last weekend's rookie camp was just a carrot dangling on a string shorter than Brandon Kozun. … [Read more...]
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