When we fell down 3-0 in the first period, a thought occurred to me. Thankfully, the irony of losing 6-1 on the afternoon of our banner raising game didn't come true. Thankfully, we scored two goals and made an atrocious 60 minutes only awful. Shinny hockey? No. Shitty hockey. We'll get to the game in a moment. Let's talk about the pre-game. The Stanley Cup being walked down the red … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings Opening Game Festivities
January 18, 2013 By
From our ticket rep: Saturday's Opening Day Festivities Include: Pre-Game Fan Fest presented by Bud Light will start at 9:30am outside STAPLES Center featuring: Street Hockey, Puck Shoot and Shot on Goal, Vendor Village, Merchandise Tent, Face Painting and Tattoo Artist, as well as prizes from Bailey & the Ice Crew, plus much more! LA Kings Alumni Marcel Dionne will be signing a limited … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas to Me, To You, To Every Gentile and Jew…
December 24, 2012 By
We have much for which to be thankful. Our L.A. Kings family earned a reward worthy of enduring praise. My fellow die-hards and I basked in the glorious vision of our captain and team raising the Stanley Cup on our home ice, forever fixing their names as Champions. Be it a decade or more of disappointment and trial we endured, all of it transformed at a moment's notice to a prize well worth the … [Read more...]
Two Stanley Cup Images I Will Never Forget…Our L.A. Kings Immortalized
October 7, 2012 By
When I saw it, I gasped. Something about the pictures caused me to re-live it again. I have heard people use the words, "surreal", "unbelievable" and "incredible." I have heard the media utter, "improbable" and "unthinkable." I heard one person call it, to my smile, a "miracle." The image of Dustin Brown raising the Stanley Cup above his head on our ice may be all of those things. Now, it is … [Read more...]
Scribe’s Tuesday Thoughts and Tidbits
September 25, 2012 By
Random thoughts... A lockout means I save money, see my family more, eat 41 more home cooked meals between now and next April and I am fucking pissed off about it. I like dogs because they are not people. I like people because they are not cats. On a keyboard, the letter "F" is to the right of D. The letter "S" is to the left of D. Do Ducks fans think this is coincidence? You fucking suck! How … [Read more...]
Survival Advice for the L.A. Kings Bandwagon Fans
August 16, 2012 By
My fellow Die-Hards, it's time you accept a fact. As Detroit has in herds as does Chicago and Pittsburgh, raising the Stanley Cup in Los Angeles will unearth fans who are new to the sport and will seek a sense of acceptance among us. They will not have felt our many years and decades of pain. They won't know the pit of darkness that accompanied the mantra, "the future is bright" as they have only … [Read more...]
Drunk or Sober? From June to October.
August 11, 2012 By
We've all been drunk, no? Not from alcohol, not exclusively, but years for some, decades for others of unconsummated love for a hockey team - our hockey team - our Los Angeles Kings, suddenly to climax. Tonight, for no particular reason, I watched game five against the Coyotes. It wound me up. My juices flowed. My blood bubbled. Game five against the Dogs was followed by game six against the … [Read more...]
Winning the Stanley Cup Is the Lubrication to the NHL Lockout
August 1, 2012 By
It's weird being an L.A. Kings fan these days. Last summer, when I thought about labor unrest and a lockout, I cursed under my breath at Bettman and the league. I asked myself questions such as, "do these jack asses not realize we have a healthy league and it has taken years since the last lockout to get us here?" and "are they really going to be so shortsighted so as to cause damage to the … [Read more...]
How Winning The Stanley Cup Reduces Acne, Teenage Pregnancy, Crime and More…
July 9, 2012 By
Since winning the Stanley Cup, I have spent a lot of my free time watching highlights and the entire telecast of game 6 (both CBC and NBC feed). That was some of the free time I used for sex. Therefore, I am having less sex. That means teenage Kings fans who spend their free time doing the same thing are also having less sex. Therefore, winning the Stanley Cup reduces the rate of teenage … [Read more...]
Video and Poll: Which Is Your Favorite Goal of the L.A. Kings Stanley Cup Run?
July 2, 2012 By
I wanted to narrow it down to 6. Is one of these your favorite or do you have another? First the videos, then the poll. … [Read more...]
The Dustin Penner Dilemma. To Sign or Not to Sign…from His Perspective.
June 30, 2012 By
I wish I was 6'4" and 240 pounds with a good stride and soft hands. I would pummel opposing forwards and defensemen and my ass would be planted in front of the goaltender every time we had the puck in the offensive zone. I would dare other defensemen to try and move me. In each zone, if someone so much as looked at Kopitar, Brown, Williams, Doughty or Voynov with a menacing glare, I would invite … [Read more...]
How About This Fucking Contract Right Here? Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings and Jonathan Quick Agree to 10 Year, Estimated at $58 Million Contract
June 28, 2012 By
10 years...of that beautiful creature we know and love as our impenetrable wall in net. Our goaltender who led with a 1.41 GAA and .946 save percentage in the playoffs. Our goaltender who helped the team go 16-4. Our goaltender who was the foundation of our Stanley Cup Championship team. Our goaltender named Jonathan Quick. The deal is 10 years long, which means we have Jonathan Quick for 11 … [Read more...]
New Jersey Devils @ LA Kings Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 – Climax
June 6, 2012 By
Let our forecheck be fierce. Our defense sound, our goalie swift. May our hits bruise bodies, our passes touch tape and our shots tickle twine. Let our cheers be echoed through the ages. Prayers heard and answered. Let the dynasty begin. Tonight we win the Stanley Cup. In the name of the Captain, the Son of Philly and the Holy Goalie. Amen. Glory be to the Captain, And to the Son of … [Read more...]
Which Former LA King Did You Most Want To See Lift The Stanley Cup?
July 24, 2011 By
On the 10th hole today, having just hit a pitching wedge over the postage stamp green, I walked up to my ball and an odd thought struck me...no, it wasn't Jacob's errant shot (he wasn't with me today), it really was a thought. Which former Los Angeles Kings' player did I most want to see lift the Stanley Cup as a member of the Kings? My first thought went to Robitaille but the fact he lifted … [Read more...]
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