Writing a post game about the Kings' total destruction of the New York on Saturday night 5-1 is unnecessary. There isn't much to break down. Staples Center ice resembled a slaughter-house and the beef was a tender New York cut with a special Islanders' marinade. What's necessary is reflection on what the victory evidences about the Kings' season. We speak of games we should win. "Should" … [Read more...]
KINGS GIVE STARS THE MIDDLE FINGER SALUTE 3-1
November 12, 2010 By
I enjoyed applauding my good friend and guest writer on this site, Howard Roark, as he stood to be recognized on Veteran's Day. Give Kari (a girl's name) Lehtonen a white cane or a seeing eye dog. That's the only hope he had tonight of finding the puck. Kings' goals came from Brown, Williams and Johnson. Brownie's goal followed a nice hustle by Parse to get it to Kopitar who took it from … [Read more...]
KINGS SEND DEVILS BACK TO THE HELL FROM WHERE THEY CAME 3-1
October 31, 2010 By
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...]
NO BRUISE EVER STOPPED SUPERMAN
October 30, 2010 By
So, it was a bruise...didn't we pretty much guess bruise? But when they said "lower" body injury, that threw me off because from the moment I saw him in pain, we guessed bruised rib or, gasp!, broken rib. Now that we know it is the former, we also know this: He will feel pain but he can't hurt it anymore and it won't interfere too much with his play (except for the hitting) so long as the area is … [Read more...]
KINGS TAKE THEIR STAR POWER TO DALLAS 5-2
October 28, 2010 By
Put a red wig on the Stars and marry us to their mother. We own this team. I asked for 6-1 in the pre-game article. I got 5-2. It will do. Goals came from Dustin Brown, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Wayne Simmonds and Dallas' defender, Philip Larsen on a beautiful redirect with his skate on a nice pass by offensive juggernaut Willie Mitchell. The goal actually went to Mitchell. Williams finished off … [Read more...]
KINGS v. YOTES: AFTER TWO, IT’S 3-1
October 21, 2010 By
Better. Not great, but better. Nothing like giving up a short handed goal. It was a solid shot, very deceptive and no big save from Quick. Murray juggled the lines. Surly will cover this later. Thank goodness for Wayne Simmonds to make the game interesting. Brayden Schenn got his first assist. Here is the bottom line. The youngest team in the NHL looks old and slow. They cannot keep up … [Read more...]
KINGS v. DUCKS POST GAME: REPORT FROM THE DUMB SIDE
October 3, 2010 By
I read earlier today that our entire first line would be a healthy scratch tonight. My first thought - that's interesting but why? My post game impression of the move? Smart. Stripping down the team to its naked core by removing its top three forwards did two things: First, it magnified the remaining players' performance. Imagine placing each of the rookies and one veteran in particular (I am … [Read more...]
LOS ANGELES KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: FORWARD THINKING, RULE OF THIRDS
September 22, 2010 By
Keeping in step with NHL tradition, the Los Angeles Kings third line is built to shut down and shut up the best of the rest. Returning to their checking roles are Michal Handzus and Wayne Simmonds. Joining them is the Kings' lone forward mercenary for the year, Alexei Ponikarovsky. Whereas the Kings' top two lines of Smyth-Kopitar-Brown and Parse-Stoll-Williams are designed to put pucks in … [Read more...]
VIDEO: DREW DOUGHTY, THE KINGS’ LAST NUMBER 8
June 6, 2010 By
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HOWIE’S PLAYOFF MUSINGS
April 20, 2010 By
The following article was written by guest contributor, Howard Roark. Playoff fever has caught Howard, to the point he is now referring to himself as Howie. Next stop - Armageddon. BY HOWIE ROARK Huge home win. The fans have suffered through six awful seasons and a lockout. This one was for them. I was not fortunate enough to be at the game, but I could feel the electricity coming … [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...]
PREGAME: KINGS LOOK TO SNAP PENGUINS ROAD RECORD
November 5, 2009 By
What does penguin taste like? Is it as yummy as duck? The Pittsburgh Penguins make their way to the City of Kings (I don't like the Angels, or Angels in general) tonight with an NHL record 7-0-0 road record to start their Stanley Cup hangover season (UPDATE - Rich Hammond just reported that everyone has been wrong, and the actual NHL record for road wins to start a season is 10-0-0 by Buffalo … [Read more...]
CONFIDENCE. AN INTANGIBLE WAYNE SIMMONDS POSSSESSES IN SPADES
October 25, 2009 By
Los Angeles Kings right wing, Wayne Simmonds, was asked to fill in on the first line for injured forward Justin Williams. Terry Murray's decision was helped along with a tip by General Manager, Dean Lombardi. That tells you that both the coach and management are pretty happy with Wayne's play. Wayne's play tells Murray and Lombardi that they made the right choice. Our second year player has … [Read more...]
KINGS COACH TERRY MURRAY TINKERS WITH A PINCH OF THIS AND DASH OF THAT
October 22, 2009 By
We fans know what we are talking about...sometimes. So, a few of us have wondered why Williams (who most of us like) plays the point on the powerplay. It exposed us defensively and we weren't sure about his shot from the point. Today, we find out that Terry is moving Williams off the point. His concern? Defense. On the powerplay? Yes. An aggressive penalty kill, like that of the Blue Jackets, … [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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