One part a scrambling, flopping, out of position Jonathan Quick and two parts of shitty typical NHL officiating and you get a 4-3 L.A. Kings shootout loss. I want to give the Minnesota Wild credit but I really can't. Quick was subpar 65 minutes and shades of Jason LaBarbera in the shootout...remember when Quickie ruled the shootout? Maybe I dreamed it. I am not even sure Jonathan Quick got any … [Read more...]
Fireworks for the Hockey State. Minnesota Wild Sign Zach Parise and Ryan Suter.
July 4, 2012 By
Surly & I are die-hard L.A. Kings fans. You know this. However, there is one team for which I have always held a soft spot and that is / was the Minnesota North Stars. Since they moved to Dallas, they became dead to me (steers and queers, as the expression goes) so that spot was reserved for the other Minnesota team, the Wild. Why? Because I consider Minnesota to be the Hockey State in the … [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...]
2012 Free Agency for the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions
June 21, 2012 By
Fellow puck fanatics, I am Andrew Elkins. I am an English Major at the University of Wisconsin, a hockey player, an impassioned supporter of our 2012 Stanley Cup Champions and a new blogger for Surly&Scribe. Thanks for the welcome. It's a pleasure to be here. Forgive me if I gloss over the pleasantries, but I thought I'd jump right in. Now that we have squandered several hours of our lives … [Read more...]
The Final Battle – Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils for Lord Stanley’s Cup
May 27, 2012 By
This is an article I am proud to write. A preview of the Stanley Cup Finals. An observation, speculation and evaluation of the two teams to have toppled their Conference. Two teams that have proven better than the rest. Two teams who will bare their hockey hearts and souls to each other, leave blood oxidized, sweat glistening and tears either joyous or sorrowful, embedded within Staples' ice … [Read more...]
Poor Greg Wyshynski, Rich Zach Parise
January 31, 2012 By
Surly and I like Greg Wyshynski. He is a good writer and runs a successful website for Yahoo Sports' Puck Daddy that has the more than occasional sense of humor and doesn't always take itself too seriously. Hey, anyone who gives Ryan Lambert a job has to enjoy laughing and be playing with someone else's money. As far as we can tell, Greg has one glaring character flaw and that is his undying … [Read more...]
L.A. Kings & Jeff Carter. A Match Made In…
January 31, 2012 By
The Jeff Carter saga has been an interesting one in Columbus. After he signed a long-term, cap friendly, career contract with the team that drafted him in 2003, 11th overall, he was shown little brotherly love from the Philadelphia Flyers. In that respect, his career path has paralleled that of his friend and fellow former Flyer, Mike Richards, although the latter, as we know, had the good … [Read more...]
Trade, Tweak Or Is This Your Post Trade Deadline L.A. Kings?
January 18, 2012 By
Left Wing: Alexander Semin Zach Parise Andrei Kostitsyn Ray Whitney Right Wing: Ales Hemsky Teemu Selanne Brad Boyes Ales Kotalik These are your "rentals" for potential top 6 wings. Selanne is crossed out due to the duh factor. I didn't bother including Ryan Smyth. He is allergic to the L.A. lifestyle or at least his wife may be. Remove Boyes and Kotalik because they suck and you … [Read more...]
L.A. Is To Newark As Paradise Is To Lost – Come Home Zach Parise
November 24, 2011 By
No, I will not get off this. He is ours...he just doesn't know it yet. As further evidence, from the NY Post. First one of Zach Parise’s high-powered Toronto agents showed up in Tampa, then the other at Monday’s Florida Fiasco. Barely three months from the Feb. 27 trade deadline as the Devils play host to the Blue Jackets tonight, the double-team signals the Parise Press is on. Friday, … [Read more...]
Fanning The L.A. Kings & New Jersey Devils Trade Talks
November 21, 2011 By
We didn't start them. Someone else did. The rumor is that the L.A. Kings and New Jersey Devils have recently been in trade talks and scouts from each team has visited the other. A little background: Ilya Kovalchuk has a poetically appropriate $6.66 million dollar cap hit. Do you know what he will make in actual salary for the next 5 seasons? $11 million followed by $11.3, $11.3, … [Read more...]
Kings vs. Devils: Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold
October 25, 2011 By
I haven't forgotten game three. It still pisses me off. I can chalk it up to the middle of a hellish schedule but I won't. We lost. We didn't play well. I haven't gotten over it. Tonight is payback. We play after 2 days rest. We are playing well in all three zones. Quick gets some well-earned time off. Jonathan Bernier starts in goal. "Sweet" would not describe the taste of a shut out … [Read more...]
Still Think I Am Crazy? I Am…But, Zach Freaking Parise.
October 6, 2011 By
Where will Zach Parise be by March 5? Burnside: Far, far away from Newark. If the Devils aren't firmly ensconced in a playoff spot, team president and GM Lou Lamoriello will have little option but to deal Parise, who does not have a no-movement/no-trade clause. Our guess? How about playing the wing with Mike Richards in Los Angeles? … [Read more...]
Devils Try To Guilt Zach Parise Into Staying…It Won’t Work
October 5, 2011 By
When I heard the New Jersey Devils gave the C to Zach Parise, my immediate response was pfft. I then realized what they are doing. It's like an impending breakup. Your chick is hot, real hot. She has breasts that can provide shade for a small boy, a little waist, slender hips, big brown eyes and beautiful lips. She is charming, sweet and has a bachelor's degree in Pilates. There is one problem. … [Read more...]
Terry Murray’s Pause…Let’s Speculate
September 30, 2011 By
Let's have some fun. Before the game, we got this from Hammond: NOTE: Dustin Penner was a late scratch from the game, with an undisclosed injury. I’m hoping for an update after the game. Upper body? Lower body? Out of body? Immediately after the game we got: … [Read more...]
Fast Forward To Summer Of 2012…
August 18, 2011 By
Since this summer has been so slow with L.A. Kings news or anything of interest, I looked at what we have in store this time next year. RFAs? None! Imagine that. UFAs. Here they are: 1. Dustin Penner, $4.25 million 2. Jarret Stoll, $3.6 million 3. Scott Parse, $900,000.00 4. Colin Fra... 4. Kevin Westgarth, $525,000.00 5. Willie Mitchell, $3.5 million Let's say we don't add … [Read more...]
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