On being able to “feel the noise” at Chicago Stadium: “Yeah, vibrating. If you’re thinking San Jose is close to [that], I would say it was significantly different.” On whether the old buildings were harder to play in: “Well, it’s…
Too much to ask refs to play up to level of Kings and Sharks?
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Probably. But in a series this close, every mistake is potentially the one that turns the series, and I would prefer it if the mistake is made by one of the teams, since they’re the ones who “win” or “lose.”…
Kings v Sharks Game 4 Pre-Game Bullets
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Kings are 5-3 in series in which they are up 2-1 going into game 4. The last time the Kings were up 2-1, it was the Canucks series three years ago. Sharks are 3-8 in series in which they are…
Regehr and Lewis penalties were total bullsh– no, wait, they deserved them
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I would like to say that either or both of the Kings’ late penalties were undeserved, that the Kings were screwed by the Hockey Gods, etc., but, having just watched the plays in question several times each, the most homerish…
Doug Wilson preaches to choir
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I’ve gotten a few requests to look at Sharks GM Doug Wilson’s statement in support of Raffi Torres. In the meantime, Gann Matsuda took on the task, covering Wilson’s hypocrisy here. As I said when it happened, I thought the hit was on the edge, but, given Torres’s history, suspendible. At least, I think that’s what I said. I’ll have to check.
SWEET FANCY MOSES!
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Kings win their sixth game in a row. Is that their longest streak of the season? Yes. It’s the longest Kings’ winning streak since they won 8 in a row last playoffs. Tyler Toffoli. TT. T2. Drew the penalty. Then…
Kingdom to Joe Thornton: “**** you.”
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Joe Thornton to Jarret Stoll: ‘Just keep your head up’ | ProHockeyTalk
San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton seems to think that Stoll was the one being careless. “It almost seems like the player getting hit has no responsibility at all right now,” Thornton said. “The way I was brought up was to keep your head up. Just keep your head up. When I was six years old, I was taught that.”
A day late – round one results
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Raffi Torres hit on Jarret Stoll is (literally) borderline
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I have yet to see an illuminating video of the hit. There’s the play as shown in real time, where it appears the puck is in the vicinity of Stoll, but I couldn’t tell you if he had possession of…
Wait, Hockey Buzz has an editorial policy?
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Today, in Kings blogging news, Matt Barry, Kings blogger for Hockey Buzz, has left that esteemed organization and is now blogging from his own site. There are only two reasons I know what Hockey Buzz is. One is that Matt…
Kings open playoff round at home for 1st time in 21 years
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Not since the 1992 playoffs, round one against Edmonton. Kings are 5-4 all-time in game ones at home. Oh, and obviously, the Kings have never played a game one at Staples. Kings open 2013 Conference Semifinals on Tuesday at STAPLES…
The first NHL team to skate at an outdoor rink in L.A. was…the Habs?
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NHL Consecutive Playoff Series Wins
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I wondered where the Kings sit in terms of historical playoff series win streaks. Now I know. Before 1968, there were only two rounds of playoffs, then three rounds from 1968-1979, and four rounds from 1980 on. At least, I…
2001 v DET, 2013 v STL — Kings come back from 0-2 to win in 6
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For the second time in franchise history, the Kings came back from an 0-2 series deficit to win in six. For the second time in a calendar year, Dustin Penner scored a series-clinching goal that no Kings fan will forget.…
Alex Ovechkin Backchecking Clinic
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Kings win game five — post-game bullets
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- Kings are 1-11 in series in which they lost the first two games.
- The one series win was also the last time they were down 0-2, in 2001, against Detroit.
- Kings are 7-1 in series in which they have a 3-2 series lead going into game 6.
- The one loss was in their first season, to the North Stars.
Kings delay tee times thanks to Justin Williams
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The Diving Poke Check of game three. The deflection of game four. Without which the Kings would very likely either be returning to St. Louis down 3-1, or would already be cleaning out their lockers. The Kings are 1-12 in…
Tails, tails, heads.
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You flip a coin three times, and there are eight different sequences of possible outcomes. One results in all heads (3-0). One results in all tails (0-3). The other six result in 2 of one and 1 of the other.…
I have one comment on game two
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Kings didn’t win. It happens. Wheel out the cliches. Gut check time. Etc.
I have two comments on game one
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Prime Ticket: SPLIT SCREEN?? YOU SUCK. Jonathan Quick: don’t do that. Bonus third comment: didn’t Quick do that once last post-season? In one of those four losses? I choose not to be heartbroken about this. Maybe the Ducks will lose……
Kings round 1, game 1: this year vs. last year
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On April 11, 2012, the Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in Vancouver, in game one of the first round series which the Kings won 4-1. This was the roster: Brown, Carter, Clifford, Doughty, Greene, King, Kopitar, Lewis, Martinez, Mitchell,…
My 2013 Picks: less likely, more fun
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Quisp’s 2013 Bracket Selection, more wishful thinking than anything else…
You know what? These match-ups are awesome!
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Aside from the fact that I always enjoy the Philadelphia Flyers in the playoffs and would have preferred them to Ottawa, this is easily the best set of first round series that I can remember. Here are my predictions, infused with…
Pre-post-season thoughts
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- The Kings finished ahead of San Jose in the standings for the first time since 2003…
- …the end of the season in which Dean Lombardi was fired as Sharks GM.
- The Kings were second in the conference in regulation wins, with 24, one win behind Chicago.