“Kings Must Face Best after Blowing Lead” That’s the headline of Lisa Dillman’s article tonight. I think it bugs me because “the best” was not determined until a few minutes before it was determined who the best would be playing. St. Louis could easily have turned out to be “the best.” So it’s Vancouver....
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Why does this headline bug me?
Stat I Have to Look Up
The number of times the Kings have entered the third period with a lead and given up a goal in the first minute. It feels like that’s happened about (as I recently heard an animated aardvark say) eleventy ka-billion times. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single...
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Ryane Clowe: Because It’s the Cup?
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If Phoenix this, if the Kings that –
It’s very simple: If the Kings don’t win tomorrow, they are in 8th, no matter what anyone else does. If the Coyotes win tomorrow, they are in 3rd, no matter what anyone else does. If the Coyotes win and the Kings win, the Kings are in 7th. If the Coyotes lose and the Kings...
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POKEGATE: there’s a rule against that
The headline of Lisa Dillman’s LA Times article is “Ryane Clowe sticks it to the Kings, but did he break any rules?” I don’t know if Lisa Dillman is responsible for her own headlines (since that was — at least in the old days — the responsibility of the editors) but if that’s a...
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CONTEST: please submit your artistic rendering of Ryane Clowe poke check
Pencil, crayon, oils, Photoshop, fresco, mixed media…whatever you want. Just drop your submission in the comments. Winner gets nothing but a warm, fuzzy feeling. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now...
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Apparently, Ryane Clowe is some kind of evil genius
I refer of course to Ryane Clowe’s somewhat — er — controversial poke check from the bench during the Kings’ late third period power play in tonight’s game (which is actually still happening). The reason I don’t think he’s just a moron (he may be a moron, but as far as this action is...
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We know who the 8 teams are in the West
The lucky 8 are: VAN (1st or 2nd) STL (1st or 2nd) NAS (4th or 5th) DET (4th, 5th or 6th) CHI (5th or 6th) LAK (3rd, 7th or 8th) PHX (3rd, 7th or 8th) SJS (3rd, 7th or 8th) Notes: St. Louis has clinched the tie-breaker against Vancouver. And they’re two points behind...
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stars lose, KINGS CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH
They can do no worse than 8th. As you were. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!
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THURSDAY Logjam Report (BONUS: why are the Avs still alive?)
For simplicity, names of log-jammers will include their point-totals. Tonight: LAK93/SJS92 DAL89/NAS CBJ/COL88 Tomorrow: PHX93/STL Bonus: How Does Colorado Make the Playoffs? Colorado wins both of its remaining games (CBJ and NAS) in regulation or OT, giving them 92 points. San Jose loses both of its remaining games in regulation, giving them 92 points....
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