Comments on: New Jersey has taken one perfect shot in this series, and it won them game 4

By: Dan H.

Dan H. — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:03:00 +0000

Blasphemy!

Let’s not forget Emrick’s butchering of Kings names every game. Calling Nolan “Kopitar”, and my favorite was “Dwight Clark” instead of Dwight King. I didn’t know we had an ex footballer on the team!

By: Quisp

Quisp — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:32:00 +0000

Knifes, regathers, recoils … those are the biggest offenders, off the top of my head. If you were to generate your own Emerickisms, the key, I think, is to take a word that actually exists, and use it in a context that conjures up inappropriate images. “The Kings clear the zone and the Devils recoil.”

By: Quisp

Quisp — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:28:00 +0000

I can see why he has a career, because he has a lively style, and that counts for a lot. But he drives me up the wall because of his serial mangling of the english language and his bad habit of exaggerating the excitement of some plays, while ignoring plays that are actually exciting.

I’m not really a huge bob miller fan, but I have huge respect for his experience and (this applies to Emerick as well) for how hard the play-by-play job is (ask Jim Fox). I think Bob’s greatest gift is that the emotion of his voice matches the play.

By: James Harris

James Harris — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:01:00 +0000

Well, in game three it was used as an adjective in describing a pass from Voynov to Williams – “sends a knifing pass” – so who really knows what the fuck it means. It makes a great drinking game, however.

By: USHA#17

USHA#17 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:14:00 +0000

I’d say the same thing to a young up and coming hockey fanitic that I said to a neighbor who stopped in to watch his first hockey game; “Man, that was close!”

All he could say was “I can believe how fast this game is!”.

When they interviewed Marty after the my neighbor asked, “how is it that the goalie is the only one with all his teeth?”

Except that it was a loss, that was a great game last night.

By: USHA#17

USHA#17 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:09:00 +0000

Sorry, but for clarity is that “Knifed” as in “Knifed it Down”, “Knifed it In or “Knifed it to a Teammate”

By: sstephen17

sstephen17 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:23:00 +0000

My team is up 3-1 in the SCF, yet I woke up this morning depressed. Oh how the Kings have spoiled us this playoff season.

At the game, you could feel the electricity and anxiety of the crowd, anxious to get the Cup. But the reality is that it is VERY hard to sweep (I believe there has only been one sweep this year and it was the Kings doing it) and the Devils are a strong team, regardless of how the series has gone so far. I predicted the Kings in 6 but I have a good feeling they will take it on Saturday because of how well they have played on the road.

By: Dan H.

Dan H. — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:51:00 +0000

I swear I heard him say “King crowns the puck into the corner” on Monday night. My friend thinks it was another “knifed” but I think I heard it right.

By: DougS

DougS — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:45:00 +0000

I recall Daryl Evans mentioning the other night that home teams have actually won less than 50% of the games in this playoff tournament (I think 44% is the exact figure). No doubt, the Kings have done their part to skew this by winning all of their road games, but it’s still an interesting stat, given that the home team has material advantages in the NHL, not just the “energy” of the home crowd.

I wonder if league-wide parity is a part of this — as the Kings have demonstrated, your seeding isn’t necessarily a reflection of your quality as a team, so it could be the case in any given series that the team playing more games on the road is actually the superior team. Does that make any sense?

In any event, I’m disappointed by tonight’s result, but not upset. It would have been nice to go to the Convention Center tomorrow morning, glance over at Staples Center, and bask in the glow. But a sweep was always a lot to expect, and the Kings still hold the high ground.

By: Flubber McGee

Flubber McGee — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:13:00 +0000

Every time I watch the Carter OT goal I have hear how Brodeur watched the previous shot “skitter by.”

Yes, it’s a word, and in that case it is used correctly. It’s the other 300 times per game that it takes on other forms I’m worried about.