Points (total) on the y-axis, games on the x-axis. Purple represents the required trajectory to hit the presumed (by me) playoff threshold of 55 points. Yellow is the Kings current total through 15 games.
Monthly Archives: February 2013
2/20/13 – The Good, the Bad, and the Points-Blown
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Points-Blown standings updated. With last night’s 3-1 regulation (!) win over Edmonton, the Kings move up to 12th in the official standings… …and 9th in my points-blown standings. Note that, in the official standings, Nashville (4th place) is 8 points ahead of 14th place… …but in points-blown, they are only 2 points from 14th. Ten…
Playoffs? — What the Kings Need to Do, and When They Need to Do It
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35 games left. I believe the playoff point threshold will be 55 points. I just saw, over at Jewels from the Crown, that Niesy thinks it might be higher than that. That’s possible, but, in my opinion, extremely unlikely. In the several million simulations run every day by Sportsclubstats, 55 points is enough to make…
Drew Doughty Chews Fingernails, Needs to Take Vitamins
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If this picture is to be believed:
Andrei Loktionov recalled
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To the Devils, obviously. But I’ll take it. I would like to see him on a line with Kovalchuk. When’s their next game?
Hayward Award nominee: Brian Hayward
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For this gem: In tonight’s Hawks/Ducks game, video review awarded a goal to the Hawks because video showed the puck crossed the goal line before the net came off the peg. Which caused Brian Hayward to opine: “Until that peg comes all the way out of the hole, [the goal line] is the determining line.…
No, no, no, that’s NOT what the new CBA says
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We’ve been over this before. Please see this post. Kukla’s Korner gets it wrong: KK Members Blog – Kuklas Korner Under the new Memo of Understanding, however, teams can sign players to a maximum of seven years, …or eight if the player is re-signing… and a player’s salary cannot fluctuate more than thirty-five percent from year…
Tuesday Bullets
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Trevor Lewis, Dwight King and Jake Muzzin have each only been on the ice for one even-strength goal-against. Davis Drewiske has been on the ice for 2. Slava Voynov has only been on the ice for 3. Which is crazy, given the ice-time he logs. Alec Martinez has been out for 5. Rob Scuderi, 13.…
Couldn’t Have Put it Better Myself
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Jon Rosen with a well-observed paragraph. On my original look at Jeff Carter’s first goal Monday night, I credited his speed in getting past David Backes unmarked into an area where Slava Voynov could get him that puck. On closer inspection, that’s just a terrific read by Voynov jumping into the rush after Mike Richards…
Hey, AP: people actually read this crap — is it too much to ask you get your facts straight?
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Jonathan Bernier was solid with 21 saves in just his second start of the season for the Kings. Los Angeles outscored the Blues 15-6 while eliminating them in five games in the second round of the playoffs last spring en route to the Stanley Cup finals. via Jeff Carter scores twice, Kings beat Blues, 4-1…