STL Today: Blues vs. Kings: A ‘nasty’ series is forecast The last time the Blues and Los Angeles Kings met, on March 22, the score was 0-0 through overtime and had to be decided in a shootout. [...] What the…
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JARRET STOLL DOES NOT SHOOT HIGH GLOVE (Post-Series Bullets)
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My son had just finished telling me Stoll always shoots high glove. And yet. The boy is 8 years old. It’s his first series win as a Kings’ fan. He jumped up and down for at least 30 seconds.…
Re Torres: This is what I should have said
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The distinction made by Joe Pelletier in the post below is, in my opinion, the central issue in the recent suspension debate. Namely: until the league distinguishes unambiguously between intent-to-injure and recklessness, between unsportsmanlike acts of violence and what Pelletier…
Vey (x2), Czarnik, Kozun and Andreoff even series
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Monarchs top Admirals, knot series | Union Leader Linden Vey scored two goals and the Manchester Monarchs snapped the Norfolk Admirals’ 29-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory in Norfolk during the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Saturday. The win ties…
Torres hit: really? 25 games?
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I don’t like Raffi Torres. I think he tries to hurt people. And checks like he so often delivers are exactly the kind that need to be eliminated from hockey. But I can’t say the 25-game suspension handed down by…
Friday: yes, there is live Kings hockey tonight
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The Manchester Monarchs play the Norfolk Admirals in game one of their opening round series, and for ten bucks you can watch it on AHL Live. Game starts at 4:30PM Pacific time. The Ottawa 67s — featuring Kings prospect Tyler…
POLL: Five teams down 3-1…which ones lose game five?
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Who would have thought these five powerhouses would be on the brink this early? Which of the following teams, down 3-1 and facing elimination, will lose game 5? (vote for as many as apply)
Game 4, Pre-Game: well, THIS is new
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The Kings have never swept a seven-game series before. They’ve never been up 3-0 before either. As far as I can tell, their longest playoff winning streak is five games, starting with the last four games of the 2001…
Brian Burke: Stanley Cup Playoffs = Woodstock … suspensions = mud
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I prefer Monterey myself, but I get the point. Just so long as it’s not Altamont. Brian Burke: Outrage over NHL’s suspensions overblown – The Globe and Mail With much of the focus in the NHL playoffs on the…
Tyler Toffoli, 67s, to OHL Conference Finals
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Kings’ prospect Tyler Toffoli leads all OHL players in playoff goals, with 10. 67′s win Game 7 in OT thriller | Hockey | Sports | Ottawa Sun. The 67’s came within 24.1 seconds of ending Game 7 in regulation, but…