“What’s the Pittsburgh model?” Brian Burke snapped that question back to the media during a postseason press conference on Tuesday [...]. The [...] question had been about preaching patience to the fan base and [the idea of collecting] high draft choices…
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3-31-2012: The Good, The Bad, The Points Blown
by Quisp •
The Good: LAK won, CGY lost, DAL lost. The Bad: COL won. Today: LAK/MIN (Go Kings!), ANA/PHX (Go Ducks!), CGY/VAN (Go Canucks!), DAL/SJS (Go…hmm…see below*). *A Kings win and Sharks loss today would mean that the Sharks would have to…
HockeyBuzz.com – Matthew Barry – Kings Hand Ducks Goose Egg 4-0
by Quisp •
I now get why Lombardi loves Alexander Frolov – On the rare occasion when Frolov is in the locker room and he realizes he’s not going to talk about anything controversial, his personality opens up and he has a great…
From Helene Elliott: Kings and Ilya Kovalchuk?
by Quisp •
The Kings need a pure scorer who could make a difference in the one-goal games they’ve recently lost and solidify their playoff ambitions. Atlanta left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, a two-time 50-goal scorer who can become a free agent July 1,…
From NHL on Fox: Trade market should heat up sooner
by Quisp •
From the most-reliable Spector, emphases mine: The annual trade deadline is less than two months away but this season, business in the market could pick up earlier than usual due to the league’s mid-February shutdown for the 2010 Winter Olympics.…
Tonight’s Games Suck
by Quisp •
Teams we wanted to lose in bold. Avs/Sabres [Avs won] Isles/Yotes [Yotes half-lost] Ducks/Preds [Preds lost, which is good; but still, cheering for Anaheim is wrong] Hawks/Wild (Hawks losing is also beneficial) [Wild won in OT, points for all, that sucks]…
Tonight’s Games
by Quisp •
Teams we want to lose in bold. Avs/Sabres Isles/Yotes Ducks/Preds Hawks/Wild (Hawks losing is also beneficial) Flames/Nucks (either one is fine; but no 3point games, please) Blues/Kings Wings/Sharks (Sharks losing is also beneficial)
From “Fear the Fin”: The Kings Would Be A Murderous Draw In The First Round
by Quisp •
Seriously, we can’t seem to buy a win against these guys. I want no part of that come April because all four tilts against Los Angeles this season have reminded me of the Ducks playoff series last season. The bounces…
Thursday Night’s Blown Points Standings
by Quisp •
Two points “awarded” for every loss, one point for every OTL/SOL. Lowest point total is best. In parentheses are the official (ESPN) rankings, when the ranking is different. Blue Jackets lose. Wings lose. Ducks lose. Avs lose. Flames lose. San Jose…
Deep Thoughts – Battle of California
by Quisp •
The Ducks are a pretty hilarious team right now because they’re still a team of giant dicks but now they suck so it comes off as just kind of sad and pathetic. It’s like they’re the high school bully that…