(I’ll give you a hint: three way tie.) Kings playoff scenario manifesto « LA Kings Insider If you want to go (way, way) more in depth, Kings communications-staff guru Jeremy Zager has passed along the following breakdown of exactly what could happen on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and what it means for the Kings.…
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With the Stars’ loss tonight, the Kings’ magic number is 1
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Dallas has 89 points. They can reach 93 points by winning their last two games (against Nashville and St. Louis). The Kings have 93 points. If the Kings earn one point in either of their last two games, they make the playoffs by guaranteeing they will finish higher than Dallas. Dallas might still be able…
Tuesday Logjam Report
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Points-Blown Standings have their own page now, and have been updated. See the menu above. Last Night The Kings arrived at 93 points. 93 points is good enough to make the playoffs in 2/3 of sportsclubstats’ several million simulations of the last week of the season. 94 points (one more point out of their last…
Los Angeles Kings 2011-12 Season Preview
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It’s that time. Game #1 is three days away (at 10am on a Friday, but I’ll take it). Now that Drew Doughty has signed, the roster is more or less set. The fanbase — if the internet contingent is any indicator — is somewhere between gleeful and giddy. Fans of other teams are reverse-trolling us…
Kings are in the New York Times
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A snippet from the New York Times article (the whole thing is linked below): With Little Fanfare, the Los Angeles Kings Are in the Playoff Chase They entered Thursday night’s game against Detroit with a 25-15-3 record, and their 53 points placed them tied for sixth in the tightly bunched conference. Any questions about their…
Wednesday’s Standings in Points Blown
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The Good: Stars lose, Flames lose, Avs lose, Blues half-lose (OT). The Bad: Sharks win, three-point game. Colorado drops below the Kings for the first time in awhile. Five points separate the 3rd from 9th seed. With the Flames’ loss, Kings are now 2 points from 3rd, 3 points from 9th — 10 points from…
If the Kings make the playoffs, who would I like them to play (and not)?
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In descending order of preference, from most desirable to least. San Jose — Why? Well, there’s Rob Blake. There’s the Big Choke(s) hanging over their heads. There’s the fact that we play well against them. And there’s the rivalry. Chicago — Cristobal Huet in the playoffs. Expectations. And it would be a great series. Dallas…
Standings in Points Blown: Kings XMas Vacation Edition
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Okay, now that the Kings 8 day winter break is all but over, and all of our rivals have played their games while we were drinking egg nog, let’s look at how the Kings did in terms of points blown. As usual, teams are awarded two points for a loss and one point for an…
From The Puck Stops Here : Kings Lead The West
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Kings are getting more and more non-Kings site blogosphere attention: I don’t think anyone would have predicted that the Los Angeles Kings would be first in the West Conference in mid-December, but they are. The Kings have a 22-14 record (with three overtime loss points) to give them 47 points. Skeptics are quick to note…
Standings in Points Blown (Sunday update)
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Two points “awarded” for every loss, one point for every OTL/SOL. Lowest point total is best. In parentheses are the official (ESPN) rankings. Calgary loses on Sunday; Kings inch to within one point of the Flames. Chicago 19 (3) Calgary 22 (2) Los Angeles 23 (1) San Jose 23 (4) Phoenix 24 (6) Nashville 25…