Posts Tagged ‘ Stanley Cup ’

Brian Burke: Stanley Cup Playoffs = Woodstock … suspensions = mud

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April 18, 2012

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 eight suspensions handed down in the first week, the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager...
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Playoff Roundelay: Kings East and Flyers West both up 3-0

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April 16, 2012

And neither series is over, of course, but the dream of a Kings-Flyers cup final, as ridiculously premature that is even to speak out loud, lives to fight another day. I’ll say it again: Kings Flyers Cup Final I’m not saying because I think it’s going to happen. What am I, an idiot? I’m...
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Wait – you’re saying there’s TWO of those guys?

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April 14, 2012

That hardly seems fair. Vancouvers Canucks’ Daniel Sedin won’t travel for Game 3 – ESPN Vancouver Canucks forward Daniel Sedin will not travel to Los Angeles for Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series Sunday night against the Kings, coach Alain Vigneault confirmed Saturday after practice in Vancouver. Evernote lets you save all...
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The last time the Kings won Game One?

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April 11, 2012

In 1993, the Stanley Cup Finals, the Kings won game one in Montreal. UPDATE: Except I’m wrong. It was round two in 2001, against Colorado. Dammit, Modry.  I guess I’ll try to save face by pointing out that the last time the Kings won game one of an opening round series was 1993, against...
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Burke reveals the Pittsburgh Model is actually his ass

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April 10, 2012

“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 high draft choices through years of unsuccessful hockey a Stanley...
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I hope the ’12 Kings aren’t the ’06 Oilers

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April 9, 2012

Can Kings channel ’06 Oilers? « LA Kings Insider. Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene have done it once. Can they do it again? In the 2006 playoffs, Stoll, Greene and the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Finals after they finished the regular season with 95 points. That’s the position the Kings are...
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From the National Post: Bruins, Kings among teams that could make a run at Kovalchuk

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January 11, 2010

Let the bidding war begin. With contract talks between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers reportedly going nowhere, the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent is suddenly at the top of everyone’s wish list. The Los Angeles Kings reportedly sent general manager Dean Lombardi to Atlanta to scout the team and inquire about a potential trade....
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From Cult of Hockey: Patrick O’Sullivan gets ripped to shreds by CBC announcers Milbury, Hrudey

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November 22, 2009

I think this will sound familiar to Kings fans: “Get him out of there right now!” Milbury calls for O’Sullivan’s benching. I thought hockey fans could be tough and nasty in their player critiques on the Oilogosphere, but CBC announcers Mike Milbury and Kelly Hrudey just got as harsh as any anonymous Internet hater....
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Star Phoenix: Eberle cooks on and off the ice

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November 6, 2009

    I was originally just going to post the bit in this article about Teubert, but, truly, this is one of the best player interviews I have ever read. I now love Jordan Eberle, who will be tearing it up for the Oilers in a couple of years. My favorite bits and the...
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Just a Bit More Perspective on Winning and Losing Streaks – Behind The Net

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November 5, 2009

Since the NHL expanded to 12 teams in 1967-68, thirty-one franchises have played 908 total seasons. If you had to guess, what percentage of those seasons do you think included a 10-game stretch like the Leafs just had, with only one win in regulation? Would you believe 541, or 60%? And how many teams...
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