Kings v. Lightning: No Cajones

by RudyKelly on Jan 13, 2009 9:42 AM PST Comment 30 comments

-What will be the score against the Red Wings? 5-1? 10-0? Good thing I'm going to the game. Goddammit.

-How does no one go after Evgeny Artukhin after his hit on Drew Doughty? The Kings' director did a great job showing that Artukhin extended his knee directly into Doughty's thigh (it looked like his balls to me) and yet only Sean O'Donnell did anything about it. If a marginal NHL player knocks your 18 year-old #1 defenseman out of the game, then you do something about it. If Artukhin doesn't want to go, then you make him go. No cajones.

-Here's a fairly good bout featuring Ivanans and David Koci:

I didn't catch why the got game misconducts on top of their fighting majors. Because they jumped out of the way of the linesmen so they could fight?

-I can count on one hand the number of times a King actually tried to carry the puck into the zone last night. The only players on this team that actually drive to the net are Dustin Brown and occasionally Wayne Simmonds. Kopitar had O'Sullivan on the wing with him and entered the Lightning zone with two defenders in front of him; perfect time to make a move on one while O'Sullivan occupies the other, right? Nope! Kopitar inexplicably held up about 3 feet above the circle and passed it back to a trailing defender, who took a shot that was blocked. That's frustrating as hell to watch.

-Ersberg let in some bad goals last night, but I think he was frustrated that two of them came off turnovers in the defensive zone. I felt bad but I couldn't stop laughing when he was muttering and angrily tugging on his cap after he got pulled. He looked like he just got sent to his room for hitting his sister.

-After last night's game the Kings held a closed-door meeting. Good. That kind of effort is inexcusable. I don't care if the Kings suck (well I do, but I understand why), but they have to try harder than that. Frolov, Kopitar, O'Sullivan, they all played terrible. They better not have that kind of effort against Detroit, or I will go down to the locker room and ream them before security throws me out. ("Who the hell was that guy?" "I don't know, some nut. Pass the Gatorade, huh?")

0 recs | Comment 30 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

I didn’t catch why the got game misconducts on top of their fighting majors. Because they jumped out of the way of the linesmen so they could fight?

Well, first of all they were onlyl 10-minute misconducts, so they came back midway into the second period.

But basically, they got the penalties because it was well after the whistle. The play had been blown dead, and Koci and Ivanans were still talking, with the linesman right between them. Because they got away from the linesman to fight, after the whistle, they got the extra misconduct.

Before they announced the penalties, I somehow had a suspicion that there would be an extra penalty for dropping the gloves well after the whistle.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 10:18 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

fighting

If a marginal NHL player knocks your 18 year-old #1 defenseman out of the game, then you do something about it.

Since I’m NOT a fighting fan…normally I would be against this comment…but I did want to point out that this is the ONE time I’m totally FOR FIGHTING. I didn’t see said incident, but I did read about it…and likewise…if that were to happen to just about ANYONE on the Ducks…I’d be yelling for someone ass kicking!

I hear your point loud and clear!!!!

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 10:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

don’t ask me how I managed to get the quoting completely backwards.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That’s some level-two advanced SBN commenting, right there.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If only we had the power to edit our own fucking comments

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

SERIOUSLY…I’d put everything in the correct order…including my WHATEVER comment!…

Must be my left pinky…it’s got me all f-ed up…

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Must be my left pinky…it’s got me all f-ed up…

Ah, the old Todd Marchant problem? The pinky, btw, is Marchant’s mysterious “upper body injury” that will keep him out of the lineup for two weeks.

Seriously, Marchant? I mean, if you were a goal scorer, maybe that’s legit, but you’re Marchant! You haven’t had scoring hands since the 1980s*!

* That’s an assumption. I’m still researching.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The pink is probably the most useless (or least useful) of all your fingers. It shouldn’t keep a hockey player out of the lineup.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Well, we’ve seen what’s happened to the um…less important players lately…ie Sutherby and May…small injury, out of the line up for a few weeks…BAM! New team.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Marchant has a no-trade clause, though. I think he’s in a position where he’d have to OK it.

I don’t mind, though. If we didn’t get rid of Marchant two seasons ago when Niedermayer returned, that was really the time to do it. May as well let him ride out his contract now.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Todd Marchant has a no-trade clause? Weird.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 13, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

yea that does seem a bit odd.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

From his original contract signed with Columbus.

I had thought for a while that it went away when he was moved to Anaheim, and had he been traded, it would have disappeared (see: the disappearing NTC of Lubomir Visnovsky). However, the Ducks acquired Marchant through waiver pick-up, not a trade, so the original NTC stays.

Weird is right.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So Lobo’s NTC was null and void once he got shipped to Siberia?

by Mike in OC on Jan 13, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I’m sure there’s technical jargon, but basically the simple rule is if you’re traded, your new team has no obligation to honor any no-trade or no-movement clause. Even if you’re traded days before the NTC kicks in.

Not that it matter that much, I suppose. Getting signed for big money and big years is often just as effective a trade deterrent.

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I just want to see how far right these comments will go.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 13, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll help. It IS getting impressive.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 7:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Um, I really don’t know whether I should be rooting for the Coyotes vs. the Wild in this game I’m watching. On the one hand, the ’Yotes are only two points back of the Ducks — on the other hand, the Ducks seemingly only win when someone threatens to pass them.

Decisions!

http://www.battleofcali.com/

by Earl Sleek on Jan 13, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

kinda like the way Jiggy has been playing lately…only good when threatened. Even that theory is starting to become questionable actually.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I also enjoy how ALL of these comments have nothing to do with the original post.

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 8:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Plus, it’s fun watching your comment below get more and more out of context.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 13, 2009 9:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!!! Ridiculous isn’t it?

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Comments about comments? That’s like some fractal or something.

Weird, how this comment sequence moved from talking about a fight to the crappy inability to edit our own comments to Todd Marchant’s pinky to Lubomir Visnovsky’s trade to the Coyotes/Wild game.

We absolutely suck at staying on topic, don’t we?

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 10:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you missed the determination to get the comments as far right as possible…

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 10:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone else see Ryan Seacrest try to high-five the blind guy? Wait, fuck, I sure didn’t because I don’t watch American Idol.

The West Coast is the Best Coast.

by RudyKelly on Jan 13, 2009 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

riiiiiight, you just caught that particular clip on the news?

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone else see Ryan Seacrest try to high-five the blind guy? Wait, fuck, I sure didn’t because I don’t watch American Idol.

I’m missing everything tonight. I was watching Idol, and right when the blind guy came on, I got a call I had to take in the other room.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I know. I had to take a night class at LBCC and missed the whole thing. Can we do it again tomorrow?

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

WHATEVER!!!!!!!!!!!! haha!!!

GO DUCKS!! Girlwithapuck.blogspot.com

by SK eleven on Jan 13, 2009 11:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

And you know what else sucks? When I reply to certain comments, it doesn’t show it. It goes straight to the bottom and is completely out of order because we’re too far to the right.

Oh well, at least the Kings didn’t play tonight.

Fuck you, Denis Gauthier

by Kevin Y on Jan 13, 2009 10:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs