Dodgers/Kings Gameday: BoC in No Way Endorses the Cool Crime of Robbery
by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 11:10 AM PDT
Email
PrintLA Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 3:07 PST, TBS (True Blue LA has coverage here)
Kings vs. Minnesota Wild, 7:30 PST, Fox Sports West (Hockey Wilderness for the Wild perspective)
Hahaha, suckers.
I've had a few people ask me what I thought about King's Ransom, the documentary about the Wayne Gretzky trade. The truth is, I didn't watch it. They may take away my blogging card but I really, really, really don't give a fuck about that trade. I don't care about anyone else's sadness when we here in California get something cool. People want to come here because it's awesome, I can't do anything about it. The truth is, Los Angeles has done it before and we'll do it again. LA is only here because we stole water from Owens Valley. (Chinatown!) We stole the Dodgers from Brooklyn what, 50 years ago, and we still never hear the end of it. We stole the Lakers from Minneapolis and didn't even change the name, despite the fact that we had to steal water from Owens Valley because we have no lakes. We stole Wayne and Shaq and Pau and Manny somehow, despite the fact that they were acquired through trades. And we're going to steal the Jaguars in a couple years. It's what we do; we steal shit.
The truth is, this is what happens. Since the founding of the United States, shit has moved west. Since the 1970s, the NHL has moved south. It sucks if you live somewhere else, but it's not going to change. Sorry. *shrug It's awkward because the side losing something will tell you high and low that they have no animosity towards the fans that gained what was lost, but there's no way you can't hate someone cheering for what you used to love. Ex-wives may say high and low that they don't hate their husband's younger new wife, but does anyone actually believe it? At the same time, new fans have to wrestle with the fact that no one thinks their new relationship is legitimate. No one has sympathy for the younger wife. It's an awkward situation and we've gone through it in LA that we've kind of stopped caring.
Although, I will say that we lost the Rams and the Raiders and you don't hear us whining about it. Maybe it's because we stole them in the first place.
Sean O'Donnell is back tonight, which means the Kings will go back to their usual defensive pairings:
O'Donnell-Doughty
Scuderi-Johnson
Drewiske-Greene
I'm a lot more comfortable with this line-up not only because it puts an offensive defenseman with a more defensive one, but also because it puts a finesse defenseman with a guy that can clear the crease. Having good positioning is great but it helps if the forwards on the other team know they're going to pay a price at the front of the net. This line-up also means Doughty can get more even-strength time with Drewiske if the Kings are coming off a penalty kill (or if the other team scores on their penalty kill, which happens a lot more often). I'm not sure about Minnesota's lines since the season just started, but I'm sure Fro-Hand-Meat will get whatever line Havlat and Koivu (the Mikko one) are on.
The best part of tonight's game might be the 3rd line match-ups, as Cal Clutterbuck will most likely be on the ice at the same time as Dustin Brown. Hopefully Cal has a notepad handy so he can see how to check a lot and still, you know, play hockey.
Prediction: Kings win, 3-1. Who cares who scores, the important thing is that the Kings finally play a solid defensive effort tonight.
42 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Didn't watch the Gretzky program, either.
I’m with you, I was like 4 y/o at the time of that deal, and I could care less. We didn’t win a Stanley Cup, so I’ll watch the documentary about that one if it ever comes out.
Interesting thought: Los Angeles Jaguars. The name makes just as much sense as the Lakers so why change it, right?
I am also relieved to see O’D back in there, it makes the blueline look legit again.
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
I do however really, really, really give a fuck about this. SI rated their top 25 players over 25 and not only do they have Dustin Brown rated higher than Anze Kopitar, they have Milan Lucic rated higher than Dustin Brown. Are you out of your Goddamned mind, intern who visited Canada once and therefore was put in charge of this list?
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Dude, Sarah Kwak wrote that piece. You know, Sarah Kwak. When I think of hockey analysis I think of Sarah Kwak. Who else knows more about hockey than Sarah Kwak. Sarah Kwak is the shit. Yeah. Sarah… Kwak. Jesus H. Christ on a bicylcle Rudy. It’s Sarah f’ing Kwak.
i know your being sarcastic….having said that..WHO THE FUCK IS SARAH KWAK?
kwak is what a 1st grader would write trying to spell quack..
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-Jim Morrison-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
good piece rudy i didnt realize how much shit we stole…i kinda like that for some odd reason
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-Jim Morrison-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions
Staubitz suspended for one game. He’d probably gladly take that over meeting Ivanans without Shelley around.
The Gretzky thing was fine, but for a Kings fan, they didn’t really focus that much on LA. It was pretty much the Peter Pocklington story, featuring Bruce McNall. I would have liked to have seen something focusing on the entire deal, with a little more from McSorely, and maybe some interviews with Krush and Carson as well. It was well done for what it was, it just wasn’t the story that I’d prefer to see told.
No worries. I think SBN makes its money every time you press the “Preview” button, thus the formatting issues.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I feel bad because I can delete my comments if I see I made a mistake and then repost them, but no one else can. I would’ve done it to the one above where I said “25 and over,” but I was caught already.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Although, I will say that we lost the Rams and the Raiders and you don’t hear us whining about it. Maybe it’s because we stole them in the first place.
And because they suck. And because one has a half-zombie owner that has made them into the laughingstock of all of sports.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
And because they suck.
So says the SF Giants fan…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 8, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
yea giants fans should be queit right about now…unless your a new york giant fan that is
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-Jim Morrison-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just a little late responding, but they had the best record of a non-playoff team this year, thank you very much. And this with Sandoval as their only above-average hitter – just think of what would be if they had even an average offense.
"I think I realized after the second or third punch, I should have taken his helmet off sooner." - Ryane Clowe
Proud member of the "Don't Trade Marleau" Club
Fools and Sages
having shitty teams doesn’t mean LA fans won’t like you. Trust me, I’m a Kings fan.
by Nut on Oct 8, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-Jim Morrison-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
And because one has a half-zombie owner that has made them into the laughingstock of all of sports.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
You used your Gargamel reference a few days to early. If I were a smurf I’d be terrified by this picture.
by Nut on Oct 8, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
-Get her, Azrael!
-My name’s not Azrael, it’s Tom Cable. I’m your coach, remember?
-Gaaaaaaaaa
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
does tom cable have the balls to break his jaw?
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments
-Jim Morrison-
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Oct 8, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
King’s Ransom isn’t really anti-LA. It’s a very well-done piece that goes through the trades with perspectives from each side(s) of the situation.
It’s worth checking out if you stumble on a replay (and it added a hint of whimsy to watching San Jose vs. LA that night).
I mean, the trade’s pretty much the reason there’s a Battle of California, right?
When I'm not battling in California:
Cycle Like The Sedins
Haven’t watched it, but I want to because it’s fun to watch tears. And because Pocklington was such a douchenozzle, so I want to watch everyone rage about the thing. I mean, blame for everything begins and ends with Pocklington, the rest is just details. But then there were those five Stanley Cups he helped get them, so … well I guess I know something about the curse that follows Faustian deals for Cup dynasties.
Anyone around here alive and conscious for the trade? I was playing a genetically bankrupt version of baseball with my crazy goalie friend when his Mom — who was clueless about hockey — pulled home and leaned out the window of her car to say, “Boys, they traded Wayne Gretzky?!” I told her, “I’m sorry, but you’re crazy. That would never happen. It’s impossible.” Told my friend, “What’s up with your mom?”
I loved pre-Internet days, when something like that could actually take you by surprise. Today there would have been a 36-day Internet orgy of Canadian reporters and message board freaks before the trade actually happened, and by that point everyone would just want to slit their wrists.
Lighthouse Hockey: Side effects may include Weight gain and frequent game loss.
Pinch me, I'm dreaming
I am amazed beyond belief that the Kings finally have 3 forward lines who have a legitimate chance to put the biscuit in the basket every time they touch the ice.
Watching these guys play puts a warm, fuzzy feeling in my Clutterbuck
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
They look really good but then there are moments they look really bad. They’re the Audrina Patridge of hockey teams.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
by RudyKelly on Oct 8, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Si. Kinda more purple and black after watching tonight’s game
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 8, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
What are you talking about, Williams and Kopitar are doing all the work. Smyth is selfishly interjecting himself into the play to pad his stats. It’s shameful, really.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Whatever gets goals on the board, I don’t give a fuck. If Denis Gauthier scored five goals every game for us last year, and nobody else did shit, I wouldn’t care.
Fuck you, Denis Gauthier. You suck at hockey... and life.
Get out of LA and never come back. Or sign with Anaheim... PLEASE??
I don’t know… I think even this fanboy would have a hard time rooting for a Kings team with Denis Gauthier as their leading scorer.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
* Thanks, Kevin Lowe!
Related FanPosts on Battle of California
Related FanShots on Battle of California
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
Pacific Standings
| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jose
|
54 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 68 |
|
Los Angeles
|
57 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 65 |
|
Phoenix
|
57 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 63 |
|
Dallas
|
55 | 28 | 24 | 3 | 59 |
|
Anaheim
|
55 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 53 |
(updated 2.14.2012 at 12:50 AM PST)
5 years old and counting!
SBNation.com Recent Stories
In Association With
Latest Puck Daddy - NHL from Yahoo! Sports
- Monday’s Three Stars: Staal leads Hurricanes; Pavelski’s four-point night
- Capitals’ Holtby rocked from the red line, juggles shot into own net (Video)
- Report: Rick Nash on the trading block; are the Rangers ready to pounce?
- Flyers’ Zac Rinaldo suspended two games for high hit, being Zac Rinaldo
- Puck Previews: Canadiens, Coyotes, look to defend win streaks; Sharks at Capitals
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
