Kings Gameday: A Refresher
by RudyKelly on Mar 2, 2010 10:52 AM PST
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Hooray, the Kings are back!
Remember those scrappy underdogs from Los Angeles that stole your heart? They're back! It's been a while, so you might not remember what was going on. I'm here to help, though, and remind you what was going on before the whole world went to Vancouver.
-The Kings were skating the following lines:
Ryan Smyth-Anze Kopitar-Dustin Brown
Alexander Frolov-Michal Handzus-Jarret Stoll
Richard Clune-Brad Richardson-Wayne Simmonds
Raitis Ivanans-Oscar Moller-Scott Parse
I wasn't too happy about putting Stoll on the wing with Fro and Zeus because it puts our two best face-off men on one line and it doesn't have a whole lot of speed, but Terry Murray likes it because Stoll's a shooter, Fro's a set-up man and Zeus hits the front of the net. I don't know, we'll give it a few more games before I judge that line too harshly.
The Kings also called up the seeker of serenity, the protector of Italian virginity, the enforcer of our Lord God, the one, the only, Marrrrrrc-Andre Cliche! (You're going to be getting a lot of A Knight's Tale while Cliche is up, I'd get prepared.) Cliche was brought up so Oscar Moller could be put on the wing full-time. It didn't make a whole lot of sense to have Moller play center and then move him up to a wing later in the game because that left no one to center the 4th line if Terry Murray wanted to play them. With Cliche up, Murray can throw Oscar Moller up alongside Richardson and Simmonds and still have a capable 4th line center if he wants to ice that line. Cliche will have Oscar Moller as his squire and Raitis Ivanans as his noble steed tonight.
Terry Murray also started playing Jack Johnson with Drew Doughty more before the break. This is good because it puts out two best defensemen together and gives Jack Johnson a real partner for the first time since his rookie year, but it does kind of put all our eggs in one basket. The Kings don't have any defensive pairings that can really score besides Johnson-Doughty now, and the new shutdown pairing of O'Donnell-Scuderi is comically inept at getting the puck out of their own zone. I have a feeling we'll see a lot of running around now.
But hey, it's the first game in almost a month, we should be happy the Kings are playing at all. One more thing...
Fuck the Ducks! Fuck the Sharks!
Ahh, it's good to have things back to normal.
Prediction: The Stars will be weighed, they will be measured, and they will be found wanting.
(Oh, and the Kings probably won't make a trade today since they have a game tonight and are off tomorrow but I'll keep you updated. Feel free to leave any half-assed rumors in the comments so we can all laugh at them together.)
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Fuck the Ducks! Fuck the Sharks!
Hey, don’t lose focus tonight. Make sure you guys fuck the Stars, too.
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Im a son of a bitch...I think
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 2, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
not all fucking is good tho … fucking the Ducks would leave you feeling dirty, not the good kinda dirty either, but the kind that makes you want to bathe in bleach
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 2, 2010 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
[ … ] that left no one to center the 4th line if Terry Murray wanted to play them.
The reason why the Kings have a 4th line is because the rules say you must dress 18 skaters, and it makes more sense than 9 defensemen and uneven pairs.
Moller, Parse, and Cliche aren’t gonna develop if Ivanans drags them down. I’d try to get rid of Ivanans however possible (for a 7th round pick like last season?) and put Clune down there.
But of course that won’t happen (at least not to a Western Conference team), just because they don’t wanna piss him off and have Ivanans come and kick our asses. He’s a UFA after the season, so they’ll probably just let him walk if they like Clune enough (and why shouldn’t they? Clune has two assists in only two games. Ivanans is POINTLESS in 54 games!)
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
C’mon, KY. Drago does have some value as an intimidator and who’s presence on the bench makes other teams think twice before they take liberties with our star skill players…
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Bob McKenzie isn’t scared to mention L.A.
Toronto’s Alex Ponikarovsky likely to fetch a second-round pick and a good prospect. L.A. one of many teams interested.
Carolina’s Ray Whitney may not get dealt at deadline unless the L.A. King scenario gets revived. It’s his call but Pittsburgh appears out.
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(e7)
I heard Ponikarovsky is coming to the Kings for a 2nd rounder, Moeller, Voynov, BraySchenn, Kozun and Bernier. Toronto fans are pissed because they’re not getting fair value for Ponnie and a first round pick should have been thrown in there as well.
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Please explain the connection between Cliche and Knights Tale.
Also I hear Malkin might be coming to the Kings…
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 11:49 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Also I hear Malkin might be coming to the Kings…
Assuming this is sarcastic: HAHAHA
If you’re seriously serious….. seriously? Who’s reporting this?
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Also I hear Malkin might be coming to the Kings…
I still say the Kings could use a guy like Cheech … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 2, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Who’s reporting this?
That joke goes way back…
Still funny, though — good times.
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Look at his name
C’mon! It sounds like the name a knight would have. Am I the only one who sees this?
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
I’m sorry dude, but personally as an ex-knight, I don’t see it, IMO.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 1:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I love being able to say that legitimatly.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 1:31 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Medieval Times?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Spent a year and a half as squire/knight.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 1:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks for clearing that up and not leaving us still wondering what you mean.
"You know? I might not be wealthy or cool or even intelligent," I said to myself. Then I felt like there was more to that sentence, but I guess there wasn’t.
Sorry. Medieval Times. If you went there between Jan 07-May 08, chances are you saw me fighting with swords and stuff.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 5:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Friend: Hey man, didn’t see you at the joust yesterday, what’s up?
Bleys: Ah, I didn’t feel like it. I’m kind of over knighting, honestly.
Friend: Really? Why?
Bleys: I don’t know, my shoulder’s starting to hurt more and more, my horse is pretty old. Plus, shit’s gotten too commercial. I remember when it used to be about the jousting, y’know?
Friend: I know what you mean. Yesterday Sir Didymus’s shield was a blatant ad for Blue Shield! We in the gallery all gave him a heavy dose of clucks.
Sir Bleys: See, I hate that. My herald tried to convince me to let Viagra sponsor my lance but I refused. I think I’m just going to get out, man.
Friend: What’ll you do instead, though?
(Silence)
(They Make Out)
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
by RudyKelly on Mar 2, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Hahahaha, thank you for immoratizing me Rudy. Though you could have left the homoeroticism in your mind.
And Mal, I admit I’m at least partially a nerd, but I wanted a fun job and I still hold onto my dream of being a stuntman someday.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 5:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hey, I’ve dressed in baroque clothing for money before. (man, that sounds bad) As a musician, that is. And I’m totally a partial nerd, so that’s not a problem in my book.
It’s alright dude. I got hired out in high school as a caroller. I understand.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 6:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
We’re at 3. How many “rec’s” do we need to turn this green now at the BoC?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
When you were Knighting, did you scream your own name as you racing down toward your opponent? (I’ve never understood that part at the end of Knights Tale)
by Nut on Mar 2, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
Can’t say I have, sorry. Was pretty silent really.
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by Bleys on Mar 2, 2010 7:52 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Apparently, Chris Chelios has signed with the Thrashers. Why did we not even consider him?
For the record, he does own a Malibu home (according to the ever-so-trustworthy Wikipedia
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Because Mark Hardy already does that well along with Sean O’Donnell and Scuderi
by Nut on Mar 2, 2010 12:29 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Rack him.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Shocking revelation, turns out BoC-dropout James O’Brien is now an NBC employee.
I guess NBC got wind of how often I was saying “Fuck you, NBC” and “Fuck you, James” and decided to help consolidate my cussing. :)
Congrats, O’B.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
but he didn’t even say goodbye … :(
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by ang6666 on Mar 2, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Breathe easier, Kings fans. Bob McKenzie:
Pending trade call with NHL, Pitt is sending Luca Caputi and Martin Skoula to Tor for Alex Ponikarovsky. No draft picks involved.
I don’t even know what that price really equates to, but at least that seems resolved.
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by Earl Sleek on Mar 2, 2010 6:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
This is a relief! Thanks for the update, Sleek!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Skoula’s only to offset salary. I’ve heard mix reviews on Caputi’s potential, but I feel TOR may’ve been able to get better for Poni.
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What was the theoretical price in terms of Kings prospects? I had no idea that there was another dude named Luca.
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Over at the sespool known as Hockeybuzz, the speculation was that TOR would get Moeller and a second. Make-Beleifs fans were pissed because “that wasn’t enough coming back to Toronto” for 21 regular season games of a 20 goal scorer. Whatev…
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, messageboards are scary places at times like this.
And I’m sort of getting to the point where I don’t think any BoC team should make any significant deal tomorrow, but we’ll see — there’s always some surprise.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Yeah, messageboards are scary places at times like this.
Don’t you like to read them for the unintentional humor? I do.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I’m with you there, Niesy. I will check in and give the boards a quick read for the humor. One of the funniest things is reading everyone rip on Matthew Barry (the Kings blogger).
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
Or read Eklund post each Bob McKenzie tweet and then say,“I agree, but add Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to the list of interested teams.”
by Nut on Mar 2, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Fro, you’ve got it goin’ on!
I found the piece of paper I wrote that song on while I was rollin’ on cough syrup today. It was…interesting.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Oh! Household-pharmaceutical induced songcrafting! That’s what worked for The Carpenters. right?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Ooooooh, hahaha. Ow.
Yeah. It’s got lyrics like “The blogs will finally know you don’t have ADD / When they get to know your personality.” And Handzus would take over as lead singer, obviously.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Soooooooo bummed that they’re not going to make any new Flight of the Conchords!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 7:28 PM PST up reply actions
Check out Eagle vs Shark for your Jermaine/Kiwi fix.
Don't bRuin your life. Practice safe sex. Make love with a Trojan
Haha, speak up, Handzus!
I feel bad for the guy, though — if he didn’t tag along on a Doughty interview it’s unlikely he’d get one at all.
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Well…I think they wanted to have some insurance that there wouldn’t be two-word replies to every question, y’know?
In Dinglebarn We Trust
So you’re saying that Drew and Kevin Smith wouldn’t be allowed to fly on Southwest Airlines?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 2, 2010 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know how you can root for the clock in a Kings game, except that it ends before the Stars can send it to OT.
"You know? I might not be wealthy or cool or even intelligent," I said to myself. Then I felt like there was more to that sentence, but I guess there wasn’t.
Exactly — rooting for regulation, first of all, but holding Dallas to zero points is quite ideal.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Yeah, divisional games always leave me confused. “Which team do I want to fail?” SportsClubStats decides that for me.
"You know? I might not be wealthy or cool or even intelligent," I said to myself. Then I felt like there was more to that sentence, but I guess there wasn’t.
Holy crap, that bobblehead looks nothing like Anze. WHERE ARE THE DARK CIRCLES, YO? Are we going to have to paint them on ourselves?
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Too soon. You just made Handzus cry Slovakian tears.
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by Earl Sleek on Mar 2, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
haha, i’m sure he doesn’t like the feeling of 4th
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Mar 2, 2010 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
In other news, I don’t know what’s going on with these San Jose Sharks. March is the new April, I guess. :)
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Bullshit…
SportsClubStats says we should root for the Ducks tomorrow, but I feel the Kings are good enough that they’ll hold on to 4th place anyway.
Go Avalanche!!!
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Go Avalanche!!!
Isn’t the Avalanche the team that has won the last two playoff series the Kings have played in? Sure, I had to look it up, but just checking if you remembered.
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Yeah, I remembered.
But no Blake, no Sakic, no Roy, no Forsberg, no Bourque…. sans Bourque, they were a powerhouse, with the Red Wings, for many years there. Right now, their big players are Stastny, Wolski (who I’ve heard could be moved to PHX), Chris Stewart and Matt Duchene. I’m not nearly as scared of them now, and quite frankly, I’d love to go up against them in the first round.
Oh, and both those series DID go to 7 games, for the record. It’s not like we were completely blown out.
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