Kings Gameday: Terrifying
by RudyKelly on Apr 1, 2010 2:18 PM PDT
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I'm terrified of the Vancouver Canucks.
It's true. They are a terrifying, terrifying team. They have one of the best top lines in the league, they have the league's best shutdown center and now he knows how to score too, I really like their defense, and behind all that is an excellent, excellent, excellent goaltender that is excellent. Really, how the hell do the Kings beat them? They haven't so far this season, losing 3-1, 4-1 and 2-1 in overtime. They're the Kings but better. They're the one team I do not want to play in the playoffs above all others. The Kings just do not match up against them well at all. Think about them versus the Sharks, Blackhawks or Coyotes:
The Sharks. The Kings match up OK against the Sharks. Joe Thornton erases Anze Kopitar but Kopitar has done a good job of limiting Thornton as well. The Sharks aren't as deep as the Kings and their goaltender sucks so he's pretty easy to beat. (I'm just kidding, relax.) I mean, the Sharks are better than the Kings but you can see how you can beat them.
The Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are tougher because they're the other team in the West that's deeper than the Kings, but their best players are young like the Kings' best players so maybe they'll buckle under the pressure or some other made up thing. What I mean is, Patrick Kane doesn't scare me like Henrik Sedin or Ryan Kesler do. Plus they're goaltending is weak so you can always get lucky.
The Coyotes. C'mon, they're the Coyotes.
But the Canucks... I don't even know how to match up against them. Your best bet is throwing Kopitar up against the Sedins because he's a little too big for Henrik and it gets Anze away from Kesler, but Kopitar probably loses that battle. Kopitar has one assist in three games and is a minus-2. You can't throw Handzus against the Sedins because they'll pick his line apart with their cycle, plus that puts Kopitar against Kesler and I would get nightmares if I had to watch what Kesler would do to Kopitar over a 7-game series. Basically, the Kings would have to hope that Luongo sucks for the entire series to have a chance at winning. That doesn't seem likely.
I hope the Kings can win tonight not for their sakes, but for mine. I need to see that we can actually beat the Canucks at least once before the playoffs start, or at least see a method to beating them. Is there one? Does anyone know? I'm losing my mind over here.
Prediction: Kings lose, 3-1. I pull out all my hair.
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Agreed. They also play a trappy kinda system which tends to destroy the Kings (we rely on the breakout to get the puck deep then cycle, we’re not good at dumping and chasing) much like the Predators, Devils, and every other team we suck against (I know we beat the Devils, but only due to last 2 minute magic borrowed from the Hurricanes). Also, Alex Burrows is a bitch. Even if he never said anything or did his Robin Hood impression (I know it was for his fallen teammate, but that doesn’t mean it’s not stupid) he just has one of those faces that screams, “I’m a bitch!”.
I just read over on the Nucks site that we were widely expected to make the playoffs at the start of this year (note to self: I hate reading other blogs), and that got me thinking — really, who besides Kings fans thought that? I read a lot of pre-season league predictions but I’m having the darndest time remembering any big names that had the Kings above 10 or 12th. Can anybody help me out?
Oh yeah, and screw the Canucks.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Yeah, we were generally out of it but a lot of the write-ups said that we could if things went right. No one thought it’d be ridiculous if we made the playoffs like Colorado or Phoenix.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
I hate the Canucks. I actually lost to them in my NHL 09 season, 4 games to 1. Of course, they had that “Sabrina Ladha” character, which fucked me up.
Remember a few years ago when we all thought we were gonna get Luongo from the Panthers? Not that the Canucks have won anything since then either, but how fucking awesome would we be if we had gotten it done?
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
Sabrina Ladha was a girl who had cancer. They always put a child from the Make A Wish Foundation into the game.
"San Jose is where I want to be at the end of the day, and there's an opportunity now to make it there. It is where my heart is." - Jamie McGinn, 2/22/10
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That doesn’t change the fact that she fucked him up….and very well it sounds like.
by 88fingerslukee on Apr 1, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Proofread!!!
I don’t so much mind the Make a Wish Foundation child in the game. My brother (who had muscular dystrophy) got a Wish, and we got an all expense paid trip to DC for six nights, including behind-the-scenes tours of the White House, Capitol, Library, US Mint, and other places. It was great.
It was apparently the same thing with Zachary Priest in NHL 07 or 08. Although he was a 79 with ‘A’ potential, and I signed him every year. But they didn’t have to make Ladha a 97, especially because she always got signed by the Canucks on my game, who already had Luongo.
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
This is pretty awesome. It’s the Buffalo Sabres’ play by play announcer trying to eat a bunch of Jim Fox’s.
Luongo can fall apart, pretty much sucking for an entire series is how Chicago beat them last year.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
And he was outplayed by Giguere routinely en route to Anaheim’s cup win.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
So, I guess he’s basically the Joe Thornton of goalies in the post season.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Well, at least back then he was — he was new to the playoffs back in ’07.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
That backhander in game six was fucking unreal.
"San Jose is where I want to be at the end of the day, and there's an opportunity now to make it there. It is where my heart is." - Jamie McGinn, 2/22/10
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52% of Bloggers Consider themselves Journalists
Congrats.
I'm here! I know, I brighten the room. Everything's better.
i was once a journalist. Once you freelance without an editor, factchecker, etc., you’re just a guy. And when journalists write blogs and don’t have the wherewithal to proofread (cough Stephens) or observe a word minimum/limit, they’re not being journalists either.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 2, 2010 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Aww, did you see Fro cover when JJ went in? Nice to see everything work like clockwork.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Yeah. Although it did scare me when Kopitar did the same for Sean O’Donnell. Luckily Vancouver messed up the 3 on 2.
by Nut on Apr 1, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
uhhhhhh
I’m terrified of the Vancouver Canucks.
WHAT YOU SAY?
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
But I hate LA, so GO NUCKS GO
Hope you enjoyed watching that game as much as we did!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 2, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
So...
Bernier making his case to stay in the NHL
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
If it’s that easy I hope we get the Kings in the first round.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
That said, though — HAHAHAHAHA!!! Seriously, Sharks?
Hedican is like Huskins without the ability to catch or deliver a pass. He skates well (as of a year ago), and that’s it.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Well...
It was either him…
Or the Russian
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
So Vlasic is hurt bad? Because even then, there has to be a kid better than Hedican.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I wasn’t sure how serious you were… I do like that the links at the end of the article are rick rolls.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
I just got home from a church service, so I didn’t have my Fool-radar on at all. Believed every word of it, because I figured Plank was part of that 52% majority.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Pickles is back next game.
Kids… well, we have Demers who was horrible last game, but has upside… kinda like JMFJ has upside but there are days you want to kill him.
Joslin could be a steady bottom pairing guy with a hard shot.
Moore and Petrecki can crush face, like our next versions of Murray, but I haven’t seen them in the NHL.
Also, it is April 1st…
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Brown scored a hat trick?
I’m not falling for this April Fool’s gimmick — now I’m wise to this sort of shit.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Ott did it yesterday.
I’m still puking randomly
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Hatty for Brown
Cool, as long as it wasn’t on the Sharks.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
fatass has 2 goals tonight?
how’d that happen?
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Well Brown’s hitting the net on breakaways tonight…just a little lesson that anything is possible.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
How is Luongo still in the net?
Even Russia pulled Nabokov after 5 and I’m not sure their coaches know what hockey is at this point.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Ah
That makes sense.
I had Luongo in one league… managed to get Marleau and Quick for him straight up…
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Fortunately (surprisingly?), that FTF league doesn’t have a postseason — just a long regular season.
So I’ll get blown out this week, but at least it won’t be an elimination.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Obiously Raitis Ivanans read my post to the boys before the game tonight. As an aside, I like to think Raitis uses reading glasses. He has 1,000 of them because he breaks a pair every time he uses them.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
by RudyKelly on Apr 1, 2010 9:51 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Haha, they actually thought that Staples commercial was good enough to deserve a sequel?
“WOW! This commercial sucks balls!”
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
I can’t believe people laugh at that commercial. All I can think about is that if I was in Staples and that was happening, I’d be frightened of the retarded guy who is flipping out.
I'm here! I know, I brighten the room. Everything's better.
You ever wonder
If the Sedins flip a coin at the beginning of the season and the winner always plays… no matter who is injured?
It’s not like anybody else would be able to tell if that was Daniel out there.
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
All I know is that I hope I never give birth to twins. One would have to have a sticker on its forehead at all times just so I couldn’t mix them up.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
They did tell one story about a time when Henrik was chased from the faceoff circle, so he made a wide skate around and then went back and won the faceoff — the linesman assumed that the other twin had stepped in.
That was cute. And illegal.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
So, you want to go over what an excellent Goalie Luongo is again?
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
Nabakov has an oversized 5 hole. Discuss…
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
A Kings fan is really going to pick on our goalies? How’d Cloutier work out for you?
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
How many banners did Irbe hang in the rafters of “The Tank?’”
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
True.
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, didn’t Brian Hayward once play goalie for the Sharks?
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 2, 2010 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pissed that he’s still not doing that.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
by Earl Sleek on Apr 2, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit, did you see Demitra’s shot? He overskated the puck so he shot it between his legs! He got a lot on it too.
Also, I think Luongo is drunk.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
I did give my Lucky Luc bobblehead an offering of three Butterfinger hearts because I was mad at all the predictions. It might have been a wee bit of overkill.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
Keep the offerings coming Niesy! We’re a Team of Destiny! And Tugboat!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Sup bitches?
Ryan Smyth is the Carrot Top of the Smythe Division!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Toot Toot!
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
I’m pretty sure this win officially seals my bet with Rudy (though it’s been “all but” decided all season).
Start thinking now — next Tuesday I’ll take reader submissions for my new SBN signature.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
You’re a good sport for reminding us, Sleek. This might take until the offseason to coin your new signature line….
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, no rush — I don’t know that we spelled it out, but I imagine I’ll really have to have it up by July 1st or something.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
How about
“I like a shitty-ass team!”
by 88fingerslukee on Apr 1, 2010 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone else notice when Smyth got pushed into the glass behind the net after the whistle and Bailey stood up and banged the glass on the other side like he was gonna kick the Canuck players’ ass? Bailey rules.
2009-10 Kings Hockey: Delivering Milk Steaks from the Meat Train at an arena near you!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Apr 1, 2010 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
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