Two Days of Results and What Record You Need Now
by Quisp on Mar 14, 2010 11:19 PM PDT
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The Good: (Saturday) Hawks lose, Sharks half-lose; (Sunday) Hawks half-lose, Stars lose, Blues lose, Sharks lose, Flames lose.
The Bad: (Saturday) Wings win, Yotes win, Canucks win, Blues win; (Sunday) Kings lose, Preds win, Avs win, Yotes win, Wild wins, Ducks win, Canucks win.
Which means...
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A Study of Short Term Memory Impairment in Ref Population
by Quisp on Mar 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT
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Jim Fox and Nick Nickson, calling the game on FSWHD, indicated that the ref behind the net was not the one who saw the interference by Ryan Smyth, but it was pretty clear on the replay that the ref waived it off and then pointed at Smyth, so I don't think it was a call that was fabricated after the fact. Also, not to contradict Fox, who is wise, but the puck was pretty clearly over the line.
No problem, I say. Smyth really did bump Pekka Rinne, so I don't mind the call. AS LONG AS A FEW SECONDS LATER THE SAME EXACT PLAY DOESN'T OCCUR AT THE OTHER END OF THE ICE AND THE VERY SAME REF MAKES THE OPPOSITE CALL. Worse: Smyth barely touched Rinne, while Jonathan Quick was dragged away from a LOOSE PUCK IN THE CREASE. It didn't happen quickly, and it wasn't hidden from anyone's view. In real time it almost felt like the whole thing played out in slow-motion. The refs? Didn't see it.
So here's some common sense. If you're going to wave off a goal as a result of a minute detail observed by you through the net and the goalie while you're supposed to be watching the puck, then you have just lowered the standard in terms of what can be called and what can't be. Knowing that you just waived off the go-ahead goal, there would have to be something mentally wrong with you not to be, from that point forward, hyper-vigilant in keeping an eye out for similar infractions. A normal person would attempt to be impartial, and consistent, by committing to memory the exact circumstances of call "a" so that he can applying the same ruling to call "b", especially where b = a times infinity. But no. Instead you're Mr Short Term Memory.
(as an aside, Quick made a comment to Rich Hammond, "I thought that’s why they had video replay." Sadly, no. Per Rule 69.1, goaltender interference is not reviewable. You probably assumed it was, because that would make sense. But apparently the boundary in the sense/nonsense dichotomy is somewhere to the right of "Intent to Blow.")
I have another topic and nowhere to put it. It doesn't deserve its own post, so I'm putting it here (follow link after poll or click on this):
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GAME THREAD: Kings at Nashville
by Connie Kim on Mar 14, 2010 11:25 AM PDT
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Daylight Savings switch, 12pm PST game, AND the game's on FS Prime Ticket. Too many changes here. I'm like a hockey player; I need my consistency. And speaking of shopping, I already have plans this morning!
If someone can challenge me on why the Tivo isn't the greatest invention known to man, I'd like to hear it.
[Update]: The Kings pocket schedule is wrong. The game is at its normal FSW home.
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Mostly Kings News (with bonus shopping links)
by Quisp on Mar 13, 2010 4:58 PM PST
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- Colten Teubert's WHL season is done. Where is he headed? Manchester?
- Questionable Teubert scouting report: "Colten Teubert gets a high five for the beauty of a fight he had against Jordan Hale. Not going to lie, he is sexy. Really sexy when he fights" (via An Emotional Evening " The Pats – According to a Lady)
- The Puck Stops Here has no dog in this fight, but has love for Bernier. (via KuklasKorner : The Puck Stops Here : AHL MVP Called Up)
- "The Colts’ Kyle Clifford has eight goals and eight assists for 16 points in a 12-game points streak" (via Hockey News - Local Sports Report)
- NHL Fanhouse has a nice article on Scotty Bowman, in which he reveals himself to be the Alan Greenspan of Hockey.
- All Things Avs pleads for Joe Sacco not to bench Kyle Quincey. WTF! The guy was practically our MVP last year. Attention people of Colorado: we will be happy to take him off your hands. Maybe one of those Fredrik Modin conditional picks? (via Don’t bench Quincey | All Things Avs)
- Puck Daddy uncovers evidence of Canadian bladder control supremacy.
(Colten Teubert and Jordan Eberle say goodbye to the hometown fans, via www.leaderpost.com)
- Greatest Hockey Legends considers the greatest Oscars ever to play in the NHL.
- Behindthenet looks at goalie performance relative to price tag.
- This story about Brian Burke might make you cry, or like him.
- Kings prospect Martin Jones sets a record.
- Kings prospect Geordie Wudrick is scoring. From the linked article: "Get Geordie Wudrick one-on-one against any goaltender and he's one of the most dangerous snipers in the Western Hockey League."
Or, since the Kings are idle, how about some shopping:
- 09/10 ITG Heroes and Prospects Auto Andrei Loktionov on eBay.ca (item 110505054376 end time 16-Mar-10 23:33:57 EDT)
- Rookie LOT (4) Oscar Moller, very nice lot 2008-2009 on eBay.ca (item 160412363789 end time 15-Mar-10 19:26:50 EDT)
- ERSBERG'S PADS!! LA KINGS Game Used NHL Hockey Leg Pads ERSBERG TPS PRO - eBay (item 270545789354 end time Mar-22-10 10:19:17 PDT)
- 1967 NHL Los Angeles Kings vintage game used equipment bag - eBay (item 110409964267 end time Mar-29-10 08:19:05 PDT)
- Alexander Frolov Los Angeles Kings game worn NHL jersey - eBay (item 110504179693 end time Mar-15-10 05:08:33 PDT)
- Custom JON QUICK ACTION FIGURE Los Angeles Kings Custom RBK - eBay (item 320464480299 end time Mar-18-10 17:46:19 PDT)
- ACTION FIGURE - Luc Robitaille Retro LA Kings - eBay (item 330413736481 end time Mar-20-10 15:05:59 PDT)
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Jonathan Bernier
by Quisp on Mar 12, 2010 10:40 PM PST
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Watched the Dallas feed tonight, obviously, since that was the only feed available. The Dallas announcers remarked, with admiration, on the Kings' system of bringing the center back down low in the defensive zone, and how much more difficult that made it on on Dallas forwards. They also used the phrase, "when you play the L.A. Kings" more than once, and didn't follow it with "you can take the night off" or something similar. And they were impressed with Jonathan Bernier.
Me, I was nervous. Like, playoff game nervous. Jack Johnson's first game in '07 nervous. Bernier admitted he was nervous, too. Terry Murray couldn't tell.
As for the game itself, I expect someone will say it had a "playoff atmosphere." The Kings looked back on their heels to me. Stats show that they did a lot of things right (few giveaways, more hits, decisive face-off advantage), but I don't think I can remember a single Kings scoring chance after their first period goal. Dallas seemed on the verge of scoring for most of the last forty minutes, and probably deserved a better fate. But instead the Kings managed to turn a one-goal performance into a win.
You'd think this was one of those "goalie steals one for the team" games, but where are the highlight reel saves? Where's the clip of impossible recoveries and the Stars peppering him with shots and getting turned away as the breathless announcers ratchet up their play-by-play freak-out (e.g. "e-NOR-mous SAVE!" "I don't believe what I just saw!" etc.)? There wasn't any of that. All there was, was:
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Thursday/Friday: The Points You've Blown, The Record You Need
by Quisp on Mar 12, 2010 9:46 PM PST
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The Good: (Thursday) Wild lose, Preds lose; (Friday) Kings win, Stars lose, Ducks lose.
The Bad: (Thursday) Wings win, Flames win, Blues win; (Friday) Wild win, Preds win, Avs win.
Which means...
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GAME THREAD: Kings at Stars
by Connie Kim on Mar 12, 2010 5:00 PM PST
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Here we go again! 5:30pm PST?! Crap! I'm watching the game after the fact.
Lines per LA Kings Insider. We'll see how long before Terry Murray starts tinkering:
Smyth - Kopitar - Williams
Frolov - Stoll - Brown
Modin - Handzus - Simmonds
Richardson - Halpern - Clune
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Bernier or Ersberg?
by Quisp on Mar 11, 2010 8:26 PM PST
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Jonathan Quick is taking a few days to experience the miracle of childbirth. Jonathan Bernier, the Kings' 2006 1st round pick (and literally the first pick Dean Lombardi made upon his arrival in LA), the so-called "future of the franchise," and the best goalie in the AHL this season, has been called up and, by now, has arrived Dallas. Terry Murray says he hasn't decided who to start. Helene Elliott says Bernier is likely to and expected to start. The poll on LAKingsInsider is 2:1 in favor of Bernier, but that's not a ringing endorsement, as the comments section bears out. The argument that Erik Ersberg should get the start is, variously (from the above-linked comments): that he's earned it, that he has more NHL experience, that he needs to get in a start or two to shake off the rust in case he's needed in the playoffs, and even (my favorite) that if Bernier does well, Quick's confidence will be shaken. Because, you know, Quick is twelve. There also seems to be a consensus (among the comments) that if even if Bernier stands on his head and does the best Ken Dryden impression since, well, Ken Dryden, Bernier will be on the next plane back to Manchester.
Three or four months ago, I argued in favor of bringing up Bernier for 10-15 games, even if it meant zipping him back and forth to/from Manchester a dozen times. [THIS POST CONTINUES AFTER THE JUMP, LINK AFTER THE POLL; POLL IS RUDE AND PUSHY.]
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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San Jose
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68 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 96 |
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Phoenix
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69 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 89 |
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Los Angeles
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68 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 85 |
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Dallas
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68 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 71 |
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Anaheim
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68 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 70 |
(updated 3.15.2010 at 1:25 AM PDT)
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Sat 03/20 | 7:30 PM PDT |
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Mon 03/22 | 7:30 PM PDT |
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Wed 03/24 | 6:00 PM PDT |
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Thu 03/25 | 5:00 PM PDT |
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Nashville
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Sun 03/14 | L 2 - 3 |
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Dallas
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Fri 03/12 | SO - W 2 - 1 |
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Chicago
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Wed 03/10 | OT - L 2 - 3 |
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Columbus
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Mon 03/08 | W 6 - 0 |
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Montreal
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Sat 03/06 | L 2 - 4 |
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