I Am Impressed!: Kings 5, Stars 1

by Connie Kim on Mar 3, 2010 9:54 AM PST in Game Recaps

The Los Angeles Kings did nothing but impress last night in their 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars. They picked up right where they left off by getting points and support from all areas. I'm keeping this short and sweet because the Trade Deadline is fast approaching!! Teams have already made moves and I always get nervous the day of. Here's a link to TSN's trade tracker.

Love Fest 2010: Drew Doughty. His effort going end-to-end was the most impressive of the night but close behind was Alexander Frolov's wrap around pass to Jarret Stoll for the goal. Jim Fox mentioned he wasn't sure whether or not Frolov knew Stoli was there in the slot, but if you watch the slo-mo replay, you see Fro take the quickest peak over his shoulder before turning back around. What a great play.

Of course no game against the Stars can be complete without a showing from Mike Ribeiro. He scored the lone Dallas goal to kill Jonathan Quick's shutout. The fact that it came off a power play shouldn't surprise me, and I actually feel better than if it happened at even strength. I refuse to let Ribeiro's presence ruin my day.

Speaking of not ruining days, if Dean Lombardi doesn't make a move before 12:00pm PST, I'll be perfectly happy.

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I literally could not believe DD's assist on Richardson

Going end-to-end like that is something that only a true playmaker does, which means you’re more skilled than most forwards, much less other d-men. It was like seeing the second coming of Paul Coffey, or something. Amazing.

Ribeiro definitely deserves credit for that goal. Crafty, like that fake-out shootout goal that he scored against the Kings that one time. Not much you could do about it.

Plus, I learned that Cliche’s name is pronounced "’Cleesh’ and not ‘Clee-shay.’

by DougX on Mar 3, 2010 12:33 PM PST reply actions

Doughty looked GOOD. I was wondering what the hell he was going to do as he was flying through the neutral zone.

by Connie Kim on Mar 3, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions

To be honest, I was thinking basketball instead of hockey

Doughty’s rush actually reminded me of Magic Johnson when he was young, and how he could run the fast break end to end. And it’s interesting that you say that, because Magic running the break gave you the same feeling, too. He was constantly bobbing around, making head fakes. And after a while, you realized that the defenders had no idea what he was going to do, either.

by DougX on Mar 3, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions