The Teal Side: Other Blogs for Round One
by Quisp on Apr 12, 2011 12:11 PM PDT
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PrintSpeaking of injuries, forward Ryane Clowe was given a clean bill of health heading into Game 1. The Sharks forward missed the last two games of the regular season. He skated for the first time in a week on Monday and met with reporters after practice.
No word on Anze Kopitar, but when he broke his ankle four weeks ago, the prognosis was a six week return at the earliest.
If only that were still the case. Note to Sharks fans living on the moon: Kopitar is done till next year.
The Sharks have announced that after a team vote, they will wear their black jerseys for all home games during the playoffs. Kings marketing theme this post season: "Back in Black".
Oh my god that's so stupid. Both parts. I am so sick of black uniforms.
[...] No word from the Kings on if they will ask fans to refrain from sucker-punching anyone wearing teal in the back of the head when the series shifts to Southern California next Tuesday for Game 3. It's advised that all Sharks fans attending the game at Staples Center wear their hockey helmets to the game. Visors are optional.
Not sure what this is a reference to. Any ideas? [UPDATE: Oh. I guess it's kind of obvious, or would have been, had I been thinking along the lines of "attempted murder" rather than "Sharks fans think Kings fans are dicks." There's a link to this sickening story in the comments, for anyone else who missed the reference.]
The Sharks have five former Cup winners on their roster (Antti Niemi, Ben Eager, Niclas Wallin, Dan Boyle, and Kent Huskins). The Kings only have two (Rob Scuderi and Dustin Penner).
Justin Williams (with Carolina).
Not to jinx things, but every "expert" contributor on ESPN.com picks the Sharks to take the opening round series. None of the eight contributors is picking a sweep, and only John Buccigross thinks the series will go seven games.
Jinx.
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Not sure what this is a reference to. Any ideas?
"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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Not sure if the sucker punch reference refers to the Giants fan getting beat up at Dodger Stadium. Off topic, but the SF Giants were pretty classy by having bothe teams out on the mound before Monday’s game, advocating non-violence to the fans. As a Dodger fan, I applaud the gesture from the Giants.
thats odd...but good...possibly will do nothing....
SF Giants fans generally hate Dodger fans with the same passion….example….
about 6 years ago i was in San Fran for New Years….all of a sudden about 20,000 people who fill the streets for the fireworks display erupted into a F-U_c(K LA chant……then immediately fights broke out everywhere and people were tossing cherry bombs at each other….it was crazy and awesome all at once…..maybe these two teams need to lead the way…
whenever the Kings and Sharks play we call the Sharks the snaggle tooth dolphins….but weve never hit anyone….
"It's not illegal. It's frowned upon, like masturbating on an airplane."-Alan Garner
Yeah, the weird irony is that Giants fans seem to take rivalry more serious than Dodgers fans. Which probably has a lot to do with the fact that since they both moved west, the Dodgers have been more successful over longer periods of time than the Giants, but I wonder if it has something to do with how SF feels about LA, at least among some demographic groups.
Two things came to mind when I heard the news about the unfortunate Mr. Stow: I wasn’t entirely surprised, because the overall vibe at Dodgers Stadium has become meaner and more potentially violent over the last 20 years. I don’t know if there’s just one cause, but over the last few years, it’s been the first time I can remember in almost 40 years of following the Dodgers that I can remember security at the Stadium being a major issue. This, in turn, caused me to reflect that I feel much safer these days going to Staples than I do going to Dodgers Stadium. And it’s the fans, not the security presence. Kings fans will yell and scream and sometimes throw stuff, but I never get the feeling that someone is itching to beat the life out of someone else.
"Prepare your bladder for imminent release!" — Invader Zim
And it’s the fans, not the security presence. Kings fans will yell and scream and sometimes throw stuff, but I never get the feeling that someone is itching to beat the life out of someone else.
Ever been to a game at the Shark Tank wearing a Kings jersey? It’s actually kind of scary. People there are such assholes. When I lived in SF for a year I went to 2 Kings-Sharks games and had several people threaten to beat me up. It sucked that the Kings lost both games so I didn’t even have much to say back (especially when in the last game of the ’04 season the Kings blew a lead in the last couple minutes and lost in OT. Ugh…).
Ever been to a game at the Shark Tank wearing a Kings jersey? It’s actually kind of scary. People there are such assholes
Crap. I’m going to game 2 at the Shark Tank. It’ll be my first Kings away game that I go to and I’m wearing my Doughty jersey so hopefully the heckling and such isn’t too bad. I’m excited though to see a Kings playoff game since I didn’t get to go to a game last year against the Canucks.
This will come from someone who is clearly biased, but I’ve never seen more than harmless bantering when others are at the Tank.
GO SHARKS!
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin (see profile for more info on this quote)
I'll disagree a little.
I’ve had season seats to the Kings for two years, been going to at least 10 games a season ever since they moved to Staples. I also go to 10-15 Dodger games per year since 1988. While I agree that Dodger fans can be more zealous and prone to violence as opposed to Kings fans, it isn’t enough to explain the huge gap in the number of violent incidents. IMO, it is a security issue.
Especially since LA Live has taken off, there is a huge security presence at Staples and the surrounding area. I see uniformed cops at the corners and throughout LA Live on game days. Inside Staples, there are lots of Staples staff dressed in blazers (I’m presuming they are security as they carry radios). At Dodger Stadium, the security presence is significantly less (although I have not yet gone to a game this season) even though there are at least twice as many people attending a Dodger game. I heard on the radio that on the day of the attack on the Giants fan, there were no Stadium staff in the parking lot. This was news to me because at last year’s games, there was parking staff around to guide cars to the exits.
Personally, I don’t feel scared at Dodger Stadium but that’s because I’m a Dodger fan. If I were a fan of the other team though, I wouldn’t go to Dodger Stadium specifically because I know the types of fans that go and that there isn’t nearly enough security to discourage the type of violent behavior that is becoming more prevalent.
Well, my frame of reference is slightly different, but broader
I’ve been going to Dodgers Stadium since the early ’70’s, and Kings games since the mid-70’s. Gretzky and Staples Center brought a much different crowd to Kings games, changes that still endure. Kings crowds at the Forum used to run up to the front and press their faces against the glass when there was a scraps along the boards.
At least in the Reserve and the bleachers, the fans at Dodgers Stadium now have the same potentially wild, inchoate feeling. I’ve sat in the bleachers and had people spike a beach ball at the back of my head like they wanted to put a dent in it. And it didn’t used to be that way. For that matter, you didn’t have people having their own craps game in the bleachers, as happened a couple of years ago.
I agree with your point about the differing levels of security, but I guess my point is that you didn’t used to need that much security at Dodgers Stadium back in the day because the crowd didn’t make it necessary. I mean, there’s uniformed LAPD at Dodgers Stadium nowadays, and the security level is still inadequate. I remember when seeing real, on-duty LAPD at the Stadium on a typical night meant something serious was happening, not a business as usual.
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How did they miss Justin Williams as a Cup Winner? Especially when he won the Cup the same time as Shark Niclas Wallin?
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Apr 12, 2011 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
Oh my god that’s so stupid. Both parts. I am so sick of black uniforms.
Yeah I’m not a fan of them wearing the blacks over teal myself.
GO SHARKS!
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 (see profile for more info on this quote)
Pick on someone your own size – like Fear the Fin!
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I wish they’d make the throwbacks the 1st Jerseys. Sigh, and the NHLs assault on color continues…
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Apr 12, 2011 1:00 PM PDT reply actions
No word on Anze Kopitar, but when he broke his ankle four weeks ago, the prognosis was a six week return at the earliest.
Kopitar was injured on Mar 26. This article was written Apr 11. How does that compute to four weeks ago? This blog it littered with mistakes.
Not only that, but there is word
If only one would look to a very obvious and accessible source, LAKI. Hammond reported last week that Kopi would not start skating again until early summer at best.
"Prepare your bladder for imminent release!" — Invader Zim
Looking for some clarification. I think it was Hammond who reported that Kopitar’s injury is a lot like the one Williams suffered last year. Didn’t Williams break his leg? I’m wondering how that is similar to Kopitar other than the fact that the broke a bone. I’m certainly no medical expert but I would think a broken leg is more severe than a broken ankle.
I think Rich was quoting Kopi himself
I think there was some ligament damage in both cases, thus the basis for the comparison.
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As a Sharks fan, I wouldn’t have been bragging about Kent Huskins being a Stanley Cup champ… just praying TMac keeps him out of the line up or his mysterious “injury” is still plaguing him.
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
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I think he pulled his “lousy player” muscle. He’ll probably be out for a while.
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