Kings-Blues Game Thread: When the chimes ring five
by Niesy on Feb 3, 2012 5:00 PM PST
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PrintLos Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Feb 3, 2012 5:00 PM PST
Can we get some Bill Haley up in here? Yep!
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If I only watched tonights game
I would trade you a JJ for a pack of fun dip. The sugar sticks were so good.
Dear Coach Sutter
Kyle Clifford is not a top six forward.
Please.
Thank you.
You’re welcome.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 6:55 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Respectfully,
No.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:06 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
To elaborate
The Kings need a wing, not another center. Carter’s contract is a 10 year long albatross. And I especially don’t like the way has pouted since being traded to the BJ’s. He needs to man up and be a fucking professional.
I do sympathize with your desire to acquire a goal scorer, though.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I hear ya.
It’s mainly that making a 10 year committment to Jeff Carter scares the shit out of me.
If Johnson wants to be a horse faced version of Jaroslav Modry, I can deal with that.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
the only reason i think it might work is because him and richards used to watch my little pony and drink yoohoos and ride tandem bikes. maybe it would get them both going to be able to take long walks on the beach together.
What scares me about their long walks on the beach is that they would probably end up with Richards starting a massive bar fight at Sharkee’s while Carter ends up drinking a 40oz underneath the Huntington Beach Pier.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:21 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Robitaille should lace 'em up again
He wouldn’t be bothering with all this defense-first bullshit and might actually score a few.
Jim: "The Kings have done well on the road."
They’re 10-5-6. That means they’ve lost one more game than they’ve won on the road this season. How exactly have they done well?
Bettman points!
They’re like the second prize in Glengary Glenn Ross. A set of steak knives.
Which is much better than the third prize: you’re fired.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:19 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It still doesn’t warrant saying that they’ve been good on the road. They haven’t been good anywhere. They’ve been incredibly average everywhere.
I agree, G.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:26 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
They've been *incredible* at home
They’ve only lost the exact same number of games at Staples as they’ve won (15-11-4)
No it doesn’t
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Feb 3, 2012 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Kings haven’t had control of a puck in the St Louis zone since the 9 minute mark
Are Teemu Selanne and Melanie Griffith Twins?
by USHA#17 on Feb 3, 2012 7:18 PM PST via mobile reply actions
3rd Tard of the Game: Trent Hunter
2nd Tard of the game: Trent Hunter
1st Tard of the game: Kings Top 6
Are Teemu Selanne and Melanie Griffith Twins?
by USHA#17 on Feb 3, 2012 7:22 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Bonus brainfart
Drew’s hip check attempt on the StL goal. Way to leave your goalie out to hang, buddy.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:39 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Welp.
I hope I remembered to start Halak on my fantasy hockey team tonight.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:23 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Fire Sutter
So let me get this straight. The Kings problem has been scoring goals, so what does Sutter do to change the lineup? Scratch Loktionov and put in Hunter. That sure looked well.
I’m tired of this garbage. The Kings are terrible and no matter what people say about them getting more chances and having more puck control under Sutter than Murray they’re still not scoring. Saying that they are getting more chances under Sutter than Murray is like saying Star Wars Episode II is a better movie than Star Wars Episode I. It’s true but it still sucks.
I hope they miss the playoffs so Sutter and Lombardi can both be kicked to the curb come April.
Shit canning DL or DS is rash and unwarranted at this time.
However, I would like to see Lombardi to address the lack of scoring forwards in the next offseason. Grabbing Richards and Gagne last offseason were solid efforts. But clearly the Kings need more.
I still am a proponent of continuity and patience when it comes to sticking with a team’s front office & coaching staff. Take it from a Raiders fan – constant turnover up top sucks.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Here's my issue wrt the front office
Lombardi wants this team to be the nhl’s version of the Baltimore Ravens. And the Ravens are a good team. Far tougher to play against than the Kings on the defensive end. But I knew the Ravens wouldn’t win the Super Bowl this year and they didn’t even get there.
Why might that be? Oh, perhaps because they still can’t get it done on offense.
Neither, very very clearly can the Kings. DL does not seem to me someone who covets creative players. He’s by-passed a number of them in the drafts. Doesn’t mean he’s not drafted some good players, but other than Toffoli (and it’s a bit premature on that end), he really hasn’t leaned towards very creative players. You score goals by being gritty (which they aren’t doing), And by developing creativity in the offensive zone.
Players like Kyle Clifford don’t appear to be creative, and neither Lewis, Richardson or Clifford seem to have great hands around the net. Who is responsible for that?
by number 6 on Feb 3, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Lombardi wants this team to be the nhl’s version of the Baltimore Ravens.
This is one of the most astute things I have read on a Kings message board this year.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Of course DL will have to go shopping. When you’ve built a very average team that is playing below average hockey what do you do?
Let’s look at DL’s check list:
Clean house, check.
Fire the equipment manger, check.
Fire the trainers, check.
Design new jerseys, check.
Add some faces so fans can force themselves into believing it’s a step up, check.
Make an offer to build a football stadium and buy a football team, check.
Sign the football contract then trade away your top hockey players the next day, check.
If it gets really bad? Hire a “Heidi Androl” type to take over the play by play from Bob.
Are Teemu Selanne and Melanie Griffith Twins?
If it gets really bad? Hire a "Heidi Androl" type to take over the play by play from Bob.
This is the second most astute thing I have read on a Kings message board this season.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 11:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Hoping that Kyle Clifford would energize the Mike Richards line tonight neither looked well nor worked well tonight.
Here’s to hoping that the Kings go into Carolina tomorrow night and leave with a Rooto.
"We will come with our guns blazing, and we just blazed." - Tim Leiweke
by DodgerBlueBalls on Feb 3, 2012 7:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Same either way.
The playoffs? We shall see. They may be ahead of last year’s pace but except for Quick they don’t look as steady or capable.
Are Teemu Selanne and Melanie Griffith Twins?
by USHA#17 on Feb 3, 2012 7:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Random numbers
We’re on pace for 40 fewer goals this year (179) than last year (219). But we ARE on pace to score 5 more goals than NJ scored last year (174)! We are on track to score fewer goals than any other team that has played since the lockout. Think of all the really REALLY bad teams that have played since the lockout… and we’ve been outscored as a team by ALL of them (and probably by 20 or more goals).
We are on track to outscore the following teams in the past 50 years (and please remember, many of these teams had 2 to 12 fewer games to play…):
2011 New Jersey Devils (174)
2004 Carolina Hurricanes (172)
2004 Columbus Blue Jackets (177)
2003 Florida Panthers (176)
2003 Carolina Hurricanes (171)
2002 Tampa Bay Lightning (178)
2002 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (175)
2001 Minnesota Wild (168)
2000 Atlanta Thrashers (170)
1998 Tampa Bay Lightning (151)
(don’t count the shortened 1995 season)
1972 New York Islanders (170)
1970 Oakland Seals (169)
1970 Los Angeles Kings (168)
1969 Philadelphia Flyers (174)
1968 Philadelphia Flyers (173)
1968 St Louis Blues (177)
1968 Oakland Seals (153)
1966 Boston Bruins (174)
1965 Boston Bruins (166)
1964 Boston Bruins (170)
1962 Boston Bruins (177)
by maxwellian_demon on Feb 3, 2012 8:35 PM PST reply actions
That's good isn't it?
Doh?!! Man, if you’re gonna tank, why not do it big time and get a good draft pick out of the deal?
Even in 1995’s shortened 48-game season, the Nordiques (185), Penguins (181), and Red Wings (180) scored more than 179 goals.
by maxwellian_demon on Feb 4, 2012 5:44 AM PST up reply actions
And as for Mr. Quick
why exactly would he want to resign with the Kings. He has to be getting absolutely fed up. I mean, if I were him I would be.
At least my clock still works
1.8
Aw crap
by FactCheck on Feb 3, 2012 9:51 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yep?
As in “that ends the first press conference”, yep?
Are Teemu Selanne and Melanie Griffith Twins?
OK
So I’ve reached the point of desperation where I start to throw out trade scenarios that are most likely far-fetched but in my mind make some kind of sense, so here it goes:
To CHI:
J. Johnson, Stoll* & Bernier.
To LA:
Patrick Kane, R. Emery*, 2012 2nd rd. pick.
Expiring contracts*, Hawks get the D and G they desperately need, we get goals (on a down year, granted), additional summer cap room and a needed pick.
Be gentle…
On second thought
Maybe we should’ve stopped the clock for another 60 minutes… I’m sure we would’ve scored at least a goal if it did…
But then again, maybe not…
Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.
"So what if we're boring?" says Tim Duncan before taking a nap.
Get a Grip People
You just witnessed the Kings play the team that allows the least in shots against (26.1) and goals against (1.92) in the entire league. If there’s a game to freak out about our poor offense, this isn’t it.
I don’t think anyone has lost their grip, nor is the ongoing concern the result of a game in St. Louis.
You must have missed Garrett’s comments
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Feb 4, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
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