Every Bob Miller Troll from 2014-15
The Kings slumped, but Miller didn't.
It was a "40-degree" year for our Kings, but Bob Miller brought the heat with troll after troll in 2014-15. For Bob, it was a truly special season—for unlike 2012-13, he enjoyed an uncut regular season as defending champ.
And like Boswell to Johnson...Cosell to Ali...Tuesdays to Morrie...I was lucky enough to capture it all.
But before we set off for this "meeting of the minds," let's take stock of Miller's banner year by comparing him to LA's top sniper:
Only Ovechkin, Nash, Stamkos, Seguin, Perry, and Tarasenko scored more per game than Bob!
| Appearances | Trolls/Goals | Trolls Per Game/Goals Per Game | |
| Bob Miller | 68 | 32 | 0.47 |
| Jeff Carter | 82 | 28 | 0.34 |
We are all witnesses:
Troll #1
10/11/14
@ Arizona Coyotes
"Beat LA chant here. Nothing original about that." Bob Miller, our hero. #LAKings #slay
— Mary (@gokingsgo88) October 12, 2014 Troll #2
10/12/14
VS Winnipeg Jets
It was Bob's b-day:
Bob Miller takes a bite pic.twitter.com/zOZpyvRAZR
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 13, 2014 Bob Miller trolling it up this year. "Beat LA" last night, now bringing up Doughty-Bogosian #birthdayshade
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 13, 2014 Troll #3
10/14/14
VS Edmonton Oilers
#LAKings Bob Miller continues his troll-scoring streak: "While they're hitting the Kings, the Kings are scoring goals."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 15, 2014 The Kings triumphed 6-1, highlighted by this Troll-foli goal.
Troll #4
10/19/14
VS Minnesota Wild
Bob Miller continues his troll-scoring streak: "Lots of shots, no goals? Welcome to Kings hockey, Wild fans."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 19, 2014 The Wild outshot the Kings 41-16.
Troll #5
10/19/14
VS Minnesota Wild
Bob Miller with that clutch last-minute troll! "Coyle is going to see this game in his nightmares."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 19, 2014 That same night, Charlie missed an open net in a 2-1 loss.
Troll #6
10/26/14
VS Columbus Blue Jackets
Oh, Bob Miller is back on track: "We're going to spend Halloween in Detroit, Michigan. How lucky can we be?" #allhedoesistroll
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 26, 2014 Bob clearly traumatized by his many viewings of "The Crow."
Troll #7
10/28/14
@ Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Miller doesn't need Kopitar to score trolls: "All we need here to get the crowd riled up is to have Carter and Williams score a goal."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 29, 2014 Troll #8
11/6/14
VS New York Islanders
Bob: "Nick Leddy back to get it. Remember him?"
Troll #9
11/8/14
VS Vancouver Canucks
Miller w/ a matter-of-fact troll: "Vancouver came in averaging 1 goal a game more than the Kings, but here are the Kings with a 4-0 lead."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 9, 2014 Troll #10
11/18/14
VS Florida Panthers
Bob Miller discusses his Hall of Fame jacket, trolls Ray Bourque: "It's 14 years now for me and it still fits well."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 19, 2014 Troll #11
11/20/14
VS Carolina Hurricanes
Bob mocked Patrick Roy's propensity for pulling the goalie early:
@Paolo_Cruz ...I know he said 'Get me out of here once' in Montreal and they did."(2/2)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 21, 2014 Troll #12
11/29/14
VS Chicago Blackhawks
Bob Miller w/ a garbage-time troll: "Chicago is going to get the...victory...but the Kings got it when it counted last spring in Game 7."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) November 30, 2014 Troll #13
12/9/14
@ Buffalo Sabres
With a 6.6 % power play success rate to begin the year, Buffalo was straight blazing on the man advantage. Of course, that's where the Sabres scored their lone goal and eventual game-winner, so Bob responded by zinging 18,000-plus:
Bitter Bob Miller troll: "They're cheering more the fact that it was on the power play, I think, then the goal."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 10, 2014 Troll #14
12/29/14
@ Calgary Flames
Bob Miller calls back his 40-plus years behind the booth w/ this #Flames troll: "Most disgruntled fans with a 2-1 lead I've ever seen."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 30, 2014 With just a couple trolls, December was a rough month for both Bob and the Kings.
Troll #15
1/3/15
VS Nashville Predators
As we'll see later, Bob loves the Kings so much, he can't help but lash out on his own when they let him down. This, of course, was the game where LA came back from a 5-1 deficit, only to lose in overtime:
It's gotten ugly at Staples as Bob Miller trolls his own: "You know the shortest player in NHL history? No, not Daryl Evans."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 3, 2015 Troll #16
1/8/15
VS New York Rangers
@Sheng_Peng first Bob miller troll alert! "Rick Nash struggled last year in the playoffs" right after his success this season was mentioned
— David Wood (@DJwoody97) January 9, 2015 Troll #17
1/14/15
VS New Jersey Devils
All else may be off tonight, but Bob's troll game is strong: "Remember it was Bernier right down in that spot..." pic.twitter.com/Uw8pTKYDWg
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 15, 2015 Los Angeles dropped this tilt 5-3, as a past Kings hero tormented us.
Troll #18
1/14/15
VS New Jersey Devils
After Steve notched two goals against LA in the Bernier Revenge Game:
WHY WON'T YOU LET HIM HAVE HIS MOMENT BOB: ""Not sure he's shot the puck yet, but he's got two goals." #allhedoesistroll
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 15, 2015 The Kings lost six of the next seven games with nary a troll from Miller. Coincidence?
Troll #19
2/12/15
VS Calgary Flames
Miller MC'ed Barry Melrose Legends Night:
"Barry Melrose talked about winning the Stanley Cup... now we're all glad to come in here and see two Cup banners." Those kinda connect...
— THX BUD (@thxbud) February 13, 2015 Troll #20
2/24/15
VS Detroit Red Wings
On Brayden McNabb:
Sheahan? Andersson? Ericsson? Bob Miller trolls them all: "He checks them so hard, he knocks them out of view."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 25, 2015 Troll #21
2/26/15
VS Ottawa Senators
Andrew Hammond was shutting out Los Angeles:
Bob Miller w/ 15 minutes left: "He's working on the shutout...He's looking for his second straight shutout." #troll
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 27, 2015 Troll #22
2/27/15
@ Anaheim Ducks
Bob Miller's trollscoring is back: "Abt half the building chanting 'Go Kings Go' & the other half upset over that bc they're Ducks fans"
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 28, 2015 Troll #23
3/3/15
@ Edmonton Oilers
Bob Miller has a cold troll-scoring heart. On Leopold's daughter: "She should have asked Washington to give them Ovechkin."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 4, 2015 Troll #24
3/23/15
@ New Jersey Devils
A great troll-scorer must be fearless. Bob was clearly unfazed by the Bernier Revenge Game.
Kings can't score into the empty net, but #Troll Bob Miller can: "Hard check into the boards by Steve Bernier. Kings have seen that before."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 24, 2015 Troll #25
3/23/15
@ New Jersey Devils
On Devils fans who gave him crap when he was celebrating in 2012:
Bob Miller with some tough troll talk for #NJDevils fans: "They can yell all they want and I'll celebrate all I want too."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 23, 2015 
Troll #26
3/26/15
@ New York Islanders
Bob Miller w/ pair of trolls tonight. First: "Leddy, used to be of Chicago" (1/3)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 27, 2015 HT @LHultin
Troll #27
3/26/15
@ New York Islanders
Literally on Leddy's next shift: "It was Nick Leddy who had the shot by Martinez in Chicago deflect off his body..." HT @lorihultin (2/3)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 27, 2015 Lesson: Please trade for Nick Leddy & Steve Bernier so Bob Miller can troll them for an entire yr (3/3)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 27, 2015 Like Kareem to the skyhook or Savard to the spin-o-rama. Except Bob has the Leddy AND the Bernier.
Troll #28
4/2/15
VS Edmonton Oilers
Bob piled on with a hat trick in this 8-2 laugher.
Bob Miller makes it 9-1 w/ this troll: "Oilers must be looking to see if that clock is running all the time."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 3, 2015 Troll #29
4/2/15
VS Edmonton Oilers
Bob Miller trolls away smh: "The Oilers are not going to go home tonight. They're going to stay overnight. They may change their minds."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 3, 2015 Troll #30
4/2/15
VS Edmonton Oilers
Was Bob talking about this game? HT @jtdutch
Bob then tries to empathize: "Remember one time in Buffalo the Kings got beat abt 10-2. The windshield on their charter plane cracked (1/2)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 3, 2015 and they couldn't leave town. They had to stay in Buffalo after the game, which was painful." (2/2)
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 3, 2015 Troll #31
4/4/15
VS Colorado Avalanche
#troll Bob Miller not a fan of "Where the Heart Is" I guess. When asked who his #FinalFour team is: "Not Ashley Judd's Kentucky Wildcats"
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 5, 2015 Remember, Bob is a proud Badger.
Troll #32
4/7/15
@ Edmonton Oilers
The season was lost, so Bob took it out on his own:
Bob Miller own troll: "Frank [Musil] played several yrs ago. Many, many yrs ago bc he played against @JimFox19."
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) April 8, 2015 #allhedoesistroll
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