Might have something to do with the fact that he had a Blue and a King standing right in front of him...
its amazing to see the defensive depth Dean has built. We're about 9 deep in terms of guys that can play at this level.
Voynov needs to start getting more recognition. He is a HELL of a player.
Pietrangelo was crap today. Doughty rarely plays THAT bad, if ever and is hated more than overrated petro.
That's exactly what I saw out of Penner. He's not coming out of the lineup if he keeps that up.Norris Trophy candidate.
Penner impressed me tonight. Great assist on the Stoll goal, but just all over the offensive zone just prior to that to make St. Louis scramble.
So did anybody see what actually happened to Martinez?
I'm amazed you thought Penner played poorly. He was moving his feet, out muscling people below the goal line, and making safe plays with the puck. I don't think he made one "bad" play.
Petro is god-esque on hfboards...
I wonder if we'll see a "What is wrong with Pie?" thread
Penner was average tonight IMO. He passed up a very good scoring chance and attempted to make a cross ice path that Gretzky would be hard pressed to complete lol! Also on two seperated occasions did not play the body but instead elected to try and fish out the puck from the opposition. It's hard to watch these types of things when guys like Clifford and Nolan are finishing checks and playing damn good hockey. As for Penners assist on the Stoll goal it was an okay play that was started with Voynov jumping in and making his second great pass of the game!
Thanks for all the tweets. 3 stars tonight. 1:Carter #silkymitts 2:d-core. #mandown get better soon @amartinez_27 3:Le Bernier. #FL-504
Yeah I get where you're coming from. I probably am handicapping my expectations for him right now. I agree that it's not an effort problem with him. I think it's all mental, and he looked much better in that regard today in my opinion.He had a couple nice hits, but he blew the 2-on-1 with a pass. I credit him for getting the puck back, but Voynov and Stoll redeemed that poor decision, which I think is a mental issue.
He got another pass later on in the third where he had a decent lead, but the defender got back and stopped him from even getting a scoring chance.
Most of where I feel he played poorly was on decision making and confidence, not necessarily with effort, which is why I'm not opposed to having him continue to play. He can still do a lot more; I just think that we're used to seeing him play worse that the bar's been lowered a bit.
Hopefully that makes more sense, whether or not you agree Maybe there are things I missed, as well.
LOL oh Craig Button. Chances that the Kings make the playoffs: "Very slim." He never passes up an opportunity to hate on the Kings.
Kings are 3 points out of 8th with a game in hand = very slim chance of making the playoffs.
Not to mention the fact that they're rounding into the form we saw last spring.
Craig Button. Real Man of Genius.
I wish. The main board is too obsessed with how bad we are. I counted 8 Kings threads, none of which were started by anyone here...
Great, dominating game. Can't ask for much better than that (the "much" being a S/O)!
Keep this level of play up and all is well. It's especially impressive with all the inexperience and youth on D. As long as Ellerby doesn't play beyond his means, he looks good out there with DOughty!
@LAKings Can't wait to get out to the west coast and from what I hear its home to the best fans in the NHL can't wait to see it!
LOL oh Craig Button. Chances that the Kings make the playoffs: "Very slim." He never passes up an opportunity to hate on the Kings.
Kings are 3 points out of 8th with a game in hand = very slim chance of making the playoffs.
Not to mention the fact that they're rounding into the form we saw last spring.
Craig Button. Real Man of Genius.