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GDT: Game #41: KINGS vs. AVALANCHE - Thursday, 4/11/’13 @ 7:30 pm PDT (TV= KCOP13:NHLN)

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Re: Quick vs Bernier

Both are talented, but when big opposition forwards are crashing the crease, I prefer having Quick in goal for the Kings.
 
LA Kings Drummer said:
The shutout in Minnasota was pretty big and his last start against SJ looked pretty good also.

And yes, those were 16 pretty big wins I agree but that was all pre back surgery.
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yeah, they were somewhat....but they were nothing like a 'must win' game or a playoff game. Like I said, the Anaheim game was probably the first game he started where he was on the brink of edging Quick out for this stretch-run. You could tell Sutter was finally getting tired of Quick's inconsistencies, and was ready to give Bernier a chance outside of the typical backup start. And with that, the guy was mediocre at best....
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
yeah, they were somewhat....but they were nothing like a 'must win' game or a playoff game. Like I said, the Anaheim game was probably the first game he started where he was on the brink of edging Quick out for this stretch-run. You could tell Sutter was finally getting tired of Quick's inconsistencies, and was ready to give Bernier a chance outside of the typical backup start. And with that, the guy was mediocre at best....
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While I agree that berns didn't play his best game against the quacks I certainly don't feel he was a liability. I feel like he gave the kings a chance to win. If not for a couple bounces and the kings burying their opportunities that game could have been a little different.

I agree with you to a point but I think you are exaggerating just a tad on the quality of berniers start.

And for the record, I'm not basing any of this on a single game from either goalie, especially their latest respective start. This is an opinion formed over watching 40 games.
 
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wow everyone is heated today. Hopefully the kings don't bicker at each other this month. They need to focus on the Avs. They maybe one of worse teams in the league but I would not be surprised if they made the playoffs next year.
They have way to much talent, and are jsut doing ****** because of a crap coach.
 
MN14 said:
As long as you can admit Bernier lets in more 5-hole goals than any 'butterfly' goalie i've ever seen, I'll allow it :razz:
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zing!! Oh, I'm right there with you on that as well.

My biggest fear right now: seeing another Kings shootout this season (someone, anyone! - end it in OT, please!!). I don't know which goalie I'd want in net.
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
Nope, LKD has his right....this 'community' goes above and beyond to be rude if you are in the minority opinion.
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I think it's the majority opinion to be honest. Many people would like Bernier to start more, but when the playoffs come, I think the people who want Bernier in net are in the minority. It wouldn't be smart to bench the guy who won the team the Cup in the playoffs.

And you're right, Bernier had a chance to put a stamp on the position and give Sutter some pause in Anaheim and didn't get the job done. The Kings dominated that game and shouldn't have lost.

In any case, it sends a really bad message for the team to **** the bed in Dallas and then change the goaltender against Colorado, because it gives off the impression that DS thinks Quick is the reason for that, which would be absolute crap. Regardless of who should be playing more, Quick should be playing tonight.
 
Perro said:
Real question is who in the blue hell is the avs goalie?
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:teach: Sami Aittokallio will make his NHL debut tonight after being called up from AHL-Lake Erie on Tuesday. The Finnish-born 20-year-old selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Draft is the second-youngest goaltender in franchise history.

TheSentinel said:
Did they have the glowing puck?
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NO that was FOX 11 KTTV (The FOX-TRAX "glow puck") ... good god that was stoooooooooopid, we'll make it easy for NON-Hockey fans to follow the puck, all the while pissing off 99.999% of Hockey fans that rather not watch lame effects and just want to see the game as it was meant to be seen ... LIVE or in HD on a 70". And yeah I don't know who that .001% would be, but I'm sure there was at least one moron out there that said ... "oh cool" :facepalm:

Fox-Trax-Glow-Puck.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax
 
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Axl Rhoadz said:
Nope, LKD has his right....this 'community' goes above and beyond to be rude if you are in the minority opinion.
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I know I do. When anyone disagrees with anything I pot, I put a flaming bag of poo in other poster's private message boxes. When they open the pm to put out the fire, it gets poo all over their mouse.
 
Live in the Now said:
I think it's the majority opinion to be honest. Many people would like Bernier to start more, but when the playoffs come, I think the people who want Bernier in net are in the minority. It wouldn't be smart to bench the guy who won the team the Cup in the playoffs.

And you're right, Bernier had a chance to put a stamp on the position and give Sutter some pause in Anaheim and didn't get the job done. The Kings dominated that game and shouldn't have lost.

In any case, it sends a really bad message for the team to **** the bed in Dallas and then change the goaltender against Colorado, because it gives off the impression that DS thinks Quick is the reason for that, which would be absolute crap. Regardless of who should be playing more, Quick should be playing tonight.
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This is exactly how I feel. I have no problem Bernier playing in more games but when it comes down to it I will always choose Quick in the playoffs. When it comes to the stretch run, I want Quick the majority so he is ready to go come playoff teams.
 
Puck U said:
:teach: Sami Aittokallio will make his NHL debut tonight after being called up from AHL-Lake Erie on Tuesday. The Finnish-born 20-year-old selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Draft is the second-youngest goaltender in franchise history.



NO that was FOX 11 KTTV (The FOX-TRAX "glow puck") ... good god that was stoooooooooopid, we'll make it easy for NON-Hockey fans to follow the puck, all the while pissing off 99.999% of Hockey fans that rather not watch lame effects and just want to see the game as it was meant to be seen ... LIVE or in HD on a 70". And yeah I don't know who that .001% would be, but I'm sure there was at least one moron out there that said ... "oh cool" :facepalm:

Fox-Trax-Glow-Puck.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax
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I still think they missed a good opportunity with the glow puck... Think instant replay and ONLY if it's over the line...
 
The Dingo said:
I don't know about that one.
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I didn't want to steal the thunder of the Stanley Cup Winning Torta (Quick) :) so I posted the back-up wannabe Torta (Bernier) to get the ball rolling, always a pale imitation of true greatness no matter how new and fresh and good for a short while it may look, it can never compare to the Conn Smythe Torta ;). So now that the OFFICIAL TORTA has been posted, we can't lose ! :nod:
 
Puck U said:
:teach: Sami Aittokallio will make his NHL debut tonight after being called up from AHL-Lake Erie on Tuesday. The Finnish-born 20-year-old selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Draft is the second-youngest goaltender in franchise history.



NO that was FOX 11 KTTV (The FOX-TRAX "glow puck") ... good god that was stoooooooooopid, we'll make it easy for NON-Hockey fans to follow the puck, all the while pissing off 99.999% of Hockey fans that rather not watch lame effects and just want to see the game as it was meant to be seen ... LIVE or in HD on a 70". And yeah I don't know who that .001% would be, but I'm sure there was at least one moron out there that said ... "oh cool" :facepalm:

Fox-Trax-Glow-Puck.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax
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The glow-puck was a failure, but you still have to give them props for trying something new to try and expand it's viewership.
 
One things for sure, they gotta make the top of the net see through to make it easier for plays under review...
 
Hey Puck U, you might want to edit this part of the GDT: "Big Game Story: The last of five meetings this season, The Colorado Avalanche won the first three before the Los Angeles Kings took home a 4-1 victory on Feb. 23."

This is the third and final meeting this season.
 
LA Kings Drummer said:
The shutout in Minnasota was pretty big and his last start against SJ looked pretty good also.

And yes, those were 16 pretty big wins I agree but that was all pre back surgery.
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Yes, and those 16 big wins came when he had a difficult time even getting out of bed some days, and having to lie in the aisle on flights. Some people now expect him to have a season like last season every season. He's not going to have a season like that every season. Some people just haven't excepted that yet.
He could be the worse goalie in the league during the regular season, and I wouldn't care. All that matters to me is his play come playoff time.
 
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