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The return of Kings hockey. Def. CHI 4-3

Ron said:
I really don't know why I go there. Every time I do, I can feel brain cells dying.
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It's the same *****. That's the best part. Before opening that thread I had a mental list and they were all there. So predictable it's ridiculous.
 
First time I've been proud of this team in a while. This is what they do. No ****ing team in the league plays better with their backs against the wall.

Brown and Carter were ****ing beasts tonight.
 
Dustin Brown flat out dominated this game. Every shift. Not a single point to show for it. Floodgates are gonna open soon enough. Hopefully in the playoffs.
 
Okay hopefully some of you are slowly inching away from the window.

Love to see this Kings do what I know they are capable of.

I'm telling you guys, in my uneducated opinion, the notion that the Kings are missing the playoffs is just silly spaghetti.
 
Was at the game, couple of thoughts:

Regher, Brown, Clifford and Carter were great.
Please shoot Kopitar
Williams and Doughty need to stop with the brain farts

Overall great game...teared up a bit listening to Carter talk about Richards.

Oh and Hawk fans are the worst.
 
Also an example why the Kings are above average in the regular season. Cant play like this 3/4 of the season but its different in the playoffs.
 
Only the first step on the path to solidifying a playoff spot. Big step though.

Carter is a big boy, and makes a ton of money, but it does suck to lose the day to day camaraderie with a friend. A motivated Carter is fun to watch though.
 
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Awesome game. Really hope they can continue this level of emotion, great to finally see some desperation and physicality. But consistency has been an issue all year, following up a great game with several lackluster ones. Can't afford that now, gotta keep it going.
 
I'm a little concerned about the fourth line only playing 6 min. One of the strengths of this team for the last couple years is the they could run 4 lines. Forwards will run out of gas for the stretch drive if they only play 3 lines for the next 3 months. Just as I a feel like DD might as well if they don't find help soon on back end.
 
lak4ever said:
Was at the game, couple of thoughts:

Regher, Brown, Clifford and Carter were great.
Please shoot Kopitar
Williams and Doughty need to stop with the brain farts

Overall great game...teared up a bit listening to Carter talk about Richards.

Oh and Hawk fans are the worst.
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I agree with the players you mentioned that had a good game. Clifford was amazing (and I typically do not give him alot of praises)
Brown played like he wants to stay on the top line.

Our PK still let in a goal, although against the hawks PP that is to be expected. They have some serious offensive talent.
Was a roller coaster.
 
There is a tangible in the Hawks/Kings battles that I think makes a significant difference and that is this:

Crawford really seems to lose it in these big games against the Kings. He showed glimpses of this last season in the WCF, when he got upset when he let in a Jeff Carter goal in the third period of game 2 on the short side. Even the announcer (Eddie O I think it was) said that Crawford never had a chance on that goal and getting upset with himself was detrimental. (That's why I commented earlier that he seems to be his own worst enemy.)

He gets too emotional. He challenged Quick after the second period in game 6, if you all recall. That was just plain idiotic.

Last night, he reacted violently to letting in the Toffoli goal because Carter might have grazed him ever so slightly. No one in their right minds would have ever called that goalie interference but both Crawford and Eddie O lost it on that "non-call."

The point I am making is this: if these guys meet again in the WCF, the Kings can definitely get to Crawford; get under his skin. He plays poorly when he gets emotional. It's a huge tangible and it bears watching.
 
Ron said:
There is a tangible in the Hawks/Kings battles that I think makes a significant difference and that is this:

Crawford really seems to lose it in these big games against the Kings. He showed glimpses of this last season in the WCF, when he got upset when he let in a Jeff Carter goal in the third period of game 2 on the short side. Even the announcer (Eddie O I think it was) said that Crawford never had a chance on that goal and getting upset with himself was detrimental. (That's why I commented earlier that he seems to be his own worst enemy.)

He gets too emotional. He challenged Quick after the second period in game 6, if you all recall. That was just plain idiotic.

Last night, he reacted violently to letting in the Toffoli goal because Carter might have grazed him ever so slightly. No one in their right minds would have ever called that goalie interference but both Crawford and Eddie O lost it on that "non-call."

The point I am making is this: if these guys meet again in the WCF, the Kings can definitely get to Crawford; get under his skin. He plays poorly when he gets emotional. It's a huge tangible and it bears watching.
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So you're saying we should trick him into watching the end of All Dogs Go To Heaven before he plays the Kings? :)
 
Only one way to beat the Hawks, and that's to outscore them. You're not going to shut them down.

Since Game 1 last year, the Kings are 5-4 against the Hawks, and outscoring them 33-30.

Carter - 9GP, 7G, 14Pts
Toffoli - 9GP, 5G, 8Pts
Doughty - 9GP, 3G, 7Pts
Williams - 9GP, 2G, 7Pts
Kopitar - 9GP, 0G, 7Pts
Muzzin - 9GP, 3G, 6Pts
Pearson - 8GP, 2G, 6Pts
Brown - 9GP, 2G, 6Pts
King - 9GP, 1G, 6Pts
Gaborik - 8GP, 3G, 5Pts
Martinez - 8GP, 2G, 3Pts
Voynov - 7GP, 1G, 3Pts
Greene - 8GP, 0G, 3Pts
Richards - 8GP, 0G, 3Pts
Stoll - 9GP, 1G, 2Pts
Nolan - 2GP, 1G, 1Pt

Quick - 29GA, 260 shots, .888sv%

From the first game after the lockout through to Game 1 last year, the Kings were 2-9 against Chicago, because they could not/did not score enough.
 
nice win...very fun to watch these two teams go at it. Felt like a playoff game. See ya down the road
 
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