Archive for January, 2009

Dear NHL…

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Kings | 6 Comments »

...please come up with some sort of accountability system for your officials. There have been too many games this season whose outcome has been directly effected by a blatant non-call or a horrendous call that was made. Case in point ...

How About a Little Respect?

Friday, January 30th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 1 Comment »

If you watched "NHL On The Fly" Thursday night/Friday morning and listened to host Brian Duff and analysts Bill Berg and Craig Button, you could easily be left with the impression that the Chicago Blackhawks, by all rights a very ...

Surviving an Avalanche in Denver

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 Posted in Kings | No Comments »

Terry Murray has talked a lot this season about the young Kings needing to learn how to win. Tonight, they passed a tough exam. The Kings' offense cashed in by getting 6 goals total past two different Colorado netminders - ...

Kings Go Wild In Minnesota

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Kings | No Comments »

The Kings played a great game against one of the NHL's stingiest defensive clubs tonight and emerged with a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. The game marks the biggest offensive outburst from the Kings since a 6-2 win over ...

Ersberg Injured Again in Shootout Loss

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 1 Comment »

Kings lost 3-2 in a shootout to Dallas on Saturday, and also lost Erik Ersberg to a lower body injury. Ersberg was outstanding for the Kings in Saturday's game, stopping 32 of 34 shots including a handful of spectacular saves. ...

Jack’s Back

Friday, January 16th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 1 Comment »

From Rich Hammond's Inside the Kings blog: Here's the news out of El Segundo today... -- Jack Johnson is expected to play tomorrow at Dallas. -- Drew Doughty did not skate today and is unlikely to play tomorrow. -- Erik Ersberg will start in ...

Deja Vu?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Kings | No Comments »

From Dictionary.com: deja vu noun the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before If you watched the Kings play in the last 3 games, you probably experienced a bit of this. It feels uncomfortably like last season all of the ...

To Deal Or Not To Deal?

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 2 Comments »

Seems lately, due to the Kings lack of offensive punch, rumors are starting to circulate that the Kings' might be interested in dealing Defenseman Jack Johnson for a top line scoring winger or a second line center. The source of ...

A Horrible Effort, Injury and More Awful Officiating…Does It Get Much Worse?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 2 Comments »

Kings lost tonight, at home, to the worst team in the NHL. The Kings' offense continues to be completely ineffective, tonight against a Tampa defense that would make last years Kings blueline corps look like all-stars. When you have two ...

Ups, Downs and Other Random News

Monday, January 12th, 2009 Posted in Kings | 1 Comment »

The past week, like much of the season, has been a bit of a roller coaster for the Kings. If inconsistency is an earmark of a young team still in the learning process, then, well, excuse the obvious but that's ...

Site Newsfeed

Passing Thoughts
Ok, just a few things that have been bouncing around in my head recently. 1.  Nikolai Kulemin is more deserving of the...Fri, 19 Mar 2010

 

Expert's Audit - Streit, no chaser
Welcome once again to “An Expert’s Audit”.  This audit will be posted here as well as on my fantasy hockey blog...Wed, 17 Mar 2010

 

How Does Our First Line Stack Up?
The Leafs top line trio of Bozak, Kulemin, and Kessel has been together for 17 games now, which is roughly one fifth of...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Staying positive
Well, it was an interesting week. The Sabres had their last 3 Western Conference games of the season. The first one...Tue, 16 Mar 2010

 

Michael Stone a cornerstone
I caught a bit of the recent CHL action between the Saint John Sea Dogs vs. Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) yesterday on Shaw...Mon, 15 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
i haven’t been able to post since the Olympics but i found this link this week and had to throw it down here. ...Sun, 14 Mar 2010

 

Youth In Full Effect
How’s this grab you all as a stat line for the Leafs victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night? Luke...Fri, 12 Mar 2010

 

Welcome To The Gunn Show
Here’s a question for all the Leaf fans who promoted Ian White due to his “impressive” +/- rating of...Wed, 10 Mar 2010

 

Penalties Taken vs. Penalties Drawn and Nikolai Kulemin
So here’s another area where Nikolai Kulemin does a lot of little things right.  He’s been compared on...Tue, 09 Mar 2010

 

A couple of W's make me feel better
The offense is still stumbling, but a pair of OT wins over the weekend make it feel like maybe the bottom ISN’T...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Penalty Trouble in Philadelphia
Ok, so Colton Orr serves a purpose on this team.  In the case of Toronto’s game against Ottawa on Saturday...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Will Kopitar score 40?
To call it a breakout season for Anze Kopitar would be a bit of an understatement. Most of us as Kings’ fans...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Don't Panic
The Kings’ return from the Olympic break started out nicely with a good thumping of Dallas, improving upon the...Mon, 08 Mar 2010

 

Sunday morning armchair
Ian is away this weekend and I’ll be filling in for him with this week.  With the Olympics and trade deadline...Sun, 07 Mar 2010

 

Eastern Conference Playoff Race
The Olympics are over and the trade deadline has come and gone without any hugely significant trades made on deadline...Fri, 05 Mar 2010

 


Forum Posts

Visit the Forums

Team Blogs

**Active Blogs


Other Blogs