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Blues @ Kings – Round 1 Game 6 – 4 + 4 + 4 = 4
My superstitions are real, damn it. On Monday, I ran two miles and then ate two pieces of chicken at El Pollo Loco. The Kings went on to win their second game of the series. On Wednesday, I was about...
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Rejoice. Reset. Remain.
Well how do you like that? The Kings are going to the second round! This isn’t a post game. We aren’t going to analyze the 60 minutes of hockey played, how Drew Doughty scored the most Drew Doughty...
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Replica Ring Winners!
Before we get to discussing round two of the playoffs against the San Jose Sharks, I need to clear up some old business. Back in March we held a contest for two free replica Stanley Cup rings,...
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Sharks @ Kings – Round 2 Game 1 – Payback, Like Joe Thornton, is a Bitch
They say time heals all wounds. They may be right, but what doesn’t heal all wounds? A Stanley Cup. Despite our glorious achievements and the San Jose Sharks distinct lack of them outside of a few...
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From The Archives: The Shark Who Came To Dinner
**By reader request, I’m reposting this article from the last Kings-Sharks playoff series. I had forgotten about it, but reading it over again I am reminded that I must find a cure for writing during...
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Sharks @ Kings – Round 2 Game 2 – The More Things Change
It seems the only storyline heading into this game is Raffi Torres’ hit on Jarret Stoll, his imminent NHL hearing, and the latter’s injury and exclusion from the lineup. So let’s talk about something...
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She’s The Best
Lost in the kerfuffle of the playoffs, I have forgotten to post a bit of news that my brothers and sisters in section 315 already knew. I’ve long said that section 315 is the best section in Staples...
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If I Go To Church, Then I Can’t Be A Sinner, Right?
Now that both Todd McLellan and Doug Wilson have made their comments about Raffi Torres’ suspension and how they think it is bogus, a common theme has jumped out. They, and others, are quick to make...
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Kings @ Sharks – Round 2 Game 3 – Down By The Bay
Two down. Two to go. By the time you read this, I’ll be somewhere in the middle of nowhere on the 5 freeway, heading north to test my lucky underwear out at the HPV Pavillion in San Jose. I won’t be in...
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700 Miles For A Goal
You want me to talk about the game last night, or my trip to San Jose? I kind of don’t feel like talking about either. I kind of feel like talking about the Denny’s I stupidly and drunkenly wandered...
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Kings @ Sharks – Round 2 Game 4 – Return of the Rampage
Tonight we put the stranglehold on the series. The Sharks, for all the hoopla about how fantastic they are one home ice, just barely edged out a Kings team that was playing two highly untested rookies...
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The Greatest Offense
Given the title, clearly this article is not about the Kings’ scoring. No, this is about the offense taken by many to a tweet made by Kevin Ryder using the LA Kings official twitter feed during the...
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Sharks @ Kings – Round 2 Game 5 – Enough Bullshitting Around
Ok so I don’t know what the fuck the Kings were doing the last two games, but it wasn’t working and it wasn’t winning. Sharks have speed. We have size. They’re using they’re speed. Time to use our...
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Kings @ Sharks – Round 2 Game 6 – Up, Up and Away from San Jose
Game 6. In San Jose. Up 3-2. Sounds like a good final score. “It’s a 3-2 league” says Sutter. Until it’s a 4-2 series. The Sharks thought they had control of this series, having won two triumphant one...
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Sharks @ Kings – Round 2 Game 7 – What Home Ice Is All About
Are ya nervous? Excited? Titilated? Did you have nightmares? Wake up with a cold sweat? Did you even sleep at all? I spent yesterday remembering those two game sevens against Colorado in 2001 and 2002...
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Love Me Now, Regehr Me Later & Fun With Hawk Fans
I suppose Robyn Regehr’s two-year, $6 million extensions deserves some words. So there ya go, 12 words AND a hyphen. This only matters for next season and by policy, we don’t discuss next year until...
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Kings @ Hawks – Round 3 Game 1 – Conference Finals!
Man, I’m having to write a lot of these things. That’s pretty cool. Two years ago I would have been over the moon to just be in the Conference Finals. I wouldn’t have expected to even win a game. Just...
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Kings Drop Game One To Blackhawks, Don’t Deserve Cute Or Witty Title
There are some games you lose 2-1 and feel like you could’ve won the game. Then there are games you lose 2-1 and feel lucky the score wasn’t more embarrassing. Today’s game one loss to the Blackhawks...
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Kings @ Blackhawks – Round 3 Game 2 – Better, Please
Hey you. Yeah you, hockey gods. Look, I know it’s not your fault that some Kings skaters didn’t really feel like skating yesterday. You’re only hockey gods, not like, effort gods; Christian Scientists...
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Hawks @ Kings Round 3 Game 3 – Home Sweet Home Ice
You’re probably worried. I get it. The Kings did not play particularly well in Chicago. There are major questions about our top line and Mike Richards is out of the lineup once again. Hell, even...
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