The Official Defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings Thread for 2013-2013

[Tank]

Just watched video of raffi Torres' hit on Hossa last year that gained him a 21 game suspension. Going after a players head when he's rather defenseless is a gutless move. Will be interested to see what his discipline will be as a repeat offender.

He's meeting with NHL officials in NYC tomorrow so he'll miss game 2, at the very least.

[LBHalos17]

He's a hard-hitter, and sometimes a head-hunter.  This hit looked like it was 50-50 shoulder and head.  I think it's only worth a couple of games, but he is a problem-child with a history of head-hunting.  I always say the suspension should match the number of lost-games of the guy who got hit, if he was injured.

 

It always makes me laugh when players and coaches say they weren't trying to hurt the guy with a hit.  Granted, most checks are just to take a guy out of the play and force a turnover, but there are some runs that definitely aim to send guys to the dressing room.

[Angel Oracle]

The irony is that Torres had supposedly cleaned up his act this season, with a small amount of PM.

I guess he decided to throw that out the window, because as a repeat offender he will have the book thrown at him.

I guess you never truly take the goon out of the player for good.

[Thomas]

Torres done for the second round.

[Tank]

Torres done for the second round.

I'd boot him out for the rest of the playoffs. Hopefully you and I are talking about the same length of time.

[Angel Oracle]

Yes!

Two goals by Brown and Lewis within 22 seconds late in the game shocks SJ, 4-3.

Eat sh_t you loser Torres!

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!

[Tank]

That.

Was.

Epic.

Go Kings Go!

[Schildog]

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[halobob]

Unreal finish to that game...it'll be a monumental task for the Sharks to come back from that.

[Jay]

Kings refuse to lose, I like it.

[Angel Oracle]

Now they can bring Stoll back more slowly, hopefully returning either late in the SJ series or to start the conference finals.

Faceoffs definately took a turn for the worse last night.

[Schildog]

give me a stop it torres, just stop it!

[Angel Oracle]

Stop gooning it up Torres!

Just STOP it!

 

Ahhhhhh, I feel better now.

[Schildog]

thanks!

[Everling]

Tied 1-1 in second intermission of game 3 in SJ. Go Kings!

[mancini79]

5 on 3 going into OT. Not sure how the Kings are going to survive this.

[Everling]

No survival. On to game 4.

What really sucks is that SJ was not going to score on even strength. The Kings needed to stay out of the box. Obviously, they did not.

[Kevin]

Somehow they survived the 5 on 3 and a little bit of the 5 on 4. Too bad with 9 seconds left and a shorthanded 2 on 1 resulted in another penalty instead of a game winning goal.

[LBHalos17]

Kings will overcome crappy Reffing....

Might go 6 games; doubt it tho.

[Schildog]

please win tonight. 

[Tank]

Sharks up 1-0 early. They've been swarming the Kings zone so far.

Come on, boys! GKG!

[Angel Oracle]

Bleep Torres the Goon!

If Stoll was playing, Thornton wouldn't be riding roughshod on face offs!

~~<#%%<~|| you, you Goon!

[Schildog]

this has been a brutal start.

[Schildog]

you just knew that quick whistle would make a difference. it's a shame it did. i'd rather kings lost by 2.

[Angel Oracle]

First Torres goons it up on Stoll.

Then the bogus interference in game 3.

And then disallowing a goal.

This series sucks!!!!!!!