(Hmmm...still got my shiner. Maybe another hat-trick tonight?)
I could have used it right away, because our latest effort against the Ducks...well, pretty much stunk.
Not enough puck possession, no sustained control of play, too much chasing back and forth and up and down the ice - and yet we somehow had a 1-0 lead until 2 minutes left. The King most to thank for that stat was our #1 goalie Jonathan Quick, who was an absolute rock all night.
And then, it happened. Two minutes left, and we take a penalty, the Ducks pull the goalie, we have 6 Ducks on the ice vs 4 Kings, and damn Saku Koiviu gets the puck...and ties it up.
(Sorry we dropped the ball Quickie...ya ready for some OT?)
The game stayed tied through overtime, and then went to a shoot-out. Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson, Dustin Brown - should get some goals outta that, right? Uh, no. Personally, I think Nadine jinxed Kopi by finally buying his jersey.
And who scored the game winner in the shoot-out? FREAKIN' SAKU KOIVU AGAIN!! At least Lubo didn't break our hearts like he did with Edmonton. Or even worse, it could have been Teemu Selanne that buried us.
Either way, with the play-off's at stake, losing to to a hated crosstown rival that won't even get a SNIFF of the play-offs this year just sucks big time.
At least the fans are still bringing the right spirit to games, and great signs as well. Except for Nadine, who for some reason did not bring her "We Believe" banner. Bad girl, Denie!
Except you, honey. Please go away....
Speaking of fans, I gotta give a huge shout-out to my Facebook buddy Jerry Archuleta, who I finally got to meet in person after many on-line hockey chats! And it was an absolute blast running into the "Frotographer" herself, Nichole Glaze! We had fun catching up over coffee at Starbucks.
So the Kings only have 4 games left until the play-offs start, and in spite of tonight's performance, I still believe we're gonna be there. Of those 4 games, only 2 more are at home, and the Kings need your support! I actually get a blogger discount code (part of a new ticket promotion the Kings are doing), so if you don't have tickets for April 8 vs the Coyotes or April 10th vs the Oilers, hit this link for discounted seats:
https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/group_corp_start.htmI?l=EN&team=kings&owner=2560656&group=277&err=&event=&customerID=
The password is LAKings.
Hope to see you there. I still bellieve! GO KINGS GO!!
It was indeed disappointing but then came Easter and the Blackhawks helped us out. Maybe that's why we had an earthquake?
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