Kings are hanging around for a playoff spot, just 4 to 6 points out. Now, they need to make a run and can start with back-to-back wins against the Ducks.
GO KINGS GO!!
Kings v. Buffalo
So the Kings are shuffling off to Buffalo. The Kings are only 3-6-0 on the road and need to pick it up. They are one point out of the 8th spot so a win, even in OT/SO, will be great. Go Kings Go
Kings Win Kings Win
The Kings beat the Blackhawks and are hanging around the bottom of the playoff picture. WIth 23 points in 22 games they are just barely over .500 but that is only 1 point out of a playoff spot.
The schedule is front loaded with home games but the team played well in Edmonton (2-1 win) after getting their butts handed to them in Calgary (6-2 loss).
Meet the Players
The Kings held their annual Meet the Players day. Annette and I went out there and meet two players, Patrick O’Sulivan and Brian Boyle. Boyle was extremely engaging after the first few minutes. I’m not sure he knew what to expect. By the time I got to talk to him, he was friendly, signed my jersey, and chat for a couple of seconds. I now have his Manchester jersey *minors* signed.
Since Annette was already in line for Sully, I ended up waiting at the front of the line. I happen to strike up a conversation with Sully’s girlfriend. Very nice woman and Sully will be lucky if she says yes when he proposes. They’ve known each other since they were 16 years old! I asked her what was different about Patrick in NHL v juniors she said that he was known as Hat Trick Patrick in juniors while in NHL he plays more defensively.
Overall, a very good day.
Alex Ovechin and the Kings
We went to the game last night. Prior to the game Alex O. had been my favorite player. After watching him dishing out questionable hits last night including one hit to the head on Dustin Brown I’m reconsidering.
Thankfully, neither player was hurt and the Kings won. The Kings are playing .500 and are keeping themselves in the middle of the pack. With the front loaded home schedule, it is hard to tell how the team will play in March with just a handful of home games. For now, one game at a time.
Kings v. Ducks
The Kings went to Anaheim and lost 2-0 to the Ducks. SInce I was at the Last Comic Standing World Tour, I tivoed the game and watched some of it but not all of it. It seemed to be another good effort but they couldn’t score. I don’t thing the Kings could score in a cat house right now.
Alex O. and the Capitals will be in town on Thursday. Looking forward to seeing my favorite player in person ofr the first time. Hope Alex gets a hatter and the Kings score a 4-3 win.
Kings Win
Although I have season tickets to the Kings, my wife and I sell individual games to friends and family. Last night, we had sold our tickets but my mother-in-law ended up with 4 tickets in the premier section. the PR section has more comfy seats with waitress service to the seats. Sweet.
The game was good but the Kings did fray at the edges towards the end. A 3-0 lead into the fourth was whittled down to a 4-3 lead with a minute left. Thankfully, Brownie scored an empty netter to win the game.
The Kings Price is Right Video
Here’s the video to the Kings Price is Right appearance. Annette and I are part of the knuckleheads saying “Go Kings Go”
Here’s my original review from letsgokings.com with a minor edit to the prize package of the second showcase. I forgot to mention in my original review that the guy from Florida won a snowmobile and not a boat.
Ok, so I ended up going to this with my wife and it was a long day. Because we drive in from Oak Park out near Thousand Oaks, we got to the studios at abut 730a. On the way in we see a group of LGK fans and we try to check in. We are told that we have to wait for our group leader to check in. Fine. 840a. No Chris. 9a No Chris. 920a No Chris. Hmmm……
Eventually, they let us in without Chris (thanks for the hard work but where were you?). Did I say let us in? That’s not right. The sat us down for two more hours of filling out name tags, forms for taxes, taking our picture, and interviewing us. Finally, they let us in to the studio. In the audience, I see someone with a CBGB shirt on and don’t know if I’ve seen the legend. Never did talk to the guy. He did have a NYR tatoo on his ankle.
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Anyway, the LGK group is in the back. Someone loses a car, then someone loses a motorcycle, and someone loses a computer and three other things. Ok, first half of the show, three losers. No LGKers.
Second half of the show has a guy win a car and he’s the big winner. Still no Kings so far. As an aside, why doesn’t the last bidder on the price is right either bid $1 or one dollar more than the highest bidder? It seems that would be sound strategy. Three more contestants and no LGKers.
We get the the final show case, and finally, Kings. The Kings were in the first showcase. The showcase started off with Denis Gauthier asking the contesting if he wanted a punch in the face. Interesting. Then, the showed the first part of the showcase which was tickets to a game with penalty box seats during practice along with a crapload of Kings memorabila. We could’ve split that among all the fans and been happy. In fact, in retrospect, I should’ve asked if we could’ve split it amongst the sixteen of us. Crap. The next portion of the prize was a trip to Switzerland for the hockey championships (next year?) and finally there was a boat. The display of the boat started off with someone (Calder?) starting a sentence and then the rest of the guys thowing him into a boat. Eventually, Army with some help was able to pull Dustin’s shirt over his head. Basically, Dustin was barechested for that part of the show case.
The guy who got this showcase PASSED on it. Even if you don’t like the Kings stuff, why the hell do you pass on a trip to Europe and a boat?
The other show case had a snowmobile and a bedroom set. Boring. Less Money. Loser to pass. Of course, the guy won the second show case.
After the show, the taped some commercials for the show, some footage with Heidi for Kigns vision, and a commercial for Jumbotron. There’s a nice Duck’s bashing segment based on the show with Army sitting with a bunch of Navy guys and a Go Kings Go Kings Go Kings segment with most of the LGK group behind the players with Bailey standing on the chairs. Trying not to spoil the segments here.
It is funny to watch the players at the end of the show. Army is talking to Drew, Brownie and Gauthier are listening and Calder is over talking to the showcase ladies. Nice move Kyle. It was a good time but too damn long.
Thanks again to whoever posted this was happening and to Chris for getting the tickets.
ps The only name I got from people was SonOfEarl.
Can We Get Joe at a Kings Game
Here’s Joe Walsh doing the National Anthem at a Lakers game. Can we get him for a Kings game?
Kings Win and the Older Posts
So, the Kings won tonight. They outplayed the Panthers for most of the game but only scored 2 goals in the first two periods. So, when the Panthers scored 2 minutes into the third, there were thoughts of a loss. Fortunately, another goal for both teams in the 3rd and the Kings win.