Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan was originally drafted in the first round by Kings’ GM Dean Lombardi when he was still at the helm in San Jose. After six-plus seasons in NoCal, the 6-foot-1 blueliner eventually signed a free agent contract with the Colorado Avalanche, before making additional stops in Washington, Calgary and Nashville. Then, a few months [...]
Game 5 morning skate – video interviews with Brown and Clifford
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Following the Kings’ 45-minute morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks, here’s what forwards Dustin Brown and Kyle Clifford had to share…
Dustin Brown
Kyle Clifford
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Soundbites with Sutter from Game 5 morning skate
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Comments from Kings coach Darryl Sutter following the team’s morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks…
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Joe Thornton on LA Kings’ changes
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Conversation with Sharks captain Joe Thornton following the team’s morning skate earlier today…
On the Kings regular season versus post season:
“Yeah they’re a lot tougher during the post-season at home. For whatever reason, they just come out strong, and play hard for 60 minutes.
On why he is playing such a good game:
“You just got to really [...]
Logan Couture calls out Drew Doughty
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Longtime friends, Drew Doughty and Logan Couture have tried to put their relationship on the back-burner ever since it was known the Sharks and Kings would meet in the second round. Obviously, this isn’t the first time they’ve faced each other on the ice, let alone in the playoffs. However, the pressure on both is ramped [...]
Trevor Lewis on missing Stoll, playing with Brown tonight
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Following the Kings’ 45-minute morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks, here’s what forward Trevor Lewis had to share…
On the line changes coach Sutter is making to start Game 5:
“I assume we need to get a little more offense going. Sometimes you need a little [...]
Game 5 morning skate – flash quotes from Matt Greene
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Following the Kings’ 45-minute morning skate at Staples Center in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the visiting San Jose Sharks, here’s what defenseman Matt Greene had to share…
On what he did yesterday to clear his head:
“Not too much. Just stayed down for a bit, did some treatment. I guess it was all aboyt today, [...]
Dustin Penner – ‘Pretty simple: see, hear, do’
May 23, 2013 By 8 Comments
On his opinion of how he is playing:
“Not bad. Could be better.” (reporter: “In what ways?”)…”, score more goals. More offensive zone time.”
On how to get more offensive zone time:
“Just have to do it. Pretty simple: see, hear, do.”
On what he did to relax a little on his day off yesterday:
“It wasn’t really a break for [...]
Kings Game 5 morning skate – probable lines for tonight
May 23, 2013 By 9 Comments
FORWARDS
Kyle Clifford – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams
Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jeff Carter
Dwight King – Trevor Lewis – Dustin Brown
Brad Richardson – Colin Fraser – Tyler Toffoli
DEFENSEMEN
Robyn Regehr – Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi – Slava Voynov
Jake Muzzin – Matt Greene
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Drew Doughty – ‘It’s getting old for all of us’
Quick comments from Drew Doughty following morning skate earlier today…
On watching hockey with Trevor Lewis yesterday:
“It’s tough to not watch hockey playoffs. It’s fun to watch. We don’t watch much hockey in the regular season, but when playoff hockey comes around- any playoff sport I love to watch. Whether is baseball, basketball, I love it. Besides [...]