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San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for the remainder of the second round of the playoffs for his hit on Jarret Stoll. Here’s the full NHL explanation…
Meanwhile, Stoll remains sidelined following the hit. He will not play in Game 2 tonight and Brad Richardson will take his place in the Kings’ line-up.
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You might not be able to hear Hall of Famer Bob Miller calling the Kings’ second round playoff series on Fox Sports, but you can hear him right here on the MayorsManor show today. He joins us to help preview Game 2 between the Kings and Sharks later tonight, plus share some comments on Jake Muzzin, Jonathan [...]
On if there’s any chirping going on between the two teams:
“There’s always a little bit of chirping I think, but we always talk about playing hard between the whistles. Anybody can act tough after the whistles. Really it doesn’t get much accomplished anyway, right? So we wanna play hard. You know our identity is playing [...]
On if he’s found a way to take it up a notch in the playoffs:
“Good question. I don’t know. I just try and play how I can play in every game. But in the playoffs, it’s a different game too. So I play a little bit better.”
On if he’s tired after the 48-games in 99 nights during [...]
On being comfortable with Brad Richardson stepping in:
“Yeah, played with Richie a lot so I kind of know how he is. Gonna miss Stolly out there, but Richie’s kind of a prick to play against. Great on the forecheck, has a lot of speed, and makes plays. So we just gotta stick to what we were [...]
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On having to use so many different players this season:
“The number of guys we used. Everybody used…That’s still playing. That’s probably a big reason we are still playing. It was totally different with the schedule and the travel. We talked about that a whole lot. We happened to use everybody, and be able to put [...]
Sharks forward Raffi Torres will appear before the NHL Disciplinary Committee in New York on Thursday afternoon. As such, Torres will definitely miss Game 2 in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, the status of Jarret Stoll’s availability for the game remains unknown at the time of this post.
Regardless, San Jose defenseman Jason Demers thumbed out a tweet in [...]
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Flash quotes from Kings locker room after 4-3 comeback win in Game 2
Flash quotes from the Kings locker room (we’ll have A LOT more later tonight)…
- Trevor Lewis on the rebound before he scored: “Yeah, it was a good breakout. Toffoli made a great shot and luckily it bounced right off my stick.”
- Lewis on the two goals in last minutes of play: “We know we [...]