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LA Kings center Colin Fraser shared some thoughts earlier today on injuries and the Kings trailing the Blackhawks 0-2 in the Western Conference Final…
Coach Sutter also spoke earlier today. Click here to see his extended comments as the Kings prepare for Game 3, down 0-2 in the series.
Also, after yesterday’s Game 2 we posted a [...]
Comments from the Kings’ locker room following their 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final…
Matt Greene on the loss:
“You play to win every game. So, that’s it. Especially being up by one, we didn’t have our best game and we have to be better tomorrow.”
Greene on the quick turnaround, [...]
Center Colin Fraser took a bit of a curious path to his current role with the Kings. Originally drafted by Philadelphia in 2003, while he was playing junior hockey for the Red Deer Rebels, he never got a chance to play in the City of Brotherly Love. Instead, a year later, the Flyers traded him to Chicago [...]
On what to expect from Chicago:
“They’re a fast game team. They’re a team that likes to put the pressure on with speed and keep it on. Our identity of a team is to be fast but to be physical as well. We have to counteract their speed and hopefully slow them down with our physicality. (Reporter: “Sandpaper [...]
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Earlier this week, Sharks forward Logan Couture took some good-natured shots at his friend Drew Doughty.
It wasn’t that surprising either, considering he’s often the butt of jokes by roommate Trevor Lewis, former defensive partner Willie Mitchell and several other teammates. And, Couture was referencing Doughty’s supposed love of the Toronto Blue Jays – something we tested [...]
Even though the home team has won all five game playoff games between the Kings and Sharks and LA hasn’t won a game in San Jose since the 2011 playoffs, it hasn’t dampened the mood of coach Darryl Sutter or his players.
In an article posted yesterday, Sutter said things like – “We played well enough [...]
The mood at LA Kings practice today was upbeat and light-hearted enough, and as usual, MayorsManor was in the thick of things. Over in the far corner, we even had a little fun with forwards Kyle Clifford and Colin Fraser. Here’s some of the exchanges…
Clifford on the apron being worn around the room today by [...]
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Monday’s Kings quotes transcribed – no videos here, just lots of words
For those who can’t watch videos at work or just prefer to read, here you go – Kings coach Darryl Sutter, captain Dustin Brown, center Colin Fraser and right wing Justin Williams all had stuff to say on Monday afternoon at the team’s training facility…
Q. On the Kings being down 0-2 in the series.
WILLIAMS: We’ve been [...]