Post-Game 1 – comments from Darryl Sutter after Kings 2-0 win

Comments from coach Darryl Sutter following the Kings’ 2-0 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of their best-of-seven series…
On how it felt to take care of business in front of the home crowd:
“It doesn’t matter where it is.  We expect the home crowd to really be as loud as their home [...]

Comments from Sharks’ locker room after 2-0 loss to LA in Game 1

- Sharks coach on Todd McLellan on whether he thinks his team accomplished what they could: “ I don’t. I just spent a week, six days anyhow, reviewing the St. Louis series and I heard a lot of the same stuff coming out of their mouths so we didn’t accomplish enough. There’s a team that [...]

Post-Game 1: Comments from Anze Kopitar on Kings 2-0 win

Anze Kopitar had nearly 23 minutes of ice time in Tuesday night’s opening game between the Kings and Sharks. He also won nine of 22 faceoffs taken (41%) and contributed two of the team’s 39 hits. Following LA’s 2-0 win, here’s what he had to share…
On Jonathan Quick’s performance:
“Well I don’t know if he helps [...]

MayorsManor Live Radio – Round 2 preview with Jim Fox

Jim Fox is back!  He joined us a few weeks ago to set-up the Kings-Blues opening round series.  Now, he returns to the MayorsManor show to help preview the Kings-Sharks second round match-up.  We’ll also look back at some key moments from the NHL’s first round battles, including Game 7 between the Ducks and Red Wings.  If [...]

MayorsManor goes one-on-one with Kings GM Dean Lombardi

There’s no denying that being a General Manager in the National Hockey League is a year-round job. In addition to putting a team together for the NHL’s regular season, there’s scouting, the draft, salary cap related contract issues, trades, injury management and much more. Just this season alone, Kings GM Dean Lombardi oversaw multiple deals [...]

Monday practice report – comments from Matt Greene 5/13/13

On his 30th birthday, Matt Greene skated in the full practice with his LA Kings teammates earlier today. Perhaps as a slight nod to their inspirational leader, the whole D-unit wore green jerseys – usually not a color used by the defensemen, only forwards. Regardless, here’s what he had to share after coming off the [...]

Ducks vs. Wings: Post-Game 7 Comments from Teemu Selanne

After being eliminated from the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night, and playing in what may have been his last NHL game, here’s what future Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne had to share…
On the loss:
“It’s obviously very disappointing.  We had a chance to close the series, but we couldn’t.  The goal was [...]

Ducks vs. Wings: Post-Game 7 Comments from Emerson Etem

Following Anaheim’s 3-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday night, eliminating the Ducks from the playoffs, here’s what rookie Emerson Etem had to share…
On what he takes from the series:
“Experience, for sure.  I felt even early on in the year at about the 20 game mark the game started to slow down for me.  I think [...]

Ducks vs. Wings: Post Game 7 Comments from Kyle Palmieri

Following their 3-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday night, eliminating the Ducks from the playoffs, here’s what forward Kyle Palmieri had to share…
On if experience being the take-away from the series:
“Yeah, obviously it’s experience, but at the same time it’s a ton of disappointment and it sucks I think.  It’s just one of those things [...]

Ducks vs. Wings: Post-Game 7 Comments from Cam Fowler

Following their 3-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday night, eliminating the Ducks from the playoffs, here’s what defenseman Cam Fowler had to share…
On if he takes experience from the loss moving forward:
“Yeah, I mean anytime you get the chance to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs it count as experience.  And I mean, I guess [...]