Anze Kopitar on Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews

Comments from Kings center Anze Kopitar after Monday’s morning skate, specifically talking about Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews…

On if he came into the series with a renewed commitment – or plan on how – to shutdown Toews:

“Yeah, I had a pretty good idea that we were going to play against each other a lot and we have. He’s scored three goals against us. So…”

After Toews’ two goals in Game 3 he never had another shot in the game. What type of adjustments were made:

“No, not really. The first one was the short handed one, the second one you could call a lucky bounce, but he was there. It’s a skill play on his part. After that, you just try to limit his time and space, that’s what you’re trying to do. He’s a good player, he’s playing with good players, and they’re going to create scoring chances. It’s just a matter of what kind of quality they are and how many.”

On whether his role has changed playing against Toews:

“It hasn’t really changed a whole lot. We played against Couture and Thornton in the first round. We played against Getzlaf in the second round. They’re all great offensive players, so it hasn’t really changed a whole lot. Going against Toews, he’s obviously one of the best centers, if not the best center in the league, and you pay attention a little bit to that. At the same time, you play your own game.”

In-depth comments from Kings defenseman Drew Doughty on a myriad of topics have been posted here.

Also, morning skate comments from Toews and Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville are up here.

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