After three games played in their second round series, the Blues look like a team that aren’t quite sure what hit them. Gone are the days of a methodical, organized, ‘within the system’ attack, supported by good goaltending. Instead, they’re taking unnecessary penalties and find themselves intimidated by the LA Kings. Following their third straight […]
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VIDEO: Doughty, Williams, Stoll on Kings 3-0 series lead
After a 4-2 win that saw the Kings edge the Blues in just about every statistical category – shots 22-20, hits 46-39, takeaways 8-2, etc. – LA now has a commanding 3-0 lead in the series vs. St. Louis. It’s worth noting that coming into the post-season, the Kings had never lead a playoff series […]
First Goal Contest – Flyers v Devils and Blues v LA Kings
Based upon reader reaction a few days ago, it looks like we’re safe to combine both editions of the First Goal Contest into a single post on days when the Kings play. If you’re already confused though, here’s the deal – we’ve been running two separate First Goal Contests during the playoffs. There’s the traditional […]
VIDEO: Brown, Kopitar, Penner after LA win in game two
The St. Louis Blues are now 0-for-26 on the power play vs. the Kings this season. However, LA captain Dustin Brown warns about his team possibly ‘going back to the well’ too often and wants to see fewer penalties in the remaining games of their second round series. There were also plenty more quotes after the Kings […]
First Goal Contest – Kings v Blues and Capitals v Rangers
We’re going to try something new here and see how it goes. As most of you know, we’ve been running two separate First Goal Contests during the playoffs. The first is the traditional MayorsManor contest run exclusively during Kings games, where recently we’ve been giving away a signed puck. The other, is more like a tournament […]