FEED Validator

for Atom and RSS and KML

Congratulations!

This is a valid Atom 1.0 feed.

Recommendations

This feed is valid, but interoperability with the widest range of feed readers could be improved by implementing the following recommendations.

line 1, column 0: Use of unknown namespace: http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008 [help]
```
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blog ...
```
line 1, column 0: Unable to validate namespace: http://schemas.google.com/g/2005. See the Google Data specification at https://developers.google.com/gdata/docs/1.0/elements [help]
```
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blog ...
```

line 1, column 17821: Self reference doesn't match document location [help]

... eds/2068511841009454798/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text ...
                                             ^

line 1, column 27710: content should not contain onblur attribute (24 occurrences) [help]

... uad could actually make the post season.</content><link rel='replies' ty ...
                                             ^

Source: http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798</id><updated>2024-03-19T14:47:38.776-07:00</updated><category term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category term="Post Game"/><category term="Anze Kopitar"/><category term="Connie"/><category term="Dustin Brown"/><category term="Alexander Frolov"/><category term="Podcast"/><category term="Kings World Podcast"/><category term="Marie"/><category term="Michal Handzus"/><category term="Patrick O'Sullivan"/><category term="Year-In-Review"/><category term="Drew Doughty"/><category term="I'm Not A Puck Bunny"/><category term="Jarret Stoll"/><category term="Jonathan Quick"/><category term="Ryan Smyth"/><category term="Wayne Simmonds"/><category term="Finny"/><category term="Teddy Purcell"/><category term="Jack Johnson"/><category term="San Jose Sharks"/><category term="KingsCast"/><category term="Rob Blake"/><category term="Matt Moulson"/><category term="Forwards"/><category term="Anaheim Ducks"/><category term="Michael Cammalleri"/><category term="Player Transactions"/><category term="Raitis Ivanans"/><category term="Lubomir Visnovsky"/><category term="Phoenix Coyotes"/><category term="Oscar Moller"/><category term="Calgary Flames"/><category term="Edmonton Oilers"/><category term="Vancouver Canucks"/><category term="Dallas Stars"/><category term="Dean Lombardi"/><category term="Detroit Red Wings"/><category term="Frozen Fury"/><category term="J.S. Aubin"/><category term="Justin Williams"/><category term="Brian Boyle"/><category term="Chicago Blackhawks"/><category term="Kyle Calder"/><category term="Brad Stuart"/><category term="Dan Cloutier"/><category term="Hidden Gems"/><category term="Minnesota Wild"/><category term="Ottawa Senators"/><category term="St. Louis Blues"/><category term="Washington Capitals"/><category term="World Championships"/><category term="Cat"/><category term="Columbus Blue Jackets"/><category term="Derek Armstrong"/><category term="Erik Ersberg"/><category term="Jason Labarbera"/><category term="Jonathan Bernier"/><category term="Alexander Ovechkin"/><category term="Colorado Avalanche"/><category term="Gabe Gauthier"/><category term="Jeff Giuliano"/><category term="John Zeiler"/><category term="Nashville Predators"/><category term="Playoffs"/><category term="Steph"/><category term="Tom Preissing"/><category term="Dany Heatley"/><category term="Defensemen"/><category term="Girl With A Puck"/><category term="KMS2"/><category term="Kyle Quincey"/><category term="Marc Crawford"/><category term="Peter Harrold"/><category term="The Hockey News"/><category term="Toronto Maple Leafs"/><category term="All-Stars"/><category term="Analysis"/><category term="Dustin Penner"/><category term="ESPN.com"/><category term="Introduction"/><category term="John Buccigross"/><category term="Jonathan Cheechoo"/><category term="LAKings.com"/><category term="Ladislav Nagy"/><category term="Luc Robitaille"/><category term="Martin Havlat"/><category term="Matt Greene"/><category term="Mini-Rant"/><category term="Montreal Canadiens"/><category term="NHL.com"/><category term="New York Islanders"/><category term="Philadelphia Flyers"/><category term="Sean O'Donnell"/><category term="Sidney Crosby"/><category term="Silliness"/><category term="Steve Stamkos"/><category term="Thomas Hickey"/><category term="Toyota Sports Center"/><category term="Trades"/><category term="Bobby Ryan"/><category term="Brad Richardson"/><category term="Chris Pronger"/><category term="DAM Line"/><category term="Daymond Langkow"/><category term="Goalies"/><category term="Henrik Zetterberg"/><category term="Hockey and High Heels"/><category term="Ilya Bryzgalov"/><category term="Inside The Kings"/><category term="Jaroslav Modry"/><category term="Jonathan Toews"/><category term="Kevin Dallman"/><category term="Kings Talk"/><category term="Marty Turco"/><category term="McPhizzle"/><category term="Milan Michalek"/><category term="Patrick Kane"/><category term="Patrick Marleau"/><category term="Patrick Sharp"/><category term="Pittsburgh Penguins"/><category term="Practice"/><category term="Scott Thornton"/><category term="Sean Avery"/><category term="Sherry"/><category term="Teebz"/><category term="Viatcheslav Voinov"/><category term="A Queen Among Kings"/><category term="Andrei Loktionov"/><category term="Andy McDonald"/><category term="Birthday"/><category term="Brian Willsie"/><category term="Chris Drury"/><category term="Colton Teubert"/><category term="Contract Extension"/><category term="Daniel Briere"/><category term="Devin Setoguchi"/><category term="Dion Phaneuf"/><category term="Ed Jovanovski"/><category term="Evgeni Nabokov"/><category term="Frozen Royalty"/><category term="Hockey Blog In Canada"/><category term="Ilya Kovalchuk"/><category term="Interview"/><category term="Joe Thornton"/><category term="John Tavares"/><category term="Kings Vision"/><category term="Mike Green"/><category term="Mike Ribeiro"/><category term="New Jersey Devils"/><category term="New York Rangers"/><category term="Preview"/><category term="Radim Vrbata"/><category term="Randy Jones"/><category term="Roberto Luongo"/><category term="Season Opener"/><category term="Shane Doan"/><category term="Steve Sullivan"/><category term="Sucks"/><category term="Taylor Pyatt"/><category term="Team Canada"/><category term="Trade Rumors"/><category term="Versus"/><category term="Wayne Gretzky"/><category term="Zach Parise"/><category term="AHL Rookie Of The Year"/><category term="Ales Hemsky"/><category term="Alex Burrows"/><category term="Andrei Kostitsyn"/><category term="Atlanta Thrashers"/><category term="Bill Guerin"/><category term="Blog"/><category term="Braydon Coburn"/><category term="Brian Rolston"/><category term="Brooks Laich"/><category term="Carolina Hurricanes"/><category term="Chris Kunitz"/><category term="Christina"/><category term="Cristobal Huet"/><category term="Daniel Cleary"/><category term="Daniel Winnik"/><category term="David Moss"/><category term="Elise"/><category term="Eric Belanger"/><category term="Evgeni Malkin"/><category term="FSN"/><category term="Florida Panthers"/><category term="Garrett Roe"/><category term="Gary Bettman"/><category term="Geordie Wudrick"/><category term="Greener"/><category term="He Score"/><category term="He Shoot"/><category term="Heidi Androl"/><category term="Henrik Sedin"/><category term="Hilary Duff"/><category term="Jamie Benn"/><category term="Jarome Iginla"/><category term="Jere Lehtinen"/><category term="Jeremy Roenick"/><category term="Jerome Iginla"/><category term="Joe Palveski"/><category term="Joel Ward"/><category term="Jon Klemm"/><category term="Kevin Westgarth"/><category term="Kyle Wellwood"/><category term="Lauri Tukonen"/><category term="Lukas Kaspar"/><category term="Manchester Monarchs"/><category term="Manny Legace"/><category term="Marc-Andre Fleury"/><category term="Marcel Goc"/><category term="Marian Gaborik"/><category term="Marion Gaborik"/><category term="Mark Recchi"/><category term="Martin Rucinsky"/><category term="Mats Sundin"/><category term="Matt Ellis"/><category term="Michael Nylander"/><category term="Mikael Samuelsson"/><category term="Mike Comrie"/><category term="Mike Modano"/><category term="Milan Hejduk"/><category term="Musings of a Radical Redhead"/><category term="NHL Entry Draft"/><category term="Nathan Horton"/><category term="Nicklas Backstrom"/><category term="Overtime"/><category term="Owen Nolan"/><category term="Part"/><category term="Patrick Elias"/><category term="Patrik Berglund"/><category term="Prospects"/><category term="Rich Hammond"/><category term="Rick DiPietro"/><category term="Rick Nash"/><category term="Rob Scuderi"/><category term="Robert Czarnik"/><category term="Ryan Getzlaf"/><category term="Ryan Potunly"/><category term="Ryane Clowe"/><category term="Saku Koivu"/><category term="Scott Parse"/><category term="Scottie Upshall"/><category term="Sean O'Leary"/><category term="Shea Weber"/><category term="Sheldon Souray"/><category term="Tampa Bay Lightning"/><category term="Teemu Selanne"/><category term="Terry Murray"/><category term="Thanksgiving"/><category term="Travis Zajac"/><category term="Trevor Lewis"/><category term="Valtteri Filppula"/><category term="Vincent Lecavalier"/><category term="YouTube"/><category term="18"/><category term="568 Reasons Why..."/><category term="A View From The Cheap Seats"/><category term="Acid Queen"/><category term="Adam Proteau"/><category term="Adrian Aucoin"/><category term="Ales Kotalik"/><category term="Alex Steen"/><category term="Alexander Edler"/><category term="Alexander Semin"/><category term="Anders Eriksson"/><category term="Andreas Lilja"/><category term="Andrej Meszaros"/><category term="Andrew Cogliano"/><category term="Andrew Ebbett"/><category term="Andy Hilbert"/><category term="Anthony Stewart"/><category term="Arrested"/><category term="Assholes"/><category term="Awesomeness"/><category term="Battle of California"/><category term="Beer League"/><category term="Ben Eager"/><category term="Bethany"/><category term="Bethany's Hockey Rants"/><category term="Bill Masterton Trophy"/><category term="Boo"/><category term="Boston Bruins"/><category term="Brad Boyes"/><category term="Brad Meyers"/><category term="Brad Richards"/><category term="Brady Murray"/><category term="Brandon Segal"/><category term="Brayden Schenn"/><category term="Breakfast With The GM"/><category term="Brenden Morrow"/><category term="Bress"/><category term="Bret Hedican"/><category term="Brian Engblom"/><category term="Brian Little"/><category term="Brian Sutherby"/><category term="Bryan Berard"/><category term="Buffalo Sabres"/><category term="Business Card Holder"/><category term="Buyout"/><category term="Cal O'Reilly"/><category term="Cam Paddock"/><category term="Carey Price"/><category term="Carlo Colaiacovo"/><category term="Chicago Blackhawk"/><category term="Choke Artists"/><category term="Chris Simon"/><category term="Chris Stewart"/><category term="Christopher Higgins"/><category term="Coaching"/><category term="Cody Mcleod"/><category term="Colin White"/><category term="Core 4"/><category term="Corey Perry"/><category term="Cory Stillman"/><category term="Craig Conroy"/><category term="Craig Rivet"/><category term="Curtis Glencross"/><category term="Curtis Sanford"/><category term="Czech Republic"/><category term="Dainius Zubrus"/><category term="Dan Boyle"/><category term="Dan LaCouture"/><category term="Daniel Alfredsson"/><category term="Daniel Carcillo"/><category term="Daniel Sedin"/><category term="Daniel Taylor"/><category term="Darcy Regier"/><category term="Darren Helm"/><category term="Daryl Evans"/><category term="Dave Bolland"/><category term="David Backes"/><category term="David Clarkson"/><category term="David Jones"/><category term="David Perron"/><category term="Denis Gauthier"/><category term="Derek Boogaard"/><category term="Doug Weight"/><category term="Drew Bagnall"/><category term="Dustin Boyd"/><category term="E.J. Hradek"/><category term="Earl Sleek"/><category term="Earthquake Central"/><category term="Elly"/><category term="Entry Draft"/><category term="Eric Nystrom"/><category term="Erik Cole"/><category term="Erik Johnson"/><category term="Ethan Moreau"/><category term="Evgeny Artyukhin"/><category term="Fail"/><category term="Fired"/><category term="Free Agency"/><category term="GM"/><category term="Gann Matsuda"/><category term="Guillaume Latendresse"/><category term="Hockeybuzz.com"/><category term="Hockeywood"/><category term="Hockeywood L.A."/><category term="Honda Center"/><category term="Hot Bitches"/><category term="Ice Girls"/><category term="J.P. Dumont"/><category term="Jake Dowell"/><category term="Jakub Voracek"/><category term="James van Riemsdyk"/><category term="Jamie Langenbrunner"/><category term="Jaroslav Halak"/><category term="Jason Arnott"/><category term="Jason Chimera"/><category term="Jason Spezza"/><category term="Jay Bouwmeester"/><category term="Jay McKee"/><category term="Jean-Sebastien Giguere"/><category term="Jewels From The Crown"/><category term="Joe Piskula"/><category term="Joel Madden"/><category term="Joel Perrault"/><category term="Joffrey Lupul"/><category term="Jordan Leopold"/><category term="Jordan Staal"/><category term="Jose Theodore"/><category term="Josh Harding"/><category term="Joy Russo"/><category term="Justin Azevedo"/><category term="Karel Rachunek"/><category term="Keith Ballard"/><category term="Keith Tkachuk"/><category term="Kerri"/><category term="Kevin Provencher"/><category term="Kevin Weekes"/><category term="Kim Johnsson"/><category term="Kings Care Foundation"/><category term="Kings Jersey"/><category term="Kirk Matlby"/><category term="Kris Draper"/><category term="Kris Russell"/><category term="Kris Versteeg"/><category term="L.A."/><category term="L.A. Times"/><category term="LA Kings Insider"/><category term="LA Times"/><category term="Larry Brooks"/><category term="Las Vegas"/><category term="Letter"/><category term="Liam Reddox"/><category term="Lukas Krajicek"/><category term="Luke Schenn"/><category term="MTV's Cribs"/><category term="Management"/><category term="Manchester"/><category term="Manny Malhotra"/><category term="Marc Pouliot"/><category term="Marc-Andre Cliche"/><category term="Marc-Antoine Pouliot"/><category term="Marc-Edouard Vlasic"/><category term="Marcel Dionne"/><category term="Marek Svatos"/><category term="Marek Zidlicky"/><category term="Marian Hossa"/><category term="Mark Fistric"/><category term="Martin Lapointe"/><category term="Martin Nolet"/><category term="Marty Reasoner"/><category term="Mason Raymond"/><category term="Mathias Tjarnqvist"/><category term="Mathieu Garon"/><category term="Matt Bayda"/><category term="Matt Bradley"/><category term="Matt Cullen"/><category term="Matt Duchene"/><category term="Matt Hunwick"/><category term="Meet The Players"/><category term="Michal Rozsival"/><category term="Mickey Renaud"/><category term="Mika Pyorala"/><category term="Mike Fisher"/><category term="Mike Komisarik"/><category term="Mike Richards"/><category term="Mike Smith"/><category term="Moose"/><category term="Mugshot"/><category term="NHL"/><category term="NHL Draft Lottery"/><category term="NHL Rookie of the Year"/><category term="Nadine"/><category term="New Hampshire"/><category term="Nick Schultz"/><category term="Nicklas Lidstrom"/><category term="Notebook"/><category term="Olli Jokinen"/><category term="Olympics"/><category term="Out for work"/><category term="Overtime Promo"/><category term="Patrice Brisebois"/><category term="Patrick Rissmiller"/><category term="Paul Baier"/><category term="Pavel Datsyuk"/><category term="Payroll Issues"/><category term="Peter Forsberg"/><category term="Peter Mueller"/><category term="Phil Anschutz"/><category term="Prediction"/><category term="Predictions"/><category term="Preseason"/><category term="Puck"/><category term="Puck Daddy"/><category term="Puck Podcast"/><category term="Purple Crushed Velvet"/><category term="Questionnaire"/><category term="Raffi Torres"/><category term="Ray Emery"/><category term="Ray Ferraro"/><category term="Rene Bourque"/><category term="Richard Clune"/><category term="Richard Zednik"/><category term="Risk Nash"/><category term="Ron Hextall"/><category term="Roster Moves"/><category term="RudyKelly"/><category term="Ryan Johnson"/><category term="Ryan Jones"/><category term="Ryan Kesler"/><category term="SB Nation"/><category term="Salary Cap"/><category term="Sam Gagner"/><category term="Samuel Pahlsson"/><category term="Scarlett Ice"/><category term="Schedule"/><category term="Scott Hartnell"/><category term="Season Preview"/><category term="Season Tickets"/><category term="Sergei Brylin"/><category term="Sergei Fedorov"/><category term="Sergei Zubov"/><category term="Shea"/><category term="Simon Gagne"/><category term="Slovakia"/><category term="SportSquee"/><category term="Staples Center"/><category term="Steve Mason"/><category term="Steve Yzerman"/><category term="Stu Barnes"/><category term="TJ Oshie"/><category term="Teka"/><category term="The 2 Man Advantage"/><category term="The Royal Rebound"/><category term="Thomas Kaberle"/><category term="Ticket Master Sucks"/><category term="Tim Jackman"/><category term="Todd Marchant"/><category term="Todd White"/><category term="Tom Kostopoulos"/><category term="Tomas Holmstrom"/><category term="Tomas Kopecky"/><category term="Tomas Plekanec"/><category term="Tomas Plihal"/><category term="Tomas Vokoun"/><category term="Too Adorable"/><category term="Triple Crown Line"/><category term="Troy Brouwer"/><category term="Tuomo Ruutu"/><category term="Twitter"/><category term="Tyler Kennedy"/><category term="Vaclav Prospal"/><category term="Vancouver"/><category term="Vesa Toskala"/><category term="Victor Oreskovich"/><category term="Vjateslav Voinov"/><category term="Vladimir Dravecky"/><category term="Weber"/><category term="Z"/><category term="Zbynek Michalek"/><category term="Zdeno Chara"/><category term="iPhone"/><title type='text'>A Queen Among Kings</title><subtitle type='html'>The Kings Would Read It</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>392</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-8492958338975780405</id><published>2010-01-17T15:30:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T11:31:08.634-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blog"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jewels From The Crown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="SB Nation"/><title type='text'>Moving On Up</title><content type='html'>Today is the day!!! This is my final post here on A Queen Among Kings, but I'm in no way halting my writing of all things Los Angeles Kings hockey. This is actually the big change I mentioned a few weeks ago. As of you reading this post, I have moved over to SB Nation to manage the Kings blog there. I round out their NHL family of bloggers and hope everyone will move there with me to join the large hockey community that already exists. Another fun announcement is that the name of my blog is changing too! I will be operating under <a href="http://www.jewelsfromthecrown.com/">Jewels From The Crown</a>. I hope everyone follows the link over there and continues the discussion. Thanks so much to everyone for visiting this site since its inception! I truly appreciate it! I'll definitely miss this blog, no doubt. But I hope you see you over at Jewels From The Crown!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/8492958338975780405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=8492958338975780405' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8492958338975780405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8492958338975780405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2010/01/moving-on-up_17.html' title='Moving On Up'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-8565328328242554162</id><published>2010-01-10T15:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-10T16:04:38.502-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Brandon Segal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daniel Cleary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Darren Helm"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="David Perron"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Detroit Red Wings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Matt Greene"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sean O'Donnell"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="St. Louis Blues"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="TJ Oshie"/><title type='text'>Extra! Extra! The Kings Are Mortal!</title><content type='html'>After watching the Los Angeles Kings throw everything at the Detroit Red Wings including the fixtures on the toilet on Thursday, it was hard to get up for the game against the St. Louis Blues last night. There was basically nothing the Kings could do to match the intensity and desperation they showed on Thursday, but I faithfully watched the second game wondering what was going to happen. Let's just say the number of hits to Blues' faces matched the number of shots on Jimmy Howard. I can't remember the last time I was brought to tears from the result of a Kings game, but my mascara was definitely being smeared from under my eyes after Darren Helm spun away from Sean O'Donnell in the corner only to beat Jonathan Quick through the legs after a poke check loosened the puck from Helm's grip. The remaining 17 seconds had my hands occupying my eye space from the sheer output of effort and sustained attack from the Kings, which is usually the complete opposite in these games. I couldn't believe how quickly I was brought to my knees after Ryan Smyth had me running down the hall screaming with his power play goal late in the third period. I was expecting nothing other than overtime to come around after the tying goal. Maybe next time I shouldn't be so expectant of an outcome. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0pgd0t33CI/AAAAAAAABe0/2Waw5yazyng/s1600-h/Smyth+on+net.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0pgd0t33CI/AAAAAAAABe0/2Waw5yazyng/s400/Smyth+on+net.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425254766604704802" border="0" /></a> When one is given the task of following a great act with his or her own, the pressure to "bring it" is as heavy as an anvil on the chest of the performer. For the Kings, it's a rare occurrence to have an insane effort result in a loss knowing they will have to follow it up with a game against a team possessing a boring yet (arguably) similar style of play to their own. This was definitely the case against the Blues at the Staples Center on Saturday night. The slow start let me know it wasn't going to be anything like the Red Wings game a mere two days earlier. The biggest difference was the underwhelming performance of Quick. Perhaps the sheer number of games has caught up with this young pup, but the goals against were ugly and he was yanked after letting in four unsightly ones. Erik Ersberg stepped in with a little over 13 minutes to play, which was about the time where the Kings decided they wanted to try and win. Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown notched a goal apiece, but it wasn't enough to get the tie and at least one point. There are a few things from the game I wanted to mention because I found them fascinating. The first is that apparently the Blues have one of the highest penalty killing percentages in the league. Where did that come from? The other is the annoying fact that Raitis Ivanans doesn't fight. Sean O'Donnell and Matt Greene scuffled against Brad Winchester and BJ Crombeen, not respectively, while Ivanans did nothing. The roles of the aforementioned Kings players are obvious and need not be explained. Let's fix this picture, people. The next game for the Kings will be tomorrow against the San Jose Sharks. I'm not sure the outcome here since I predicted the Kings would go 5-2 during this seven-game home stand and that they would split the two games with the Sharks. They're already two down and another loss wouldn't look very good to the misty-eyed Kings fans who were hoping this squad could actually make the post season.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/8565328328242554162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=8565328328242554162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8565328328242554162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8565328328242554162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2010/01/extra-extra-kings-are-mortal.html' title='Extra! Extra! The Kings Are Mortal!'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0pgd0t33CI/AAAAAAAABe0/2Waw5yazyng/s72-c/Smyth+on+net.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-3329994621596573762</id><published>2010-01-05T13:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-05T13:10:13.343-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Calgary Flames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dion Phaneuf"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Minnesota Wild"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Oscar Moller"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="San Jose Sharks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Washington Capitals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Ringing In The New Year!</title><content type='html'>The new year festivities brought exciting news for Los Angeles Kings fans, a team that's back on the winning side! After a four-game losing streak, an eight-day hiatus, and the start of a new decade, the Kings find themselves in the middle of a three-game winning streak with the Detroit Red Wings coming into Staples Center on Thursday the 7th. There has been a ton of news for the Kings and I've been neglecting this space for a few days, but I'm back on the horse! <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0OeXjWrDZI/AAAAAAAABes/3J6w16YFues/s1600-h/Brown.JPG"></a><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=11748">(LAKings.com)</a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0OeXjWrDZI/AAAAAAAABes/3J6w16YFues/s400/Brown.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423352503748726162" border="0" /> </div>Here are some updates with a bit of my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundreds_and_thousands">hundreds and thousands</a> served up to you, the faithful reader: <ul><li>Drew Doughty makes the Team Canada Olympic roster as the 7th defensemen in a pretty exciting announcement ceremony on TSN with Twitter all abuzz. There were plenty of skeptics with this final choice, but after last night's game against the San Jose Sharks, Stevie Yzerman is looking very dapper with this decision. Doughty notched 4 assists in the 6-2 romping of the Sharks in their own house, no less!</li><li>Three Kings were named to Team USA's Olympic roster; Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, and Jonathan Quick. The presentation of this roster after the Winter Classic was pretty awesome. I was expecting Brown and Johnson to be announced, but to see Quick's name included sent a rush of happiness down my spine. Quick has had a great season so far and this inclusion into the Olympics proves his worth. </li><li>Much has been said of the Dion Phaneuf hit on Anze Kopitar on December 30th; it was dirty, it was clean, and Phaneuf is a douche. This last part is true. For my two cents, the play was dirty because he was no where near the puck when he hit Kopitar, the hit was clean in that his leprous limbs were tucked in and that Kopitar did not suffer a mortal wound, but the hit was also exceedingly, disgustingly, and horrifically excessive and has no business being doled out by anyone. Glad he was ejected from the game. That is all. </li><li>The Kings on the <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/">World Junior teams</a> are rounding out nicely and getting some recognition of their own. The Gold Medal game is tonight between Canada and the US making me wish everyday that I had the NHL Network. </li><li>This Thursday's game will start a seven-game home stand where I'm hoping the Kings pull a 5-2 record. They'll probably split the two games against the Sharks, blowout either the St. Louis Blues or Anaheim Ducks, and get shelled by the Buffalo Sabres. The contest with the Boston Bruins will be intriguing enough with the battle of the Team USA goaltenders marketed against each other.</li></ul>Lastly, go Kings!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/3329994621596573762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=3329994621596573762' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3329994621596573762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3329994621596573762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2010/01/ringing-in-new-year.html' title='Ringing In The New Year!'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/S0OeXjWrDZI/AAAAAAAABes/3J6w16YFues/s72-c/Brown.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-9069215947845086417</id><published>2009-12-30T09:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T09:39:13.462-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dion Phaneuf"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jay Bouwmeester"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mike Green"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Olympics"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vancouver"/><title type='text'>Drew Doughty Makes Team Canada Olympic Roster!</title><content type='html'>For Los Angeles Kings fans, today's announcement of Drew Doughty being named to Team Canada in the Olympics was fantastic. Doughty was the under dog to get named to the Canadian roster with the likes of Mike Green, Jay Bouwmeester, and Dion Phaneuf possibly making the team. I am absolutely ecstatic and cannot wait for the Olympics to start! GO DOUGHTY!!!!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/9069215947845086417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=9069215947845086417' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9069215947845086417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9069215947845086417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/drew-doughty-makes-team-canada-olympic.html' title='Drew Doughty Makes Team Canada Olympic Roster!'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-8235455692145403627</id><published>2009-12-29T10:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-29T11:17:40.285-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Eric Belanger"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ilya Bryzgalov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jack Johnson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Martin Havlat"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Minnesota Wild"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Phoenix Coyotes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Teddy Purcell"/><title type='text'>I Was Happy For 12 Seconds</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings have played two games since Christmas and have zero points to show for it. They've lost to the Phoenix Coyotes (3-2) and Minnesota Wild (4-3); both were one-goal games and both were heart breakers. The Kings had a 6-on-3 to end the game against Phoenix with a flurry of pucks at Ilya Bryzgalov but the clock wound to 0:00 and my adrenaline died. The game last night against the Wild was played at a pace that I wish the Kings could maintain at all times. Alas, they were outmatched in the last few minutes of regulation as the Wild shut the door on them. Drew Doughty showed up by attacking the offensive zone for a goal that the team desperately needed. The Kings have been taking one too many passes for their own good. (Scott Parse, when you're in the slot with the puck, take the goddamn shot!) So I say "thank you" to Doughty for getting his behind to the net and putting the Kings on the scoreboard. The goal by Parse to tie the game at 3 apiece was great, except for the fact that Eric Belanger slapped them in the face 12 seconds later. The Wild got their go-ahead goal and gained two more points. <div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SzpOYjE3ApI/AAAAAAAABek/Orp4-25wnc8/s1600-h/Doughty.JPG"></a><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=11574">(LAKings.com)</a><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SzpOYjE3ApI/AAAAAAAABek/Orp4-25wnc8/s400/Doughty.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420731285133263506" border="0" /> </div>You can't deny the effort and drive is there for the Kings to get as far up the standing as possible. At the same time, they're meeting teams just as hungry as them, which makes for high-paced drama at every turn. They could have been floundering at the bottom of the standings like in the past few seasons, but they're fighting every game and I can't fault them there. I think they're doing as well as they can while trying to stem the injury floodgates at the same time. </div>How do I feel about Teddy Purcell being on the top line? I'd call it a work in progress. Having Justin Williams out of the lineup is bad, but losing him to a broken leg is worse than people realize. He was the solid player on the top line while Anze Kopitar was struggling to find his game after Ryan Smyth left the lineup. Now that Smyth is back and Williams is out, we'll all be sitting on our hands waiting for Terry Murray's next move. I'm not sure how this is all going to shake out, but check back in for more thoughts and opinions about this topic. *~*~*~*~*~* Michal Handzus <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=511479&amp;navid=DL%7CLAK%7Chome">has been names to the Slovakian team</a> for the Olympics. Awesome. I'm looking forward to whom from the Kings is named to Team Canada and the US team.</div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/8235455692145403627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=8235455692145403627' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8235455692145403627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8235455692145403627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/minnesota-wild-phoenix-coyotes-beat-los.html' title='I Was Happy For 12 Seconds'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SzpOYjE3ApI/AAAAAAAABek/Orp4-25wnc8/s72-c/Doughty.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-8888373757919464314</id><published>2009-12-24T14:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-24T14:17:55.714-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="KingsCast"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Podcast"/><title type='text'>KingsCast Holiday Podcast</title><content type='html'>KingsCast is out with <a href="http://kingscast.net/kingscast-holiday-spectacular-podcast/">a brand new episode</a>! Keith, Chris, and I give thanks and well wishes along with some thoughts on the Kings. It's the usual fare with a Christmas twist, so if you have a free moment, please check it out! Please let us know what gifts you'd like to receive from the Kings or give to the Kings!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/8888373757919464314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=8888373757919464314' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8888373757919464314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8888373757919464314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/kingscast-holiday-podcast.html' title='KingsCast Holiday Podcast'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-5324079604164065409</id><published>2009-12-15T21:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T22:25:43.126-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Frolov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Brad Richardson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Penner"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Edmonton Oilers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Potunly"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sean O'Donnell"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sheldon Souray"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vancouver Canucks"/><title type='text'>Another One Bites The Dust; Kings 3, Oilers 2</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings lose one in Vancouver last night and win one tonight in another back-to-back. With Jarret Stoll, Wayne Simmonds, Ryan Smyth, and whoever else out of the line up, the Kings had to lose another key player in tonight's game. Jack Johnson <a href="http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=2466">"took one off the ankle"</a> in the first period and was basically out for the rest of the game. Just great. It's no secret the roster has been slowly picked off by the injury monster, and tonight was no different. The Kings faced the Edmonton Oilers with a win to go into Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/standings">still atop the West</a>. The rock for the Kings has been Jonathan Quick all the way. Erik Ersberg sat out this back-to-back but I felt quite comfortable with Terry Murray going with the number 1 goalie for these important games before the 8-day rest. On a personal note, I missed last night's game because, for some reason, I was recording the "wrong feed." Apparently there were two feeds coming through from Vancouver and I was on the one with horrible audio and no video. I don't even want to go into the logistics of what in the hell was going on there, but I ended up not watching the game at all. Just as well; all reports led to the conclusion that the Kings laid a rotten egg in a 3-1 loss. Gross. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Syhxn57cYyI/AAAAAAAABd4/Fey9gmnP6gM/s1600-h/quick.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Syhxn57cYyI/AAAAAAAABd4/Fey9gmnP6gM/s400/quick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415703482292003618" border="0" /></a> On the other side of "gross," Brad Richardson had a great game notching a goal and an assist with a line mate who was equally having a great game in Dustin Brown. Speaking of, it definitely looked like Brownie was hurting after he scored his goal. Slamming into the boards when you're horizontal usually doesn't produce a good result, but he got up and was back on the ice as soon as he could. He had great chemistry with Richardson and I'm starting to see a glimpse of maybe why the Kings traded a second round pick to acquire the latter. I'm glad Raitis Ivanans went at it with JF Jacques, but, man, a 2, 5, and 10? See ya later, Raitis. Hope that locker room keeps you company. Someone who actually stayed on the bench the entire game was Corey Elkins making his NHL debut. The consensus? He's a rookie kid. No one should be surprised by this non-revelation and I'm positive he'll be better in his next game. With having so many kids in the lineup, the shorthanded roster spread out the minutes with Matt Greene making a big showing with six registered hits and seemingly getting under the skin of Dustin Penner. Sheldon Souray and Ryan Potunly tied up the game with one goal each, but veteran Sean O'Donnell closed out the game with the winner from the point. This current swing through Western Canada isn't breaking down doors; one win and one loss is decent and I'm content so far. The Kings were due for a loss and having it come against the Vancouver Canucks doesn't break my heart in the least bit. They always find a way to stick it to the Kings, so I'm fine with just moving along. They have one more game before this long Christmas break and I'm thinking that I should take a screen shot of the standings because you never know how long something like this can last. Go Kings!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/5324079604164065409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=5324079604164065409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/5324079604164065409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/5324079604164065409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/los-angeles-kings-beat-edmonton-oilers.html' title='Another One Bites The Dust; Kings 3, Oilers 2'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Syhxn57cYyI/AAAAAAAABd4/Fey9gmnP6gM/s72-c/quick.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-4332033339324709583</id><published>2009-12-13T17:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-14T12:40:10.635-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Calgary Flames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Edmonton Oilers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vancouver Canucks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Kings Are Tops In The West</title><content type='html'>The Kings are currently sitting at the top of the Pacific Division and, more importantly, top of the Western Conference. This is a rare feeling for me that hasn't really set in. I can't remember the last time I felt this feeling of bliss. That being said, I will definitely loathe the day when the Kings are no longer at the top, but for now I am happy as a clam about how the Kings are performing game in, game out. They play tonight against the Vancouver Canucks, tomorrow veresus the Edmonton Oilers, and the Calgary Flames are up on Thursday. Any evening of games could surely alter the standings, and these next three will definitely be a big test for the Kings in all aspects of their physical and mental play since they will not face another team until after Christmas on Saturday, December 26th against the Phoenix Coyotes. The big question for this week is, how will the Kings hold up with Ryan Smyth still out of the line up along with Wayne Simmonds?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/4332033339324709583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=4332033339324709583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4332033339324709583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4332033339324709583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/kings-are-tops-in-west.html' title='Kings Are Tops In The West'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-4045038075522890882</id><published>2009-12-12T10:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-12T10:57:33.813-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Frolov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ilya Bryzgalov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jack Johnson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Oscar Moller"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Phoenix Coyotes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Radim Vrbata"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Scottie Upshall"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Jack Johnson's Got Skills; Kings 3, Phoenix 2 (SO)</title><content type='html'>So I'm starting to get sick and can't focus for long stretches, thus I will keep this short and sweet. We all love bullet points, correct? <ul><li>The Los Angeles Kings gain another two points over the Phoenix Coyotes in a 3-2 shootout victory on Thursday night. As of this morning, the Kings are a mere two points shy of the Pacific Division-leading San Jose Sharks. The Kings play the Dallas Stars tonight and another victory will bring the sort of happiness to the hearts of Kings fans that is not very often felt.</li><li>Oscar Moller scored his first goal of the season on the sweetest shot over Ilya Bryzgalov's left shoulder. Just to illustrate how awesome Moller is, he wasn't on the ice for more than 7 minutes the entire game! <a href="http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/ES020457.HTM">6:49</a> to be exact.</li><li>Jack Johnson's goal from the high slot was almost a heart breaker, but he got the lucky bounce back right to him to get his third of the season (once again) over Bryzgalov's left shoulder.</li><li>In the longest shootout in Kings history, only two Kings scored while Jonathan Quick was the wall on the other side of the rink. </li><li>I must admit, Alexander Frolov is making himself noticed on the first line creating his own chances and grinding it out, but I will also say that the first line lacks the spark from the beginning of the season. I think everyone sees that, but there's no mistaking this current first line can notch some points.</li><li>This has to have been the most exciting game against the Coyotes in recent memory. I wasn't bored in the first 10 minutes of the game and it was a nail biter to the end. </li></ul> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyPgutkaK_I/AAAAAAAABdo/AIRWUcHcw1U/s1600-h/bryzgalovshoulder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyPgutkaK_I/AAAAAAAABdo/AIRWUcHcw1U/s400/bryzgalovshoulder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414418270140378098" border="0" /></a></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/4045038075522890882/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=4045038075522890882' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4045038075522890882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4045038075522890882'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/los-angeles-kings-beat-phoenix-coyotes.html' title='Jack Johnson's Got Skills; Kings 3, Phoenix 2 (SO)'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyPgutkaK_I/AAAAAAAABdo/AIRWUcHcw1U/s72-c/bryzgalovshoulder.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-2883419905534425431</id><published>2009-12-10T07:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T07:21:15.017-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dan Boyle"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dany Heatley"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Joe Palveski"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Manny Malhotra"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patrick Marleau"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="San Jose Sharks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Teddy Purcell"/><title type='text'>Ersberg is a Bit Rusty; Kings 5, Sharks 4 (OT)</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings were in San Jose last night to face the Sharks. The game was wide open with both goalies playing in a subpar fashion; Evgeni Nabokov was unimpressive and Erik Ersberg was quite rusty. The game ended 5-4 in OT with a sweet spin move by captain Dustin Brown who desperately needed a goal. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/index.html"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/index.html">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyEPMD5xhPI/AAAAAAAABdg/Oh8HB3EShh8/s1600-h/Ersberg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyEPMD5xhPI/AAAAAAAABdg/Oh8HB3EShh8/s400/Ersberg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413624926956520690" border="0" /></a> Come back for a full game recap tomorrow after they've also played the Phoenix Coyotes tonight.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/2883419905534425431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=2883419905534425431' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/2883419905534425431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/2883419905534425431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/los-angeles-kings-beat-san-jose-sharks.html' title='Ersberg is a Bit Rusty; Kings 5, Sharks 4 (OT)'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SyEPMD5xhPI/AAAAAAAABdg/Oh8HB3EShh8/s72-c/Ersberg.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-834188713440384023</id><published>2009-12-08T14:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T14:27:54.330-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Brad Richardson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Calgary Flames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Craig Conroy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarome Iginla"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Oscar Moller"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><title type='text'>I Love Consistency: Kings 2, Flames 1</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings had a great showing last night in their 2 to 1 win over the visiting Calgary Flames. The action was great and I can't say I've been disappointed with any one particular player as of late. Although there was one surprise from my point of view; I felt like the Kings dominated the Flames in virtually all facets of the game (except for the PK, which the Flames attack more aggressively than any other teams I've seen so far this season), but there was one particular stat that I found quite surprising. It was that the Flames outshot the Kings 27 to 16. Only 16 shots? That is pretty amazing considering how much time the Kings had possession of the puck. Stream of consciousness to follow: Did anyone else notice that Justin Williams had a ridiculously fantastic game? He was definitely the standout for me registering the primary assist for Jarret Stoll's GWG in the second period. Stoll has also been strong on every shift; he played 19:25 last night and I think he has deserved every minute. Speaking of more minutes, Brad Richardson has been rewarded with more and more time and has been effective on all shifts as well. His hop has been pleasantly surprising along with Scott Parse's continued production. It's fantastic that these guys are utilizing their short amount of minutes, and I've been very pleased all around with everyone's play. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10993">(LAKings.com)</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sx66l8OZ3NI/AAAAAAAABdY/5tmq2xvX3Ik/s1600-h/williams.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sx66l8OZ3NI/AAAAAAAABdY/5tmq2xvX3Ik/s400/williams.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412968963130383570" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: left;">There's obviously the elephant still in the room with Anze Kopitar's lack of scoring. It has been quite a while (I'll admit), but I personally am not panicking. I'm sure everything will smooth itself out in the near future (a.k.a when Ryan Smyth gets back in the lineup). Oscar Moller was called up for this game, and it's looking like he will stay for awhile. Awesome for him and for the fans. Once again, no complaints here. Final thought on the game: Raitis Ivanans actually dropped the gloves and scraped it out with Brian McGrattan. Finally! Ivanans is doing what he's supposed to be doing. *~*~*~*~*~* I've been a little behind on the updates, but the best one of month is that the 2010 NHL Entry Draft will be held in Los Angeles!!! I'm incredibly excited for the entire event and will be counting down the days the closer it gets. Click here for the <a href="http://cdn.nhl.com/kings/images/upload/2009/12/2010_NHLDRAFT_Logo.jpg">logo</a>, which I think is sharp. Drew Doughty's birthday has come and gone. He is now a ripe 20-year old. Crazy. Don't forget <a href="http://twitter.com/Connie_Kim">I'm on Twitter</a>! Follow if you'd like. </div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/834188713440384023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=834188713440384023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/834188713440384023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/834188713440384023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/los-angeles-kings-beat-calgary-flames.html' title='I Love Consistency: Kings 2, Flames 1'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sx66l8OZ3NI/AAAAAAAABdY/5tmq2xvX3Ik/s72-c/williams.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-3135905438470380605</id><published>2009-12-03T23:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-04T00:18:24.806-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Brad Richardson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Cheechoo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mike Fisher"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ottawa Senators"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Randy Jones"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>A Game of Shinny; Kings 6, Senators 3</title><content type='html'>The win tonight against the Ottawa Senators marks the third win in a row for the Los Angeles Kings. The difference from this game to the past two was that tonight it felt like neither team was in control from one shift to the next. Even Jim Fox described it as a game of shinny, very wide open with not too much dominance overall. I was neither impressed with anyone on the Senators just as I was unimpressed with any one player on the Kings. Obviously different players had flashes of elite play, but nothing toooo impressive. Even Justin Williams seemed lackadaisical about his two goals at the end of the game. Awesome for him, but everything was all over the place! A great stat from the night was that Michal Handzus and Anze Kopitar both rocked it in the faceoff circle with 81% and 80%, respectively. Also, Wayne Simmonds has continued to impress everyone watching. Tonight he drew a penalty shot where he faked out Mike Elliott and slide the puck between his legs getting the lead back for the Kings. I'm so pleased with his entire game and development so far this season. Go Simmer! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sxi-IbquYdI/AAAAAAAABdQ/Jhjv5fSuhfM/s1600-h/simmonds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sxi-IbquYdI/AAAAAAAABdQ/Jhjv5fSuhfM/s400/simmonds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411284004360839634" border="0" /></a> The most surprising part of the game was the goal by Randy Jones in the first minute of the game. In the past that would be the kind of thing the Kings wouldn't be able to do. I seem to recall a game against the Detroit Red Wings two seasons ago where the puck dropped and I could feel it in my bones that the Kings would utterly fail. As predicted, Henrik Zetterberg scored about 51 seconds into the game. Someone can check that number, but I don't think I'm too far off since that memory is seared into my memory bank. The power play still needs some work. The Kings had two 5-on-3 opportunities back-to-back. That's all I need to say about that. My apologies for the short post and the fact that I'm jumping around a bit, but life is getting in the way for now. There will be some changes coming in the next few weeks around here, which I'm very excited about. I'll let you all know what's going on when it's time. Until then, go Kings go!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/3135905438470380605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=3135905438470380605' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3135905438470380605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3135905438470380605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/12/los-angeles-kings-beat-ottawa-senators.html' title='A Game of Shinny; Kings 6, Senators 3'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Sxi-IbquYdI/AAAAAAAABdQ/Jhjv5fSuhfM/s72-c/simmonds.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-7566618300686008455</id><published>2009-11-29T09:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T13:34:21.788-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Chicago Blackhawks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cristobal Huet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jack Johnson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Toews"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Patrick Kane"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Scott Parse"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Shootout Gloriousness; Kings 2, Blackhawks 1</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings defeated the hottest team in the NHL with a win in overtime. The Chicago Blackhawks came in tonight with a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games and brought with them a style I wish the Kings could play with on a regular basis, which is an up-tempo, puck-moving mentality. It took until the second round of the shootout, but the Kings pulled through for the W. Regulation had a lot of open play geared more north-south than anything else, and Chicago far outshot the Kings (33-22) especially in the third period. All of the excitement during regulation was transferred to the overtime frame and continued into the shootout. Wayne Simmonds scored in the second period to put the Kings up, and it would have been epic if he had notched the game-winning goal in OT. He played a great game and his rise in the past few games has been very impressive. He played only 15:24 tonight but it seemed like he was all over the ice. He was popping up in the correct places and times and was definitely making his presence known. A return for Jarret Stoll was also made very aware with the faceoff numbers for the entire team above .500; 59% to be exact. While the 4th line is playing more minutes, I definitely didn't think Brad Richardson deserved ice time in OT. He didn't have any business being anywhere away from the bench outside of regulation. I could be a bit over critical here, but let's be serious. One player who actually made the most of his 11:53 of TOI was Teddy Purcell. I noticed him pouncing on pucks and getting in the corners. I think he may just be coming around! One thing to note is his reluctance of getting the puck to the goal on the power play. He's getting minutes there but is like a deer in headlights when he has an open lane. Granted the open lanes only appear for just a second at a time, he should have the confidence to not hesitate when he can see them. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10698"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10698">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxIYeQNgJSI/AAAAAAAABdI/u2SWMf8CQgs/s1600/kopitar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxIYeQNgJSI/AAAAAAAABdI/u2SWMf8CQgs/s400/kopitar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409413010452129058" border="0" /></a> All of the wide open play made for a ridiculously exciting overtime frame with a shootout result left to the goaltenders. Cristobal Huet did not fare so well as Anze Kopitar faked him out and let the puck slide through his legs. Jonathan Quick stuffed both Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane for the win, and Jack Johnson adds another shootout goal to his numbers, which are now 3 for 5 (60%) this season. Quick's confidence is ticking up with each game and the Kings are looking strong as the league passes the quarter mark of the season. This gives the Kings another 2 points to keep them 2nd in the Pacific Division. They trail San Jose by 6 points and the Kings don't play until Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks who are still last in the Pacific. The team is fighting through every game and the best update of the morning was that <a href="http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=1902">Ryan Smyth was on the ice for light practice</a>.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/7566618300686008455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=7566618300686008455' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/7566618300686008455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/7566618300686008455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-beat-chicago.html' title='Shootout Gloriousness; Kings 2, Blackhawks 1'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxIYeQNgJSI/AAAAAAAABdI/u2SWMf8CQgs/s72-c/kopitar.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-734885458233658489</id><published>2009-11-28T17:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-28T17:59:46.280-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ales Hemsky"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Frolov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Edmonton Oilers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kyle Wellwood"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Matt Greene"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Roberto Luongo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Potunly"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Teddy Purcell"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Vancouver Canucks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Another Rise and Fall</title><content type='html'>In another back-to-back the Los Angeles Kings win one and drop the other over the American Thanksgiving holiday. On Wednesday they won against the Edmonton Oilers (3-1) but lost to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday (4-1). <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxHLUSELGkI/AAAAAAAABdA/Guzs9yQiCD0/s1600/Purcell.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxHLUSELGkI/AAAAAAAABdA/Guzs9yQiCD0/s400/Purcell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409328176755841602" border="0" /></a> Since this weekend has altered my schedule a bit, I'm going to go back to the quick bullet-point style that I find so useful on this type of occasion. I hope everyone has had a great 4-day weekend because I definitely have. <ul><li>Matt Greene got his first goal of the season, which was also the game-winning goal against the Oilers. It was a pass out to the point and a lob to the goalmouth that beat Jeff Deslauriers over his shoulder.</li><li>The Andrei Loktionov experiment halted to a standstill with a dislocated shoulder at the end of the game against the Oilers, which is completely unfortunate for him and the team. </li><li><a href="http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/myoilers/2009/11/26/11930816-sun.html">Thank you, Patrick O'Sullivan</a>.</li><li>The Kings were atrocious in the faceoff circle at 42% and 38%, respectively. A certain number 28 needs to get back in the lineup ASAP. </li><li>I've actually liked Teddy Purcell's play in these two games on the top line. He's not the greatest replacement but I think he'll be an adequate stand-in while not adding too much in terms of offensive production. It's a shame Terry Murray is changing it up again by putting <a href="http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=1860">Alexander Frolov back on the left wing</a>.</li><li>Michael Handzus took out <a href="http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=507722&amp;navid=DL%7CEDM%7Chome">Ales Hemsky and he is now out for the rest of the season</a> with shoulder surgery. </li><li>The other rookie experiment of Brayden Schenn took only one game as well. He was signed to a one-game contract and will not be returning to the lineup for tonight's game against the Chicago Blackhawks.</li><li>The Vancouver Canucks presented a much harder challenge to the Kings than the Oilers on Thursday and they fell 4 to 1. Roberto Loungo was the wall for the Canucks and Jonathan Quick was playing well until the third period with a collapse of three goals against. The last goal was by Kyle Wellwood who is such a great player he hit the post before scoring in the empty net. Great job, guy. </li><li>The player of these two games was definitely Wayne Simmonds. He had the most jump of everyone and was the only to get a goal in both games. </li></ul>That's all I got, folks. Thanks for stopping by. I truely appreciate it! Also, please check out the new episode of <a href="http://kingscast.net/season-4-ep3-injury-bugged/">KingsCast titled Injury Bugged</a>.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/734885458233658489/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=734885458233658489' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/734885458233658489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/734885458233658489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/kings-beat-oilers-and-lose-to-canucks.html' title='Another Rise and Fall'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SxHLUSELGkI/AAAAAAAABdA/Guzs9yQiCD0/s72-c/Purcell.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-5194779967601423538</id><published>2009-11-26T11:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-26T14:59:59.956-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Thanksgiving"/><title type='text'>Happy Thanksgiving!</title><content type='html'>Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I know it's an American corporate holiday, but what can I do? I'm just in it for the food. The Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers last night and are in Vancouver today for a 7pm faceoff. I'll have game recaps up tomorrow, if you'd like to check those out. I hope you do! Off to eat myself silly! [Update]: New KingsCast Podcast - <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://kingscast.net/season-4-ep3-injury-bugged/">Episode 3</a>. Check it out!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/5194779967601423538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=5194779967601423538' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/5194779967601423538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/5194779967601423538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.html' title='Happy Thanksgiving!'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-4880879490039037603</id><published>2009-11-23T09:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-23T09:59:17.722-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Frolov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Calgary Flames"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="David Moss"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Daymond Langkow"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarome Iginla"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><title type='text'>Kings Fizzle At Home; Flames 5, Kings 2</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings dropped another game and upped the number in the loss column on Saturday when the Calgary Flames and their fans came to Staples. The ending score of 5-2 basically described the play on the ice especially the first goal of the game by Jarome Iginla just 13 seconds in. Fantastic. The two goals scored by Drew Doughty and Alexander Frolov were the only real highlights of the game. They were scored with less than a minute in between them, but other than that, once again, the scoreboard reflected the play on the ice. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10450">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwntTVgX2SI/AAAAAAAABc4/Hqgnnwaqi9I/s1600/doughty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwntTVgX2SI/AAAAAAAABc4/Hqgnnwaqi9I/s400/doughty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113744081213730" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: left;">Overall there's not too much to say about this game since there wasn't any improvement in any aspect really. Frolov was put back on the first line and absolutely nothing changed. Surprised? I think not. Ryan Smyth is probably gnashing out his teeth with every game he's sitting out. With Justin Williams still playing solidly and Anze Kopitar's play at a standstill, no one here is questioning the x-factor. C'mon Captain Canada! </div> <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10450">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwntQczT-2I/AAAAAAAABcw/gOwfMV_4UGI/s1600/brown.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwntQczT-2I/AAAAAAAABcw/gOwfMV_4UGI/s400/brown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407113694500092770" border="0" /></a>I'm sure that was nice. </div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/4880879490039037603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=4880879490039037603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4880879490039037603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4880879490039037603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/calgary-flames-beat-los-angeles-kings.html' title='Kings Fizzle At Home; Flames 5, Kings 2'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwntTVgX2SI/AAAAAAAABc4/Hqgnnwaqi9I/s72-c/doughty.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-3480918089836760142</id><published>2009-11-20T09:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-20T10:43:50.280-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Matt Moulson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York Islanders"/><title type='text'>Matt Moulson!</title><content type='html'>Here is your obligatory post on Matt Moulson for this season. I was asked to give my two cents on why I thought Moulson was shining so brightly this season and I hope you go check it out! Please go to <a href="http://www.viewfrommyseats.com/2009/11/the-mighty-matt-moulson/">View From My Seats</a> and read his great article on the mighty Matt Moulson!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/3480918089836760142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=3480918089836760142' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3480918089836760142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3480918089836760142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/matt-moulson.html' title='Matt Moulson!'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-4085920757178715182</id><published>2009-11-19T07:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T09:51:11.182-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Frolov"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="James van Riemsdyk"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mika Pyorala"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mike Richards"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Philadelphia Flyers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><title type='text'>Kopitar needs Smytty: Flyers 3, Kings 2</title><content type='html'>It is very clear that Anze Kopitar needs Ryan Smyth. The Los Angeles Kings hosting the Philadelphia Flyers was one I knew would be a feisty battle to the end. I can retrospectively say this was probably the worst game for Smyth to be out of the lineup because the Flyers came to Staples Center and left with a bashing victory. This game was wide open due to missed passes and subsequent turnovers, and the Flyers were all over the place pouncing on loose pucks and misreads by the Kings. The first 10 minutes of the game were north-south to the max. The feeling out process for teams in different conferences takes a bit of time, and thankfully the Kings were the first to gain control. Jarret Stoll was able to score off a sharp angle on Brian Boucher for the first goal of the game. (I seem to remember Boucher letting in a similar goal last season when they faced the San Jose Sharks.) The second period went back to neither team dominating causing an overall manic feel and the third was flat out frantic. The 5-on-3 advantage the Kings had should have slowed the game down drastically in their favor, but it was just about the worst man-advantage I have ever seen. The Kings couldn't get the puck past the offensive blueline let alone set anything up. The Flyers were aggressive all around and the 2-man advantage expired with nothing to show for it. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10352"> </a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10352">(LAKings.com)</a> </div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwVpT_Em6CI/AAAAAAAABco/-Q_T6wCTBO8/s1600/Kopitar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwVpT_Em6CI/AAAAAAAABco/-Q_T6wCTBO8/s400/Kopitar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405842719797340194" border="0" /></a> </div>Let me make it clear that Alexander Frolov doesn't belong on the top line. I'm not saying he played terribly; I'm merely saying Frolov is best served on, at most, the second line. He was supposed to up his game and compliment Kopitar and Justin Williams on the first line, but nothing changed for Frolov. He looked the same and I'm not sure what to say other than there will be a different left wing on that line Saturday against the Calgary Flames. Williams, on the other hand, had a strong showing with 8 total shots on net. Kopitar had 6 shots while Frolov had only 1. As a team, the Kings landed 39 shots on the Flyers goaltender with Jonathan Quick seeing just 20. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10352"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10352">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwVpOqZRWzI/AAAAAAAABcg/w5pJi4b3GF8/s1600/William.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwVpOqZRWzI/AAAAAAAABcg/w5pJi4b3GF8/s400/William.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405842628347517746" border="0" /></a> This was a high hitting game and I was mildly impressed with some players and not with others, as is usually the case. In this particular game, Teddy Purcell stepped up his visibility a touch while Davis Drewiske did not. I'm not going to strategically analyze their play for this one game; rather, I'm just going chock it up to playing in modified lines against a team they are unfamiliar with. (Let me know when that line gets old.) The incredible high/low light of this game was the rolling puck parallel to the Flyers' blueline that could have led to the Kings tying goal with just seconds left in regulation. The insanity at the end of the game could have tilted just one degree in favor of the Kings, but it predictably didn't and the large "L" loomed upon them on the stats sheet. That, my friends, is the definition of heartbreak.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/4085920757178715182/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=4085920757178715182' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4085920757178715182'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/4085920757178715182'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/philadelphia-flyers-beat-los-angeles.html' title='Kopitar needs Smytty: Flyers 3, Kings 2'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwVpT_Em6CI/AAAAAAAABco/-Q_T6wCTBO8/s72-c/Kopitar.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-9082576434997676921</id><published>2009-11-17T09:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-17T09:42:08.515-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cory Stillman"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Florida Panthers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jack Johnson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nathan Horton"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Randy Jones"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tomas Vokoun"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Victor Oreskovich"/><title type='text'>Thank You Jack Johnson; Kings 4, Panthers 3 (SO)</title><content type='html'>Once again it takes a shootout but the Los Angeles Kings pull out another win in the Southeast. They faced the Florida Panthers who were looking quite different from last season. I remember the Panthers to be a team on the brink of shambles, but this season has definitely been much kinder to them. They aren't... last in the Southeast Division, so there's that. The Kings, on the other hand, have another two points to their name bringing them up to 28 points. They have surpassed the Colorado Avalanche (27 ) and only trail the San Jose Sharks (32) in the West. Like the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, this contest was a physical battle with one pretty significant difference, the Panthers are more organized defensively than the Lightning. They had a much more aggressive defensive mindset, their forechecking was harder, and their defensive box was much bigger than what the Kings are used to. The extra pressure put the onus on the second D to accept that first pass out of the zone, but missed pass after missed pass put the stress on their own shoulders. In the end, it was another hard fought victory that was less physical than the last game but still saw the shootout. This time around the Kings only needed Anze Kopitar and Jack Johnson to stand at center ice, and Jonathan Quick was his beastly self in stopping all shots taken by the Panthers. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwItEoJPblI/AAAAAAAABcY/PcqlbvoBjVg/s1600/Jones.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwItEoJPblI/AAAAAAAABcY/PcqlbvoBjVg/s400/Jones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404932060316921426" border="0" /></a> Ryan Smyth left the game twice with an unknown injury. There <a href="http://lakingsinsider.com/">haven't been any updates released</a> by the Kings so we can only sit and wait... nervously. Lastly, something that's bugging me: is it legal for a player to sweep away a goaltender's stick when it's laying outside of the crease? I'm talking about moving a goalie's unbroken stick to the boards so it's completely out of his reach. That's exactly what happened to Quick on the weird bounce ending in a goal against with a massive scramble at the goal mouth. It definitely would have been illegal if the opposing player picked up the stick and tossed it away toward the boards, but c'mon, that's so cheap to clear an unbroken stick away like that giving your team a lame advantage. (Replace "cheap" with a harsher word and you'll get what I really mean.) <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwItBN7rd2I/AAAAAAAABcQ/dkl_HWP8WPw/s1600/Team+celebration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwItBN7rd2I/AAAAAAAABcQ/dkl_HWP8WPw/s400/Team+celebration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404932001741109090" border="0" /></a> Next up are the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday back in Staples Center; they have 23 points and are third in the Atlantic Division. I'm definitely looking forward to this game and grabbing two more points in the standings. I realize I'm getting more and more greedy for these precious points; I can't help it. It feels so great when the Kings rack them up because it means the Pacific Division is looking more in their favor and those in the Eastern Conference are noticing more and more. Having a winning team is creating an almost (but not-yet) insatiable lust for more points!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/9082576434997676921/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=9082576434997676921' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9082576434997676921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9082576434997676921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-beat-florida-panthers.html' title='Thank You Jack Johnson; Kings 4, Panthers 3 (SO)'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwItEoJPblI/AAAAAAAABcY/PcqlbvoBjVg/s72-c/Jones.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-2339690662981500791</id><published>2009-11-15T14:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T22:24:11.247-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Andrej Meszaros"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Atlanta Thrashers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drew Doughty"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jack Johnson"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Steve Stamkos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tampa Bay Lightning"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>A Dismal Outcome and Another Lease At Life</title><content type='html'>In another back-to-back stint, the Los Angeles Kings had one fail and one lucky night. I missed the game on Friday night where the Kings faced the Atlanta Thrashers and I'm glad I did. I was fully planning on watching the game when I got home, but accidentally seeing the score caused bile to rise up from my stomach. Consequently, I did not watch the game and ended my night on a happy note. A score of 7 to 0 is plain ridiculous and there's no reason to waste my time watching a contest like that. Plus the Chinese food for dinner mysteriously put me to sleep by 10 pm. Go figure. The <a href="http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/GS020266.HTM">stats sheet</a> showed an insane slew of penalties, which leads me believe it was a chip-fest to the end. I saw a few highlights, but not enough to make logical conclusions from the stats sheets. I seem to remember the Kings game against the Thrashers last year ended in a 7-6 OT victory. So two years in a row prove to be strange games. I'll let this one go for now. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwB8VSkeSsI/AAAAAAAABcI/6U7zqfdnk0E/s1600-h/Simmonds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwB8VSkeSsI/AAAAAAAABcI/6U7zqfdnk0E/s400/Simmonds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404456258048510658" border="0" /></a> On Saturday night the Kings were in Tampa Bay to face the Lightning in their <a href="http://cdn.nhl.com/lightning/images/upload/2008/11/lundin%5B1%5D.jpg">Bolts jerseys; gross</a>. Overall this game was surprisingly even. The shots, hits, and faceoff percentage <a href="http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/ES020275.HTM">were virtually identical</a>. Both teams had big opportunities and both also had flubbed chances. The game could have easily gotten boring at multiple times, but they were fighting for possession and control every single shift and neither goalie had too much downtime at any point in the game. Case in point, Antero Niittymaki and Jonathan Quick had identical saves robbing the other team of sweet, sweet goals. (If I can find a decent highlight package, I'll update.) Steven Stamkos was definitely the standout from the oppostition, but it was a joke the way he cross checked Drew Doughty. I'm not being defensive about the situation; Stamkos took his shot from the point, Doughty blocked it like a man without falling to the ice, and Stamkos cross checked him in the chest for no apparent reason. Perhaps there were words exchanged but, really, Doughty is the better player here. Thank you very much. By the way, Wayne Simmonds getting a roughing penalty after taking an elbow to the head was complete BS. That is a joke to have something like that get by the refs when there are two of them on the ice. I find that unacceptable and the Lightning color commentator sure acted like he didn't see it either. Where's Jim Fox to not be a homer and tell it like it is? I hate watching a telecast run by homers; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuGG_FsC20">makes me sick</a>. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">(LAKings.com)</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwB8R-bXaCI/AAAAAAAABcA/R5wGsBEQqUY/s1600-h/Quick.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwB8R-bXaCI/AAAAAAAABcA/R5wGsBEQqUY/s400/Quick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404456201101994018" border="0" /></a> On the flip side, the game went into OT and the battle continued 4-on-4. A Lightning goal was scored and it seemed to be over. But, but, but. The refs huddled and then went to take the call from Toronto. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=506189&amp;navid=DL%7CLAK%7Chome">It was deemed not a goal and play continued</a>. Here's where I pause and give credit to the refs who actually had the balls to call back the entire Lightning team after they had flooded the ice and the coaching staff already left the bench. Quick could have possibly stopped the incoming shot were it not for the deflected-Andrej Meszaros shot. Paul Szczechura passed in front of Quick inside the blue paint and the puck was in the back of the net, but an interference call brought the teams back to reality. The Kings got a second chance at life. They literally got a second chance to change the outcome of the game, which they were able to do. After a stressful rest of overtime, the teams went into the shootout with Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson, and Dustin Brown taking the shots. Kopitar was his usual awesome self but the other two tried glove-side, which didn't result in goals but Quick was the wall at the other side of the rink to shutdown all of the Lightning players who took their attempts. The game ended with the Kings getting two more points and another win the the W column. The Kings are still second in the Pacific Division and are in a three-way tie for third in the Western Conference. I can't do anything but smile at those numbers. I'm definitely not waiting for them to falter down the standings anymore. They are at the top not because of a fluke; they're there because they are working hard every night and getting the effort in. There is very little to be disappointed about in these first two months of the season and I'm expecting the rest of the season to pan out that way. Tomorrow they play the Florida Panthers for the last game of this road trip. The Panthers have won their past two games but have only 15 points so I'm hoping this will be another well-fought win for the Kings.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/2339690662981500791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=2339690662981500791' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/2339690662981500791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/2339690662981500791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-beat-tampa-bay.html' title='A Dismal Outcome and Another Lease At Life'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SwB8VSkeSsI/AAAAAAAABcI/6U7zqfdnk0E/s72-c/Simmonds.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-7890531629355789029</id><published>2009-11-12T12:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T13:35:05.839-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Carolina Hurricanes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Erik Ersberg"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Quick"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Justin Williams"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Manny Legace"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Randy Jones"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ryan Smyth"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tuomo Ruutu"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wayne Simmonds"/><title type='text'>Back in the Game; Kings 5, Hurricanes 2</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the second game of this 5-game road trip. They broke a 2-game losing streak by tweaking the lineup a touch and facing a team on its own 12-game losing streak. The 5-2 victory over the Canes was indicative of the latter's play, which looked beyond rough and the Kings exploded out of the gate with a great first period. Ryan Smyth did his job getting his 9th goal of the season in front of the net, and that's basically the bottom line. He's playing his role to a T and I have zero criticism going his way. Jarret Stoll's goal was a bit odd in that I'm not sure he could do it again if he tried. It seemed to be 90% luck and 10% skill. Either way it put the Kings up 2-0 and Randy Jones got his first point as a King. He then went and got his first goal in the third while looking very comfortable in the line up. I'm very pleased with this whole situation of Jones and am hoping it turns out to be a Kyle Quincey-like occurrence. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10151">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Svxxr6fX74I/AAAAAAAABbw/P8O5AZleP_c/s1600-h/kopitar.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Svxxr6fX74I/AAAAAAAABbw/P8O5AZleP_c/s400/kopitar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403318652186914690" border="0" /></a> Of course Anze Kopitar had another good game. He didn't notch a goal last night but did get two assists, so thumbs up to him and keep it going! Another roster tweak was that Erik Ersberg got his second start of the season with Jonathan Quick sitting on the bench. Ersberg got the solid win, and yes, he let in two "interesting" goals but I'd rather he shake off any in-game rust against Carolina than any other team right now. As a team, the Kings had a great first period, began to falter in the second, but were able to finish in definite fashion in the third. Manny Legace was Carolina's best player of the night and gave his team as many chances as he could to get back into the game. Unfortunately, the deal was essentially sealed after Wayne Simmond's goal in the middle of the third period and Justin Williams capped of the night with an empty netter. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10151">(LAKings.com)</a> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvxxuwfcIfI/AAAAAAAABb4/aBUqAOuVCAA/s1600-h/Simmonds.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvxxuwfcIfI/AAAAAAAABb4/aBUqAOuVCAA/s400/Simmonds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403318701042442738" border="0" /></a> This was a good win for the Kings, which they will continue through the Southeast Division, but there was one slight blemish on the <a href="http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/ES020250.HTM">stats sheet</a> from this game. Teddy Purcell. 4:02 of ice time and a -1. I'm in no way angry about how he has completely disappeared the farther into the season they go; rather, disappointment accompanied by raised eyebrows comes across my face every game when I look at his play. His production is almost nil and I'm not sure how much longer he'll stay up with the team. Maybe he needs to be sent back to Manchester for a stint? On the other side of this NHL/AHL coin, Scott Parse is making a point. He only had 11:44 of TOI but you noticed when he was on the ice. His spark on the forecheck is very noticeable and he's slowly earning his ice time from the coaching staff every game. Parse is how one should make an NHL showing when you're leading the AHL team in points. I'm not saying Purcell won't get there, but for now, he seems to have been pushed to the background for a bit while the rest of the team continues to sort itself out.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/7890531629355789029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=7890531629355789029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/7890531629355789029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/7890531629355789029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-beat-carolina.html' title='Back in the Game; Kings 5, Hurricanes 2'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/Svxxr6fX74I/AAAAAAAABbw/P8O5AZleP_c/s72-c/kopitar.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-9092195798923085987</id><published>2009-11-10T11:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T12:49:48.920-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Alexander Ovechkin"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Andrew Ebbett"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Chicago Blackhawks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Joel Madden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jonathan Toews"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Troy Brouwer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Washington Capitals"/><title type='text'>Beware of National Coverage: Blackhawks 4, Kings 1</title><content type='html'>On the only day of the season that the Los Angeles Kings have face time on Versus, they decide to dilly dally about on the ice losing to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The game began with a promising first period as the teams battled it out, but the Kings regressed into last season's form and they slowly deteriorated with no chance of saving themselves. They faded in the second period and were virtually non-existent in the third. On paper the sum total of 2 shots on Cristobal Huet in the third was the leading indicator that the Kings were drowning, but visually it was much worse. The team had no connection with each other, but thankfully this has become a rare occurrence this season so I'm hoping this is a slight downhill trend that will right itself soon enough. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10100"> </a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10100">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvnI_QlvbeI/AAAAAAAABbg/ZEdNORSwct4/s1600-h/Kopitar.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvnI_QlvbeI/AAAAAAAABbg/ZEdNORSwct4/s400/Kopitar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570217118199266" border="0" /></a> A positive for this game was Anze Kopitar who scored his 14th goal of the season putting him in a tie for the league-leading scorer, Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin. This was basically the only highlight of the game. It was pretty abysmal overall, which is such a bummer seeing this was the only shot for the Kings to be seen on a national (+ Canadian) scale seeing how it was the only game of the night. Alas, they couldn't transition their first period momentum into the rest of the game and Kings fans were left disappointed. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10100"> </a> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10100">(LAKings.com)</a> </div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvnJCfrf9-I/AAAAAAAABbo/QFLXhEJKqK4/s1600-h/Quick.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvnJCfrf9-I/AAAAAAAABbo/QFLXhEJKqK4/s400/Quick.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570272708491234" border="0" /></a> I'm getting a little Negative Nancy, but one more thing. Jonathan Quick was not in his best form either letting out big rebounds and not covering his posts. He definitely had minimal help from the defensemen who were having plenty of difficulties of their own. This was the first game of a 5-game roadtrip with the rest of the games in the Southeast Division. Moving forward, the Kings face the Atlanta Thrashers tomorrow and all I'm hoping for is for them to get themselves back to where they were so I can breathe a sigh of relief.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/9092195798923085987/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=9092195798923085987' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9092195798923085987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/9092195798923085987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/chicago-blackhawks-beat-los-angeles.html' title='Beware of National Coverage: Blackhawks 4, Kings 1'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvnI_QlvbeI/AAAAAAAABbg/ZEdNORSwct4/s72-c/Kopitar.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-6381253810815166555</id><published>2009-11-07T11:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-07T11:58:07.645-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="FSN"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Nashville Predators"/><title type='text'>Los Angeles Kings Versus Nashville Predators</title><content type='html'>In about an hour the Nashville Predators will be on Staples Center ice against the Los Angeles Kings. I was looking forward to chilling on my couch and watching the 1:00 pm PST start; alas, FSN West is not airing the game. This would be okay except for the fact that Nashville isn't airing the game either. I think this has happened every year against the Preds. One of the games with these two teams is never aired and I get angry every time. I have an hour to decide if I'm going to find the radio feed or just watch the box score. Either way, it's pretty pathetic.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/6381253810815166555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=6381253810815166555' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/6381253810815166555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/6381253810815166555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-versus-nashville.html' title='Los Angeles Kings Versus Nashville Predators'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-8958226869277945544</id><published>2009-11-06T11:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-06T13:04:27.808-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Anze Kopitar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Chris Kunitz"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dustin Brown"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jarret Stoll"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jordan Staal"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Marc-Andre Fleury"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michal Handzus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pittsburgh Penguins"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sidney Crosby"/><title type='text'>Kopi-Star: Kings 5, Penguins 2</title><content type='html'>The Los Angeles Kings hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins last night and proved they deserve to be at the top of the standings. Things are clicking for the Kings and they show no signs of slowing down. Anze Kopitar is on FIRE and his line mates are providing support for him all the way. He is dominating the games the way he should have been doing last season. Last night his first goal was scored less than 30 seconds in was the best wake up call the Kings could have given to the Pens who have been doing very well for themselves so far this season. Sidney Crosby looked mortal and ended the night with a -1. This game wasn't won on pure luck but hard work by everyone on the roster. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10018">(LAKings.com)</a> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvSByHCaoXI/AAAAAAAABaw/Qi-rAsx1vFk/s1600-h/Kopitar.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvSByHCaoXI/AAAAAAAABaw/Qi-rAsx1vFk/s400/Kopitar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401084551006691698" border="0" /></a> I'm not sure what was more surprising: both teams scoring on their first shots on net or the 23 seconds between Jarret Stoll's goal and Michael Handzus' goal in the third. Actually, the latter was more surprising for me because no one is doubting Kopitar's production. I absolutely loved Stoll's exuberance from scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury. This was his 4th goal of the season and his faceoff percentage was back to normal at <a href="http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20092010/ES020218.HTM">83%</a>. I'm not sure how Fleury was feeling last night, but I was sure how all Kings fans were feeling; total excitement and happiness. Two things Kings fans have finally been able to experience beyond a game-by-game basis. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/gallerylanding.htm?id=10018">(LAKings.com)</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvSB3cspCZI/AAAAAAAABa4/GJCFCFmzgVo/s1600-h/Quick.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvSB3cspCZI/AAAAAAAABa4/GJCFCFmzgVo/s400/Quick.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401084642720287122" border="0" /></a>Jonathan Quick had two of the sickest pad saves and led the Kings to their victory. The San Jose Sharks sit two points higher for the Pacific Division lead and the Kings are vying for that spot. At this point in time, the Kings don't need to look at those in their rear view mirrors anymore. The focus is forward for every game.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/8958226869277945544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=8958226869277945544' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8958226869277945544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/8958226869277945544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/11/los-angeles-kings-beat-pittsburgh.html' title='Kopi-Star: Kings 5, Penguins 2'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SvSByHCaoXI/AAAAAAAABaw/Qi-rAsx1vFk/s72-c/Kopitar.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068511841009454798.post-3150722214326028651</id><published>2009-10-31T16:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T17:04:03.093-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Los Angeles Kings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Notebook"/><title type='text'>Kings Saturday Notebook, Oct. 31</title><content type='html'>Earlier this week I was asked by the <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/">Los Angeles Kings</a> to write their <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=504342">Saturday Notebook</a>. I accepted the invitation and attended practice this morning. Afterward I had access to the locker room and left with a number of quotes. <a href="http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=504342">The Notebook is up on the Kings website</a> right now so you can take a look! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/3150722214326028651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2068511841009454798&postID=3150722214326028651' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3150722214326028651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2068511841009454798/posts/default/3150722214326028651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/2009/10/kings-saturday-notebook-oct-31.html' title='Kings Saturday Notebook, Oct. 31'/><author><name>Connie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07131044718177467718</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ii7IsRKi-7g/SQGCODanEMI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/jhHXiByWWeg/S220/100_5192+-+Copy.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>

If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:

Download the "valid Atom 1.0" banner.
Upload the image to your own server. (This step is important. Please do not link directly to the image on this server.)
Add this HTML to your page (change the image src attribute if necessary):

<a href="http://www.feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A//aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"><img src="valid-atom.png" alt="[Valid Atom 1.0]" title="Validate my Atom 1.0 feed" /></a>

If you would like to create a text link instead, here is the URL you can use:

http://www.feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=http%3A//aqueenamongkings.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Home · About · News · Docs · Terms