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Frozen Royalty Video: Interviews With Doughty, Quick, Sutter

March 22, 2013 by Leave a comment

LA Kings head coach Darryl Sutter shared his thoughts about Anze Kopitar’s line, Jordan Nolan, and Jonathan Quick after practice on March 22, 2013,
at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.
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Photo: David Sheehan/FrozenRoyalty.net

EL SEGUNDO, CA — The day after a frustrating 2-0 defeat at the hands of goaltender Kari Lehtonen and the Dallas Stars at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Kings were back on practice ice at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, preparing to face Daniel and Henrik Sedin and the Vancouver Canucks on March 23 (1:00 PM PDT, Staples Center).

Due to the early start of Saturday’s game, today’s practice was not quite your typical non-game day skate.

Jonathan Quick did not do extra work after practice ended, and was the first goaltender to leave the ice, the usual indicator for which goalie will get the start in the next game, so Quick is expected to be the starter against the Canucks on Saturday.

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“Move Along, Nothing To See Here” Really Means What It Says In The Case Of LA Kings’ Drew Doughty

March 21, 2013 by 2 Comments

LA Kings defenseman Drew Doughty finally scored his first goal of the 2013 season on March 19. But the majority of the attention given to his
goal scoring drought was misplaced.
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LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — When Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scored his first goal of the season on March 19, in the Kings’ 29th game of this abbreviated 2013 National Hockey League season, many fans breathed a big sigh of relief, while some pundits started analyzing Doughty’s long scoring drought, trying to figure out why he was playing so poorly all season long.

This brings to mind the line from the Naked Gun movies:

“Move along, nothing to see here.”

The only difference is that unlike in those movies, this time, it’s probably sage advice. Indeed, many have apparently forgotten that Doughty is a defenseman, a player whose primary responsibility is keeping the puck out of his own net. Despite that, the focus for much of the last six weeks has been his goose egg in the goals column of the stats sheet, something he was frustrated about, despite earlier comments to the contrary.

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Frozen Royalty Video: Jonathan Bernier Stops 40 Shots, Leads LA Kings To 3-2 Victory Over Phoenix

March 20, 2013 by Leave a comment

LOS ANGELES — Dustin Penner, Drew Doughty and Jarret Stoll, scored goals, and Jonathan Bernier made a career-high 40 saves to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes in the second of back-to-back games at Staples Center on March 19.

The Kings won the opening round of this two-game match-up on March 18, 4-0.

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