PGT: Late Second Miracle - Kings win 3-2

[Cabwaylingo]

Originally Posted by Buddy The Elf

Nothing quite like arguing over who was least responsible for the win!

Yeah really, and **** your optimism!

[TonySCV]

Originally Posted by Buddy The Elf

Nothing quite like arguing over who was least responsible for the win!

Times are pretty damn good if Ryan Smyth's ice time is all anyone wants to take the time to complain about.

A key takeaway from last game for me was the near-clinical precision our defense has become. It's a joy to watch after years (hell, decades) of sub-par defensive teams the Kings have iced. I give all the coaches a ton of credit for building a team that is built to win in the playoffs. Now they just need to get there!

I thought the Kings ship was SUNK after that 2-10-0 run which seems like eons ago now. Time have certainly changed. The team has settled down and the consistency on display of late is remarkable. You know the Kings haven't lost twice a row in regulation since mid-January? Crazy!

Now they just need get into the playoffs because I think the Kings can definitely do some damage if they can get there.

[Sydor25]

Want to know how bad Smyth is right now? We stopped complaining about Westgarth...

[Tonellisghost]

Originally Posted by Skebo

I was going to mention that, but I found it too trivial of a label and nobody really believes it. Did anyone consider the Isles to be contending for the Cup, much less close to a playoff spot heading into the season? Of course, it works both ways. Who would have predicted the turn the Avs have taken?

True enough but then it is an excellent way of pointing out the many ways of interpreting the term, isn't it?

[Tonellisghost]

I honestly can't think of our defence having ever been better than it is today. Not once in our existence to the best of my memory.

[Zad]

Originally Posted by TonySCV

Times are pretty damn good if Rayn Smyth's ice time is all anyone wants to take the time to complain about.

A key takeaway from last game for me was the near-clinical precision our defense has become. It's a joy to watch after years (hell, decades) of sub-par defensive teams the Kings have iced. I give all the coaches a ton of credit for building a team that is built to win in the playoffs. Now they just need to get there!

I thought the Kings ship was SUNK after that 2-10-0 run which seems like eons ago now. Time have certainly changed. The team has settled down and the consistency on display of late is remarkable. You know the Kings haven't lost twice a row in regulation since mid-January? Crazy!

Now they just need get into the playoffs because I think the Kings can definitely do some damage if they can get there.

And a HUGE amount of the credit for that defense goes to Dean Lombardi for building it and Terry Murray for preaching and teaching it...I dish it both ways. Fair is fair.

[Herby]

Originally Posted by Zad

And a HUGE amount of the credit for that defense goes to Dean Lombardi for building it and Terry Murray for preaching and teaching it...I dish it both ways. Fair is fair.

Agreed.

The Kings D is pretty amazing. It's nice to not have to dread when a certain d-man is on the ice. Every one of our D's are solid.

[KINGS17]

Originally Posted by Herby

Agreed.

The Kings D is pretty amazing. It's nice to not have to dread when a certain d-man is on the ice. Every one of our D's are solid.

And would we really be afraid to have to give Drewiski, Muzzin or Voynov #6 minutes if someone went down in the playoffs?

[DocWest]

Originally Posted by Herby

Agreed.

The Kings D is pretty amazing. It's nice to not have to dread when a certain d-man is on the ice. Every one of our D's are solid.

Let's have a moment of silence for Randy Jones .

[DimMak]

Originally Posted by Zad

And a HUGE amount of the credit for that defense goes to Dean Lombardi for building it and Terry Murray for preaching and teaching it...I dish it both ways. Fair is fair.

Agreed. Lombardi was smart to stack the defense with Scuderi, Mitchell, and Greene and even for signing Poni in the offseason (overpaid sure, but he's been great playing in a shutdown role...hope we can resign him for 2 or 3 years at 1.5 per). And Murray is a big part of Kopitar and Johnson becoming the players they are today.

[Puck U]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



**** YEAH !!!

Oh am I late to the Party ? well maybe I had my own and mine just finished so I thought I'd see who's the ugly girls still left over at this fine establishment at the 2 am cut-off ... derp!