Game Thread: GDT: Kings v Rangers

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Looks like Budaj v Raanta

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Hope they don't lollygag like they did yesterday, that was awful.

Impressed with Gravel, he looked like he fit right in. Made some solid plays and played his position well. He's more polished than Forbert from what I can see but then again it's only one game.

Also read the Kings are kicking the tires on Andrew Ladd. Good, hard nosed player but defense is where the Kings need help and those are much harder to find.

 

[pete6835]

 

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Some Gravel notes from last night:

Kevin Gravel, on if he was prepared to be thrown into Thursday night’s lineup:
I think so, I mean you get a little bit of time to think about it on that cross-country flight, that’s not a trip you mind making. But yeah, I think anytime you just get thrown right kind of into it, you don’t have time to really think, trial by fire a little bit, trial by error. It’s good, obviously it’s exciting, you’ve been working your whole life for this and you get the first one, it’s an exciting moment.

Gravel, on what his thoughts were during his first shift:
Yeah, you try to kind of turn that off, you know once the puck drops its time to play, you just tell yourself it’s a hockey game. I’ve played 40 of them this year already, albeit in the American league, but you know, it’s still hockey and that’s kind of what you try to tell yourself and you go through it with that.

 

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Kopi 33 seconds in

 

[pete6835]

Kopitar

 

[pete6835]

AA & Cliffy out, Pearson & Shore in

 

[pete6835]

Gabby

 

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Gaborik makes it 2-0, power play

 

[Kings4OT]

Anybody miss Quick yet?

 

[Kings4OT]

How about now?

 

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Kings imploding

 

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No surprise here but:

 

[davnlaguna]

The Grammy Whammy has hit the Kings

 

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Grammy Hit List:
Quick
Gaborik

 

[pete6835]

Kopitar

 

[pete6835]

No surprise here but:

Isn't she the one that wrote that the Ontario Reign play in Canada

 

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Not sure, I looked through her twitter feed and didn't find anything

 

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btw here are the goals:
Goal 1 Kopi:

Goal 2 Gaborik:

Goal 3 Kopi:

 

[pete6835]

Not sure, I looked through her twitter feed and didn't find anything

LA Times
LOL she corrected it - Howdy commented here