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Big Night In LA
by Paul on 11/05/09 at 06:09 PM ET
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from Helene Elliott at the Fabulous Forum,
No matter how often the Kings said they’re not approaching tonight’s game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins as a gauge of their own progress—and they’ve said it often the last few days, including after Thursday’s game-day skate—you know they’re geared up for this. And they should be.
Defenseman Rob Scuderi, who left the Penguins to sign with the Kings as a free agent over the summer, said Wednesday that the Kings are hoping to be like the Penguins someday. So why not measure yourself up against the Penguins tonight?
That’s not to say the Kings can—or should—copy the Penguins’ game plan. The Kings don’t have the top-to-bottom skill to do that. But persistence isn’t measured in point totals. A poised, smart, disciplined approach is their best chance at competing well.
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Red Winger, i know i shouldn’t be surprised with your trolling history, but it’s nice to see you’re looking into articles on winning teams and not just live blogging/book clubbing with all the other whiners complaining about how you used to be good, and how things were so much better in the past.
How many more tuesdays is it again? hahahaha
Posted by Greg on 11/05/09 at 08:02 PM ET
Well, the contest between a team that successfully managed to rebuild the steps to the pinnacle represented by the Stanley Cup, and a team in progress towards a similar goal, with plenty of talent on the ice, should be interesting to watch.
Given the Pittsburgh injury concerns and the benefit of home ice, I think LA has a decent chance to make it an even contest and potentially win.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 11/05/09 at 09:11 PM ET
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