Hey there kool-aid drinkers and welcome to a new edition. Today's blog is a fun one, and not solely due to a awesome win for the Kings last night, but because I was able to share the awesomeness that is hockey with my daughter. I have been to games with her before but last night she was asking all the right questions about the game. She is starting to understand it and not surprisingly is actually more hockey smart than many of the fans at the games. She also has a knack for selecting who will score the first goal for the Kings, which I can't ever seem to do but hey she's a blast. As for the game last night man was that exciting or what. The game had a playoff billing atmosphere and lived up to that billing. Both teams had chances but either team could really dominate any section of the game, it was more like a shift to shift back and forth with real scoring chances coming few and far between. After the first period and about half of the second it appeared that Quick had not let the wall fall behind him, but unfortunately it finally came crashing down. This time though the team did not waver or collapse. many fans at the intermission had long sad faces, and I was also somewhat concerned. This is where a child's innocence saved the night. I looked at my daughter and asked " You think the Kings can come back and win". Smiling happily she said "yeah daddy". As hard as it may be to believe, at that moment I felt a sense of calmness and felt that there was no way the Kings could lose after that. After an extremely gutsy and hard-working shift for the fourth line Poni found the back of the net, and celebrated wildly after. I was later told that a monkey climbed off his back with that goal, and hope that he can get back to putting some points up for the team. The Kings did not play there best last night but sometimes it just comes down to the fact that someone has to win and San Jose challenged our strongest point with the shootout. Quick has become one of the best goalies in shootouts and has now gone 5-0 on the season during them. That game last night is why hockey is the best sport to watch in the world. At any moment the tide could turn and one team could claim victory, and in the end it took extra time and rounds but the team that should be better at this point actually was. Now we get a weekend to relax and not scoreboard watch, but come Tuesday this team better be ready to put it in high gear. All joking aside the Kings need to bring their "A" game during this long road trip ( I know its really 2 road trips because they come home for practice and then go back on the road) and score 14 points or more. The kings have 10 games on the road so 14 points is not a huge task, but it will take some hard work and a full team effort. Let's all enjoy this time to relax and not worry about where a Burger King is on the way to Staples Center. It's time to save our dinner money up for that jersey we all want so that we can proudly wear it during the playoffs. Enjoy the break friends. Also a side note I will be continuing the kool-aid during the break by bringing some info here I find online so that we can all stay in the swing of things.
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