Okay Kool-Aid drinkers I am back and ready to mix it up. Sorry that the mix has not been up lately, but I have been a bit under the weather. Saturday's game is where I will start, as that is where I feel by sickness began. I know the Kings won and I loved that part, but we gave the Flames the extra point, which they did not need. Lets talk about how TM decided that despite playing one of his best games that Loki should sit on the bench and watch the team play the final 20 minutes. I guess he thought Loki's inexperience was a liability. I do not presume to be a great hockey mind, but I felt that with the constant double shifting of the other players to cover Loki's absence that they began to wear down faster, causing them to reach and hold on certain plays. Ultimately the game was decided on a 2 man advantage, I know that they actually scored on a one man advantage, but the pass they made was not intended to go back door but to get the Kings to touch to so they could start the two man advantage. I don't think they even try the pass back door if not for the delayed penalty. After letting the Flames tie it up the Kings had to try and get their offensive game going again. I thought they did a fairly decent job and had some chances, especially in overtime. Once the game came down to the shootout it was nice to see the order changed, but once they needed to go past the third shooter TM went back to his faves, both of which had a chance to win the game, but couldn't get it done. It seemed that everyone that missed was trying to go with some deke move. By the time Williams got a chance, he had decided that he was just gonna get a shot off, and surprisingly it worked, the same way it worked for Zues and Stoll. It was a huge win for the boys in any event breaking a losing streak in Calgary and giving the Flames a lose. The game was by no means the greatest game,but the end result is what they needed and now we can see what they will bring on the coming roadtrip to the East Coast. I guess all I can say for now about the roadtrip, is hopefully we don't need video review, because we all know how that works out for the Kings. Just ask DL. Anyways thanks to everyone that continues to support the mix and I will try to get in a couple good mixes before the game on Thursday. Enjoy
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Good to see you back Kool-Aid mixer. Good take on the game. I agree with you on the benching of Loki. He was having a great game and was the reason for the goal that Williams tipped in. How is he supposed to learn tough games if he gets benched. Boy is playing a good game and is improving more and more. I found this article on Loki that, if you haven't already seen, is pretty good; http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=67740
ReplyDeleteI will admit Williams finally played a game where he didn't skate like a ice princess and drove to the net more than ineffective passes. 3 points for the game and got the shootout goal. Scary. I'll ease up on Willie's nutz for now, as long as the same play continues from him.
I could tell that Nighttrain is trying to get the monkey off his back. Lets hope he succeeds soon.
As for the next road trip, if the Kings play like they did over the past couple of games with more intensity, they can beat the overrated east coast teams.
Looking forward to some great Kings games.