Postgame quotes

By Rich Hammond on October 12, 2007 10:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (3) |

Rob Blake probably said it all, when asked if the Kings could take any positives from this game. His answer, a quick, firm, ``No.''

Blake also said this about the Kings' 1-4 start: ``We don't want to be 1-4, by any means. Unfortunately, we put ourselves in that position. I don't think the other teams did that much to beat us. We're beating ourselves. ... It was very chaotic. You saw the third period. When we tied it up, we should have had the momentum. It's mistakes that are costing us right now.''

Jonathan Bernier: ``You just have to turn the page and get ready for the next game. You are going to have games like this in the season. What makes the difference between a good and bad goalie is coming back, and that's what I'm going to try to do now.''

Crawford, on Bernier's game: ``Any time you have that many goals scored on you, it's a sign that it wasn't a good performance, but we left him alone on a lot of those chances.''

Crawford, on his team's weaknesses: ``Tonight it was a lot of clearing and mis-clearing and not clearing pucks that were in vulnerable areas. ... It's not rocket science here. We play the way that two-thirds of the teams, maybe even five-sixths of the teams, play very similarly in the defensive zone. It's attention to detail. It's making strong clears, and then you have to make the play.''

Matt might have some more quotes when he's done writing...

3 Comments

zad said:

Crawford better figure this out soon or he may be gone by the end of the year.

October 12, 2007 11:20 PM

anthony said:

Agreed.
At this pace, the team will be eliminated by Christmas.

October 12, 2007 11:55 PM

Moondoggie said:

I believe Blake summed it up best regarding any positives, a flat out "No". There were none, period. Bernier will be ok. He's a professional, young, but when he see's the tapes he'll realize that his team let him down again, huge. The team appears to have completely collapsed. Boston isn't very good either but allowing them to score 8 goals is a waste. Such a shame for a team that seemed to start with such promise. Zus hasn't showed up yet, who know's if he will. I've been impressed again with Stuart, one of the few defensemen actually playing. I liked Brady too, he just doesn't quit and at least showed effort. Overall the team looks awful, again it just doesn't seem like there's any leadership, particularly out on the ice, complete disarray. Not sure what can be done at this point other than maybe firing up the Manchester shuttle. I believe a few one-way passes down may loosen this team up and they obviously need a wake-up call - now. Crow isn't getting the job done by a longshot, almost makes you wish the Kings had signed Keenan (major just kidding). The entire team looks like they've been injected with Novocane, they just look numb out there. If they don't turn things around now, they're out of it by Thanksgiving. Changes are in the wind....again. Anyone think Andy would come back? Anyone??

October 13, 2007 9:26 AM

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
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