Tuesday (10/30) practice
A fairly standard day at practice, with no ripples being made. The forwards practiced the same way they played the other night, and afterward Crawford said LaBarbera will get the start tomorrow. That's no shock. The question becomes, what about the back-to-back games after that? It's natural to assume that LaBarbera and Aubin will split those games, but the Kings have an entire week off following the second San Jose game. So it's not completely unreasonable to think that LaBarbera could start all three. Not likely, but not out of the question either.
More notes and quotes later, assuming I can get to them before the basketball game. Matt has stuff also.
Here's one thing...Crawford was asked about particulars in the last game, things that he was pleased and displeased with. He was pleased with...confidence, the players' on-ice connection (vision, passing, etc.) and the puck movement of the defensemen, both in the D zone in the neutral zone. What was he displeased with? The number of quality scoring chances. I think all of those, good and bad, have been themes of late, and the good has far outweighed the bad. I think goaltending is also a major positive.
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Labs needs to start all three games and then take an entire week off.
He's hot and he looks unbeatable.
Aubin looks very comfortable from the bench.
I prefer it to stay that way.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=3086964
Ouch, Cammy's picture on ESPN shows him already shooting but isn't that the puck at his feet? Opps.
The three games in four days is nothing that he didn't face in the AHL. Since he's had a few days off and will have a week off after Saturday's game it seems like it would be better for him to play all three games.