From the locker room....post-game stuff
KINGS HEAD COACH TERRY MURRAY:
(Re: Ersberg's performance) "He played well obviously, but to do what he did in the shootout is good stuff. You have to get some stops in those situations against top scorers in the game and he came up pretty large for us."
(Re: not allowing many shots on goal) "That was what we want to hang our hat on. We want to have a real good attitude toward defensive play without the puck, cutting down on shots against and those grade 'A' scoring chances against. We felt that was our rallying call."
(Re: the shootout win) "You know you played hard throughout the game and the 60 minutes, 65 minutes with the overtime, and you're able to come away with two points against a division team. It was a very important game for us and when you can come away at the end of the night with a shootout win like that, there's no question that there's a lot of confidence there."
KINGS GOALTENDER ERIK ERSBERG:
(Re: game recap) "We have some of the better shooters in the league on our team, so I don't think we should be afraid of any goalie in a shootout."
(Re: shootout win) "It feels good. Obviously you always want to win games so it's just a good feeling to get the win today. It was tight there in the end but we managed to pull it off with two great goals there in the shootout from Simmonds and Frolov."
KINGS DEFENSEMAN TOM PREISSING:
(Re: Previous losses) "I think we were doing a lot of things right, even when we weren't clicking, but we just weren't necessarily scoring goals. You can do things great for three or four games and not have a goal and then you're just doing things ok and you start scoring goals. I think in general we just have to stick to shooting pucks at the net."
(Re: now vs. last year) "I think the youthfulness of this team makes us have a little bit more of a workman's type attitude. It starts in the offensive zone, putting a lot of pressure on the defense and making it hard for the other team to get out of the zone, which we have been doing a great job as of late and everything trickles down from there."
STARS HEAD COACH DAVE TIPPETT:
(Re: Lehtinen's first game back): "I thought he looked good. He's an honest player and he did a lot of little things right."
STARS GOALIE MARTY TURCO:
(Re: hit on Ribeiro): "It's hard in that situation, when you see a guy off balance like that. It wasn't necessarily a dirty hit, and Ribeiro is a strong player."
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Great victory for LA!!! Go Kings, on to Dallas for the sweep!
By the way....What happened to Oscar tonight? Healthy scratch?? I missed the intro, what happened?
A strong indication that a team is turning a huge corner is that ability to win these type of games.
Wow what a game. What guts.
Roger
Ersberg came up big. Just when you thought the team would cave in they stood tall and killed that major late in regulation and OT. That would certainly been a loss last year but the team is finding ways to stay in it and be competitive.
In my book, Ersberg is the clear cut #1 goalie. Nothing against Lababs but the team is responding to Ersberg better. His poise in net is bringing stability to the team and he has more than proven he can steal games.
Now they are .500 with a 3 game win streak. Perhaps this is what convinces TM to wake up and smell the coffee. Labarbera got his chance and now Ersberg is taking advantage of his. Give him the gig.
i've liked ersberg ever since he started last year and I hope TM keeps putting him in, he seems to be the real deal..
and how lucky are we to have Brown, he's a monster.
what i liked about this game was that i didn't feel like the kings played their best and still got a win.
wow... was Kopi's turnover bad.
Eazy E is making the big saves when we need them. something i think Labs has not been able to do for us.
THE ICEBERG HAS COMETH!
keep playing him TM...
I don't like the "#1 Netminder" label. I think Murray should refrain from making these kinds of proclamations and just let The Iceberg play, without the label.
Sometimes guys get a little complacent when they are anointed like that (ahem...see Kopitar's big fat "A" and his subsequent lack of offensive production). Iceberg's work ethic is such that complacency probably isn't likely, label or not, but I'd rather not risk it. He's good!
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What a fun game to watch, Avery seemed quiet last night.
If Simmonds hadn't scored you guys would be all over TM. I do have to admit I also find his shootout order a little strange.
I thought Kopi-Brown-Calder had their strongest game together last night. They were all over the puck creating chances, which led to both goals. While Calder isn't spectacular, he is doing his job which is winning battles in the corners and getting to the front of the net. I also thought the shootout order was strange, but I won't complain since we won.
Can't wait till tomorrow to see Iceberg freeze the Stars again.