Preparing for the Avalanche

By Rich Hammond on December 9, 2008 4:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) |

Here's what Terry Murray said about the Kings' preparation for Colorado, and what they might have learned from the first two games against the Avalanche. Colorado beat the Kings 4-3 on Oct. 20 and won 4-3 in a shootout on Nov. 22. Both games were at Staples Center.

MURRAY: ``Well, they were one-goal games. What we need to get is a focus on the checking part of the game. They have a great top line and they can really hurt you if you give them time and space. We really need support from our forwards to work with our defense and defend those short passes they make to get themselves in great scoring opportunities. That's their M.O.''

Also, here's a video interview with Jason LaBarbera, courtesy of lakings.com, after this morning's skate in Denver...

1 Comments

Anonymous said:

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT !@#$% STILL DOING IN NET!!!!!

December 9, 2008 7:45 PM

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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Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews
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