***GDT - Los Angeles Kings @ Edmonton Oilers - 01/24/13*** (6:30 PM)

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Originally Posted by KingsCourt26

Clifford has been the best player on the team. Quick is getting back to old form. DD, Kopi and Brown have been terrible. DD needs to earn that paycheck.

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Doughty has been more than fine. He's been down right good.

Mondo,
fwiw, at least sutter has moved brown to the 2nd pp unit

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Originally Posted by aaron

Mondo,
fwiw, at least sutter has moved brown to the 2nd pp unit

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Yeah, he made the change that Terry Murray wouldn't make. Dustin is still on the ice for the 5-on-3's though.

Well I pretty much gave up on this team last year in January. I guess I'll just give up on them after this abortion of a game. (Now watch them win the next 43 in a row.)

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Originally Posted by KingsCourt26

I don't need a high level, just a top 6 level. I don't think it's unfair to expect our top 6 to step up their game.

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it's really, really not.

well... I bet against them today and yeah I enjoyed winning some money, but I would have preferred to do a thread for you guys. not that it would have been a good one since it was pretty much a s*** show. at least quick can still play.

How can anyone say Doughty "needs to earn his paycheck?" He's been amazing so far. The dude's playing half the game and playing it at an elite level. Just because the points aren't there doesn't mean he's not "earn[ing] his paycheck." He is, by far, the Kings best defenseman in all three zones right now.

Don't think the defense is the major problem. Just like last year, we aren't a threat to score... THATs the problem. Puts WWAAAY too much pressure on the Defense.

ughhh, that was depressing

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Then Lombardi moved on from the New England Patriots quarterback to one of his players, suddenly remembering a conversation with Kings captain Dustin Brown a couple of days ago.

"Talk about a guy who has grown," Lombardi said. "He said, 'You know what, Dean, the one thing I realized now, when we lost in the first round the last couple of years, it didn't bother me. Now that I know what it's like to win, if we don't win again, I'm going to be [upset].'

"That's exactly what you want, right? That's the upside. Instead of the [Cup] hangover, so to speak, you've got a guy who says, 'Man, if we don't win, I'm going to be. . . ."

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Kings FYI: GM Dean Lombardi's contract extension is finalized - Los Angeles Times

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Originally Posted by Mondo Blando

Brown has been a "beast" for exactly three months out of his entire career. The last three games are indicative of his normal regular season efforts - sporadic success, and long periods of playing in a style that isn't in line with his skill set. He has been the least effective Kings player for three straight games.

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I can name many players that are great all year long and disappear in the playoffs, which one would you prefer? I don't see how you could judge him the least effective, granted, he has been almost invisible, but so has the entire team not named Clifford, DD or Quick. We are three games into post SC winning season and we are sucking, how did you all feel about the team a few months ago? If you didn't see this coming I don't know what to tell you..