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Game Day Thread
Game #33/82 -- 1/1/21
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings
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**GAME TIME - 7:30pm**
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Phillip Danault & Todd MacLellan 12/30/21 Post Game Quotes
Phillip Danault
On getting back into action tonight and ending 2021 with a big win
Pretty good actually. We don?t like these guys too, so it was a good battle. It was a great win and a great answer from last game.
On his stamina after being out in COVID Protocol
A little tired, not going to lie. I was trying to manage my energy, but my wingers and the D did a great job when I was on the ice. They managed to play harder and get those loose pucks, that helps me big time. I thought it was a solid 60 minutes for the whole team.
On recovering from COVID versus an injury
I think the difference is when you have COVID, you can?t do anything at home, so when you get back, it takes a little bit more time. One practice yesterday, morning skate [today] and right back, but it felt good to be out there and get it out of the way, and a big win, so it couldn?t be better.
On the team getting back to their identity tonight
Yeah, I think against Vegas, we didn?t play our game at all, but tonight was outstanding. The first two periods, I thought we were all over them and we had a little letdown in the first five minutes of the third and then we stepped up at the end. Big character win for us.
On the speed tonight during the first period
I thought that was awesome. I don?t remember the last time we played almost a full period with no whistles. It was good, no timeouts, the boys can get going with four lines, I think everyone was alert and ready.
Todd McLellan
On if he felt the Kings got back to their identity tonight
Much better??yeah. I?m going to answer it with one word, yes.
On what changed most between Tuesday?s game and tonight
[The Vegas] game was hard to play, first of all, because of the time missed and we forgot how hard it was to win. We forgot who we were and we just needed to be reminded of that. We had a real good video session yesterday, we had a quick but aggressive practice and all of those things are important, but the most important thing is they decided they wanted to play to their identity tonight, for the most part. There?s still things we would like to do better, we?d like to put a team away when we have multiple opportunities in the second period, we have breakaways and penalty shots. We let them back in, but stuck with it and did it the hard way. Maybe that?s good for our team right now.
On if he liked how the Kings played in the third period tonight
Well, we knew they were going to have a push, that was coming, and what was interesting about the third period was the number of whistles. It was a very, very slow period, it dragged on. Whistle here, whistle there, when in the first two periods it wasn?t and that favors a team, I think, that didn?t play the night before. The number of whistles in the third favored them, they got to rest their better players, they got back on the ice, we lost a little bit of momentum, but we didn?t give up much. Goaltender made some saves when we needed him to and we found a way to win a game. The answer to that question is I think we can play it a little bit better, but the circumstances changed from the first two periods.
On what is easier for the players with so few whistles, like during the first period
I think players like rhythm, they like to get on, get off in a rhythm. If you asked each of them if they wanted to keep the TV timeouts they would say no, every one of them would say no, though we understand why we have them. They?d probably like to have the intermissions a little bit shorter and they?d like to just go. That?s not just our team, that?s players. They?re like racehorses, they want to run. When it gets slow, when it gets delayed, you can lose people.
On Jonathan Quick tonight and his response after he was pulled on Tuesday
When you pull a goaltender, sometimes you pull him because he?s just not very good, and there?s other times when you pull him just to get the team jolted a little bit. I think the other day was a bit more of the second, but I think he responded with a real good effort. Tough game for him to play, a lot early and then nothing in the middle and some chances in the third and overtime.
On Christian Wolanin?s game tonight
An excellent game tonight. In comparison, we had a good talk yesterday, pre-practice or post-practice I don?t remember which, about his value to the team, why we have him here, and how he?s going to stay in the National League. What keeps him in and what keeps him from playing full time. Tonight, he responded with a game that will keep him here full time.
On getting back into action tonight and ending 2021 with a big win
Pretty good actually. We don?t like these guys too, so it was a good battle. It was a great win and a great answer from last game.
On his stamina after being out in COVID Protocol
A little tired, not going to lie. I was trying to manage my energy, but my wingers and the D did a great job when I was on the ice. They managed to play harder and get those loose pucks, that helps me big time. I thought it was a solid 60 minutes for the whole team.
On recovering from COVID versus an injury
I think the difference is when you have COVID, you can?t do anything at home, so when you get back, it takes a little bit more time. One practice yesterday, morning skate [today] and right back, but it felt good to be out there and get it out of the way, and a big win, so it couldn?t be better.
On the team getting back to their identity tonight
Yeah, I think against Vegas, we didn?t play our game at all, but tonight was outstanding. The first two periods, I thought we were all over them and we had a little letdown in the first five minutes of the third and then we stepped up at the end. Big character win for us.
On the speed tonight during the first period
I thought that was awesome. I don?t remember the last time we played almost a full period with no whistles. It was good, no timeouts, the boys can get going with four lines, I think everyone was alert and ready.
Todd McLellan
On if he felt the Kings got back to their identity tonight
Much better??yeah. I?m going to answer it with one word, yes.
On what changed most between Tuesday?s game and tonight
[The Vegas] game was hard to play, first of all, because of the time missed and we forgot how hard it was to win. We forgot who we were and we just needed to be reminded of that. We had a real good video session yesterday, we had a quick but aggressive practice and all of those things are important, but the most important thing is they decided they wanted to play to their identity tonight, for the most part. There?s still things we would like to do better, we?d like to put a team away when we have multiple opportunities in the second period, we have breakaways and penalty shots. We let them back in, but stuck with it and did it the hard way. Maybe that?s good for our team right now.
On if he liked how the Kings played in the third period tonight
Well, we knew they were going to have a push, that was coming, and what was interesting about the third period was the number of whistles. It was a very, very slow period, it dragged on. Whistle here, whistle there, when in the first two periods it wasn?t and that favors a team, I think, that didn?t play the night before. The number of whistles in the third favored them, they got to rest their better players, they got back on the ice, we lost a little bit of momentum, but we didn?t give up much. Goaltender made some saves when we needed him to and we found a way to win a game. The answer to that question is I think we can play it a little bit better, but the circumstances changed from the first two periods.
On what is easier for the players with so few whistles, like during the first period
I think players like rhythm, they like to get on, get off in a rhythm. If you asked each of them if they wanted to keep the TV timeouts they would say no, every one of them would say no, though we understand why we have them. They?d probably like to have the intermissions a little bit shorter and they?d like to just go. That?s not just our team, that?s players. They?re like racehorses, they want to run. When it gets slow, when it gets delayed, you can lose people.
On Jonathan Quick tonight and his response after he was pulled on Tuesday
When you pull a goaltender, sometimes you pull him because he?s just not very good, and there?s other times when you pull him just to get the team jolted a little bit. I think the other day was a bit more of the second, but I think he responded with a real good effort. Tough game for him to play, a lot early and then nothing in the middle and some chances in the third and overtime.
On Christian Wolanin?s game tonight
An excellent game tonight. In comparison, we had a good talk yesterday, pre-practice or post-practice I don?t remember which, about his value to the team, why we have him here, and how he?s going to stay in the National League. What keeps him in and what keeps him from playing full time. Tonight, he responded with a game that will keep him here full time.
Subject To Change
FORWARDS
Kings Injuries
Andreas Athanasiou (IR)
Dustin Brown (Covid protocol)
Alexander Edler (LTIR)
Ollie Maata (CP)
Sean Walker (LTIR)
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Flyers Probable Lineup
courtesy of dailyfaceoff.com
FORWARDS
Former Kings
Martin Jones
Nate Thompson (IR)
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GOALIE STATS
PLAYER STATS
PACIFIC DIVISION STANDINGS
Tonight?s Poll Question:
Part 1 - Which Kings player is going to score the first Kings goal of 2022?
Part 2 - Which Flyers player is going to score the first Flyers goal of 2022?
You can take 4 guesses per team - one guess can be ?no one in this game?
Previous Game?s Winners
Due to a lack of clarity in the previous question, people who guessed either 1 or 2 total goals will get a point. (Even though technically 1 is the correct answer)
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed that the kings would score 1 goal on the evening:
jammer06
Byron
KHenry14
Dirtweazle
empire
Nyssa42
TooCool
And here are all the people who guessed 2 - which also is correct because of the way I worded the question:
Kurisu
jammer06
DRice
Rusty
Busted Chops
hokiecat
Sevenhole
VegasHockey
kingrussell
pray4mojo
dannybuoy1
Shackleford
LeftyKing
waynet
SirJW
Chateau Bow Wow
sonnyboy11
notbob
srm1105
cokingsfan
Liz4LA
Poll Win Totals
***NOT UPDATED***
King Of The Mountain
with 27 points:
pray4mojo
26 Points
srm1105
25 Points
24 Points
Liz4LA
23 Points
hornman
22 Points
John a90
LeftyKing
Reg or Rog?
Rusty
21 Points
Chateau Bow Wow
Dr. Tran
notbob
VegasHockey
20 Points
AngelEyes
Byron
Kurisu
19 Points
Helvetica
Sonnyboy11
18 Points
jammer06
17 Points
kingrussell
16 Points
15 Points
Busted Chops
CIrvine
DRice
Shackleford
14 Points
hokiecat
KHenry14
13 Points
dannybuoy1
empire
TooCool
12 Points
Bill Hicks
Nyssa42
Sevenhole
SirJW
STONE
11 Points
Greg33
JayWells24
kopinator
10 Points
beady eye
Clif
forum gold
Randdog
9 Points
JETS GARAGE
8 Points
cokingsfan
PuckMaster
Rogie-Vachon
7 Points
DRGinLBC
MaxwellSmart
6 Points
beedee
5 Points
Dirtweazle
4 Points
Joe Laviguer
3 Points
Stone
2 Points
Ice24
1 Point
lurker
MBreeden
rinkrat
RoS
Salami
Stormy2213
waynet
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