LA KINGS OUTSIDER 2.0

The Kings and Blues are the same team.  Terrific defensively.  Struggle offensively.  Fantastic goaltending.  Mid-season coaching changes that turned their seasons around.  Rosters built through the draft.  The comparisons can go on forever.  So here are three reasons to be worried and three reasons to be confident going into tonight... REASONS TO BE WORRIED... 1.   JEFF CARTER .  After his epic pass of the skate to Dustin Penner on the Kings game-winning goal, Carter disappeared of the scoresheet. It’s easy to speculate that his ankle is still bothering him. Hopefully, the week off helped his rehab along a bit more because the Kings will need Carter to contribute in the goal column vs. St. Louis. 2.   GIVEAWAYS . Obviously the statistic varies from arena to arena but the Kings had 58 giveaways to 36 takeaways. There were times in the series where the defense was unable to clear the zone that lead to scoring opportunities for Va...

Kariya And Kopitar Would Be Awesome Paul Kariya is available.  Per Andy Strickland . Word is Paul Kariya would waive his no-movement clause if he has a chance to move to a true Cup contender.  Yes, Paul Kariya would be a perfect fit for the Kings.  Here's Why . Oh and by the way, US destroyed Finland.  Canada took care of business.  See you Sunday afternoon.  I want revenge on that crooked Canadian judge that did Apolo Ohno wrong tonight with that disqualification.

Kariya A King?: Has A Nice Ring! NOTE: I've been meaning to write this post for weeks.  Finally, I get some time to do it because the Blues/Wings game was on Versus and I've got DirecTV.  And of course, Kariya has himself his best game of the year.  Anyways.... Paul Kariya to the Kings makes sense on so many different levels. First off, he's my favorite player and the reason I love hockey.  It's hard to believe he's 35 years old now.  For years, I've been attending Kings games wearing a Kariya Ducks, Avs, Preds, and now Blues jersey every time his team's in town.  I've yet to put a name and number on the back of my Kings jersey because I've been waiting for this moment, this opportunity. (queue Eminem's verse now). "WHY DO THE KINGS NEED HIM?" Justin Williams's season is in doubt.  The Kings are looking for a left wing.  Dean Lombardi came close to acquiring Ray Whitney.  It's been rumored that Whitney was looking for a thre...