tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post924435411121480049..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: Historical Reflection: What if there were a BoC back in the day?James Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-84551224259087368232007-08-27T04:49:00.000-07:002007-08-27T04:49:00.000-07:00Thank you for the nice post. I enjoy reading your ...Thank you for the nice post. I enjoy reading your posts. Thank you for the <BR/>time and effort you spend for keeping blog lively and attractive and that <BR/>makes it worth visiting and re-visiting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-35357429757601113542007-08-09T11:46:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:46:00.000-07:002005:I don't know why you Ducks' fans thought Sela...2005:<BR/><BR/>I don't know why you Ducks' fans thought Selanne would help you, he clearly doesn't have anything left in the tank. And Joe Thornton won't help the Sharks at all, especially since he's playing with Steve Chechu or whatever his name is. I think the Kings will be winning the Battle of California for years to come!RudyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935847996131016457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-34833857414577316702007-08-09T10:24:00.000-07:002007-08-09T10:24:00.000-07:00Speaking of rumors involving the Kings that season...Speaking of rumors involving the Kings that season, I heard that Taylor was offered Thornton before SJ in exchange for Brown and Gleason but he liked Brown so much and because the team was first in the division didn't make the deal. Not sure how true that is but if so, yikes.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896285658845291441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-41289621615625077752007-08-08T21:04:00.000-07:002007-08-08T21:04:00.000-07:00Aw, kms2, let it out. Taunt me like it's 2005.Aw, kms2, let it out. Taunt me like it's 2005.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-66337377914846463272007-08-08T20:08:00.000-07:002007-08-08T20:08:00.000-07:00The Kings, second in the western conference, stick...<I>The Kings, second in the western conference, sticking out their tongues at the lowly Ducks and Sharks</I><BR/><BR/>That's what I was doing to my boss. Karma's a bitch.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, Earl, your time in the shitter will come soon enough.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631663414267137790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-54666713551558486552007-08-08T17:24:00.000-07:002007-08-08T17:24:00.000-07:00The Labarbera stuff has mostly been floated as rum...The Labarbera stuff has mostly been floated as rumor because no one wants to get into personal details, but I think it can be taken as fairly accurate that his girlfriend (not wife, and who actually he is no longer with) had some form of nearly fatal medical problem and that lead to him pretty much being incapacitated for all but the last couple games of the season.<BR/><BR/>I think the closest thing to firm comfirmation has been both DL and Foxy mentioning it in passing when talking about Lab and his chances at actually playing solid this year. As in, "he was inconsistant, but there was a reason", and mentioning the medical issue of the partner vaugely.<BR/><BR/>The recent troubles the Kings have endured are surely part of a long tradition, but over the past decade or so, say since Taylor took over, the root cause of trading away the future for no appreciable return has been addressed. So at least at this point we can see there is a goal that is being worked toward, and progress being made.<BR/><BR/>Yeah Taylor definately had the team treading water and not making much progress after a couple of years, but that is a wierd situation. He had a lot of constraints put on him by ownership to keep salary down.<BR/><BR/>I kind of think one of the reasons he took the job in DAL at the same time the Kings were ready to basically promote him (according to Hammond) was being uncomfortable being under Lombardi, who ownership has pretty much given free reign. Gotta be tough seeing a guy given such freedom and being able to get better results in the job he once held when he was handcuffed and hampered from getting those same results.<BR/><BR/>The Tambellini and Grebeshkov deal is a mixed bag. Clearly it was a desperate move. Parrish walks and Sopel come sin injured also. But it was clear that the team had plenty of looks at Grebeshkov and had decided he was a flop, so you can't really say he was a loss. He's on his second team after being traded even and not making the line-up so far. Tambellini had some value, but he too has not blossomed in NYI. Sopel was a solid defender when healthy, and if Parrish had been re-signed, maybe it isn't such a bust of a deal.dbushikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489524808263104274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-78413419867292036322007-08-08T14:41:00.000-07:002007-08-08T14:41:00.000-07:00I'm not sure if that's true or if I just read that...<I>I'm not sure if that's true or if I just read that on some rumor site</I><BR/><BR/>I like how these two options are mutually exclusive. :)<BR/><BR/>BTW, I don't really know what my real objective was in this post, other than to reflect on a not-too-distant past. I think the lesson is not to gloat too much, but then I end the post with a picture of a bank-shot toilet. Go figure.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-79877064287745994002007-08-08T14:18:00.000-07:002007-08-08T14:18:00.000-07:00Yeah, we came out strong, Frolov, Conroy and Demit...Yeah, we came out strong, Frolov, Conroy and Demitra were the best line in hockey, LaBarbera was defensive player of the month in December... and then it all kind of fell apart. LaBarbera had to leave because his wife was undergoing chemo (I think, I'm not sure if that's true or if I just read that on some rumor site), and he wasn't the same the rest of the year. Then we traded Grebeshkov and Tambellini for Sopel and Mark Parrish. Just thinking about it makes me... is it a sign of a heart attack when your arm goes numb?RudyKellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935847996131016457noreply@blogger.com