Kuklas Korner http://kuklaskorner.com Front Page en Paul Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T13:40:11+00:00 http://www.kuklaskorner.com/http://www.kuklaskorner.com/images/uploads/kklogobox.gifKukla's KornerSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with Live.comAdd to Any Feed Reader Chris Neil Not Happy With Hit From Brooks Orpik http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/chris-neil-not-happy-with-hit-from-brooks-orpik http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/chris-neil-not-happy-with-hit-from-brooks-orpik Paul from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, "I was going down. I was in vulnerable position. He gave me an extra shove which made me pick up speed going into the boards," said Neil. "That's the way he plays, he plays a physical game. I wouldn't expect anything less."... "Playoff hockey your intensity is high out there. You finish checks," said Neil. "Put it this way, I wouldn't have done that to him to put him in that situation. I'm lucky I'm no worse for wear and I'll keep going." Told of Neil's remarks, Orpik fired back and thought that was pretty rich coming from Neil. "My response is (that's) very laughable coming from him. I thought it was a pretty harmless play," said Orpik. "I didn't even know he didn't return. He's done his fair share of things to me and everybody else in here. "We all know how he plays, and he's a guy who plays hard and he's a competitive guy. Everybody knows how he plays. He's out there to agitate and I don't have much to say about it. He gets away with a lot, let's put it that way." more NHL-Teams, Ottawa-Senators, Pittsburgh-Penguins, from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

"I was going down. I was in vulnerable position. He gave me an extra shove which made me pick up speed going into the boards," said Neil.

"That's the way he plays, he plays a physical game. I wouldn't expect anything less."...

"Playoff hockey your intensity is high out there. You finish checks," said Neil. "Put it this way, I wouldn't have done that to him to put him in that situation. I'm lucky I'm no worse for wear and I'll keep going."

Told of Neil's remarks, Orpik fired back and thought that was pretty rich coming from Neil.

"My response is (that's) very laughable coming from him. I thought it was a pretty harmless play," said Orpik. "I didn't even know he didn't return. He's done his fair share of things to me and everybody else in here.

"We all know how he plays, and he's a guy who plays hard and he's a competitive guy. Everybody knows how he plays. He's out there to agitate and I don't have much to say about it. He gets away with a lot, let's put it that way."

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]]> 2013-05-22T13:40:11+00:00 Bruins On A Roll http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/bruins-on-a-roll http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/bruins-on-a-roll Paul from Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, The Bruins are undefeated since they escaped elimination May 13. That was the night it all kicked in. It was “The Miracle On Ice” of the New Millennium. Faced with what appeared to be certain extinction, the Bruins staged the comeback of the ages. They flipped the switch one last time. Claude Julien’s Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde team became a monster that cannot be stopped. “Since Toronto, no doubt,’’ said Julien when asked about his team’s new charge. “You don’t just see it on the ice. You feel it in the dressing room. This is a very focused group right now. The Jekyll-Hyde thing I haven’t seen since the Toronto series.’’ And now the Bruins are on the threshold of the conference finals and have a real shot at their second Stanley Cup in three seasons. read on NHL-Teams, Boston-Bruins, from Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe,

The Bruins are undefeated since they escaped elimination May 13. That was the night it all kicked in. It was “The Miracle On Ice” of the New Millennium. Faced with what appeared to be certain extinction, the Bruins staged the comeback of the ages. They flipped the switch one last time. Claude Julien’s Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde team became a monster that cannot be stopped.

“Since Toronto, no doubt,’’ said Julien when asked about his team’s new charge. “You don’t just see it on the ice. You feel it in the dressing room. This is a very focused group right now. The Jekyll-Hyde thing I haven’t seen since the Toronto series.’’

And now the Bruins are on the threshold of the conference finals and have a real shot at their second Stanley Cup in three seasons.

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]]> 2013-05-22T13:28:29+00:00 LA Kings Twitter Account Goes In The Wrong Direction http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/la-kings-twitter-account-goes-in-the-wrong-direction http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/la-kings-twitter-account-goes-in-the-wrong-direction Paul from Chris Foster of the LA Times, The Kings' official Twitter account received a game misconduct penalty Tuesday … from the Kings' front office. Kevin Ryder, of KROQ's "Kevin & Bean" morning show, handled the Twitter posts for the Kings' Stanley Cup playoff game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. He took over after the first period, with embarrassing results for the team. At one point Ryder made light of sexual assault when describing a play that happened in front of the San Jose Sharks' net when the Kings' Anze Kopitar was knocked to the ice. continued and read more about this at Puck Daddy and The Sporting News. NHL-Teams, Los-Angeles-Kings, from Chris Foster of the LA Times,

The Kings' official Twitter account received a game misconduct penalty Tuesday … from the Kings' front office.

Kevin Ryder, of KROQ's "Kevin & Bean" morning show, handled the Twitter posts for the Kings' Stanley Cup playoff game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. He took over after the first period, with embarrassing results for the team.

At one point Ryder made light of sexual assault when describing a play that happened in front of the San Jose Sharks' net when the Kings' Anze Kopitar was knocked to the ice.

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]]> 2013-05-22T13:21:25+00:00 There’s Lundqvist Then Everyone Else http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/theres-lundqvist-then-everyone-else http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/theres-lundqvist-then-everyone-else Paul from Larry Brooks of the New York Post, It was hardly earth-shattering stuff, nothing like saying a player “stinks” on the power play, for instance, but John Tortorella sure had it right before the playoffs started when the Rangers’ coach talked about legacies being made in the postseason and not in the regular-season. Ten games into the playoffs following last night’s dagger-to-the-heart, 2-1 defeat to the Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal, we’re still waiting. There is Henrik Lundqvist, all right, whose back-to-back shutouts with the Blueshirts facing opening-round elimination by the Caps in Games 6 and 7 of the first round carried his team forward, and whose spectacular work last night was all that stood between the Rangers and humiliation. continued NHL-Teams, New-York-Rangers, from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

It was hardly earth-shattering stuff, nothing like saying a player “stinks” on the power play, for instance, but John Tortorella sure had it right before the playoffs started when the Rangers’ coach talked about legacies being made in the postseason and not in the regular-season.

Ten games into the playoffs following last night’s dagger-to-the-heart, 2-1 defeat to the Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal, we’re still waiting.

There is Henrik Lundqvist, all right, whose back-to-back shutouts with the Blueshirts facing opening-round elimination by the Caps in Games 6 and 7 of the first round carried his team forward, and whose spectacular work last night was all that stood between the Rangers and humiliation.

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]]> 2013-05-22T12:44:37+00:00 Red Wings-Blackhawks overnight report: Angry Hawks and determined Wings http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/red-wings-blackhawks-overnight-report-angry-hawks-and http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/red-wings-blackhawks-overnight-report-angry-hawks-and George Malik The Detroit Red Wings may have earned Eric Duhatschek's rising from the (mostly) dead "like a vampire" (squid) desgination after their 3-1 win over Chicago on Monday night, but even after an off-day's worth of comments and columns (and my goodness, do days when players don't practice yield a preponderance of pondering), but I believe that Grantland's Katie Baker summarizes the out-of-towners' takes on what may or may not be the "national team's" 2 games-to-1 deficit against the underdog Red Wings: Unlike the other two teams that trail playoff series 2-1 at the moment, the Blackhawks have the disadvantage of playing Game 4 on the road. But this also means that, should they manage to even up the series, they'll have home ice in the pivotal Games 5 and 7. As surprised (and humbled!) as I've been by the performance of the Red Wings, I still give the Blackhawks the benefit of the doubt after their regular season, and think they have the best chance to ultimately advance. Now I'll readily admit that, as you probably know by now if you read my in-game ranting on Twitter, the Red Wings in the playoffs = professionalism sometimes goes out the window (this does not translate to in-rink behavior unless my ass has paid for a ticket, however), so you're going to have to pardon me when I say this: The Detroit Red Wings may have earned Eric Duhatschek's rising from the (mostly) dead "like a vampire" (squid) desgination after their 3-1 win over Chicago on Monday night, but even after an off-day's worth of comments and columns (and my goodness, do days when players don't practice yield a preponderance of pondering), but I believe that Grantland's Katie Baker summarizes the out-of-towners' takes on what may or may not be the "national team's" 2 games-to-1 deficit against the underdog Red Wings:

Unlike the other two teams that trail playoff series 2-1 at the moment, the Blackhawks have the disadvantage of playing Game 4 on the road. But this also means that, should they manage to even up the series, they'll have home ice in the pivotal Games 5 and 7. As surprised (and humbled!) as I've been by the performance of the Red Wings, I still give the Blackhawks the benefit of the doubt after their regular season, and think they have the best chance to ultimately advance.

Now I'll readily admit that, as you probably know by now if you read my in-game ranting on Twitter, the Red Wings in the playoffs = professionalism sometimes goes out the window (this does not translate to in-rink behavior unless my ass has paid for a ticket, however), so you're going to have to pardon me when I say this:

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]]> 2013-05-22T08:22:00+00:00 Kings dinged by ‘intent to blow’ http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/kings-dinged-by-intent-to-blow http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/kings-dinged-by-intent-to-blow George Malik The Los Angeles Kings dropped a 2-1 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday evening, allowing San Jose to tie their second-round series at 2 games apiece, and USA Today's Mike Brehm reports that referees' discretion played a role in the outcome of a game for the second time in two nights: Tuesday, the Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner scored to cut his team's deficit against the San Jose Sharks to 2-1. The problem: Referee Brad Meier had blown the play dead. Replay showed that Slava Voynov's shot, deflected by Tyler Toffoli, had snuck through Sharks goalie Antti Niemi's pads. It was rolling across the goal line on its own when Penner helped it along. Penner argued with Meier, but the no-goal call stood. Brehm provides a YouTube video of the goal, and NHL.com's Eric Gilmore reports that the Kings were none too pleased with the call: The Los Angeles Kings dropped a 2-1 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday evening, allowing San Jose to tie their second-round series at 2 games apiece, and USA Today's Mike Brehm reports that referees' discretion played a role in the outcome of a game for the second time in two nights:

Tuesday, the Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Penner scored to cut his team's deficit against the San Jose Sharks to 2-1.

The problem: Referee Brad Meier had blown the play dead.

Replay showed that Slava Voynov's shot, deflected by Tyler Toffoli, had snuck through Sharks goalie Antti Niemi's pads. It was rolling across the goal line on its own when Penner helped it along.

Penner argued with Meier, but the no-goal call stood.

Brehm provides a YouTube video of the goal, and NHL.com's Eric Gilmore reports that the Kings were none too pleased with the call:

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]]> 2013-05-22T06:33:58+00:00 Chicago’s the ‘nation’s’ TV team? http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/chicagos-the-nations-tv-team http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/chicagos-the-nations-tv-team George Malik You may take the Chicago Tribune's Ed Sherman's analysis of the Chicago Blackhawks' national TV footprint for what you will: The Blackhawks are as close to a national team as any in the NHL. Look no further than NBC. The network is riding the Hawks hard during the playoffs. The reason is simple: Ratings. The Hawks' local numbers from the nation's No. 3 market are having a huge impact on the overall national rating for their games on NBC and NBC Sports Network. In Chicago, an average of nearly 300,000 viewers tuned in for Game 3 on NBC Sports Network Monday night. That's nearly 20 percent of the estimated 1.6 million viewers who tuned in across the country. Let's say there are many Hawks fans within the executive offices at NBC Sports. You may take the Chicago Tribune's Ed Sherman's analysis of the Chicago Blackhawks' national TV footprint for what you will:

The Blackhawks are as close to a national team as any in the NHL. Look no further than NBC. The network is riding the Hawks hard during the playoffs. The reason is simple: Ratings.

The Hawks' local numbers from the nation's No. 3 market are having a huge impact on the overall national rating for their games on NBC and NBC Sports Network. In Chicago, an average of nearly 300,000 viewers tuned in for Game 3 on NBC Sports Network Monday night. That's nearly 20 percent of the estimated 1.6 million viewers who tuned in across the country.

Let's say there are many Hawks fans within the executive offices at NBC Sports.

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]]> 2013-05-22T05:06:25+00:00 A link merits an entry when it’s Datsyukian http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/a-link-merits-an-entry-when-its-datsyukian http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/a-link-merits-an-entry-when-its-datsyukian George Malik The one major flaw with TSN's absolutely spectacular online offerings involves the fact that they are not embeddable on other websites. As such, they're usually relegated to "hey, look at this" status until YouTubers translate them to watchable formats (see: Kronwalled), but this one merits mentioning right now: TSN's compiled a top ten list of Pavel Datsyuk's best goals and shootout goals. It's almost 3 minutes long, and I'm sure you've seen them all before, but they are worth your time all over again. UPDATE: We All Bleed Red on YouTube posted the video: Not bad for a player without much natural talent, if we are to believe Glenn Healy... The one major flaw with TSN's absolutely spectacular online offerings involves the fact that they are not embeddable on other websites. As such, they're usually relegated to "hey, look at this" status until YouTubers translate them to watchable formats (see: Kronwalled), but this one merits mentioning right now:

TSN's compiled a top ten list of Pavel Datsyuk's best goals and shootout goals. It's almost 3 minutes long, and I'm sure you've seen them all before, but they are worth your time all over again.

UPDATE: We All Bleed Red on YouTube posted the video:

Not bad for a player without much natural talent, if we are to believe Glenn Healy...

]]> 2013-05-22T04:59:47+00:00 Grand Rapids Griffins head to AHL’s Conference Finals; Frk’s hat trick paces Mooseheads at Mem Cup http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/grand-rapids-griffins-head-to-ahls-conference-finals-frks-hat-trick-paces-m http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/grand-rapids-griffins-head-to-ahls-conference-finals-frks-hat-trick-paces-m George Malik Updated w/ a Frk-centric highlight clip at 3:38 AM: Disclaimer/warning: Yarr, an auto-play highlight clip lurks within: The Grand Rapids Griffins needed to take out the Toronto Marlies to avoid a winner-take-all Game 7 situation in their second-round AHL playoff series. The Griffins did things the hard way, rallying from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits by scoring 3 goals over the final 9:56 of the 3rd period and advancing to the AHL's Western Conference Finals via a 4-3 victory. The Grand Rapids Griffins' website provides a recap of the game's events... Updated w/ a Frk-centric highlight clip at 3:38 AM: Disclaimer/warning: Yarr, an auto-play highlight clip lurks within: The Grand Rapids Griffins needed to take out the Toronto Marlies to avoid a winner-take-all Game 7 situation in their second-round AHL playoff series. The Griffins did things the hard way, rallying from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits by scoring 3 goals over the final 9:56 of the 3rd period and advancing to the AHL's Western Conference Finals via a 4-3 victory.

The Grand Rapids Griffins' website provides a recap of the game's events...

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]]> 2013-05-22T04:45:39+00:00 Four Teams in Playoff Action Tonight http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/four-teams-in-playoff-action-tonight http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/four-teams-in-playoff-action-tonight Paul The Rangers need a win tonight at home in order to avoid going down 0-3 in the series while the Sharks hope to even the series at two with a win tonight against the Kings. Feel free to discuss the games below or anything playoff related.   NHL-Teams, The Rangers need a win tonight at home in order to avoid going down 0-3 in the series while the Sharks hope to even the series at two with a win tonight against the Kings.

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]]> 2013-05-21T22:45:45+00:00 Phil Housley Named Assistant Coach For Nashville http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/phil-housley-named-assistant-coach-for-nashville http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/phil-housley-named-assistant-coach-for-nashville Paul Nashville, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Phil Housley has been named assistant coach of the team. Housley coached the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships and ranks fourth all-time among NHL defensemen in points (338g-894a-1,232pts). “Phil brings a unique skill set to our coaching staff,” Poile said. “He was one of the most talented offensive defensemen to play in the NHL, and he has worked extensively with young players during his coaching career. He will continue to focus his efforts on our young defensemen and assisting on the power play.” NHL-Teams, Nashville-Predators, Nashville, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Phil Housley has been named assistant coach of the team. Housley coached the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships and ranks fourth all-time among NHL defensemen in points (338g-894a-1,232pts).

“Phil brings a unique skill set to our coaching staff,” Poile said. “He was one of the most talented offensive defensemen to play in the NHL, and he has worked extensively with young players during his coaching career. He will continue to focus his efforts on our young defensemen and assisting on the power play.”

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]]> 2013-05-21T20:48:31+00:00 Kerry Fraser writes column, blogger misunderstands it http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/kerry-fraser-says-referees-got-non-calls-right-on-blackhawks-goal-and-non-g http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/kerry-fraser-says-referees-got-non-calls-right-on-blackhawks-goal-and-non-g George Malik Update: Well, every reader says that I've got it wrong in my interpetation of Fraser's commentary, so...Readers are right? Since the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scored the 2-1 goal (in the Red Wings' 3-1 victory last night) after Johan Franzen was boarded at the opposite end of the ice by Niklas Hjamarsson, but were denied another when Viktor Stalberg's shot and game-tying goal on Jimmy Howard was negated because the referees deemed Andrew Shaw to be interfering with Jimmy Howard's ability to make a save, the media's pounced on the situation and has addressed the situation in predictable talking-out-of-the-ivory-tower-to-those-uninformed, biased-boobs-who-happen-to-pay-their-salaries fashion: Update: Well, every reader says that I've got it wrong in my interpetation of Fraser's commentary, so...Readers are right?

Since the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scored the 2-1 goal (in the Red Wings' 3-1 victory last night) after Johan Franzen was boarded at the opposite end of the ice by Niklas Hjamarsson, but were denied another when Viktor Stalberg's shot and game-tying goal on Jimmy Howard was negated because the referees deemed Andrew Shaw to be interfering with Jimmy Howard's ability to make a save, the media's pounced on the situation and has addressed the situation in predictable talking-out-of-the-ivory-tower-to-those-uninformed, biased-boobs-who-happen-to-pay-their-salaries fashion:

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]]> 2013-05-21T20:24:41+00:00 Red Wings among many organizations reaching out to help family of fallen firefighter http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/red-wings-among-many-organizations-reaching-out-to-help-family-of-fallen-fi http://kuklaskorner.com/tmr/comments/red-wings-among-many-organizations-reaching-out-to-help-family-of-fallen-fi George Malik As mentioned yesterday, the Red Wings are holding a charitable drive on Thursday to honor a fallen firefighter, and the Deaborn Press and Guide's Joe Slezak offers more details about the event: The Detroit Red Wings are encouraging fans attending Thursday’s playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena to help “Fill a Boot” to benefit the family of fallen Wayne-Westland firefighter Brian Woehlke. Dearborn firefighters will be at each arena entrance collecting money from 6:30 to 8 p.m., which is the faceoff time for game 4 of the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinals, which the Red Wings lead 2 games to 1. Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg plans to match donations up to $3,500. As mentioned yesterday, the Red Wings are holding a charitable drive on Thursday to honor a fallen firefighter, and the Deaborn Press and Guide's Joe Slezak offers more details about the event:

The Detroit Red Wings are encouraging fans attending Thursday’s playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena to help “Fill a Boot” to benefit the family of fallen Wayne-Westland firefighter Brian Woehlke.

Dearborn firefighters will be at each arena entrance collecting money from 6:30 to 8 p.m., which is the faceoff time for game 4 of the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinals, which the Red Wings lead 2 games to 1.

Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg plans to match donations up to $3,500.

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]]> 2013-05-21T20:05:58+00:00 What Type Of Fan Are You? http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/what-type-of-fan-are-you http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/what-type-of-fan-are-you Paul 1. The Fan Who Punches a Wall 2. The Single F-Bomb Fan 3. The “Oh My God Oh My God Oh My God NOOO!” Fan Sean McIndoe of Grantland has 17 more for you with an explanation on all. NHL-Teams,

1. The Fan Who Punches a Wall

2. The Single F-Bomb Fan

3. The “Oh My God Oh My God Oh My God NOOO!” Fan

Sean McIndoe of Grantland has 17 more for you with an explanation on all.

]]> 2013-05-21T19:24:03+00:00 Kings Looking For A Road Win http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/kings-looking-for-a-road-win http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/kings-looking-for-a-road-win Paul from Arash Markazi of ESPNLosAngeles, Despite not having as much success on the road this season as the Kings did last season and losing Game 3 in heartbreaking fashion in San Jose, Sutter didn't believe that would be a factor in Tuesday night's Game 4. "There's zero momentum," Sutter said. "Once you get in the playoffs, there's no momentum unless somebody is way better than somebody, which as you see, nobody is. There's zero momentum. If there is a carryover, you're probably not a playoff team anyways." The Kings don't have to be as dominant on the road as they were last season in order to advance to the Western Conference finals. All they need is a win Tuesday to put them in position to close out the series back in Los Angeles on Thursday. "We've played better at home but we can't rest and be comfortable with being a great home team," Williams said. "We need to be killers on the road. Coming back with a 3-1 lead is something we're certainly going to do our darndest to do." more on the Kings... NHL-Teams, Los-Angeles-Kings, from Arash Markazi of ESPNLosAngeles,

Despite not having as much success on the road this season as the Kings did last season and losing Game 3 in heartbreaking fashion in San Jose, Sutter didn't believe that would be a factor in Tuesday night's Game 4.

"There's zero momentum," Sutter said. "Once you get in the playoffs, there's no momentum unless somebody is way better than somebody, which as you see, nobody is. There's zero momentum. If there is a carryover, you're probably not a playoff team anyways."

The Kings don't have to be as dominant on the road as they were last season in order to advance to the Western Conference finals. All they need is a win Tuesday to put them in position to close out the series back in Los Angeles on Thursday.

"We've played better at home but we can't rest and be comfortable with being a great home team," Williams said. "We need to be killers on the road. Coming back with a 3-1 lead is something we're certainly going to do our darndest to do."

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