I thnk the fact Vancouver literally went from a contender to missing the playoffs his first year as coach further validates that argument lol...
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I thnk the fact Vancouver literally went from a contender to missing the playoffs his first year as coach further validates that argument lol...
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Kings the comeback kids, lets make this dynasty official.
I was so close to my dream of LA v Montreal, but this the next best outcome.
ETA: It should of never even went to OT. I guess the Kings are team of destiny..
It shoulda never even went to game 7, Kings shoulda finished them off in 5.
fukk la
*Pac voice* fukk you too nikka! *Pac voice*Nah LA and NY the two biggest markets in the country and LA is growin the sport bringin in new hockey fans.
Kings had LA turnt up in 2012 and they got the city 
again, plus the Kings fillin the void of no other LA team competin for a sports title right now so all eyez on them.
Kings lost more games in the first 2 rounds this year than they did all postseason in 2012 and have gone 7 games in each of these 3 rounds. In 2012 they only lost 4 games as a 8 seed became the first ever 8th seed to win a Cup the first to knock off the 1st 2nd and 3rd seeds in order were the first team to make the finals undefeated on the road at 8-0 won 10 straight road games overall and finished 10-1 on the road, that 2012 team was on some historic shyt.
Kings the comeback kids, lets make this dynasty official.
Nah LA and NY the two biggest markets in the country and LA is growin the sport bringin in new hockey fans.
IMO this 2014 squad had a tougher road getting to the finals by essentially beating the 3 best teams in the league back to back to back,they didnt do that in 2012.
and winning 3 game 7s on the road to get there not to mention being down 3-0 in round 1,3-2 in round 2 and coming back 3 times in game 7 in round 3 and then winning it in OT i think trumps anything they did in 2012...
That being said if they dont win it all,this historic run pretty much will get swept under the rug in terms of its historical signifigance...
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They did do that in 2012 they beat the 3 best teams in the Western Conference in a row who had 3 of the top 4 best records in the league, qualifyin for the playoffs wit just 3 games left in the season then goin on to dominate the postseason as a 8 seed makin it look easy runnin thru all the top teams and breakin records >> bein down in every series nearly chokin a 3-1 lead and barely makin it out alive in game 7s. The road is tougher cause they not playin as great as they did in 2012, comin back like that is amazin but not as historic as settin all those records outta nowhere.
Vancouver and Phoenix cannot compare to this years resume...i forget who the other team was...they knocked off a defending champ
and the 2 best teams in the west with over 100 pts...
SmoothOperator88
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Not just knocked off. Tore through them as an 8 seed. This years Kings squad is better (except Quick has been mediocre at best) and the competition is better, but that 2012 run is something we will never see in any sport ever again in all likelihood.
Beat Vancouver in 5.
Swept St. Louis.
Beat Phoenix in 5.
Beat my Devils in 6.
Kings were up 3-0 in every series that year. That shyt was mind boggling.
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Kenny Albert is doing the game tonight on NBC, Mike Emrick had a death in the family, condolesences to him
won't be able to watch I got work tonight
won't be able to watch I got work tonight
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GO KINGS, GO!
Kenny Albert is doing the game tonight on NBC, Mike Emrick had a death in the family, condolesences to him
I would quit
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Change is inevitable...
We within range brehs
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damn this game is moving fast as hell 
school a noob on hockey brehs.
school a noob on hockey brehs.