FeedKings Capture Opener
May 31, 2012 in Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL playoffs Tags: Anze Kopitar, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Long Beach, Slovenia
They’re clapping in Burbank and Long Beach and rattling their jewelry in Beverly Hills as the Los Angeles Kings grab the all-important first game of the Stanley Cup Final by beating the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in overtime.
Anze Kopitar scored the winner, and the thing about Kopitar is that not only is he a big, point-getting Slovenian, but he’s also a big, point-getting Slovenian who speaks English with barely a trace of an accent. I find this very impressive.
Slovenia sits just off Italy, near Austria.
I saw only parts of this big first game, and it seemed the game lacked flow and big-game excitement. Although maybe I just missed the parts where there was flow and excitement. And I didn’t see the overtime.
Some might say I’m a terrible hockey fan. But hell, it’s almost summer. And it’s also been 55 days now since the Canadiens played their last game.
May 31st, 2012 at 9:50 am
Flames hire Bob Hartley as new head coach -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/flames-hire-bob-hartley-as-new-head-coach/article2448465/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2448465
May 31st, 2012 at 10:16 am
Just heard Hartley got hired by the Flames. Still not to late to hire Jon Cooper.
May 31st, 2012 at 11:19 am
Dennis, I heard a good coach has to be a bit of an asshole sometimes.
Is Gaston available?