This series really hits home for me. Growing up in North Haven, CT, the bordering town of the Immortal in his prime Jonathan Quicks' hometown I too grew up rooting for the Rangers. However since my move out West and watching this King's team with my college friend at the anchor accomplish things on the ice that no one ever deemed possible really began to sway my fan ship towards the Kings. I would have loved to see him play at Quinnipiac. I wonder if they even gave him an offer. Rand Pecknold has such a Canadian fetish. Rand would recruit Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles, and possibly Randy and Lahey before he even sniffed around for talent in his own backyard. I heard Terrance and Phillip turned down QU scholarship offers in the early 90's.
2 years ago The Kings shocked the World as an 8 seed and won the Cup with Quick literally carrying the team on his back the entire way. This year they ran into a dominant San Jose team who seemed like this might be the year they finally win the cup, and it sure looked that way when they went up 3-0. Yet the Gritty Morons (of the modern day for our Red Sox Fans out there) found a way to buckle down and become only the 4th team EVER in any sport to come back to win the series down 3-0. After which The Kings engaged in two more Seven Game Wars against he Ducks and the reigning Champion Chicago Black Hawks, winning them both.
Game 7 against the BlackHawks proved how tough and relentless this Kings team really is. They were down 2-0, battled back to tie it up, down 3-2, didn't matter tied it up, down 4-3 late in the third...Why is everyone panicking? Of course we're going to tie this game up, and in a game 7 with Johnny Quick and Justin Williams, on the road no less, victory was inevitable for The Kings of destiny. They won this series without arguably their best player even scoring goal....watch out Rangers Kopitar is due for a big series.
It's Pretty obvious that Marion Gaborik pulled The Sword out of the Stone upon his arrival in Los Angeles. He has 19 pts in the playoffs so far 12 goals and 9 assists. Drew Doughty has been an absolute beast in these playoffs and might be the best scoring defense man since Brian Leach. However this is not going to be an easy series and I'm predicting the Kings will have to win an unthinkable 4th 7 Game Series of this Playoffs.
The Rangers are a good team, even better than Anaheim in my opinion although many people will disagree with me. I didn't like it the Callahan/St. Louis trade at first howwever it has worked out brilliantly and Nash is starting be to more like the player we thought he would yet he needs to step it up if they're going to have a chance. Boyle is a bruiser who can move and score, and Hagelen is faster than Kenny Woo and Benny the Jet combined Then of course there is Henrik Lunqvist, an absolute stud in net. Guy is the Swedish version of Derek Jeter, but better looking, no homo, and not half black. I'm a huge fan of Swedish Meatballs, Ikea, and tall hot blonds, but this guy is the best thing to come out of Sweden since Professor Gerald Lambo from Good Will Hunting, Stellan Skarsgard. Then again Skarsgard did open a portal for Loki's army that nearly destroyed earth, and Stellan's son did turn into a Vampire.
Well one thing is for sure this is going to be one hell of a series with incredible goal tending. Quick is an absolute menace in net with his own unique absurdly aggressive style maybe only similar to that of Dominik Hasek. Lundqvist is more of your traditional butterfly goalie who uses his size to his advantage, although he too is quite aggressive in net, and he sprays his opponents with water bottles.
What more could you ask for in the Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup? East Coast West Coast. 2 of the NHL most Valuable franchises. Tupac vs.Biggie, the two best goal tenders in the game today, the best 1st line in all of hockey, and two teams who aren't afraid to dive in front of pucks.
The Rangers may have guarded the Wall for a Thousand years but Ned Stark is dead and there is a new King beyond the wall.
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