Monday, April 23, 2012
Kings Pull the Upset
The Los Angeles Kings have pulled a major upset in the playoffs by beating the Vancouver Canucks. The Canucks were the top team in the west and was the Presidents Trophy Award winner for the most points in the regular season. The Kings got a quick 3-0 lead in the series and never looked back from there. One of the main reasons the Canucks did not win is due to the absence of Daniel Sedin for the first couple games of the playoffs and the shaky goaltending. The main starter, Roberto Luongo lost his starting job after the 3rd game which allowed Cory Schneider to come in and get the start for the next two game. Schneider played well but the offense could not help him out much in his starts. The Kings will be playing the St. Louis Blues in the next round of the playoffs which will sure to be a good one to watch.
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I think the Kings definitely have the talent to go all the way, they have incredible depth at forward and Quick has proven that he's able to steal games if needed. I think the fact that they brought in Mike Richards and Jeff Carter, both players who have a lot of playoff experience, will help a lot also.
ReplyDeleteNow with the penguins out of the race I have the Kings as one of my favorites to go all the way this year. They have such a fast talented team with many great players. Picking up both Richards and Carter was great for this team. You cant forget Kopitar either who is one of my favorite players to watch in the league. Overall I see them as an underdog that could easily win the whole thing and bring the Stanley Cup to LA.
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