Raffi Torres Wrongly Suspended For A Clean Hit? What You Talkin’ ‘Bout, Wilson?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Player X

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Doug Wilson, General Manager and Chief Misinformation Officer of the San Jose Sharks released what he apparently believes to have been a missive, regarding the recent suspension of Raffi Torres. By saying, “suspension” I am not in any way referring to, nor advocating for having Torres hung by the neck. I am referring to his being banned from playing for the remainder of the 2nd round versus the Kings.

Wilson makes a good argument, in that he uses words and makes sentences. If one completely disregards visual physical evidence, vocabulary as defined in all the known dictionaries, logic, and all the Laws of Physics, Wilson nails it.

Here is the text of Wilson’s release:

The Sharks organization fully supports the NHL in its efforts to remove illegal and dangerous hits from the game but we strongly disagree with the NHL’s decision to suspend Raffi Torres.

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Depth Charge; Kings Explode, Sharks Implode – Kings v. Sharks 5-16-2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Player X

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                        #9. – All of the above.

When the Kings are down a center or two at various times, eventually Depth becomes an issue, and it did; for the Sharks. Kopi went under the needle, so Sutter stitched together new forward lines until Kopi could return. Through the full game Sutter created 18 forward line groupings and iced 6 different Power Play configurations. The Sharks scored while Kopitar was gone taking the lead at 3-2 , but their 3rd goal was their last, and the Kings were only half done scoring.

The Player X Ray shows a healthy body of work:

5-16-2013-San Jose Game 2a

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Photographic Proof Why Torres Should Be Suspended: Cuz It’s A Head Shot

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Player X

Screen Grabs show Stoll’s head irrefutably being the initial, AND ONLY, point of contact. Period. Head moves, and then shoulders and body follow but only after Torres is fully separated.

Screen Grab #1:  Stoll’s head, hip, shoulder and arm positions are established. Torres’ knees are bent.

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Screen Grab #2: Moment of impact. Torres knees are now straightened, Torres having gone from low to high. Stoll’s head, hip, shoulder and arm are as yet unmoved. Continue reading →

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Slava Lamp 2: Richards To Voynov, Voynov To Richards – Kings v. Sharks 5-14-2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Player X

The Los Angeles Kings have a new scoring tandem; Mike Richards and Slava Voynov. The two combined for two goals against the San Jose Sharks, and Jonathan Quick earned a shutout, to win Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-final series at Staples Center. Both teams came in with 4-game Playoff win streaks. The Kings made theirs 5 in a row.

Outstanding performances fill this X Ray:

5-14-2013-San Jose Game 1a

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Release The Penner!! Blues Fade To Black – Kings v Blues 5-10-2013

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Player X

A monster is loose upon the world, but it has been tamed. It is the Penner, and it plays for us.

There is joy in all the Realm; the people are safe. Rejoice, all ye among us, for the invaders have been repelled, defeated but left barely alive, so they may return to their homeland and bear witness of the carnage to the foreign citizenry. 

The lineage remains pure. Our crest remains protected:

5-10-2013-St Louis Game 6

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Slava Lamp: Now Available In Overtime Red – Kings v. Blues 5-8-2013

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Player X

A diamond can form under only the greatest of pressures: Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Los Angeles Kings.

“Champions find ways to win.” That famous tautology is nonetheless the best description of the result in Game 5 of this brutal playoff series. Ken Hitchcock said it was the Blues best game yet; were the teams reversed, I wager Sutter would say something like, “Best Game? No, we lost.”

Coming into this game struggling on the Power Play, the Kings scored early in the 3rd, re-taking the lead on a Power Play goal.

Coming into this game being badly out-shot, and badly out-chanced, the Kings blocked a series high 21 shots.

Coming into this game having lost 8 in a row on the road, with the Blues having won 8 in a row at home, the first road win of the series went to the Kings.

Coming into this game having lost their last overtime game, to the same team in the same building, the Kings lit the overtime lamp.

Take heed, loyal subject: the most coveted, dotted Playoff Red Box:

5-8-2013-St Louis Game 5

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