Pretty exciting week
Freeway Farce favorite, and gernulist, Kevin Kurz dropped this tweet during game four of the Sharks/Kings series:
King and Burns coincidental slashing minors. That’s a good trade off for the Kings
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 25, 2014
Williams off, not King. That’s a bit more even, although Williams hasn’t done anything this series
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 25, 2014
and here’s what followed, over the remainder of the series:
Williams gets credit for the goal. That’s one Niemi should have
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 25, 2014
Some soft D by Braun leads to Doughty feeding Williams. 1-0 #LAKings lead
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 29, 2014
Pavelski lost six of seven face-offs in the first period, on top of not getting back in time for Williams goal #SJSharks
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 29, 2014
Regehr puts it on net, and Williams pokes it through. 2-1 #LAKings lead
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 29, 2014
Justin Williams has nine points in four career Game 7s. He should name his next kid “Seven.” #SJSharks #LAKings
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) April 30, 2014
Williams finds Kopitar after another failed #SJSharks power play, and Kings take their first lead
— Kevin Kurz (@KKurzCSN) May 1, 2014
Rewind just a bit. Before the Sharks completed their choking, Kevin Kurz did a bit of choking of his own. Here is Dustin Brown following game 6, in which Joe Thornton received a penalty for kneeing him:
And here is what happened to that quote when it was Kurzified:
Not sure if @KKurzCSN writes his own headlines… but someone enjoyed the freedom of 140+ characters here: pic.twitter.com/DMPdRiCG1C
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) April 29, 2014
Odd, doesn't seem to be a "CORRECTION" notice in the article. RT @KKurzCSN: I may have misinterpreted Brown’s quote. It’s been corrected
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) April 29, 2014
Here is the Tweet that @KKurzCSN deleted this morning. pic.twitter.com/59LYuEqUyo
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) April 29, 2014
In summation, Kevin Kurz took a quote from Dustin Brown where he said he had no issue with Joe Thornton’s hit and turned it into page clicks
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) April 29, 2014
Hmm it's almost like your poor reporting spread the "story." Feel free to post that correction any time, @KKurzCSN. http://t.co/ycbvHO79lC
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) April 29, 2014
Kurz creates non-story, gets called out, changes article, never acknowledges error or edits in article. #Journalism pic.twitter.com/srJnNOQTJ0
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) April 29, 2014
Kevin Kurz is the beat writer that Sharks fans deserve.
Here’s the problem with expressing an opinion: sometimes it can come back to bite you in the ass.
Let’s say that a player you said a team overpaid for went on to look great for his new team:
And let’s say that there is somebody who likes to needle you when said opinions turn out to be wrong:
Man, I'd be kind of embarrassed right now if I was a member of the Kings media who thought the Marian Gaborik trade was bad.
— Robert P. (@RobertJFTC) May 4, 2014
That would be a bummer.
I’ll give him a GFC of 4.5 for his effort, but a combined total of 8.75 for him and his tag team partner in this round.
Ducks fans are still in a bit of shock about how game one ended.
@theroyalhalf wish i knew why that mattered
— DucksFanZone (@DucksFanZone) May 4, 2014
@Cali_EMT @theroyalhalf how does Allen compare to Doughty? They don't play the same style.
— DucksFanZone (@DucksFanZone) May 4, 2014
Not sure their “style” of play is really what differentiates Drew Doughty and Bryan Allen.
And some advice to Kings fans: Jeff Schultz and Matt Greene will be starting game two for your team, so let’s step back on the Bryan Allen trashing.
You guys want to see something funny?
Paint it orange WOOOO GO DUCKS!! Fuck the queens pic.twitter.com/Q5Y5CAmgdi
— gracie gonzales (@lyablelity420) April 28, 2014
Get it?
Fuck the @LAKings #la #queens Ducks will take care of them in the next round @AnaheimDucks
— Patrizio Davide (@ragingpdm) May 1, 2014
Because they’re actually called the “Kings.”
@judochampp suck my dickkkkk niggaaaa ducks gonna fuck them queens up
— Mike Hardwell (@mikebalyan) May 1, 2014
But Ducks fans like to change it to “Queens.” Because … um … ???
@mp_squid fuck it I'm down, I want the Ducks to smash these queens lol
— Erick (@MonstroFFA) May 1, 2014
It’s demeaning to refer to somebody as a woman?
@LAClippers @LAKings Fuck that.. Clippers/Ducks for life. Beat the Queens.
— Emin Minasian (@eminminasian) May 1, 2014
Or because “queen” was slang for “homosexual” 40 years ago?
Fuck the queens, I’ll give them this win… Just know it’ll end in game 5 with us on top #ducks
— SIMP2XOCH⚡️ (@AztecXOCHI) May 4, 2014
Either way, it’s hilarious. Look …
Oh for fuck sake you now get fined £50 for feeding the ducks at queens park
— Ryan (@Ryro67) April 28, 2014
Wait. I may have screwed up my twitter search.
I do think of this commercial every time a Ducks fan trots out that joke though:
IT’S QUEEN TO MAKE IT FUNNY!
NBC, in their infinite wisdom(indifference, bordering on contempt, for west coast fans), assigned noted Ducks homer, Brian Hayward to the Kings-Ducks playoff series. The reviews have been mixed.
GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE! Brian Hayward will be on the broadcast team for the Ducks-Kings series!
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 3, 2014
Here be Brian Hayward, trollin' the Kings. #loveit
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
We’re coming back to that guy in a bit.
#BrianHayward is the worst announcer in history
— El Diabo Blanco (@KingTrueThor) May 3, 2014
I don’t know about that. Here is an actual excerpt from Tyson Nash’s (Coyotes analyst) Wikipedia page:
The only reason to be at Honda center tonight is to Not hear brian Hayward
— Missak Tokhmanian (@followMissak) May 4, 2014
I can't believe NBCSN is using Ducks' announcer Brian Hayward for a national telecast. #hellomutebutton
— Matt Reitz (@ViewFromMySeats) May 4, 2014
Kickstarter to get Drew Doughty to shoot a slap shot at Brian Hayward.
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) May 4, 2014
Brian Hayward looks like the guy who's going to bulldoze the rec center unless the plucky dance troupe can come up with $50K by Monday.
— Winging It In Motown (@wingingitmotown) May 4, 2014
In between periods, Brian Hayward is changing his name to Wild Wing.
— Brian McCarthy (@brianmccarthy1) May 4, 2014
Brian Hayward is such a jagoff
— Richard (@AnnihilatorRich) May 4, 2014
Can someone inform abysmal #Ducks color guy Brian Hayward that he's on national TV & his consistently poor analysis needs to go both ways?
— Thomas Haire (@THrants) May 4, 2014
Brian Hayward is literally standing on the Ducks bench bc why pretend anymore
— Rudy Kelly (@rudykelly) May 4, 2014
Look, I’m sure Kings fans are just overreacting.
NBCSN's Brian Hayward, on a night where Anze Kopitar had 3 assists. https://t.co/jh0RfWprnd
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) May 4, 2014
Oh, never mind.
Kings: @BuckyHermit
Here’s the basic breakdown: 50% awful jokes, 50% confusing jokes. A sampling:
.@theroyalhalf @DucksFanZone Okay. I won't follow myself then. Thanks for the warning.
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 3, 2014
Remember, folks. Kings are a bunch of wangs. Literally. pic.twitter.com/5wmF3gwnAX
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 3, 2014
Maybe if we start hitting on Quick at a bar. Then we can score more often.
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
"Ich bin Jonas Hiller und ich bin dein Meister."
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
I should reply in German whenever a Kings fan trolls me.
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
And here come the Kings fans' tweets………. Better brush up on my German.
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
The Kings reverse swept the Sharks. The fan base was in a state of euphoria. Seemingly nothing could bring them down.
But then, this:
New Puck Daddy: Eulogy: Remembering the 2013-14 San Jose Sharks http://t.co/7gafBOF1tu
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) May 3, 2014
A piece of writing so atrocious, it warranted an apology.
Eulogies are as they've been for years: Some hit, some miss. Some wit's sharp, some of it is thuddingly dull. We do our best to pick writers
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) May 4, 2014
@wyshynski I said to Bobby yesterday that writing "vagina" would bother ppl but not "penis". What does & does not trip wires is interesting
— Surly Jacob (@surlierthanthou) May 4, 2014
Yes, the issue is not with the authors. The issue is with the the audience and their perception.
Looks like they finally made a cage suited to house Orange County women pic.twitter.com/PpW58WlYkx
— Surly Jacob (@surlierthanthou) May 3, 2014
Well, maybe that’s debatable.
@theroyalhalf If you meant that as a racist tweet, you crossed the line. Just saying.
— Bucky (@BuckyHermit) May 4, 2014
Kings: Alec Martinez
In regards to his game-saving shot block in overtime:
Alec: "Darryl gave me a hard time. He said that my rebound control wasn't very good. I told…Ranford…we should probably go over it today"
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) May 4, 2014
Ducks: Emerson Etem, via LA Times
This first-ever Kings vs. Ducks series is also notable for a much younger member of the Ducks, Emerson Etem of Long Beach.
He grew up watching both teams and was just short of his 15th birthday when the Ducks defeated Ottawa in a five-game Stanley Cup final.
“I still see Corey Perry in that Stanley Cup game-clinching win there. Him scoring that goal, I remember like it was yesterday,” Etem said of Perry’s unassisted goal with three minutes left in the third period of a 6-2 victory.
Emerson Etem is from Long Beach? I wonder if the Kings have ever faced any other players from Long Beach.
"California Chrome is the first California-bred horse in 52 years to win the Kentucky Derby" is the new "Matt Nieto is from Long Beach."
— Brian McCarthy (@brianmccarthy1) May 4, 2014
We'd read that the whole series was going to be played at Angel Stadium or Dodger Stadium.
— Darryl Sutter Says (@DSutterSays) May 2, 2014
Kings:
Great plays made by Mike Richards and Bryan Allen to set up that goal.
Ducks:
How many of the writers in the Honda Center press box had already written their “Teemu Selanne, Game One Hero” story, before Marian Gaborik ruined their deadline.
!Olè¡ RT @wyshynski: One last thing until the 'morn: Take a drink every time someone on TV calls him "Alex" Martinez. Sheesh … #LAKings
— Alex Martinez (@27_alexmartinez) May 4, 2014