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The Kings Kickoff Another Futile Season
The NHL 2007-08 season officially got underway last night with an exhibition game between the Stanley Cup Champion (?!) Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and your Los Angeles Kings. Brian Willsie put the Kings ahead with five minutes to go in the game, and the Kings held on to beat the Ducks 5-4.
Sure, exhibition games mean nothing, but we’re not going to see a lot of King’s victories this year, so let’s savor the moment. Or as they say in Canada, savour the moment.
True, being an exhibition game, the ice was filled mostly with amateur hockey players fighting for an NHL job, a smattering of average veterans, sub-par goaltending, and no superstars. In other words, it was just like a regular season Kings game.
In an oddly-scheduled preseason, the Kings and the Quackers face off again Saturday night, while the rest of the league doesn’t hit the ice until this coming Sunday.