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LOS ANGELES -- The Stanley Cup barely had the Los Angeles Kings fingerprints on it before Darryl Sutter suggested they should start preparing to win it again. "The first thing you think about as a coach, these guys are all young enough, theyve got to try it again," the coach said Monday night, mere moments after raising the Cup for the first time himself. Thats just how a pragmatic farmer from Alberta thinks about everything, and Sutter didnt allow his mental preparations for a sequel to stop him from celebrating this irreplaceable moment with his players. The Kings partied until well after midnight at a restaurant overlooking the Staples Center ice, where Los Angeles completed its 16-4 rampage through the post-season to the franchises first NHL title. After nearly 45 years without a Cup, after 4 1/2 decades with one division title and one conference crown to show for their existence, and after eight straight years from 2002-10 without making the playoffs, Los Angeles and its Kings had earned every minute of it. Music boomed and drinks flowed for a few hundred friends, family members and Kings employees hanging with the players. Everybody seemingly got a chance to raise the Cup above their heads for triumphant photos, and a few unhappy toddlers were forced to sit in the bowl. The Conn Smythe Trophy also attended, and plenty of people borrowed Jonathan Quicks hardware long enough to chant "M-V-P!" for themselves. The Kings werent thinking much about how they became the first eighth seed to win a title, or how they won 10 straight road games this spring, or how they made the second-fastest run in modern NHL history to the Stanley Cup. They already knew. "Its got to come from the room, and guys have to make a decision to work," said Quick, the record-setting goalie who carried the Kings through long stretches of the regular season. "I think we did that. You cant say enough about this group and how hard they worked." And then everybody danced, ate and sang at a party 45 years in the making. Later, several players took the Cup to one of their favourite pubs in Hermosa Beach, one of the beautiful South Bay seaside towns where nearly all of the Kings live when they arent chasing hockey hardware. This party will go on all week, too. The Cup and several Kings are scheduled to make appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," and a parade down Figueroa Street is scheduled for Thursday, with thousands of Southern Californias devoted hockey fans expected to turn out for their first title celebration. Los Angeles is a hockey town right now, with everything from downtown postgame celebrations to congratulatory billboards hung around the city, including a greeting from Patron tequila on the iconic Sunset Strip. Thousands of drivers are flying Kings colours on the citys much-mocked car flags, and the parade should be a culmination of the best time in club history since Wayne Gretzky ruled the Forum. Its good to be a King, whether youre rookie surprise Dwight King or any King at all. And theyve got no reason to think next year cant be just as exciting. The Kings surge actually began in the regular season when a talented roster came together in the final 20 games or so. Although they never even faced elimination in the post-season, it was a distinct possibility during the regular season, when they didnt clinch a playoff spot until right before their 81st game. Los Angeles was a changed team after a high-risk trade of puck-moving defenceman Jack Johnson for power forward Jeff Carter, who scored two goals -- including what turned out to be the game-winner -- in the Kings 6-1 Cup-clinching victory over New Jersey in Game 6. Everything changed for the NHLs lowest-scoring team around the time of that trade, culminating in a fitting footnote: Los Angeles hadnt scored six goals in any game this season until the cup clincher. The Kings got at least one goal from 17 players in the post-season, with all four lines and three defensive pairings making significant contributions. Los Angeles older players, including elder statesman Willie Mitchell and tenacious forward Simon Gagne, played seamlessly alongside youngsters Drew Doughty, who lived up to his lavish $56 million contract after a rocky start to the year, and King, who repeatedly provided scoring punch and physical play. When Sutter and general manager Dean Lombardi start looking toward next season, theyll know most of that roster is already signed. The few free agents probably could be tied up if Los Angeles brass wants the same players to attempt a repeat -- assuming the NHL and the players union resolve a potentially sticky labour dispute that could leave the Kings with plenty of extra time to take the Cup home to friends and family. Los Angeles top unrestricted free agents are forwards Jarret Stoll, Dustin Penner and Colin Fraser. Stoll was a steadying veteran influence and key special-teams player all season, while Penner is an imposing physical presence on an impressive playoff line with Carter and Mike Richards. Yet neither Stoll nor Penner played particularly well during the regular season, giving the Kings plenty of factors to weigh when deciding whether to enter the bidding for their services. The entire defence is signed for next year, while forwards Carter, Richards and first-liners Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams are all signed for at least two seasons. Lombardi undoubtedly will need to find money to do a long-term deal with goalie Jonathan Quick, who has one more season at $1.8 million left on his deal before becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2013. Quick will command top dollar after his breakthrough season and newfound elite status, and the Kings are aware how much of their success rests on his slight shoulders. No matter what moves Lombardi makes, the Kings will defend their first title with the knowledge theyve overcome every obstacle the NHL can throw at them. Their spectacular playoff run was only possible because the Kings met every challenge before it became critical, and their mellow summer of celebration is the reward. "These guys, since March 1st, theyve lost about six games," Sutter said. "Theyve taken a lot of public negativity towards them. Look what theyve just done. Pretty awesome. Tells you what type of players they are." Retro Jordan 11 Legend Blue Sale . "But theyre not 20 points better than us," Jefferson said after Utahs 110-90 loss to the Blazers on Monday night. Jordan 11s Legend Blue . -- Tiago Splitter tipped in a rebound with 2. http://www.legendblueairjordan11.com/ ." The 30-year-old from Mont-Tremblant, Que., overcame a near-crash to race to a second-place finish Saturday in a World Cup downhill on the same course where he claimed his world championship title last year. Cheap Jordan 11 Legend Blue . "When Brandon Morrow went down, that killed us," said the now former Blue Jay, referring to the forearm injury Morrow suffered in late May that ended his season. With general manager Alex Anthopoulos uncomfortable, at least for the time being, with the market price for mid-range starting pitching and with no acquisition, either through free agency or via trade, apparently imminent, Morrows return to health is crucial to the Jays becoming the contender many thought they would be a year ago. Legend Blue 11s . The teams president and chief executive officer announced Tuesday the CFL club had an overall operating profit of $726,930 last year wiped out mainly because of delays in building the new $200-million Investors Group Field.NEW YORK -- Derick Brassard scored the go-ahead goal with 7:46 left in the third period and the New York Rangers used late offence to beat the New York Islanders for the second straight game, 4-1 on Friday night. With the teams skating 4-on-4 and the Rangers taking advantage of a delayed penalty, Brassard took a cross-zone feed from defenceman Marc Staal and fired a shot past Evgeni Nabokov to give his team a 2-1 lead. Brad Richards provided insurance with 5:01 remaining, ripping a drive in off Nabokov, and Ryan McDonagh added an empty-net goal with 1 second left. Staal had two assists and Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves for the Rangers, who have won three straight and six of eight. Brian Boyle gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first period before Kyle Okposo tied it in the second. The Rangers topped the Islanders 2-1 outdoors at Yankee Stadium on Daniel Carcillos third-period goal Wednesday night and won the season series 3-2. The teams met for the third time in 11 days. Nabokov made 33 saves for the sliding Islanders, who dropped their fifth straight (0-4-1) after winning seven of nine. They controlled play in the second period, holding an 18-6 edge in shots, and got even on Okposos 24th goal. During a power play, the Islanders spent much of the advantage in the Rangers zone and tied it 5 seconds after McDonagh left the penalty box. Calvin de Haan fired a shot from inside the blue line at the right point that Lundqvist knockeed away.dddddddddddd But the puck came to Okposo near the left post. He settled it down and sent a shot in to make it 1-all with 5:32 left in the second. Okposo got right back on the score sheet after being blanked at Yankee Stadium. He has scored a goal in five of seven games and has six assists in that span. The Rangers held a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period after outshooting the Islanders 14-12. They recorded the first six shots, but later trailed 11-9 before going back on top. Boyle scored his fourth of the season and 50th in the NHL when he deflected Staals shot from the centre of the blue line off the crossbar and past Nabokov at 3:29. It was Boyles first goal in 12 games but his third point in three games after he posted an assist in each of the two Yankee Stadium contests. After weathering the early Rangers onslaught, the Islanders generated plenty of pressure and drew the only power play of the period when Brassard held de Haan in the offensive zone. The Islanders had four shots on the advantage. Lundqvists best stop of the period came when he slid across the crease to get his right pad on a one-timer by Josh Bailey in tight. Lundqvist later used his left pad to block Okposos hard drive from the slot. NOTES: The Rangers honoured longtime television voice Sam Rosen before the game for 30 years with the team. ... Boyle has 95 points in 365 NHL games. ... Nabokov made his second straight start after returning from injury in a relief role on Monday. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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