*THE FOLLOWING BELOW IS NOT WRITTEN BY THE ROYAL HALF,
BUT RATHER PUMPERNICHOLL, OUR MASTER RECAPPER*
KINGS 2, SHARKS 2
The maddening conclusion of Games 2 and 3 left both fan bases bitter. Borderline calls by the referees had swung the momentum for opposing teams in each game and ultimately decided the outcome. Fans don't go to hockey games to watch the referees, yet they were becoming the focal point of this series.
While neither team liked what transpired, they couldn't do anything about it now. What they could do was move on and realize that things had evened up, and this was assuredly the end of any referee interference that would determine the final score.
And it was a good day heading into Game 4. Kings fans were especially excited that longtime supporter Kevin Ryder from KROQ's Kevin & Bean was going to live tweet the second period from the @LAKings official feed!
The team was 5-0 this season when a guest tweeter took over the account (3-0 with @theroyalhalf, 1-0 with @johnondrasik, and 1-0 with @wilw), so it was a great omen heading into the game.
Refs were done evening up calls and the Kings had a celebrity guest to run their Twitter account.
Nothing could ruin this!
Twitter Takeover: Tonight Kings/Sharks, game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the 2nd period, I'm taking over @lakings twitter!#GoKingsGo— Kevin Ryder(@thekevinryder) May 21, 2013
— Randy 'Raz' Ullon (@3dc_Raz) May 21, 2013
@3dc_raz @thekevinryder it scares all of us— LA Kings (@LAKings) May 21, 2013
@thekevinryder @lakings did u really expect anything else. We have had the honor of heading u f shit up 4 almost 20 years. Part of ur charm— Victor C (@VicCed) May 21, 2013
Let's just get to the game already.
PREGAME:
Got My #FinsUp Today, #SanJoseSharks Bout To Whoop The #LAQueens Asses, Reppin That #TankShit EveryWhere I Go! #SHAAAAARKS #SANJOSEYOUBITCH— ThatJerkDerk (@ThatJerkDerk) May 21, 2013
— Christian Allen (@ChristianAllen1) May 21, 2013
LACIN' 'EM UP!
OMG! I cannot believe these calls!! The refs are a piece of shit! Just pregame warmups for tonight's game. LoL #LAKings #Believe— Greg A. (@PucksAndGrub) May 21, 2013
Sheesh. Come on, that won't happen for a third straight game.
Lace the fuck up! It's game day for our defending Stanley Cup Champion #LAKings #GOKINGSGO— Travis Pfahler (@socaltrav) May 21, 2013
LACIN'-- Wait, didn't we do this already?
I can't wait for the sharks game!!!!!! FUCK THE QUEENS! #tieuptheseries #BeatLA— Javier Velez (@Jdonovan_10) May 21, 2013
Beat LA??? Pls.Fuck the Kings— Ana Luz (@AnaLuzRedux) May 22, 2013
Who the fuck shaves during the playoffs. Marleau you idiot. That's why u won't beat the Kings.— Dave Uhl (@golfstardad) May 22, 2013
I think I found Jeremy Roenick's personal Twitter account.
FIRST PERIOD:
Goal!!!!!!! Fuck ya burns get u some— T richards(@timrichards78) May 22, 2013
That was quick.
And I'd just like to ask what the fuck everyone was doing on that goal? This game is going to be a giant clusterfuck. #LAKings— richard homer (@richardhomer) May 22, 2013
It'll settle down, I'm sure of it.
The kings are seeing first hand why you dont fuck with San Jose when they throw their black unis on.— Nick Rosenblatt (@NickRosenblatt9) May 22, 2013
CHEATERS! Bring back the teal!
how the fuck is that ok???? WHAT IS THAT SHIT. fuck LA seriously. the kings are the fucking worst. fuck you quick. #SJSharks— Lily (@teapotsonfire) May 22, 2013
Jonathan Quick is just keeping his #GloveHandStrong.
This first period has angered me greatly... What the fuck @lakings get it together!!!— Nick Roach (@NickRoachhh) May 22, 2013
SECOND PERIOD:
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck #lakings— sifry borrayo (@cfritolemon) May 22, 2013
BOYLEEEEEEE 2-0! KEEP IT THE FUCK UP SHARKS!— Nina Jackson (@oohninabby) May 22, 2013
Solid start.
STOP TAKING FUCKING STUPID PENALTIES, #LAKINGS! YOU'RE PLAYING LIKE SHITTY BEER LEAGUERS! FUCK!— Laurie D. (@Redfroggy) May 22, 2013
FUCK YOU REFS FUCKING FAGGOTS GIVING SHARKS THE ENTIRE GAME AND SERIES LAVERUT KUNEM BOZI TGHEK— MGOD_AVO G (@avohannesyan) May 22, 2013
MGOD is not a fan of the refs.
The Kings don't wantit bro fuck them niggas. #SHARKSTERRITORY— C. Gatsby. (@LordChris_) May 22, 2013
Definitely don't want to mess with this guy.
— Ka-KAW!!! (@thedrunkrunner) May 22, 2013
watching the sharks game high as fuck— PROD. TAYLOR MICHAEL (@TAYLORmBEATS) May 22, 2013
.@dustinpenner25 we all know that was a goal, fuck the refs! Use the anger & show them why the #LAKings are champions! #GoKingsGo #Believe— Laurie D. (@Redfroggy) May 22, 2013
Sigh. More on this later.
THIRD PERIOD:
20 minutes left, hopefully the Kings are pumping some Limp FUCKING Bizkit "Break Stuff" and they come out and FUCK shit up!!! #GoKingsGo— Coach Smart(@nothercoldboy) May 22, 2013
It's just one of those days ...where you lose faith in humanity.
Sharks Getting It! Came To Fuck Shit Up! #FuckTheQueensUp #TankShit #SanJoseSharks #FinsUp #SJSharks #BeatTheQueens.— ThatJerkDerk (@ThatJerkDerk) May 22, 2013
I had a roommate that was a kings fan. He was a fucking prick. Fuck the kings!— نايثن جريفن (@Natoni10) May 22, 2013
Natoni was the best roommate I've ever had. Miss ya, bud!
Burns FUCKED baby dick #15 from the kings SHIT #SJSharks— John Gonzalez (@eljohnr9) May 22, 2013
Holy shit, Burns just hit the flying butt scissors on Richardson... #renandstimpy #sjsharks— Dr. Gonzo (@49ersInYoPocket) May 22, 2013
Solid contact.
Why'd my dad have to wear shit super baggy when he was younger -_- he got two LA Kings jerseys and a J. Kidd Mavs jersey but they hella big.— Cristian Choda. (@_CocaCota) May 22, 2013
Every Kings fan can relate and is nodding in agreement.
— MaidenOfTheDark (@MaidenOfTheDark) May 22, 2013
Whatever Kings. What the fuck ever. And can we get NBC off their knees. Suckin that Kings cock a little too hard gentlemen.— Priti (@PritiH8Machine) May 22, 2013
To the man who looked at my jersey and said Richards was a pussy. Excuse me but he just made a goal. So fuck you! #gorichards #thatsmyman— Tiffany Azpeitia (@Tiffywiffyniffy) May 22, 2013
COMIN' BACK!
Goddamn!!! Fuck ya Richards!!! Omg. @jaydeepoo1 and i just screamed so loud. @lakings #becauseitsthecup— jessie (@jayywhizzlekuh) May 22, 2013
the kings scored. fuck it im gettin wasted!— Killa Kam (@KamSF) May 22, 2013
@leika_laroq fuck the kings. oops sorry, *Queens* bunch of sissies— ♔Donnalee♔ (@niallswhoresss) May 22, 2013
the sharks and their "fans" can fuck themselves see you the fuck in LA cunts— sam (@catooooooooooo) May 22, 2013
Who the fuck actually would be proud enough to proclaim themselves a sharks fan? You wear teal..go sink— SansFromage (@SansxFromage) May 22, 2013
I have to shower but the #LAKvsSJS game is intense as fuck— James Callaghan(@_JCALLAGHAN) May 22, 2013
That's been my excuse since the start of the 2012 playoffs.
“@charlie_chronic: How bout them sharks!!! :-)”You cheer when the kings score and compliment the sharks? You're a fuckin faggot— meth addict since'95 (@brucebarker1) May 22, 2013
@lakings fuck you guys. You can't win shit you fucking dick loving cumswappers— Jared Bohan (@JaredBohan) May 22, 2013
Series is tied 2-2?
Happy fuckin bday to me. The biggest pussssaaaayyy #scumbag couture scores again and the shit bag sharks beat the @lakings, fuckkkkk— B-RAD-G (@fake_hubEdoe) May 22, 2013
Holy shit. #SJSharks playoff games are awesome. Especially the final minute where EVERYONE was standing and screaming "Beat LA!!!"— Jon Wold (@jwizzle241) May 22, 2013
Let's not go crazy. I still love Disnyland. I think. RT @garcia94jesus: @jstlikedori Man FUCK THE KINGS AND DISNYLAND— Christina (@jstlikedori) May 22, 2013
Yay Sharks, time to get rid of the faggot queens!!— Brad Curry (@VonCurry) May 22, 2013
Fuck the Sharks #Blues— Braeden Beymer (@BarackoBraeden) May 22, 2013
Never change, Blues fans.
TRH THREE STARS OF THE NIGHT:
3. Kevin Ryder
Someone said something stupid on Twitter and we're supposed to make fun of them?! How juvenile is that?!
So Kevin made a mess of the LAKings official Twitter feed last night by making an inappropriate joke. Had he said it on the air or on his personal Twitter, likely nothing would have been made of it. Since it was on the team's account, everyone shares the blame for a stupid comment about a topic that really should never be joked about.
In case you missed it:
People were naturally offended because you shouldn't joke about sexual assault, which should be obvious to everyone.
I mean, people just shouldn't say stupid things like that when the entire world can read it.
— Sammy DeWolfe (@SammyDewolfe) May 22, 2013
“@lakings: I have family and friends in San Jose. But they can go straight to hell. #BecauseItsTheCup -@thekevinryder”FUCKING FAG #HATER— MASTER SPLINTER (@SergioRojas_24) May 22, 2013
Faggot running the @lakings Twitter is an idiot. Hey fuckboy before last year how many cups did the Kings have? As many times as the Sharks.— Hov Of Twittter (@DaHawksFan1913) May 22, 2013
Fire the Fuckhead @thekevinryder @kroq Fired me for taking 300 listeners to his partner Bean's Front lawn at Midnight latimes.com/sports/la-sp-k…
— Poorman (@Poorman1) May 22, 2013
2. Jonathan Bernier
Jonathan Bernier still has yet to lose a game in the playoffs while the overpaid and perennial loser Jonathan Quick blew another game for the Kings. Did you know Quick hasn't even scored a goal yet in the playoffs despite getting the most ice time? And his plus-minus is at zero! What does Darryl Sutter see in this guy?!
I knew #SanJose had cracked #Quick #LAKings Fragile Quick lost Sharks in playoffs before. Kings lucky they won't be down 3 to 1 in series.
— Poorman (@Poorman1) May 22, 2013
Great Goaltending Wins Games in Playoffs. Ever since cracking #Quick #LAKing Game 2 #Niemi #SanJose in control. Will #Sutter change goalies?
— Poorman (@Poorman1) May 22, 2013
Buckle Up #LAKings Fans #MrVezina #Quick #LAKings is about to lose Four Straight. He's Fragile #SanJose #Niemi stoning Kings.
— Poorman (@Poorman1) May 22, 2013
Anyway, I've said the obvious. All the #Quick #LAKings Fans will blame the team as usual for losing the series not the goalie.
— Poorman (@Poorman1) May 22, 2013
Bet you Quick supporters didn't even know that he doesn't even lead the league in wins, SV % or GAA. Nope, he's in second in every category! We can't stand for this mediocrity.
1. Ref Haters
The reffing in the NHL is worse than the NFL Replacement refs #NHL #TSN #fuck #quickwhistleOH SNAP!
— Laddy (@mikeLaddy) May 22, 2013
@nhl Proof the refs Fuck up all the time...Disallowed goal by Kings, blew whistle early.
— Q (@Quigley77) May 22, 2013
Alright, we got this 2-1! We can do it.. Oh wait, FUCK YOU REFS NO YOU SUCK. This is BS
— Danica Hunter (@d_izzzle) May 22, 2013
This game should be 2-2 fuck you refs
— Michael Carrillo (@Devi1hawk_138) May 22, 2013
#fuck brad Meyer blind ref should just play for the sharks already with that call cannot get over it
— No Stopping This (@TATUMANNY) May 22, 2013
Fuck you Sharks. The refs won that game for your dirty assesWe can all agree that San Jose needs more bidets.
— Samantha Bortoli (@sambortoli) May 22, 2013
I don't often blame refs for shit but that early whistle was a frackin screw job. Un frackin real. #LAKings
—Jonathan Villaverde (@retouchmedia) May 22, 2013
NONO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FUCK THE REFS FUCKING ROBBED US OF THE GAME! NO GOAL MY ASS FUCK OFFFFFFFFFF
— brandoN. (@lilscootscoot) May 22, 2013
That game was fuckin bull shit!!!! That goal was ours!!!!!#lakings
— D E S T i N Y. (@DeeMami421) May 22, 2013
This game should be 2-2 going into OT fuck these pussy ass refs. Just basically handed the sharks this one. Fucking bitches
— Austin Pazzi (@izzap16) May 22, 2013
Fuck the sharks and the refs you both can fall into a volcano
— anissa. (@doitlikedoughty) May 22, 2013
FUCK SAN JOSE FUCK THE REFS FUCK THE SHARKS
— Danny Tapanian (@DannyTapanian) May 22, 2013
-.- tied season right meow. fuck the referees. we'll get you nxt time sharks, don't get too comfortable
— Alexxandria Ω (@NeverEndingAcid) May 22, 2013
FUCK YOU, REFS! YOU COST US THIS GAME WITH YOU PREMATURE WHISTLE! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!
— Laurie D. (@Redfroggy) May 22, 2013
Despite playing like shit, the refs DID give them that game by coming too early with their whistle. They do that a lot I bet. #LAKings
— Andy (@gokings08) May 22, 2013
DONT BLOW THE FUCKING WHISTLE SO FUCKING EARLY!!! STUPID REFEREE COST US THE GAME!!! FUCK YOU!!! #STANLEYCUP #LAKINGS
— Ashton Arnold (@IG_Nexus) May 22, 2013
@lakings @staplescenter Robbed in San Jose by the Refs. Horse shit calls all night long n a goal taken away!! We should be in overtimeEveryone just needs to calm down. You're acting like children.
— Kyle Wachholtz (@kjwac1972) May 22, 2013
Sharks win. Final score tonight: 2-2.What a moron.
— PumperNicholl (@PumperNicholl) May 22, 2013
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