`MAYBE WE'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH' : AFTER LOSS, KINGS EXPRESS SELF DOUBT ST. LOUIS 7, KINGS 4.Byline: Tim Trepany Daily News Staff Writer It wasn't Brett Hull Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario) is a former NHL player, the son of legendary player Bobby Hull and nephew of Dennis Hull. Though in the earliest years of his career few saw him as a potential star, the colorful and often outspoken Hull announced his getting a hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. to become the 24th player in NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there history to score 500 goals that bothered Ray Ferraro Raymond Ferraro (born August 23, 1964 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional hockey player for the NHL. He played for the Hartford Whalers (1984-1991), New York Islanders (1991-1995), New York Rangers (1995-1996), Los Angeles Kings (1996-1999), Atlanta the most about the Kings' 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday at Kiel Center. Or the fact the Kings gave up so many goals to a team that had been shut out in its previous two games and five of its past 10. Or that the Kings folded again at the slightest hint of pressure. No, it was what it all means. That this is probably the real Kings, the ones mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in a 3-12-1 skid, and that it was a fluke that they started the season 9-7-3. A fed-up Ferraro said it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a for changes to be made. ``Maybe we can't with who's here,'' Ferraro said, when asked what the Kings should do to turn things around. ``You can sit and meeting yourself to death. It comes down to you have to do it on the ice. Maybe we're not good enough.'' Eight of the Kings' last 12 losses were to teams with losing records at the time of the game, including two defeats to Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. , which has the league's worst record. The Kings have sunk near the bottom of the Western Conference. Only the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). have fewer points. And that's just by two. ``Sometimes, the cold, hard reality needs to be addressed,'' Ferraro said, when asked if he wanted to see trades made. ``If that's what it means, maybe we have to make changes. We're not in the business of being nice. . . . If the team loses and loses and loses, something has to be done. ``I don't want this to continue the rest of the year like this. If (trades are) the answer, that's the answer. It's not my job, but it can't continue.'' Ferraro isn't the only team member to conclude that the Kings might not be any good. After watching Hull be left wide open on each of his three goals, the Blues get numerous odd-man rushes and Stephane Fiset Stephane Fiset (born June 17, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is an ice hockey goaltender who is retired. Playing career Fiset was drafted in the 2nd round 24th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. struggle in the net, finally being pulled at 10 minutes, 25 seconds of the third period, coach Larry Robinson For U.S. basketball player, see Larry Robinson (basketball). Larry Clark Robinson (born June 2 1951, in Winchester, Ontario, Canada) was a star player and a coach in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils. echoed similar sentiments. ``The bottom line is I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if we're good enough,'' Robinson said. ``We go against teams that are bigger and stronger, and we show signs of work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work , then we show signs of brain death. ``Maybe we've dropped off and other teams have picked up. Right now, we're not good enough.'' The Kings have made two minor deals this season - getting veteran center Neal Broten Neal LaMoy Broten (born November 29, 1959 in Roseau, Minnesota) is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 1,099 NHL regular season games in 1981-1997 for the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey for future considerations and right wing Brad Smyth for a third-round pick. They are hardly the type of moves that will turn around a team. Defenseman Rob Blake wondered if the Kings have the quality of players that other teams would be interested in. ``Who do we have on our team we'd be able to trade?'' Blake said. ``Nobody wants guys who are losers. We haven't done anything all year. The way we're playing, there's not a guy on the team who can help any other team in the league.'' Hull and the Blues were the beneficiaries of some soft play by the Kings. Hull's first goal was on a wrist shot from the high slot that went through Fiset's legs and gave the Blues a 2-1 lead at 19:41 of the first. He struck again early in the second, again from the high slot. This time his shot deflected off Blake's stick and in at 3:10. Goals by Ferraro and Stevens - the latter's fourth of the season and first in 16 games - evened the score. But four straight goals by St. Louis put the game out of reach. Hull's historic goal was on a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Fiset high on the stick side at 10:25 of the third. Hull said he wanted to break the record at home as a way of thanking the fans who stood by him during his feuds with Mike Keenan, who was fired as coach and general manager last week. ``It means everything,'' Hull said. ``(The fans) have been so great to me over the years. Even the past 2-1/2 years of garbage that's been going on 99 percent of them have backed me all the way.'' Hull and his father, Bobby, are the only father and son to score 500 goals. Bobby, who had 610 during a Hall of Fame career, was not at the Kiel Center on Sunday. ``He was with me in spirit,'' Brett said. ``I know when I see him he'll give me a big congratulations and a hug and a kiss.'' Notes: Robinson failed to follow through on the threat he made after the Buffalo loss Friday to have massive benchings against the Blues. Instead, he made defenseman Steven Finn a healthy scratch for the second time this season. ``I think he's making a lot of mental mistakes on defense,'' Robinson said. . . . Defenseman John Slaney and forward Brent Grieve were the other healthy scratches. . . . Right wing Kai Nurminen suffered a left knee sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. during the first period and did not return. . . . Ian Laperriere and Vladimir Tsyplakov also scored for the Kings. It was Laperriere's first goal since Oct. 10, the fourth game of the season. . . . Defenseman Doug Zmolek played for the first time after sitting out the past six games with a right shoulder sprain. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The Blues' Brett Hull, right, is congratulated by teammate Igor Kravchuk after scoring his 500th career goal in a win over the Kings. Associated Press |
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