Love Brown. Watched his entire career from draft to that walk down the tunnel. Proud of him.
@kenriknyrelius539
2 жыл бұрын
For the record...Brown didn't give up the C. Lombardi took it from him and gave it to Kopitar, and that never felt right.
@mitsanut5869
Жыл бұрын
Correct. That was one of weirdest and saddest moments in Kings history. The man took them to 2 cups and one Conference final, yet still he was stripped of being the Captain. He never was the same player again after that. He still played hard, he was still admired but that spark that made him such hard hitter, great on skates, it just wasn't there anymore. We might never find out what happened there because those were very turbulent times for Kings. Maybe one day when he writes his memoirs... Each time that I think about it, a thought comes to mind: Slava Voynov. Perhaps he stood up for Slava (it was disgusting display of politically correct reaction on all sides - not going go into details here), perhaps he stood up a bit harder than Lombardi expected and perhaps Kopitar, being always reserved and always saying the right things, was on the other side (Not that I would dislike Kopi, but....) Who knows... Those turbulent times would damage any team, and Kings were no exception to such scandalous period. Perhaps Lombardi expected Dustin to be his policeman and snitch bitch and Dustin IMHO stood with his team no matter what... I don't know. But it (taking the C from him) should've never happened. No matter how much they tried to celebrate him as he was retiring, they can never take back what they did to him. With that, he might not have been the most celebrated player, he might not have been amongst the most prolific players, but he was one of the hardest, most honest and humble players the game has ever seen. I personally loved his style of playing and how he carried himself. I usually don't get emotional because I view the game as an entertainment but I am going to miss him dearly when the next season starts
@kenriknyrelius539
Жыл бұрын
@@mitsanut5869 Speaking of Voynov, how was it that Varlamov was able to stay in the league but Voynov wasn't. Varlamov was even quoted as saying that if he was in Russia he would have hit his wife harder.
@mitsanut5869
Жыл бұрын
@@kenriknyrelius539 Kings were fresh SC winners, therefore name Voynov was well known even amongst occasional fans. So it could all be politicized because as we all know, anti - Russian propaganda has been alive and well in US for decades and his case fell well into that narrative. Varlamov was relatively unknown even amongst regular hockey fans because Colorado was not doing well at the time (if I am not mistaken). King's organization was and still is one of the most politically correct hockey clubs in the league, the stuff they sometimes pull out makes me really cringe, and they distanced themselves from Voynov as far as they could (but they made sure no other club will never have a chance to get him in case NHL would "forgive" him later on. It's pure politics, it's got nothing to do with justice, and last time I checked (because Voynov was one of my really favorite players), he and his wife are still together. Slavic women are much more feisty than Anerican women and they quite often challenge their men physically just to test them. Personally, I don't get it but that's the way it is. I consider Voynov as a key player of the roster that won SC. He was phenomenal skater, thinker and had a fantastic shot. Positionally, he never really had to be physical because he was so good in closing angles. Unsung hero of their defense. Better than Doughty. Humble. To this day, I firmly believe that the demise of Kings started with Voynov situation.
@kenriknyrelius539
Жыл бұрын
@@mitsanut5869 You are correct in that the voynov situation was the beginning of the demise of the kings. But I kind of disagree with you about Varlamov. He was a known player because before he got to Colorado he was the No. 1 for the Ovechkin led Washington Capitals.
@mitsanut5869
Жыл бұрын
@@kenriknyrelius539 I understand that. But I think that because being in Colorado during those years simply didn't create the possibility of splashing it all over the media like the Voynov situation. When Kings won the Cup the entire area of 13 million people were into it even though never knew what hockey is prior to that. Combine it with the nearest big city like San Diego and other adjacent area, and you have 20 million people that all of sudden recognize the name Voynov even as they know next to nothing about the game. It went from 0-100 in matter of hours. It was in every news channel every five minutes, and it was this bad, brutal Russian hockey player beating the crap out of his wife and she's lucky to be alive and what have you. You just couldn't escape it. It was an insane bombardment of how everything Russian is bad. There clearly was an attempt to drive the story into even biggest hockey ignorants, and it succeeded. In Denver, there was no chance to spin it like they did in LA due to circumstances - Kings were the local heroes, fresh winners of their second Cup in 3 years, and heavy favorites to win next one, too (that was one helluva team there), and Colorado was at the tail of the league, going through rebuild. I never underestimate the power of evil media and politicians who want to climb the lather of power. It's intoxicating; they will use and sink everyone they can, especially a successful Russian athlete who doesn't know shit about this system and is basically relying on advice of teammates to recommend a lawyer to help him. It got real ugly real quick, and both him and his wife had no idea what kind of meat grinder they were entering into by going into hospital. I don't want to sound apologetic here, I'm just stating the reality of things. They're still together, he's still playing hockey, and all of this could be avoided by them both simply being more aware about what could've and did happen afterwards. But what's done is done, and it cannot be changed. It just forever left me wondering if Kings would have won their 3rd Cup next year. Because THAT team was something else.
@stephenchristian5739
2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR SAVING THIS & downloading I watched JUST ABOUT EVERY GAME HE PLAYED & I WATCHED THE DRAFT I KNEW WE HAD SOMETHING I KNEW WE HAD A FUTURE, I still believe we stole him at the 9 spot, I believe & I swear to all I really believed this was the perfect young guy to build a team on & all the scouts GM coaches believed that too! MAN IM GONNA CRY. Insane crazy fan since 1971 (10 years old) & just think of all the past players (&fans) that helped keep the kings in L.A. all those painful wonderful sad gut wrenching injury seasons, ( simmer broken leg, dionne separated shoulder, allison torn knee, palfy puck in face, deadmarsh CS, 3 starting goalies IN A ROW) this perfect player got to lift that cup ((1ST!!)) tHANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SEE HIM WALK DOWN THAT TUNNEL.
@wesleybarker5845
Жыл бұрын
Lifelong Kings fan here being a little 8 year old kid barely remebering back to the early days of Luc Robitaille wearing gold and purple, thanks Dustin for memories and tough play and being the first captain for the Kings to hoist that first Stanley Cup. Looking forward for your retired number and statue reveal ceremony early next year
@jkraner9473
2 жыл бұрын
I think Smith told brown sorry for that slash in 2012
@EthanR01
Жыл бұрын
He shouldnt have. Brown was an all-time dirty player from 2011-2015. Blew out more than one persons knee and was known for slew footing all the way until the end of his career. No one should miss that puke. Was definitely a beautiful day when he got stripped of his captaincy and had to give it to Kopitar. and its even more beautiful to see him retire, just not for all the reasons everyone else is thinking
@ShimmySlangin
Жыл бұрын
@@EthanR01 ducks or sharks fan ?? lol no class
@ryans413
2 жыл бұрын
Play La Bumba for Brown hell of a career
@williampgalloway
2 жыл бұрын
thanks Brownie!!!
@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883
2 жыл бұрын
La Bamba is a very random song to be the series winning song playrd during a hockey series in Canada.
@jeniasmackay7931
2 жыл бұрын
La Bamba is Joeys favourite song, so we play it every time Oilers win! To keep his memory alive
@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeniasmackay7931 Who is Joey?
@jeniasmackay7931
2 жыл бұрын
@@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883 Joey Moss. He is a relative to Wayne Gretzky and was the water boy on the bench for the Oilers, he had Downsydrome
@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeniasmackay7931 ok. makes sense now.
@ryans413
2 жыл бұрын
@@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883 Joey was a guy that worked for the oilers that Gretzky decided to keep around even the Edmonton Eskimos used Joey in their organization. The guy had down syndrome and loved too sing the Canadian anthem loud and proud. He died in 2020 at the age of 50 so the oilers hockey team plays his favourite song after each win.
@timw8646
Жыл бұрын
thanks for the memories brown but your contract really held the kings back. look what happen the moment your contract is up. the kings trade for fiala and are consider as up and coming
@audibletapehiss3764
Жыл бұрын
His contract was not a hindrance to any move they wanted to make. Take a look at Vlasic or Karlsson in SJ to see what that looks like. This is just part of the normal evolution of a team.
@timw8646
Жыл бұрын
@@audibletapehiss3764 if you don’t think it was, you are delusional. Just happen that the kings are able to sign dial along term after brown retires. Coincidence? Nope
@audibletapehiss3764
Жыл бұрын
@@timw8646 The Kings were not looking to add another player before this summer - they knew exactly when Brown's money would come off the books and planned for it years ago. Fiala was not available until this summer, and you're right that's not a coincidence, it's a plan. Each contract has it's own timeline - Doughty, Quick, Kopitar - all of those contracts will eventually end and plans are already in place for when that happens. It's a series of steps, acquiring players piece by piece while giving your prospects time to grow and see what you have. It's why it takes years to build a winner. The Kings were not going to win the Stanley Cup any sooner if Brown had played one less season. But their young players are better off having had him around. Also, the Kings are not now magically considered "up and coming" just because they got Fiala. Lol. This team has been steadily improving since the win streak before the pandemic.
@timw8646
Жыл бұрын
@@audibletapehiss3764 you missed my point. Adding fiala was not my point. My point is the kings are able to add a top line player because browns contract was off the books. Therefore he was hindering the kings. The kings are up and coming because they got lots of young guys coming up. Adding fiala accelerated the process
@xlr0gd205
Жыл бұрын
Lose to Oilers after leading series 3-2 is perhaps the worst ending for a career of a LA King (((
@audibletapehiss3764
Жыл бұрын
Every NHL veteran would choose the Brown ending over the Getzlaf ending (missing the playoffs). Many great players have gone out that way.
@HockeyFan102
Жыл бұрын
Mike smith most overrated player in history! Not even a debate
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