Game 48: Kings @ Atlanta Thrashers 2:6

Road woes continue against fleet-footed Thrashers

Yutaka Fukufuji looks on in disgust? Disbelief?

(photo courtesy of www.yahoo.com)

LA goals from: Alex Frolov, Tom Kostopoulos
ATL goals from: Hossa (3), Hnidy, Slater, Metropolit

Pros: Good thing the Kings did not spend more time in the sin bin, since with that PK efficiency, some better *AHL* team would be beating us like dandy. I know we're in a fight for a top pick this year, but really, it hurts when you're so exposed to a good, but not necessarily great home team.

Cons: The two-headed reserve goalie drama took another turn in Georgia, as the Kings were unable to either provide solid NHL goaltending from Fukufuji and Barry Brust, or, in the absence of it, contain the fleet-footed Atlanta snipers (Hossa, Kovalchuk, Kozlov). The PK was 1-for-3 only... Says Craig Conroy:

"That's just the way it's been going. We give up a lot of goals ... and there's nothing we can do about it. We just have to try to get better defensively and help our goaltenders. They've been under a lot of pressure."

Well put, but so what (at this point). And - Kings will be playing a lot more games on the road after the ASG break, so suit yourselves...