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I'm currently writing this mere minutes after the Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference Final. Why? Well, because there will never be a better time for me to write about the vile scum of the the Chicago Blackhawks. After a series of crying, diving, and just general shit bag behavior against the Red Wings, I have never felt this level of disdain for the Hawks before. Long ago (2010), I rooted like hell for that team. I wanted the city of Chicago and their fans to finally win something for a change. I loved that team with all it's Kris Versteeg-ness and drunk idiots. What a great team that was.

Over the past few years though, that temporary insanity has dwindled, and the mere mention of the Hawks right now is forcing bile up my throat. Fuck this team. I've had the pleasure of watching a Red Wings team basically expose everything a team needs to do to beat these guys. Unfortunately, the Wings came up just short, but now the defending Stanley Cup Champions will finish the job. So without further yapping, let's look at the exact way to beat the reigning President's Trophy winners (which is like a better version of the Stanley Cup anyway... right Vancouver?)

#NeverForget

Click Here to Read the Know Your 3rd Round Opponent for for the Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks!!!

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KINGS 2, SHARKS 1
 

As emotionally scarring and stress inducing this series between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks has been, there's one quote that I've caught myself thinking about over and over again:
 

Obviously no sane person would actually want to live in a world where this series never ended, but this has been one of my favorite stretches of Kings hockey ever. However, the end of the road was here and the two teams squared off for the final time this season in a Game 7.

It was a gut wrenching 24 hours leading up to many Kings fans first experience with a Game 7. Sleep was lost, relationships were strained and work was largely ignored, but we finally made it to game time.

A grueling night was in store for both teams and their fan bases. Would the Kings quest to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions continue? Could the Sharks finally win on the road?
 

Thanks Sharks. vine.co/v/bYbDdqhqHVY

— Caleb Pitts (@themostcaleb) May 29, 2013

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There will be a lot more to come about the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 of the 2nd Round of the NHL Playoffs... as soon as most of Team TRH sobers up from what was an amazing experience. But in the meantime, Eric, a F'TRH (Fan of The Royal Half), sent in this video that he took last night at Staples Center... while wearing a GoPro Camera attached to his 6'6" head. Check it out below... it's a lot of fun and should give you a good sense of what it felt like to be at the first LA Kings home Game 7 since 1989.

FIRST.... read today's GAMEDAY PREVIEW for tonight's Game 7 (BAAAAARF)  between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Exclusively on LAKings.com.

This will make much more sense once you've read the GAMEDAY PREVIEW.

THEN... last Saturday I appeared on The Fourth Period Radio Show on Sirius XM NHL Network to discuss the recent controversy with the LA Kings Twitter Account. I've been on the TFP Radio Show before and it's always a lot of fun. 

FINALLY... I'm leaving for Game 7 at Staples Center in a few minutes.... BARF CRY BARF CRY BARF BARF CRY. See ya there!

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KINGS 1, SHARKS 2,
SURPRISED, NO ONE
 

Sharks Intro. Meh vine.co/v/bVULKiuQx60

— Ivan (@ibp3000) May 27, 2013

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FIRST.... read today's GAMEDAY PREVIEW for tonight's Game 6 between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Exclusively on LAKings.com.

This will all make more sense once you've read the GAMEDAY PREVIEW.

THEN...  it's a brand-new Game 6 Edition of All The Kings Men Podcast!!! Jesse Cohen and I do our best to completely jinx the Los Angeles Kings before tonight's game! You can check out the brand-new episode of All The Kings Men Podcast here, subscribe to it on iTunes or listen below:

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KINGS 3, SHARKS 0

What a mess this series had become. Suspensions, injuries, controversial calls and non-calls all added up to 2-2 series with a combined 15 goals between the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. It wasn't exactly Mark Spector's favorite kind of hockey to watch, but this series had finally escalated the two teams into rivalry level.

The consensus amongst fans from both teams was that Game 5 would most likely decide the winner of the series. Kings fans knew it would be near impossible to win in the Shark Tank down 3-2, and Sharks fans didn't like their team's chances in a potential Game 7 back in Los Angeles.

So it was make or break time for both teams.

And each team's fan base brought their loud for an epic showdown at Staples Center.

going to make a great chicken salad for the SJSharks game tonight.. LETS GO SHARKS!!! BEAT LA!!!

— Greg Campbell (@GregCamp831) May 23, 2013

Lace the fuck up! It's game day Kings fans! Time to #BeatTheSharks and send them down 3-2. #GOKINGSGO

— Travis Pfahler (@socaltrav) May 23, 2013

fuck the kings lineups for tonight Daryl is setting us up for a loss

— sydney christman (@lovekopitar4ev) May 23, 2013

#SHARKSWIN #SJSVSLAK #BeatLA #BeatTheKINGS#SJsharks #StanleyCupPlayoffs #FUCKLA #SHARKSTERRITORY #BRINGYOURLOUD #BECAUSEITSTHECUP

— Mulatto❤Mixed Girls (@MixedNigga_) May 23, 2013

Fuck this LA traffic! I got a game to get too! #BEATLA #SJSharks

— Nolan (@MLSFAN20) May 24, 2013

Fuck homework tonight I'm watching the FUCKING sharks game #andgettingdrunk

— Gaby Cutini (@GabyCutini) May 24, 2013

If the kings lose tonight.....fuck everything.

— Tony Elmore (@1tony_tony1) May 24, 2013

#freeraffi twitter.com/ewinklebleck89…

— Ethan (@ewinklebleck89) May 24, 2013

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FIRST.... read today's GAMEDAY PREVIEW for tonight's Game 5 between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Exclusively on LAKings.com.

This will make much more sense once you've read the GAMEDAY PREVIEW.

THEN...  it's a brand-new Game 5 Edition of All The Kings Men Podcast!!! Jesse Cohen and I chat about the LA Kings loss in Game 4 and the LA Kings Tweet you might have heard something about. You can check out the brand-new episode of All The Kings Men Podcast here, subscribe to it on iTunes or listen below:

THEN... read the incredible thing that Jon Rosen from LA Kings Insider said about yours truly in regards to the controversy over the Kevin Ryder tweet:

And check out what I'm going to start putting on my business cards:
 

@camcharron @theroyalhalf "edgy without the rape jokes" is his marketing slogan I think

— John Carroll (@toshanshuinLA) May 22, 2013

AND FINALLY... support something that Megan, girlfriend to the most amazing LA Kings player ever, is putting together to help some of her friends that had their home burn down. She has some great LA Kings autographed merchandise up for auction on eBay. You can bid on the items here, here, here, and here. And check out her Twitter feed for more information.

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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

@thekevinryder @lakings This concept scares me, just a little bit. Go #LAKings Go.

— 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

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FIRST.... read today's GAMEDAY PREVIEW for tonight's Game 4 between the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Exclusively on LAKings.com.

This will make much more sense once you've read the GAMEDAY PREVIEW.

THEN... apparently, The Royal Half... is huge in Canada.

You can follow Newcap TV Sports Anchor and huge Royal Half fan, Nahreman Issa, on Twitter.