The Kings have experienced a range of emotions throughout an up-and-down season, but goalie Peter Budaj insists frustration has been rare.
Frustration, the 34-year-old veteran says, is a bit dramatic.
“Frustration is something that sticks with you, and I don’t think we are letting anything stick with us right now,” Budaj said after the Kings practiced Friday. “I’d say disappointment is the word. I think we’re disappointed in the way we’ve played at times. But it’s not anything we can’t fix.”
That first word, “frustration,” was tossed around the locker room a few times Thursday night, after the Kings had followed an inspiring home-and-home sweep of the Sharks with a deflating 4-0 home loss to the Detroit Red Wings, a fitting illustration of their mercurial season.