Monthly Archives: January 2010

Kings with Purcell: 21-13-3 / Kings without Purcell: 4-4-0

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January 11, 2010

I’m not even trying to make a point. I just think it’s funny. Or horrible. Something. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!  
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Note to players making more than $3 million per year: just because you’re playing the system and it’s all about the team and you’re paying attention to the little things DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN’T TAKE OVER A GAME AND STEAL A FEW

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January 11, 2010

The nice thing about buying-in to the system is that, in theory, if you take the leap of faith, the system works. And, lo and behold, the system does work. For the most part, the Kings are the best team they’ve been since the beginning of the decade, and for the most part the...
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Why Barry Trotz is Really Frank Zappa

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January 11, 2010

The Canucks and arena staff are still searching for the fan who brought a laser pointer to the game Saturday against the Calgary Flames. A green beam of light was occasionally flashed into the helmet of Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff, and it had Calgary head coach Brent Sutter fuming after his team’s 3-2 shootout...
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Pierre LeBrun Blog – ESPN

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January 11, 2010

Kovalchuk update I wrote last weekend that the Thrashers would have to enter into a new phase if there was no contract resolution with Ilya Kovalchuk, and that’s exactly what has transpired. While the team remains focused on trying sign the star captain to an extension, it has also started to quietly talk to...
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Kovalchuk Musings with tons of self-serving disclaimers

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January 11, 2010

The first of which is, I don’t really know if I think Kovalchuk fits in the Terry Murray system, and beyond that, I don’t know how much I care. But it’s possible he might not fit and I might care a lot. Don’t know. Second disclaimer: you might think that Kovalchuk at a $6MM...
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And Dean Lombardi has not yet traded one of his own picks…

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January 11, 2010

…the players he drafted, I mean; not the actual picks…those he trades all the time, usually for other picks. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!...
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I just noticed that Kopitar, Brown, Frolov, Parse and Quick are the only Taylor picks left

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January 11, 2010

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Oscar Moller hit a few people the other night, as usual, and most of them were Brewer

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January 11, 2010

knocked him on his ass at least once. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!  
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From the National Post: Bruins, Kings among teams that could make a run at Kovalchuk

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January 11, 2010

Let the bidding war begin. With contract talks between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers reportedly going nowhere, the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent is suddenly at the top of everyone’s wish list. The Los Angeles Kings reportedly sent general manager Dean Lombardi to Atlanta to scout the team and inquire about a potential trade....
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08-09 Be A Player Oscar Moller Auto Autograph – eBay (item 350303274374 end time Feb-08-10 19:03:27 PST)

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January 11, 2010

08-09 Be A Player Oscar Moller Auto Autograph – eBay (item 350303274374 end time Feb-08-10 19:03:27 PST). Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single place. Access all those saved pages from your computer, phone or the web. Sign up now or learn more. It's free!  
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