Monthly Archives: January 2013

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January 18, 2013

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Kings 2013 Season Preview: x = 12 – y – 41*(z-5)/48

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January 18, 2013

x = 12 – y – (z-5)/2 That was my prediction for the Kings in 2011-12. Where x = conference seed, y = number of 20 goal scorers, z = number of shoot-out wins. Results rounded to the nearest counting number. How did my little predictive formula do? Let’s see. 20 goal scorers: 4 (Kopitar, Brown,...
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Travis Zajac deal is covered by old 100% rule, NOT the new CBA rule

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January 16, 2013

…except to the degree that the new rule says it’s the old rule that applies here. We have our first big signing under the new CBA. Puck Daddy (@wyshynski) declares that the deal “demonstrates contract rules under the new CBA,” and then proceeds to get it all wrong. No fault of theirs, really. They probably...
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Why did the Kings lose Thomas Hickey? I’ll tell you why

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January 15, 2013

I was sad to see Thomas Hickey go this morning. In an alternate universe, it’s Hickey and not Alec Martinez or Slava Voynov playing in LA with his name on the Stanley Cup. Does that sound crazy? Consider that Hickey’s injuries early on are what kept him from getting his “cup of coffee” early...
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Isles claim Hickey, Preds claim Clune

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January 15, 2013

Well, that’s the end of some kind of era. More later. 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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Kings Quickie Roundtable 2013

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January 14, 2013

This was going to be a longer conversation, but we got interrupted by yesterday’s sudden flurry of activity, so I decided just to post what we have. The last time I participated in a proper roundtable of Kings’ bloggers, it was back in 2010 on Jewels from the Crown. The participants were RudyKelly (then of Battle...
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The answer to the Hickey/Muzzin (and King) waiver mystery

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January 13, 2013

This morning, the Mayor reported (or, I guess, tweeted) that several Kings prospects playing in the AHL were being put through waivers. Those players were Thomas Hickey, Marc-Andre Cliche, Andrew Campbell and Rich Clune. Previously, Jake Muzzin was recalled from Manchester and is currently in camp with the Kings. Those five names are the...
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Yeah, except Muzzin isn’t going to replace Mitchell

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January 13, 2013

Martinez (or an as yet not-acquired defenseman) will replace Mitchell. Muzzin, or Hickey, or Bodnarchuk, or Drewiske, or whoever, would be playing third pair minutes with Greene. So ask yourself this: who is more able to balance Greene’s faults? I’d go with Thomas Hickey over Jake Muzzin. @offsiderush @lakings If you’re replacing Willie Mitchell...
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Kings’ lines and pairs – Day One

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January 13, 2013

Dustin Penner – Jeff Carter – Justin Williams Simon Gagne – Mike Richards – Dustin Brown Dwight King – Jarret Stoll – Trevor Lewis Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Jordan Nolan Tyler Toffoli – Brad Richardson – ?? Rob Scuderi – Drew Doughty Alec Martinez – Slava Voynov Davis Drewiske – Matt Greene...
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Westgarth for Stewart, and I say Lombardi’s not done yet

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January 13, 2013

Kevin Westgarth, loved and appreciated by pretty much everyone, lost his roster spot at some point in the spring of 2012, so it’s not a surprise that Dean Lombardi moved him when he got the chance. I have to say though, I am once again surprised by the excellent return (former 25th overall pick...
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