Lines and Rosters

2012-2013 LA Kings Season Preview — Wait, what?

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May 29, 2012

Two or three months ago, I don’t think anyone would have batted an eye if I said that the chances of Dustin Penner or Jarret Stoll re-signing with Kings were about zero. We would have been talking about which rookies might make the team (e.g. Tyler Toffoli, Linden Vey, Jake Muzzin?), would Gagne return...
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How did these Kings get here in the first place?

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May 18, 2012

None of the eleven players mentioned were undrafted UFA signings, although Lombardi has gone that route several times, most notably with Matt Moulson and Teddy Purcell (since departed), Martin Jones, Kevin Westgarth and Davis Drewiske.

Here's how the current Kings got here, in order of arrival:


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Mirtle lists the 81 players still playing, in line combinations

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May 13, 2012

Eastern Conference (1) New York Rangers Hagelin – Richards – Gaborik Anisimov – Boyle – Callahan Fedotenko – Stepan – Prust Kreider – Mitchell – Rupp McDonagh – Girardi Staal – Del Zotto/Stralman Bickel Lundqvist (Biron) (6) New Jersey Devils Kovalchuk – Zajac – Ponikarovsky Parise – Elias – Clarkson Sykora – Henrique –...
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A different Kings team: 2010 vs. 2012

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April 14, 2012

Yesterday (seems like a month ago) we looked at how the Canucks have changed since the 2010 series against a markedly different Kings team. Here’s how different: RETURNING (9): Matt Greene Rob Scuderi Drew Doughty Anze Kopitar Justin Williams Brad Richardson Dustin Brown Jarret Stoll Jonathan Quick IN (14): Mike Richards Jeff Carter Dustin...
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“I’m not sure I like that matchup,” Vigneault said, to a room full of laughs. “It sounded good, but… I’m going to think about that again.”

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Why do people keep saying that without Smyth and Scuderi the Kings are the same team as last year? (And why did I buy it, until I looked?)

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December 1, 2009

Okay, so off the top of your head, about how many Kings are absent since this time last year? My guess is 5. The real answer: Calder Armstrong Zeiler Moulson Boyle O’Sullivan Moller Quincey Preissing Gauthier LaBarbera And those eleven guys were replaced by these nine: Williams Smyth Purcell Parse Segal Scuderi Drewiske Jones...
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Kings are 2-2-2 in their last six and have lost two in a row

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November 9, 2009

What do you bet we’ll be seeing Peter Harrold and Randy Jones next game? Who will sit? 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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If Terry Murray is going to insist on playing an enforcer, to say nothing of playing one in key situations

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October 4, 2009

maybe it would be a good idea for Lombardi to go out and get us a real one. Ivanans was a liability last year (“walking obstruction penalty” I believe was the operative phrase) and he was a liability last night. Evernote lets you save all the interesting things you see online into a single...
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Random Thoughts

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October 4, 2009

Smyth/Kopitar/Williams Frolov/Moller/Brown Purcell/Stoll/Lewis Clune/Handzus/Simmonds Waive Ivanans and Richardson; make a trade for a legitimate enforcer; roll four lines; teach Kopitar to hit the net. I wonder how many goals Loktionov is going to have to rack up before he gets the call despite the fact that he’s got the body of a 12 year...
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Kings get Younger, Lose Weight and are Somehow More Experienced

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September 30, 2009

They’re a half year younger, about a half year more experienced, and a pound lighter. From the Kings site: 2008-09 Age:  26.3 Ht:  6-1 Wt:  208 NHL Experience:  3.96 yrs 2009-10 Age: 25.8 Ht: 6-1 Wt: 207 NHL Experience: 4.30 yrs via A Look at 2009-10 Roster – Los Angeles Kings – News. Evernote...
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