Today, in Kings blogging news, Matt Barry, Kings blogger for Hockey Buzz, has left that esteemed organization and is now blogging from his own site. There are only two reasons I know what Hockey Buzz is. One is that Matt Barry is a Kings blogger and I enjoy his writing. The other is that...
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Points-Blown & Season Series (2013)
KEY Q = my standings, default sorted by points-blown (explanation of points-blown here). NHL = the official standings, via NHL.COM. DIV = Divisional ranking. C is Central; N is Northwest; P is Pacific. R/OT/SO = wins and losses in each of regulation, over-time, and shoot-out. GR = games-remaining. ROW = regulation plus OT (but...
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February 2, 1993: Gary Bettman’s first day on the job
Bettman's legacy of expansion into non-traditional markets is responsible for the current lock-out. Without the political support of those same franchises -- one of which is owned by the NHL -- we would be watching NHL hockey now.
Shorter me: the Bettman experiment has blown up in his face. And this is what that looks...
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“You’ll be dead by then.”
Super Hockey Mom | Adventures at the rink
This is what Red Chief said to me the other day after his second day of Hobey Hopeful Camp:
RC: Mom, I’m never going to make it to the NHL.
Me: Why do you say that, honey?
RC: Because I can’t tie my own skates.
Me: Honey,...
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More Justin Schultz: I don’t understand. Please explain why he isn’t a free agent NOW.
Look, I'm sure it's buried in the CBA somewhere. I'm sure everyone else is right and I'm wrong. But, as I said in an earlier post, I just don't get why Justin Schultz isn't an unrestricted free agent as of June 1, today.
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Justin Schultz, free agency and the CBA
The CBA clearly indicates that clubs retain the rights of unsigned collegiate (or college-bound) draft picks, for four years after the year of their selection -- ending either (1) August 15th four years after the year of selection, if the player graduates from said college, or (2) June 1 four years after the year...
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Regular Seasons of Cup Winners (plus this year’s Kings and Devils)
Maybe I’m just over-sensitive, but whenever I read that “these are the two lowest seeds ever to compete for the cup,” I hear the desire to put an asterisk next to the accomplishment of whoever wins this next series, like it’s somehow the fault of “parity” or the current playoff format that we are...
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Let the Fasth vs. Quick jokes begin
The Ducks have finalized a contract with goaltender Viktor Fasth as the club announced the signing Monday after the remaining details were being worked out. It will be a one-way NHL deal, which was one of the requirements the Swedish netminder was looking for in deciding to make the move to North America. Fasth...
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