- The Kings finished ahead of San Jose in the standings for the first time since 2003…
- …the end of the season in which Dean Lombardi was fired as Sharks GM.
- The Kings were second in the conference in regulation wins, with 24, one win behind Chicago.
Tag Archive for Dean Lombardi
Nice move
by Quisp •
It has been suggested that every time I mention Andrei Loktionov’s play in New Jersey, it’s some kind of vindictive “I told you so.” It’s not. I did tell you so, but it’s not. I post about the players I enjoy watching,…
Post Kings/Wings: the good, the bad, and the points-blown
by Quisp •
THE GOOD — Kings win, Wings lose, Preds lose. THE BAD — Ducks win. THE POINTS-BLOWN: Kings are 4th in the West in points-blown, and 5th in the official standings (the official standings are catching up to where I have…
Paul Holmgren slips past Brian Burke to become Dean Lombardi’s #1 trade partner
by Quisp •
Yesterday’s trade sending Simon Gagne to the Kings East Coast Affiliate gives Flyers GM Paul Holmgren a total of 5 trades with the Kings since Lombardi took over in 2006, surpassing Brian Burke, and taking over the number one spot.…
Is Dean Lombardi vindictive? Does it matter?
by Quisp •
Yesterday, both Surly/Scribe and Matt Barry were ruminating on the fate of Jonathan Bernier. S&S serve up a potential destination; Matt reads the tea-leaves. And why not, the Kings suck, and Bernier is, after all, the Kings’ most popular trade rumor star.…
You’re all a bunch of Jeremy Roenicks
by Quisp •
Well, not all. Just the ones who didn’t play during the lock-out. Played during lock-out: Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Trevor Lewis, Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan, Dwight King, Alec Martinez, Slava Voynov, Jake Muzzin, Jonathan Bernier. Didn’t play: Dustin Penner, Justin…
Why was it stupid to trade Andrei Loktionov? Let’s review
by Quisp •
Yesterday Dean Lombardi traded the most NHL-ready playmaker in the Kings prospect pool to New Jersey for a 5th round draft pick. Ever since Lombardi inexplicably chose not to petition to have Loktionov’s name engraved on the cup (while simultaneously…
Recyling old rumors
by Quisp •
The Loktionov and Bernier trade requests are getting more virtual ink this week, though it doesn’t appear to be motivated by actual trade talks. Spectors Hockey | NHL Morning Rumor Mill – January 31, 2013 James O’Brien, citing a report…
Kings’ cap situation in 2013-14, compliance buy-outs – pt. 3
by Quisp •
We discussed the Kings’ cap situation and possible buy-out candidates a few weeks ago in this post and this one. To summarize: The cap’s going down to $64.5 million. Voynov, Martinez, Muzzin, Clifford, Lewis, Nolan, Loktionov and Bernier are RFA…
I think Simon Gagne might get dealt soon
by Quisp •
And, no, I’m not reporting a rumor. I don’t know any rumors, and I don’t have sources anyway. So why am I saying such things? Here’s my reasoning: Gagne – Richards – Brown sucked Saturday. They were by far the…