Smyth, who was traded to the Kings from the Colorado Avalanche in July, likes what he has seen from his new team thus far. “I think what makes it is the guys here,” Smyth said. “The young guys, they make the locker room feel comfortable. Obviously, the older guys are here which is great but…
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The Hockey News: Western Conference predictions
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10. Los Angeles. I hate for you to think I’m underestimating the Kings, because I’m not. The job Terry Murray did behind L.A.’s bench last year was phenomenal, their blueline has the potential to be one of the league’s best and individual talents such as Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty are only getting…
Visnovsky of the Oilers is about 23.43 per cent – Cult of Hockey
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Warning signs for Oil as Visnovsky doesnt even look like half the player he used to be.If Lubomir Visnovsky wasnt the Edmonton Oilers best defenceman last season before his season-ending shoulder injury see photo, the best was Sheldon Souray.But Visnovsky was right up there, a wheeling, dealing, racing, skating puckmeister with the range factor of…
From The Hockey Writers: Top 20 Enigmas in the NHL; #19 is our very own…
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19) Alexander Frolov (Los Angeles Kings) If Edmonton were to offer Hemsky to Los Angeles to shake things up, they’d likely receive Frolov in return. He too passes up many shots and can vanish for large stretches but has totalled 197 points in the last 230 games with the Kings. With size and reach, Frolov…
Cult of Hockey has a great post on the Heatley trade from the Oilers’ point of view…
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…and I think it applies just as well to the Kings: The Oilers offered three good players for Heatley. The Oilers deal was far superior to the one that Murray accepted from San Jose. They must be cursing Heatley right now in Ottawa. Me, I’m just glad Heatley isn’t an Oiler, not because Heatley’s any kind…
No country for old Oilers – Cult of Hockey
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The clock is ticking on Souray, Visnovsky and Staios (as well as the Oil’s playoff hopes). Sheldon Souray and Lubomir Visnovsky were born in 1976, Steve Staios in 1973. That makes Souray and Visnovsky 33-years-old and Staios 36-years old this hockey season. How much longer can these guys last? This is a pressing concern given…
Edmonton Oilers penalty kill was doomed by errors of aggression. – Cult of Hockey
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Edmonton Oilers penalty kill was doomed by errors of aggression. – Cult of Hockey .
Pats begin trimming the roster
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With Monday’s moves, Regina isn’t far from naming its final roster, which is expected to be around 25 players. However, the club will need to keep a few extra bodies until the return of four players who are headed for NHL camps at the end of this week: D-men Colten Teubert (L.A.) and Matt Delahey…
From Mirtle: The Flyers goaltending: Not as bad as you think (and other netminding myths) [ME: Ah, but the Kings' goaltending is worse than you think!]
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There’s something about goaltending that, when it’s bad, it can hang on a franchise like an odour, weighing on fans and netminders alike. Pre-Luongo, for example, Vancouver was always pegged as a goalie graveyard (although some would argue a few of his predecessors were stiff upon arrival). In Ottawa, they seemingly haven’t had a lot…
From Tom Benjamin’s NHL Blog: The Heatley Soap Opera
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An interesting counter-point to the Heatley mess, from Tom Benjamin: The level of vitriol being directed at Dany Heatley from the media seems astonishing to me. Dan Barnes, for example. I’m not a big fan of Dany Heatley (the person, not the player) but there is another way to see this story. While Heatley’s behaviour has…