Five years out from this Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings class of 2004 appears to be one of the worst in recent memory. None have established themselves as regulars in the NHL, the top pick (No. 11 overall) was traded and has eventually returned to Europe, and most of the remaining choices either never…
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Kukla’s Korner: More Loopy Jack Johnson Sr. Stories are Surfacing
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There’s this really creepy story about Jim Rutherford having dinner with Jack Johnson while the former was trying to convince the latter to forgo his college career to play for the Hurricanes. After some period of time, JJ revealed that his father was sitting in the parking lot of the restaurant, and had been out…
It is Believed that Darren Dreger at TSN May Have Been Among Those Mentioned as Someone Who Possibly Could Be Pulling S*** Out of His *ss
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Here’s the text of Dreger’s recent “report” with my comments/interpretation: via TSN : The conversations surrounding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vincent Lecavalier are likely to heat up as we get closer to July 1, when the no-trade clause on his contract kicks in. TRANSLATION: something will happen in the future, but is not happening now. The two…
Lauri Tukonen? – HFBoards
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Last season Tukonen could not fullfil the expectations of 1st line winger in Ilves Tampere and moved to Lukko Rauma where he was “ok” in a minor role. His season ended to a knee injury that required a surgery. He made a 4-year contract with an NHL clause to Lukko and has stated that he…
ISS Top 30 2009 prospects, May – Hockey’s Future
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1. Tavares, John C 9/20/1990 L 6.00.2 195 London OHL 2 Duchene, Matt C 1/16/1991 L 5.11 200 Brampton OHL 3 Hedman, Victor LD 12/18/1990 L 6.06 220 Modo SweE 4 Paajarvi-Svensson, Magnus LW 4/12/1991 L 6.01 200 SweE 5 Kane, Evander C 8/2/1991 L 6.01.2 176 Vancouver WHL 6 Schenn, Brayden C 8/22/1991 L…
10 offseason moves that would make sense – USATODAY.com
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3. Los Angeles Kings going after Marian Gaborik: Two summers ago, Dean Lombardi dipped into the free agent marketplace with poor results. But the timing was all wrong. They spent all last season in rebuilding mode, and now they have a strong collection of talented young players, such as Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson, Dustin Brown, Jonathan…
cut-and-paste of my own comment from Inside the Kings, just so I don’t forget I said it and because it’s so hard to find anything in the Inside the Kings archives
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The season after next will be interesting cap-wise, as [commenter "src3" on the Inside the Kings "board" said] said. Not just because of Frolov being a UFA and the cap coming down a bit, but also because both Quincey and Quick will be RFA. Next year, Fro’s hit is 2.9, Quick’s .8, Quincey’s .6, and…
The Hockey News: Getting To Knowlov Frolov
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Status: Los Angeles Kings winger HT: 6-foot-2 WT: 210 pounds DOB: June 19, 1982 In: Moscow, Russia Hockey Inspirations: “I didn’t have one guy. I like a lot of great players – like Alexander Yakushev, Valeri Kharlamov. But I really didn’t have one guy who I really wanted to be like. I always want to…
L.A. is Awesome – Battle of California
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The U.S. lost to Russia today (? I don’t understand time zones), 3-2. The team has had a fairly strong tournament, with a trio of Kings, past and present, supplying a lot of the firepower. Patrick O’Sullivan led all forwards in ice time and had 7 points in games, Dustin Brown led the team with…
Pot Meet Kettle: Ducks Say Wings are (wait for it) Dirty! (GASP!)
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Anaheim accused Tomas Holmstrom of delivering a dirty elbow to the head of James Wisniewski after he had been injured by a puck to the chest Tuesday in Game 3. They said Johan Franzen cross-checked Scott Niedermayer in the back of the neck. The Red Wings’ response essentially was this: Quit your whining. “From my…