Posts Tagged ‘ Kevin Westgarth ’

Kings 2013 Season Preview: x = 12 – y – 41*(z-5)/48

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January 18, 2013

x = 12 – y – (z-5)/2 That was my prediction for the Kings in 2011-12. Where x = conference seed, y = number of 20 goal scorers, z = number of shoot-out wins. Results rounded to the nearest counting number. How did my little predictive formula do? Let’s see. 20 goal scorers: 4 (Kopitar, Brown,...
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Kings Quickie Roundtable 2013

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January 14, 2013

This was going to be a longer conversation, but we got interrupted by yesterday’s sudden flurry of activity, so I decided just to post what we have. The last time I participated in a proper roundtable of Kings’ bloggers, it was back in 2010 on Jewels from the Crown. The participants were RudyKelly (then of Battle...
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Westgarth for Stewart, and I say Lombardi’s not done yet

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January 13, 2013

Kevin Westgarth, loved and appreciated by pretty much everyone, lost his roster spot at some point in the spring of 2012, so it’s not a surprise that Dean Lombardi moved him when he got the chance. I have to say though, I am once again surprised by the excellent return (former 25th overall pick...
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What I would like to see the Kings do this season

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January 7, 2013

Split the starts between Quick and Bernier, more or less evenly. 28/20. No reason to burn Quick out, or let Bernier die on the vine. Commit to a third line that is fully offensive in nature, not a defensive stopper unit a la xx/Handzus/Simmonds, but a speed and skill line a la Granato/Donnelly/Millen. I...
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2013 Kings’ opening night line-up?

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January 6, 2013

The 2013 season starts in 10-14 days. Camp starts in less than a week, I suppose. Anze Kopitar and Willie Mitchell sound like they’re out with knee injuries for at least a few weeks. Tyler Toffoli has been tearing up the AHL. Jonathan Quick either has just been cleared to play (surgery, remember?) or...
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The Cup, Names, Petitions, since the lock-out [CHART FUN]

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September 30, 2012

Yesterday, we learned that the Kings did not petition to have Andrei Loktionov’s name engraved on the Stanley Cup. How unusual is that? I decided to find out. As I said I would in my last post on Loktigate, I went back and looked at the rosters of past Cup-winning teams, to see which...
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“Doesn’t rise to the level of unforgivable sin”

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September 29, 2012

Rich Hammond doesn't think Loktionov's omission is all that bad in the scheme of things. But why didn't the Kings at least petition to have him included? What's the risk in that? The league might say no?


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Loktionov omission is unconscionable

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September 22, 2012

Andrei Loktionov played 39 regular season games for the Kings, and 2 more in the playoffs. The cut-off to qualify to get your name on the cup is 41 regular season games, or one game in the Finals. Loktionov didn’t dress in the Finals, so I was prepared for the news that his name...
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Why the Kings won’t get stale — and why they will

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July 22, 2012

Does Dean Lombardi want to stand pat? – Jewels From The Crown Usually, Cup-winning teams lose a face or two in the offseason. But every roster player who was an unrestricted free agent re-signed with the Kings, even though they likely could have made more on the open market. This tidbit from Elliotte Friedman...
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Whither Clifford?

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July 4, 2012

Of the six left wings mentioned -- Brown, Penner, Gagne, King, Nolan and Clifford -- one of them (Gagne) is almost certain to leave after next season (if he can even make it through 2012-13 healthy), and another (Penner) is not any kind of lock to return after next year either. I would say,...
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