Al Strachan repackages the same old rumors; but at least he can write coherently. My comments are in brackets. The rumors regarding Vincent Lecavalier refuse to go away. [I resist inserting, "whose fault is that?"] Tampa Bay Lightning GM Brian Lawton insists that he has had no trade talks regarding Lecavalier and that he has no…
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From The Hockey News — A Scout’s Life: Combine influence
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Last season, Drew Doughty and Zach Bogosian were in a heated battle to go No. 2 at the draft behind Steven Stamkos. Doughty, who was a Kings fan growing up and who always had posters of Wayne Gretzky on his wall, may have been a little heavy – and, arguably, sluggish – prior to the…
Hockey’s Future Spring 2009 Organizational Rankings, 1-10 – Hockey’s Future
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4. Los Angeles Kings Strengths: The Kings’ prospect pool remains very deep. The top of the class is diverse in all positions. A group of forwards highlighted by Oscar Moller, Ted Purcell and Brian Boyle – not to mention under-the-radar center Andrei Loktionov assure the Kings will be strong up front in the foreseeable future.…
Los Angeles Kings – News: FROM THE DESK OF DEAN LOMBARDI – 05/26/2009
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THE MONEY QUOTE: “I want to assure you that all of our end-of-season discussions with our players involved a clear message and understanding that next season carries an expectation that we will be playing playoff hockey. Most importantly, please understand that we are following our plan to turn this team into an annual contender and…
Kings 2004 draft evaluation – Hockey’s Future
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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…
OilersNation.com: some Bozo blogger thinks Darren Dreger of TSN might be pulling NHL trade rumours out of his *ss and making things up
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So, some Bozo blogger thinks Darren Dreger of TSN might be pulling NHL trade rumours out of his ass and making things up, eh? Dreger’s inquisitor on a website known as Kings Kool-Aid calls himself “qwisp,” which may or may not be a version of his real name. That doesn’t matter, even though the thought of…
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…
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…
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…
Edmonton Journal Brain Farts a Hemsky for Dustin Brown AND Matt Greene Trade Har De Har HAR
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If the Oilers could get two front-line players for him, at least one a bigger, stronger body like winger Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and retrieve hard-nosed defenceman Matt Greene, too, would they consider it? Is it that far-fetched? I don’t think so. via Hemsky trade is plausible . I do. Think it’s…