Posts Tagged ‘ Patrick O’Sullivan ’

Lombardi takes elevator to the top – ESPN Los Angeles

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June 28, 2012

The Los Angeles Kings had just clinched their first Stanley Cup title in franchise history, and general manager Dean Lombardi, in his sixth season at the helm, was rushing from the press box inside Staples Center to the arena floor, hoping to reach the ice in time for the Cup presentation by NHL commissioner...
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Will Stoll be here for three years?

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June 24, 2012

One of the advantages of signing players to cap-friendly contracts is that those contracts are tradeable assets. Would it be mean or disloyal for Lombardi to trade Stoll, say, at the trade deadline, or next summer, or anytime before his contract expires in 2015, considering that Stoll could have gotten more money signing...
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How did these Kings get here in the first place?

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May 18, 2012

None of the eleven players mentioned were undrafted UFA signings, although Lombardi has gone that route several times, most notably with Matt Moulson and Teddy Purcell (since departed), Martin Jones, Kevin Westgarth and Davis Drewiske.

Here's how the current Kings got here, in order of arrival:


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Dean Lombardi Trade History

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March 16, 2012
Dean Lombardi Trade History

The complete record of Lombardi's trades as Kings GM. Carter, Johnson, Richards, Schenn, Simmonds, Smyth, Quincey, Cammalleri, Tyler Myers (?) (more)


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Philly West

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March 14, 2012
Philly West

Are the LA Kings Philly West? Does Lombardi have a thing for ex-Flyers? But we've been doing it for years! Carter, Richards, Hextall, Murray, Williams...


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Every LA Kings Lineup Since 2005

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March 14, 2012

Every LA Kings lineup since the lock-out, in chart form.


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But That’s Not What He Said

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January 14, 2010

From Kukla’s Corner, with headline boiling-down Hammond: Kings Plan to Keep Frolov This Season Rich Hammond lf LAKings Insider has a Q & A with GM Dean Lombardi, Question: If, over the next few weeks, it seems unlikely that anything will happen there (Frolov contract), does that influence what you do with him?...
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One Year Ago

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December 31, 2009

Quincey O’Sullivan Calder Preissing Armstrong Boyle Gauthier Zeiler Today: Smyth Williams Parse Segal Jones Scuderi Drewiske (LaBarbera was traded a year ago yesterday) That’s O’Sullivan, Calder and Armstrong for Smyth and Williams; Boyle and Zeiler  for Parse and Segal; Quincey, Preissing and Gauthier for Scuderi, Drewiske and Jones. Evernote lets you save all the...
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Purcell is not making Kopitar Suck

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December 30, 2009

If you are reading this you have already read the other Kings blogs and you have seen the irate comments venting all over Ted Purcell. Ted Purcell is lost. Ted Purcell falls down. Ted Purcell is not NHL calibre. Ted Purcell shouldn’t be on the first line. Ted Purcell has naked pictures of Terry...
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Lowetide: Writing Off O’Sullivan

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December 18, 2009

It looks like the Oilogosphere has made up its mind about Patrick O’Sullivan. He’s been an Oiler for over half a season and hasn’t delivered close to his established level of ability. It’s my belief that if we took a long look at O’Sullivan’s successful seasons 05-06 in the minors and 07-08 in the...
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