Among Rich Hammond’s latest set of answers to readers’ questions was this tidbit: Forum answers X « LA Kings Insider The fact is, there was a very good chance that the Kings would have bought out Smyth’s contract if they didn’t trade him. Getting his massive salary off the books was not a...
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Well, let's see. It's been a pretty slow news day in Kings Country, but things will start to pick up with the 2012 NHL draft coming in ten days. Let's look at the Kings' picks this year.
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Maybe if you don't like hockey anyway, don't know anything about it, or you're a reporter who never stayed up to watch games on the West Coast, or if when you say "hockey" you mean "ad revenue and/or network ratings for hockey." Or you're Shane Doan.
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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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I keep thinking about W. P. Kinsella's short-story, "The Last Pennant Before Armageddon." The Cubs are on a historic hot streak, about to win the World Series, and their manager is having a recurring nightmare that the Cubs win it all and then the world blows up. He believes it's a premonition. And he...
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In the spirit of friendship, and because this whole thing is probably about to go to hell in a hand-basket, and because Chuck Berry is from St. Louis and Chuck Berry is Rock and Roll, I thought I would lend a hand in completing the guide to Kings hating put together by SB Nation’s...
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Yesterday (seems like a month ago) we looked at how the Canucks have changed since the 2010 series against a markedly different Kings team. Here’s how different: RETURNING (9): Matt Greene Rob Scuderi Drew Doughty Anze Kopitar Justin Williams Brad Richardson Dustin Brown Jarret Stoll Jonathan Quick IN (14): Mike Richards Jeff Carter Dustin...
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Can Kings channel ’06 Oilers? « LA Kings Insider. Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene have done it once. Can they do it again? In the 2006 playoffs, Stoll, Greene and the eighth-seeded Edmonton Oilers reached the Stanley Cup Finals after they finished the regular season with 95 points. That’s the position the Kings are...
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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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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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