Simply, the Hurricanes are done. The team has recorded seven points in fourteen games, just lost their best forward for two-to-four weeks and have lost ten straight games. With 68 games remaining in the Canes’ season, the team would have to go 43-25 (not counting overtime losses) to reach last season’s playoff threshold (93...
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Rob Scuderi, Kings have royal opportunity against Penguins – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Rob Scuderi knows what his upstart Los Angeles Kings can gain tonight against the Penguins at Staples Center. “Every team in the NHL is trying to be the Penguins; ultimately, you look at them and see what you can become,” the Kings’ defenseman said Wednesday of a showdown between his club – third in...
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From the Monarchs website: Russian Rookie Turning Heads
Do you remember what you were doing on May 30, 1990? While Madonna’s Vogue was topping the charts on the radio, the Springfield Indians were battling the Rochester Americans for the Calder Cup, and Edmonton was fighting to get past Boston to hoist the Stanley Cup, and Andrei Loktionov was born on that date in...
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Cult of Hockey has a great post on the Heatley trade from the Oilers’ point of view…
…and I think it applies just as well to the Kings: The Oilers offered three good players for Heatley. The Oilers deal was far superior to the one that Murray accepted from San Jose. They must be cursing Heatley right now in Ottawa. Me, I’m just glad Heatley isn’t an Oiler, not because Heatley’s any...
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Goalie Dan Cloutier will try out with Red Wings – MLive.com
Veteran goaltender Dan Cloutier, out of hockey last season, will attend the Detroit Red Wings’ training camp (Sept. 13-15) on a tryout. Cloutier, 33, who contacted the club and asked for the tryout, hasn’t played since appearing in nine games with the Los Angeles Kings in 2007-08. He has been bothered by a series...
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No Pressure, Anze: LA’s Rise Depends on Super-Skilled Kopitar — NHL FanHouse
The 11th overall selection in the 2005 draft, the 6-4 center is the first player in league history from the country of Slovenia. Raised in the steel town of Jesenice, across the border from Austria, Kopitar’s unfamiliar background had scouts questioning whether he was early first round material despite his obvious gifts. “To be...
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From The Hockey News: Top 10 Roenick quotes [the two I liked anyway, plus bonus Patrick Roy retort!]]
4. “I liked Patrick’s quote, (that) he would have stopped me. I wanted to know where he was in Game 3. He was probably getting his jock out of the rafters of the United Center.” – On Patrick Roy after Game 4 of the conference semifinal between Chicago and Colorado in 1996. Roy’s retort:...
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“That Little Gnat” (to quote Nick Nickson) attempts comeback (I’m perversely interested…) – via TSN/Dreger
Sources tell TSN Theoren Fleury is attempting a comeback and wants to play in the NHL again.After playing senior hockey last season, Fleury decided in February he was fit enough to give the NHL another try, so he hired a personal trainer and has been working diligently since.Those close to him say he didnt leave...
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From The Puck Stops Here: Team Corsi Numbers
Puck Stops Here (blog) calculates team Corsi numbers, and the results are interesting. Here’s what he says; my thoughts follow the quote block: Corsi Numbers are the difference between shots directed at the goal (shots on goal, missed shots and blocked shots) for and against when a player is on the ice in five...
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Kopitar: Playing Hockey Out Of Love For The Game, Not Money (interview pt. 2) – Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum
Q: Where do you see the Kings and yourself in 5 years? Contending for the title? A: If I’m completely honest, I have to say I can see us contending for the title a bit sooner than that. We’ve been putting the team together for 3 years now according to the plans of our...
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