ANALYZING SIMON GAGNE’S HISTORY OF INJURY

If it weren't for Simon Gagne's long and storied history of injuries, Scribe would be joining my cow in it's journey over the moon instead of simmering slowly like a kabob about to burn on the spit. Simon's propensity for frailty is certainly nothing to ignore, but let us examine exactly what these injuries were. As we know, there are several types of injury prone players. You have your … [Read more...]

KYLE CLIFFORD: THE LA KINGS’ VERSION OF A YOUNG ADAM GRAVES

From Rich Hammond in an interview with Matt Greene about Kyle Clifford, "one bad dude." GREENE: “It’s just a guy making the ultimate sacrifice. They’re trying to get the momentum going, and it’s the hardest job in hockey, for sure. He’s a guy who came in here, and both he and Westie [Kevin Westgarth] have done a great job for us this year. I think it’s lost on a lot of people, some of … [Read more...]

I REMEMBER WHEN…

We played at the Fabulous Forum Russian hockey players didn't smile Canada had a bunch of NHL teams Gretzky became a King, Gretzky became a Blue, Gretzky became a Ranger Roman Vopat played the role of a top six forward Our team was bought out of bankruptcy Our captain was traded Adam Deadmarsh became the team's heart and soul Andy Murray was our coach...which drove me … [Read more...]

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