L.A. Kings vs. Minnesota Wild Open Forum: The Battle Of The Offensively Beleaguered

The LA Kings and Minnesota Wild (8-4-3) have a few things in common. They both have great fans, die-hard , intense and more than a little frustrated. Both teams worked hard to boost their offense in the offseason but have failed on the ice. The L.A. Kings average 2.25 goals per game. The Wild average a dismal 2.13, for 28th in the league. Both teams are solid defensively. Minnesota is a … [Read more...]

OK, NOW I’M PISSED OFF

From Rich Hammond: Ryan Smyth has a conference call going on now to talk about his move back to Edmonton. Smyth made an opening statement, in which he offered thanks to the Kings organization — specifically Tim Leiweke, Philip Anschutz, Dean Lombardi and Ron Hextall — and thanked Lombardi for “accepting my wish to come back to the Oilers’ organization.” Smyth confirmed that he had … [Read more...]

VALUE OF DUSTIN PENNER TO THE LA KINGS: AN INSIDER’S VIEW

The word for the past month surrounding our LA Kings has been "murmurs". We have heard murmurs of friction within the Kings' locker room, though that scuttlebutt, to date, has been little scuttle and mostly butt. We have also heard murmurs of Dean Lombardi inquiring about certain players, including Dustin Penner and Mike Fisher (about whom we have an insider's view article in the works). Surly … [Read more...]

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