Who is Dustin Penner? What does he bring? How will he help? Why does he fit? If you are as hockey obsessed as Surly & I, you may have read every article you could get your hands on from proclaimed (self and otherwise) experts, media, and bloggers about the Dustin Penner trade that sent Colten Popcorn Teubert, a 2011 1st round pick and a conditional 3rd to the Edmonton Oilers. But how … [Read more...]
DOUGHTY & JOHNSON: “HEY MURRAY, WHAT TOOK YA SO LONG?”
February 3, 2011 By
If you recall, which you probably don't as we hockey nut jobs tend to do terrible, terrible things to our bodies on a semi-regular regular basis (read: 82/yr) that make the memory not work so good sometimes, that about 2 weeks ago I told you why Doughty and Johnson are a terrible even-strength pairing. In that article, I said: "If there is a place to pair them together, it is the … [Read more...]
VALUE OF DUSTIN PENNER TO THE LA KINGS: AN INSIDER’S VIEW
January 23, 2011 By
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...]
HOCKEY HOOLIGANS: LOVE FOR STAPLES CENTER SECTION 330
January 16, 2011 By
This is L.A. Our city our home. Los Angeles, We never walk alone. Forever true we'll stay In tribute to our city, No matter where we go This is our home. Imagine the entire song being sang by what looked like 50 but sounded akin to 1,000 Kings' fans at last night's game. That was section 330 and I loved it! In addition to the Briggs' catchy tune, the hooligans of 330 cheered various "L.A" … [Read more...]
L.A. KINGS’ ZONE ENTRIES TELL THE TALE
January 16, 2011 By
As promised, I tracked closely each of the Kings' zone entries in last night's 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. The parameters were as follows: Each of L.A.'s offensive zone entries that resulted in a shot on goal or a scoring opportunity (a deflected or blocked shot that had a chance) were given a Y mark. Each of the Kings' entries that failed to result in the above was given a X … [Read more...]
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