Jeff Carter Meets The L.A. Kings

The LA Kings get in a workout before their game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Matt Greene grunts his way through a set of squat cleans. Jonathan Quick stretches his hamstrings in the corner so deeply that ballerinas would be jealous. Jarret Stoll curls his biceps, planted in front of the mirror. Is he admiring his muscle, or his mohawk? Probably both. The rest of the players move from station … [Read more...]

Poor Writing & Darryl Sutter’s First Lost In Translation Moment

We got this from Hammond: As noted in an earlier post, Darryl Sutter spent about 15-20 minutes, toward the end of practice today, by himself with the first power-play unit at one end of the ice. There seemed to be more talking than actual drills going on, and afterward, a couple players indicated that it was more about reinforcement than about reinventing the wheel, so to speak. Sutter has … [Read more...]

The Rich Hammond & Terry Murray Interview You Won’t Read Anywhere Else…

So, Surly did the noble thing and decided to go to Kansas City for the Kings v. Penguins game. His boss technically told him he couldn't have the day off, but I suggested Surly pull a homeless guy off the street, take him to work and let the man just stand there holding a video camera because nobody would notice. I am told it worked. Given his stealth nature and ability to blend, Surly somehow … [Read more...]

L.A. KINGS SEASON PREVIEW: THE COACHES & ONE DEAN

Our look at the Kings in the final edition of the season preview ends with the coaches and GM Dean Lombardi. Let's start from the bottom up. JOHN STEVENS "Old Vein, New Blood." Within the business world, there are two common schools of thought on building around a CEO - build the subordinates with strengths the center lacks or surround the center with those of like mind. The Kings' hiring … [Read more...]

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