Archive for May, 2009

Ah, the post-season:  The time where a Kings fan’s fancy turns to June and the NHL draft (at least, that’s been the case for far too long).  As the time draws near on the annual Gary Bettman boo-fest — it’s in Montreal this year, so you know the jeers for the beleagured commish are going to be even more epic than normal — I’ve been thinking more about what the Kings should do.  Of course, there wasn’t a lot of thinking necessary to find my answer, for there really is only one sane conclusion to make. The Kings need to [...]

So I just found out that the NHL Network is going to be showing the Memorial Cup over the next two weeks.  Finally — some legit Junior action on TV to enjoy.  Not only that, I’ll finally have a chance to see what forward and King prospect Andrei Loktionov is capable of.  Now, I haven’t seen him play yet, but I do know that he was a 5th round pick who tore the OHL up this past season (24-42-66 in 51 games), and the Kings’ farm system is woefully thin when it comes to scoring forwards.  It is my hope [...]

So the Chicago Blackhawks expunged the Vancouver Canucks out of the playoffs last night, dashing Canada’s hopes of bring the Stanley Cup back to the mother country for the 16th straight year. This confirms that the decade will be free from a champion from Canada, something that’s never happened before. Now, I’m not going to lie — I’m greatly depressed about this. It just seems so wrong. So out of place. So…un-Canadian. It’s the official game of the Great White North; don’t they deserve the Stanley Cup at least once every ten years? Can’t Detroit donate one of their championships [...]

A few weeks ago, I was rifling through the sports section of the Los Angeles Times, when I came across a comment from a Kings fan in one Jerry Crowe’s weekly observational columns regarding this most recent season. After the initial shock of the Times actually using some of their space to mention hockey wore off, I re-examined the comment and noticed that it was pretty much calling for the head of GM Dean Lombardi if the team does not make the playoffs next season. Of course, there was no name given to this person. It was pretty much framed [...]

When the list of Calder Trophy finalists were announced a couple weeks ago, I can’t say I that wasn’t shocked to see that King defenseman Drew Doughty was not one of the three finalists.  However, I can say that I was disappointed.  No offense to Kris Versteeg of the Blackhawks, but Doughty was more deserving of consideration for the Rookie of the Year chalice. Yes, Versteeg was second amongst rookies in scoring.  And I fully realize that Doughty had a -17 plus/minus rating, which at first glance looks about as attractive as real estate in downtown Detroit.  But when you [...]

Believe it or not, that title was the best thing I could come up with for my introductory post after several minutes of my stare boring a hole through the back of my monitor.  I’m guessing that my lack of headline creativity can be attributed to the fact that the caffeine that has addled my bloodstream all day has finally abandoned me.  At least, that’s the excuse I’m going with.  In the meantime, I assure you the rest of my content will be slightly more witty. That being said, it’s probably time for a proper introduction, isn’t it?  My name [...]