Archive for October, 2009

After making a couple spot starts in the games against Columbus and Dallas, Oscar Moller has been returned to Manchester, where he can continue working on his game. I think this is a fine decision. While I was somewhat disappointed to see Moller sent to Manchester to begin the season, I think it was the right call. Moller isn’t ever going to be an effective fourth-line grinder. That’s just not the game that he plays, but he does fill an important role on the team, and can be a legitimate contender on one of the top two or three lines. [...]

Tonight the Kings played division rival Dallas Stars. I wish I had a more clever title for this post, or that my introductory sentence was more engaging. But I don’t. Live with it. Perhaps the biggest story in this game is the fact that Alexander Frolov would be a healthy scratch. Frolov is one of the centerpiece players for the Los Angeles Kings, and has scored thirty goals twice in his relatively young career. Despite his important role for the Kings, Frolov has not played terribly well this season, and played particularly bad in the last game against the Blue [...]

So the streak is over. It had to end, and although I’m not thrilled it came against the Rangers, it could be worse. It could have come to an end against the Red Wings… In the end this game was doomed by weak goalkeeping, and bad luck. Despite all that, this game might have been the most impressive that the Kings have played, regardless of the result. Unlike some of the other teams (Islanders – poor, Blues – still young and inconsistent, etc) the Rangers can not be described as a poor team. Although I tend to think they’ll fall [...]

First, let me say that I apologize for being scarce in my postings lately. I’ve been moving, and frankly making sure my lights remain on when I get to the new place, so this has taken a back seat. I’ll do my best at this point to get back on track, and we’ll review the last few games at this point. All I can say at this point is that… oh my goodness. After the first two games, any impartial observer might have ask themselves, which team are we going to see this season? Game 1′s terrible team with disorganization [...]

So as a follow up game to the embarrassment that was Opening Night, this game had some ups and some downs. In general the Kings played MUCH better than the first game, though admittedly that means just about nothing. That being said, a win against last season’s President’s Trophy winners, and a team that by all accounts is projected to finish at or near the top of the Western Conference is nothing to scoff at. Now onto the positives and negatives: First the positives. The Kings came out rolling. The team was playing exceedingly well for the first period and [...]

What a terrible way to start a season. After a reasonably entertaining and somewhat hopeful preseason, the Kings started the game with a big exciting 6-3 loss. I can say one thing without question. It was a terrible, terrible game to watch. From the outset the Kings looked outclassed, and Drew Doughty, the great white hope on defense from last year, played a truly atrocious game. In general it was an embarrassment. I’m not going to get into too much detail at the moment, but suffice it to say, if the rest of the season continues like this, we are [...]

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming… (although not without another plug for that awesome polar bear ad. It’s awesome, check it out.) Now, after going 3-2 in the first five games, the Kings had three games left on the schedule, including two against the Avalanche and one against the hated Ducks. Unfortunately the results didn’t play out quite the way a Kings fan might have preferred (ie. we lost too many times). On to the game by game: Kings 2 – Avalanche 3Kings Scorers: Peter Harrold (1), Trevor Lewis (1)Avalanche Scorers: P. Stastny (1), M. Hedjuk (1), T. Hensick [...]

Pure genius.