Tonight’s Kings lineup will include five players who didn’t play for them on opening night on Oct. 3. Of course, that’s admittedly deceiving, since it includes Sean O’Donnell, who was simply serving a two-game suspension, but the Kings have also added Randy Jones, Andrei Loktionov, Scott Parse and Brandon Segal since the start of the season.
Of course, the Kings won’t catch much sympathy from the Edmonton Oilers, who currently have six players on injured reserve. The Kings have one, Ryan Smyth, although Rob Scuderi and Jarret Stoll will miss tonight’s game. Here’s what Terry Murray said this morning about their status.
MURRAY: “They got a good, hard workout, and I’ll get a feel for it after the practice, or maybe tonight or tomorrow morning, whether we’re going to make a move for the Vancouver game.”
As has already been discussed, Teddy Purcell will skate on the first line with Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams. Here’s what Murray said about his expectations for Purcell…
MURRAY: “I expect Teddy Purcell to play pretty well on the top line. He’s a skilled player. He sees the ice and can be creative. I think that his game has been coming back to a higher level over the last week. And he needs to give us some offense. It’s been quite a while since he’s been able to get some results, so it’s a great opportunity.”
I’ll be pulling for you teddy!
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Hey Rich, Do you know if Jarret Stoll has a fan site or anyway of getting a message out to him. I went to school with him since elementary and would like to pass on some news. Just wondering Thanks.
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well im back after a few games….. and one thing i forgot to say regarding how lombardi blew it with gaborik is that his excuse of course was gabbys injury history …. and so i forgot to mention that the player he opted for ryan smyth, has had an injury history throughout his career that rivals gabbys pretty evenly …. and then bam now smyth is hurt again ….. i said it on july 1st and i say it again …. the guy running this team is way too conservative… gabby was right there for us… hes a great young superstar in his prime while smyth is getting old fast ….. like i said before, i like ryan smyth, its just that gaborik is younger and better …. just imagine if this team had 2 of the speediest and best players in the league on the same team, gabby and kopi … and this team desparately needs speed – its biggest weakness ………. kings games are so boring man … they never score …. the games are like listening to nails on a chalkboard …. the games are boring… theres no offense – again! … deano blew it …. we could have had such an exciting team to watch with gabby and kopi ……. but instead we get the same ole sorry *** clippers ….. and ps ……. anybody noticing the goals quick has been giving up as usual since i pointed it out ….. lol that flyer game there was 2 empty netters ……how many times does quick have to give up easy empty netters before someone on this boneheaded team calls it to his attention ………… QUICK IS TOO AGRESSIVE AND COMES WAY TOO FAR OUT OF THE NET , PERIOD
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Is there an “ignore” function to block particular commenters?
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sorry about the double post rich …. that was an accident and not sure how that happened ….. sorry bro
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i knew the last few games were fun to read about….
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DL has a proven track record of having teams w/good goal tending.Thank god he dusted Labarbera.Ersberg hasn’t played alot so I’m not giving up on him just yet.Quick isn’t Patrick Roy,but considering our last few choices,Grant Fur,Fiset,Chechmanic(I know it’s spelled wrong).I’d say goaltendings improving.It still needs some tweeking,but Rome wasn’t built in a day.
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GOODLUCK Lokti!!!
Windsor is cheering for you and we miss you!!!
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aahhh pumpernichol …. the 3 wins in that series vs the oilers in 82 have to be 3 of the greatest wins in nhl playoff history that nobody knows about (damn those east coasters) …. but lol 10-8 …. miracle 6-5 …. and i believe the deciding game was 7-4 …. lol a playoff game with a 9-8 score with a minute left and wayne gretzky on a breakaway …. lol lol … only to be stopped and have bernie pick up the puck weave his way to the redline and fire it into an empy net from center ice and do the pumpernichol the entire length of the ice ….. lol lol lol …… ahhhh the good ole khj channel 9 purple and gold years …. what fun
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cmon Clippers..you don’t believe 1/2 of what you said.
Smytty’s going to lose a month on a hard play. I want a guy playing hard down low..Injuries are going to happen when you play that way. You don’t win without a guy like that.
Gaborik’s a superstar. Is he worth 5 years? Only time will tell, but if he blows out in year 2, where are you going cap-wise? Gaborik’s injuries are not the same as Smytty’s. Pulled groins and whatever the hell Smytty has are 2 totally different things.
The move made perfect sense for a short term (3 yrs or less)You’re getting one of the true quality leaders there are in the league. Those are the intangibles people hear about, but never see..Kind of like Jeter.
Statistically there are plenty better…but how many are better for what the Kings are trying to accomplish?
Dl’s in a perfect position with Quick. He’s got the chance to show he’s a true #1 and he’s on a reasonable contract that can be moved in a heartbeat.
Below sits the franchise Bernier, Zatkoff, Jones.
If and when DL decides to move one or more, they bring back quality.
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2 of those 3 playoff games in 82 that i just mentioned were in edmonton against gretzky and the oilers and u know i just thought of another great game for us in edmonton vs gretzky and the oilers …. lol in 86-87 season the oilers were once again blowing us out 8-4 in a regular season game …. of course it was the usual cast of characters with sather, gretz and mess laughing it up as they were blowing us out of the building …. so we were down 8-4 with 10 minutes left and lol lol …. we scored 4 times to tie the game and wipe those smiles right off their faces … the tying goal coming in the final minute of play as we pulled the goalie and guess who – bernie nicholls tied the game at 8 …. and the game ended in an 8-8 tie ……….. ahhhh the good ole days
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nykings … hey man i agree with everything u said about smyth i love him …. its just that gaborik is way better …thats all im saying …. especially because of the age factor …… and regarding quick …. i like him, but he will never be good enough for me until he backs up at least one foot or two ….. just too many easy rebounds off of scrums or the backboards or himself into empty nets …. he could be a great goalie if he corrects this problem …. hes just coming too far out …. and its really annoying …… we always have to work for our goals …. whens the last time we score easy goals into empty nets …. we have to struggle and work and beat the goalie for us to score , but quick is making it very easy for our opponents ……. and yes quick is great in shootouts , he can come out as far as he wants there and i have no problem wwith that because u only have to face 1 guy not 5 and so therefore him coming out of the net in a shootout situation is fine of course …. im just talking about during regular play …. i mean u know … the play is bogged down in our end the opponents get the puck back to the point for a routine harmless wrist shot thats just being thrown to the net, but since quick is so far out he cant recovetr in time if there is a deflection off of a scrum that changes the angle or it goes off the backboards …. its just really annoying giving up freebies like that and not having the other team work for it
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Man! these days off for thanksgiving suck!I’ve Been sitting around all day waiting to listen to Nick on the Kings radio network.I’m out of here.Good luck Teddy!
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clippers I’m not sure which team your watching … Smyttie has been stellar, and his presence alone has elevated everyone else.
I for one renewed my season seats the second I heard about him coming to town
I didn’t believe in DLs plan at first .. but .. I was wrong and am so happy to be wrong … can’t wait to eat my own words come playoff time!
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Passing on Heatly? Nice what does he plan on netting this year 50
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matt like i have said , i like smyth , just saying this team could have been much better with gaborik ….. this is not a smyth bashing campaign, its a gaborik love campaign ….. big difference ……. as far as kings making the playoffs….. i pray they do of course , but i doubt they will ….. with gaborik i would have had no doubts
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Drop the puck….LETS GO BOYS!!
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so, if Lombardi had direct access to my brain, he’d have a Stanley Cup by now…I’m a fan of Kopi and if you remember the dream I had July 32 1997, I predicted the Kings would get a high scorer sometime in my lifetime…had Lombardi got Sydney Crosby when he was 7 years old like I told him to…but now he let him got to the Penguins instead, of course now he’s old and slow…i’m not bashing the guy…he’s talented but too late now…I like Scuderi when he’s healthy but he sucks when he’s injured…and Smyth, well, the guy is amazing when he scores, but he doesn’t score all the time, especially when he’s on the bench or in the offsesaon when he’s nursing one injury or another that he’s sure to get chopping wood…
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@Clippers: Just so you know, it’s really easy to skip your posts with your smartass handle.
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those…kind of…make me really…sort of…mad…stop….it
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