Brandon Segal had an up-and-down 25-game tenure with the Kings. He started well, and at one point became a lineup regular and rose to a position alongside Michal Handzus and Alexander Frolov, but his play, at times, also fell off to the point that he was a healthy scratch. Segal had one goal and one assist, and 20 penalty minutes, and now he’s off to his fifth NHL organization, following Nashville, Anaheim, Tampa Bay and the Kings. A good guy too. Here’s what Terry Murray said today about Segal’s stint with the Kings…
MURRAY: “If we could look at his best game that he played for us, where he was really competing and battling and doing the finishing on a consistent basis. If he had done that, we would certainly have wanted to keep him. But what happens is, it gets (high) and then it gets (low). The difference becomes too great, and predictability is hard. So for me to use that kind of performance, for me to be confident and look at him as a dependable player, it makes it hard. He’s a good kid. He’s got good size and moves around the ice pretty well. If he can bring that bottom end of his game back up to the middle, and show that kind of consistency, he’s going to be all right. He’s a good kid.”
Props to Quisp for predicting he wouldn’t pass waivers.
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Goodbye Brandon, Hello Ray!
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I like how people called him a “cancer” he was incredibly nice, moresp than some regulars on the roster. He loved it here. Best of luck in cowboy country fine sir. Maybe he can see his Yankees play the rangers
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wow, what a prediction…
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Belexes, clune’s first name is rich…unless you really think Whitney is coming…but then again hossa was coming, and Allison and Deadmarsh will be back before Christmas…right?
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That was meant for Whitney…
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Ouch, that Allison/Deadmarsh remark still hurts lol.
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Isn’t that about the same thing TM said about Parse and Purcell?
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Murray is a good coach for these guys.
I was just listening to someone on the radio (not a sports guy, a businessman of some kind) say that if you travel all the time for work, and you want to keep more of your money, Texas is a great place to live, because of the state taxes and the airports. (i guess the airports are less congested or something). I had never heard that.
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Yes, and Parse was sent back to Manchester for a short while.
Purcell, like Segal, is no longer exempt from waivers and could have been waived. I think that DL hasn’t quite given up on Purcell yet because of his skill level. Segal is not billed as a scorer, and I think he’s considered easier to replace.
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**Repost from the last thread** I’m off to the game!
You will have the weight of the world on your shoulders tonight Cluney as Juraj Mikus will be in the building.
Yes, you read correctly, Juraj Mikus will be in the building tonight.
It’s going to be a BIG night for you.
Also, I’m going to get to the meeting point by the Gretzky statue early. I’ll have a few In-N-Out Double Doubles & Tommy’s chili for everyone to try the combination that will knock your socks off! There won’t be a ton of them so get there early to try out a Double-Double with Tommy’s Chili!
See you all there!
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Frolov to Habs? Rich, please comment on this asap!!
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Ryan, why would rich comment on baseless speculation? If tsn has it, believe it, if not, probably not going to happen. A trade isn’t a trade until both teams announce it…
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Yo cynic, is mikus really going to be there?!?!?
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Dudes, Frolov IS NOT going anywhere. This is all just some ploy by a young Sports reporter from Montreal to get pub. This is not happening.
Fro will be a king until the end of the year, we’ll try to resign him, if we can’t he’ll walk. THIS YEAR…he’ll be a King.
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Segal was mediocore… this gives us a chance to put someone in there that will have an impact on the game somehow. Maybe its just me but it barely feels like Segal was ever even part of the team ..
Urgent news: German Beer and Bratwurst is a hell of a way to spend you rlunch hour at work.
Plus some band named “Acoustica” In Metallica lettering.
Once again.. the olympics rule!
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VAN…
enjoy…
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20lucfan, I only speculated on whether or not Segal might be a cancer in the locker room because TM mentioned not very long ago that he was pleased with his play so thought that there must be some other reason for his apparently abrupt dismissal from the team. It must be a coaching thing when a team brings up a career minor leaguer thinking that he could give him the spark to reach his potential when no other coaches have been able to do so. More often than not, they soon find out that his previous coaches weren’t wrong after all.
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Is 20 games long enough to allow a guy time to macure with one organization?
The Kings had to think fast, but thought to fast on this one. Dallas knows they got a steal. CA-CHING!!!!!!!!!
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Quisp, i moved out here (Dallas) from LA 18 months ago, and yeah, the airport is the size of manhatten, there are no state income taxes, the women are not only hot, but they drink beer, and arent afraid to buy you one either. all that + no traffic, gas is almost 75 cents a gallon less than LA, and positive job growth.
But the weather is unpredictable, (its been snowing for 12 hours straight)…its supposed to be 55 on saturday. and of course, no beach…
thats all i got
STARS SUCK!
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Best of luck Segal. It was fun rooting for you as a King.
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You know, I have been following Mr. Hammond’s blog for about 3 years or so and have marveled at the rise in the hockey-intelligence of the average user’s comments to his posts.
Until now. I love talking Kings and I love the fans of the Kings. But anything more than a passing thought at what happens to a NHL-marginal player (or what the move ‘means’) is too much.
Good luck, Mr. Segal. Go Kings.
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Daniel- IMO the fans thought Segal may be another DL steal, like Quincey and the first two weeks of Jones. Also, someone who could provide some physical play and still notch a few points.Also, the rather strange circumstances surrounding his departure, especially with all the trade rumors swirling. So I think it was less about the player, and more about conjecture.
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Daniel, agree. most people dont look at a player objectevly, but who the like and who may be popular as to their value to the team. I know I don’t know as much about hockey as TM and DL, I might not agree with what they are doing, but I give them the benefit of the doubt based on that reason.
Segal was not performing on a consistent level so he’s gone.
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People make me laugh when they compare Segal to TP and Parse. Cmon people, those two have trade value and an upside while Segal is what he is. I liked the way he played the game but let’s realize when we no longer need guys like him but dallas does, well we are IMPROVING and a deep organization.
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One thing I think is that a lot of people, quite a lot of them, are more fans of the jersey than they are of the players.
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Ooooh, I saw a lot of man-love for Seg’s over the past 400 posts or so. And the conjecture – well, let’s just say there are a group of people out there (base – Philly) who have kinda ruined the notion of ‘rumors’ for anyone with a clue. Part of the rise in quality of comments in these pages is thanks partly to a general abhorrence to incomplete information.
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Oops, meant just ‘love’. Also, I wish he panned out here. But it’s pro sports and there will be a lot of guys coming and going over the years.
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Everyone who thinks California doesn’t care about hockey might wanna see how much reaction a 4th liner being waived has caused.
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Everyone is looking for that big trade–except those of us still numbed by all the great King moves of the past?
Glen Goldup?
Danny Grant
Gary Galley
Steve Duschene
Alex Zitnik
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Great King Moves of the past?
OH, that’s nothing….the Big Screwup deal was Dick Duff to Kings, Guy Lafleur to Canadiens [our 1st round draft choice]
Duff didn’t perform, or more correctly was a shadow of his former self, and went away rather quickly…
Lafleur became an All-Time Great…
of course it’s a different era with different management now, but history of trades is still rather Black….
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If Segal was going to waived?…Why wasn’t part of the KOVY trade or even traded for a low pick?… Now if Clune gets call for stupid penalties,Segal’s being waived will be question…..I thought they didn’t want to dissrupt the team?………
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Question for the Board…
what was the BEST deal/trade ever for the Kings?
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I also like Segal, I think the Kings are past the stage of development where they can invest games in a player going on 27. Clune is going on 23, so it will be easier for the Kings to recoup their investment.
I was surprised that 15 teams passed on him.
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