ALEC MARTINEZ 
This season: 4 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 penalty minutes, 15:25 average ice time.
The good: Martinez made the roster out of training camp, after Sean O’Donnell’s preseason suspension, and was called up two other times during the season. That means he’s high on the radar of team management, which is certainly a positive thing for him. Martinez is a solid puck-moving defenseman with a good shot, who totaled seven goals and 23 assists in 55 games for Manchester this season.
The bad: Martinez’s offensive ability to going to have to be what punches his ticket to the NHL, because even though he has size — he’s listed at 6-foot-1, 208 pounds — he has yet to display much of a physical game. As part of an organization with a significant number of defensive prospects, Martinez is going to have to do something special to make himself stand out.
Going forward: Martinez is still only 22 years old, and there will definitely be an opportunity for him to make the Kings’ roster in the fall. That said, given the depth of defensive prospects in the system, Martinez is going to need to open eyes in training camp and make it tough for the Kings to send him down.
I gave him a D because he was a defensive liability in the 4 games that I watched him. I could be wrong, but I’m almost certain that the Kings were 0-4 in the 4 games that he played.
I hope he turns it around because management appears high on him.
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He played a mean table top hockey game at Tip-A-King.
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I always do my best to talk like a hockey fan, not a girl…
But can I give him an A for being so darn dreamy?
That said, he wasn’t super impressive with the Kings this year, but if he can find a way to play the way he has in Manch in LA, he’ll be a sure thing. Quick, smart and with a slap shot that could take your head off.
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jet Reply:
May 8th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
@holly, yes you can, but only once a year.
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Four games is not enough to give anyone a grade, Rich why didn’t you put a “N/A” for those who played less then 10 games. Let’s be fair.
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Agree with having N/A or “incomplete” as a choice
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This guy played well in training camp, and the exhibition season and consequently made the team. However, when he was thrown into the fire at the beginning of the season he was clearly not ready for the pace of the NHL. Who knows, maybe this season will be his ticket ta ride…stay tuned.
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If I was to give him a grade for his NHL play it would have to be an F. Just because he only lasted 4 games early into the season & never made it back. But I don’t think that’s fair so I didn’t vote. N/A would have been more appropriate.
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I hate to dump on this kid but he’s clearly the sort that will take until age 24-25 to be anything close to an effective D-man in the league. The game just seemed so fast for him once real games started. I gave him a D+ cuz he has tools there’s no quetion, but wow with the deer in headlights.
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Looks like more offense then DD, but still both guys haven’t shown anything whether that is TM’s fault or their own for not showing and making TM put them in I wouldn’t know. The fact that TM has been quoted saying he likes Randy Jones tells me 2 things. 1) that TM is going crazy. 2) that anyone can make it. With both OD and Jones gone in the off season I hope DL gets someone to fill in back there. And hopefully someone with more experience than DD, Harrold, or anyone in Manchester.
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they need to give him more time for kings.. He is a big offensive minded defensemen. Martinez could play way better than jones
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