Loktionov up; Sturm on I.R. « LA Kings Insider

Loktionov up; Sturm on I.R.

Posted by Rich Hammond on 20 January 2011, 10:05 am

Marco Sturm has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to yesterday, with knee tendinitis — the other knee, not the one most recently repaired surgically — and Andrei Loktionov has been officially called up. Presumably, Loktionov will play tonight — he’s on the ice right now for the morning skate — but we’ll find that out shortly. Wayne Simmonds and Ryan Smyth are both participating in the skate as well. More updates to come…

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Hockey54 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

that’s fine. It really doesn’t matter. We didn’t give anything up, and Lokti is way more usefull at this point than Sturm.

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jet Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:22 am
@Hockey54, Do not put too much on Lotki’s shoulders. he has one of the lowest shooting %s in the AHL. That is not to say that he will not be great one day.

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DUCKSUCK Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@jet, Yea but atlest he shoots the puck!!! With Smyth crashing the net that is what we need. Now if we could on get JJ to get the puck on net from he point, maybe the power play would get going. Kyle Clifford is my new Milian Lucic.

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Hockey54 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@jet, you’re right. haha. I don’t mean to add pressure.

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David R Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@jet, well if that means he shoots alot, then thats fine, id rather him shoot alot and miss alot and give other opps for rebounds, as long as everyone is up to crashing the net tonight, which they will be, everyone on the team wants this one, LETS GO!

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Stuart Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:37 am
@David R, is shooting % only shots on goal? or just attempts taken?

Quisp Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
@jet,

that cuts both ways. shooting percentage usually (some say always) regresses to the mean. the average is around 13% or so, maybe it’s 12% i forget, and players who over- or under-perform relative to that will come down (or go up) sooner or later.

@stuart

it’s goals divided by shots-on-goal. an attempt doesn’t count, except as a blocked shot or a missed shot.

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jet Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 3:40 pm
@Quisp, But, how long is the regression. He was 13 last season, but 2 in the playoffs and under 6% until December. I just think we want to minimize the pressure on the kid.

the dude from the southeast Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:59 pm
@Hockey54, dont put sturm down either hell u would be playin good right after you had knee surgery

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Kevin says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

You’ve got to be kidding me. At least we can ‘stay positive.”

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VanKingsFan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

*sigh

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mattmonforton says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:07 am

another great trade, Lombardi!!!

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nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:11 am
@mattmonforton,

what did he give up?
NOTHING!!!!!!!!

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CanadianKing Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:16 am
@nykingfan, About $2.3mil in cap space

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nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@CanadianKing,

He’s only signed for this season and since we’re nowhere near the cap ceiling..
what did we lose?

What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Not only that, people were crying for DL to make a move, and he made a move. You can’t just go out and get anyone you want on a whim.

Quisp Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:17 pm
@CanadianKing,

not if he’s on LTIR. because LTIR doesn’t take up cap space.

jet Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:32 am
@mattmonforton, He was on pace for a 22 goal 45 point season with a +20 +/-.

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Forum67 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
@mattmonforton,

What is interesting to me is how many people post here that seem to have the attitude that all you have to do is wake up one morning and decide you want to make a great trade, and what, it happens. There was a very strong contingent of people posting here over the past off season that wanted Kovalchuk very, very badly. Now there is no way to know for certain how thing would have worked out had Kovalchuk come here instead of New Jersey, but we certainly don’t have to guess how it has turned out for New Jersey so far this season.

Another sniper a lot of folks wanted when he became a free agent was Marion Gaborik. Well in addition to Gaborik’s fragility, he recently got benched by Torterella for his lack of performance. As Kovalchuk and Gaborik have proven so far this season, a sniper doesn;t always successfully snipe.

The bottom line is it is far, far easier to TALK about making a trade than it is to actually make a trade.

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RussD Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
@Forum67, Speaking of snipers, what did we get for Cammallieri? Oh, that’s right, be patient.

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RussD Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
@RussD, Speaking of “patience”, how long Deano? You made us swallow three pitiful seasons you referred to as building years. You got the team to finally perform last year, just in time to earn you a contract extension. Now you tell us to “be patient” while the team submerges back into ineptitude. This team has talent. We need someone to motivate them and someone who knows how to pick that motivator. That doesn’t appear to be you. Your talent lies in putting weak teams out on the ice so you can stockpile high draft choices. Well, we’ve done that. Now we need someone who can lead us the rest of the way.
mattmonforton says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:08 am

call up moller, too!

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bfarm Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@mattmonforton,

heck yea, i was just about to make that comment.

JUSTICE FOR MOLLER!!!

he’s deserved to be on the team for a while now.

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DrGonzo Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:57 am
@mattmonforton,

Bring back Molson and Boyle! Lol

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Kevco Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:05 am
@DrGonzo, DO you want O’ Sullivan too?

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Chongo Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
@Kevco, Yes…and La Barbera!!

Ben Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
@Kevco, And lets bring back Crawford to coach too!!!! lol

poe Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
@Kevco, What about Cloutier?

Bfarm Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
@Kevco,

uhhh, how about just moller

Jesse Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
@mattmonforton, How about 99 and Luc

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VanKingsFan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:09 am

If the Williams, Handzus model is followed; Sturm will miss most of this year, BUT he will come back next season and have a career year! I’m excited…

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nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:10 am
@VanKingsFan,
He’s only signed thru this season.

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VanKingsFan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@nykingfan, I know, and i doubt that we will bring him back. Even if Sturm is at his very Best, he isn’t good enough to be what we need him to be.

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nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:20 am
@VanKingsFan,

I wouldn’t think so either.

CupRun2011 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@VanKingsFan, I agree with you…with Schenn and Lokti up next year, at a much lower cap hit, they can still go out and get a vet winger to play with Kopi. I like Sturm–as a veteran filler until the kids get some good experience.

BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:15 am
@VanKingsFan,

Did you see this one coming?

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VanKingsFan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Didn’t see it coming …. just thought the similarities were eery

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puck73 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:10 am

Great, another player playing out of position AGAIN ! Sure would be nice when players are called up like Schenn and Loktionov that they could play…oh, I dont know..CENTER !

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Scootty Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:12 am
@puck73, Actually Loktionov has been playing the left wing down in Manchester. Cliche has been centering him and Moller.

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nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:16 am
@Scootty,

Excellent point. I hope he plays with Brown and Kopi tonight.

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wavesinair Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:19 am
@nykingfan, I didn’t mention this yesterday, but before the PP drills at practice, Poni and Strum swapped jerseys. Poni was wearing 1st line purple…

wavesinair Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Sorry if that isn’t clear. Sturm ended practice wearing 1st line purple…so it may make sense that Lokti gets slotted there. Of course, anything can happen.

nykingfan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:23 am
@wavesinair,
Are you sure it was Poni and not Frolov? they play a similar no contact, no scoring type game.
I can’t bear to watch him on the 1st, 2nd ,3rd or 4th lines…even in Manchester!
Since I’m usually dead wrong, Poni will score a hat trick tonight playing with Kopi.

wavesinair Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@Scootty, Good to know.

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:22 am
@Scootty, Nope, he was centering that line, which is exactly where he should be. Who knows, maybe TM can have him play defense with Martinez tonite, that move worked out awesome for Brian Boyle !

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jet Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:26 am
@puck73, Can Lokti play the D side of the center position in our system?

Scootty Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:33 am
@puck73, No, he has been playing the left wing. People that have watched the games have said he is playing left wing on the 1st line.

Dan H. Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
@Scootty,

At least Frolov had puck control on his side. When you got it to a corner it took two guys to get him off the puck.

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spidey35 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@puck73,
That made me laugh, thx

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wavesinair says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:11 am

Is this really a surprise to anyone? Push a guy hard after that injury, demand the moon, and then the other side of the body tries to compensate. Classic.

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Token Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:13 am
@wavesinair, Bingo!

The power of desperation is awesome.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:16 am
@Token, @waves,

Awesomely destructive?

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:17 am
@wavesinair,

…Yes, we do demand the moon, sun, eclipses and tidal waves.

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vicarious Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:41 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Also good wave form with appropriate wind speed and direction.

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Cynic Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@wavesinair,
Yep, exactly. Sturm has had some moments so far, but overall, this is like losing Teddy Purcell. I’m not too devastated. The cap space is insured anyway.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@wavesinair, Yeah…kinda reminds me of when Murray was dissing him for not working hard enough.

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TinaBeana Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:52 am
i blame it on TM, of course.

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
@TinaBeana, The thought did come to mind.
Kris says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:13 am

Great! Any more bad news?

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chuckrocks Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am
@Kris, ya the worst,,,,,ducks have one more stanly cup than the Kings.

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David R Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:46 am
@chuckrocks, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, that makes me want to throw up

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kngfan004 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:15 am

To bad for Marco. Loko might just be the spark they are looking for. Needs to make the best of this opportunity and having Simmer back adds to the punch! Kick some yotes tail tonight and turn this thing around!!!
Go Kings Go!!

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nykingfan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:15 am

Whatever
We gave up nothing, so it certainly was worth the shot.
We’re on the hook for his salary for this season only and since we’re not up agaisnt the cap ceiling, does it really matter?
It’s like bringing up a young kid. You hope it works out, but if it doesn’t, what have you lost?

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Ashley Denise Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:18 am
@nykingfan, AMEN!!!

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BringBackTheShieldJersey says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:16 am

The risks of buying day-old bread.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey,

…So then, you make French Toast!

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Token Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, Bread pudding is so much sexier.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:38 am
@Token,

Bread pudding…

Need a recipe?
http://www.tasty-german-recipe.com/easy-bread-pudding-recipe.html

DLB Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
@Token, all those are good.

So is sage and onion stuffing!
Kings fan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:18 am

Here is my line up for the rest od the season
Nikita Filatov/Dustin Penner/Zach Parise Anze Kopitar Dustin Brown
Ryan Smyth Jarret Stoll Justin Williams
Kyle Clifford Michal Handzus Wayne Simmonds
Marco Sturm Trevor Lewis Oscar Moller

We do no tneed anyone there only for fighting we need four lines with still

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McDonalds Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@Kings fan,

so no poni or richardson?

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Kings fan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@McDonalds, What have they done this year, not a fan of them

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Sparman Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@Kings fan, Um, Sturm’s out.

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Kings fan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:37 am
@Sparman, Yes and he wil be back and we need a first line left wing if we plan on going to the playoffs

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@Kings fan, Wow, you are a real phi beta Kappa !

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Kingme20 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:41 am
@Kings fan,

This assumes any of Filitov, Penner, and Parise are available and that the Kings will be able to get one of them. If they were, I’d take Parise over the other two, assuming he’s healthy. More likely, though, the Kings will go after him in the summer.

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Kings fan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@Kingme20, Parise would be the first choose he would fit like a glove

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:58 am
@Kings fan,

Don’t say that!
The Kings never get glove-fitting players…

How about ‘…he would fit like a sombrero’

–No?

Chongo Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
@Kings fan, Like OJ’s Glove? The we would have to acquit!

CanadianKing Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:51 am
@Kings fan, Nice! We get Parise without giving up any roster players? Can we sign you as our GM?

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Eric says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:19 am

Hopefully Lokti is here to get showcased for a trade. Nevermind… For a split second, I forgot Lombardi is the GM. Murray probably wishes he had a GM that would bring in impact players, not those that are just here for the sake of saving money and not making a trade

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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Eric, i would not trade Lokti! the guy is one of our centers of the future and to get rid of him would be plasphemus!

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:20 am
@BrokeKingsFan,

Duck-billed plasphemus!

A rare species indeed!

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King o' Philly says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:21 am

what’s german for INVISIBLE?

STURM.

no loss at all. the dude’s been a vapor out there.

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lafan13 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:41 am
@King o’ Philly,
invisible = unsichtbar

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puck28 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:42 am
@King o’ Philly,

8 pts in 15 games and a +5 is not exactly invisible. It has been a good trade, since we really didn’t give up anything. This particular injury was bound to happen with going through surgery on his other knee.

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:58 am
@puck28, Totally agree, Marco did pretty well considering the type of surgery he recoverd from. Plus, we only gave up a conditionl draft pick, so like @nykingfan says…we gave up nothing.

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Kris says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:25 am

So is everyone who’s last name starts with S getting hurt this week? Someone please rap Stoll in bubble rap.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@Kris,

Don’t say that!
There are other S’s…

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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,

Anybody trying to put an “S” on Murray?

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Hockey54 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:38 am
@Kris, I’m almost positive that happened last season, where everyone that started their last names with an S was out for a period of time.

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Dave's a Killer Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
@Kris, Drewikie?

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Michael_DD8 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:27 am

Sorry but i like this news. Lokti is the man, and i think he will make the best of his chance again now. If its true he has been playing LW, then put him with kopi and lets see them two gain some chemistry ( TM , let them play some games together).

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Token Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:34 am
@Michael_DD8, Even if he is a touch out of place, having him on the PP sitting behind the net and dishing out creative passes is soooo worth it.

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Michael_DD8 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:39 am
@Token,

TM was actually very happy with his positioning, you just get them arm chair coaches on here who think they know what there talking about.. If i rememebr correctly, TM said he was most impressed with Lokti in Camp, because he was always in the right spots at the right time.

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sstephen17 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:29 am

How long does a player need to be on IR? Tendinitis doesn’t sound that bad. Sturm’s been playing well recently but I am a fan of Loktionov so it is exciting to see him called up.

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Token Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:38 am
@sstephen17, Tendonitis is tough. It can be days, weeks, months, or a lifetime of pain.

I would expect Sturms’s will be on the shorter side, given all the expert medical staff at hand.

My most recent episode lasted 4 months before I got full mobility back in my left elbow.

Sucks.

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Kingme20 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@sstephen17,

I have had shoulder tendonitis that came out of nowhere. I literally woke up with it one day, and it lasted two months. Could not lift my arm above shoulder height without a lot of pain.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:23 am
@Kingme20,

Next time that that happens, ask for a shoulder MRI…

You could have a partial rotator cuff tear. Happens all the time with limited trauma…

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Kingsfanone Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy,

Hey Bako, I just wanna know if the French bread is ready? LOL

And I got/have tendonitis in my right shoulder.
OCKingsFan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:35 am

Let’s see what the young kid can do. Tendinitis isn’t that bad. Sturm will be fine

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Duffy says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:41 am

He’s just on IR with tendinitis, everyone is making it seem like he’s going under the knife again. It’s just a “free” way to open up a spot for someone with, hopefully, a little more drive and effort. If Loki surprises everyone great!

If not. Sturm will be back in a few days.

Just give it the effort boys and don’t take ANY stupid penalties – Keep yourselves out of the Box and we’ve got a chance!

And Shoot the Puck! Rattle Ilya early and often!

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:48 am
@Duffy, Tendinitis can real serious too, so all of us will just have to wait and see what happens. Thank god Dean went dumpster diving on this one and only gave up a conditional draft pick !

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Duffy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:54 am
@puck73, True. oh, I know it can be serious, but there is no evidence that this is the case with Sturm. He looked fine in practice the other day. I bet he’ll be back right after the All Star game.

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Tony says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:44 am

Cool…now figure out a way to bring up Schenn and we will DOUBLE the number of players with skill on the team!

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Tony Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:45 am
@Tony, actually i meant forwards with skill cause a few of our D men have skill.

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:51 am
@Tony, I think TM should have Schenn paired up with Willie Mitchell, Schenn needs to work on his defensive game anyway. That why I like TM so much..he always thinks outside the box !

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Tony Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 10:53 am
@puck73, LOL….actually TM doesn’t like Schenn cause he can skate backwards with the puck. We need more guys like Westgarth….LOL

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puck73 Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:02 am
@Tony, All that needs to happen now is for Harrold to play goalie, that way he will become the 1st NHL player to complete the trifecta. Also, this will be very benficial to Harry when he becomes a free agent…versitilty !
Doc. Mark 1968 says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:45 am

Here are some interesting thoughts on the Kings and Sturm from THN. I am not happy hearing all of this.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/37807-VIDEO-THN-Puck-Panel-Why-the-Anaheim-Ducks-are-the-best-team-in-California.html

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Ashley Denise says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:46 am

I dunno how many of you follow the Monarchs, but, Lokti has been tearing it up since he got sent down. His skill set is much need with the Kings right now.

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BrokeKingsFan says:

January 20, 2011 at 10:58 am

i just looked at the standings and our games in hand over anahiem are done! we have 3 in hand right now but are 7 points behind them! not sure why i torture myself with this as its damn depressing!

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Token Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:04 am
@BrokeKingsFan, You do understand that the Universe would implode if the Kings and Quacks both made it into the playoffs in the same season.

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Duffy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:07 am
@Token, that’s being Very optimistic.

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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 11:26 am
@BrokeKingsFan,

We will smoke the Quacks in our remaining head-to-head games…

Watch, and mark my words…

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Miller29 says:

January 20, 2011 at 11:39 am

Maybe Sturm can be a co-scout with MacCauley.

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crashin' da net says:

January 20, 2011 at 11:40 am

Hail Lokti! And way to stink it up, Stinkinator!

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Chongo Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
@crashin’ da net, Stinkinator?

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Rene says:

January 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm

Hell Yes!

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T-Raw says:

January 20, 2011 at 12:02 pm

This is not going to happen by any means.. but I would love to see Stoll playing that wing slot besides Kopi with Brown. We could even put Loktionov between Smyth and Williams to mix it up. I’ll keep dreaming… but that sounds good.

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Chongo Reply:
January 20th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
@T-Raw, Interesting thought…me likes.

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