Don’t forget, there’s actually an NHL game tonight between the Kings and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings made a little bit of their own news today, signing goalie Jimmy Howard to a two-year, $4.5-million contract extension. The Red Wings, to little surprise, are cruising along this season, in second place in the Western Conference. They’ve been struggling a bit at home of late but have won five consecutive road games, most recently a 3-2 shootout win over Buffalo on Saturday. The Kings are 2-0-0 against Detroit this season, with a 3-2 overtime win at Staples Center on Dec. 4 and a 5-0 win at Detroit on Dec. 13. For the latest on the Red Wings, here’s a couple stories from the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, followed by the expected lineups for the Red Wings and Kings and the Red Wings’ full roster…
Red Wings lock up Jimmy Howard with two-year extension
Trade deadline day quiet for Wings’ Ken Holland: `We like our team’
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RED WINGS LINEUP
Danny Cleary-Pavel Datsyuk-Jiri Hudler
Valtteri Filppula-Henrik Zetterberg-Todd Bertuzzi
Justin Abdelkader-Mike Modano-Tomas Holmstrom
Kris Draper-Darren Helm-Drew Miller
Nicklas Lidstrom-Brad Stuart
Niklas Kronwall-Jonathan Ericsson
Jakub Kindl-Ruslan Salei
Jimmy Howard
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KINGS LINEUP
Richardson-Kopitar-Simmonds
Smyth-Stoll-Brown
Ponikarovsky-Handzus-Williams
Clifford-Lewis-Westgarth
Mitchell-Doughty
Johnson-Scuderi
Martinez-Greene
Quick
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RED WINGS ROSTER
4 — Jakub Kindl — D
5 — Nicklas Lidstrom — D
8 — Justin Abdelkader — LW
11 — Danny Cleary — RW
13 — Pavel Datsyuk — C
17 — Patrick Eaves — RW
20 — Drew Miller — LW
23 — Brad Stuart — D
24 — Ruslan Salei — D
26 — Jiri Hudler — C
28 — Brian Rafalski — D
33 — Kris Draper — C
40 — Henrik Zetterberg — LW
43 — Darren Helm — C
44 — Todd Bertuzzi — RW
51 — Valtteri Filppula — C
52 — Jonathan Ericsson — D
55 — Niklas Kronwall — D
90 — Mike Modano — C
93 — Johan Franzen — RW
96 — Tomas Holmstrom — LW
31 — Joey MacDonald — G
35 — Jimmy Howard — G
Injured-reserve list:
30 — Chris Osgood — G
Who loses their spot with the addition of penner?
I’m hoping it’s Lewis or Ponikarovski, rather than Richardson.
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friarking Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:25 pm
@Eric, Westgarth more than likely, unless playing Anaheim or another “big-bodied team”
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
@Eric, Westy He always Going to be the healthy starch
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AZ King Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
@Eric,
Westgarth
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Dominick Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
@AZ King, If Westgarth wasn’t scratched when Sturm was in the line up, what has changed? The only spot Penner is replacing is Sturms. The rest of the line up is the same.
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AZ King Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
@Dominick,
That was mostly when either Richie or Poni were in the doghouse. Everyone seems to be on the same page now, and aside from the Ducks we don’t have many more real physical teams left to play.
markisonfire Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
@Dominick, I don’t disagree, but things have changed a bit.
Penner-Kopitar-Simmonds
Smyth-Stoll-Brown
Those lines are pretty set. It seems pretty obvious that Williams and Handzus won’t sit, and I doubt Clifford does either. So for simplicity’s sake, a third line of
Clifford-Handzus-Williams
That leaves Richardson, Lewis, Ponikarovsky, and Westgarth. Lewis doesn’t seem to be the odd man out, so I have a feeling our fourth line wingers will be a revolving door of those three players, Poni, Richardson, and Westgarth.
Dominick Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
@AZ King, I agree with you guys, but your not taking into account who is putting the lines together.
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AZ King Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
@Dominick,
haha, point taken.
mcsorleyfan Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
@Dominick, excellent point; as management seems to equate Richardson with Westgarth, I expect to see Richardson played when light and fast is required, and Westgarth when big bodies are more desireable.
LBlocal Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
@Eric, Marco Sturm. But we knew that a few days ago.
gKg!
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No Penner!!! he had plenty of time to get here.. Great procrastinating already!
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TheRussianKing Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
@doug, He had immigration issues from Canada…chill
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doug Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
@TheRussianKing, It was sarcasm! just anxious
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steve Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
@doug, canadians can’t do anything right. they should look up to the likes of bobby orr, a true american hero
doug Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@TheRussianKing, How does he have immigration issues anyway? he travels to the us all the time. He gets traded now he cant get here
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KH Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
@doug, His visa is to work in Canada not the united states even though they travel in the states
kennynakamoto Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
@doug, LMAO!!! i was thinking the same thing!!! im pretty sure we can sneak him into AMERICA!!! lol
Paul G Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
@doug, good to know that u guys South of the border wont let us Candians in….but dont mind those South of you sneaking in LOL
PRMan Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
@doug, Just fly him to Tijuana first…
Shut down their possesion game. All the complaining I’ve done about the power play will be on full display with the Red Wings tonight. They agressively patrol the lanes on the weekside and first option is always lateral puck movement down low, low to high is secondary.
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crashin' da net Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
@Dominick, I’m sure Kompon has his eyes closed.
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Penner has to pass a Test before he can skate with the Kings part of the Deal
and plus we all expect that he wasnt going to make it to this game
He will be n Coyotes game for sure
but focus on this Red Wings lets Keep this winning streak alive Go Kings Go
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The redwings are ripe to be redfaced…GKG!
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Don’t know if this has been asked, actually a few things:
1- Any reaction from Colten Teubert about being traded? Especially to a Canadian team?
2- Does Teubert get moved from Manchester to Oklahoma City (THe Edmonton AHL Affiliate)? Or do the Oilers let him stay there since the Monarchs are doing so well, or do they even have a choice?
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Lime Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
@Cynic, They sent him to Oklahoma City per their GM. On another note someone amended the wiki page for Dustin Penner already.
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Dominick Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
@Cynic, 2- I believe he would have to sign an agreement with all 4 teams involved, and be placed on loan. Less complicated to move him.
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Kris Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
@Cynic, Tuebert should be with Ok City this weekend…(per their website)
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
@Cynic, I heard the Oils GM say he would be gping to their AHL team.
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oscar Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
@Cynic, They already said that he was being shipped to Oklahoma
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Dominick Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
@Cynic, There you go.
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Cynic Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 6:06 pm
@Cynic, (ala Huell Howser) So what you’re ALL SAYING is…
Colten Teubert is going to play in Oklahoma City? (LOL)
Thanks all…I hadn’t heard yet. Glad I asked.
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I was hoping he would play against the Wings too. Might be nice if he gets to watch one though and take breath before jumping in.
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Does anyone know how long Smyth has left on his contract.
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rontheking Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 7:16 pm
@johnjuan,
Through 2011-2012.
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I cant wait to see the smiles on Bob Miller and Jimmy Fox’s faces when they come on the air tonite. Adding a 20+ goal scorer without losing anyone on the roster is an accomplishment. Losing a low 1st round draft pick next year that we really didnt need is fine. Losing a prospect who is near the bottom of the depth chart is fine. The only question is will Penner play like a Stanley Cup champ? My guess is yes he will once he sees the work ethic on this team. With rare exception, the Kings come to play every night. And the consensus amongst the blogs and sportswriters is that the Kings are a tough team to play against. Its good to be a Kings fan.
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Dominick Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
@UglyinLA, I think the “I’ll show them” attitude will come into play here also. He seems generally excited to be coming to a contender, and will probably be giving his all every night from here on out.
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johnjuan Reply:
February 28th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
@UglyinLA,
Penner is gonna be fun to watch when we play the Ducks.
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Can’t wait for the game tonight, but I’m in Vancouver and trying to find a place to watch the Kings game. Anyone have any suggestions? My hotel is on Burrard near Robson. Thanks and Go Kings GO!
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Ken Holland: ‘We like our team’
Really dude? You like your team? Maybe that’s because it’s 90% the same team that has won two cups, a couple presidents trophies, and countless division titles in the last 10 years.
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HUGE game tonight IMO.
Losing will bring the guys down a bit from the high emotions I’m sure they’re feeling after finding out they’re ‘getting help’ on LW…
But win this game, and moving forward I’ve got to believe it will be a ginormous boost of confidence going into the last 19 games.
Keep the ball rolling!!!
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@kennynakamoto,
Maybe if they disguised him and hired a private jet. Those skate blades can take down a plane you know, eh? Bet they ask where he’s hiding them.
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Anyone else notice that Mike Modano is in the lineup tonight…
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