Hello to everyone from the secret-location bunker. If anyone could save me some newspapers and TV programs, so I can catch up upon my return, I’d appreciate it. If there’s anything interesting going on in the hockey world these days, I remain blissfully ignorant. Meant to do this before departure last week, but during the [...]

The seventh set of open forum questions and answers…

Trying to push through all the questions as quickly as possible, so if I don’t happen to get to yours, please don’t take it personally! Here’s the sixth set…

Going forward, as we deal with this oh-so-intense Carmageddon stress, here’s the fifth set of the open forum questions and answers…

The Kings announced that they have signed forward Trevor Lewis, who had been a restricted free agent, to a two-year contract worth a total of $1.45 million ($725,000 salary-cap hit per season). Lewis totaled three goals and 10 assists in 72 games last season and was considered most valuable for his versatility (he can play [...]

Here’s the fourth set of open forum questions and answers. Have the Kings had too many shootout wins?

OK, getting back to the open forum questions and answers, here is the third set…

Before we get back in the open forum groover… With all that’s been going on in recent weeks, I haven’t had time to flush out the answer to a question I’ve had a couple people ask: What’s the deal with Maxim Kitsyn. Well, if you’re looking for the short answer, Kitsyn is going to play [...]

We’ve been all over the map today, haven’t we? OK, getting back to Simon Gagne, who was gracious enough — along with his wife, Karine — to sit down for an introductory lunch and chat about his decision to join the Kings and sign a two-year contract. Here are some of the highlights… Question: Did [...]

For those following the twists and turns of Mulletgate, or for those who mostly find entertainment value out of the whole thing — consider me to be more in the latter camp — here’s what Dean Lombardi said today about the latest. Apparently — and I didn’t hear this personally, so please correct any misrepresentation [...]

I’ll have some of Simon Gagne’s comments from today’s lunch posted shortly, but for now, here’s a video interview he did with Daryl Evans today, plus a couple pictures (courtesy of LAKings.com) that were taken when Bob Miller presented Gagne with his new Kings jersey in El Segundo…

For those following the saga of the minor Ryan Smyth trade, it continues. Dean Lombardi said today that there has been no resolution in the Kings’ quest to receive some compensation from the Oilers. Lombardi spoke more openly about the trade particulars today. He noted that Colin Fraser, the player who came back to the [...]

Simon Gagne and his wife had a nice lunch with us today in El Segundo, and hanging behind him was his new No. 12 black jersey. Gagne said the number was given to him, so it looks like Andrei Loktionov will be number-shopping in September. Gagne is in Southern California to house-shop and get acquainted. [...]

As lunch with Simon Gagne is about to get started — perhaps Philly cheesesteaks, in honor of the Kings’ recent additions? — here’s the second set of the open forum questions and answers…

Here’s the first set of the open forum questions and answers, with many more to come…

I’ll be taking some vacation time starting in a few days, but stay tuned tomorrow, as Simon Gagne will be in town and I’ll get a chance to chat with him about joining the Kings. Is he preparing an offer to buy No. 12 from Andrei Loktionov? Also, there’s time to sneak in a mid-summer [...]

It’s becoming more and more common for pro athletes to share their thoughts 140 characters at a time through Twitter — in instance, you can say hello to @DustinBrown23, @JonathanQuick32 and @MRichie18, to name three — but Kings prospect Ray Kaunisto is taking it a step further. Not only does Kaunisto maintain an entertaining Twitter [...]

For those at work who can’t watch the video interviews — or can’t come up with a compelling reason to explain to the boss why you’re watching hockey interviews — here are some of the highlights of Terry Murray’s interviews, starting with his impressions of the development camp… MURRAY: “It’s great to see the young [...]

Thanks once again to reader Chasen for passing along more great photos. This set was taken during yesterday’s action… Tuesday development camp photos This one, in particular, grabbed me. It really goes to show how little room shooters have to find a hole against a set, well-positioned goalie (in this case, Brandon Kozun against Martin [...]

Here’s a second set of video interviews from development camp yesterday, with players (and Terry Murray) talking about the camp and the future… Chris Gibson interview Kevin Gravel interview Nicolas Deslauriers interview Nick Shore interview Terry Murray interview I Terry Murray interview II