The Kings have assigned Slava Voynov to Manchester of the AHL and put Jake Muzzin on injured reserve. Colin Fraser will start the season as an injured non-roster player. That sets the opening-night roster at 24, including third goalie Jeff Zatkoff, who will go to the AHL after the first two games.
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Kings Fan Vancouver, WA Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:28 am
@WAKingsFan, Where do you live in WA?
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Michael J. Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 10:28 am
@Kings Fan Vancouver, WA,
He lives near tri-cities.
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:30 am
@WAKingsFan, Yep, we’ll see Voynov soon enough. Great young talent.
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Seattle757 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:45 am
@WAKingsFan, Kings Fans for Voynov in Washington State unite!
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Kings Fan Vancouver, WA Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:54 am
@Seattle757, Kings fans are deep in the Pacific North West!!!
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EJ Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 10:10 am
@Kings Fan Vancouver, WA, including waaaayy out here in Sequim.
Deadmarsh Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
@Kings Fan Vancouver, WA, West Seattle loves Voynov!
Corey Perry is a Fairy Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
@Kings Fan Vancouver, WA,
Seattle Kings fan, would be awesome to get an nhl franchise just to catch 2-3 kings games a year
luc20rules Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
@WAKingsFan, Anyone notice Brayden Schenn was sent to the AHL by Philly yesterday? They even traded away 2 top Centers to open space for him on the roster. I like Schenn’s potential, but this is just further proof that he wasn’t ready last year or this year. Great trade DL we are positioned better now than last year for success with more guys in their prime years of hockey then last year.
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CB14 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
@luc20rules, He’ll be back up after the first game. They only did it so that the bonus on his cap hit for playing in all 82 games goes away. It saves Philly 1.25 million in salary cap space.
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Luc20Rules Reply:
October 6th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
@CB14, I suppose that makes sense if he misses the first game he won’t count against Philly’s cap bonus exemption space. Otherwise I don’t see why they wouldn’t just wait and see if he had to sit out for injury or just scratch him later in the season. He is young enough to send to the AHL with out exposing him to waivers. If that is true it seems like a very avoidable bonus, and/or one that may tick off Schenn that they clearly chose to avoid it.
i dont know about this one honestly. he played way better than martinez to start. and parse has looked pretty terrible in every game. he deserves to be on the team. hope we see him again pretty soon.
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kevin from toronto Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:41 am
@kororr, If Parse is not in the lineup, that means Westgarth is a regular… come to think of it, I don’t know which option is worse.
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Raunq12 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:45 am
@kevin from toronto, Hahaha So true!
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Mike W Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:47 am
@kevin from toronto, hahaha normally I would agree with you, but I have to say that Westgarth doesn’t look nearly as bad as Parse this year.
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Niko Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:52 am
@kevin from toronto, Parse played pretty well as the LW on Kopi’s line imo.
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Markisonfire Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:44 am
@kororr, He is staying with the team at least until they leave Europe. They can put Penner on IR and recall Voynov at any time if I’m correct. But either way, Voynov was taken advantage of last night and still has a few glaring hopes in his game. He needs to get stronger in his own zone and stop making cute plays when he has the puck and instead make the safe play and get the puck out of the zone. There is still a lot he needs to work on.
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Markisonfire Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:46 am
@Markisonfire, Err, yesterday morning, technically, I suppose. Not last night.
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Mark Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
@Markisonfire, Until I read Voynov, I thought you were describing Doughty’s game. I just watched highlights of last years playoffs against the sharks and your description above fits Doughty to a T.
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Deke'r Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
@Markisonfire, Yeah, Slava did look ragged don’t know why many don’t see his inexpierience. I guess cause he has scored a goal that is all that matters. He will be a force to be reckoned with……not just yet however.
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Mitchell’s contract is up after this season. That will open up a slot on defense.
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DesertKing Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 7:54 am
@Donald_S,
I hope we resign him. He stepped up to the plate last year and played stellar defense while increasing his offensive numbers. Great character guy also.
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Prince Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:33 am
@DesertKing,
The question will be will the Kings be able to afford him. The Kings will have a Parse, Penner, Stoll, and Mitchell all UFAs next year. The Kings will have to replace the production of those players if they are not resigned. Do you think a rookie can fill those voids? Then you might be abe to afford Mitchell. Is there a better URA willing to pay for about the same able to fill those voids? How much does Mitchell want to be paid next year? Will be many questions for DL&CO tofigure out this year.
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Stop the Puck Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:53 am
@Prince,
prolly only want to keep mitchell out of that group anyway. parse is easily replaceable, penner is too enigmatic so it wold be hard to know what his value will be, and lewis can be a 3rd line center in a year.
PRMan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:47 am
@Prince, Not to mention you can put Loki centering a weak scoring line and Richards centering a shutdown line and chipping in some offense.
Sebastian Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 7:56 am
@Donald_S, i hope to god that they resign Mitchell, his veteran presence and stay at home defensive style cannot be replaced by anyone from the AHL.
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ValleyKingsFan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:09 am
@Sebastian, I completely agree. I think Mitchell is as fit as anybody to wear the C. I love the guy. I think it’s highly unlikely that he gets resigned though. Our stay at home defensemen contracts are set up in a way right now where we lose one for each of the next three years. Mitchell leaves after this one, then Scuderi, then Greene. The crappy part about this deal is that that is from best to worst so the easing in process becomes harder. The thing about the way Terry Murray runs his system is that he tends to put one offensive d-man out there with a stay at home d-man, and Mitchell’s leaving shouldn’t open up a roster spot for somebody like Voynov. Muzzin or Forbort should get that spot but, with the way Voynov has been playing, one of our defensive lines may end up with 2 offensive d-men on it.
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Kings x Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:20 am
@ValleyKingsFan, resign mitchell
KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@Donald_S, Mitchell is a stay at home defenseman, Voynov is a puck mover. Usually you don’t pair puck movers with other puck movers except on the PP.
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gene Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:35 am
@Donald_S, WOw where did that come from. Mitchell is a stud on D and I would suspect DL will try his hardest to re-sign him . Voynov is no way as good as MItchell.
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brian spain Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:44 am
@gene, why are you guys already talking about next year when this year hasn’t started yet. Do any of you guys on this site have a GLASS THAT IS HALF FULL…FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
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Niko Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:57 am
@gene, Agreed, Mitchell is a key component of our tough D core. I’m sure whatever he is asking for DL will try his best to make it happen. I’d take Mitchell over any other shut-down Dman in the league. His presence was clearly missed whenever he missed games last season.
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gene Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:08 am
@gene, I was refering to the above statement by Donald S. He stated Voynov could take Mitchell’s place next year. I disagreed and hoped DL would resign Mitchell. So relax and have a great day. Go Kings
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Michael J. Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 10:30 am
@gene,
Wow! I agree with you
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Man, I hope he took it well. He did just about everything he could to make the team this year. He has to be the first call up for any injuries or issues. I think Drewiskie & Martinez see the writing on the wall: Live up to your potential. Martinez has, Drewiskie had a good game last game.
An interview with Slava to see how he’s feeling overall would be epic right now. Let him know how much the fans believe he is a major part of the near future of this team.
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Kings Fan South Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 7:54 am
@Cynic, Agreed! He did everything he could to make the team. If I was Drewiskie I would push real hard because teammates are breathing down his neck.
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wavesinair Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 7:57 am
@Cynic,
Ah yes, the plan is working. Competition.
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david Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@Cynic, one game doesn’t mean anything I’m tired of seeing Drewiskie year after year he doesn’t do anything they should have sent him down and kept Voynov up.
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Markisonfire Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:38 am
@david, For what? So Voynov could sit in the press box? Whose spot should he have taken? Drewiske’s job is to sit in the press’s box and maybe play a few games during the year.
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:34 am
@Cynic, Voynov looks a lot better than Whisky, but Martinez is better at this point in his career. A few pre-season games doesn’t prove a dam thing. Martinez proved he can play last year.
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brian spain Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:47 am
@KC23, I went to the game vs ducks at Staples. Voynov never shot the puck off the pass on the power play.. every time he stopped it then shot. thats no good. by the time he shoots the lane is covered by the defense.
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Voynov will be back up this season. Unfortunately, one of our D-men is going to miss some games and we will need him back. Isn’t it great to know that we have talent of this caliber available in your AHL affiliate?
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DP Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:40 am
@DesertKing,
True, one of Johnson, Doughty or Amart will miss time. It happens every season and it was how Amart got the call. IMO VV and Hickey will both see some amount of playing time in LA this season. Drewiski is just going to sit and play 20-25 games top.
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What’s the deal with Zatkoff still being on the roster?
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wavesinair Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 7:58 am
@Brian, 3 goalies in Europe in case if injury.
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Brian Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:58 am
Oh ya that’s right. Thanks!
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scsf Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:00 am
@Brian
Rosters for the European leg are bigger. If there’s an injury to a skater or a goalie, it’s impractical to send someone over from North America. Zatkoff will be back in Manchester next week.
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I wish Voynov could have see some NHL time. Hopefully he will be called up and be ready to show up.
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I feel bad for the kid. But he’ll get another shot soon. Good luck in Manchester Voynov. I guess Penner hasn’t been put on IR. I can’t help wonder what’s up with him. Get well soon Penner, we need ya!
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:36 am
@KFII, the kid should feel very proud to even get this close, our defense is dam good as it is.
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Wish he could have stayed but we already 3 PMDs.
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The european roster of 24 includes Zackoff who will go to the AHL after. This will leave a spot open, but defense is going to be a hard nut to crack.
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johnPaulSly on twitter Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:19 am
@Old Codger,
Nope. NHL has 23 man rosters. Sending Zatkoff won’t open anything. Teams traveling to open the season in Europe are allowed an extra goalie in case of injury.
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@rich. Off topic but last year or maybe it was the year before, I read some talk about maybe moving our AHL franchise to Ontario. Was I just dreaming or drinking my bath water?
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DBB Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:27 am
@Old Codger,
Keep the ECHL in Ontario…move the AHL franchise to San Diego! Bring back the Gulls!
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DP Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:42 am
@DBB,
Seriously crappy arena in San Diego. I’d be looking at Kansas City, they already own and operate the arena.
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DBB Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:05 am
@DP,
Nope. Put them on campus at the Viejas Arena – an arena that is only two years older than the Staples Center. Seating Capacity of 12,414 – perfect size for AHL hockey. Very easy access to the MTS Trolley. San Diego is 8th largest city in the United States whereas Kansas City is the 37th largest (just behind Long Beach!). And a RABID fan base that has already supported the Gulls in San Diego from 1966 through 2006.
Exactly how long were the Kansas City Scouts successful in the 37th largest city in the United States?
PRMan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:55 am
@DP, This is a REALLY good idea.
SpreignedAnkle Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:56 am
@DBB, Yes, this. I much prefer the 10 minute drive to the Sports Arena (err.. Valley View Casino Center) than my two hour(ish) drive to Ontario.
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Kingsrule Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:46 am
@Old Codger, Better yet put them in Long Beach!
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I wouldnt have been opposed to play Voynov as a forward in Parse’s spot. Now that Ive said that its a lock that Parse will score in both of the Euro Games.
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Anjin Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:35 am
@hipcheck, intersting observation. Do you think Voynov could actually be valuable as a forward or just another Harrold?
Me, i’m not so sure.
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:38 am
@hipcheck, If you want to be creative I’d rather see JJ on RW and Voynov with Green and Martinez with Scudes.
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TYLER Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:49 am
@hipcheck, can we stop the “lets move _____ defenseman to a wing postion” talk?? it will never happen. thats not where they play. enough already!
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it takes more then 23 players to win a cup….injuries are a reality so Lotki and Voy will be back……Iam sure that DL and TM explained that to the players sent down.Didnt Martinez start last season in the minors????Its a long journey and we are going to need everyone ready!!!!!
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:41 am
@neil, Yes, Martinez did start in the minors last year. Got called up in game 22 and never looked back. Had the same number of goals as JJ in 22 fewer games and was a plus 32 better in the plus/minus than JJ.
To be fair though, JJ had a career year in assists and was the only bright spot on our PP.
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Good job Dean. This was a no-brainer.
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Voynov will only be back once injury takes place of DD, Johnson, or Martinez because they are puck movers.
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KC23 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:43 am
@Downsy, Exactly right. Highly unlikely that all 3 will go 82 games though, but I hope they do.
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Kingsrule Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:48 am
@KC23, Better if they go 96 games or more
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There should be a new forum question. Is everyone (the fans) happy that DD is back?
I for one am happy he is back, but very mixed about this guy. Never can I look at him in the same light, nor a fan with his name on it. I wanted to see Voynov or even Hickey play a week in the NHL then have mr 7 million save the day. O well go kings!
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Old Codger Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:03 am
@Ducksuck, I’ve been around since old heck was a pup and I’ve seen them come and go.The years the Kings did well was when the players at that time had a chemistry as it were. This is starting to develop here and I for one applaud Dean and I’m just glad its over without destroying the treasury. I watched the stream against the Freezers and after the first period when they went ahead 3-2, the defense seemed to adapt to the larger rink and worked together pretty good.
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Kings x Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@Ducksuck, get over it. we need him big time.
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What are the Kings thinking??????? Voynov was the best dman between Martinez, Drewiske & himself. Voynov should be in the bottom pairing with Greene, Martinez as the 7th & either trade Drewiske or expose him to the waiver wire.
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PRMan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:59 am
@Dave, Yeah, it’s penny-wise and pound-foolish to keep the worse player because he is waiver-exempt. This causes resentment in your better players.
It’s the same thing as losing Marco Sturm last season because we didn’t want to expose Harrold (who never played another game for us) or Drewiske (who hasn’t played since).
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red49er Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:53 am
@PRMan, marco sturm did nothing for us.
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Steve Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 10:06 am
@Dave, Would you rather have Voynov with the Kings playing maybe 8-10 minutes a game or would you rather have him in the minors, playing 20-22 minutes a game and continuing to get better?
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Voynov and Lokti will be the first call ups if a forward or defenseman gets injured!
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KJCHIP30 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 8:59 am
@Matthew Motush, Yes they will, and instead of being healthy scratches for the big club they are getting top minutes in a quality hockey league
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Very disapointed, especially since I don’t see a place ont he starting line up for Parse. Parse would ideally be the first call up if one of the top 8 forwards gets hurt.
Richie – Stoll – Hunter
Clifford – Lewis – Moreau
No room for you The Scott.
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lafan13 Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:05 am
@VanKingsFan,
You can’t just send down, and call up Parse freely as u want…
He would have to pass through waivers TWICE if u did that… Once going back to the AHL.. and once again coming back to the NHL <– called re-entry waivers.
Teams would have the opportunity to claim parse @ 1/2 price. If that happened.. the kings would have to pay 1/2 of his cap hit, even though parse isn't on the team anymore. That is the only reason why parse is still here. Drewiski too.
Either way we will have 2 guys in the pressbox on a nightly basis… If parse wants to be be "that guy" then good for him. Would you rather a rookie (voynov lokti) sit up there instead, getting fat and eating popcorn??? Or should they be in the AHL getting play time on their 1st line???
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IceGuy Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:39 am
@VanKingsFan,
As far a Parse goes —
With Penner down with the mysterious “lower body injury” – a LW slot is open, like yesterday in Hamburg, and for better or worse Parse is the guy to step in.
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PRMan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:22 am
@IceGuy, You could do a lot worse than Parse in your Top 6 for a game or two.
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Deke'r Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
@PRMan, That is a fact…
Unbelievable. Voynov outplayed nearly our entire defense corps throughout camp, and we’re still dressing scrubs like Drewiske and Parse? Awesome. See you in the KHL, Slava.
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red49er Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:56 am
@aegwillnotwinthecup, It was PRESEASON! you think its truly an open competition every year for every spot? Please…..
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Deke'r Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
@aegwillnotwinthecup, ….yeah adios! LOL!
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Did anyone go to vegas? We had a group of 17 people and most of us felt Voynov was in no way ready for the nhl. This was of course based on only this one game but Voynov had multiple turn overs and just didn’t impress at all. Having said that, the whole team sucked. So, was this just a bad game for him?
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RoyalPain Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 9:23 am
@Reason,
I don’t think his defensive game is ready. I’m sure he wouldn’t be happy about it but I think he needs another year in Manchester working on his D. I’m pretty sure this is what the Kings coaches and management think also.
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PRMan Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:28 am
@Reason, I saw him in the Friday Anaheim game (night before) and he was much better than Hickey and slightly better than Drewiske. Martinez was better defensively, but Voynov made things happen offensively much better than Martinez.
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Reason Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
@PRMan, I can see the offensive ability but his mistakes defensively worried me. I just labeled him young and learning. I think to make the roster he would need to prove his strengths defensively. Looks to be a great prospect but from what I saw he was definitely not ready.
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Stop complaining about this….Martinez had a solid season last year and his experience will allow him to further his development. Drewiske is basically our back-up qb….never gonna get any playing time. Voynov goes to Manchester and gets top ice time to continue his development, and he definitely gets the call-up if anybody gets hurt. Yes, Parse looks terrible, but unless your going to start playing Voynov at wing, there is no reason to complain that the Kings organization made the decision to keep Parse and send down Voynov.
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Can someone enlighten me…. did the NHL ever make a ruling on the fraud involved in the Fraser-Smith trade? How is it we get stuck with a guy on IR from an injury who’s severity was concealed by the oilers false representations? Just askin’…..
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Look at the bright side, the flight to Russian will cost less than the flight to Manchester.
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Still think he should take Drewiske’s spot, no offense to Davis…
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I love being right.
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I’m hearing new roumors anout leaving for the khl. This has come up in the past. If he doesn’t get a fair shake at things soon he will be gone. I don’t want him as a 7th dman as that would hinder his growth. I don’t want to lose him and get nothing in return to the k.
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Kyle Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
@rob blake is god, And those rumours are coming from which knowledgable sources?
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What!!!! that is madness!! I thought he outplayed Martinez and DD2. Sucks now he has to fly back by himself!
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red49er Reply:
October 5th, 2011 at 11:57 am
@Nick, i’, sure he’ll have a bottle of Stoli’s to keep him company.
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Is it possible that Voynov will go to the KHL?
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BECAUSE Personal attacks against other blog commenters, and/or blatant attempts to antagonize other commenters, are not tolerated. Respectful disagreement is encouraged. Posts that continually express the same singular opinion will be deleted. I WILL HOLD MY TONGUE.
(holding my tongue) THUFFITHE IT TO THAY, THUMB PEOPLE HERE ARE REALLY THTUPID
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He will be here soon enough. It wouldn’t surprise me if they moved Davis Drewiske so that Voynov will be with the club as the seventh defensman.
As for Parse, I really hope for his sake he makes the most of this opportunity.
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Why is it other teams always seem to call up these exciting young rookies, and the Kings always seem to be filling up the lower half of the roster with a bunch of average, run of the mill scrubs?
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Did Slava actually report to Manchester, there was lots of talk about the KHL.
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