Simon Gagne made it through the full practice without any issues, an Terry Murray said Gagne is on track to play Thursday. Look for today’s practice lines to stay intact, as Murray said he has been pleased with Scott Parse’s game and said he likes the look of Dustin Penner with Jarret Stoll and Brad Richardson. More notes and quotes to come, including some self-analysis from Drew Doughty and a look ahead to the Edmonton Oilers…
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Hmmm, let’s hear what 007 DD has to say…….
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prosmar Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 12:38 pm
@outsider, more like 7000000 DD…
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Sebastian Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 12:39 pm
@outsider, haha agent 7-double-double-double-0
he hasnt had much to say at all yet
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The look of Penner with Stoll and Richardson….wasn’t the goal of Penner to be a Top six foward orgoal scorer not a 3rd line LW? DL….Please do something with this deadwood… he has proven only one thing to the organization…. he’s an NFLer…Not For Long!
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King Sachmo Stallion Maximus The Great Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:23 pm
@kngfan004, I agree.
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Forum67 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:35 pm
@kngfan004,
Unless or until Lombardi trades him or unless or until TM makes him a healthy scratch, the third line is the best place for him.
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:48 pm
@kngfan004,
Penner finding chemistry with the 3rd line is a good sign, and means that Parse can play his natural position (which he couldn’t coming out of camp). If there’s an injury to Gagne or Parse full time Penner is still there. I don’t have a problem with the move because it’s not a demotion, it’s a chemistry issue. He has fit better in that role than on the stopper line with Richards and Brown going up against the other teams top scorers.
I wouldn’t mind seeing him score some points from anywhere right now, but he’s here for the season, so the Kings just have to deal with it. They can’t just give him away for nothing and take the hit on their depth chart, and they’ll never get a player who’s producing at a higher rate in a trade right now, so you have just to make do, and hope he breaks through.
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Bkrs-Bud Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 9:07 pm
@Dominick, Right again sir.
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deadcatbounce Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 3:15 pm
@kngfan004, The role of a coach is to get the best out of his players. Sometimes, though, the role of a coach is to put a player in a position where he can do less damage than otherwise.
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Gagne/Kopi/Williams
Parse/Richards/Brown
Penner/Stoll/Richardson
Clifford/Lewis/Moreau
On Paper these lines look sick.
With Murray coaching them, Offense will still remain an issue.
I’m giving DD a few more games to get the rust out before lashing out at him for playing crappy.
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:54 pm
@Winger23, I agree with your lines, but not the DD hate.
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should be a great game. I guess the wall has been rebuilt.
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outsider Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 12:42 pm
@jet, still missing Slava…
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brymaster1 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 12:59 pm
@outsider, He’s talking about the Bulin Wall.
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Stuart Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:54 pm
@brymaster1, wasn’t it Arturs Irbe that said “I play like wall”?
Parse has looked great with Richards and Brown, and Penner’s best game of the season was on the 3rd line with Stoll and Richie. Lets see if they can both keep it going in the right direction.
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fuzzerson Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:00 pm
@AZ King, Captain Hook has looked good with Richards and Brown.
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Dave Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
@fuzzerson, i love that nickname – i think it should be official.
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Brownkingsfan Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:09 pm
@fuzzerson, LMAO Captain hook, with Captain Crunch (Brown) and Richards.
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KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:02 pm
@AZ King, Parse’s turn around was shocking. It was like all of a sudden he got that jump back that he had when he first came up. I got a great feeling about Richard’s line now which should take a lot of pressure off the Kopitar line.
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Michael J. Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:13 pm
@KC23,
I think he’s finally returning to health. It was never for lack of effort that kept him out of the lineup.
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Cynic Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
@KC23, Honestly, to me it’s not shocking. Parse got put where he belongs with a center who makes pretty much anyone look good. Scott is just a ‘Speciality’ Player. LW, top 6, that’s it. He’s bad on the right and really does need a quality center to help create space for his hands and vision to do damage.
I’m happy ’bout it. I love this line. Scott’s confidence is building and you can see it in his play.
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AZ King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:29 pm
@Cynic,
Totally agree. Scott is a finisher. He needs someone to get him the puck, and he knows what to do with it from there.
Parse played well with Kopi when he was healthy, but I think Richards style of play really compliments him a lot more.
KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:21 pm
@Cynic, ” … a center who makes pretty much anyone look good … ”
Looks at Penner’s stats … well, almost anyone.
rontheking Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 6:16 pm
@Cynic,
I knew Parse had it in him to be great…well, he’s not there yet, but he sure has the potential. It was just a matter of giving Parse a chance. That was all we were saying….
I like the attention the kings are getting from the league:) quick is one in tan power rankings and I look at other blogs and they all say we get 1st in west
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I remember the day I would look forward to hearing the lastest from DD.
Now, I’d like to hear less and see more.
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rick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:43 pm
@KC23, Agreed.
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Hope he was working on hiting the net with some of those shots from the point, I think he has been watching Stoll shoot….
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Should be a good game vs the Oilers. They’re playing really good right now. I miss Smyth though.
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Canadian King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:30 pm
@IwantTheCup, Don’t miss that cap hit though, still would rather have Gagne over Smyth. I hear ya though he was a great person and came to play every night.
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KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:23 pm
@IwantTheCup, Six million … he is a nice player, but not that nice … looks at DD, taps foot, waiting impatiently.
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TYLER Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 3:46 pm
@KC23, +1
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TOO many forwards, who’s the odd man out ? Are westgarths days numbered ?
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:09 pm
@nathandumby, i believe so..U got Moreau that useful so i dont think he be a scratch anytime soon.
sooo who knows maybe TM will do something crazy
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Sebastian Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:14 pm
@nathandumby, i would say fraser…wetgarths role is unique to that of the other forwards. he will not be going anywhere.
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AZ King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:19 pm
@nathandumby,
Not sure what you mean about too many forwards. The Kings have the league allowed number of players on their roster. If they got rid of anyone somebody else would be brought up to take his place.
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Sebastian Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:21 pm
@AZ King, technically, the kings are at 24 players right now including Fraser who is still in IR, so he doesnt count towards the 23 allowed… but if I recall he had told Murray he was ready to play weeks ago and should probably be off IR by now.
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AZ King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:26 pm
@Sebastian,
Ah, I gotcha. In that case I agree that Frasier is the odd man out. It doesn’t even seem like TM cares that he’s on the team.
Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:00 pm
@Sebastian, Fraser is not on IR because he never got injured with the Kings to be placed on IR. He officially isn’t anything till the Kings activate him (which won’t be till an injury occurs, and the have 22 players on the active roster).
KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:24 pm
@Sebastian, I remember TM’s quote when told that Fraser said he was ready to go
… “yeah, I’ll pass that along” …
fsd1 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
@nathandumby, Westie is not going anywhere.
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Anyone else miss the days when Dustin Brown actually checked people?
I do..because I like hockey.
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puckme Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:35 pm
@Verno, they should sit DB in front of TV and watch Deadmarsh highlights during team meetings!
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Be interesting to hear DD’s take… As much as I’d love to see instant brilliance I do give him a couple more games to shake the rust, not much more though.
Happy for Parse, but how long of a sit down with the coaches do you think he got about penalties haha
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KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:26 pm
@Kingsxstevenxkings, DD’s gotten pretty much into Quick mode with interviews … one sound bit after another saying virtually nothing. I find player interviews the most boring part of sports.
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The fact that the few good plays Penner has made are so easily recognized when they occur is because he isn’t really doing much.Thus the question, what is it that TM likes about his partnering with Stoll and Richardson? Something he has seen in practice? The one thing that comes to mind is that between Stolland Richardson, they give out more than enough hustle to compensate for Penner’s lack of effort.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:33 pm
@DesertKing,
Oh, and thank goodness Gagne is back. Now we can Kopi and JW back on track.
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AZ King Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:38 pm
@DesertKing,
His most effective game of the season (and maybe as a King) was the one game he played on that line. I think it’s a good move for him.
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KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:29 pm
@DesertKing, I’m a certified Penner hater, but when I went back to look at Voynov’s last game against Dallas I did notice Penner playing pretty well with Stoll and Richardson.
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The question of the day is can parse go a whole game with out taking a penalty?
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Dominick Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:03 pm
@frazier king, He will once he gets his timing back. He sat a whole year, then 6 games this season. Even with acamp, and a few games, it takes a while before we’ll see the real Parse playing on top of his game. He’s always had great hands, and the rest will come with more time.
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I happen to like the way Penner is looking on that third line but I’m wondering if any of the guys here on the LAKI during the summer that were saying he’d bust out this year are sticking with that. I’d say he’s closer to last year than what was hoped.
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kingsxstevenxkings Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:52 pm
@LA_1968,
I have a buddy who put him on his fantasy team, which I warned against strongly. He has the potential to “bust out.” We all know that, the question is will he? and if so, what will it take to trigger that?
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KC23 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
@kingsxstevenxkings, Two goals in 5 games ain’t bad for just starting out, but the thing that has impressed me most is his forechecking. Even in his best days he didn’t look as good as he has since he got on the Richard’s line on the forecheck.
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I’ve been known to bash Penner, in fact I’ve done it prior to him coming to LA……..so why quit now.
Penner’s game is regarded as this……..
-slow
-sleepy winger
-prefer not to hit
-like to skate around the ice without the puck
-shot is okay if available
-I wear #25 you can notice that as I don’t move fast
-I’m typically the last backchecker
-I’m last into the offensive zone
-highly effective hanging around the nuetral zone
-can score if you hit me with the puck
-I expect to play on the top line
-I make 4.25 million per year for all of the above assests
-I’m a great team mate, no comments anytime about anything or anyone
-typically management feel they have to play me because of my contract
-coaches have to play me because upper management says
-I get big money for what I do cause I deserve it
-trade me if you can, not likley
-hence I’m unavailable for anything
-I like LA, sunny after practice and I can do what I want out here
-no pressure to perform
-I like it that way
-oh ya, I make 4.25 million or $51,840 per game
…..you can see I’m worth it right?????
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fsd1 Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 3:37 pm
@Harty, no comment……
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Chip Reply:
November 1st, 2011 at 5:04 pm
@Harty, You forgot, “Weak, inaccurate passer.”
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