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No move needed for Richards

Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 December 2011, 6:15 pm

The Kings haven’t officially activated Mike Richards, but assuming they do tomorrow — it’s expected — they will not have to make a corresponding roster move. Because of the current holiday roster freeze, the Kings are allowed to remove a player from injured reserve without sending down a player or exposing one to waivers. If, on Dec. 28 — when the freeze ends — the Kings still have an extra body, they will then have to make a move.

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Save, Hrudey! says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Lokti?

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Lead Feet says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:21 pm

So who gets sent down?

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Eric Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 6:26 pm
@Lead Feet,

The best prospect in the world, Loktionov!

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Paul G Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 6:29 pm
@Lead Feet, I hate to say it but Loktionov should
If not, Drewiske….idc if he has a cool nickname but he’s about as smooth as cheap whiskey…aka not good
I’d rather have Martinez as a 7th dman

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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 6:35 pm
@Paul G, I think that might be a little unfair to Wiskie. He’s played pretty well this time up.

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Duckbasher Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 9:31 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,

Agree. I almost forgot what a sold D man he is. But after watching him the last games he’s played, I see little difference between his game and AM’s.

jonsey Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 7:43 pm
@Paul G, The guy went 2 for 2 on goals.

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DanD Reply:
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:21 am
@Paul G, As his contract is 1 way, he would be exposed to waivers, doesn’t work. Plus, teams ALWAYS have a 7th defenseman on the active roster just in case. Sending down Loktionov is the most logical move. He is just not ready to compete at the NHL level yet.

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Lake Forest Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 8:08 pm
@Lead Feet, wouldnt he be exposed to waivers?

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brianguy Reply:
December 23rd, 2011 at 6:53 am
@Lake Forest,

No. his is a (2 way) entry contract and players on entry contracts (ie rookie, 2nd year) are not subject to clearing waivers for that reason. Lokti and Martinez can be sent up and down without impunity unlike Drewiske. Lok is a 2nd year pro since he already had 19 games in LA last season. But I expect the Kings would keep him up after this season. Except for the rare conditioning assignment if he’s scratched a lot, which is allowed.

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DesertKing says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:26 pm

Excellent

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Paul G says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:30 pm

There may be another injury until then….so we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it

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KHenry14 says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:32 pm

it’s Lokti. i mean, no goals since he’s been up, and not much else either.

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Duckbasher Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 9:34 pm
@KHenry14, I’d say it has to be Lokti. He’s the only forward on a two-way contract. Right?

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Dominick Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 9:59 pm
@Duckbasher, Absolutely correct.

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rogiesbackup Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 10:58 pm
@KHenry14, But then again, there are players with NO goal in more games since he’s been up.

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Kingsfanone says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:36 pm

@Rich Hammond,

Thanks for the clarification, Rich!

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KingVern says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:43 pm

Oh no Hunter is gonna get waived how sad

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jonsey Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 7:44 pm
@KingVern, Sarcasm. Well the guy plays hard and that’s all you can ask.

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petemagoop says:

December 21, 2011 at 6:48 pm

4 points so far for Giroux in his return from a concussion

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DesertKing Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 6:55 pm
@petemagoop,

The best part is it is against Dallas.

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Scot Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 7:06 pm
@petemagoop,

We could have had Giroux..

Kings selected Trevor Lewis 17th overall in 2006, Giroux was picked 22nd by Philly. Whoops!

I like Lewis though, I still think he’s going to have a long career in the NHL.

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Dominick Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 10:16 pm
@Scot, 20 other teams passed on Giroux, and even though the Kings passed on him twice, they had no way of knowing Giroux would be so good.

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rogiesbackup Reply:
December 21st, 2011 at 11:02 pm
@Scot, You could just never tell. Flyers weren’t that deep so he had opportunity to be a starter on probably the first or 2nd line so he got confidence.

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Cynic says:

December 21, 2011 at 7:32 pm

Learn something new every day. Guess the CBA has some Christmas Spirit. Thanks Rich

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California Royalty says:

December 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm

So Loktionov is still a King until the 28th…

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wavesinair says:

December 21, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Interesting. The question remains though, CAN they send a waiver exempt player DOWN during the freeze. I know they can recall a player and I believe they can send one down too.

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variable says:

December 21, 2011 at 9:02 pm

yeah…thanks, RICH…

that’s not how i originally understood it…but after re-reading the policies during the roster freeze, yr right…(!)

it would still be lokti, i imagine, come the 28th…

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Robby_27 says:

December 21, 2011 at 10:40 pm

Sutter reminds me of Billy Crystle’s character n his movie, ‘The Princess Bride’

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Robby_27 says:

December 21, 2011 at 10:41 pm

Crystal…..sorry

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rmartin1951 says:

December 22, 2011 at 8:39 am

Loktionov not as good as Purcell,Boyle, Moulson, or Noah Clarke who never got a good chance with the Kings. He should be waived as he is too small and cant finish. Has had a better chance than any of these players. Frolov was 100% beter as well.

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