Brad Richardson had an appendectomy last night, according to Darryl Sutter, and Richardson will be sidelined for an undetermined period of time. That’s the bad news for the Kings. The good news is that Jeff Carter seems ready to play, and Richardson likely would have been scratched from the lineup anyway. Andrei Loktionov has been called up from the AHL as an extra forward. More notes and quotes to come…
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Get well Richie. Lokti?
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rogiesbackup Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@LA_1968, Lotki looked like he was getting his act together working hard and putting up a couple of goals. Wish they made room for him and send down somebody else. Maybe Richardson???
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Harty Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 3:43 pm
@rogiesbackup, we don’t need Lokti, why……..should we get smaller down the middle, already Fraser as good as he is gets pushed off the puck in both ends, would you then sit Stoll, Richards or Kopitar?
Or do you play him on wing where he struggles to get pucks out or in due to his size, why would anyone ask this question do we bring up Lokti, really think about it……….
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Why was he practicing if he just had that surgery?
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Perro Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@The Batman, I was thinking the same thing. Guessing he actually wasn’t and this was copied.
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Jeff Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@The Batman, because he’s a hockey player! You get stitched up and you get right back out there. In fact, I heard that Richardson was skating around with his IV bag attached.
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Stuart Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@Jeff, but something truly doesn’t add up… DS says he had it last night, but he was sighted skating in full contact with the second line???
su(b)terfuge at it’s best…
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LVKINGS88 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
@Jeff, Good thing it wasn’t a colostomy bag.
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Stuart Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@LVKINGS88, but I thought Kompon WAS out there?
2hitnik Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:21 pm
@The Batman, I was thinking the same thing. I hate to question Rich’s reporting, but he just listed four guys on the second line including Richie.
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Rich Hammond Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@The Batman, Typo. Listed the wrong guy, 15 instead of 19. Since been corrected. Clearly he wasn’t practicing.
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Harty Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
@The Batman, appendectomy at times can up to 6 six prior to playing again, was it a scope or surgery?
Big difference in healing time……
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Ouch!! Get well soon.
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Wow…timing is everything…hope he’s feeling better. Procedural question, and I assume the answer is an easy yes: are the Kings permitted to bring someone up from the AHL on am emergency basis? And will they?
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Mel Powell Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@Mel Powell, Aw, geez, never mind, I see it already. I need more coffee. Sorry. ALthough I’m pretty sure I was reacting to a first post that didn’t have that extra sentence. So maybe what I meed is more patience.
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Dam….sorry to hear that, get well soon Richardson.
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wtf
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Guss Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@Stuart, my reaction to!
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
@Guss,
Echoes to that…
That is one tough dude! Must have played through some pain recently…
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Guss Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy, thats the thing you could always bank on with richardson 100% heart and hustle.
BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@Guss,
Agree.
strange, good for lokti even if he doesnt get games in he will see the intensity of the playoffs! dont know if that will help many but meh.
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I would’ve scratched cliffy, nolan, or fraser before i scratched richardson again. He’s been solid
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Guss Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:54 am
@McDonalds, remember what sutter said, fraser has won the cup so no way we need that in there, cliffy and nolan need the experience cliffy was super solid last years playoffs, richardson sadly doesnt seem like the future of this organization, would rather give the young guns (our future) some experience.
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Guss Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:55 am
@Guss, on fraser no way he should be benched.
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egold44 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:22 pm
@Guss, I like Fraser’s contributions this season as much as the rest of you, but he played THREE games in the post-season when Chicago won the Cup, all in the 1st round vs. Nashville. He was around the team when they won the Cup, his name might be on the Cup, but it’s not exactly Rob Scuderi/Justin Williams type experience winning the Cup.
P.S. Vancouver’s scoring depth is scary — 9 guys deep for netting the puck. Assuming Daniel is healthy, even if you shut down the top 2 lines, you still have to shut down Higgins, Hansen, etc. We gotta have goals from Penner, Lewis, Stoll and Clifford plus our top 6 to beat the Nucks… Go Kings!
P.P.S. Get well soon, Richie!
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Harty Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 3:49 pm
@egold44, how about getting goals from others as well…….Nolan, King, and our 1st two lines to keep up with Vancouver 1st two lines.
Wow of all times for that to happen. Anyway get well Richie and hopefully you can get a chance to play in the Playoffs.
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tacomakingsfan Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 3:46 pm
@Jeff_R,
Talk about timing that’s for sure. Lotki better take this opportunity and show everyone that he’s NHL ready.
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Some guys just can’t get a break. Paging Parse…
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Perro Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:55 am
@dMan, some guys get too many.
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KC23 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
@Perro, Paging Penner
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rogiesbackup Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
@KC23, LOL
letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
@KC23, +1
good thing this isn’t baseball otherwise DS would’ve already benched Penner, Nolan, King, Fraser, Cliffy, Kopi, Brownout, etc… for Ritchie and now would’ve had to gone back and assuaged ego after ego…
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He score in final.
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Real 7 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@vladimir, you’re projecting we’re getting to the finals?? wOw!! that’s some leap of faith…
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i would put lokti on the fourth line and maybe move lewis or nolan up a line, respectively…williams is probably gonna stay with kopi and brown…i’m not sure i would put lokti on the first three lines just yet…and depending on how he looks, i would probably limit his minutes to no more than 10…8 sounds realistic (unless we go into overtime, of course)…
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Stuart Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@variable, so you woudl’ve been in favor of slotting BR in there somewhere???
BR wasn’t going to be playing anyway (I’m banking on Carter being ready, of course)…
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variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
@Stuart,
i thought because he finished strong, richards might have gotten some consideration…
i’m banking more on the fact that i don’t think lokti gets a high-profile wing spot and they try to keep him either as the fourth line center or winger…
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variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
@variable,
again, if carter can’t go…and sutter gets fed up with penner…
LA_1968 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:58 am
@variable, You mean if Carter can’t go right?
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variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
@LA_1968,
correct…
sorry, t forgot to clarify that…(!)
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LA_1968 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@variable, I think they’ll have to get Lokti to Vancouver to be ready if anyone can’t go. I presume that Lokti would be preferred to DS over Westie.
variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:15 pm
@LA_1968,
that’s probably the plan…
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fsd1 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 11:59 am
@variable, I dont think lokti will be starting and I dont think BR would be starting either
it will be kopi, brown and williams
carter, richards and King
Stoll, Penner and Lewis
cliffy, fras and nolan
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variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@fsd1,
that’s what i’v got, too…maybe nolan and lewis swapping lines…maybe penner, too….
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nykingfan Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
@variable,
I don’t see DS switching up his 4th line. He uses them as an energy line and the last I looked, Lokti doesn’t fit that description.
Look back how often you would see Sutter go with the 4th line whether it was after a poor Kings PP or after giving up a goal to get the momentum back in our favor?
that’s a line I’m fairly certain he won’t fool around with..unless things go terribly wrong.
get well Richardson……
But dont understand why we need Lokti for
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Jeff_R Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
@KingsFanFTW, Insurance
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KingsFanFTW Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
@Jeff_R, oh i see
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He will be ready for the second round. Go Kings
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
@Sandy,
As long as that was not an open appendectomy.
Laparoscopic, possible.
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@FarhanLaljiTSN: Apparently Daniel is going on the ice now with the 4 #canucks not playing tomorrow
Gamesmanship???
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Real 7 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@bmova, it doesn’t matter, they’re still only allowed five skaters….so why the drama?
seriously, it seems no matter what the ‘Nucks do they receive alot of attention, esp. since they’re the only hope for Canada to shine….
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Get better soon, Brad.
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Too bad for Richie, although he probably feels a whole lot better today than he did last night. Get rest. get well. Your team will need you for the second round.
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Wow, that’s shocking. Get well Brad.
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Real 7 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Marc, shocking? well it could have been Kopitar…THAT would have been shocking..
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feel better soon but he is gone after this year wish you well Brad
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and yes, like everyone has said, get well brad…
it’s too bad…
just when you were playing yr best overall hockey as a king, this has to happen…
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Sorry to hear that. Richardson has been waiting patiently for a chance to help the Kings. I don’t know much about the procedure, but it sounds extreme. Hope it wasn’t something that happened on the ice that caused it. Maybe something was mentioned earlier, but I missed it.
n any case, Get well soon Brad, and we’ll hold the fort down till you get back.
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variable Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:24 pm
@Dominick (defrim65),
DOM…
congrats on joining jftc…(!)
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
@variable, Thanks man! Now we’ll be able to swap stories.
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too ad. Richardson looked good in his return. appendix removal is no fun.
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Get well, get well soon. We wish you to get well.
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Feel better, get well quick!
Go Kings Go!
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@Gail Web, What’s wrong with Quick?
j/k
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Marc Nathan Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 1:08 pm
@Gail Web, scared me… I thought the goalie had gone down too
Get well SOON 
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Did Rich add to the original post? I didn’t remember seeing info about the Lokti callup on my first read.
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what the hell is it with Kings injuries and the playoffs?
Too bad for Rchardson..I thought maybe he would be taking Penner’s spot, but Dustin (Morris the cat) Penner lives on…Please make me eat my words Penner!
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KingsNewsDaily (formerly wavesinair) Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
@nykingfan,
Penner doesn’t share. He will dangle those words in front of you, then eat them himself.
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Dominick (defrim65) Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:33 pm
@nykingfan, We ended the season with a 72% winning percentage. Whatever Penner’s doing, it’s working for the team, because he’s played in every game down the stretch, and we haven’t lost a whole lot with him there.
I’m just sayin.
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Steve Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@Dominick (defrim65), Penner did a great job getting ouscored by a defensive defenseman, a rookie defenseman who played 10 less games, a forward who played half as many games, and Jarret Stoll in a bad year. He also did a good job bringing up the rear in +/- even though he logs far less ice time than several other players who are matched up against better opposition. There is such thing as doing well in spite of a player.
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
@Dominick (defrim65), he ain’t doin much…..
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WOW Richie! Unbelieveable timing. Get well soon bud!
Richie could return quickly. Didn’t Jamie Benn play in the all star game like a few weeks after having an appendectomy?
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luc Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@Cynic, yeah. (weeks)
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Get well Brad. Good thing it happened before he went on a plane.
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Anyone want to speculate on a cause? I have no idea if this was something brought on, or just a health, and body issue.
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CrownJewels Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@Dominick (defrim65),
Kinda of strange huh? I didnt think that sort of thing just happens over night..I thought your appendix has to swell up for a while and is very painful he seemed fine on sat.
Anyway off topic kinda but I feel like playing mad scientist and giving my opinion of what the lines should look like here goes……
Brown-Kopi-Lewis—-maybe not the best idea to put Lewis on 1st line but this would create balance
King-Carter-Williams—-I think Williams would battle to set up plays and Carter can put that wrister to use
Penner-Richards-Stoll (Stoll is right handed right? I forget) ——I think if they can set up plays Penner can finish them he just needs to be fed
Clifford-Fraser-Nolan
Just my crazy idea I really think Cater needs to center a line so we can have 3 lines that can possibly score instead of 2.
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
@CrownJewels, interesting..
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That’s a new one.
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Patrick roy had his appendix out and was playing the next day. Maybe this is just why our team doesn’t have a clear identity
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letswinthecup2012 Reply:
April 10th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
@Kings x, Richardson probably isn’t as important to the team’s success as Roy was….
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