Morning reading: Brown, Johnson, Stoll

With no practice scheduled for today, and the Kings flying to St. Louis in the early afternoon, here are a couple notable items that you might or might not have seen over the past couple days.

First, the great Michael Farber took a look at Dustin Brown in this week’s Sports Illustrated…

The Face Of The Playoffs

Second, in a blog item looking toward the World Championships, Jack Johnson talked to Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch and didn’t exactly express his support for his former team…

Johnson: “I’ve Turned The Page”

Finally, my LAKings.com feature for this week looks at Jarret Stoll, and how he emerged as a first-round hero after a season full of offensive frustration…

Stoll rediscovering his offensive game

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