I had the chance to briefly chat with Dean Lombardi about the decision to send Brayden Schenn to Manchester of the American Hockey League, now that Schenn’s junior-hockey career is over… LOMBARDI: “I just think it’s the best place for him to start right now. It’s not like we can’t recall him. He just spent [...]
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Lombardi, on decision to assign Schenn
Posted by Rich Hammond on 14 April 2011, 4:56 pm
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New work for Lombardi; Hextall on the run
Posted by Rich Hammond on 23 March 2011, 4:30 pm
Some non-Kings related news, related to Kings management… First, Kings GM Dean Lombardi is among seven NHL executives who will be in charge of selecting the players and staff for the United States’ team in the 2001 IIHF World Championships, which will be held April 29-May 15 in Slovakia. Lombardi, along with fellow GMs Brian [...]
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Lombardi on NHL Live, etc.
Posted by Rich Hammond on 16 March 2011, 11:20 am
A couple of random items this morning… First, the Kings will be wearing special green jerseys during warmups before tomorrow night’s St. Patrick’s Day game against St. Louis, and the jerseys will then be autographed and auctioned for charity. Proceeds will benefit the Kings Care Foundation and the American Red Cross’ efforts in support of [...]
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GM breakfast videos, part 3
Posted by Rich Hammond on 12 March 2011, 12:30 pm
As the Kings practice in the Dallas area, here’s the last set of video clips from the “GM breakfast,” in which Dean Lombardi and Jeff Solomon discuss upcoming NHL free agents, the need for a better on-ice product, the contract status of upcoming Kings free agents and potential NHL rule changes…
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Brown ‘Undisputed’ and GM breakfast
Posted by Rich Hammond on 11 March 2011, 11:45 am
Here’s some viewing for the lunchtime hour. First, the latest in the series of “Undisputed” videos takes an in-depth look at Kings captain Dustin Brown. That’s followed by a handful of additional clips from the “GM breakfast,” in which Dean Lombardi and Ron Hextall address the wearing of face shields, the salary cap, the debate [...]
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GM breakfast, part 2
Posted by Rich Hammond on 10 March 2011, 7:55 pm
First, to catch up on today’s Kings news and notes, please check out my LAKings.com notebook… Kings notebook (March 10) Also, here’s the second set of videos from the “GM breakfast,” including discussions of trade rumors, game start times, hits to the head and Drew Doughty…
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GM breakfast, and a TV note
Posted by Rich Hammond on 10 March 2011, 6:45 pm
First, a reminder that tomorrow’s game will be tape-delayed on Prime Ticket and will start at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time. There will be the usual updates here on the blog, so if you want updates, or if you’re trying to avoid them and simply watch the game, please be mindful of that. Moving on, Dean [...]
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Dean Lombardi, `on the fly’
Posted by Rich Hammond on 15 February 2011, 8:45 am
For those who didn’t see it, Dean Lombardi was a guest yesterday on the NHL Network’s “On The Fly” program. Here’s the video of his appearance…
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Lombardi video from FSN intermission
Posted by Rich Hammond on 24 January 2011, 10:05 am
For those who might not have seen it Saturday, here’s a link to the interview that Dean Lombardi did on the FSN telecast Saturday night in Phoenix, in which Lombardi talks about video review and his $50,000 fine. By the way, even though the moment has passed, in the third period Saturday night, the game [...]
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Lombardi statement, on fine
Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 January 2011, 3:45 pm
Dean Lombardi, through the Kings, put out the following statement this afternoon after he was fined $50,000 by the NHL for his public criticism of league VP Mike Murphy on LAKings.com last night… LOMBARDI: “I spoke to the commissioner today and he made it very clear to me that my actions last night were inappropriate [...]
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Lombardi statement, on fine
Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 January 2011, 3:45 pm
Dean Lombardi, through the Kings, put out the following statement this afternoon after he was fined $50,000 by the NHL for his public criticism of league VP Mike Murphy on LAKings.com last night… LOMBARDI: “I spoke to the commissioner today and he made it very clear to me that my actions last night were inappropriate [...]
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Lombardi fined $50,000 for comments
Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 January 2011, 1:42 pm
The NHL announced that it has fined Kings general manager Dean Lombardi $50,000 for his comments — as published here — about league vice president Mike Murphy. Kings’ Lombardi fined $50,000 for comments “People can disagree with a call by an official on the ice or an official in the Situation Room in Toronto, but [...]
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Report: Lombardi apologizes to Murphy
Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 January 2011, 10:37 am
According to Mike Brophy of Sportsnet, Dean Lombardi apologized to NHL vice president Mike Murphy for his comments last night, in which he essentially accused Murphy of being personally biased against the Kings in goal-review calls. “I called Mike Murphy and apologized first thing this morning,” Lombardi told Brophy. “He was very professional and a [...]
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Hanzal’s goal, the morning after
Posted by Rich Hammond on 21 January 2011, 8:00 am
Well, it will be interesting to see how the league reacts to last night’s Kings-Coyotes game, and the aftermath. Having seen the Martin Hanzal at least a dozen times now, I’m still trying — objectively — to figure out how this is a good goal, under the established rules for hitting a puck with a [...]
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Kings irate after video review
Posted by Rich Hammond on 20 January 2011, 10:38 pm
Phoenix’s first goal tonight, by Martin Hanzal in the second period, was upheld after a lengthy video review — at least five minutes — and the Kings clearly believed that Hanzal knocked in the puck with a high stick. The Coyotes went on to score a second goal less than a minute later and won [...]
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Staying patient, or just standing still?
Posted by Rich Hammond on 19 January 2011, 3:30 pm
Over the next few weeks, we’ll find out if the Kings’ “stay the course” attitude is the right one, or whether it’s the NHL version of whistling past the graveyard. For now, all we know if that everyone is preaching patience. This morning, as previously quoted, Dean Lombardi talked about the “critical” need for everyone, [...]
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Dean Lombardi on `NHL Live’
Posted by Rich Hammond on 19 January 2011, 10:54 am
The good folks at NHL Live, on SiriusXM radio and the NHL Network, got an easy 20 minutes of programming today by asking Dean Lombardi seven questions. Lombardi is now back from his East Coast scouting trip, and I still might have a couple follow-up questions for him the next time I see him, but [...]
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Lombardi drew inspiration from Cleveland
Posted by Rich Hammond on 10 January 2011, 4:45 pm
If you’ve followed Dean Lombardi’s quotes about team-building over the years, you’ll pick up frequent references to Major League Baseball. Lombardi is a big Yankees fan, and some of my initial conversations with him, back in 2006, centered around the “Moneyball” theories that were still all the rage then, and how they might apply to [...]
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Lombardi talks Johnson contract
Posted by Rich Hammond on 9 January 2011, 1:05 am
It’s been a busy night, with Jack Johnson signing his seven-year, $30.5-million contract extension and the Kings beating Columbus, so I’ll try to re-set the table a little bit. Here are the links to the items on Johnson’s contract from tonight, followed by Dean Lombardi’s extensive comments about the Johnson contract and an update from [...]
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Lombardi discusses Schenn, Kitsyn, Forbort
Posted by Rich Hammond on 7 January 2011, 2:00 pm
As I indicated in yesterday’s post on Dean Lombardi, I was able to get Lombardi’s thoughts on the three Kings prospects who recently completed the World Junior Championships. Maxim Kitsyn (sixth round, 2010) won gold with Russia, Brayden Schenn (first round, 2009) won silver with Canada and led the tournament with 18 points. Derek Forbort [...]
