Marco Sturm is officially back in the Kings’ fold, as he was activated from injured reserve today. Sturm has four goals and four assists in 15 games with the Kings and will be back in the lineup for the first time since Jan. 18 in a first-line role with center Anze Kopitar and right winger [...]
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Sturm ready for return to lineup
The wait is finally over for Marco Sturm, who is on track to return to the Kings’ lineup for Wednesday’s game at Anaheim after missing 12 games because of knee tendinitis. When the Kings left, on Feb. 9, for their latest six-game road trip, it seemed as though Sturm’s return was only days away. Turns [...]
Loktionov sharp at center; Sturm update
The Kings added a new player during this road trip. Technically, it’s the same guy, in the same jersey, but Andrei Loktionov seems to have transformed himself a bit in the past couple games, and there’s no mystery. Loktionov, a natural center, had been playing wing for the previous three weeks, mostly out of necessity, [...]
Sturm still on the mend
Marco Sturm will miss his ninth consecutive game tomorrow because of knee tendinitis. Sturm continues to skate heavily in practice and will actually be on the ice tomorrow morning — before the 12:30 p.m. local start — with the rest of the healthy scratches, getting in more work. Before the Kings left Los Angeles, Sturm [...]
Sturm getting closer to return
Marco Sturm is close to returning from injured reserve. That much is known. Exactly when Sturm will play, or whose spot he will take on the Kings’ roster, remains unknown. Sturm made it through a second consecutive day of full-team practice Tuesday, a day after he had the final treatment on his knee for the [...]
Sturm, Parse injury updates
The Kings might soon face a difficult decision. Marco Sturm is continuing his rehabilitation from knee tendinitis, and depending on the results of his meeting with doctors today, Sturm might be able to play Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Kings are out of roster spots, however, so assuming that everyone else stays healthy, when Sturm returns [...]
Different practice look for Sturm
As noted earlier, Marco Sturm practiced in a first-line, purple jersey today — he did the same a few days ago, before returning to a green fourth-line jersey yesterday — and Terry Murray said the only purpose was to even out practice drills… MURRAY: “It was to get five guys off the one line that [...]
Sturm ready for practice, but not games yet
Marco Sturm will miss his fifth consecutive game with knee tendinitis, and will remain on injured reserve when the Kings play Minnesota tomorrow night, but Sturm was back on the ice for practice today. Before the All-Star break, the Kings considered whether to bring Sturm on the road trip or have him do rehab work [...]
Sturm to miss at least three games
After 15 games with the Kings, Marco Sturm is out of the lineup. Sturm, who joined the Kings’ lineup on Dec. 21 after a trade with Boston, and after having recovered from significant surgery on his right knee, was placed on injured reserve because of tendinitis in the other knee. Sturm previously had ACL surgery [...]
Loktionov up; Sturm on I.R.
Marco Sturm has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to yesterday, with knee tendinitis — the other knee, not the one most recently repaired surgically — and Andrei Loktionov has been officially called up. Presumably, Loktionov will play tonight — he’s on the ice right now for the morning skate — but we’ll find that [...]
Sturm gets some praise from Murray
Terry Murray did little to hide his frustration with Marco Sturm last week, so it’s only fair to note that Murray’s assessment of Sturm in recent games has been much more kind. Sturm has one goal and two assists in his last three games and has also started to get some special-teams time. Murray was [...]
`Training camp’ update on Sturm
After Terry Murray essentially did a public “airing of grievances” in terms of Marco Sturm, Sturm played on the Kings’ third line on Thursday and had one assist and two shots on goal in 13 minutes, 40 seconds, of ice time. Sturm is expected to stay on the third line tonight, but will move over [...]
Murray wants more, better work from Sturm
Yesterday, in discussing Marco Sturm and his move to the Kings’ third line, Terry Murray pointed out that Sturm is essentially still going through training camp, given that he has played only eight games since undergoing offseason knee surgery. Well, today Murray fairly strongly called out Sturm, and indicated that there needs to be more [...]
`Training camp’ continues for Sturm
After six games as the Kings’ first-line left winger, Marco Sturm has been moved to a third-line right-wing role. For those who saw the third period of Monday’s game, that’s not a huge surprise, given that Terry Murray flipped Sturm and fourth-line winger Brad Richardson in the third period. Sturm has two goals and one [...]
Sturm stepping into bigger role
In the third period of Thursday’s game against Edmonton, Marco Sturm moved up to the first line with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Sturm’s first five periods with the Kings were spent on the fourth line, as Terry Murray wanted to ease Sturm back into the NHL after Sturm spent the summer, and the first [...]
Elevation day for Sturm
This morning’s skate has Marco Sturm in a first-line role with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown, so presumably that’s how they will play tonight. The Stoll and Handzus lines have the same look, and we’ll see later what Terry Murray has in mind for the fourth line. On defense, the Kings have Rob Scuderi and [...]
Slow, steady growth for Sturm
As posted earlier, there aren’t expected to be any lineup changes for the Kings tonight, which means Marco Sturm’s second Kings game will be like the first, with him skating on the fourth line with Trevor Lewis and Alexei Ponikarovsky. Murray said that, soon, he will start easing Sturm into other situations, such as special [...]
Murray pleased with Sturm’s progress
The Kings essentially got what they wanted out of Marco Sturm in his debut last night. Sturm played almost 12 minutes in a low-profile, fourth-line role, and didn’t look out of place in terms of the pace or level of the play. It will likely continue to be a slow build-up for Sturm, who before [...]
Afternoon reading: Sturm feature
Marco Sturm made his Kings debut last night, and was credited with one shot on goal and one hit in 11 minutes, 42 seconds, of ice time (all of which was at even strength). Want to learn more about Sturm? He’s the subject of my LAKings.com feature for this week, which takes a look at [...]
Sturm back in action tonight
It’s been a long road back to the NHL for Marco Sturm — who hurt his knee in a May 1 playoff game — but the road ends tonight, as Sturm will make his Kings debut in a fourth-line role against Colorado. Sturm participated in this morning’s optional skate. Sturm’s play and conditioning will ultimately [...]
