Who will come out of the Kings’ lineup with the return of Jarret Stoll? Stoll will be a full participant in practice tomorrow and will return for Game 3 after his one-game suspension — “He’s right back in there,” Terry Murray said. “He’s a very important player for us, obviously, in all the special-teams play [...]
Archive of posts tagged Oscar Moller
Better late than never: Moller gets a chance
Oscar Moller left the San Jose practice rink yesterday thinking he would be a spectator for Game 2. Even this morning, Moller didn’t know exactly what was going on, but he found out soon enough. The Kings’ plan to call up John Zeiler from the AHL got scuttled because of a waivers issue, so the [...]
Thursday skate update; Moller out
Justin Williams will reunite with Jarret Stoll and Ryan Smyth on a line tonight. Kevin Westgarth will stay in the Kings’ lineup and Oscar Moller will come out, as Terry Murray said he expects a physical game from the Sharks. Here’s how the Kings are expected to line up… Smyth-Stoll-Williams Penner-Handzus-Brown Clifford-Richardson-Simmonds Ponikarovsky-Lewis-Westgarth Mitchell-Doughty Scuderi-Johnson [...]
Rebound game for Moller
Oscar Moller didn’t get rewarded with any points in last night’s game against Phoenix, but after a couple games in which his effectiveness seemed limited, Moller was more involved and created more for himself against the Coyotes. Moller totaled four shots in goal in more than 18 minutes of ice time, and Terry Murray was [...]
Solid debut for Moller
By all accounts, last night’s game was a solid one for Oscar Moller, who picked up an assist and tied for the game high with five shots on goal in 16 minutes, 55 seconds, of ice time and, in general, showed a nose for the net and a strong intention to get the puck there. [...]
Big matchups ahead for Moller
In his first game since being called up, Oscar Moller will be in a high-profile role tonight, as the first-line right winger alongside Anze Kopitar and Dustin Penner. That could include a matchup against San Jose’s big-minute defensemen, Dan Boyle and Douglas Murray, “Playing against a fellow Swede, in Douglas Murray, maybe he will help [...]
`Time is now’ for Oscar Moller
Oscar Moller gets his sixth, and biggest, chance to impress at the NHL level. Moller made the Kings’ roster out of training camp in 2008 and played 30 games before suffering a shoulder injury at the World Junior Championships. He returned in February and played 10 games. In 2009-10, Moller played two games in October [...]
Moller to replace Williams
Oscar Moller is on his way to Los Angeles to replace Justin Williams, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with a dislocated shoulder. The Kings feel that Moller’s style of play most closely matches Williams’, but it remains to be seen exactly where Moller will play. Today in practice, Kevin Westgarth [...]
Moller set to join Kings
Oscar Moller will officially be called up from Manchester of the AHL shortly. There’s not yet any update on Justin Williams, who is to be evaluated today. Hopefully an update will come after practice.
Moller assigned to Manchester
The Kings have assigned forward Oscar Moller to Manchester of the AHL. Officially, the move took place last night, before the NHL’s eight-day holiday roster freeze went into effect at midnight. During his latest stint with the Kings, Moller had one goal and two assists in three games. The Kings, it seems, are preparing for [...]
Can Moller make a big impact?
The Kings will start tonight’s game with the same forward lines, meaning Oscar Moller will remain the second-line right winger. Moller’s time to make an impact is clearly right now. Marco Sturm’s Kings debut is on the horizon, and he will step into a top-six role. That role is likely to be the one currently [...]
A young goal, and a big one
When Oscar Moller scored a second-period goal last night, the combined age of the goal was only 61. Moller is 21, and the assists came from 19-year-old Kyle Clifford and 21-year-old Drew Doughty. That brings into focus how young the Kings’ roster really is, and that goal was a product of three players making good [...]
Murray discusses Moller’s development
Will the fifth time be the charm for Oscar Moller? Four previous times, since the start of the 2008-09 season, Moller has made the Kings’ roster, only to be sent back to the AHL. That’s certainly not uncommon for a young player, but it seems as though Moller has been something of a head-scratcher for [...]
Second line, fourth line, or…?
As previously posted, Terry Murray said he’s mulling his options for two of his lines tonight, uncertain as to exactly where he will put Oscar Moller. Murray seemed to indicate that Moller would start out on the fourth line, but also seemed intrigued by the idea of having Moller play right wing on the second [...]
The return of the bearded Swede
Oscar Moller is back, and so is his blond full beard. It’s easy to think of Moller as an experienced player, because he’s been around the NHL (on and off) since the start of the 2008-09 season, but he’s still only 21 years old. Moller had six goals and 11 assists in 19 games with [...]
Moller gets the call
The Kings are expected to call up forward Oscar Moller from Manchester of the AHL. There is an open roster spot currently, so no other move would need to be made. With the Monarchs this season, Moller ranked third on the team with 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in 19 games. Moller has played [...]
Ailing Kings
Four Kings players – Alexander Frolov, Teddy Purcell, Brad Richardson and Justin Williams – are ailing with different levels of cold/flu symptoms. As previously posted, Oscar Moller is on the way from Manchester, and there’s a good chance that he will be in the lineup in place of at least one of those players. Terry [...]
Moller called up
Oscar Moller is on the way from Manchester. The Kings have four players dealing with flu symptoms, and status won’t be known until this afternoon. More updates soon…
Monarchs fall to Springfield
Is there any Kings-affiliated goalie who hasn’t had a tough week? Jonathan Bernier stopped 29 of 32 shots and took his first loss of the season Friday as the Manchester Monarchs fell to the Springfield Falcons, 4-1. Springfield scored an empty-net goal with 1:22 to play. Oscar Moller scored the goal for the Monarchs, his [...]
