The Kings’ lineup for tonight has been announce… Matt Greene will play, as will Peter Harrold, with Kevin Westgarth coming out as the healthy scratch. Harrold is likely a bit of safety net for Greene, who did not participate in today’s morning skate because of flu symptoms.
Harrold: Kings confident in Fehr’s leadership
In a move that could become very important in about 20 months, the NHL Players’ Association on Saturday voted to name Donald Fehr as its executive director. Fehr, who held the same job for the Major League Baseball Players’ Association from 1983 until 2009, will be tasked with leading the players through the next labor [...]
Harrold holding down a spot
For a third consecutive game, the Kings will go with a defensive pairing of Jack Johnson and Peter Harrold. Terry Murray is managing Harrold’s minutes carefully — Harrold has played fewer than 10 minutes in each of the last two games — and that pairing is unlikely to survive when Willie Mitchell returns, but for [...]
Murray unhappy with goaltending (and other things)
In talking with people after the game last night, the general sense was that the Kings had a golden opportunity to put away the Red Wings in the second period. The Kings played a strong first period, the Red Wings were shorthanded and the Detroit crowd was dead. Give credit to the Wings for raising [...]