Here's the seventh set of ``Open Forum'' questions and answers... ---------- Leo4kings asked: Rich, I am a little concerned for our toughness in regards to having someone stand up to other teams tugs. I know we have size, but not necessarily a fighter on the line up as it is. Not suggesting to... Read More

Moving on, here is the sixth set of the ``Open Forum'' questions and answers... ---------- PurpleRocks asked: Again thank you for all your amazing work! It really means a lot! If there is a lockout do you know if they will try and revamp the schedule that was realeased or will they completely ... Read More

Continuing on, here's the fifth set of ``Open Forum'' questions and answers... ... Read More

Believe it or not, I actually didn't forget about the ``Open Forum'' questions and answers. Some of them have been answered through the passage of time, but here's the next set... ... Read More

The Stanley Cup tour continues, and this weekend it spent time with two players who played a big role in bringing it to Los Angeles. Dustin Brown had the Cup in Ithaca, N.Y., while Jonathan Quick had it in Connecticut. Some of the pictures that come out of these trips are just priceless. Here are a ... Read More

It was a long travel day yesterday, followed by about 11 hours of sleep, so pardon the tardiness but, as expected, the Kings officially announced the hiring of Davis Payne as assistant coach. Before I get back to the ``Open Forum'' questions and answers, here's a KingsVision interview with Payne.. ... Read More

Dean Lombardi confirmed, via email, this morning that the Kings will hire Davis Payne as an assistant coach to replace Jamie Kompon (as first noted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch). Payne fills the qualifications that Darryl Sutter set forth last week -- in this post -- when he talked about hiring... Read More

Continuing with the ``Open Forum'' questions and answers, here is the third set... ... Read More

The second set of the ``Open Forum'' questions and answers follows... ... Read More

The Stanley Cup is back in Los Angeles for a couple days, before it heads back to the East Coast, and there will be another chance to take pictures with it tomorrow morning, thanks to Jim Fox and friends. The Cup will be available in the parking lot of the Redondo Beach Cafe (1511 South Pacific Coas... Read More

I didn't forget about all the great ``Open Forum'' questions that people have been posting over the last few days, but now that we're through all of the evaluations -- I can't believe more people didn't think Doughty and Kopidor would win the Super Bowl -- it's time to turn to those questions and an... Read More

BRAD DOTY AND ANZE KOPIDOR This season: 0 games, 0 goals, 0 assists. The good: Doty passed the ball really well and Kopidor made a lot of points into the net. The bad: They aren't actually real people. Going forward: Television stations will continue to treat hockey like a quaint diversion, ... Read More

DEAN LOMBARDI This season: 40-27-15 record, 16-4 in playoffs. The good: After back-to-back playoff appearances, Lombardi could have taken a ``stay the course’’ attitude and simply hoped his young team would develop on its own. Instead, last June, he made a bold move for Mike Richards, and also a... Read More