Much to everyones surprise, Dean Lombardi selected Thomas Hickey with the 4th pick in the 2007 draft because at the time the Kings badly needed defensemen and Lombardi felt he was the best of the bunch.
Better than Karl Alzner (drafted 5th)
Better than Keaton Ellerby (drafted 10th)
Better than Ryan McDonagh (drafted 12th)
Better than Kevin Shattenkirk (drafted 14th)
Lombardi never wanted...
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January 14, 2013
General Manager Dean Lombardi, whose philosophy of building through the draft and prizing character provided the foundation of the Kings' Stanley Cup championship last spring, has made a handshake agreement with the organization on a four-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. The deal, expected to be finalized within days, will be announced at the same time as a...
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January 15, 2013
The NHL will finally start the season this Saturday after the long lockout, and the Chicago Blackhawks will play their first game against the Los Angeles Kings. Unfortunately, the Chicago Sun-Times mixed up their logos when promoting the Blackhawks season opener, as it shows their opponent as the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Things will get much less confusing for sports media...
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January 15, 2013
Who said training camp was boring?
So far, the Stanley Cup champion Kings have made one trade and it was revealed Monday that defenseman Willie Mitchell had knee surgery a couple of months ago, and later Anze Kopitar tested his injured knee in a brief session.
Mitchell, who suffered a setback following surgery during the lockout, pushed too hard too soon during his rehabilitation...
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January 14, 2013
Anze Kopitar skated at the Los Angeles Kings' training complex Monday with a brace on his sprained right knee, reporting no problems in his comeback from the recent injury.
The Kings' high-scoring center still is unlikely to play in the defending Stanley Cup champions' banner-raising season opener against Chicago on Saturday, but might not miss much more time.
Kings...
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January 15, 2013
The Predators acqired enforcer Richard Clune on Waivers today. Clune was most recently with the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliation of the Los Angeles Kings. Clune will likely spend most of his time in Milwaukee, but could make a jump up to the NHL in the need of additional grit.
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Clune was a mid 2005 draft...
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January 15, 2013
I’ve got to be honest, this one doesn’t make much sense.
The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Richard Clune off waivers from the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings.
Clune has been playing with their AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, for the past five seasons. His only NHL experience came during the stretch run in 2010 where he played in 14 games for LA and recorded...
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January 15, 2013
The Predators were back on the ice at Centennial for day two of the much-abbreviated training camp. After a tough on-ice session during both days, the coaching staff already seems pleased in the current progress of his team.
“Our execution is really good, our page is really good, our focus is really good,” Barry Trotz said. “I think the group is buying into the ‘Hey it...
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January 14, 2013
Call the FBI!
Carolina's Jim Rutherford was robbed!
Kevin Westgarth, who wasn't going to play at all this season given the shortened schedule and the fact that the West doesn't have any heavyweights anymore was sent home to Carolina in exchange for first round bust (and waived but not claimed) Anthony Stewart (taken one slot ahead of Brian Boyle and 3 slots ahead...
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January 15, 2013
Richard Clune with the L.A. Kings
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 15, 2013) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club claimed forward Richard Clune on waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. Clune is in the first of a two-year, two-way contract that will pay him $525,000 at the NHL level and $75,000 at the AHL level in...
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January 15, 2013
Today, the Predators claimed forward Richard Clune off waivers from Los Angeles...
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January 15, 2013
The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Richard Clune off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. Clune is in the first year of a two-year, two-way contract that will pay him $525,000 at the NHL level and $75,000 at the AHL level in 2012-13, and $525,000 at the NHL level and $90,000 at the AHL level in 2013-14. Clune, 25, has not played in the NHL since 2009-2010 season...
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January 15, 2013
By Christian Arnold (@CA_NYHockey)
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SYOSSET, N.Y – It was pretty easy to see the excitement on Jon Landry’s face when he was talking being invited to the New York Islanders Training Camp.
“It feels unbelievable,” he said beaming from ear to ear when asked about it. “It’s a dream come true to get to this level and hopefully I can earn a spot and prove to myself...
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January 16, 2013
A few TRH related items that might have passed you by the last few days. There are two... count them, two brand new All The Kings Men Podcasts for your listening pleasure! First, Jesse Cohen and John Hoven from Mayor's Manor chat with me about the Kevin Westgarth trade and the boring world of waivers.
Then, Jesse and I are joined by Jen from Anaheim Calling, Derek...
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