They really did not have a single quality scoring chance in the game against Wilkes-Barre. Every single shot came from the outside. It was eerily reminiscent of a Terry Murray team.
Today there were at least a few quality chances, but they just couldn't bury them. King was probably the worst forward out there tonight. He couldn't handle a puck to save his life. He looked like the Dwight King of the first round against Vancouver. Hopefully it was just a bad game and he's not having some sort of sophomore slump.
And I hate to say it, but Deslauriers reminds me exactly of Jack Johnson in every possible way. I had high hopes for him until this year when I've had the chance to watch him play consistently.
They signed him to a tryout I believe because Campbell and Kolomatis are both injured (doesn't look good for them).
Right and it sounds like Campbell and Kolomatis are both out for quite some time, Lokti also got hurt Friday night and Nolan is still not playing. Today's game was way better than Friday night was, but anything would have been an improvement over Friday.
I follow Rich Clune on the social media world, what a solid dude. Wish he would get a shot on the Kings...1 goal, 3 assists and 4 fights already. I like Colin Fraser, but kinda over getting him pounded in every fight, hopefully Clune gets a shot sometime soon.
I follow Rich Clune on the social media world, what a solid dude. Wish he would get a shot on the Kings...1 goal, 3 assists and 4 fights already. I like Colin Fraser, but kinda over getting him pounded in every fight, hopefully Clune gets a shot sometime soon.
Clune may fight more and better than Fraser, but Fraser is a much better hockey player. I honestly think Legein has made more of an impact this season with the Monarchs than Clune. I don't see an NHL future for Clune (with the Kings at least, provided there aren't a bunch of injury issues).
The Monarchs really need Nolan in the lineup. I think one reason Wilkes-Barre controlled the Monarchs was because of the size advantage (similar to how the Kings used their physical presence to control teams in the playoffs). Having Nolan back in there with King would really go a long way to eliminating the disadvantage because the Monarchs' forwards aren't very big beyond those two.
Justin Johnson isn't getting any game action so the Monarchs are going it King, Andreoff and Clune for size and toughness. Now that Campbell is out that hurts too, so they def need Nolan back.
By the way, love Andreoff. He will be a King soon. I called it with Nolan last year. He plays the Lombardi-Hextall type game. Smoked Curt Gogol in a fight the other night. Earlier in the week he jumped Warren Peters for a hit on a teammate. Andreoff reminds me of a young Rick Tocchet.
Justin Johnson isn't getting any game action so the Monarchs are going it King, Andreoff and Clune for size and toughness. Now that Campbell is out that hurts too, so they def need Nolan back.
By the way, love Andreoff. He will be a King soon. I called it with Nolan last year. He plays the Lombardi-Hextall type game. Smoked Curt Gogol in a fight the other night. Earlier in the week he jumped Warren Peters for a hit on a teammate. Andreoff reminds me of a young Rick Tocchet.
The thing with Johnson is that he's not intimidating size-wise. He's maybe 5'8" off skates. Obviously he's tough, but he's not going to help the physical disparity like Nolan would. Hopefully Nola is on track to play soon. Last update is saw last week was that he was practicing in a non-contact jersey.
There hasn't been a game yet this year where a team clearly intimidated the Monarchs. Andreoff and Clune have been handling the fighting pretty well so far. I was really pissed when Warren Peters turtled on Andreoff. Peters took a run at Bodnarchuk and left his feet to get him the head. Andreoff went right after him and Peters completely folded and curled himself up on the ice. Peters is the same gutless puke who ran Martinez last winter and knocked him out for awhile with shoulder problems.
The thing with Johnson is that he's not intimidating size-wise. He's maybe 5'8" off skates.
He was stretching/jogging around the DCU Center concourse about 1:30 yesterday and I was shocked at how small he really was. Granted he has more muscle definition in his left arm than I have in my whole body, but height-wise he was tiny.
He was stretching/jogging around the DCU Center concourse about 1:30 yesterday and I was shocked at how small he really was. Granted he has more muscle definition in his left arm than I have in my whole body, but height-wise he was tiny.
Yeah it's amazing really. I've met him a couple times before and I was noticeably taller (I'm about 5'10"). He's a great guy. Really personable and loves just chatting it up. It's too bad he probably won't get much playing time this year.
Unfortunately (or, really, fortunately) he wasn't rehabbing an injury this summer, so he can't go down there like Quick.
Does anyone know if he would be able to sign an AHL contract like King did?
I'm 95% sure that the AHL is only allowing locked out players who were on AHL clear day rosters last year to sign with AHL teams, ala Dwight King. I have not seen a single locked out player who was not on a clear day roster signed by an AHL team, which seems to confirm what I have heard.
And that tweet from Elliott above confirms this as well, as Quick will not be able to play. Peter Mannino is a decent enough option as a backup at the AHL level, not sure why they aren't tossing him in a time or two to help Jones with some rest...
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I'm 95% sure that the AHL is only allowing locked out players who were on AHL clear day rosters last year to sign with AHL teams, ala Dwight King. I have not seen a single locked out player who was not on a clear day roster signed by an AHL team, which seems to confirm what I have heard.
And that tweet from Elliott above confirms this as well, as Quick will not be able to play. Peter Mannino is a decent enough option as a backup at the AHL level, not sure why they aren't tossing him in a time or two to help Jones with some rest...
Thanks for the info. It sounds like Mannino is going to start tomorrow against the Ice Caps (his former team).
Prokhorkin is my new Kings' prospect crush. I love the way he plays the game. He'll be a good one if he keeps developing.
Anyone have injury updates (Loktionov, Kolomatis, Campbell, Legein)?
I agree. Don't be fooled by his stats. He hasn't been given much ice time to begin the season but I believe he was moved up to the second line with Vey and Toffoli Wednesday and played great. He had some real solid shifts in the third and had a great night overall. I love the way he uses his body and protects the puck.
I agree. Don't be fooled by his stats. He hasn't been given much ice time to begin the season but I believe he was moved up to the second line with Vey and Toffoli Wednesday and played great. He had some real solid shifts in the third and had a great night overall. I love the way he uses his body and protects the puck.
He definitely fit in on that line. It was nice to see Morris give Prokhorkin that opportunity instead of someone like Meckler or Czarnik (he had been using Cliche on that line, which...meh). Prokhorkin clearly has good hands and good hockey sense. I think the numbers will start to show up if he continues to get decent ice time with offensively talented players like Toffoli and Vey.
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Campbell and Kolomatis are both expected to miss 6 weeks.
Loktionov should be back this weekend and Nolan is also close.
Thanks. Good to hear Lokti will be back soon. They definitely missed him the last couple games. Hopefully Nolan will be ready no later than next week. His physical presence will be a great addition to the team, not to mention his offensive abilities.
Any report on what the injuries are for Kolomatis and Campbell?
And nothing on Legein? I didn't see the hit because of the stupid jumbotron showing an ad which is what shows up on AHL Live. Cail and Ryan made it sound pretty bad, though.
