It's not that he's that bad, it's he's not that good.... slight difference, but when you are playing with Bozak instead of Toews or Sharp, the discrepancy in your game is going to be much much more obvious.
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Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
He hasn't been bad. He has one more point than Ryan Smyth, 35 points in 51 games, on pace to match his career high numbers of 53 points. Currently has 14 goals, on pace for 21. Not bad numbers for a player on a team that has the worst group of centers in the NHL. To say he relies on his linemates is inaccurate, especially when his center linemate is a 20 point scorer,
I guess the question I would be interested in is, how would he look next season on Schenn's line or with Stoll?
I can't stand the way Versteeg plays the game. I don't know how to put my finger on it but I'd rather have Patty O back than Versteeg. Hemsky and Booth would be my top two choices.
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"It has not been a good day. I lost my glasses early this morning and I had to go buy a pair of 79 dollar reading glasses today. 79 bucks. You can literally get them at Costco, three-for-20." - Darryl Sutter's response to going up 2-0 in the series.
Tallon has been fleeced on quite a few deals since taking over as Panthers GM. Booth makes so much sense. Oft- injured LW who's fairly young and has a decent cap hit...geter done Dean.
"We think we can get Anson going and certainly expect he can give us a lift," General Manager Dave Taylor said. "I don't think Anson has played as well as he'd like and certainly hasn't put up the numbers this year like he has in the past, [but] he has had some success in the Western Conference. He had some success with Edmonton. We had chances to see him many times."
The Kings hope the addition of Ronning, 36, will shore up a need they've been trying to address since they traded forwards Glen Murray and Jozef Stumpel to the Boston Bruins in October to acquire center Jason Allison.
Allison is their leading scorer, but the Kings have not been able to find a consistent point-producing second line.
Ronning will be integrated into the Kings' top six forwards when he skates with the team for the first time at this morning's practice in El Segundo and will make his King debut Monday night against the San Jose Sharks at San Jose.
Nicknamed "Rat," the 5-foot-8, 165-pound Ronning played in all 67 games for the Predators this season and led the team with 18 goals and 31 assists, numbers that would make him the Kings' third-leading scorer.
In 15 NHL seasons with the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Predators, he has 792 points, including 279 goals.
"He's a very competitive player," King General Manager Dave Taylor said. "He's been very consistent, creating offense with all the teams that he's been with, particularly in Nashville the last few seasons, and we think he can help us to generate more offense, which we feel is one of our needs going down the stretch."
The one thing I'm worried about is it seems other GM's are trading well before the deadline because they see the urgency to keep up in the west. DL is the type of guy who's gonna wait for something rather than go out and get it.
From what I've read Anson Carter had a sports hernia before the trade was made and, gasp, the Kings doctors missed it. Is there another team in the NHL who has been on a quest to fill out their top 6 longer than the LA Kings?
These clowns do sling a lot of poo around (usually never materializes) but I found it interesting. So here it is.
The Fourth Period: Kings GM Dean Lombardi remains on the prowl for a top-line forward and appears itching to make a move to strengthen his team's chances at making the playoffs.
Los Angeles has been very active on the trade front, with reports claiming Lombardi has inquired about New York Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik and Buffalo Sabres sniper Thomas Vanek.
While neither Gaborik nor Vanek appear to be on the market, Lombardi is looking elsewhere and is believed to be dangling the likes of Wayne Simmonds as trade bait.
A number of teams have also approached the Kings about top prospect Brayden Schenn's availability. It was originally thought Schenn was untouchable, but Lombardi has supposedly opened up to the idea of trading away the young center.
The Kings are reportedly interested in Edmonton Oilers right wing Ales Hemsky, Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kris Versteeg.
So in other words... he likes to window shop for a Maserati and goes home with a Buick?
Yes. I can see both sides of the argument. Some fans say wait for the best deal and if it doesn't come so what. Mike Fisher isn't going to bring the Cup by himself and the 1st rounder COULD be used for a better deal. I say could because some King fans have turned that possibility into fact much like the old games in hand argument. Just because you have games in hand does not mean you will win any of those games so it's a weak argument. On the other hand the fan in me wants to the Kings to be THAT team, the team that pulls of a Joe Thornton deal, where TSN is actually talking about them, where other fans actually remember LA has a team. I want the Kings to matter, deal or no deal. Just do something, baby?
These clowns do sling a lot of poo around (usually never materializes) but I found it interesting. So here it is.
The Fourth Period: Kings GM Dean Lombardi remains on the prowl for a top-line forward and appears itching to make a move to strengthen his team's chances at making the playoffs.
Los Angeles has been very active on the trade front, with reports claiming HF Kings fans have inquired about New York Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik and Buffalo Sabres sniper Thomas Vanek.
While neither Gaborik nor Vanek appear to be on the market, HF Kings fans are looking elsewhere and is believed to be dangling the likes of Wayne Simmonds as trade bait.
A number of teams have also approached the Kings fans about top prospect Brayden Schenn's availability. It was originally thought Schenn was untouchable, but HF Kings fans have supposedly opened up to the idea of trading away the young center.
The Kings fans are reportedly interested in Edmonton Oilers right wing Ales Hemsky, Ottawa Senators center Mike Fisher and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kris Versteeg.
McKenzie, who I think is one of the most respectable hockey journalists there is, thinks the Kings should try to acquire Hejduk.
While it doesn't seem realistic at first, if the Avs keep losing they could quickly become sellers. Colorado needs goaltending and defensive prospects. We make good trading partners.
