Blogger: A Queen Among Kings
Connie Kim (A Queen Among Kings) became a diehard Los Angeles Kings fans during the Wayne Gretzky years of the 1990s. Now, living thirty miles south of Staples Center, she has remained a loyal Kings fan and can be found ranting about the team at her blog: A Queen Among Kings.
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Year-In-Review – 17 – Scott Thornton
Scott Thornton was a veteran forward who wore an “A” on his sweater last season, and while I’m sure he had some influence off the ice for the younger players, I wished that he had more of an on-ice role. He played in 47 games getting 5 goals, 3 assists for 8 ... 21Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 4 comments | Continued
It’s 75 Degrees Outside And I’m Inside
Going into the weekend, there have been plenty of updates from the Kings camp that I have been keeping up with in my podcasts, but I realized that I should probably type something out for your viewing pleasure. I realize that I haven’t written anything about Rob Blake signing his one-year deal with San ... 19Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Prospects Camp - Halfway Done
Since I took some more quick notes on Sunday at the prospects camp, I might as well post them up. I tried to look at some of the guys that I didn’t on Saturday. I’ll do another write up this coming Saturday to round out the camp and I’ll include some more pictures.... 16Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Prospects Camp - Week 1
Due to something called "work," I haven't been able to get out to the rink to check out the prospects for as long as I'd like. But I have been able to get out there a couple of times and was out there this morning, with my new camera in tow. I had ... 12Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 16 – Lauri Tukonen
One thing that really bothers me about Lauri Tukonen is that he has the same first name as Christian Bale's character in Little Women. You know, with the weird facial hair and the mad crush on Winona Ryder but then later has to love the youngest sister, Meg, in order to stay ... 8Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 15 – Brian Willsie
As we move along with the Reviews for the forwards, I'm not ignoring what has been going on for the past couple of days. I'm doing the exact opposite in fact; I can't stop thinking about what has occurred and it really just has been a sad and disappointing past couple of days ... 5Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 1 comment | Continued
Lubo Is Gone
I guess my initial reaction was thinking more in terms of players on the roster than in terms of salary hits for the next couple of years and the respective ages of the 3 players involved here. Lubo is 31 this year and will be 36 at the end of this contract. When ... 1Jul2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 14 – John Zeiler
The time has come to take a look at the forwards. Joy. The 07-08 season was filled with random line combinations and foul language escaping my lips, but there definitely were bright spots here and there. It's been said so many times that it's becoming cliche, but the youth of this team is ... 27Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Cloutier is a Stain
According to reports being released today, Dan Cloutier is trying to find a doctor that will deem him unfit to play. Bottom line, if he can find a doctor that will say this, the Kings won't be able to buy him out. It must also be known that he's already had two ... 23Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
2008 NHL Draft - Day 2
Kings buy out Dan Cloutier! Story I'm glad that Michael Cammalleri had a sense of humor about his being traded to Calgary. Check this article from the LA Times for that particular quote. 2nd round 32nd pick: The Kings choose Vjateslav Voinov who is a defenseman from Russia. The Kings ... 23Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
2008 NHL Draft - Day 1
To start: The Nokia Theater at LA Live is a fantastic venue. But it was hot outside and the last thing I want to do when it's hot is stand in the sun waiting for the doors to open. I had never been to Nokia before and currently do not have any suggestions to ... 21Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 13 – Jaroslav Modry
Jaroslav Modry was one of the defensemen that started out the year with the Kings but ended up on a different roster in February. He played in 61 games for the Kings this season getting 1 goal, 5 assists (for 6 points), ended at a +2, and had 42 PIM. Modry had been the ... 16Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 12 – Tom Preissing & Kevin Dallman
I think I spent more than enough time during the season bagging on these two guys. I'll try not to go back to those ways for this review. I put these two in one post because (1) they were paired together by the end of the season, and (2) I don't really have enough to say about them to warrant ... 13Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Crawford Is Out
Marc Crawford has been released from his duties with the Kings. Did anyone see this coming? ....cause I sure didn't. Why did they wait so long after the season ended? Was there a reason to wait a week and a half before the Entry Draft? I noticed how many coaches were being released from teams across the league, but I ... 10Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
Year-In-Review – 11 – Brad Stuart
I guess it’s fitting that I move on to Brad Stuart now since his team has won the Stanley Cup.
I think I felt just about every emotion while watching Stuart play this year; among them and (for the most part) in order: wonder (didn’t he used to be a Shark?), impatience, nervousness, anger, annoyance, hatred, ... 6Jun2008 | A Queen Among Kings | 0 comments | Continued
I agree. I'm just really impatient when it comes to hometown teams. I want them to win right ...
I don't know much about the Kings, but the strategy that Connie is suggesting is certainly a good one. It's ...
Did you really just suggest that the Doyers would go further in the playoffs than the Angels?
Wow... there's no end ...
Yes, they are millions under the salary cap floor, but there are still players that are RFAs who need to ...