Most of the LA Kings top prospects will arrive in town on Thursday, in advance of the team’s 2012 Development Camp getting underway on Friday. As for the roster of attendees, a few things are known – feisty forward Brandon Kozun has ‘graduated’ from the group and won’t be coming in this year, while Tyler [...]
Murray says Voynov will play Tuesday – did he tip his hand?
October 3, 2011 By
Slava Voynov of LA Kings (photo: M. Zampelli)
Given the words and actions of LA Kings coach Terry Murray over the last few weeks, it at least appears like forward Scott Parse may be hanging on by a thread.
The team needs to get the roster down to 21 skaters by Friday, meaning one more cut is [...]
POLL: What should the LA Kings do with Scott Parse?
September 29, 2011 By
Last night in Colorado, Kings forward Scott Parse recorded his first point of the pre-season.
However, just a few days ago, coach Terry Murray said he wasn’t necessarily looking for goals or assists out of the 27-year old winger right now. Instead, he wanted to see his feet moving – something Murray claimed has been [...]
LA Kings forward Brad Richardson – the human avalanche
September 28, 2011 By
LA Kings Brad Richardson (photo: C. Ikiri)
The old ‘put me in coach’ saying could possibly be modified for Brad Richardson. ‘Plug me in’ coach may be more appropriate for the versatile forward.
Last season he played just about every position among the Kings four offensive lines, including a few stints on the top line with [...]
Clarifying the goalie situation – from LA to KC to Europe
September 27, 2011 By
It’s true – the same glass of water can be seen as half full or half empty, depending on your perspective.
With the latest round of roster cuts at LA Kings camp, one goaltender is headed to New Hampshire and another one will soon be packing for a trip to Europe.
On the surface, it may not [...]
Kings coach Murray – ‘Kozun needs to work on his game’
September 27, 2011 By
File this one under the peaks and valleys of life.
Just ten days ago, Brandon Kozun was the talk of training camp in Los Angeles. Today, he’s headed back to Manchester, New Hampshire to play in the AHL.
He was the breakout star of the two-game Rookie Tournament against the Phoenix Coyotes – scoring a pair [...]
LA Kings coach Murray evaluates Tyler Toffoli’s 2011 camp
September 26, 2011 By
Tyler Toffoli at Kings camp (photo: C. Ikiri)
Coming into Rookie Camp the headline was clear – Tyler Toffoli vs. Brandon Kozun, which prospect would make the biggest impact?
Kozun fired the first shot, being the star of the two-game Rookie Tournament against the visiting Phoenix Coyotes. Days later, Toffoli responded by scoring a goal and [...]
Scott Parse thinks it’s all between his ears, Murray unsure
September 26, 2011 By
Scott Parse of LA Kings (photo: M. Zampelli)
Against the Ducks last night, Kings coach Terry Murray wasn’t happy with the way Scott Parse was moving – or not moving – out on the ice.
When his post-game press conference included comments like ‘There’s not much happening on either side of the puck for him right now’ [...]
LA Kings Dev Camp 2012 preview with goalie JF Berube
Dean Lombardi was very clear about his goals for the Kings after being hired as the team’s new General Manager in the spring of 2006. The mandate was simple, build from the net out. With that in mind, we’ll begin our Dev Camp 2012 preview series in the crease and work our way up to [...]