• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

MayorsManor.com

NHL blog, LA Kings hockey news and interviews from The Mayor

  • Radio Replay
  • Prospect Rankings
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / audio / Dean Lombardi Offers a Mike Richards Update

Dean Lombardi Offers a Mike Richards Update

March 13, 2015 By John Hoven

During Thursday night’s Kings at Canucks contest, Los Angeles GM Dean Lombardi offered updates on Mike Richards (including the real possibility of his return to the NHL), Jonathan Quick’s heavy workload, mentioned the absence of Slava Voynov, the challenges his team has faced this season compared to their 2012 Stanley Cup defense, and many other topics.

Among the highlights were:

– “When we were in Florida and blew a lead in the third period, and didn’t even get a point, I think that’s probably when we hit bottom. Since then, we’ve started to look a little more like ourselves.”

– “The core of this team is still very young. What they’re facing this year is a very different challenge [than] the first Cup… We’ve made some progress, but it’s a very different challenge to try and stay on top versus when we were trying to get there.”

– “Goaltenders are no different than running a pitching staff. You have to be careful of not overworking your ace.”

– “The Mike Richards thing was very disappointing.”

– “Everybody knows, when there are big games or critical moments, [Richards] is always there. We just have to get him up to where that capacity to be able to do that is in the tank. There is very much a possibility he could be back.”

Courtesy of Sportsnet, here is the full video interview:

RELATED CONTENT:

POLL: What To Do With Mike Richards

Follow @mayorNHL

Instagram

Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com

Filed Under: audio, Coaches and Management, HockeyBlog, Interview, Kings, NHL, Spotlight Story Tagged With: comments, hockey, interview, Kings, Lombardi, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL, Quick, quote, Richards, video, Voynov

About John Hoven

John Hoven is a former member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He's also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles and Hockey Blog of the Year. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" below for a full bio.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. USHA#17 says

    March 13, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    Things picked up after Richards left, whats gonna change if he rejoins?
    Holding a margin in the playoff race – fine experiment; if not, don’t.

Trackbacks

  1. Saturday Update: Notes on Kings Plans for Mike Richards says:
    March 14, 2015 at 9:56 am

    […] For the better part of a month or so, the general idea seems to have been to call him back up closer to the playoffs – something GM Dean Lombardi spoke about here. […]

  2. 10 Tidbits on Mike Richards Return to the NHL says:
    March 23, 2015 at 11:05 am

    […] Dean Lombardi Offers a Mike Richards Update […]

Primary Sidebar

Kings Of The Podcast

Kings Of The Podcast: Ep. 147 with Jordan Spence

Kings Of The Podcast returns for another all-new episode, and this time around John Hoven and Dennis Bernstein are joined by LA prospect Jordan Spence. Some of the topics covered in this hour-plus KOTP edition include: — Mark Yannetti and the NHL Draft — Being born in Australia and relocating to Japan, then Canada — […]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

  • Projected Lineups – LA at Carolina; Kings Blow Into Town With History Against Them
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Colorado Eagles; It’s a 3-2 Season Series
  • Reign Recap: Ontario Falls Short Against Calgary 4-1
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Calgary; Time to Wrangle Up Another W
  • Rapid Review: Notes and Highlights from Kings 5-2 Loss in Tampa Bay
  • Reign Recap: Ontario Tops San Diego 7-2, Four Players Record Multi-Point Nights
  • Ontario Reign Projected Lineup at San Diego Gulls; Features Significant Roster Shuffle
  • Projected Lineups – LA Kings at Tampa Bay; Can Quick Find Lightning in a Bottle
  • Rapid Review: Notes and Highlights from Kings Two Point Night in South Florida
  • Projected Lineups – LA Kings at Florida Panthers; Now Comes the Hard Part

Tweets by mayorNHL

Footer

Archives

Tags

AHL Blackhawks Brown camp Carter Clifford coach comments Doughty draft Ducks history hockey interview Kings Kopitar lineup Lombardi Los Angeles Manchester Mayor MayorsManor Monarchs Murray NHL Ontario Penner Playoffs Prospect Quick quote Radio Reign Richards roster Sharks Stanley Cup Stoll Sutter Toffoli trade video WCB West Coast Bias Williams

MayorsManor

  • About Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Store

© 2023 MayorsManor.com