Now that everybody has had their turkey and a day of shopping it’s time to get back to hockey. In no particular order, here are the ten things you need to know heading into the game tonight: * Brayden Schenn scored his first two professional goals last night in a 7-2 win for the Manchester […]
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The Colonel’s new 13-Piece Bucket
Adding a ‘Y’ or ‘IE’ to the end of a player’s name doesn’t make it a nickname. That’s just more like shorthand. Occasionally, you get the ‘ER’ on the end. That’s still not a nickname. And for all the Deans and Dans, no – extending the name with an ‘O’ doesn’t count either. Then, every […]
Coach Murray on Mitchell and Clifford
A few quick comments from Coach Terry Murray following the Kings practice today at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Ca… MM: Given Willie Mitchell‘s injury situation last year, were you holding your breath a little when he was engaged in the fight with Steve Downie? TM: No. It didn’t even cross my mind. All […]
Coach Murray on the Keep or Return Decision
Yesterday we heard from Kings rookies Kyle Clifford and Brayden Schenn, with some thoughts as we get closer to an announcement about their immediate future in the NHL. Clifford has played seven games, Schenn eight. GM Dean Lombardi and Coach Terry Murray must make a decision on what to do with each player before they […]
Brayden Schenn on Impending Roster Decision
We’re clearly getting down to crunch time. Earlier we looked at Prop 13 (Keep Clifford or send him back to juniors?). Now let’s get into Prop 10, the Brayden Schenn question. Coach Terry Murray isn’t expected to announce his full line-up for tomorrow’s game against Tampa Bay until the morning. It may or may not […]