Prior to Saturday night’s contest versus the Sharks, Kings’ forward Scott Parse hadn’t participated in a real game since November – also in San Jose. Although he came away pointless in his return to game action over the weekend, that’s just fine. The Kings still won and according to coach Terry Murray, his surgically repaired […]
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Coach Murray still wants more from Justin Williams
Even though the Kings lost game one to the Sharks in overtime, one of their forwards still managed to steal some of the headlines. Justin Williams, returned to the line-up (surprisingly) after being out for just a few weeks with a separated shoulder. With limited mobility and a tremendous amount of pain, he somehow found […]
Without Their Top Player, Kings Down Sharks in Game One
It’s not the player you’re thinking of. And it’s a different game one. On October 16, 1991 the Los Angeles Kings were about to play host to the NHL’s newest team, the San Jose Sharks. Shortly after the morning skate early that day, Wayne Gretzky received a phone call that his father was in the […]
Coach Terry Murray on His Most Impressive Player of Late
When Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams went down with injuries a few weeks ago, readers of MayorsManor voted Dustin Brown as the player ‘most likely’ to step up and seize the opportunity. In the days that followed coach the latest reconfiguring of the line combinations, this time necessitated by the absence of two of the […]
Johnson and Handzus on Kings Playing the Oilers
The Road Kings are back to the comforts of living out of a suit case, taking their traveling carnival to Edmonton tonight for a game with the Oilers. Pick your poison, the story could be about the Kings hot play on the road (winners of five straight). Or about Dustin Penner’s first game against the […]