Martinez and Simmonds (photo: K. Spatz) During a conversation with coach Terry Murray just a few days after the Kings were eliminated from the playoffs, he acknowledged that Wayne Simmonds “hit a bit of a wall” last season. It wasn’t that surprising of a statement from the coach though. After all, Simmonds saw his goals, […]
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Exclusive: Jim Fox on LA Kings Trade for Mike Richards
He may be on the other side of the globe, yet Jim Fox still made time to check in with MayorsManor regarding the big news from yesterday. Fresh off another successful charity event last week (they raised over $200k at the 23rd annual Jim Fox/Dave Taylor golf tournament), Fox headed over to Prague this week […]
Kings coach Murray says Wayne Simmonds ‘hit a wall’
Obviously, there is more to player evaluation than just stats. However, let’s start there for Wayne Simmonds… 2008-09 – nine goals, 14 assists, 23 points, 73 PIM, minus-8, 127 shots 2009-10 – 16 goals, 24 assists, 40 points, 116 PIM, plus-22, 127 shots 2010-11 – 14 goals, 16 assists, 30 points, 75 PIM, minus-2, 117 shots Many […]
Which Kings player will get off first?
The Kings have scored first in two of the three playoff games with the Sharks. And they have a 1-1 record to show for it. Still, when game four gets underway tonight, the coaches, the players and the fans will all be looking for the Kings to score first and take control early. They’ll need […]
Clifford’s picking up points and gifts in the playoffs
The Energy Line, the Prime Line, call them whatever you will – in the playoffs, maybe it should be the Power Line. Kyle Clifford, Brad Richardson and Wayne Simmonds are the top point producing unit for the Kings through three games. Normally, it wouldn’t be much to talk about just a few games into a […]