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Viva La Raza! Alec Martinez Signs Two Year Extension
No, I am not hispanic but that title is dedicated to all of my latin brothers and sisters (one of whom sat directly in front of me in row 119) who are big Alec Martinez fans. He shall earn $1.475...
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LA Kings Tidbits & Unofficial News For Your Insatiable Appetite
Insert grain of salt between your cheek and gum. Ready? Read. A Mart is very happy with the two year deal. It gives him a chance to prove himself. A one year contract would not have necessarily been a...
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L.A. Kings Player News About Alec Martinez, Maxim Kitsyn & Jarrett Stoll
For those wondering, no, this is not the news I tweeted about and put on our Facebook yesterday…that upcoming announcement is not player related. However, I did get only moments ago some news and...
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What Does The Future Hold For Viatcheslav “Slava” Voynov?
5’11″, 193 pounds, a smooth skater with exceptional speed (bordering on mind-blowing), Slava Voynov is a prototypical skilled Russian defenseman. He was drafted 32nd overall in 2008 and, in three...
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Surly & Scribe’s L.A. Kings Season Preview – The Defensemen
It’s September and the best part about September is that it is almost October. The 2011-2012 NHL season is on the horizon. I generally find season previews annoying, mostly because they all say the...
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Screw Dean & Don & Drew. I Care About LA Kings
Right now the LA Kings does not include Drew Doughty. As such, he can find himself a filthy little corner of my thoughts to rest in until he decides to wear the crown again. Until then, I will focus...
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Let’s Talk About Hickey, Muzzin, Voynov And, My Man Crush, Brandon Kozun
Thomas Hickey told Rich Hammond today, “I want to make this team really bad.” I laughed out loud. Kids today, gotta love them. He of course meant he badly wants to make this team. The question I ask is...
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Voynov Kicking Ass + Parse Sucking = Parse On Roster?
Today Rich Hammond has all but officially announced the final roster cut as being bestowed sanctimoniously upon Slava Voynov. We get the following quote from Terry Murray: “I can’t speak for...
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Westgarth In, Hunter Out, Drewiske In, Martinez Out? Wow.
If you, like me, have a file drawer in your head for Terry Murray’s moves, file this under random, nonsensical lineup changes not based on fact or reason. It seems Trent Hunter is Murray’s 2011-2012...
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Some Thoughts From Early In The Season
Yes, I know it’s early, and drawing any conclusions from what we are seeing is a fool’s errand, but I just want to make a few observations. Is it just me, or has Jack Johnson become a true number one...
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L.A. Kings Beat Nashville Predators 4-3. Phew…
Jimmie: I can’t believe this is the same car. The Wolf: Well, let’s not start sucking each other’s dicks quite yet. We won. We scored 4 goals. Two of the goals were of the awesome variety with one...
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L.A. Kings’ Russian Invasion
Good things come in threes. The Kings score a bunch of goals. Andrei Loktionov gets called up. And now, most likely, Slava Voynov will be back. Unfortunately, when they say good things come in threes,...
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Kings In Columbus – Battle of the Suck
We suck. They suck. Someone will come out sucking a little less this night. Of the last 2 Kings games I have only seen the third period of the one against Dallas. I’ve been busy. Don’t judge me, save...
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Due Droughty and Ol’ Yeller
Our reader, Tom, brings you this article. It’s the second he has written for S&S and we look forward to many more. “I don’t really know much about him. I heard he’s a bit of a yeller and I think...
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L.A. Kings Fans – Maple Leafs Left Wing, Clarke MacArthur
The basics: 6’0″, 191 pounds, 26 years old Left Wing, A left handed shot An Alberta boy, drafted 2003, 3rd round (74th) overall by the Buffalo Sabres. Contract: He is signed to a $3.25 million dollar...
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Dean Lombardi’s Big Deadline Move
A trade?! Not in the traditional sense. But a roster move has been made. Jarret Stoll has gone to the IR with a lower body injury, which can only mean his uterus is swollen. In his place comes Anze...
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Phoenix Coyotes @ LA Kings Open Forum: Battle For The Bubble
We’re so close to first place in the division! Only 3 points away. Nevermind that San Jose perpetually has 3 games in hand. Still, we could end the night 1 point behind them. We HAD a decent lead on...
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External Motivation vs. Internal Drive: An L.A. Kings Story
Dustin Brown didn’t just get a hat trick last night. He got a natural hat trick. Three goals in a row. They were beautiful. The first was a snipe, top shelf, coming off his left wing. The second was a...
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The Willie Mitchell – Matt Greene Domino Effect on Defense and Offense
Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene are the bookends of our defense. Two defensive defensemen, one in the top pairing (with Voynov) and the other at the bottom (with Martinez, who is now also on IR). But...
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The Pope is an L.A. Kings Fan and Declares Anaheim is Infested with Protestants…
Once you have won a Stanley Cup, certain things should become irrelevant. Moments in team history well short of winning a Cup, the opinions of other team’s fans who have not won a Cup, and former...
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