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Ottawa Senators select RW Chris Leblanc 161st overall
Ottawa's size binge contined in the 6th round as they selected forward Chris Leblanc of the South Shore Kings of the EJHL. Standing 6'3" and weighing 190 lbs, Leblanc scored 33 points (13G, 20A) in 44...
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Battle of California Draft Day
For those of you who had better things to do than sit through 7 rounds of an entry draft on a Sunday afternoon, here is every trade and draft pick made on Draft Day by the Ducks, Kings, and...
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Lightning close out 2013 with final four selections
The Lightning wrapped up activities at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey with the selection of three more forwards and a goaltender. Their first two picks, Jonathan Drouin (first round, third...
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Picking Up and Moving On
I'll say this for the Canucks: after years of predictable behavior, they've suddenly become great at surprises. Of course that can be good and bad.Let's punch out the four big items staring us in the...
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Does Carolina Maximize Draft Picks?
Another draft has come and gone and as always, fans of the Carolina Hurricanes debate over how well or how poorly the team did this time around.There is little disagreement about the choice of Elias...
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End of an Era: Keaton Ellerby Does Not Receive Qualifying Offer
The Kings came into this offseason with eight defensemen at the NHL level; as Niesy remarked in the offseason plotting thread, it would have been "a work of art" to juggle all of our impending...
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The Greatest American King: Jonathan Quick
Please play and repeat as necessary for full effect.While it was a close race to see who the greatest American King was, involving the likes of Jack Johnson, Jeremy Roenick, and Barack Obama, Jonathan...
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Kings Links: Coyotes Stay, Lecavalier Goes, and Everybody Loves Zykov
Before we get to the links, a quick observation on the draft day trade that allowed the Los Angeles Kings to move up in the second round. Eric T over at Broad Street Hockey created a model showing the...
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2013 Blackhawks Report Cards: Brent Seabrook
Standard Regular Season StatsGPGAPTSGC+/-PIMEVPPSHGWEVSHPPSS%TOIATOI47812208122353018046512.3103422:00Advanced Regular Season Stats (5 on...
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Kings' Jarret Stoll Suffers Seizure
Kings' veteran forward Jarret Stoll was rushed to a hospital early Wedneday morning from an apparent seizure. Fortunately, GM Dean Lomabrdi told Lisa Dillman of the LA Times that Stoll seems to be...
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2013 Kings Season Review: Justin Williams
(Glossary --note SC above stands for "scoring chances". Credits: Hockey Analysis, Behind the Net, and NHL.com.)2013 Kings 5v5 Player Usage Chart (via Hockey Abstract):(Big blue circle= good possession...
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Long Live Keaton: Kings' Re-Sign Ellerby to One Year Deal
Well it appears that rumors of Keaton Ellerby's demise were greatly exaggerated. As James Mirtle reported earlier today:Kings sign Keaton Ellerby to a one-year deal.— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 4,...
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2013 Free Agency Open Thread
Vancouver hits free agency already looking like a different team in many areas.Former #1 goalie Cory Schneider is gone. Former doghouse occupant Keith Ballard has dashed off to Minnesota. Familiar...
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2013 NHL Free Agency Open Thread
2:00 PM: The rest of the NHL slows down, but Kings news is here!Los Angeles signed UFA d-man Jeff Schultz for $700K. We took a quick look at the move here.Vancouver needed a center; they took Brad...
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Rob Scuderi Signs With Pittsburgh Penguins; 4 Years, $13.5 Million
After a month of speculation, Rob Scuderi's destination is now final. Scuderi will return to his former team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The contract, which pays Scuderi $13.5 million over four years,...
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Canucks Sign Brad Richardson
Here's another signing for everyone to digest: the Canucks have recruited centre Brad Richardson.Brad Richardson's AAV in VAN is $1.15M on a 2 year deal.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 5,...
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Kings Afternoon Free Agency Update: LA Signs D Jeff Schultz, Lose Richardson...
24 hours after re-signing Keaton Ellerby for just over $700,000, the Kings have picked up another defenseman for an almost identical deal. This time, it's free agent defenseman Jeff Schultz. Schultz...
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Free Agency Recap, Day 1: Every Move, Every Team
I tried to write the recap in the same order that we learned of the signings and trades from Twitter and television today. Read on for my move-by-move recap of the...
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NHL Free Agency, Day 1: Team-by-Team Recap & Grades
Anaheim : Saku Koivu - C, Jakob Silfverberg - RW, Stefan Noesen - RW, Sens' first rounder in 2011Losing Ryan is brutal, and if they don't get Selanne to come back, this will be a difficult summer for...
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Scuderi, Stalberg among college hockey alums making splash in NHL free agency
The Nashville Predators have inked four former collegians this weekend. General Manager Dave Poile, a Northeastern alum, added Vermont alum Viktor Stalberg, St. Cloud alums Matt Cullen and Matt...
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