Are the Kings Going to Bother Icing a Team This Year? (Bleacher Report)

[rinkrat]

Does anybody know what's going on in Los Angeles? I mean, really—do they even intend to play hockey next season, or are they going to take a year off and think about what they've done?

I don't pretend to be a Kings connoisseur, but I couldn't help diving into this one. The L.A. Kings have been veritable bottom-feeders ever since Wayne Gretzky left and Luc Robitaille hung up the blades. Years of miserable finishes and high draft picks have dealt the team a stable of highly skilled, top-end prospects that would make most GMs drool, and yet the only royal thing about the Kings is the extent to which they will fail, given their lack of depth. Heck, right now they can't even ice a team!

To date, the Kings have only 14 players signed, with a paltry $26 million committed to the cap for the 2008-09 campaign.

Are the Kings Going to Bother Icing a Team This Year? | Bleacher Report

[FlyinKIng]

The truth actually hurts sometimes. I think it's called "tough love". What are we actually going?

[The Natural]

Lol

[ianmonsta]

Forward lines for L.A. really aren't that bad. They are very young, to be sure, but there's a lot of fire power in these kids. Top-three lines should look like this:

1. Anze Kopitar, Alex Frolov, Dustin Brown
2. Jarret Stoll, Patrick O'Sullivan, Kyle Calder
3. Michal Handzus, Brian Boyle, Derek Armstrong

i know its probably good that anyone is writting about the kings, but seriously i hate when people dont know what the hell they are talking about.

[Len-Det64]

Originally Posted by ianmonsta

i know its probably good that anyone is writting about the kings, but seriously i hate when people dont know what the hell they are talking about.

Can you believe the **** people write? It seems as thought they will let anyone get on the internet and write crappy articles.

[Dr. Naysay]

Jeff Badger is an idiot.

[Joe Nathan]

It would be nice to start signing players..lol

[sheisty]

Great article, makes perfect sense....and by perfect sense I mean its F***ing Retarded.

[ianmonsta]

i had to drop a little knowledge on his ass

[Mateo]

Bloggers suck

[Mindpoet]

i, unlike most people on this thread... actually think the kings stand a chance this year. i know, i know... their really *****ing young and still dont have an established number one goaltender, but i guess i just like to dream... i still think we need a vet like glen murray to step in on a second line with Afro and probably Purcell, somebody who can lead the team, but looking at the current roster with addtions of Purcell, Boyle, hopefully Hickey, Simmons, Doughty.. i think LA might be in for a shock when they see this team "gellin" for the first time in near 5 years.