Season ticket holders last summer had an opportunity to ask questions of Lombardi regarding the Kings. Lombardi left a riddle hanging in the air that night. He explained that he would make one WTF trade. As fans, he asked us to be patient, that this trade would make sense later.
After Cammalleri’s arbitration last summer, or more accurately, when the team and player failed to reach an agreement, I figured he was a goner if the # went the player’s way. Once the Kings won and also got him tied up for two years, I guessed that this was the scenario Lombardi was thinking. Here we sit mid-way through a challenging Kings’ season, approaching the trade deadline and wondering whether this is still the guy Dean will not only move but is he the player DL referred to.
Cammalleri’s rib injury and O’Sullivan’s strong play on the #1 line beg the question. Is he missed? Speaking only for myself, I don’t. I cannot put my finger on why, just a gut feeling. The season start in London and in October, Cammalleri scored early
