Crawford in Vancouver
For those who might not have seen it today, there was an interesting column in the Vancouver Sun about Kings coach Marc Crawford, his past in Vancouver and his future in Los Angeles.
The shift chart for tonight's game was interesting. Patrick O'Sullivan not only returned and scored a goal, but earned immediate time alongside Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. O'Sullivan got nine shifts in the third period, just one fewer than Alexander Frolov and three more than Craig Conroy.
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Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at rich.hammond@dailynews.com.
Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at jill.painter@dailynews.com.
And O'Sullivan has scored once (so far) at Edmonton on Saturday night, giving the Kings a 3-2 lead. Apparently, Crawford and the Kings believe that he has improved on his defense, his physical play in the corners and his determination. I guess we'll see if they're right.