Johnson's arrival
Just got back from watching Jack Johnson work out for about 30 minutes with Dan Cloutier (fill in your own punchline here). I'll be posting a report and other tidbits throughout the day. Bottom line is that Johnson looked ready to play and will make his NHL debut Thursday night against Vancouver.

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 

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