Tomorrow's the day
Call off the search parties...Jack Johnson won't be seen in Los Angeles until tomorrow. No official word about the signing will come down tonight, but don't fret. According to sources, Johnson is on his way to Los Angeles and will attempt to get in some sort of on-ice workout tomorrow in El Segundo. Expect the big announcement to be made tomorrow morning and expect Johnson on the ice 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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