RICH HAMMOND

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.
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Kings lose 4-2

Are you guys starting to dislike Wayne Gretzky? Notes and quotes from the locker room to come.

13 Comments

anthony said:

Kings are becoming the coyotes girlfriends.

kingsfan28 said:

I'm starting to dislike the teams effort against the yotes more. At least we only have 4 more losses against them this season.

Lososaurus said:

Might as well just throw the season and lock in Stamkos

Pokey said:

What team to become a bitch for.
A team coached by Wayne Gretzky.
The biggest joke of a coach I've ever seen (almost as bad as Crawford).
The former partner of a convicted felon.
The husband of a compulsive gambler.

pr0cess said:

I want to know what got blake so pissed, i saw right at the end he made a B line for that ref.

anthony said:

Yup Pokey.
I wonder how many pawms Gretzky had to grease to prevent his wife from suffering the same faith as that of Rick Tochet.

Brent said:

Blake got called earlier for taking an extra shot at Fredrik Sjostrom in front of the Kings net, he was pissed then. And then at the end of the first he got blatently cross checked in the back by Sjostrom and it went uncalled by Dan O'Hallaran. At the end of the period Blake skated over and voiced his opinion, said the wrong words and got the ol heave ho

pr0cess said:

AHH i missed the cross check, i know the phx anouncers thought it was a bad call kick him from the game. o well will never know if it would have matter. I think aubin if ok goal but im not sure how you all feel but im missing labs alot.

Maverick said:

I think the first Coyote goal was just one of those pinball goals that you can't blame Aubin for. The second one was rediculous luck coming off the referee's skate like that and the third was just pure skill while the Kings sat around and watched the puck go in.

Scott Pearson said:

Starting?

Brian said:

I like Gretzky less and less everyday and not because he keeps beating us. He's an A-hole. And he keeps getting worse it seems as a coach. Did you guys see him laughing at Crawford when he got caught changing players on the icing call? He was pouting like a child...

Moondoggie said:

Wayne did a lot of great things as a King, don't forget the 92-93 season which was the best in LA history. He carried the team to the Cup final, sore back and all. Those were the days....now we have to deal with the present. The Kings were listless and played uninspired hockey, again for the first two periods. They woke up in the 3rd, got the tying goal then went to sleep for the 20 seconds or so it took the Yotes to score. You could see it coming. And remember, even tho we can't seem to get a puck anywhere even close to the net, our team is only going to be as good as our goaltending. Since this season is rapidly slipping away, I think some of the kids should be given a chance, either Quick, Ersberg or Taylor. Quick looked good against the Sabers. When you have a goaltender like Aubin who looks shaky facing just one shot (which goes in of course), you're not going to win too many games. PHX honestly didn't look that good last night, the Kings just looked worse. Interesting week coming up with Vancouver, back to back with the Stars & Blackhawks, then Minnesota. The rest of December doesn't get any easier. LA needs help right now if they're going to have any chance at all....Positives? Nice to see Zeus finally feeling better and playing up to his signed potental, his goal was pretty nice and a good effort. We'll get more out of the 3rd line once Calder's thumb heals. Good to see Blake come to the defense of his goalie although ultimately it hurt LA. Bad call by the refs but what can you say in a season where just about everything has gone wrong. Hey, Manchester won this week!

99 is teh suck said:

Yeah Wayne was great. What was the teams record during his time here? Oh yeah, 301-314 and ties, or something. And he left on such great terms. Wow. What was really cool was him quadrupling ticket prices, bringing in all his old friends and then never winning a Cup. I liked that part. Oh, he had a sore back. OH, it's OK then.

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