Scott Parse
There have been a few questions/e-mails about Scott Parse's injury in Manchester. The short answer is, I don't know for sure. The long answer is this: Parse told me during training camp that he injured his back while lifting weights shortly before the start of camp. He was barely on the ice during camp, if at all. (Maybe someone remembers this better than I do). He got sent down, and I didn't see any reports as to how he was recovering. That was three months ago, so that may or may not be the problem. Maybe he recovered from that and hurt something else. I can't be certain. And given the Kremlin-like way hockey coaches hand out injury news, it could be quite a while before we know for certain. If I hear something definitive, from talking to people, I'll definitely pass it along.
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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.
Rich...I did a very brief interview with Parse during training camp (he's a guy you really have to draw out to get anything from), and he indicated the same thing to me about his weightlifting-related back injury.
Hmmm.....Scott Parse? Scott Barney? What is it with this team and Scott's with back injuries?