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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Who do you want?


Who do you want the Kings to draft?
Zach Bogosian
Drew Doughty
Alex Pietrangelo
Luke Schenn
Somebody else
  
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16 Comments

anthony said:

Pietrangelo would be my pick.
He's big(what we despateately need).
He's has a good plus/minus rating
He's a bruiser who knows how to hit
Offensively, he's a good passer with soft hands.

Pass on Doughty. He's too similar to Thomas Hickey.

sandman said:

Doughty. He could be a great player and I've heard that he wants to play in Los Angeles.

diehrdkingsfan38 Author Profile Page said:

If we don't get either Bogosian or Doughty, I would be very disappointed, I think Bogosian is the better hockey player though.

Moondoggie said:

Hey Rich....How about your thoughts on the lottery, the draft and who the Kings should go after......

Big Rob in Dallas said:

I would like to see DL trade down and pick up Luke Schenn. He's a big stay at home type of d-man that we need. If we can't do that then you take the best player. I think that would be Drew Doughty. The downside is that we would have too many small d-men. We need size and grit.

Anonymous said:

Anthony...

I believe that Pietrangelo may fall a few spots due to mono...and we'll get either Schenn or Bogosian...

Joe said:

Bogosian will be the best addition to this team, because his game is comparable to that of jack johnson's, and the kings system loves mobile skating defensemen. the fact of the matter is that bogosian will be a great leader on and off the ice, and is like a chris chelios or a ray borque type. as a matter of fact, ray borque has played an important role in his development as a defenseman, and the kings already passed on ray borque once. they traded his pick for winger mike murphy. this guy is the real deal. he can fight, skate, score and pass, unlike the other number 4 the kings currently have. on top of all that, he is armenian, and that will be huge in LA for armenian kings fans who are amongst the most loyal of hockey fans.

Anonymous said:

Must vote bogosian here as well. Need a Dman with strong work ethic that can mix it up. This team needs spark and size, especialy at defense and I believe he has the best combo of both...

Matt George said:


Tyler Myers baby!

SIX FOOT SEVEN

ka-blam!

JD A. said:

Yo Matt G! Tyler Myers is a little goofy on the ice. He will need time to develope in the minors. Bogosian is our boy! He is strong, big, and a great all around defenseman. We don't need another little offensive minded defenseman out there with our Lubo Cookie. Bogosian is the way to go.

Marc Nathan said:

diehrdkingsfan38 said:
If we don't get either Bogosian or Doughty, I would be very disappointed

LOL... with the number two pick in the draft, I defy you to define a scenario where this would happen...

OH WAIT, you mean if the "smartest man in the room" (note: he's therefore the ONLY man in the room) decided to go off the board and pick someone ranked 23rd? There'd be a public beheading in front of the Gretzky statue...

Anonymous said:

I want the guy who is ready to play next season. I don't want another Hickey where we have to wait 2-3 years to see him in a King uniform. If it's Doughty, then I want him. If it's Bogosian I want him. Whoever is ready to join Johnson on the blueline next season is the guy I want

Lon Weeks said:

So the great debate starts.No matter who is picked the Gm will be wrong. This will be kicked around till the draft and after.An all of you who have these great hockey minds will have a ball. It is so nice to know the Gm has a plan and goes foward with it.An wont take the advise that comes from you experts.

diehrdkingsfan38 Author Profile Page said:

Lol yeah i am ARmenian as well, I've been telling my armo fans about the possiblity of the Kings getting him, and they are hyped about seeing an Armenian in a Kings uniform. There are more Armenians alone in Los Angeles and California itself, rather than Armenia... no joke.

Harout said:

Bogosian Shoots and he scores!!! (IMAGINE DIEHARD) hahah

diehrdkingsfan38 Author Profile Page said:

now that would be awesome lol for the Armo Kings fans :D

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