Norstrom retiring?
Thanks to our assistant managing editor (and blog contributor!), George Foulsham, for passing this along. Mattias Norstrom has told the Dallas Morning News that he's going to take some time to think about whether to retire or return to the NHL next season, and that if he does return, the Dallas Stars would be his first choice.
Family comes first for Norstrom
On a related note, George will leaving us in a couple weeks, for an exciting new position. It's a big loss for the paper and for me personally, as George has become a great friend and supporter of the blog. He's also an ardent Kings follower, so I've asked him to write something for the blog before he departs. Good luck, George!
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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.
So much for him returning back to L.A.
So what if he doesn't come back to L.A.
He'll always be King in my book.
godspeed Matty! Good luck in the next phase...
I missed him when he left and was hoping he would come back. Just because Dallas is his first choice it doesn't mean they will make him an offer.
Please come help our young guys MATTY! WE NEED YOU.
I don't watch too many Stars games but there were a couple of reports here that Matty had lost a step and that the Stars were not going to bring him back. They said he just couldn't keep up with the speed of the game. Good luck to you Matty but I think we should go with youth even if those reports are false.
I loved Matty as well from his character/values to his playing style but I personally thought he was never the same player after rupturing Forsberg's spleen during the playoffs years ago. That's my personal opinion but any way, best of luck Matty.