The Kings have announced that they will play an additional preseason game, Oct. 5 in Salt Lake City against San Jose. The game will start at 6 p.m. Pacific time and be played at the E-Center, where the ECHL Utah Grizzlies play.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Catching up with…Jay Wells
As I continue to go through the great questions, I thought I would post Don’s interview with former King Jay Wells, as part of catching up with some of the most popular Kings of the recent past. Don got some great stories out of Jay, which makes this a really good read…
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Forum answers VI
Wow, I guess I didn’t realize how many questions there were. It’s like trying to get to the bottom of the Super Big Gulp. You just keep getting more soda… But I love the questions, so here’s another round….
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Forum answers V
The next round of answers on a Wednesday morning, as hopefully temperatures around the Southland continue to drop a little…
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Forum answers IV
The next set of answers follows…
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The Cloutier situation
Here’s the deal, according to the Kings…
Before Cloutier was placed on waivers, he was examined by Dr. Ronald Kvitne, a highly respected orthopedic surgeon, who determined that Cloutier was healthy enough to play. Cloutier sought a second opinion, and that doctor also deemed him healthy enough to play.
So the Kings went ahead, put Cloutier on waivers and bought out his contract.
Now, Cloutier wants to seek a third opinion. If that doctor says Cloutier is unable to play, the buyout might be nullified and Cloutier might get his $3.1 million, but the Kings would be able to get salary-cap relief through a long-term injury situation. But first, we’ll have to see what this third doctor says. What a mess.
In unrelated news, Barry Melrose will be announced as Tampa Bay’s new coach tomorrow. That leaves the Kings as the only NHL team without a coach at the moment.
Forum answers III
Here’s the third set of answers, as the Kings work to see how California’s workers compensation laws might impact Dan Cloutier. Just joking…
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More Cloutier drama?
It just never ends. According to a report on TSN.ca, Dan Cloutier’s buyout might not go as planned. Just as a follow to this, if this story is true and the Kings are not able to actually buy out Cloutier, they could list him as a long-term injury and get cap relief that way.
Forum answers II
I should have mentioned before… A heartfelt “thank you” to all the “thank you” messages and e-mails I have received. They are very much appreciated. The interaction with all of you passionate and knowledgeable fans is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job, so as always, I greatly appreciate all your continued support. So here’s the second part of the “open forum” answers…
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Forum answers I
Here’s the first set of the answers from yesterday. These might be the best questions ever, so it’s been a lot of fun answering them. For those just getting to work on a Monday morning, feel free to continue adding your own questions to the “Open Forum” post.
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