How they skated
It's premature to read anything into this at this point, but I thought people would be curious to see how the players skated today. If there are any corrections to be made, let me know, but I think I was able to capture the way the Kings skated in their scrimmages today...
TEAM NICHOLLS
Goalies: Jason LaBarbera, Martin Jones
Defensemen: Drew Bagnall and Viatcheslav Voynov, Peter Harrold and Joe Piskula
First line: Scott Parse, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown
Second line: Eric Werner, Marc-Andre Cliche, Geordie Wudrick
Third line: Dwight King, Kopitar (double-shift), Kevin Westgarth
TEAM PULFORD
Goalies: Jonathan Bernier, Danny Taylor
Defensemen: Alec Martinez and Tom Preissing, Andrew Campbell and Colten Teubert
First line: Matt Moulson, Jarret Stoll, Teddy Purcell
Second line: Raitis Ivanans, Gabe Gauthier, David Meckler
Third line: Matt Fillier, Marty Murray, Bryan Cameron
TEAM QUINN
Goalies: Jonathan Quick, Jeff Zatkoff
Defensemen: Drew Doughty and Denis Gauthier, Mike D'Orazio and Davis Drewiske
First line: Brady Murray, Derek Armstrong, Alexander Frolov
Second line: Matt Ellis, Brian Boyle, Kyle Calder
Third line: Trevor Lewis, Bud Holloway, Olivier Legault
TEAM WELLS
Goalies: Erik Ersberg, Linden Rowat
Defensemen: Jack Johnson and Matt Greene, Thomas Hickey and Josh Kidd
First line: Brad Richardson, Michal Handzus, John Zeiler
Second line: Wayne Simmonds, Oscar Moller, Richard Clune
Third line: Andrei Loktionov, Vladimir Dravecky, Paul Crosty
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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-
This is alot of players, even for two teams in different cities on the same night. Any chance you heard when they plan to make first cuts?
And was there a suprise standout for you today?
Thanks Rich, very cool to know who was skating with who. Maybe we can gleen something from it. It seems Wayne Simmonds and Oscar Moller have been paired together since the development camp through rookie camp, rookie games and now into training camp. It's a shame they can't both play in the AHL together this year!
Drew Doughty and Denis Gauthier = What we will probably see a lot of this season if we don't get another dman.
I hope they try Frolov and Purcell at some point. But then again Moulson, Stoll, Purcell could be a real line combo if Handsuz or Boyle plays up to the second line.
Considering that this is full blown training camp, and there aren't any dman missing or injured... it's sad how greatly outnumbered NHL dmen are by rookie/AHL dmen. For some reason looking at those line-ups really made that sink in more than it did during the summer.
Why is Werner skating as a forward?
Team Quinn and I hate that name after what Pat did to the Kings, seems to be the meat and potatoes team. They all bring their lunchpail....
John Zieler on a first first line, even in camp that's scary!
Can't wait for next Saturday in Las Vegas! Very interested to see who gets to go and who gets cut. I wonder if we have POS by then, I sure hope so.