Friday lineup changes
Terry Murray confirmed today that he's planning on making two lineup changes tomorrow. Kyle Calder will replace Matt Moulson as the first-line left wing and Peter Harrold will rejoin the defensive group, almost certainly in place of Tom Preissing.
In other important changes, a doubles division has started in the ongoing Kings Locker-Room Ping-Pong tournament. Today featured Derek Armstrong and Anze Kopitar vs. Raitis Ivanans and John Zeiler. It was close when I left. Drew Doughty said he has formed a team with Brad Richardson. Now, back to hockey...
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Question: Going on the road, do you feel it's important to get a couple veteran players back in the lineup?
MURRAY: ``Well, I am going to get Calder in the lineup, but the reason for that is that he's been out for a while and he's really been working hard at getting his game to a higher level. I've asked him to do a lot of extra skating after every practice in the last week and he's been doing it. I see the positives coming out of it in the practice. I'm going to get him in. He's going to play on the left side with Kopitar. Part of that is that I need more from Moulson also. I had a meeting with him yesterday, and I would like to see more of the stuff that we probably saw in training camp and the exhibition games and the first couple (regular-season) games. I thought he was contributing and playing very well, but his game has tailed off in the last two. I just had to bring attention to that, and he's going to come out of the lineup for a game and we'll see where it goes.''
Question: Any defensive changes that you anticipate?
MURRAY: ``I am anticipating a change, with Harrold going in. I will think about that one overnight and make the decision at the morning skate tomorrow, but it's a move I was thinking about after the Colorado game.''
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I've got to hand it to you Rich. You keep us fans informed like no other. Nobody can replace you.
I'll put my money on Kopitar (with or without Army) defeating Zeiler and Ivanans. How hard can that be.
Ivanans playing ping-pong.. I love it.
Aside from the Kings' mysterious infatuation with Labarbara, I like the constant line-up changes. Veterans and rookies alike are learning they need to play hard every night.
Calder and top line do not belong in the same sentence let alone together on the ice.
How many balls are left after Ivanans finishes?
Atleast playing ping pong Zeiler goes left/right not straight up and down. Could be a masterstroke?
Good Day, can someone tell me if Brad Richardson is in the line up for tonights came also who will he be paying with. I may get PPV for tonights game if Brad is playing as I do not see to many Kings games on the Canadian Prairies.
Rich,
Is there anything you've seen to indicate that coaches don't like O'Sullivan for some reason? Look at last year. It took him 3/4 of the year to be put on the top line when he deserved it earlier on. I give some credit to his defensive game improving because of that.
The top line of Sully/Kopitar/Brown is hard to ignore when you look at what they did last year. Even when he was on that line he was pushed off the PP unit with them and replace with other guys.
Is there something underlying here or am I just wearing too many tin foil hats?
I know the whole "even out the scoring" mantra but you have the line of Fro/Handzus/Simmonds scoring more than your top line now. I think it's time to get two clicking.