Moller is a keeper

Oscar Moller is three games into his nine-game tryout, after which the Kings must decide whether to keep him or return him to his junior team for the rest of the season. So far, so good. Moller has one assist (on the power play) and an even rating in three games, and he's playing a fairly big role on the team. Here's what Terry Murray said regarding his impressions of Moller's play...

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Question: You talked yesterday about being impressed by the young guys, especially Moller and Simmonds. Are you thinking that Moller will stick around?

MURRAY: ``You have 10 games (to decide) on a player who still has junior eligibility. Quite honestly, it hasn't crossed my mind that he would do anything else but stay here. Things change, but I hope they don't. He has played very well. He's playing 14, 15 minutes a night. He's on special teams. He's actually a very good power-play player on that half-board. He's been impressive from the first day, and he just continues to handle the pace of the game and the intensity of the game with great composure and a lot of confidence. He wants to do things when the puck is on his stick, and that's probably what attracted my attention to him right from the very beginning of the training camp. I hope he continues to grow, and he should. He's put in situations where he has that opportunity to get better every day.''