Murray quotes, on Johnson
Here's what Terry Murray had to say today about the news that Jack Johnson will miss the next two to three months with a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder...
Question: Did you get a chance to talk to Jack today?
MURRAY: ``No, I didn't see him. He went to the doctor very early this morning and when he got to the building here, we were on the ice. So I will follow up with a phone call here. It's very unfortunate. He was just starting to get going here and then this happens. It was just sort of a flukey thing.''
Question: Were you able to watch the film and see exactly what happened?
MURRAY: ``There was a puck that was flipped up into our zone. He fielded it and played it with his hand and tried to bring it down, and the San Jose player was coming at him with a lot of speed. (Johnson) turned to avoid him but he caught his shoulder. It's very unfortunate.''
Question: Are you familiar at all with Kyle Quincey?
MURRAY: ``No, I don't know him at all. Obviously our scouts have been out there watching him and they liked him and he was available. He's a big-bodied player, and after losing Jack we needed to bring a guy in here who could give us some minutes. We also have Peter Harrold here, and we're going to have to get somebody playing on hat side. That will be the decision here as we get going for tomorrow's game.''
Question: With another game tomorrow, does it help you to have all these games early, or would you rather have extra practice time?
MURRAY: ``The games are important. As you go through the training camp, you get to play a lot of exhibition games, and it's maybe too many sometimes. When it comes down to it, the process of pulling your team together is done through playing games. The intensity level is different and everyone reacts differently to that pressure. After games, you're able to review with the team on video and point out different aspects that we're seeing. Really, there is nothing like games. In practice, you try to simulate the situations of games, but you can't replace the game itself. So this should help us in the long run.''
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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.
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Gotta Love Murray's quotes.
Are you familiar with Quincey? No not at all.
What are your thoughts on O'Sullivan?
(Something to the effect of)Never seen him play.
Brilliant!
But what did Murphy have to say about Johnson?
What do you want him to say?
Oh yes, itsa verdy nice! (I told him we already have one)
If he hasn't seen him play and he has to accept the GM and scouts... I appreciate his honesty.
quincy filled in quite well for the injured depleted wings a couple of years ago in the playoffs. i think he (and kindl, ericsson *or* meech) could crack the kings top four pretty easily, and it was a numbers game because he was gonna get scratched every game in motown.
nice pickup for the kings!
Quincey was quite good for Detroit a couple years ago - last year was pretty solid, but unspectacular. He would be solid defenseman for many teams, but with the top four in Detroit he would have been in the press box most nights. He's a good kid and a hard hitter, and deserves to have a chance to play.
I've played against Quincey in mens league hockey in Oakville Ontario Canada. He is a big guy with a pretty good shot from the point. Smooth skater as you can hear his skates cut through the ice when he moves. Overall I wasn't overly impressed with his skill and i think he was -3 in the game but i will say it was nearly impossible to get the puck off when he was close to the boards.