Tonight's lineup
Interesting moves by Terry Murray tonight in the final perseason game. Michal Handzus will center a line with Brad Richardson and Alexander Frolov. Matt Moulson gets a turn up top with Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Oscar Moller stays in the lineup, as does Derek Armstrong at wing. The defensive pairs, it seems, are fairly set, with Johnson-Greene, O'Donnell-Doughty and Preissing-Gauthier. Jason LaBarbera is expected to go the whole way in goal.
Moulson-Kopitar-Brown
Richardson-Handzus-Frolov
Moller-Stoll-Calder
Armstrong-Boyle-Ivanans

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
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Rich is there a reason why wany simmonds isnt playing?
boyle?
Richardson instead of Purcell?