More from Ersberg
Here's what Erik Ersberg said about the status of his knee, in which he was struck by a deflected puck during practice yesterday.
``It's just a little bit stiff and sore, but in a game it doesn't affect me at all because you don't notice that stuff when you're playing,'' Ersberg said.
Now, Ersberg has two black and blue knees. He stopped a shot with his facemask in Tuesday's game, and the puck got stuck in his mask.
``They shoot pucks at me. Sometimes, I get hit and it hurts,'' Ersberg said. ``That's part of my job description.''
On what kind of injury would keep him from playing:
``I think if you ask any player, it would take something pretty serious not to play. Everybody wants to play. If you can play, you'll play. I don't think anybody's going to back off.''
About the bloggers
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.
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