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LUBOMIR VISNOVSKY
This season: 82 games, 8 goals, 33 assists, minus-18 rating.
Positives: This depends on which Visnovsky you'd like to talk about: the one who, during the previous couple seasons, established himself as a potential Norris Trophy candidate, or the one who looked tenative and overmatched this season. When he's on his game, Visnovsky is, pound-for-pound, a very strong defenseman with great puck-moving skills and good offensive instincts.
Negatives: So, what happened to that guy last year? It certainly looked like a new player on the ice this season, and not in a good way.
Looking ahead: It's hard to say what went wrong with Visnovsky. A popular theory is that he got overwhelmed, mentally, by the combination of a big contract extension (which kicks in next season) and the fact that he was named an assistant captain. The hope within the organization is that he will settle down and return to previous form.
Contract situation: Signed through 2012-13 (cap number of $5.6 million next season).
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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.
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.
Recent Comments
John Roy Morgan on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: Anonymous, Lubo was signed in the same vain as CLOUTIER. Tell me why ...
ChilledAgua on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: Anthony - Ridiculous statement. Get rid of the $6M no-show, move Lub ...
ian on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: Anthony, that's ridiculous.. ...
Jon G on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: Hopefully this was just an off year, but I'm concerned that opposing t ...
anthony on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: I would love to see him in a package deal with Lord Cammi. He is too ...
ian on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: Lubo is a talented and apparently prideful guy, I'm sure he'll be goo ...
Dan H. on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: I always loved Lubo. I think he'll come back better next season. He' ...
Anonymous on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: He just had one of those years that Murphy would even yell out WTF!!! ...
kyle on Player evaluation: Visnovsky: No questioning his work ethic. FWIW I think he simply overworked, ove ...