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TOM PREISSING
This season: 77 games, 8 goals, 16 assists, minus-6 rating.
Positives: With Preissing's game, it's all a matter of expectation. He's not the fastest or the strongest or the biggest, but he manages to play a solid, responsible game for the most part. Any team expecting Preissing to log huge minutes or play the point on the power play is going to end up disappointed, but in a defined role, he's a solid veteran.
Negatives: A relative lack of size and strength will always hold Preissing back. At age 29, it's hard to see Preissing ever evolving into a top-flight defenseman or a reliable power-play contributor.
Looking ahead: Preissing is a solid fourth or fifth defenseman, and not a bad player at the price the Kings have locked him up at. The problem is the Kings need better defensemen around him, so that his ice time can be managed better and his mistakes aren't magnified.
Contract situation: Signed through 2010-11 (cap number of $2.75 million next season).
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.
Recent Comments
Damen on Player evaluation: Preissing: I have to disagree with this evaluation of Preissing. He's a number 6 ...
Dan H. on Player evaluation: Preissing: Well when he was signed it was billed as us getting an offensive guy a ...
Joey on Player evaluation: Preissing: Hey Rich, another great report. One small request: it would be a real ...
dominic lavoie on Player evaluation: Preissing: Does anyone remember how he played in Ottawa or his last year in San J ...
Anonymous on Player evaluation: Preissing: He was pressed into a role, which he is not built for. His lack of siz ...
Goon Squad on Player evaluation: Preissing: I think the only thing in his game that's positive at all is the fact ...
Jim Jones on Player evaluation: Preissing: I LOVE that contract. With what guys like Boyle got and Campbell will ...