Jewels from the RSS Feed: Ersberg Defects, Subway Super Series, lots of what have yous
by Quisp on Oct 22, 2010 11:34 AM PDT
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PrintReign lose goaltender Jones - San Bernardino County Sun
That didn't take long. One day before the Reign's third game of the season, they lost a goaltender to the American Hockey League. Manchester, the Kings' AHL affiliate, has recalled Martin Jones in advance of a three-games-in-three-nights weekend series. On the surface it seems like Jones will only be in Manchester through the weekend - the Monarchs' top two goalies are believed to be healthy.
As I was preparing this post, with the comment "I doubt it, sounds like EE is going to Europe, I got this tweet:
Twitter / Bob McKenzie: L.A. puts Erik Esberg on w ...
L.A. puts Erik Esberg on waivers. ATL's Nigel Dawes clears waivers.
Which was closely followed by Rich Hammond reporting that EE is heading to the KHL, in violation of his contract, which will be terminated. Wonder why he wasn't "loaned" a la Juraj Mikus and Johan Fransson. I'm betting it's just a techincality and it saves the Kings money that way. Good luck, Iceberg. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have Drew Doughty.
The Hockey News: Rumor Roundup: Rumor Roundup: Senators trading?
Craig Custance of The Sporting News pointed out the Los Angeles Kings have plenty of available cap space to take on a big salary and could pursue Richards if the Stars decide they cannot re-sign him. ESPN.com’s John Buccigross, in response to a reader’s question, suggested the Stars should be able to get a first round pick, a prospect and a solid roster player for Richards. Buccigross listed the Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers as potential suitors, adding the Maple Leafs and Rangers could offer up a "five- to seven-year, $30-million to $40-million contract."
The Kings have no cap space. They have Doughty, Jack Johnson, Wayne Simmonds, Oscar Moller, Brad Richardson, Justin Williams, Michal Handzus and Jonathan Bernier to sign.
Ian Clark's On Hockey: Three days, three games for Monarchs - Friday, Oct. 22, 2010
Manchester will have to get used to that triple-dip of weekend games. The Monarchs play three-game sets such as this one eight of the next 10 weekends. In that regard, the current goaltender rotation is a good thing. With that many games, you need two goalies you can rely on and Manchester has a pair of solid ones in veteran Erik Ersberg and up-and-comer Jeff Zatkoff. Morris said of the rotation. "It's a healthy competition and both goalies understand the situation." [...] The Monarchs have enjoyed varied scoring thus far, with 15 of 20 skaters registering a point through the first five games. David Meckler (three goals, three assists for six points), Dwight King (5-1-5) and rookie Brandon Kozun (3-1-4) leading the way. But playmaker Oscar Moller remains out of action after suffering a head injury on Sunday. "I'd say he's day-to-day but my gut feeling is that he won't be ready for the weekend," Morris said. "That's the vibe I got from (trainer Michael Muir)."
The Moller injury was reported on the Monarchs Facebook page as "concussion-like symptoms" after hitting his head on the ice.
What a difference a year makes
Series rosters unveiled 67’s forwards Tyler Toffoli and Ryan Martindale have been selected to the OHL roster for next month’s Subway Super Series against a team of Russian juniors. Calvin de Haan of Carp, Erik Gudbranson of Orléans and Ryan Spooner of Kanata with also participate in the two-game series Nov. 11 at London and Nov. 15 at Sudbury. A team representing the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, including Gatineau Olympiques defenceman Nicolas Deslauriers and goalie Maxime Clermont, will face the touring Russians on Nov. 8 at Saint John, N.B., and on Nov. 10 at Drummondville. A Western Hockey League squad will play host to the Russians on Nov. 17 at Kamloops, B.C., and Nov. 18 at Prince George, B.C.
In addition to Kings' prospects Toffoli and Deslauriers, Linden Vey and Jordan Weal were named to the WHL team, and Jean-Francois Berube was named to the QMJHL team. Obviously, Brayden Schenn and Kyle Clifford would have been named also, but are currently with the Kings. The only Kings junior prospect not named to a Super Series team is Robbie Czarnik.
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bq.Good luck, Iceberg. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have Drew Doughty.
I thought we had LaBarbera to thank for that.
bq.The Kings have no cap space. They have Doughty, Jack Johnson, Wayne Simmonds, Oscar Moller, Brad Richardson, Justin Williams, Michal Handzus and Jonathan Bernier to sign.
We do have cap space this year and Richard’s contract is up at the end of the year. Maybe we could find a way to sign him and fit him in longer if we really like him or it could be a one year rental. The issue is then what do we want to give up for what could very likely be only a one year rental of Richards?
bq.The only Kings junior prospect not named to a Super Series team is Robbie Czarnik.
Nice to see that even with all these young guys making the jump to the NHL we still have all sorts of great young prospects doing well.
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Good luck, Iceberg. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have Drew Doughty.
I thought we had LaBarbera to thank for that.
The Kings have no cap space. They have Doughty, Jack Johnson, Wayne Simmonds, Oscar Moller, Brad Richardson, Justin Williams, Michal Handzus and Jonathan Bernier to sign.
We do have cap space this year and Richard’s contract is up at the end of the year. Maybe we could find a way to sign him and fit him in longer if we really like him or it could be a one year rental. The issue is then what do we want to give up for what could very likely be only a one year rental of Richards?
The only Kings junior prospect not named to a Super Series team is Robbie Czarnik.
Nice to see that even with all these young guys making the jump to the NHL we still have all sorts of great young prospects doing well.
you are of course right about cap space for this season
with the exception of the minutiae of the “tagging” rule, which wouldn’t affect the first such move (e.g. bringing in someone like Richards), but could impact deadline moves if Lombardi is planning on, for example, locking up Doughty during the course of the season. It’s not a “problem” exactly, but it can become an issue (Chicago had this problem last year when they tried to extend Toews, Kane and Keith and didn’t have the tagging room to do so.)
Wait till this year.
Brad Richardson, Justin Williams, Michal Handzus
I highly doubt Dallas would want to trade within the division, but the questions in my mind still are — will we re-sign these three, and if so, for how much? Williams, at least, knows he’s fighting for his career and is playing like it; and I’d Iike to keep Zeus for less, but so far we have no idea what he has in mind.
Some major choices to make, that’s for sure. And we don’t even know who else might come up on the trade market.
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I wonder if they'd trade him at all if they continue to do well
Just as Dean wouldn’t entertain trading Frolov at all last season in spite of the uncertainty, they probably wouldn’t want to break up a winning team. And Richards is probably even more important to Dallas than Fro was to the Kings last year.
"Prepare your bladder for imminent release!" — Invader Zim
this would be a major blow to the Zus Army...
…that is if we didn’t resign the Zusinator.
i like what he brings to the team especially in the way of rookie development.
plus his hair is super sweet.
WWZD??? only Zus knows.
Zus Army
Yeah. I don’t like contemplating it. We hope that he will sign again with us for a discount. But he has a total right to leave and take his glorious locks with him if he gets offered more money elsewhere, you know? And I wouldn’t blame him for it.
(…please stay)
In Dinglebarn We Trust
I will just say again that he needs to sign for around $2MM and ride out his career as the forward version of Sean O'Donniwan Kenobi.
plus, he wants to be a coach when he retires, so really, he needs to retire a king.
Wait till this year.
I don't like the sound of "concussion-like symptoms"
It smacks of Good Randy Jones turning into Evil Randy Jones. In his case, the dividing line between the two was suffering a concussion that nobody wanted to call a concussion. “Concussion-like symptoms.”
BTW, I see where Phil Jackson skipped an exhibition game because of “flu-like symptoms.” I’ve never understood the difference between “flu-like symptoms” and actual influenza. You diagnose a disease through the symptoms that manifest, right? Doesn’t it seem disturbing that you would suffer through the symptoms of the flu without actually having the flu?
"Prepare your bladder for imminent release!" — Invader Zim
there are many
other common viral and bacterial infections that can cause “flu-like symptoms” aside from the actual Influenza virus. Ironically, many things that people associate with flu (vomiting, stomach upset, etc) are not related to or generally caused by Influenza. Confirmation of Influenza can not be done by symptoms alone- it requires one or more lab tests to detect the presence of the virus.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming….
well, yes, but the key point about "flu-like symptoms" is that it only gets mentioned when the disease in question is worse, usually exponentially worse...
a la HIV, ebola, hantavirus, rabies, the plague, creeping Vopatitis.
“concussion-like symptoms” on the other hand, basically describe a concussion.
Wait till this year.
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