Category: Too Much Free Time

Overwritten Kings' Schedule Break-Down

By Daws Butler | Oct 9th 2010 | 7 min read |

This is a self-indulgent, ridiculous exercise in micro-management, and it could be rendered moot at any point by unforeseen plot twists, including the...

I love this so much: Hitchcock asks Babcock if he can intern (well, basically)

By Daws Butler | Sep 18th 2010 | 1 min read |

Ken Hitchcock helping out at Red Wings camp | freep.com | Detroit Free Press Figuring that there’s no such thing as too much hockey knowledge, coach...

Jewels from the Garage #5: Blasts from the Past

By Daws Butler | Sep 2nd 2010 | 4 min read |

The Bure at the Beach card from this morning’s post reminded me that I had a bunch of these time capsules to dig up. Continuing with the surf an...

SBN Mock Expansion Draft: The Mock Kings Hereby Mock Protect...

By Daws Butler | Sep 2nd 2010 | 2 min read |

The results of the poll are in. There is one significant difference between what I would have done and what the membership has chosen, but we’ll...

Kings Count Down(s)

By Daws Butler | Aug 30th 2010 | 1 min read |

1 day till rookie camp (9/11-9/13, El Segundo). 1 day till Hockey Fest (9/11, El Segundo). 4 days till the Kings vs. Yotes rookie scrimmage (9/14, Pho...

SBN Mock Expansion Draft - Kings Protected List

By Daws Butler | Aug 29th 2010 | 5 min read |

In the spirit of making the time between now and October pass as quickly as possible, SBN is doing a mock expansion draft, which you can read about, i...

My Idea to "Settle" Ties is Still the Best

By Daws Butler | Aug 19th 2010 | 2 min read |

I’ve said it a few times before, but since the league is looking at rule changes this week, it bears repeating. Here’s how you fix the tie...

More Hockey Cards from the Time Capsule

By Daws Butler | Aug 11th 2010 | 2 min read |

Let’s start with young Peter Forsberg. Nice jersey. Niklas Lidstrom, Canada Cup, 1991. Had not yet played an NHL game. Pavel Bure, also pre-NHL....

Found 10,000 mint Upper Deck NHL cards circa 1990-1994

By Daws Butler | Aug 11th 2010 | 1 min read |

in a box in storage. Lots of familiar faces, some still playing. Like this guy: (I know he retired.) I’ll post more when I get the scanner worki...

Kings Players with Height Rendered as Font Size

By Daws Butler | Aug 6th 2010 | 1 min read |

I did this about a year ago, but it’s time to do it again with the new faces. Click through the image for a high-res version....