With the season just days away, Jon Rosen tweeted a bit of practice information that would seem harmless at first glance.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.</p>— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider/statuses/385087014174871552″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It’s not even a surprising development, is it? However, there are three important facts to consider.
- After being “given more of an opportunity” during camp by head coach Darryl Sutter, Alec Martinez had a good training camp topped off by an excellent performance at Frozen Fury.
- Jake Muzzin sustained a knee injury last week; many thought this may have opened the door for Martinez.
- People LOVE Alec Martinez.
So, naturally, this caused an uproar.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>WHAT NOOOOOOOOO RT <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a> "Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby."</p>— Ryan Dunn (@SharksGotMyLeg) <a href=”https://twitter.com/SharksGotMyLeg/statuses/385087272678219776″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>Woof “<a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.”</p>— Joshva (@SoundFlyer14) <a href=”https://twitter.com/SoundFlyer14/statuses/385087457718730752″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>(Martinez jersey at <a href=”https://twitter.com/JFTC_Kings“>@JFTC_Kings</a> HQ slowly falls off wall) RT <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.</p>— Eric (@hailrover) <a href=”https://twitter.com/hailrover/statuses/385095280275636224″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>”<a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.” NOOOOOOOOOOOOO</p>— Nut (@DoctorGonzzzo) <a href=”https://twitter.com/DoctorGonzzzo/statuses/385095464254570496″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>It's as if tens of nerds cried out and were suddenly silenced"<a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.”</p>— Rudy Kelly (@rudykelly) <a href=”https://twitter.com/rudykelly/statuses/385096016124321792″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ RT <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a> Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.</p>— jean louise finch (@langluy) <a href=”https://twitter.com/langluy/statuses/385096975210643457″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p>”<a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby." But Doughty said….</p>— Michael Gleason (@MrGleasonator) <a href=”https://twitter.com/MrGleasonator/statuses/385097040109125632″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p><a href=”https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TweetsFromSpring2013&src=hash”>#TweetsFromSpring2013</a> RT <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.</p>— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) <a href=”https://twitter.com/theroyalhalf/statuses/385097256325484544″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p><a href=”http://t.co/1Zf1jZ5qm4″>http://t.co/1Zf1jZ5qm4</a> RT <a href=”https://twitter.com/lakingsinsider”>@lakingsinsider</a>: Muzzin taking reps with Greene; Martinez with Ellerby.</p>— Dwight King Jr. (@RobertJFTC) <a href=”https://twitter.com/RobertJFTC/statuses/385097915410034688″>October 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Nothing signals the return of regular season hockey like Twitter blowing up over practice updates. And with the Kings starting on a back-to-back, who’s to say that Sutter doesn’t switch Martinez into the lineup for Game 2 of the season? But since people have strong feelings, we’ll ask the question anyway…
Who would you rather see on the third pairing with Matt Greene?
| Jake Muzzin | 44 |
| Alec Martinez | 91 |