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HEAD COACH
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Larry Robinson
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ROSTER
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C - Brandon Convery, Jozef Stumpel, Olli Jokinen, Ian
Laperriere, Ray Ferraro, Yanic Perreault. LW - Eric Lacroix, Steve
McKenna, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Luc Robitaille, Craig Johnson, Josh
Green. RW - Russ Courtnall, Nathan LaFayette, Glen Murray, Sandy
Moger. D - Garry Galley, Rob Blake, Sean O'Donnell, Doug Bodger,
Mattias Norstrom, Steve Duchesne, Philippe Boucher. G - Stephane
Fiset, Jamie Storr.
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INJURIES
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Rob Blake, d (broken foot, Christmas?). Steve McKenna, lw
(abdominal strain, day-to-day). Sandy Moger, rw (back strain,
day-to-day); Geoff Courtnall, rw (broken ankle, 2-4 weeks); Matt
Johnson, lw (goon, 12 games).
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TRANSACTIONS
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None.
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GAME RESULTS
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11/28 Phoenix L 4-0
11/30 at Montreal L 3-1
12/02 at Toronto L 3-1
12/03 at Ottawa L 3-1
12/05 Detroit L 4-3
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STANDINGS
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Pacific Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Phoenix 21 15 3 3 33 62 35
Dallas 23 15 5 3 33 66 47
Anaheim 25 9 11 5 23 57 62
San Jose 24 5 13 6 16 51 62
Los Angeles 26 6 17 3 15 55 76
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TEAM NEWS
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by Matt Moore, Los Angeles Correspondent
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The Kings have really sucked recently. No way around it, they blow
goats. But there has been light at the end of a long, dark
tunnel. They showed a great deal of hustle in their loss to
Detroit, coming back from a 3- 0 deficit to make a run at actually
winning the game.
This game was a moral victory at the very least, with the crowd at
the Forum actually being able to cheer their team for the first
time in weeks. Luc Robitaille continued to play well, scoring two
goals and just plain being spiffy. His second goal of the Wings
game was sweet, scoring high into the net from a bad angle and with
his momentum taking him away from the play. Now for the hard part:
building on this game and maybe winning a few games. And look out,
Luc is only 10 goals away from scoring his 500th of his career.
Olli Jokinen was named the NHL rookie of the month for November. He
scored four goals and four assists in 11 games during the month and
showed why the Kings took him so high in the draft. His play has
also provided an offensive boost to the Kings, and relegated Yanic
Perreault to a checking role.
Rob Blake is skating again for the first time since he broke his
foot. No definite date has been set for his return, but he has
been listed as questionable for the December 12th game against the
Canucks. Getting him back would be a huge boost and get the
defensive corps back to full strength.
The LA Times is reporting that Larry Robinson's job is in jeopardy,
based upon some comments by Dave Taylor along the lines of "he's
the coach now" which, last time I checked, is true. This seems to
be grasping at straws by the Times and I wonder what would have
reported if Taylor had sneezed moments after saying that.
In the spirit of the holidays, the Kings are holding their annual
Toy Drive. They are collecting toys during games through the
December 12th game against the Canucks, with the toys to be
distributed by Kings players to sick kids at three hospitals in the
LA area. And if you do contribute you receive a coupon for free
food from AMC Theatres and have a chance to win autographed stuff
from Kings. So if you have a chance, help them out this season.
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