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KHL, NHL, Russian Prospects and Team Russia (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Andrei Loktionov will undergo surgery, taking him out of the lineup for four months, reports Rick Hammond of LAKingsInsider.com . Andrei Loktionov will have surgery to repair a torn capsule in his shoulder and will be out of action approximately four months, according to Dean Lombardi. It sounded as though Loktionov’s surgery and Thomas Hickey’s surgery will both take place...
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... teams and a legitimate contender for the playoffs it has watched from the sidelines since 2002. Dean Lombardi has patiently guided L.A.'s building program.(Getty Images)Mired in mediocrity since joining the league in 1967 save for the brief, if unfulfilled, Wayne Gretzky era in the early 1990s, the Kings are off to one of their best starts ever, passing the quarter pole sitting fourth...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... it’s fun to wonder which teams will call, no? How about the Los Angeles Kings? I think GM Dean Lombardi has the green light to add a major piece this season. Anyone fancy a Lecavalier-Anze Kopitar 1-2 punch at center? And what of the New York Rangers. Marian Gaborik is flying in the Big Apple. Imagine if he had a bona-fide No. 1 center? Imagine a reunion with coach John Tortorella?...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have claimed defenseman Randy Jones off of re-entry waivers, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. The Kings have also placed defenseman Alec Martinez on the injured reserve list (retroactive to October 5) due to an ankle injury. Jones, 28, has played in six games this season with the Adirondack Phantoms of the American...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
They spent $13.6 million to lure Rob Scuderi away from the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. They dealt for veteran Ryan Smyth and his annual salary cap hit of $6.25 million. And when it was all said and done, Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi knew those moves wouldn't mean a thing unless the Kings continued to see growth from their young players.
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have signed goaltender Jonathan Quick to a three-year contact extension, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. Quick, 23, is in his third NHL/Kings season and he’s started nine of the Kings’ first 10 games this season. He’s also started 50 of the last 60 Kings’ games dating back to last season and...
