Kings Sign Rob Scuderi, Goal Scoring Issue Solved
by RudyKelly on Jul 2, 2009 1:25 PM PDT
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The Kings were 11th in goals allowed and 27th in goals scored, which means they clearly needed to add offense this off-season. Well, they did it, signing famed scoring dynamo Robert Scuderi. Scuderi scored... wait, that can't be right. One goal? The guy scored one goal last year? Oh God, we're doomed.
But seriously, Scuderi is a good stay-at-home defenseman who can either play with Jack Johnson (assuming her majesty is OK moving to the right side) or team up with Matt Greene to form an ultimate defensive stopper unit. The Kings were 11th in defense last year, but that doesn't mean they can't move up. I see our defense looking like so next year:
O'Donnell-Doughty
Scuderi-Johnson (One-timers galore)
Quincey-Greene
The only question is, who only plays 15 minutes? Also, this kind of feels like the prelude to a Johnson trade. Just a hunch.
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Nice, Scuderi is a pretty solid signing for the Kings. I hate that fucker though. But in terms of actual performance, he should be pretty good.
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by Brian S (brianguy) on Jul 2, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it...
Future Hall-of-Famer Scott Niedermayer resigns with the ducks yesterday, and he barely gets 4 comments burried waaaaaay down in the depths of yesterday’s 225+ comment thread.
But when the goddamned SCUD MISSLE lands in Los Angeles today, he gets his own thread complete with AP action Photo, customized caption and substantial write up by Rudy heralding his arrival!
Not sure exactly what I’m getting at here, but I’m still seriously amused…
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by Nut on Jul 2, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess in terms of “what was posted right afterwards” I guess you’re right.
But c’mon, we’ve been talking about Scott’s return since Pronger left — I did do a pretty indepth three-year stats study on Scott Niedermayer this week. But I guess I should have saved it for his signing day.
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Don’t think it was supposed to be a slight on you Earl, more on how starved us Kings fans were some news.
by Nut on Jul 2, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re exactly right, Nut. That was no offense to Earl. But after this cathartic signing by Lombardi, I’m ready to head out to Sepulvida, and flip over enough parked cars and smash enough windows to make the evening of June 15th look like a Martha Stewart Tea & Crumpetts party!
2009 LA Kings Hockey: thanks to Joe Sakic's snowblower, WE'RE BETTER THAN THE AV'S!!!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 2, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He can sit up in the press box/play right wing in favor of Moller while Kings’ fans kill themselves.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
Will we at least have a choice how it goes down? I’m hoping for David Carradene style!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 2, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, this kind of feels like the prelude to a Johnson trade. Just a hunch.
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Good pick-up for LA
You got the one guy all the Pens fans wanted to keep.
Scuds is a great piece, and a great guy, here’s wishing him all the best from Pittsburgh.
Scuderi is a good performer. He made a huge save in Game 6 last Finals that may have won the Cup for them. $3.4M per year might be a bit too much, but when you’re the Kings and have all that cap space, I’m less disturbed by that figure. When you look at the Kings defense, you have Doughty, Quincey, Greene and now Scuderi, all on multi-year deals. O’Donnell is only making about $1.3M, and is very solid on defense.
All in all, the Kings defense looks great and should help out the goaltending a lot. Also, it seems that Johnson wll be on his way out. Trade Johnson, Frolov, and a prospect for a scoring LW, and we’ll be all set. Let Voynov and Hickey get some playing time in the third pairing.
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