When is Your Checking Line Not Your Checking Line?

by Quisp on Oct 11, 2009 7:13 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

I just noticed something fascinating in the Kings exotic stats numbers from the first four games. Actually, I noticed it after game three, but put off mentioning it because I thought maybe it was statistical white noise. I still think it might be. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me back up. We...

Roster I Wish Were Possible

by Quisp on Sep 14, 2009 10:02 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

Smyth/Kopitar/Williams Purcell/Moller/Brown Frolov/Handzus/Simmonds Clune/Stoll/Westgarth (Harrold, Lewis) Johnson/Scuderi Doughty/Greene Hickey/SOD (Drewiske) Bernier Quick Or, as I like to think of it: 25/35/25 20/20/30 35/20/15 5/15/5

Kings Players With Height Rendered as Font Size

by Quisp on Jul 6, 2009 1:13 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

New Post, in which, instead of earning money, I decide to crunch cap figures related to the preposterous Sedin twins to L.A. UFA rumor

by Quisp on Jun 30, 2009 2:17 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

Here's why I don't think the swedish twins in socal rumor makes any sense, especially not Deano sense. Math. The twins want $12MM/year. The Kings, after re-signing Johnson and Purcell, then adding $12MM for the Sedins, would be at at least $58MM. $59MM if Hickey makes the team. So we have to dump...

cut-and-paste of my own comment from Inside the Kings, just so I don't forget I said it and because it's so hard to find anything in the Inside the Kings archives

by Quisp on May 17, 2009 4:35 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

The season after next will be interesting cap-wise, as [commenter "src3" on the Inside the Kings "board" said] said. Not just because of Frolov being a UFA and the cap coming down a bit, but also because both Quincey and Quick will be RFA. Next year, Fro's hit is 2.9, Quick's .8, Quincey's .6, and...

Edmonton Journal Brain Farts a Hemsky for Dustin Brown AND Matt Greene Trade Har De Har HAR

by Quisp on May 3, 2009 12:48 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

If the Oilers could get two front-line players for him, at least one a bigger, stronger body like winger Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and retrieve hard-nosed defenceman Matt Greene, too, would they consider it? Is it that far-fetched? I don't think so. via Hemsky trade is plausible . I...

Crackpot Roster Musings: Kings 09-10

by Quisp on Apr 22, 2009 10:44 AM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

Assumptions: Kings sign one of Hossa, Gaborik or Havlat. Kings keep the number five pick and select MSP, Kane or Duchene, whoever is left. FORWARDS: If Hossa or Havlat: Frolov/Kopitar/Hossa-Havlat Williams/Stoll/Brown [North American drive-to-the-net ass-kicking, hits and...

"Is this team really that promising?"

by Quisp on Mar 26, 2009 1:22 PM PDT on Jewels From The Crown

Ersberg (commenter on "Inside the Kings," not the actual Ersberg) asked the following great questions in the Inside the Kings comments section: "Does anyone else think the Kings seem to not have the type of offense that some teams have that can be a threat on almost any possession? They just seem...

Consistency please???

by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2007 7:16 PM PST on Jewels From The Crown

Original post date: Thursday, October 18, 2007So I WAS going to give you guys another Hidden Gem, but I decided to go with a recap instead. Mostly because I won't have access to a TV in a couple of days and decided to focus on games instead of the random stuff I do. So tonight's game against the...

My Star of the Game

by Connie Kim on Nov 12, 2007 7:18 PM PST on Jewels From The Crown

Original post date: Friday, October 19, 2007Is Jack MUTHA FUCKIN Johnson. First goal of his NHL career. Fitting that it should come on the 50th anniversary of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard's 500th goal.The Kings played well and they were rewarded with the 2 points. But when the first period came to...