Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Kings Edition
- Updated: November 10, 2014
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Goalie Ryan Miller #30 of the Vancouver Canucks covers the puck against Kyle Clifford #13 of the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on November 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Kings.
The Hockey Writers discuss the Los Angeles Kings’ $160 problem:
“Brother, can you spare sixteen hundred dimes?
Going into Saturday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, the Los Angeles Kings had a financial problem, triggered by a longer-term salary cap problem. Defenseman Robyn Regehr left Friday’s practice with an unspecified injury and was unable to play against Vancouver. Naturally, every team in the NHL faces the same issue, and all have contingency plans to deal with it.
Ordinarily, the next-man-up doctrine applies, with the most NHL-ready player called up to fill the bill. But what if the team can’t afford it?
The Kings were up against the NHL’s $69 million salary cap before defenseman Slave Voynov was suspended indefinitely by the league on October 20th for an alleged domestic violence incident. The Voynov suspension created perhaps an even bigger problem for Los Angeles than just the loss of the talented, fourth-year player: $4.167 million in dead cap space. That’s one heck of a lot of dimes.”
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The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vancouver Kanucks 5-1:
“Thanks to an injury, a suspension and a weird salary-cap quirk, the Los Angeles Kings had to take on surging Vancouver with only five defensemen in uniform.
The Kings’ remaining blueliners handled the extra work just as splendidly as the defending Stanley Cup champions handled the Canucks.
Tyler Toffoli had a goal and two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 18 saves in the Kings’ 5-1 victory Saturday night.
Alec Martinez had a career-high three assists for Los Angeles, which dressed just five defensemen when Robyn Regehr sat out with an injury. The Kings couldn’t recall a defenseman to fill in for Regehr or suspended Slava Voynov because they were roughly $160 shy of enough cap room to make a move.
So Drew Doughty played 29:46, and Jake Muzzin clocked 25:36 while recording his first multipoint game of the season. Matt Greene and Brayden McNabb also logged extra shifts as the Kings mixed-and-matched their pairings to great success.
“I’ve never come across anything like that before, but you’ve got to deal with the hand you’re dealt,” said Martinez, who played 25:30. “We’ve all played with each other in practice. You play with everybody. We’ve been here long enough. We know each other’s tendencies.”
A steadily increasing lead also helped.”
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