stoll Stories - The Copper & Blue
When is Your Checking Line Not Your Checking Line?
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
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
Matthew Barry - Will Jarret Stoll Be Ready To Start the Season?
From Matthew Barry: In an interview with Team 1260 this afternoon, Kings centerman and faceoff specialist Stoll admitted he had arthritis in his knee, wrist and elbows (at the tender age of 27), to the point where he couldn't move. He's currently under medication and plans to be ready for the start...
Utterly Irrational Trade Thought Involving Other People's Stars
I was just looking at San Jose's numbers. They have a cap hit of $55.4 with seven players left to sign, to get to 23. That's simply not doable, even if they populate the rest of their team entirely with entry level prospects. With the players they have, it's reasonable to assume signing the...
Crackpot Roster Musings: Kings 09-10
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...
Kings @ Oilers backstory
Objects in the mirror are much closer than they appear, with the Kings just 1 point behind the Oilers after 20 GP. L.A. has a slightly superior goal differential (-5 to -9) rooted in better special teams play: both teams have scored 17 powerplay goals, but the Kings have allowed just 15 PPG, the...
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