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A former 35-goal scorer, Alexander Frolov was a healthy scratch for Monday night's game in Dallas. Kings Head Coach Terry Murray said he has been very unhappy with his play this season and has had 10 meetings with him about it, and is not getting any feedback from Frolov. I have been very critical of Frolov dating back to last season, but this season with the energetic play of nearly all ...

A Plea to Versus & The NHL: Stop Insulting Hockey Fans & TV Viewers

Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Reed Kaufman in NHL
I wrote part of this article exactly a year agoùafter the initial NHL broadcasts on Versus made me angry enough to do so. I never published it, hence making it an exercise in "letting off steam." From October 2008: Tonight, after watching the coverage of the first two hockey games of the season on Versus, I decided to pay the $160.00 on DirecTV to NOT have to watch any more games on ...

Five Burning Questions For The Los Angeles Kings: Version 2009

Posted: 21st September 2009 by Reed Kaufman in NHL
In preparation for last season, around the same time, I wrote Five Burning Questions for the Los Angeles Kings. To be honest, this year's questions won't be too different. Let's get right into it.   1) Are the Kings a legitimate playoff team in the West this year? Early indications sway toward optimism, as noted here. Much of this has been perpetuated by the front office's excitement to not have to say simply, "It's ...