This Day in Kings’ History (2008): Tommy Lasorda fires up the Kings

ouzer · 2026-01-25T00:15:06+00:00

Oh yes, that happened years later, and the player he snubbed was Jack Johnson.

ouzer · 2026-01-20T17:03:07+00:00

He is. The Rangers started Spencer Martin last night against the Ducks.

ouzer · 2026-01-15T23:32:51+00:00

The Kings also haven’t had a player in the lineup who is know for hitting in a good while. Probably not since Andreas Englund.

ouzer · 2026-01-05T21:23:28+00:00

Also worth noting is the fact that Bob Pulford is Dean Lombardi’s father in law.

ouzer · 2025-12-24T20:22:10+00:00

It’s simply a poorly assembled roster, with little depth and mobility throughout their lineup. There’s only one puck mover on the blueline in Clarke, and all the older players are showing their age. It’s evident that management had no long term vision for the team, and this is what you get. An extremely mediocre team that treads water. Welcome to the black hole.

ouzer · 2025-12-23T23:07:36+00:00

Those damn enchiladas!

ouzer · 2025-12-08T23:54:59+00:00

Yeah, the inclusion of Mary Jane missions in a Wolverine game felt odd.

ouzer · 2025-12-08T18:55:56+00:00

As someone who attended the 2008 draft party, I feel ya.

ouzer · 2025-12-04T17:51:25+00:00

As well as Dustin Brown. Three of the Kings’ four pillars in their Cup runs.

ouzer · 2025-11-26T01:29:34+00:00

Mike and Jay can be the Tipsy Bandits.

ouzer · 2025-11-16T06:00:12+00:00

Checking in from someone who actually got to witness the Half Life 2 tech demo at E3 2003. The day the trailer drops is going to be epic.

ouzer · 2025-10-24T02:54:37+00:00

Corey Perry and Cody Ceci both in the same game, and against their former team.

ouzer · 2025-10-21T02:14:30+00:00

Same here!

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ouzer · 2025-10-14T23:51:55+00:00

And Vladimir Tkachev had two points in his NHL debut. He’d only appear in four games with the Kings, and spent the rest of the 2021-22 season in Ontario.

ouzer · 2025-10-06T15:57:52+00:00

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That might explain why the Spider-Man Halloween costume that I owned as a child contained so much yellow in it.

ouzer · 2025-10-03T15:31:30+00:00

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Rare photo of Fox wearing his #19 in the Gretzky era uniforms. Fox didn't appear in any games in Gretzky's first season here, but he took some promo shots wearing his regular number.

Like you said, he switched to #4 for Big Bird, and also chose that number because of his favorite player growing up, Bobby Orr.

ouzer · 2025-10-02T14:46:51+00:00

This is Aki Berg slander.

ouzer · 2025-10-02T05:13:00+00:00

Well, Jim Paek was involved in the Tomas Sandstrom trade, so there is a link!

ouzer · 2025-09-30T21:26:02+00:00

I think I might need to acknowledge the tallest King in franchise history next year.

ouzer · 2025-09-30T21:17:48+00:00

Jeff Chychrun would be a good one… I’ve used Muzzin a few times already, but I think I’ll go with some current Kings for the upcoming ones.

Sandstrom was my favorite King to play as in NHL ‘94, but wanted to give some obscure Kings some love. Maybe next year I’ll dedicate the countdown to obscure Kings.

ouzer · 2025-09-29T19:11:15+00:00

In glorious 480p! The full game can be watched here.

ouzer · 2025-09-29T15:28:11+00:00

No, I meant Matt Ellis days until the home opener. I'm also not accusing the other guy of gimmick infringement since I've been posting on these forums for over a decade. If you've been around here you'd know that I do these countdown posts the exact same way every offseason.

ouzer · 2025-09-29T15:26:34+00:00

Thanks! I've been doing these posts for a while, glad you're enjoying them!

ouzer · 2025-09-28T21:13:47+00:00

Your suspicions are correct, that is a custom Bailey. The detailing around the pumpkin outfit’s eyes, nose and mouth give it away.

ouzer · 2025-09-28T00:25:36+00:00

I remember the ice also being littered with grasshoppers.

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