TRH GAMEDAY 77 – EDMONTON OILERS – Home Again
After a grueling five-game roadtrip, the LA Kings finally return home and get a bit of a break in their schedule as tonight they face the lowly Edmonton Oilers.
And, once again, if the Kings manage to win, they’ll leapfrog past the Winnipeg Jets into a playoff spot.
With a game in hand, the Kings actually have a better chance of making the playoffs than the Jets, according to Sports Club Stats.
Picking up two points shouldn’t be too big of a problem against the Oilers, right?
Never mind that the Oilers handed the Kings one of their worst losses of the season. Or that the Oilers are 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Or that the Kings have only scored three goals in their last four games at home. That’s all irrelevant and good things are about to happen!
Mike Richards staying out with the extras. Odd man out with Stoll back in.
— Curtis Zupke (@curtiszupke) April 2, 2015
Yeah, but…
Reading between the lines on Sutter/Regehr comments, one gets the sense that Sekera’s injury is not minor. Doctor today.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 1, 2015
Oh come on.
Tanner Pearson also re-signs for two years. Was expected to be the next of the RFAs to sign. Jones' new contract most likely next.
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) April 2, 2015
FINALLY some good news!
Pearson AAV in LA is $1.4M
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) April 2, 2015
You’ve done it again, Dean Lombardi!
Quick recap: A Concussed Jarret Stoll may be a better option than a completely healthy Mike Richards, and the team’s biggest trade deadline acquisition may not play again this year, but at least Tanner Pearson is re-signed!
Now, when can we get his scoring prowess back in this goal-starved lineup?
Pearson said that he had an additional X-ray yesterday. Bone isn't healing as quickly as he'd like…
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) April 1, 2015
…he expressed some frustration and called a return before the end of the season "very optimistic right now."
— Jon Rosen (@lakingsinsider) April 1, 2015
This season is the worst.
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