Kopitar and a prayer? The post The Los Angeles Kings Centers – As Bad As Some Say? appeared first on Wicked Deke ..read more

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The grunion, returnth! Yes, the Los Angeles Kings have recalled Carl Grundstrom from the Ontario Reign and, get this, it appears he is going into the first line with Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter. Check it out: The post Grunion Run! appeared first on Wicked Deke ..read more

The Los Angeles Kings have completed the first 10 games of their season. So, what conclusions can we draw from this team of vets with a smidge of youth? What nefarious plans has the Ewok King – Todd McLellan brought with him to a team expected to be poor this year? Let’s take a look. The post Los Angeles Kings 10 Game Review appeared first on Wicked Deke ..read more

Spittin’ Chicklets has done us all a great favor. Yes, they tracked down Mike Richards and convinced him to come on and do an interview. Richards has been more or less very private since his career ended. We mostly see images of him fishing on his Instagram account, but he hasn’t offered much as far as interviews go. Mike Richards Interview Highlights Well, that has changed. It sounds like Mike is doing well, and he has some funny stories. I don’t want to ruin it, but keep an ear out for stories from his junior days playing with Sidney Crosby before he was “Crosby,” being the captain with the ..read more

Back injuries. They seem to be the scourge of professional sports these days, but it is relatively rare to see the same back injury suffered by two young studs in different sports. Or is it? Let’s take a look at whether Gabe Vilardi and Fernando Tatis, Jr., have experienced the same back injury – specifically, a stress fracture in the lower back known as spondylolysis. Gabe Vilardi Back Injury Gabe Vilardi was picked eleventh overall in the 2017 NHL Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. Vilardi was viewed with great anticipation by the fans and organization because he was considered NHL-ready and co ..read more

Laugh at yourself, and the world laughs with you. Well, sometimes. In the case of NHL teams, funny hockey jokes sometimes just write themselves – looking at you Ottawa. Following are the funniest ones the Deke knows, including a few dirty hockey jokes. Don’t get too offended if your team is the butt of a joke, you can always substitute in the name of your rival team. *** TJ Oshie wakes up and looks at his clock. It is 7:07 am. He gets out of bed, goes downstairs and glances at his calendar. It says it is July 7, the seventh day of the seventh month. As he steps outside, he notices Bus #7 goin ..read more

Like many folks, you have questions about Sidney Crosby. So says the Google search metadata that I checked twice because a lot of folks have some pretty strange questions about Mr. Crosby. Frankly, more than a few were pretty creepy. Still, the Deke has a job to do so here are the semi-delusional answers to 24 questions about Sidney Crosby. Let’s start with the personal and then shift to hockey. 1. What is Sidney Crosby’s Nickname? And we have controversy off the bat. Fans who love the man tend to call him “Sid The Kid.” Fans who can’t stand him – looking at you Flyers fans – call him Cindy Cr ..read more

Deke here. While lounging over the weekend, I was contacted by a Mr. Stephen Ferracioli who has a fascinating theory on Los Angeles Kings prospect Gabe Vilardi. The Gabester has been off the ice with a back injury for nearly a year. So here is my latest Gabe Vilardi injury update. Oh, wait – Stephen’s update. ================= What Could Possibly Be Ailing Gabe Vilardi? By Stephen Ferracioli Being the offseason and being a hockey junky checking for new information as it trickles in, I thought I would write my opinions about Gabriel Vilardi and how I look at his situation with the Kings. I know ..read more

Denver University. Pioneer Pete was the school’s first mascot in 1867. DU had been known as the Fighting Parsons before that because Methodists founded the school. However, the ministers wanted to change the name/mascot because drunk fans from the University of Colorado kept thinking the name was the Fighting Ministers, which often led to DU founders getting in brawls in the parking lot. Pioneer Pete remained in place until the 1960s. Then some heartless, corporate shill alumni hired Disney’s lesser known “grey ops” department to “lose” Pete in the deserts of Southeastern Utah. Disney was comp ..read more