The NHL kicks off Saturday with the
Anaheim Ducks against the
LA Kings in London. That's right folks, London. It seems like yesterday when the Ducks were celebrating their first Stanley Cup. But its a new season, accompanied with new dreams. Unfortunately for the Kings, they're stuck paying second fiddle against a Duck team that's mightier than them. While separated by about 30 minutes, these teams couldn't be further apart. The reigning champion Ducks are stacked with talented veterans such as
Pronger and
Niedermeyer. They fill in the remaining talent with Dustin Penner, Samuel Pahlsson and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. The additions of Todd Bertuzzi and former Red Winger Mathieu Schnieder make them instant favorites to repeat this year.
The Kings on the other hand, sooo sad. What was once a team filled with sexy name (Gretzky, Robitalle, Sandstrom, Deadmarsh) is nothing but a patchwork of has beens (no offense Rob Blake) and never have beens. They do have promising youngsters like
Alexander Frolov and my favorite King,
Anze Kopitar. But don't expect these guys to make much noise and don't be fooled if they come out of the gate running. This team has teased us before and frankly, let's just say there's more juice in Sugar Shane' ass then in the LA Kings. Looks like another LA team playing second fiddle to its cross-town rival (Angels-Dodgers; Clippers-Lakers) OK maybe not the latter but wait until Kobe opts out after next year. That's a different blog for a different day. Did I hear someone say "Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim?"
The NHL kicks off Saturday with the Anaheim Ducks against the LA Kings in London. That's right folks, London. It seems like yesterday when the Ducks were celebrating their first Stanley Cup. But its a new season, accompanied with new dreams. Unfortunately for the Kings, they're stuck paying second fiddle against a Duck team that's mightier than them. While separated by about 30 minutes, these teams couldn't be further apart. The reigning champion Ducks are stacked with talented veterans such as Pronger and Niedermeyer. They fill in the remaining talent with Dustin Penner, Samuel Pahlsson and goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. The additions of Todd Bertuzzi and former Red Winger Mathieu Schnieder make them instant favorites to repeat this year.
The Kings on the other hand, sooo sad. What was once a team filled with sexy name (Gretzky, Robitalle, Sandstrom, Deadmarsh) is nothing but a patchwork of has beens (no offense Rob Blake) and never have beens. They do have promising youngsters like Alexander Frolov and my favorite King, Anze Kopitar. But don't expect these guys to make much noise and don't be fooled if they come out of the gate running. This team has teased us before and frankly, let's just say there's more juice in Sugar Shane' ass then in the LA Kings. Looks like another LA team playing second fiddle to its cross-town rival (Angels-Dodgers; Clippers-Lakers) OK maybe not the latter but wait until Kobe opts out after next year. That's a different blog for a different day. Did I hear someone say "Los Angeles Ducks of Anaheim?"
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