The 2010/2011 NHL season is only a few days away. The preseason is over and most teams are starting to take form. In the last few days many players have been put on the waiver wire. While the excitement of the preseason doesn't compare to that of the regular season, it is still great to be talking hockey again.
The Los Angeles Kings have been surprisingly quiet during this off-season. On July 1st, most fans saw a few big holes for the Kings to fill. Dean Lombardi did his best to land free agent fish Ilya Kovalchuk, but didn't manage to make the signing happen. After losing out on Kovalchuk, Lombardi went out and signed Alexei Ponikarovsky. Perhaps the best move from any team during the free agent period was Los Angeles' signing of former Vancouver Canucks defense-man Willie Mitchell. Mitchell is the kind of player that is going to step into the young dressing room and be a leader. While the signing could be considered risky with Mitchell coming off a major concussion, the potential rewards outweigh the risks.
Fast forward a month and the NHL preseason was upon us. Everyone was looking forward to big performances from Kopitar, Johnson and Doughty. These three ...
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