UNDERSTAFFED KINGS COME UP SHORT FLORIDA 5, KINGS 2.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer Kings coach Andy Murray had to display the shuffling skills of a Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. blackjack blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. dealer Wednesday night, but even he couldn't keep the Kings from busting. Injuries left the Kings short by two players for part of the game Wednesday night, and they didn't have enough firepower to hold off the woeful woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: Florida Panthers For the animal species by this name, see . The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida suburb of Sunrise. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). in a 5-2 loss in front of 16,782 at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . Nobody seemed willing to cut the Kings any slack. The crowd booed during the third period, team captain Mattias Norstrom questioned his teammates' effort and Murray threatened to make changes if certain unnamed players didn't improve. ``It doesn't matter who we have in the lineup,'' Norstrom said, ``It was just a lack of effort, and we didn't work hard enough to have any lucky breaks go our way.'' Murray was even more direct in his analysis. ``We've got some guys who better be taking a look around,'' Murray said. ``We've got a lot of injured bodies right now, and there's going to be competition for spots. We can't afford to have players who aren't scoring making some of the mistakes they are making.'' Jaroslav Bednar, one of the players the Kings traded to the Panthers on Tuesday for defenseman Dmitry Yushkevich, had two assists to beat his hobbled former teammates. Even worse for the Kings, Yushkevich couldn't play because of a ruptured blood vessel blood vessel n. An elastic tubular channel, such as an artery, a vein, a sinus, or a capillary, through which the blood circulates. blood vessel(s), n the network of muscular tubes that carry blood. in his right eye, an injury he suffered Friday night in the Panthers' game against Phoenix. The Kings didn't know Yushkevich was unavailable until just before pregame warm-ups. The Kings already were shorthanded with the recent loss of forwards Adam Deadmarsh Adam Deadmarsh (born May 10, 1975 in Trail, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League hockey player who played for the 1996 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup winning team. (concussion) and Ian Laperriere Ian Laperrière (born January 19, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. He played in the QMJHL 1990-1993 and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the 7th round and pick number 158 in the 1992 draft. (neck) and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, who complained of back spasms after Tuesday's practice, in addition to the long-term loss Long-term loss A loss on the sale of a capital asset held less than 12 months that can be used to offset a capital gain. of Jason Allison Jason Paul Allison (born May 29 1975, in North York, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre in the NHL, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. Playing career Allison attended Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Institute in North York. . That left the Kings with 17 skaters, one less than full strength, and then Craig Johnson Craig Johnson may refer to:
After a scoreless first period, the Kings went on the power play just 4:05 into the second and scored off the ensuing faceoff. The puck went back to defensemen Mathieu Schneider, and with Mike Cammalleri running interference in front of the net, Schneider beat Florida goalie Jani Hurme. Florida needed just 31 seconds to answer, as it swarmed in front of Kings goalie Felix Potvin, who was made to flop all over the crease to deter shots. The Kings were unable to clear the puck, and eventually it bounced to Ivan Novoseltsev, who took a shot from a tough angle and scored into an open part of the net. Bednar took a pass from behind the Kings' net and dropped a pass to Kristian Huselius, who beat Potvin with a one-time shot from the faceoff circle as the Panthers led 2-1 after two periods. ``I don't think we've played a worse period all year than we did in that second period,'' Norstrom said. Andreas Lilja, the other former King, didn't fare as well, as he took the holding penalty that set up Schneider's goal. That was forgotten by the third period, when Sandis Ozolinsh scored a power-play goal 4:38 into the period to give the Panthers a two-goal lead. The Kings nearly tied the game with a shorthanded goal just 15 seconds earlier, but Hurme slid across the crease to make a tough stop on a one-time shot by Kings defenseman Aaron Miller. Florida counterattacked, and Ozolinsh fired a slap shot from five feet inside the blue line with Niklas Hagman running interference in front of the net. Potvin didn't get a good look at the shot, and it beat him. Florida scored its fourth goal 11:01 into the period when Bednar took a loose puck behind the Kings' net and fed a centering pass to Marcus Nilson, who beat the stranded Potvin. The Kings' second goal came with 6:04 remaining when Ziggy Palffy swatted at a loose puck in midair and put it in the net. Viktor Kozlov capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 2:43 remaining. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Kings goalie Felix Potvin, right, attempts to smother the puck Wednesday with Florida's Stephen Weiss (9) in front of him. Chris Urso/Associated Press (2) Kings forward Eric Rasmussen steals the puck from Florida goalie Jani Hurme during the first period Wednesday. Edna T. Simpson/Daily News |
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