LA KINGS OUTSIDER 2.0

Sturm Sometimes Wears Eye Black To Intimidate His Opponents VERTIGO First off, vertigo is no joke.  I woke up with ringing in the ear and the room spinning.  It's been two weeks now; after a trip to the ER and a trip to the doctor's office...the spinning has gone away and only the ringing remains.  My symptoms were so severe that I was forced to miss Jarome Iginla's first-visit to Staples Center this season.  I'll have to wait until March to debut my converted Patrick O'Sullivan #12 game worn jersey that now reads IGINLA.  Moving on... MARCO STURM So Sturm is a King after all .  Yippee.  And the Kings ended up saving themselves a few bucks in the process.  The Kings got a 32-year old seven-time 20-goal scorer for free.  Well, not free.  They'll be paying him a little under $2.5 million for the remainder of the season which should leave them plenty of cap space to acquire Brad Richards when Dean Lombardi grows a pair (w0ah, thaaat ...

5-0 Roadtrip: All Smiles For The Kings What a weekend for the Kings with two comeback wins in Boston and New Jersey. Deja vu in Boston where the Kings squeaked out a 3-2 victory in the shootout.  Quick outplayed his Team USA teammate Tim Thomas for the second time in two weeks.  Got a scare when Mark Stuart absolutely destroyed Anze with an open-ice check (Thanks Petey).  But Simmer stepped right in and took care of business; Stuart broke a finger during the fight.  Kopi got the last laugh with the game-tying goal and a 'Forsberg-esque Deke' in the shootout.  Rich Hammond's Recap No Bob Miller & Jim Fox on Sunday but caught the game on DirecTV's Center Ice.  Had to settle for New Jersey's broadcast with Chico & Dano.  No seriously.  Poor Chico didn't know a single Kings player. The Devils game was a snoozer...at least to start.  Seemed like the Kings just wanted to go home.  The first couple goals given up by Brodeur were two I...