''I liked his game a lot,'' said Kings coach Terry Murray of Ersberg. ''Having not played in several weeks here, he showed a lot of composure; he was very calm, under control and made some very big stops.''

With the loss of Michael Cammalleri, Lubomir Visnovsky, Ladislav Nagy and Rob Blake the Kings lost 45 goals from their lineup. Scott Thornton, Brad Stuart and Brian Willsie account for another 14 goals. That's roughly a quarter of their offense from last season and that doesn't even take into consideration the assists and overall play those players provided. While some of those players have retired or found themselves out of the league, others are flourishing in their new environments.

First question: Has anyone ever heard of a coach given an option of how they'd prefer to serve their team's penalties before? Is that even textbook legal, or just something that sort of got slipped in the heat of game action?

But now that it's happened, here's question two: if you were a coach in that situation which option would you choose?

The Ducks and Kings renewed their rivalry Tuesday night at Staples Center. Hours later, this morning, the Kings were scheduled to appear on television again, this time on "The Price is Right."
Not as contestants but as participants, featured in a hockey-theme showcase.
From burly Kings to beauty queens, wielding sticks to modeling chicks?

Meanwhile, the Kings are right where we thought they'd be, as that win over the Ducks (which never happened) is one of only three they have this season (3-6-1). They have taken their spot at the bottom of the Western Conference, as Kings fans resume their normal routine of reading the sports page upside down so they can see their team on top of the standings.

In the beginning of tonight’s broadcast, Kelly Hrudey mentioned that he thinks Dustin Brown might be the most underrated captain in the game today, since “he’s gritty, he hits hard, and he has a great scoring touch.” I have to agree with Hrudey. Dustin Brown is definitely an extremely underrated player. I think that’s true of many players who fight hard to stay in front of the net, but Brown has the distinction of typically having the most hits and not having many penalty minutes. Most of the guys who battle to be in front of the net seem to rack up a lot more penalty minutes.

From wunderkind to wonders-what-to-do in two seasons? Well, not really. But Saturday was another reminder that a kid will be a kid.
Kopitar, 21, has grown a lot since (his) rookie season. The Kings, though, need him to be three years older.

Robitaille has lived in Los Angeles for 22 years and followed politics with great passion. He just couldn't officially be part of the process.
Robitaille registered as an independent, and the man who took his form said: "Oh man, I thought you were Canadian!"