``Roundtable'' breakdown, part 1

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Kings Fans Get Answers
Published 5/21/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... this turns out?’’ (Ron) Hextall said, ``I’m not going to try to sell you on the fact that we’re going to win the Stanley Cup next year, because quite frankly I don’t see it happening. We’re trying to build the team. ... The guys we signed last year, we didn’t expect them to step in and be star players. Michal Handzus, that was the worst year I’ve seen him have. ... You won’t see how good he is until we get to the playoffs and he shuts down a guy like Ryan Getzlaf or Joe Thornton. much more …

Puck Headlines: Columnist believes female puckheads are creepy
Published 5/21/2008 at Puck Daddy
... assistant general manager Ron Hextall, chief marketing officer Chris McGowan and team president Luc Robitaille took part in a season-ticket holder roundtable, in which one fan referred to the Kings' front office collectively as "the Donald Sterling of the NHL." Ouch! [Inside the Kings] ...

Stanley Cup Final Week News
Published 5/22/2008 by Tyler at NHL Digest- Hockey News and Equipment Reviews
... their young talent. Look for Carter and Umberger to get good pay-days from Flyers management. Alexander Ovechkin has captured the Sporting News NHL Player of the Year Award. In other Sporting News awards announcements, Bob Gainey was selected as General Manager of the year for somehow getting the Canadiens to overachieve to the point of leading the Eastern Conference at the end of the regular season. The LA Kings are having an open call for acquiring a defenseman. Here is what assistant GM Ron Hextall had to say: ...