Maybe the Kings Need to Scratch Their Coach

Luc Robitaille is a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. Robitaille is the healthiest scorer the Kings have while Ziggy Palffy is injured.

Andy Murray says he is happy with the lineup that played to a 2-2 tie in Minnesota. If it’s not obvious to Murray whom to sit out, I will be happy to tell him.

The Kings stink at killing penalties, and Sean Avery has a red neon sign attached to his suspenders that lights up when he hits the ice, and reads, “Watch me, I’m about to commit a penalty.”

Murray should know the difference between a liability and an asset. If not, maybe it’s time for a change.

Jack Tancredi

Torrance

Laker fans, please forgive this long-suffering L.A. King fan for not crying in my cereal over your team’s recent spate of injuries. While each of us share the misfortune of seeing our teams’ talented players sidelined, there are a few notable discrepancies.

The Lakers are without three of their top players on their 12-man roster, while the Kings are missing fully half of their 20-man roster, including their entire top offensive line in Adam Deadmarsh, Ziggy Palffy and Jason Allison.

Laker management has been open with the public as to when their injured players will return, but King management prefers to play cat-and-mouse with fans, telling us since last season that Deadmarsh and Allison would return “shortly.”

Could this have all been a ploy to get season-ticket holders to renew last summer while the Kings yet again did little in the free-agent market?

Owner Jerry Buss is a local fan of the game who gives his management team the authority to make whatever deals are needed to keep his team competitive. King owners Ed Roski and Phil Anschutz are absentee landlords who care more about turning a profit at the expense of L.A.’s most loyal fan base than actual on-ice success.

Bella Leston

El Segundo