Comments on: Los Angeles Kings Sign Loktionov, Voinov

By: Bob Bobson

Bob Bobson — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:09:55 +0000

This is great news. However, Radulov’s actions have really shaken my faith in a Russian player’s commitment to staying in the NHL, contract or not. I know this has only happened once so far but still….

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:33:21 +0000

This is trivial, but from now until I read it otherwise either in the Kings Media Guide or in the NHL Guide & Record Book, I will go with the spelling I saw first, which is my favorite:

Vjateslav Vojnov.

Today’s post has been brought to you by the letter “j”.

(Truthfully, I don’t care how his name is spelled, as long as somewhere in there there’s some “D.”)

By: cristobal

cristobal — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:04:51 +0000

triplcrown – Konstantinov never wore a turtleneck below a gingerbread face. You’re going to be sadly disappointed i think.

By: triplcrown

triplcrown — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:04:46 +0000

I’ve seen 3 spellings of the player name, Voynov.

I’ve also seen Voinov, and even Vojnov.

Hey, we could have a pool as to which one is correct and then ask the player himself.

Ofcourse, he might answer, “I don’t know”.

Then where would we be?

Regardless of how his name is spelled, I’ll be happy if he’s got a little “Konstantinov in him”.

You know, like the ad, “got a little Captain in ya’”?

I like the idea of having a Russian Defenseman with some Konstantinov in him, fer frikkin’ sure!

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:41:21 +0000

Manchester players (those signed by the Kings) and Kings signees at Ontario all get paid by the Kings. They’re under contract, playing in their system in a professional league.

My guess is that because of the situation with Russian players, signing them now will help a little in making sure they play here and not there.

By: cristobal

cristobal — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:37:18 +0000

So do they end up not paying voinov and the others? What about the Manchester players? Why is it necessary to sign voinov now? is it to keep him from going back into the draft? If you know of a good source for this information, let me know.

By: Gann Matsuda

Gann Matsuda — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:27:19 +0000

I do not have that information handy. I don’t know all the details, but prospects who do not the make the team and get sent back to junior hockey do not get paid by the Kings because their contracts don’t even kick in…they don’t start until the player gets to the professional level.

As for terms on deals, Doughty was signed to an entry-level deal, and there are strict rules governing how much is paid on such deals, so if you poke around the net, you can figure that out.

Unless I’ve missed something, Teubert has not been signed yet.

By: cristobal

cristobal — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:20:26 +0000

Gann, do you know how many players the kings will actually pay this season? do all signees get checks from the parent club? Also, when will we know Doughty’s terms, or Teubert’s?