Kings Article: Jonny Brodzinski Hopes “Kick In The Butt” Launches His NHL Career With LA Kings

[FrozenRoyalty]

Young forward Jonny Brodzinski was expected to make the Los Angeles Kings opening night roster this season, and he did.

What came as a bit of a surprise was that after just a handful of games, he was right back in Ontario, California, playing with the Kings' primary minor league affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

But now, Brodzinski is back with the Kings, and just three games into his current stint with the big club, he scored his first National Hockey League goal.

What went wrong for him early in the season? What did he do to earn a return trip to the Kings?

Read all about it, including comments from Brodzinski and head coach John Stevene here...

Jonny Brodzinski Hopes “Kick In The Butt” Launches His NHL Career With LA Kings

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[King'sPawn]

Good article. Interesting quote from John Stevens.

“Anybody watching Jonny play would say that we’re excited about what his potential is,” he noted. “But he was a little bit hesitant. He wasn’t doing the things here that we’d see him do in the minors, and that’s not uncommon. You see defensemen come up—they’re almost thinking about not making a mistake.”

“To his credit, he was trying to be responsible,” he added. “But we wanted him to play his game—

Not to pump my own tires too much, but it's the same specific criticism I said weeks ago.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/kings-recall-justin-auger.2398891/page-2

Brodzinski - has done nothing. He's not playing his game. He's playing too afraid to make a mistake. Granted, he hasn't made any glaring mistakes, but that's just from making himself a non-factor. When your biggest skillset is your wrist shot and you aren't putting yourself in a position to even take the shot, you aren't setting yourself up to succeed.

It's almost as if I know what I'm talking about.

 

[sinister6000]

He's Got Good Size going for him. Being a bottom 6 forward right now he has prove he can grind in the corners, and win battles.