FrozenRoyalty
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Kings Article: Perseverence Finally Pays Off For LA Kings Defenseman Prospect Andrew Campbell
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kingsfan
President of the Todd McLellan fan club by default
Nice article. It was really awesome to see him get his chance, he's earned it and then some. I think he can play in this league, though mainly as a #6/7 type of D-man. A team that's going through a rebuild would be a good choice for him, where he can be tossed to the wolves and be given the ice time to sink or swim.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Was dying when I saw this, but the write it is almost funnier because you can see how enthusiastic Campbell was about it anyway:
"Before the game started, Campbell’s teammates had a little “gift” for him.
“Just before warm-ups, I was standing in the room, and all the guys were getting on me to lead the way out to warm-ups,” he explained. “Once I stepped out, onto the ice, the other guys held themselves in the tunnel, and gave me couple of laps by myself. It was pretty funny. A cool moment.”
Indeed, Campbell was on the ice for warm-ups for a short time without a teammate anywhere on the ice.
“I know [goaltender Jonathan Quick] was at the front of the line, and [center Anze Kopitar] was behind him,” said Campbell. “I saw the replay, and they were both having a pretty good chuckle at it. [Defenseman] Willie [Mitchell] might’ve led the way, but I think it was a collective effort among all the guys.”"
I'm really thrilled about what all his teammates had to say about him though. Really a feel-good story about busting your tail in the minors to get your shot. And he looked solid in his time! After reading this, though, I really feel like he's gonna be somewhere else next year on a bottom pairing--and I don't mean that in a bad way. Good for him working his way here.
"Before the game started, Campbell’s teammates had a little “gift” for him.
“Just before warm-ups, I was standing in the room, and all the guys were getting on me to lead the way out to warm-ups,” he explained. “Once I stepped out, onto the ice, the other guys held themselves in the tunnel, and gave me couple of laps by myself. It was pretty funny. A cool moment.”
Indeed, Campbell was on the ice for warm-ups for a short time without a teammate anywhere on the ice.
“I know [goaltender Jonathan Quick] was at the front of the line, and [center Anze Kopitar] was behind him,” said Campbell. “I saw the replay, and they were both having a pretty good chuckle at it. [Defenseman] Willie [Mitchell] might’ve led the way, but I think it was a collective effort among all the guys.”"
I'm really thrilled about what all his teammates had to say about him though. Really a feel-good story about busting your tail in the minors to get your shot. And he looked solid in his time! After reading this, though, I really feel like he's gonna be somewhere else next year on a bottom pairing--and I don't mean that in a bad way. Good for him working his way here.
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