Tonight

The Kings play a rarely seen team from the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes.

This team features Tim Gleason, who was a King prior to the deal that sent Jack Johnson to LA. Most Kings fans herald this deal as the kind of steal that ranks up there with Amos Otis for Joe Foy, Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi (can you tell I'm a Mets fan?) or in hockey terms, Dennis Wideman for Brad Boyes. I'm not sold.

Gleason will have a solid career, barring debilitating injury, and should be the kind of grizzled veteran leader that was synonymous with names like Langway, Wesley, Daneyko, Howell, etc.

Johnson, so far, high risk, and eventually, hopefully, high reward. Personally, he's done nothing to warrant superstar accolades, but he's a skill guy and should cut down on his glaring errors and provide stability on the blueline for years to come.

So, on to the show...