Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor.
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So far this year i have been very impressed with the team overall. That being said the special teams have been frustrating but i am confident that that will improve over time. the intangable that can t be measured, and this started last year i believe, is the fact that they are a TEAM. you can see the players believe in each other and that thier goal is within thier grasp. i believe this all started with the addition of stoll and green. they came from the oilers where every year there is the expectation of a run at the cup, abd the players are expected to deliver on that. bringing in smyth has only helped push our top young players to be better, not for themselves but for the team. i can clearly see the differance in every player putting on the jersey and believe that by the end of the year the kings will be in the top 4 in the western conference