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Eddie Garcia is a California-native who has followed the Los Angeles Kings for as long as he likes to remember.  He started a podcast with his long-time friend Doug Stolhand after reading a story in a local LA newspaper about a few average Joe's that started their own successful baseball podcast.  Eddie approached his friend about the story, and they sought advice from the baseball podcasters.  3 ½ years later, Eddie and Doug are the only hockey podcast featured on FoxSports.com, and the Puck Podcast has followers from all over the world, making it the number one rated hockey podcast on iTunes.  Eddie had a few minutes to go over his thoughts over the success of his show with me, along with a few thoughts about growing up in LA as a hockey fan and rumblings from around the league. 

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It was reported Friday that Chris Pronger found a new home in the town of Los Angeles.  The unconfirmed reports said that Pronger was sent to the Kings for up-and-coming defenseman Jack Johnson and a fifth-round pick.  The LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks quickly shot down the report.  Kings GM Dean Lombardi was asked via e-mail, and he quickly responded with the simplest of replies:  “No.”

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sp; But Nikolai is still believed to be a strong veteran goaltender, and that is something that the Los Angeles Kings are in desperate need of. 

Last season, the Kings used six different goaltenders.  As a result, the team finished 28th in the league with 263 goals against.  The most used netminder was 28-year old Jason Labarbera, who recorded a 17-23-2 record with a .910 save percentage.  That is not too shabby for a 79-NHL game veteran, but the team is still lacking someone who is reliable to put a great effort in every night. 

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