PR - Wheat Kings

WHEAT KINGS START ON SEE-SAW

The Wheat Kings started the season somewhat erratic, but seem to have evened-up over the last few games, climbing back over .500.

The season so far has been a mix of surprises: if some had asked before the season who would be leading the team in goales at game 14 - Dmitri Kazionov, Peter Forsberg, Stever Bernier, or Masi Marjamaki? How many could have imagined that it would be Marjie? Or try this one: who would be the Kings' best FA acquisition: Peter Forsberg or Sergei Fedorov? Urr! Fedorov, go figure.

Forsberg stuggled in six games before being injured. He had four points and was minus 1, a great disappointment for fifteen million. What perhaps is worse is that he failed to gel with sniper Kazionov, and the two of them often looked like ducks out of water while Marjamaki kept the other team occupied. Captain Daymond Langkow is off to his typical slow-start, and Josh Hennessy struggled on left wing, but has blossomed as the third line center.

None of the new faces other than Forsberg have seriously dissapointed: Teemu Laakso has been a pleasant surprise, and Mark Stuart and Mike Rathje have been a couple of monsters on the backline.

The Kings are rumoured to be dangling Matt Jones and goalie Jamie Howard on the market. The rumours state that the Kings are looking to deal both of them for an upgrade over Jones.