Johnson to Manchester (t3)

Kings rookie Jack Johnson might be sent down to gather more confidence playing against weaker competition.

One of the nicer ladies, cleaning toilets at Staples Center, told me this story, which was later further confirmed by some of my finest sources. Apparently Dean Lombardi was very disappointed after Johnson failed to score at least one hat-trick in London or at least break a bone or two. Two games are more than enough for a 20-year old rookie to prove his improvement, so he might get a couple of late dinners with Dan Cloutier, before returning to LA.