Coach Murray on What He Wants From Dustin Penner

When Kings GM Dean Lombardi acquired forward Dustin Penner at the NHL Trade Deadline last Monday, coach Terry Murray knew many things about the type of player he would be inserting into his line-up soon thereafter.

'Big body' is one of the first things that nearly every person mentions when speaking about the 6'4" left wing.

However, now that he's had him for a two games and a few practices - including this morning, where Murray spent several minutes on the ice advising him one on one - what does he think of his overall game so far and what would he still like to see from Penner?

TM: That's all the conversation was, just overall you know - more relaxed, settled it, feeling more comfortable. That kind of conversation. Obviously, as days go by he's going to relax more and feel that he's understanding what it is that we're asking of him - structure, system. So, it's been good. I also addressed, in the conversation on the ice, the winning goal (scored by Vancouver yesterday). The puck comes around the board and a big body like that, I would like to see him just finish on that defenseman and make sure the puck gets out of the zone. I know there was a support guy, the 'D' pinched, and I think (Alex) Burrows kept the puck in at the blueline. To me it's a a matter of that's where you dig in and get the puck out of the zone at any cost and play hard and physical on them.

MM: When you say 'relax a little bit' does that mean he's been a little hesitant at times?

POLL: Least Favorite (active) NHL Player?

With news coming down that Chris Pronger will be out 4-6 weeks (meaning he won't face the Kings at Staples Center on 12/30), there's been an increased amount of anti-Pronger comments today on social media sites - namely facebook and twitter.

As the Kings are off today and it's a relatively slow news period, let's explore the Pronger issue. Is he the most hated man in the NHL?

The league has always had it's villains - Craig Muni, Rob Blake, Theo Fleury, Patrick Roy and Doug Gilmour are just a few of the guys Kings' fans have loved to hate over the past few decades.

But, what about now?  There are a host of players that could have been added to the poll below - all for their own individual and varying reasons. However, these are probably the top vote getters playing at the moment.

So, who is your least favorite player in the NHL right now - for whatever reason, who is he?

[UPDATE: Final poll results available after the jump. Who won - Pronger, Perry, Avery?]