Lombardi: Lemaire honed Gaborik's defensive acumen
/"He’s as smart defensively as he is offensively, and he had been trained that way."
Read MoreBlue Jackets 'weren't ready' for player like Gaborik yet
/“Maybe he could have been a better fit maybe a year or two from now.”
Read MoreBoyle: Gaborik's bad reputation was 'crap'
/“He is a great guy and a great player, and we were lucky to have him here."
Read MoreRichards: Gaborik 'fits the mold' for Kings
/"Everyone sees the goals and the game sheet after the game and he always contributes that way, but he's a really great teammate, to be honest."
Read MoreBlue Jackets' Kekalainen: A captain will reveal himself
/"True leadership is helping the guy who sits next to you."
Read MoreNo doubt Gaborik, Sutter can co-exist on Kings
/“Everybody is on the same page; everybody is trusting each other. It is like one big machine."
Read MoreSutter keeps four-line mentality for Kings
/"There are no ‘top units.’ We’re trying to find four good lines, end of story."
Read MoreBrown, Gaborik on Kings' culture, structure
/"Everybody’s trusting each other out there. I like it.”
Read MoreKekalainen: Gaborik 'didn't fit' with Blue Jackets
/"Our team is hard working, blue collar, grinding, in-your-face type of team and that's our identity and we need 20 guys that are like that in our lineup."
Read MoreGaborik's presence opens space for Kopitar
/Anze Kopitar has noticed how opposing teams are respecting Marian Gaborik's speed entering the offensive zone.
Read MoreKings' Sutter on puck-possession hockey
/Darryl Sutter explains why thinking of his Kings as a defend-first team is a misnomer. "We don’t play in our zone, so there’s not much defending.”
Read MoreHealthy Gaborik could be Jackets' only trade deadline addition
/Update on the Marian Gaborik contract talks front, as well as Jarmo Kekalainen's thoughts leading into the trade deadline.
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