You know that canker sore you just can’t stop probing with your tongue, even though it hurts like hell and you detest it with every fiber of your being? For Kings fans, that’s an apt metaphor for the Anaheim Ducks. Oh, it’s personal, all right. We just don’t like anything about them, from the silly ...
Two games, two losses. C’mon, we all knew there was no chance the Kings were going to rampage through the playoffs like they did during their historic run last year, right? Hockey, like baseball, is a game of inches, and if not for a post here or glove save (or lack thereof) there, this could ...
In contrast to last season’s unlikely playoff run, Los Angeles is in the driver’s seat to secure the fourth seed — with an outside chance to win the division.
An approved arena plan, a strong local ownership group and political support may be all that’s necessary to bring both the NHL and NBA to Seattle.
The problem in defense is how far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without — Dwight D. Eisenhower Watching Los Angeles play back-to-back games against Minnesota (4-3 SO loss) and Dallas (3-2 regulation win) got me wondering about how well the Kings play defense as compared to ...
With the NHL’s April 3rd trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Los Angeles Kings have reportedly been named on an exclusive list of teams long-time Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla would agree to waive his no-trade clause for, were a trade to be negotiated. According to Darren Dreger over the weekend, the 35-year old veteran power ...
Tyler Toffoli’s story, of course, has yet to be written, but the skating issue is frequently brought up regarding his chances of success in the NHL. He is, of course, well aware of the issue.
Let me say this right off the bat: I may be reasonably clever (not many would review Zero Dark Thirty as a failed romantic comedy on another site), but no, I didn’t come up with this one. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, Jim Fox has been recently and repeatedly pitching Jeff Carter for the Cy ...
Ever since Dean Lombardi took the helm of the Kings in April, 2006, it would seem as if he and Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren have had one another on speed dial, having completed quite a number of trades over the years. On Tuesday, the two executed yet another deal, as Los Angeles sent ...
Counting tonight’s 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames, the Kings have now played fifteen games during this truncated, lockout-shortened season. Fifteen games, fifteen reasons to worry that this year’s edition didn’t deserve its preseason hype and in fact may even miss the playoffs. After all, this is the Kings — for a variety of reasons ...
