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Pittsburgh PenguinsAfter Sunday’s shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the LA Kings found themselves in 4th place in the Western Conference and 2nd in the Pacific Division. The Ducks now have a nine point lead on the Kings for the division race with only nine games to go. Barring some unforeseen collapse, it’s pretty safe to ...
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 ...
The Los Angeles Kings suffered a little bit of ‘cup hangover’ during the first few weeks of the season, but they have won six of their last seven games and have been looking like one of the teams to beat in the Western conference. The defending 2012 Stanley Cup champions started the season 3-5-2 and ...
The oft-cited Stanley Cup hangover seemed to be in full force and effect during the first three games of the new season. The pundits speculated that the Kings might well avoid it, as they entered the 2012-13 season still an exceedingly young team, presumably hungry for more success after decades of franchise futility. Virtually the ...
Though he can’t sign it until Sunday according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Jonathan Quick has agreed to terms on a ten-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The deal is expected to be front loaded and will carry a cap hit of $5.8 million per year according to Renaud Lavoie of RDS. To sum ...
Not long after Al Gore invented the internet, I started listening to Los Angeles Kings games on a red transistor radio. The mid-70′s were tumultuous times. Gerald Ford had just assumed the presidency. Disco was beginning to sweep the nation. Cap’n Crunch’s controversial eyebrows-on-hat placement was sparking anthropomorphic debate. Most notable of all, the Los ...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty may have been beyond hope, but under the steady leadership of General Manager Dean Lombardi, the Los Angeles Kings appear to have finally been built to last. ...
As the Los Angeles Kings take a commanding 3-0 series lead over the St. Louis Blues into Game 4 on Sunday, many people are questioning, who are these guys? The Kings struggled to score in the regular season, barely locked up a playoff spot, and have taken the West by storm in the postseason as ...
The NHL Trade Deadline has become one of the most mysterious occurrences as each season unfolds. It is hyped up beginning with the holiday season in November and supposedly climaxes on deadline day, when most people find themselves underwhelmed with what General Managers do. On average, 2 or 3 trades at best make a big ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist Before this NHL season kicked off, one of the teams that pundits were talking about as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender was the Chicago Blackhawks. Not only did they have a long off-season to get healthy and rested up beforehand, but they still had some of the top offensive weapons ...
