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 ...
It’s not the fact that a player was hit. It’s not the fact that Raphael Diaz fed Lars Eller a pass that led to the hit. It’s the fact that there was nothing wrong with the hit Gryba delivered with disastrous results to Lars Eller. You can throw around phrases like “suicide pass”, “no respect”, ...
In a rematch of their Semifinal Series in 2012, the St. Louis Blues and Los Angeles Kings will meet up in the Quarterfinals to kick off the 2013 playoffs. After losing to the Kings in a four-game sweep one year ago, the Blues will look to get revenge on the reigning Stanley Cup Champions. Both ...
The most anticapated matchup of the Stanley Cup playoffs is almost upon us. The Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues square off as the 5 and 4 seeds (respectively), as the Blues try and exact revenge on a Kings team that accomplished what many thought unthinkable: win the Stanley Cup as an 8 ...
With a playoff spot officially clinched, the last week of the season is a great time to look back at some of the better regular season performances before shifting towards the playoffs. The LA Kings have flown under the radar for most of this season. They overcame a slow start in the first quarter of ...
The Blues made quite the splash Monday night in the trade market when they acquired defenseman Jay Bouwmeester from the Calgary Flames. Sending away prospects Reto Berra and Marc Cundari, as well as a conditional 2013 first-round draft selection, the Blues assured that they will have a steady defense for the stretch run to the ...
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 ...
The last team to win a game in 2012 was also the last team to reach the 12 game mark in the NHL this season. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Kings, the first quarter of their season has been a far cry from their magical Stanley Cup run last spring. Through 12 games, the Kings ...
With the Sochi Olympics coming up in a year from now, it’s usually the time where people start keeping an eye on the NHL and an eye on potential candidates for Olympic rosters. This is especially true of Canadian fans who are constantly counting down to the next Olympic tournament. It’s not just the avid fans though, ...
For an NHL team to be considered a serious Stanley Cup contender, there are many – tangible and intangible – assets it needs: forward and defensive depth, experience, leadership, great goaltending, coaching, chemistry, luck, etc. When a team has all these pieces at the start of the season they are immediately targeted as a Cup favourite ...
