The New Jersey Devils made the Stanley Cup Finals with timely scoring, a consistent forecheck, and solid puck possession. Sadly none of those things happened in Game 1 as they fell 2-1 in overtime to the Los Angeles Kings. Everything seemed right up until the drop of the puck. Warmups went without a hitch. ...
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 ...
In a sport as grueling and demanding as hockey there are certain traits that all successful teams share. Looking beyond the obvious, and required, luxuries of possessing star-level talent and consistent goaltending allowing teams to reign atop the league standings in a given season, there must also be a potent mix of grit, size, depth ...
The Boston Bruins’ breakup day came approximately six weeks earlier than it did the season before. During the day’s interviews and meetings, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli indicated that while he didn’t foresee any major changes, he would like to “add some pieces.” The Bruins will need bottom-six players with one or two to have the potential to move into the top-six group, if necessary. With the current situation as is for the Bruins, here’s a look at five free agent forwards that the Bruins should target.
At this point, the odds are that your team is finished. Your favorite player is out golfing (or going on drunken adventures), and only four teams remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Between the Coyotes, Kings, Devils, Rangers, it may be tough to find reason to cheer for one over another. Here are four players ...
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 ...
It is safe to say that the St. Louis Blues were missing something in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series with the Los Angeles Kings Monday night. The Blues were on the sour end of a 4-goal first period en route to a 5-2 loss. This included a Mike Richards rebound goal just 31 seconds ...
Black and blue. Black and purple. Any way you slice it, things are heating up between the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. An ever escalating series, spurred on by a Game One hit by Dwight King, that left Alex Pietrangelo out for Game Two. Well B.J. Crombeen attempted to take care of King ...
Once upon a time Wayne Gretzky skated for both the Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. Fast forward though to Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal Series and its goaltenders who reign supreme. Of course the similarities don’t end with Jonathan Quick and Brian Elliott. Both clubs have flourished since changing coaches this ...
