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Matt Karas

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Biggest Draft Bust in L.A. Kings History

Matt Karas | June 22, 2021

What we do know about the NHL Entry Draft is that things don’t always end working out with first- round picks, and the Los Angeles Kings can attest to this.…

Categories Kings History

Kings Coaching Candidates When Stevens Is Gone

Matt Karas | November 4, 2018

Where there is smoke, there is typically fire. When it comes to the Los Angeles Kings, head coach John Stevens is increasingly feeling the heat as his talent-laden roster has…

Categories Kings Management

Pearson Just Not Cutting It for Kings

Matt Karas | October 20, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings superstar goalie Jonathan Quick surprised most by accelerating his recovery from a lower body injury in order to make his triumphant return against the New York…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Quick Injury Masks Kings’ Bigger Issue

Matt Karas | October 13, 2018

A collective sense of despair fell harshly upon Southern California on Saturday afternoon, as superstar goalie Jonathan Quick sustained a lower body injury in practice. Quick will be sidelined indefinitely,…

Categories Editor's Choice, Los Angeles Kings

LA Kings Need Strong Start for Stevens’ Sake

Matt Karas | October 6, 2018

John Stevens is entering the second full season of his second stint as the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. For all intents and purposes, the 52-year-old has done a…

Categories Kings Management

Brown Injury Forcing Kings to Pivot

Matt Karas | October 2, 2018

News Flash: the Los Angeles Kings had an abysmal preseason. The team’s lackluster showing over the past month came to a miserable end on Saturday night, with a 3-0 defeat…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Kovalchuk the Missing Ingredient for Kings

Matt Karas | June 12, 2018

The Los Angeles Kings ranked as the third-oldest team in the league during the 2017-18 NHL season with an average age of 28.3. With such an aging core that was…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Kings’ Astute Free Agent Signings

Matt Karas | May 3, 2018

Rob Blake has been keeping busy this spring. The Los Angeles Kings’ general manager has been sizing up his current roster to decipher who needs to stay and who needs…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Kings-in-Waiting: Gabriel Vilardi

Matt Karas | April 26, 2018

In this third installment of “Kings-in-Waiting”, I focus my attention on Los Angeles Kings top prospect Gabriel (Gabe) Vilardi. The 18-year-old center was taken by the Kings with their first-round…

Categories Kings Prospects, Los Angeles Kings

Drew Doughty, Forever a King?

Matt Karas | April 21, 2018

“I always wanted to be an L.A. King and I want to stay an L.A. King.” Those exact words were uttered from Drew Doughty’s mouth in a recent interview with…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Kings Crown Divisional Heir Apparent

Matt Karas | April 18, 2018

Much to the chagrin of Los Angeles Kings fans, their team’s power outage will have to wait until October for restoration. On Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights stifled the…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights

Kings Experiencing a Playoff Power Outage

Matt Karas | April 17, 2018

Late last week, Los Angeles’s “Miracle Mile” experienced a power outage that left approximately 3,000 people sans electricity. Power was restored for most within 24 hours. Around the same time,…

Categories Los Angeles Kings
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