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Kings Coaching Candidates When Stevens Is Gone
November 4th, 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 failed to play good hockey for an extended period of time. Currently, the Kings are embroiled in a disastrous six-game losing streak that has seen...
Pearson Just Not Cutting It for Kings
October 20th, 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 Islanders on Thursday night. Despite getting adequate goalkeeping from Jack Campbell, the Kings netted an underwhelming 2-4 record in Quick's absence. Well,...
Quick Injury Masks Kings' Bigger Issue
October 13th, 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, with no set timetable for his return. The 12-year veteran is coming off a stellar 2017-18 season in which he posted a...
LA Kings Need Strong Start for Stevens' Sake
October 6th, 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 commendable job ever since taking over from legendary predecessor Darryl Sutter at the start of the 2017-18 season. Despite being handpicked by team vice president...
Brown Injury Forcing Kings to Pivot
October 2nd, 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 at the hands of interstate rivals, the Anaheim Ducks. The loss capped off a preseason to forget, that netted an uninspiring 1-6-1 record. This futile showing is a...
Kovalchuk the Missing Ingredient for Kings
June 12th, 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 unceremoniously ousted in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the natural inclination would be for general manager Rob Blake to seek young, game-changing talent that...
