Kings Management
Which King Will the Golden Knights Select?
May 30th, 2017 The NHL Expansion Draft is less than a month away, and new Los Angeles Kings GM Rob Blake and President Luc Robitaille have to decide who they will protect, and who they will expose to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kings can choose to protect seven forwards and three...
What's Next For The Kings?
April 13th, 2017 After missing the playoffs for the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings didn't wait long to make changes to the makeup of the team's front office. On Monday, the team fired general manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter and promoted Luc Robitaille...
Should King Sutter Be Dethroned?
March 29th, 2017 Whether or not to dethrone head coach Darryl Sutter is the question Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi must be asking with seven games left in the season and the Kings sitting 11 points back of the St. Louis Blues for the second wildcard spot in the Western...
King Sutter: Part One
February 27th, 2017 Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter got his second chance at capturing the record for most all-time wins by a coach in team history when the Kings faced the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. After coming up short in a 4-1 loss to the Boston...Kings' System Reveals Inefficiencies that Stagnate Improvement
October 1st, 2016 The 2016-17 NHL season will say a lot about just how sustainable the Los Angeles Kings’ system really is. When Dean Lombardi became the Kings’ general manager back in 2006, he had the long term goal of sustainability in mind. Now, a decade later, and two Stanley Cups,...Kings Switch Focus To Free Agnecy
June 28th, 2016 The NHL Draft concluded a few days ago where the league welcomed 211 new players into the vast NHL family. Auston Matthews, who was selected first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, and Filip Helt, who was picked at number 211 of the draft, served as bookends for the...
State of the Los Angeles Kings
May 23rd, 2016 In the overall picture, at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season the Los Angeles Kings were better than they were at the end of the 2014-15 season. Last season, the Kings finished in second place in the Pacific Division with 102 points. Two seasons ago, Los Angeles...
A Look at Anze Kopitar's Contract Talks
August 29th, 2015 It was obvious what the Los Angeles Kings had atop their to-do list this summer. Sign Tyler Toffoli and Anze Kopitar to contract extensions, bring in a d-man to fill the hole left by Andrej Sekera and Robyn Regehr, and bring in some offensive help. Easy enough,...
30 In 30: What Happened To The Los Angeles Kings?
August 6th, 2015 This isn't how things were supposed to pan out for the Los Angeles Kings. They seemed primed to become the first team to repeat since the Detroit Red Wings of the late 1990's. Instead, they failed to even reach the playoffs after winning the 2013-14 Stanley Cup, their...
