Is the West Now the Superior Conference? Walter McLaughlin | November 30, 2013 The Western Conference has some very strong teams this year, along with more clubs with winning records than in the East. Is the West the better conference?
Kings’ Hits: Week of November 18 – 24, 2013 Walter McLaughlin | November 25, 2013 Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success — Bo Bennett The Kings’ week on the ice The Kings earned points in all…
Does Shooting Percentage Improve Winning Percentage? Walter McLaughlin | November 25, 2013 Watching the Kings fire 35 shots on net against the New Jersey Devils only to be stoned by goaltender Cory Schneider in a 2-1 overtime loss the other night prompted…
The Kings’ Young Third Line Oozes With Potential Walter McLaughlin | November 18, 2013 As a Kings fan, watching veteran forwards Anze Kopitar, Justin Williams, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Dustin Brown buzz around the net engenders confidence in both the present and future…
Kopitar & Kings Ready to Reclaim Their Crown Dan Rice | November 18, 2013 The Los Angeles Kings returned to the scene of the crime (kind of) last week when they played their first game in New Jersey against the Devils since they played…
The Achilles’ Heel of Every Pacific Division Team this Season Walter McLaughlin | November 14, 2013 There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things that we now know we don’t know.…
For the Kids: 2013 L.A. Kings Rink Tour Mario Boucher | November 14, 2013 On a typically nice sunny Sunday afternoon in California, young hockey players got to meet some NHL stars in Los Angeles during the 2013 L.A. Kings Rink Tour. Four players…
Sharks-Kings Rivalry Will Become One of the Greatest in NHL Kenneth Laws | November 1, 2013 California has become a hockey state. The sunshine of southern California doesn’t dampen the ice at Staples Center. And the tech geeks in Silicon Valley have mastered the art of hockey…
The Jumbled Pacific Division: An Early Season Recap Walter McLaughlin | October 31, 2013 I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird, and not enough the bad luck of the early worm — Franklin D. Roosevelt After just over…
The Freeway Face-off. What makes a Rivalry? The Hockey Writers | October 30, 2013 The Freeway Face-off When two teams are in such close proximity to each other, 45 minutes depending on traffic, one would think that because these two teams duke it out…
The Case for Tanner Pearson as L.A.’s Newest Top-Six Left Winger Walter McLaughlin | October 28, 2013 Frankly, the Los Angeles Kings have been pretty darned lucky so far this season. Anze Kopitar has one goal in twelve games. Dustin Brown has five measly points. Jarret Stoll’s…
Will Matt Greene Score More Goals Than Anze Kopitar This Year? Walter McLaughlin | October 21, 2013 The world is wrong-side up. It needs to be turned upside-down in order to be right-side up — Billy Sunday Through the first nine games of the season, there are…
