Scuderi’s Exit Leaves Kings with Missing Piece on Defense Nick Vucic | August 28, 2013 Only an hour into free agency this year, veteran defenseman Rob Scuderi, signed a four-year, $3.4 million contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. At 34, Scuderi may have not been the…
Back to the Future: A 2013-14 Pacific Division Preview Walter McLaughlin | August 19, 2013 Let’s face it: the race for the Pacific division title last year was about as exciting as watching ice freeze at the Honda Center. The Anaheim Ducks started the campaign…
Dustin Brown: A Riddle Wrapped In a Lightning Rod Walter McLaughlin | August 12, 2013 In October, 2008, Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown was named the 15th captain in team history, replacing the legendary Rob Blake who had signed with the San Jose Sharks…
The Wayne Gretzky Sweater Card & the Hope of Cool Sheng Peng | August 9, 2013 In 1988, black, silver, and white was a menacing color combination for a sports jersey. In a world of jerseys still bursting with Technicolor, only football’s renegades, the Los Angeles Raiders, shrouded…
Who Will Lower the Boom in Los Angeles this Year? Walter McLaughlin | August 6, 2013 Chaos is the score upon which reality is written — Henry Miller In southern California, a land periodically stricken with earthquakes, mudslides and other natural disasters, chaos can at times…
Zero to Hero: Dustin Penner & Other Tales of Royal Redemption Sheng Peng | August 2, 2013 Imagine 15,000 people watching you at your job. You make a mistake, and 15,000 boos rain down. Imagine this every night of work. In your ears, when does a shower…
Boos Hound: Rob Blake Joins Kings’ Front Office Walter McLaughlin | July 22, 2013 With the news that Ron Hextall left to assume a front office role with the Flyers’ organization, the Los Angeles Kings went back to the future last week themselves by…
Valentin Zykov’s Good Luck: Dean Lombardi Is King of Second Round Sheng Peng | July 3, 2013 Congratulations, Valentin Zykov! You’ve just won the (second-round) lottery! Taking a page from the Detroit Red Wings and their reputation for uncovering late round gems, Dean Lombardi has claimed the…
Grading The 2013 NHL Draft On A Curve: Division A Steven Ives | July 3, 2013 As a hockey writer, I have to start off by saying that my experience at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in New Jersey was simply incredible. Fortunate enough to be…
Los Angeles Kings 2013 Draft Analysis — Pick by Pick Walter McLaughlin | July 1, 2013 A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom — Ayn Rand Since he took office, Los Angeles Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi has been a master…
Why Dustin Penner Is Still Fit for the Kings Sheng Peng | June 28, 2013 The season has barely ended, and the most exciting Los Angeles Kings news this offseason may have already dropped. With Slava Voynov re-signed, Jonathan Bernier traded, and at least five…
Trade Analysis: Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Jonathan Bernier Nathan Kanter | June 24, 2013 It wasn’t long ago that I was ranting about it being in the Leafs best interest to NOT acquire Jonathan Bernier. In fact, it was only three days ago…
