April 7th, 2018When the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history in 2012, the acquisition of Jeff Carter just before the trade deadline was one of the main reasons why. He jump-started a struggling offense and gave the Kings depth down the middle that they had been sorely lacking. This season, Carter missed 55...
April 6th, 2018The Los Angeles Kings are officially back in the NHL playoffs. On Wednesday night, the club clinched a spot in the spring tournament after the Chicago Blackhawks did them a solid by upsetting the St. Louis Blues. The Kings continue to jockey for position in the Western Conference and, after a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over the...
March 20th, 2018Wayne Gretzky had a half decent 1988-89 season with the Los Angeles Kings. In 78 games, he notched 54 goals and 114 assists, for a grand total of 168 points for his new team. Pretty jaw-dropping numbers, right? It was no surprise that "The Great One" was awarded his eighth and final Hart Trophy of his legendary career. Despite having...
March 1st, 2018Sure, the rumored Max Pacioretty trade did not materialize. No, the Los Angeles Kings were not able to secure the services of Evander Kane. Yes, the Kings have the third-oldest team in the NHL (28.3 years). Indeed, they have a net new bench boss and general manager combination. Given this confluence of factors, one would forecast the...
October 21st, 2017Fans of the Los Angeles Kings have a lot to be happy about right now because they’re starting to win games like they used to. For Dean Lombardi, the Kings’ previous general manager, if getting fired wasn’t bad enough, getting fired and having the team win without him must feel even worse. After finishing the season at 22nd overall...
October 19th, 2017For a player with a resume that reads like the one Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty has put together, it would seem hard to believe he still might have more to give. However, with longtime head coach Darryl Sutter no longer in the mix and the possibility of the Kings playing a bit more of an offensive style, no one should be...
October 18th, 2017Fans of the Los Angeles Kings are being treated to tremendous hockey right now. After missing the playoffs twice in the last three seasons and being bounced in five games in the first round of the 2016 NHL postseason, it finally looks like the team is putting it back together and returning to Stanley Cup contention. Though it's still...
October 17th, 2017It’s early days and hockey fans shouldn’t be drawing any conclusions until at least American Thanksgiving — that’s November 23rd, for our Canadian readers. A wise man once told me, don’t read too much into results or even look at the NHL standings until November 1. But here we are, on October 17, essentially two weeks...