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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…

Where in the World Are the Los Angeles Kings?

Meesh Shanmugam | November 15, 2012

In some alternate universe, a hockey contributor is using this exact title to question why the Los Angeles Kings have gotten off to a slow start in defending their Stanley…

What Normally Can’t Be Said: Devils Fan Impression Of Game 1

Chris Wassel | June 1, 2012

  The New Jersey Devils made the Stanley Cup Finals with timely scoring, a consistent forecheck, and solid puck possession. Sadly none of those things happened in Game 1 as…

Rock Star Kopitar: Anze Wins It In OT

Michael Gwizdala | May 31, 2012

Capitalizing on opportunities ended up being crucial in Game One.  Especially when those opportunities come so few and far between.  With both clubs feeling each other out in the early…

All the Kings’ Horses: LA Kings Then & Now

Walter McLaughlin | May 13, 2012

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Humpty Dumpty may have…

Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy

Walter McLaughlin | August 21, 2011

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…

Bowman Finally Building His Blackhawks

The Hockey Writers | July 11, 2011

For the first time in his time as general manager of the Blackhawks, Stan Bowman has the financial freedom to build the team the way he sees fit.  Interestingly enough…

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