Posts About "Dave Taylor"
10 Greatest LA Kings of All Time
July 7th, 2018 If you are explaining, you are losing— J.C. Watts If true, the L.A. Kings have done one hell of a lot of 'splainin' over their 45-year history. However, thanks to the heroics of Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and company, they now finally have a Cup. Therefore, the correct and proper rejoinder when...
The Most Underrated Kings Forwards of All Time
September 15th, 2017 This post was originally written in August, 2014. There's a price to pay when you play hockey in Los Angeles. Sure, it's December, and it's 70 degrees outside. Sure, you can get around town with ease and nobody knows your name. It's that nobody knows your name part. On one hand, you come and go as you please. On the other hand,...
Remembering the Los Angeles Kings' Triple Crown Line
August 7th, 2017 This post was originally written in November 2012. Growing up in the 1970's as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los Angeles had an NHL hockey team, 2) said hockey team was named the Kings, and 3) the Triple Crown Line was bitchin',...
Captains of the Los Angeles Kings, Part 2: 1980's & Early 1990's
November 25th, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings have had 13 captains since joining the NHL in 1967. Four are in the Hall of Fame and the team has retired three of their numbers. Who had the biggest impact, was most memorable or made the greatest contribution? Who was the shortest serving captain? Can you name them all? The 1980's: A Miracle and some...
LA Kings Championship Parade: Who Should Have Been Here?
June 18th, 2014 Los Angeles Kings fans were so used to losing. So this chatter about a prospective dynasty—dynasty?!—is as startling as say, going from being a janitor to joining the Justice League. We are basking in LA's golden age. But it was with the preceding dark ages in mind, when I asked four generations of Kings devotees at Monday's...
Wayne Gretzky's Best Lineup
December 21st, 2012 When filling out an all-time Wayne Gretzky roster, one may run into 99 problems but 99 ain't one. Surely there is no dearth of talent, especially considering the team's that Gretz laced 'em up for. Ah but therein lies the problem, trying to piece together a roster as great as "The Great One." Like any roster there are certain...
