Posts About "Jake Muzzin"
LA Kings Defense Second to None
June 14th, 2018 Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes. For the Los Angeles Kings, defense was certainly the backbone of the team this past season. They allowed the fewest goals in the league while also having the league’s top penalty kill. While it may not have led them to a championship, it did help them take a step forward after missing...
Rumor Rundown: Sabres Dangling Evander Kane?
June 7th, 2017 Evander Kane has rarely been a player securely entrenched in one place. The most recent years of his still young career have been productive but also clouded by trade rumors. A polarizing player, he's been off and on with Sabres owner Terry Pegula and Kane is back in the rumor mill again, this time perhaps being dangled by new Buffalo...
Preview: Kings Host Avalanche to Open February
February 1st, 2017 The Los Angeles Kings will try to open the month of February by extending their current winning streak to four games when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. It will be the second game in as many nights for both the Kings and Avalanche who both had road games on Tuesday night. In the Kings' game, Jake Muzzin scored...
What's Wrong With the Kings?
January 23rd, 2017 It's an evolution. The same team doesn't always dominate, and it goes in cycles — Victoria Pendleton The irony of a cyclist making the above comment notwithstanding, the fact remains that in today's NHL, nobody remains in the upper strata of the league forever. At least for now, the end of the Kings' extended stay looks to be at...
Recap: Kings Rule Struggling Blues
January 13th, 2017 Staples Center was the site of an offensive onslaught on Thursday night as the Los Angeles Kings, in front of a sold-out home crowd, handed the St. Louis Blues a 5-1 loss. http://gty.im/637812200 Tanner Pearson and Jake Muzzin both had a pair of goals and Peter Budaj made 21 saves in the victory. Trevor Lewis also scored while...
Could Iginla Retire a King?
January 9th, 2017 At 20-16-4, the Los Angeles Kings are essentially treading water through 40 games, performing at a level slightly above one might expect with Jonathan Quick out indefinitely with a groin injury. Inconsistency remains a problem, but the loss of Quick isn't the reason why the team has struggled to catch fire this season. It's a much...
