Posts About "Rob Blake"
Worst Trades in Kings History
June 8th, 2020 To many, the Los Angeles Kings are known for being a part of hockey’s greatest transaction. However, the franchise has also made some decisions that flat out didn’t go in their favor. Players that were sent away heavily impacted their new organizations, while players shipped to Los Angeles did the opposite. Let’s take a look at...
Top Kings Trade Chips Heading into 2020 Offseason
June 4th, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings may have all the pieces in place for a bright future, but that’s the thing about the future. It’s in the midst of taking shape every single second. For the Kings, armed with one of the best farm systems in the NHL, could it come as soon as 2020-2021? If Kings general manager Rob Blake believes so, he could...
Kings Have All the Pieces for a Bright Future
May 15th, 2020 So much is going on with the Los Angeles Kings right now. With the temperature super hot and the outlook positive, the franchise is positioned to populate the farm with more highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NHL Draft. That's not all. They continue to make what could be far-reaching moves. They let assistant general manager...
Colorado Avalanche All-Time Starting Lineup
May 7th, 2020 There is a lot of history behind the Colorado Avalanche franchise. Before it was based out of Denver, playing in burgundy and blue jerseys as it is now, the team was North of the border wearing powder blue threads as the Quebec Nordiques. Founded in 1972, the team has seen its fair share of historic talents pass through its ranks and...
Top 5 All-Time Avalanche Trades
April 27th, 2020 Over the past 25 seasons since they moved from Quebec in 1995, the Colorado Avalanche have made a handful of trades whose legacy was felt for seasons after the transaction itself. This list will discuss the five franchise-defining trades in Avalanche history (not Quebec Nordiques, so the Peter Forsberg/Eric...
Kings' Assets Point to Bright Winning Future
April 6th, 2020 When the NHL shut down in the middle of March due to COVID-19 pandemic fears, the Los Angeles Kings were the hottest team in the league with a seven-game winning streak. It was a huge surprise. Not long before that, the Kings were treading water, frantically trying to stay out of the crypt. After 70 games, with 12 to go, when the...
From NCAA to the Los Angeles Kings
October 4th, 2018 More than 300 former collegiate hockey players played in an NHL regular-season game this past season. Former NCAA student-athletes now account for more than 30 percent of players on NHL rosters. The Kings have been active through the years signing college free agents and drafting college hockey alumni. This past March in particular,...
Los Angeles Kings 2018 Draft Preview
June 21st, 2018 With the 2018 NHL Draft taking place in Dallas this weekend, it's time to get primed for what the draft could hold in store for the Los Angeles Kings. A year ago, Rob Blake was approaching his first draft after being hired to replace Dean Lombardi as general manager of the Kings. When he selected Gabriel Vilardi with the 11th...
Are the Kings Done Dealing?
February 24th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings have, for the most part, had a steady yet unspectacular season to date. The team's baseline throughout the majority of its 2017-18 campaign is being on the precipice of leapfrogging the likes of the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks for a highly sought-after playoff spot. Knowing...
Kings in Check: Need Bold Moves to Stay Alive
May 8th, 2017 A lot has already been said about the aging, underperforming Los Angeles Kings roster, and the path to playoff contention is only going to increase in difficulty for front office newcomers Luc Robitaille and Rob Blake, a first-time NHL team president and first time general manager, respectively. Now that the Kings have overhauled their...
Tape2Tape: McDonald, Blake Notable Omissions in NHL 100
January 28th, 2017 By now, you’ve likely read two or three - maybe even four - lists of players who were deemed as notable omissions on the NHL’s list of top 100 players of all time. Most of those lists likely include current players like Joe Thornton, Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla. I’ve also read lists that include Dale Hawerchuk, Michel Goulet...
Michael Mersch Working His Way into the Kings' Plans
July 31st, 2016 It's a good thing that after two championships and five playoff appearances in his first eight seasons as general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, Dean Lombardi amassed a huge amount of equity. Over the past two, he's spent a fair amount of it. The 2014-15 campaign saw his team miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008-09. To...
Brown and Kopitar Reach New Milestones with Kings
November 10th, 2015 Both Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar reached milestones early this season with the Kings organization, as Brown has now played 816 games in his NHL career, moving him up on the list for most games played by a Kings player, and Kopitar moved up on the list of most goals scored by a Kings’ player with 223 goals. Brown Surpasses Rob Blake...
