Posts About "Tobias Bjornfot"
Kings' Rebuild Won't Take Much Longer
July 8th, 2020 After winning Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, the Los Angeles Kings' talent has dried up, leaving them struggling to keep up with the younger and faster teams. The Kings have only won one playoff game since 2014, and have allowed much of their Stanley Cup roster to leave the squad. Luckily, many of these departures came with an influx of...
Kings' Top 10 Prospects
April 5th, 2020 Ask anyone who covers prospects and they will tell you that the Los Angeles Kings have one of the best prospect groups in the NHL right now. Related: The NHL’s Best Farm Systems Ranked – Midseason Update For this list, players were given a ranking based NHL Readiness and NHL Potential. NHL Readiness ranks how close a player is...
Kings' 2019 Draft Class Catch-Up
April 3rd, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings desperately need an infusion of offense if they want to thrust themselves out of the NHL's pile of bottom feeders. That's one reason they selected Alex Turcotte with the No. 5 overall choice in 2019. But there are other needs the Kings tried to address by reeling in eight others from the sea of young, amateur...
Kings or Maple Leafs - Who Won the Muzzin Trade?
April 3rd, 2020 In January of 2019, the Los Angeles Kings signalled to the hockey world that a rebuild was imminent. They traded defenseman Jake Muzzin to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Carl Grundstrom, the rights to Sean Durzi and a first-round pick, which LA used to get Tobias Björnfot. At the time, there was a mixed response as to who won the...
Kings Prospects at the 2020 World Juniors
December 27th, 2019 The Los Angeles Kings have a wonderful prospect pool. If you weren't sure of that, the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship will prove it. The Kings have the most prospects of any NHL team in the popular event with nine. The closest to them are the Arizona Coyotes with seven. Behind them, there are four teams with five...
Kings Call Up Prokhorkin; Assign Bjornfot, Grundstrom to Reign
October 20th, 2019 The first homestand of the 2019-20 season hasn’t gone the way the Los Angeles Kings would have hoped. After back-to-back shutout losses, it prompted head coach Todd McLellan to make his first moves on the campaign. The team recalled forward Nikolai Prokhorkin, as announced by general manager Rob Blake on Friday. Tobias Bjornfot and...
Kings Land Top-Tier Talent in 2019 Draft
June 25th, 2019 The Los Angeles Kings had one of the best showings at the 2019 NHL Draft, making four picks in the top-50. The team benefited from some strong prospects sliding down the board and took advantage. Overall, the Kings made nine picks in this year's draft and spread the wealth quite a bit, selecting one goaltender, four forwards, and four...
Ducks Must Devote Pick No. 29 to Defense
June 20th, 2019 In my last article, I highlighted why the Anaheim Ducksneed to draft a center with their No. 9 overall pick. Luckily, they have two first-round picks, No. 9 (their own) and No 29 (received in the Brandon Montour trade). That means they can address another organizational need, a potential top-four defenseman, later in the first...
New Jersey Devils Mock Draft
June 20th, 2019 The Hockey Writers' Michael Cambria and Alex Chauvancy's latest mock draft for the New Jersey Devils at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft as they head into Friday's first round in Vancouver. Who will win the Jack Hughes sweepstakes? (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) Round 1 - 1st Overall Michael's Pick: Jack Hughes, C, USA...
2019 NHL Draft: 10 Risers from Fisher’s Top 350 for May
May 13th, 2019 Fisher’s Top 350 for May Fisher’s Top 300 for April Fisher’s Top 300 for March Fisher’s Top 217 for February Fisher’s Top 217 for January Fisher’s Top 186 for December Fisher’s Top 186 for November Fisher’s Top 124 for October Fisher’s Top 124 Preseason Rankings May proved to be...
