Posts About "Todd McLellan"
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...
McLellan Has Kings Playing the Right Way
March 28th, 2020 Before the ‘pause,’ the sports world was consumed with the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal. So, when Los Angeles Kings’ head coach Todd McLellan said, “we’re not cheating a lot to win,” it raised a few eyebrows. Just saying the word “cheat” gets attention, but during this hyper-sensitive time in the same city as...
Kings' Veterans Leading the Way
March 9th, 2020 It seems the Los Angeles Kings saved the best for last. With five straight wins, four against teams fighting for playoff spots, this team is thriving in the spoiler role, or you could say a snake in the grass. Anze Kopitar – The Head of the Snake “When you have him as the head of the snake, it makes it easier for the coaching...
McLellan Being Penalized Shows Passion is Alive in LA
February 29th, 2020 When Todd McLellan - yes, that Todd McLellan, the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings - got a penalty for abuse of officials, I was more surprised than most. McLellan, in typical fashion, took immediate responsibility after the game: "I earned it. I'm not happy that I put our team in that situation." It's been a tough first-year...
Despite Losing Record, Kings Fans Have Much to Cheer
February 4th, 2020 With the Los Angeles Kings sitting on a 19-25-5 record in the basement of the Pacific Division and the second-worst record in the league, it might not seem as if fans have much to hang onto for the last portion of this 2019-20 season. Fortunately, that is far from the truth. It’s true they are not the most riveting team to watch....
Kings Have Pieces in Place for Second-Half Growth
January 27th, 2020 Accountability, in the form of player buy-in, ranks at the top of the list of reasons for serious new growth for the Los Angeles Kings going into the second half of 2019-20. It has been mentioned by 12-year veteran defenseman Drew Doughty that the absence of guys like Matt Greene and Jarret Stoll had a negative effect on the team,...
Kings Starting to See Minor Improvements Under McLellan
January 25th, 2020 Rome wasn’t built in a day, and good hockey teams can’t be built in one season. Or, so the prevailing wisdom goes. Todd McLellan came to the Los Angeles Kings to challenge that wisdom. Armed with a mixed roster of young guns and old blood with seven players over the age of 30, the Kings needed a bench boss who could get the...
Kings' 3rd Period Rally Is Too Little, Too Late
January 17th, 2020 Two one-goal losses in a row on the road would drive most coaches mad. And while Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan appears to have retained his sanity, he nonetheless is frustrated. McLellan loves the comeback they made in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers, but it's how things began that was irksome. For fans, it's the...
Kings' McLellan Enthusiastic About Intensity Ahead of Lightning Game
January 14th, 2020 Progress is sometimes hard to see if a team is losing. As the losses pile up, negativity sets in. Not so with the Los Angeles Kings, who are coming off an intense 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. The Kings' Silver Is Not Really a Shade of Gray Coach Todd McLellan had his rose-colored glasses on afterward, while...
Kings: 3 Takeaways from Overtime Loss to Sharks
November 27th, 2019 Hockey’s classic NorCal vs. SoCal rivalry officially started as the Los Angeles Kings hosted the San Jose Sharks Monday night at Staples Center. Although the two teams had relatively similar slumps to begin the season, they’re now heading in opposite directions. Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty congratulates center Jeff...
Kings Defense Needs to be Addressed
October 12th, 2019 After spending the first week of the 2019-20 season in Canada, the Los Angeles Kings are set to welcome the Nashville Predators Saturday night for Staples Center’s 20thOpening Night. The team went 1-2-0 during the road trip in which they displayed positive components, but also issues that need to be addressed, specifically on defense....
Kings Looking at Long Rebuild with McLellan
September 23rd, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Todd McLellan wants to make the Los Angeles Kings playoff contenders again. He faces an uphill climb in trying to make that happen. McLellan, who was named coach on April 15, inherited a roster with five players age 32 or older that had t...
3 Reasons Kings Have Hope for the Future
August 19th, 2019 There’s no question that the Los Angeles Kings have been on a steady decline since their Stanley Cup victories in 2012 and 2014. Last season altogether really displayed an all-time low for general manager Rob Blake and the Kings. However, with recent changes and new additions, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The franchise...
