The only person that has praised Jonathan Bernier’s skill-set more than me is JT. For those of you who don’t know JT…wait, that can’t be any of you. Back in September of 2010, I did a full write-up on our… Read More ›
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The Pope is an L.A. Kings Fan and Declares Anaheim is Infested with Protestants…
Once you have won a Stanley Cup, certain things should become irrelevant. Moments in team history well short of winning a Cup, the opinions of other team’s fans who have not won a Cup, and former players who did not… Read More ›
What? Uh Oh. Ha! Just another Darryl Sutter Presser
On players’ generally improved nutritional habits in the modern game: “I think probably it’s an overview. Most of them are like that. You guys are just as familiar as some of our young guys, guys who have struggled before I… Read More ›
The Willie Mitchell – Matt Greene Domino Effect on Defense and Offense
Willie Mitchell and Matt Greene are the bookends of our defense. Two defensive defensemen, one in the top pairing (with Voynov) and the other at the bottom (with Martinez, who is now also on IR). But what about their impact… Read More ›
That Darryl Sutter is a Pretty Smart Hockey Guy
From Rich Hammond John Hoven Jon Rosen: On Justin Williams and veteran forwards: Sometimes, he just has to slow it down a little bit. Simon goes in and out during games. It’s an issue with two or three of our… Read More ›
L.A. Kings Extend Lombardi, Sutter and Luuuuuuuc…
From Lisa Dillman of the L.A. Times The Stanley Cup champion Kings took care of another bit of housekeeping — an important one — by finalizing the contract extensions of General Manager Dean Lombardi, Coach Darryl Sutter and executive Luc… Read More ›
L.A. Kings Trade Kevin Westgarth to Carolina Hurricanes for Anthony Stewart and Picks
“We have a trade to announce” Kevin Westgarth, lovable enforcer, is off to Carolina in exchange for Chris Stewart’s brother, Anthony Stewart. The L.A. Kings also receive a 2013 4th round and 2014 6th round pick. Anthony Stewart is a… Read More ›
Saturday with Scribe: Let’s Talk Puck
1. Jonathan Bernier “just wants to play”. John Hoven (aka the “Mayor”…not the obtuse one from LA, the hockey one) first gave us the Bernier quote yesterday via his @MayorNHL Twitter about Bernier’s desire to play (which we all knew)… Read More ›
Thoughts and Tidbits From the January 10 L.A. Kings Press Conference
Bob Miller – He was Bob Miller. Classy, a consummate professional, missed his voice. Tim Leiweke – The guy is passionate. He wasn’t selling up there…well, not completely. You can tell he is a “fan”. Fault him if you must… Read More ›
What a Strange Sequence of Events Led to The Stanley Cup Kings
Consider this… At the same time the Ryan Smyth soap opera took place, Dean Lombardi was in discussions with the Philadelphia Flyers about Mike Richards. The trades occurred within a day of each other. Mike Richards and his best friend,… Read More ›
Jamie Kompon Contract Not Renewed
When I wrote the Jamie Kompon Appreciation Page many months ago, my tongue was firmly planted in my cheek. I also wrote it out of disgust. Those who have read us regularly know that I was not (and am not)… Read More ›
The Dutch Perspective: For You …
… This is for the current team, the team that has never stopped working, the team that has saved their best for last. This is for the fans, the die-hards who’ve waited for so many years and have never received… Read More ›
Have We Been Spoiled By This Playoff Run?
Wednesday night Darryl Sutter laughed at the notion that the Kings are somehow flawed for having not been able to close out the Devils in four games, as they have had similar trouble in two other potential close out game… Read More ›
And Then There Were Two – How The Los Angeles Kings Matchup With The Phoenix Coyotes
It occurs to me that we haven’t talked about the Phoenix Coyotes yet. Oh sure, we podcasted about it, but half the population is about as capable of listening to something more than 2 minutes long as it is going… Read More ›
Aggressive. Easier Said Than Done For Young L.A. Kings Players Like Dwight King
Hockey is a fast sport. You have heard this, right? You believe it? It’s an incomplete statement. Hockey is a fast transitional sport. The game transitions quickly from offense to defense and back, from pass to shot, from shot to… Read More ›
