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The Kings held an optional skate at their training facility in El Segundo earlier today. Here’s what Drew Doughty and Rob Scuderi had to share after things were over…
Videos courtesy of KingsVision.
Tomorrow at 10am the Kings will practice again. By then, they’ll know who they’re playing in the second round. If the Ducks win tonight, [...]
After being eliminated by the Kings by a 2-1 final in Game 6, here’s what was being said back in the St. Louis Blues’ locker room…
- Coach Ken Hitchcock on the overall series: “I think that’s probably the story of the series for us: missed opportunities. We had a lot of people play very hard, but [...]
On how he raises his game in the playoffs:
“When the game means a lot more, it’s definitely more fun to play. It brings out the best in a lot of players, sometimes it brings out the worst in guys. Speaking for our team in general, I think these games bring out the best in us.”
On [...]
Comments from Anze Kopitar after the Kings eliminated the Blues and advanced to the second round…
On how good it feels to come back from a 2-0 deficit:
“It feels good. I mean we realize we have some room for improvement too, and you know, and shocker, Quicky came out huge for us again the last couple [...]
We’ve covered this whole ‘hockey player nickname’ thing in the past. As noted, many guys simply get a Y or IE tacked on the end of their name – giving us such classics as Brownie, Quickie, Lewey, etc.
Coming into the season though, perhaps the best nickname on the LA Kings belonged to Kyle Clifford. Contrary [...]
Catching up with Jake Muzzin after the Kings’ morning skate, in advance of tonight’s Game 6 vs. the St. Louis Blues…
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A little fun with LA Kings captain Dustin Brown following the team’s morning skate in advance of tonight’s Game 6 vs. the St. Louis Blues…
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Had a chance to spend a few minutes with Blues forward Jayden Schwartz following the team’s morning skate earlier today…
On which Kings players have been doing the most chirping in the series:
“Nothing I can remember. Physical series, they talk, but you really don’t listen. I can’t recall anyone really.”
On the difference between home and road games [...]
Even though the Kings’ players did not skate today, several guys were made available to the media – including Dustin Brown…
Video courtesy of KingsVision.
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Ducks vs. Wings: Post-Game 7 Comments from Cam Fowler
Following their 3-1 loss to Detroit on Sunday night, eliminating the Ducks from the playoffs, here’s what defenseman Cam Fowler had to share…
On if he takes experience from the loss moving forward:
“Yeah, I mean anytime you get the chance to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs it count as experience. And I mean, I guess [...]