If there’s one thing you’ve probably learned about MayorsManor through the years it’s that we don’t waste much time on trade rumors. Such articles are great for driving traffic to a website, but they’re also a maddening exercise that usually bears very little fruit. Instead, we prefer to deal with real stories, not hypothetical ones.
Occasionally though, there [...]
Why Jagr makes more sense than Iginla for the Kings
March 27, 2013 By
Flames’ Cammalleri on LA fans and other pre-game comments
March 11, 2013 By
We took a lap around the Calgary Flames locker room following their pre-game skate at Staples Center this morning. Here’s what a few players had to say heading into the second of back-to-back games vs. the Kings…
- Mike Cammalleri on if the chippy game we saw at the end of Saturday’s game will carry over [...]
MayorsManor First Goal Contest: Game 24 – Flames at Kings, again
March 11, 2013 By
Tonight will be Game 2 of the Double Dance with Calgary. On Saturday night the Kings defeated the Flames 6-2…and yes, Jeff Carter scored another goal. Which is probably why Justin Williams thinks you should bow down to the guy wearing #77.
Anze Kopitar still leads the team with 22 points, Carter is second (19) and [...]
Word Association: Calgary Flames players talk five LA Kings
March 11, 2013 By
Last week we took a brief break from having LA players talk about the opposition using our popular Word Association format when we went over to the other locker room – asking the Dallas Stars for some thoughts on the Kings.
It was well received by the readers here, so we went that route again earlier today, asking the Calgary Flames [...]
What will Sutter say? It’s all about timing after 6-2 win over Calgary
March 10, 2013 By
After the Kings 6-2 win over the visiting Calgary Flames, coach Darryl Sutter shared the following thoughts…
- On the overall game: “Well, it was a really good start to the game and then a couple untimely penalties and then we get up 3-2 late in the first so we just regrouped, not too many changes, [...]
MayorsManor First Goal Contest: Game 23 – Flames at Kings
March 9, 2013 By
Tonight’s First Goal Contest will be your second of three chances to win an LA Kings Stanley Cup edition Fathead. So, if you want a 6-foot tall Drew Doughty or Jonathan Quick or Dustin Brown to put up on your wall, keep reading.
In the Kings’ last game - even though they lost – yes, Jeff Carter [...]
Kings’ players on prepping for a double dose of the Flames
March 9, 2013 By
Tonight the Kings will host the Calgary Flames. And then in a de ja vu moment, they’ll do it again on Monday.
Now, it’s one thing to play a home-and-home series with your opponent. But, this is somewhat uncharted waters for the Kings, where they’ll be playing two games in a row at home against the [...]
Fill In The Blank: Game 15 – feedback after Kings 3-1 win vs Flames
February 21, 2013 By
It’s time for more input from the readers.
Wednesday night saw the Kings pick up their second 3-1 win in a row - on back-to-back nights in Alberta no less – probably leaving Darryl Sutter to rethink his whole ‘It’s a 3-2 league’ mantra. Or not.
Jeff Carter continued to show why he’s been the Kings’ best forward [...]
Theo Fleury talks Los Angeles and Stanley Cup rings
February 21, 2013 By
In an article yesterday, titled Remembering a Rivalry. we looked back at the rich history between the Flames and Kings. Each team has caused the other a fair share of pain at different points, including Calgary bouncing Los Angeles from Wayne Gretzky’s first playoff run with his new team, to the Kings eliminating the Flames in [...]
Comments from Calgary Flames locker room after 3-1 loss to Kings
It was a 2-1 game on Monday night, until Dustin Brown potted an empty net goal to finish off the Flames and secure a 3-1 victory for the Kings. Here’s what they were saying back in the Calgary locker room after their latest loss…
Coach Bob Hartley on the overall game: “They put us on our heels. [...]