Moreau – ‘You can’t give the referee an option on that play’

Moreau, LA Kings practice (photo: D. Sheehan)

Grit, sandpaper, character…
Those are just a few of the words that were used to describe winger Ethan Moreau when he signed a free agent contract with the Kings late this past summer.
The veteran forward was thought to be somebody who could come in, be a physical presence, chip in [...]

LA Kings coach Terry Murray talks Johnson’s hit on Ribeiro

Following up on the last post, here’s what Kings coach Terry Murray had to say about the hit Jack Johnson put on Mike Ribeiro just seconds before Steve Ott scored the game winning goal the other night…
“Could there be another time and another place? Maybe. If you slow the video down…you see a four-on-two [...]

Kings’ Jack Johnson explains the hit on Stars’ Mike Ribeiro

Just seconds before Steve Ott scored the game winning goal for the Stars on Wednesday night, Kings defenseman Jack Johnson flat annihilated Mike Ribeiro at the other blue line.
In fact, in took Ribeiro several seconds to get up and get off the ice under his own power. However, his coach proclaimed him ‘just fine’ [...]

10 Tidbits on the Kings come from ahead loss in Dallas

It’s time to close the book on what was a more than disappointing game for the Kings last night in Dallas.  Leading 2-1 with less than three minutes to go, Ethan Moreau took a slashing penalty. Near the end of his time in the box, Jamie Benn scored to even things up. Then, [...]

Audio: Terry Murray’s postgame presser after 3-2 loss

During Terry Murray‘s postgame presser in Dallas tonight he talked about Mike Richards, Jonathan Quick, Steve Ott and more. Take a listen…

Even with the loss, the Kings return home with three of the possible four points on the road trip and have gone 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
Prior to facing the Stars, Jarret Stoll [...]

Stoll on the Stars, skill, stats and snapping them back

Last hour we heard from Drew Doughty, who shared some thoughts about the Kings match-up tonight with the Dallas Stars.
Now, we turn to some comments from Jarret Stoll…
“We know they’re a good team,” said LA’s third line center. “They have a lot of skill and a lot of guys that can hurt you. You [...]

Drew Doughty not worried about playing hungry Stars team

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty comes into tonight’s game $2,500 lighter in the wallet – while some complain that isn’t much for a guy who signed a $56-million contract a few months ago, it is the maximum allowable under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
LA will be facing what should be an angry Dallas team. Not [...]

LA Kings coach Murray wouldn’t mind less from Doughty

When you’re one of the best players on a team, the spotlight always burns a little brighter on your performance – both good and bad.
And when you sign the richest deal in team history, that only intensifies things.
For Drew Doughty, the season probably hasn’t gotten off to the start he was hoping for. Sure, after [...]

Because you demanded it…

Many of you were on your way home from work when it happened.
Knowing that Kings fans wouldn’t want to miss out on this, we worked closely with the NHL over the last few days… and after concocting an elaborate agreement, we were able to pull video of Scott Parse‘s goal Thursday night vs. Dallas.
Defenseman Slava [...]

Audio: LA Kings coach Terry Murray after 5-3 win in Dallas

Following tonight’s 5-3 win in Dallas, LA Kings coach Terry Murray spoke with the gathered media.
Among the topics discussed were Slava Voynov‘s future, the goal by Scott Parse, letting the Stars back into the game in the third period and more.

Eight goals total – seven of them given up by the top two goalies in [...]