POLL: What should the Kings do with Rob Scuderi?

With the signing of Slava Voynov earlier today the Kings now have five defenseman under contract for next season – Drew Doughty, Matt Greene, Willie Mitchell. Robyn Regehr and Voynov.
They also have used up $56.76M of the allowed $64.3M salary cap on 15 players. That leaves an average of about $950K each for the remaining [...]

Voynov signs six-year deal, now comes the hard part

One piece of Dean Lombardi’s summer chemistry project is now complete. With defenseman Slava Voynov agreeing to a six-year, $25 million deal, the Kings’ GM can now move on to other pieces of the puzzle.
First though, a few notes on Voynov.
Originally selected by LA in the second round of the 2008 NHL Draft, Voynov has been playing [...]

VIDEO: Sweden ‘Cribs’ episode with Bud Holloway

Adding to last night’s story on the possible return of Bud Holloway to the LA Kings organization, here’s a detailed look at his crib and some of the other luxuries he had been enjoying in Sweden…

During the lockout we also had a Cribs episode with Anze and Gasper Kopitar. Check out the link below for [...]

Kings preparing for return of Bud Holloway?

Wise people often remind others to never say never. And if the case of Bud Holloway plays out as expected over the next few days, it may provide case-in-point #489.
For those unfamiliar, here’s the crib note version of the story:
- June 2006, just a few months after Dean Lombardi was hired as Kings GM, the [...]

Why the Kings can’t bring everybody back – simplistic overview

Unless you were a math major in college, the NHL salary cap likely bores you once the conversation gets past a certain surface level. So, with that in mind, we’ll try to keep this light and breezy.
Putting it as simple as possible, the LA Kings are screwed.
Essentially, compiling a 23-man roster and staying within next season’s [...]

Division title next for Kings? Lombardi says yes, sort of…

When Dean Lombardi was General Manager in San Jose, the Sharks improved their point total six straight seasons (1996-2002). And they were getting younger over most of that stretch as well.
It’s been a somewhat similar script here in Los Angeles too. The Kings have gone from 68 points over the course of his first year [...]

AUDIO: TFP Live guest spot – talking LA Kings contracts, summer plans

Over the weekend I joined David Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein for another guest spot on The Fourth Period Live – a weekly show on NHL Network Radio (XM 92 / Sirius 207). Because not everybody has satellite radio, we thought it best to share the audio here.
In the segment we discussed the Kings taking on the [...]

Darryl Sutter’s end of season comments on the Kings, and a look to next year

End of season comments from Dustin Brown, Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards, Jonathan Quick and more have already been posted. So, let’s check in with the coach and see what he had to say. Here’s some of Darryl Sutter’s thoughts from his presser earlier today at TSC…
On if he has had a chance to decompress, and [...]

End of season thoughts from Rob Scuderi – now what?

We already have comments from Kings GM Dean Lombardi up on the homepage, talking about the Rob Scuderi contract situation.
Now we check in with the defenseman himself, for some thoughts on the just completed season and an eye on his future. Here’s what he shared today…
On if he has had time to come to [...]

End of season thoughts from Dustin Brown, Kings captain

Yesterday we posted end of season thoughts from Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards, Jonathan Quick and Kings GM Dean Lombardi. Now, after spending some time at the team’s practice facility today, we have a fresh batch of news and notes.
Lets’s start with LA captain Dustin Brown. Here’s what he had to share…
On how he tore his [...]