It doesn’t happen often, but it happened today. The Kings took morning skate at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Rather than bus down prior to the game, the team arrived yesterday following their win at home over the visiting Edmonton Oilers. Although all players were at the arena today, only about half of them took to the ice. Guys [...]
Suter, Pominville, Wild coach talk 3-0 loss to LA Kings
April 5, 2013 By
Over in the Kings’ locker room they were talking about Thursday night’s game providing a bit of redemption, as LA felt like they let one get away in Minnesota last week (where they had a 3-1 lead and lost via a shootout). In the re-match – and possible playoff preview – it was the Wild coming [...]
What will Sutter say? Comments after 3-0 win over Wild
April 4, 2013 By
Paced by two goals from Justin Williams – giving him markers in five straight games – and another tally from Jeff Carter, the Kings picked up a small piece of redemption when shuting out the visiting Minnesota Wild. Following the action on the ice, here’s what coach Darryl Sutter had to share…
- On Robyn Regehr’s contribution tonight: ”He’s a [...]
What will Sutter say? Classic comments after 3-2 win in Dallas
March 31, 2013 By
Following the Kings 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, here’s what coach Darryl Sutter had to share…
- On Brad Richardson: “Gave us some energy and some speed…He and I have a good relationship and I feel bad not playing him. He’s a guy who can play anywhere in your line-up and it’s been hard for him.”
- [...]
Bernier talks lucky seven and growing rivalry with Coyotes
March 20, 2013 By
Jonathan Bernier‘s stats are starting to enter some rarefied air. After a 3-2 win over the Coyotes on Tuesday night he’s improved his record to 7-0 in games he’s started this season.
During that stretch his goal against average is just 1.63 and his overall GAA of 1.94 is fourth best in the NHL.
It wasn’t an [...]
Fill In The Blank: Feedback from back-to-back wins by Kings
March 6, 2013 By
It’s time for more input from the readers.
For the first time since December 2008, the Kings played back-to-back home games on Monday and Tuesday.
The first contest featured a boring 40 minutes, where the Kings were limited to just six shots on goal, but began the third period with a 1-0 lead. Then came an offensive explosion [...]
What will Sutter say? Post-game thoughts after Kings def Blues 6-4
March 5, 2013 By
Comments from coach Darryl Sutter’s post-game presser, following Kings 6-4 win over the Blues…
- On the last time he was part of a comeback like that: “Oh, I bet I did it in midget or something like that.”
- On where the team found the energy for the third period coming off a game last night: [...]
Bernier likely going again Tuesday, wishes he had shutout Monday
March 5, 2013 By
As expected, there wasn’t much activity at the Kings training facility this morning. After practicing Sunday and playing on Monday night against the Predators, the skate was optional for most players. The usual cast of characters (i.e. non-starts) were present, of course. However, the most interesting tidbit is that it looks like goaltender Jonathan Quick [...]
Back to school for Keaton Ellerby – new friends and homework included
March 1, 2013 By
Defenseman Keaton Ellerby had played nine games this season with the Florida Panthers when the Kings acquired him. Since then, he’s played nine games with his new club and is slowly starting to settle in.
From Dean Lombardi saying his coaching staff needed to give him a foundation, to coach Darryl Sutter reminding everybody Ellerby is still [...]
Bernier after his first regulation loss of the season
Following the Kings 2-1 loss in Minnesota on Tuesday, here’s what goalie Jonathan Bernier had to share…
- On if he could tell the Wild were desperate: “Yeah, obviously I felt our effort wasn’t great tonight. And in this league if you don’t show up, most nights you’re going to lose. And that’s what happened tonight. [...]