MayorsManor Live Radio: Kings-Blues GM2 preview with Helene Elliott

We’ve already been joined by a slew of guests this week - including Jim Fox, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period and Jonathan Davis of Fox Sports West - but we still have more for you!
Today we’re checking in with Helene Elliott of the LA Times.  She joins us from St. Louis and will share all the skinny from today’s morning skates, for [...]

GM2 morning skate – Dustin Brown not worried about line combos

Following the Kings morning skate in advance of tonight’s Game 2 vs. the St. Louis Blues, here’s what captain Dustin Brown, defenseman Drew Doughty, forward Colin Fraser and coach Darryl Sutter had to say…
Dustin Brown

Drew Doughty

Colin Fraser

Darryl Sutter

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Dustin Brown talks contract extension and watching from the sidelines

Kings captain Dustin Brown won’t be in the line-up for tonight’s regular season finale at Staples Center.  Instead, he’ll miss his second consecutive game, sitting on the sidelines after being suspended for elbowing Jason Pominville in the head last Tuesday.
Watching from afar is a new experience for Brown though. Prior to missing Wednesday’s game in Detroit, he had played in 314 [...]

Dean Lombardi on Brown suspension and playoff outlook

On Wednesday afternoon the NHL suspended Kings captain Dustin Brown for two games, as a result of a hit on Jason Pominville of the Minnesota Wild. Earlier today, GM Dean Lombardi was on Sportsnet Radio (Fan 590) in Toronto and offered thoughts about the ruling, as well as provided an early outlook heading into next [...]

Dustin Brown suspended two games, Kings recall Tyler Toffoli

Following a play along the boards Thursday night, there were questions about a hit from Dustin Brown that knocked Jason Pominville out of the game between the Kings and Wild.
Depending on your point of view, LA’s captain was either responding to a check he was about to receive from Pominville or he threw an illegal elbow [...]

Full quotes from Minnesota Coach Mike Yeo after win over LA Kings

Following his team’s 2-1 win over the visiting LA Kings on Tuesday night, here’s what Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo had to share at his post-game presser…
- On the second period coming close to unraveling: “Well, the last game could have unraveled us too. It’s how you respond. You gotta deal with adversity. To me [...]

Reaction from Minnesota locker room after 2-1 win over LA

Following their 2-1 win over the visiting LA Kings on Tuesday night, here’s what they were saying back in the Minnesota Wild locker room…
- Goalie Niklas Backstrom on the overall game: “I think it was a solid 60 minutes for us, and it was a very good team we played against. So it was a [...]

Dustin Brown on the elbow and game vs Wild (with video)

Following the Kings 2-1 loss in Minnesota on Tuesday, here’s what LA captain Dustin Brown had to share…
- On the third period: “First good shifts.  You kind of build on them, and Bernie made a couple saves in the third that he had to.  That gave us a chance to win, and we had some [...]

Dustin Brown on Trevor Lewis, momentum swings and 4-3 OT win

Following the Kings 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars, here’s what team captain Dustin Brown had to share…
- On the overall game: “Giving up a two-goal lead and then falling behind and being able to come back and win is a good response by our group. The second goal against, I’m still confused. And [...]

Tommy Lasorda welcomes Jack Johnson to LA, not really

After leaning in and telling captain Dustin Brown what he expected the Kings to do to their opponents on Thursday night, Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda participated in a ceremonial puck drop…

But, wait – did he intentionally diss Jack Johnson on purpose? Here’s what he told Patrick O’Neal on Fox Sports West a little later in [...]