With the Phoenix Coyotes in town tonight to take on the Kings it’s worth re-setting a story from the last time these two teams got together.
If you’re not on twitter, you many not even know that one of the most popular hockey players in North America has scored only one goal in 37 games this [...]
Clifford and Westgarth Preparing to Get (Biz) Nasty?
March 3, 2011 By
Kyle Clifford and Kevin Westgarth Respond to Biz Nasty
January 21, 2011 By
In an era when so many professional athletes are very buttoned up and often provide cliche answers to questions, some find a way to break out of the pack.
Paul Bissonnette of the Phoenix Coyotes is one of the latter. As noted yesterday, even though he’s played less than 100 games in the NHL, his [...]
Cam Janssen’s Five Minute Major Preview: LA v StL
December 16, 2010 By
Cam Janssen is in his sixth NHL season, the last four with the St. Louis Blues. He’s posted only two goals while racking up 589 penalty minutes in 219 games. It’s what you call ‘knowing your role.’
In the interview below he helps us preview tonight’s Kings – Blues game. We talk about LA’s tough guys, [...]
Post Practice Comments – Kyle Clifford
December 10, 2010 By
Here’s some thoughts from Kyle Clifford after the Kings practice this afternoon…
MM: A goal and a fight last night versus Calgary. What was the highlight of the night?
KC: We got the win. I think that’s the most important thing. It’s always fun to win and it’s an added bonus when you score a goal.
MM: It [...]
Post Practice Comments – Kevin Westgarth
December 10, 2010 By
Here’s some thoughts from Kevin Westgarth after the Kings practice this afternoon…
MM: The team has won three in a row to start off the month of December. What’s been the biggest difference during this stretch compared to the rough patches in November?
KW: I think towards the end of our little skid we were playing some [...]
LA-OTT Game Preview w/ Ottawa’s Chris Neil
November 22, 2010 By
The Kings are preparing to take on a fairly unfamiliar opponent later today in the Ottawa Senators. Over five plus seasons since the lockout they’ve only met four times, with LA winning the last three.
One of the game-within-the-game stories for tonight is Chris Neil, who will be celebrating 600 games in the National Hockey League.
Earlier [...]
Westgarth – Cheerleading For The Wolfpack
November 13, 2010 By
Although patience is a virtue, there’s little worse than waiting.
When it comes to Kevin Westgarth, things have gotten to the point that he just smiles and laughs when he sees me coming. Of course he already knows what we’re going to talk about.
He knows the drill. He knows the routine. So, we’re just having fun [...]
Westgarth and Simmonds on Nashville’s O’Brien
November 6, 2010 By
Many professional athletes have memories like elephants. They rarely forget key moments in a game, even many years down the road.
Some situations are more recent. Thus, they’re still fresh in the minds of the participants.
Case in point, Shane O’Brien took on Wayne Simmonds in game five of the Kings playoff series with Vancouver last spring. [...]
Coach Murray on Mitchell and Clifford
November 5, 2010 By
A few quick comments from Coach Terry Murray following the Kings practice today at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Ca…
MM: Given Willie Mitchell‘s injury situation last year, were you holding your breath a little when he was engaged in the fight with Steve Downie?
TM: No. It didn’t even cross my mind. All I looked [...]
Jarret Stoll on Fight with Dustin Penner
This Dustin Penner-mania is starting to reach Brayden Schenn levels.
It looks like it may be all Penner, all the time for the next few days.
So, sticking with the theme – let’s check in with Jarret Stoll, one of his former teammates in Edmonton.
Earlier today we heard what Penner had to say about the time the [...]