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 [...]
POLL: What should the Kings do with Rob Scuderi?
June 18, 2013 By 28 Comments
VIDEO: Sweden ‘Cribs’ episode with Bud Holloway
June 16, 2013 By 1 Comment
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?
June 15, 2013 By 9 Comments
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 [...]
Pre-Game 5 – Blackhawks coach treating tonight like a Game 7
June 8, 2013 By
Back home in Chicago, here’s what Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville had to say following the team’s morning skate in advance of tonight’s Game 5 vs. the LA Kings…
Q. Patrick Kane said you’re treating it as a Game 7.
“I think it’s an important game for us. I think we want to make sure we establish a [...]
Comments from Blackhawks’ locker room after Game 4 win
June 6, 2013 By
Flash quotes from the Blackhawks locker room following their Game 4 victory in LA…
Niklas Hjalmarsson on the overall game: “We played really well defensively after we scored the third goal. We just chipped the puck down and the puck went to their end pretty quick so we didn’t have to play that much in our [...]
Sutter talks Kings 3-2 loss in Game 4 vs Chicago
June 6, 2013 By
Comments from Kings coach Darryl Sutter following Game 4 vs. Chicago…
Q. Did you feel there was a lack of desperation?
“No.”
Q. At all?
“No.”
Q. Did they shut you down in the third period or did you shut yourself down?
“Yeah, I think once they scored the quick goal after the penalty kill, 10 seconds after, I think we [...]
Friday quotes – Kings looking ahead to Game 5 tomorrow
We’ll they’ve really done it now. After winning 15 straight games at home and six straight playoff series, the Kings have dug themselves quite a hole following their loss to the Blackhawks in Game 4. Yet despite the odds of trailing Chicago 3-1 in the Western Conference Final, they aren’t talking like a team ready [...]