Thoughts from Kings coach Todd McLellan on Monday, January 4 On Matt Roy I think he made tremendous strides last year and I see him picking up exactly where he was at the end of the year – confident. We understand what his strengths and weaknesses are. His biggest asset is his legs, his ability […]
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LA Kings Training Camp, Day Four – Todd McLellan Quotes
Thoughts from Kings coach Todd McLellan on Monday, January 4 On if any young players have impressed him thus far Well they all have in their own way. Everybody’s at a different place. So when you think of youth, you think of Tyler Madden for example, showing up for his first time in a training […]
Doughty and Maatta Bromance Could Pay Dividends for Kings
Regardless of the year — or the locker room — opening days of NHL training camps are usually filled with plenty of ‘I’m in great shape’ and ‘We like our team this year’ quotes. However, when you dig deeper, there can often be a wealth of interesting storylines and Drew Doughty served one up on […]
Kings Training Camp – Todd McLellan Quotes, Day One
Quotes from coach Todd McLellan following day one of Kings training camp… On Gabe Vilardi Last season, the questions were not about his skill level or his hockey brain or anything like that, but it was about his engine – was it good enough to play at the NHL level. It was, but it could […]
Rob Blake Media Call, Dec 30 – Full Quotes, Part Two
Earlier today, LA Kings GM Rob Blake held a 30-minute zoom call with NHL media. We posted answers from the first part of that chat here. Below, is the second set of questions and replies… [Note: some answers have been slightly edited for brevity and/or clarification] On if the Ontario Reign will play out of […]