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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio from earlier today, where he joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to talk about the Los Angeles Kings hot start to the 2017-18 season – including notes on Dustin Brown, Alex Iafallo, Jeff Carter, Oscar Fantenberg, coach John Stevens, and more.
The segment can be […]
FREE REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio – Talking Kings Hot Start, Next Steps
AHL: Reign Rally Not Enough To Quiet Condors, Lose Fifth Straight
Ontario and Bakersfield were right back at it Saturday night as the Reign played host for the second half of the weekend series. Cal Petersen would relieve Jack Campbell of his duties for the night as he attempted to backstop the Reign to their first points of the season. The Reign powerplay came up empty […]
AHL: Reign Shutout by Condors in Ontario’s 10th Home Opener
Ontario Reign Shutout by Bakersfield Condors in their 10th season of professional hockey in the Inland Empire.
After seven years in the East Coast Hockey League, the Reign opened their third AHL campaign — marking their 10th season of professional hockey in Ontario — against a familiar for in the Bakersfield Condors. Both teams were part […]
LA Kings 2017-18 Season Has Acute Focus on Three Rs
To a man, the LA Kings organization would largely like to forget the past three seasons. Not much good has come, at least on the ice, since raising the organization’s second Stanley Cup in 2014. Now, with a plethora of new management in place, many of the same core players will be asked to provide […]
With Several Cut Loose, Blake Shaping Kings Opening Night Roster
To say it’s a new day in Los Angeles would be a bit of an understatement.
Case in point, Jordan Nolan. Drafted by the Kings, developed by the Kings, won two Stanley Cups with the Kings… and thank you for your service, but we are prepared to go in a new direction. It’s nothing personal, it’s […]
FREE REPLAY: Hoven on NHL Network Radio with LA Kings Preview
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined hosts Scott Laughlin and Ryan Paton to answer questions about the LA Kings upcoming season. Among the topics covered were – what is needed for Anze Kopitar to produce more offense, can Jeff Carter keep up his scoring pace, […]
Probable Roster Decisions in Advance of Kings Opening Night
For the first time in several seasons, salary cap issues are no longer the topic du jour in Los Angeles. Sure, the Kings aren’t completely out of the woods just yet — case in point, there is still plenty of work to do before talks begin with Drew Doughty on a contract extension next summer. […]
Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio with Boomer – Aug 2017
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to talk about all things LA Kings – including: Jonathan Quick’s ability to carry the workload this season, Marian Gaborik’s injury status, the top rookies who need to step into the lineup this season, and […]
July 2017: Update on LA Kings Salary Cap Situation and Roster Projection
Fresh on the heels of forward Nick Shore and the Kings agreeing to new one year contract, with an average annual value (AAV) of $925,000, we have updated our look at the team’s current salary cap situation.
2017-18 LA Kings Projected Opening Night Roster (with important notes at the end of the article)
Cammalleri
Kopitar
Brown
1,000,000
10,000,000
5,875,000
Pearson
Carter
Toffoli
3,750,000
5,272,727
4,550,000
Kempe
Dowd
Brodzinski
894,167
650,000
950,000
Clifford
Shore
Lewis
1,600,000
925,000
2,000,000
Nolan
Andreoff
950,000
677,500
Muzzin
Doughty
4,000,000
7,000,000
Martinez
LaDue
4,000,000
1,500,000
Forbort
Gravel
650,000
950,000
Folin
850,000
Quick
Kuemper
5,800,000
650,000
The above 23-man roster […]
NHL Radio Replay: Hoven’s Kings Updates – Thornton, Brown, Phaneuf, Bernier, Iginla, etc.
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined host Nick Alberga of Ice Cap to discuss a plethora of topics surrounding the LA Kings roster heading into free agency, including: Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks, Dustin Brown-for-Dion Phaneuf trade speculation, goaltender Jonathan Bernier, forward Jarome […]