Beginning Monday, the NHL will start to announce the nominees for the 2013 Regular Season Awards, beginning with the three Calder Trophy candidates. This comes on the heals of having members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association (myself included) submit our nominees in various categories just before the playoffs began. We were asked to provide [...]
GM1: Anze Kopitar after Kings 2-1 loss to Blues
April 30, 2013 By
Following the Kings 2-1 OT loss in St. Louis on Tuesday, here’s what Anze Kopitar had to share…
- On Jonathan Quick’s blunder: “To be honest, I didn’t see a whole lot. I went back to the bench. You know, I didn’t see how the play developed.”
- On if Quick’s play was a matter of being [...]
Kings players select high and low points of 2013 regular season
April 29, 2013 By
Over the last few days we spent time collecting thoughts from a handful of LA Kings players, asking them to look back on the 48 games played in 99 days – a whirlwind of a schedule to say the least. What were the high points, what were the low points? Here’s what they had to [...]
Flash quotes from Kings’ locker room after 3-2 win over Sharks
April 27, 2013 By
It’s over!
The 2013 NHL regular season has come and gone. After 48 games in 99 days, that’s a wrap.
For the Kings, after their 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night, they finished the season in fifth place of the Western Conference and will now play the St. Louis Blues in a best-of-seven [...]
What’s left to accomplish? Sutter and the Kings players weigh in
April 26, 2013 By
There’s only one game remaining in the regular season and many different things could still be left to accomplish for the Kings. Is it important to secure home-ice for the first round of the playoffs? Does Anze Kopitar need a goal? Do they want to work on the power play? Penalty Kill? Do a few [...]
Kings players react to all the recent line juggling
April 26, 2013 By
Following the Kings practice earlier today we spoke with several players about the recent line juggling. In years past, under then-coach Terry Murray, this used to be a more common topic. However, under Darryl Sutter, the lines have usually remained the same for long periods of time. That said, starting during the first period of Tuesday’s game in Minnesota [...]
Anze Kopitar – ‘Hopefully I’ll get a couple pretty soon too’
April 22, 2013 By
Following the Kings 4-3 overtime win over the visiting Dallas Stars, here’s what Anze Kopitar had to share…
- On the overall game: “It was good. It’d be (better) if it were our best game, but it wasn’t our best game. But, at the end of the day, we found a way to win, and we [...]
Darryl Sutter talks disputed goals, Doughty, home-ice, etc
April 21, 2013 By
With only four games remaining on their 48-game, lockout shortened season, the Kings were looking for their first victory at home against the Stars this year. More importantly though, they were hoping to pick up two big points on Sunday night and inch closer to securing home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs.
It [...]
Flash quotes from Kings’ locker room after 2-1 win over CBJ
April 18, 2013 By
Following the Kings 2-1 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, here’s what was being said in the LA locker room…
- Darryl Sutter on the game recap: “We played desperate against a desperate hockey club. There was lot’s going on out there, typical Columbus and LA game right? Heavy lifting.”
- Sutter on Matt Greene: “I [...]
Doughty, Kopitar and Brown – comments from Game 4 morning skate
Comments from Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown following the Kings’ morning skate in advance of Game 4…
Drew Doughty
Anze Kopitar
Dustin Brown
All above videos were provided courtesy of KingsVision.
With the official announcement today of the Kings-Ducks game to be played at Dodger Stadium, we have to reset the classic Drew Doughty interview (with a chirping Rob Scuderi) about [...]