With the NHL off-season rolling right along, LA Kings GM Rob Blake has already completed the bulk of his heavy lifting. This opened with a pair of Unrestricted Free Agent signings (more on that in a minute), followed by recent news that several of the team’s Restricted Free Agents had inked new two-year deals. What’s […]
UFA and RFA Signings Done: Updated LA Kings Projections for 2019-20 Season
July 19, 2019 By 3 Comments
July 2019 – LA Kings Lineup Projection, Salary Cap Situation
July 1, 2019 By
In most NHL cities, July 1st is equivalent to Christmas morning. Fans across North America get to wake up and hear all about the players headed to their town, ready to put on the sweater of their local team, and bringing hope for the next season.
In Los Angeles, it’s a bit of a waiting game […]
Dev Camp 2019: On the Blueline with Anderson and Phillips
June 27, 2019 By
For two of the Kings top defensive prospects, it’s been quite a 2019 already. Both Mikey Anderson (Team USA) and Markus Phillips represented their native countries at the prestigious World Junior Championship in January. Later, both won a season championship with their regular teams, the University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) and Guelph Storm (OHL), respectively. […]
Dev Camp: Chatting Up Turcotte, Kaliyev, Other Kings Prospects
June 25, 2019 By
Below are some quick highlights from conversations with various LA Kings prospects at Day 1 of the team’s annual Development Camp”
Alex Turcotte
Selected No. 5 (RD1) of 2019 NHL Draft – scouting notes here
Expected to play next season at the University of Wisconsin
On Tony Granato and the college recruiting process – “He made me feel really […]
Kings 2019 Dev Camp Preview: Five Questions with Akil Thomas
June 25, 2019 By
For the three players we chose to profile in this year’s Dev Camp Preview series, we tried to be as diverse as possible. Things began with goaltender Jacob Ingham, a late round draft pick by the Kings. Then, we chatted with defenseman Sean Durzi, who was coming off of winning the OHL Championship a few […]
Kings 2019 Dev Camp Preview: Five Questions with Sean Durzi
June 24, 2019 By
For the second article in our 2019 Development Camp Preview series we turn to a player who is fairly new to the Kings organization.
After previously being drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, defenseman Sean Durzi was traded to Los Angeles in a package of assets for Jake Muzzin. As if that isn’t enough for a […]
LA Kings Select Arthur Kaliyev No. 33 – What You Need to Know
June 22, 2019 By
With the No. 33 selection in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft the Los Angeles Kings selected OHL forward Arthur Kaliyev.
So, two forwards and one defenseman in their first three picks. Sounds about right.
Early notes:
Fun fact on #LAKings 2nd round pick Arthur Kaliyev: he’s the 5th youngest player eligible in the draft this […]
DAY TWO: LA Kings Predictions for Draft Rounds 2-7
June 22, 2019 By
With picks No. 5 and 22 in the books, now all of the Kings attention turns to pick NO. 33 and then rounds three and four, where the have multiple selections.
As of last night:
Have confirmed, phone lines are open. Kings very open to trading down from 33.
As discussed herehttps://t.co/LNqpUD3yiF
And here https://t.co/1sPytTl2sq
More in the morning. […]
LA Kings Select Alex Turcotte No. 5 – What You Need to Know
June 21, 2019 By
With the No. 5 selection in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft the Los Angeles Kings selected USA center Alex Turcotte.
We have our pre-Draft scouting report on Turcotte up here:
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Alex Turcotte, USA Center
And here’s some additional info you need to know:
More from some of our top NHL scouting sources […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Hoven on Toffoli, McLellan, Expectations for Next Season
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined hosts Steve Kouleas and Scott Laughlin on the Power Play to look at many of the key issues currently facing the LA Kings and GM Rob Blake – including: Tyler Toffoli, coach Todd McLellan, Jonathan Quick, Jeff Carter, trade scenarios, […]