10 Tidbits from Sutter – ‘I’m not a doctor, a psychologist or a therapist’

Following the Kings 30 minute pre-game skate at their training facility in El Segundo, coach Darryl Sutter shared some wisdom and dropped some straight facts on us this morning…
1. On if he’ll use the same line-up tonight as he did in the last game – “You’ll need to get there for the song.” [note: He [...]

Jeff Carter talks Richards vs Doan and the Coyotes

Kings’ center Jeff Carter was credited with the game-winning goal in LA’s 4-2 victory Saturday night.  It marked the second consecutive game where Carter had scored this season and was only the second goal of his career vs. the Phoenix Coyotes.
After the game, MayorsManor spoke with the 6-foot-3 right wing about the team’s first victory of the [...]

Fight Club: three Kings vs three Coyotes

Usually when two division rivals meet up there’s a good chance for some fireworks. Over the course of their six-game series during the regular season last year, it’s fair to say the LA Kings and Phoenix Coyotes didn’t disappoint.
Each team won half the games – with three shutouts and the other three all decided by one goal.
Yet, the most spirited [...]

Clifford jumps the line, will get top-6 minutes on Thursday

For Kyle Clifford‘s 20th birthday in January 2011, then-coach Terry Murray gave the young forward a somewhat unexpected present – he promoted him to the top line for that night’s game with the St. Louis Blues. Even though the rookie had only three NHL goals lifetime, he had been one of the more impressive Kings’ players over [...]

Top 10 Sutter answers from first half of Kings training camp

We’re half way home. Three days of training camp are already in the books and after just three more it will be time to close up shop. Somewhat crazy when you think about it – seems like just yesterday we were stuck in the middle of a four month holding pattern. Now things are moving [...]

Anthony Stewart – making friends and taking names

Usually when you move across country it takes a little while to make new friends.  In the case of Anthony Stewart, things may come pretty quickly.
“I’m familiar with a bunch of the guys here,” said the Kings’ newest forward, acquired Sunday in a trade with Carolina for Kevin Westgarth and two late-round draft picks. “I [...]

VIDEO: MM interview with Mike Richards, first day of camp

Much to their chagrin, the LA Kings opened training camp today without the services of top center Anze Kopitar. When we asked coach Darryl Sutter about his plans for the top six forwards on Thursday night he was pretty coy about things. GM Dean Lombardi spilled the news though, Jeff Carter was temporarily moving back to center.
With [...]

VIDEO: Anze Kopitar explains the knee injury and recovery

Among all the hope and excitement at today’s opening of LA Kings training camp, hanging thick in the air though was the fact that two of their best players weren’t on the ice. Defenseman Willie Mitchell is expected to be out for several weeks and wasn’t even seen at the training facility. On the other [...]

What are the Kings planning while Kopitar is out injured?

Last weekend, initial reports out of Sweden indicated Anze Kopitar’s right knee had a mild sprain and he’d be out 2-3 weeks. After he received an MRI there on Monday the Kings were given a copy of the report.  Soon thereafter, Kings GM Dean Lombardi confirmed to Helene Elliott of the LA Times that the original diagnosis looked [...]

Kings notebook: schedule, players and new PA announcer

Obviously, there’s a lot going on surrounding the Kings at the moment – as the league, their clubs and players try to quickly put things in place to start the season in 10 days and training camps this weekend.
With that in mind, here are some quick tidbits:
- It’s all but official at this point… as [...]