MayorsManor has confirmed: #LAKings have called up @mikemersch25 (Mike Mersch) from @ontarioreign. Had 12 goals in 19 AHL games this season. — The Mayor John Hoven (@mayorNHL) December 9, 2015 Dating back to last season, Michael Mersch has scored 36 goals in his last 52 games. With a dizzying array of feints and jukes, the […]
Is Nick Shore “One of the Best” Defensive Centers?
“I think he’s one of the best defensive centermen in the league already, and he’s only in his second year.” (Drew Doughty, to Jon Rosen on Fox Sports West, after last Tuesday’s win against Vancouver) Is Nick Shore really one the league’s top defensive centers after just 58 NHL games? In a word, no. Let’s […]
The Truth About Jamie McBain
The Los Angeles Kings have gone 27-11-5 with Jamie McBain in the lineup over the last two seasons. Without him? At 27-24-11, they’re barely a .500 team. The Kings just win with McBain, right? In much the same way, perhaps it was defenseman Randy Jones who pushed the 2010-11 Kings into the postseason. LA went […]