Over the last few years it sure seems like the Kings and Penguins don’t like each other very much. Which is somewhat surprising considering an LA-Pittsburgh match-up in hockey is pretty rare. Evgeni Malkin, who has often found his way into the storyline when these two teams meet (see Malkin’s hit on Wayne Simmonds in […]
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Tony Granato on the LA Kings and GM Dean Lombardi
On January 20, 1990 the Kings traded away one of their most popular players, Bernie Nicholls, to the New York Rangers. In return they received Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato. Even though it hurt to lose Nicholls, it might have been one of the best trades the organization made during that era. In return they […]
VIDEO: Kings vs Penguins Fight
In a few days the Kings will be in Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins. Between now and then we’ll have plenty of coverage and build up. To start things off, let’s go back to the ’90-91 season for a classic fight between the two teams at the old Great Western Forum. You just don’t […]
10 Tidbits on Alex Ponikarovsky
While it was the Karate Kid receiving the remake treatment this summer, it will probably be another Ralph Macchio flick, The Outsiders, that will have more staying power as the calendar flips to the winter months. Earlier today the the Los Angeles Kings announced the signing of unrestricted free agent Alexei Ponikarovsky. And although he […]