Certain things in hockey are just the way they are. For example, if Bob McKenzie says it’s true, it pretty much is. If Marcel Dionne shares what a player needs to do to become a more prolific scorer – and he’ll gladly tell you more than that! – it must be fact. And if Ian […]
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Details on Ryan Smyth’s ‘Official’ Trade to the Oilers
Last summer it was Ilya Kovalchuk negotiations, this summer it was the Ryan Smyth trade. Yes, two entirely different players – and two entirely different situations – yet, some things just take longer than they should. The week long, back and forth, on-again-off-again saga is now complete and the Kings ended up with basically what […]
LA Kings Draft Update: Round Three – center Nick Shore
Finally some love for Team USA. In recent years, Team Canada camps for the World Junior Championships have been like mini-Kings camps. Los Angeles has had more prospects there than any other NHL franchise – with names like Thomas Hickey, Brayden Schenn, Kyle Clifford, etc. On the flip side, Derek Forbort – the Kings first […]
Ryan Smyth traded to the Oilers for basically a draft pick
Ryan Smyth is about to test the theory that you can’t go home again. In a deal that came together after the Calgary Flames are believed to have entered the race, the Oilers agreed to send Gilbert Brule and a fourth round draft pick to the Kings in exchange for Captain Canada. Brule, a center, […]
Dean Lombardi ‘troubled’ by Ryan Smyth trade request
When the NHL schedule came out yesterday it revealed the Kings will host both the Washington Captials and Pittsburgh Penguins. Sid and Ovi coming to town? Usually that’s enough to talk about on a boring Thursday in June. Yet, leave it to Dean Lombardi to throw that one out the window. First, he made a huge […]