It’s all over. After a training camp filled with excitement (Tkachev), sadness (Byfield), and a swerve (Kaliyev), the LA Kings month-long process of piecing their opening night roster together has reached a natural conclusion. It didn’t come without a few curveballs, though. Final rosters aren’t due to the league office until Monday afternoon. However, to […]
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Kings and Reign Rosters Coming Into Focus, Plus a Few Head-scratchers
Nothing is set in stone, yet today’s groupings at Kings training camp should be very telling. As we’ve noted several times recently, the fight for the final four roster spots could include up to 13 different players. However, logic suggests it’s likely about six or seven — with the other players targeted for AHL Ontario […]
Prediction: Which Player Will the Seattle Kraken Select From LA Kings
In less than 48 hours, the Kings will have one less player among their group of names. It could be an RFA, a UFA, or even a player under contract. Which player the Seattle Kraken ends up taking will then lead to other decisions regarding the players remaining. It’s a summer of dominos expected in […]
Extended Look at LA Kings Options For Their Bottom Six Forwards
Immediately following GM Rob Blake’s acquisition of forward Viktor Arvidsson on July 1, the questions began — ‘Where does he fit into the lineup?’ We dug into that topic with an article here, providing several hypothetical scenarios and detailed context surrounding each idea. This led to another round of questions from some Kings fans – […]
Saturday: LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Anaheim Ducks, Plus Update on Byfield
For what is probably (and hopefully!) the only time we will ever see the Kings and Ducks faceoff for the eighth time in a single season, SoCal’s two NHL teams will hook up on Saturday night in what we’re calling – The Final Faceoff. To date, LA has gone 4-2-1 vs. Anaheim, yet none of […]