With all apologies to Alan Iverson, yes, we are talking about practice. Normally, preseason games are simply that – practice for the upcoming regular season. Depending on the year, there may be a few bubble players pushing to make a roster, so they’re trying to impress the coaches. Again, though, they’re practice games. So then […]
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Arthur Kaliyev Talks First Day at LA Kings Training Camp
After arriving in Los Angeles following a gold medal performance with Team USA at the World Junior Championship, Kings prospect Arthur Kaliyev had to quarantine for a few days, but he cleared all protocol hurdles today and was able to practice with the team. Following this afternoon’s skate, here’s what he had to share: On […]
Todd McLellan Training Camp Quotes – Monday, January 11
Quotes from LA Kings coach Todd McLellan on Monday, January 11 – following a rather eventful 24 hours… On what he was able to take away from Saturday’s scrimmage We were able to take video from the game and break it down on Sunday, look at areas where – one, we were strong and and […]
Ontario Reign to Open Training Camp ASAP, Roster Preview
Late yesterday, we tweeted that the Ontario Reign are putting finishing touches on plans for their 2021 Training Camp. And this can’t come quickly enough, as the Kings are currently trimming their roster to get down to the final 23 players (plus their taxi squad), in advance of tomorrow afternoon’s NHL deadline. As first reported […]
If the Five Can’t Go, Options for LA Kings Opening Night Roster
As of last Thursday, the midpoint of this year’s Kings training camp, LA’s opening night roster was pretty much setwas pretty much set. Riding out the next week was all but a formality, with key decisions apparently made. Then, like most of the past 10 months, the dreaded ‘fluid situation’ term reared it’s ugly head, […]