For the third straight year, HockeyFest is on the move. And if it’s anything like the prior two, this is a can’t miss event for Los Angeles Kings fans. Each year the event has been tweaked slightly, largely based on feedback by fans and players attending the event. What started out at LA Live in […]
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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 […]
Kings coach Murray on why he wants Handzus back
Remember high school math? You learned a bunch of stuff you thought you’d never use. Well, here’s your chance. Michal Handzus‘ four-year career as an LA King could best be described as a bell curve (go look it up if you forgot). The signing itself was panned and the first year didn’t do much to […]
LA Kings coach Terry Murray is NOT happy w/ Scott Parse
Dean Lombardi had overwhelming praise for the fact that Justin Williams even returned to play in the post-season, let alone how well he performed in game one. The Kings GM said ‘a lot of guys’ wouldn’t have played and risked further injury (at this stage of their career), opting instead to shut it down and […]
GM Dean Lombardi on the LA Kings’ poor power play
So – Kings GM Dean Lombardi says he likes the ‘calmness’ coach Terry Murray brings to the team and thinks he still has room to grow – just like the players (full article and quotes here). But, what about the team’s poor power play? Well, he talks coaching, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and more… Lombardi […]