For two of the Kings top defensive prospects, it’s been quite a 2019 already. Both Mikey Anderson (Team USA) and Markus Phillips represented their native countries at the prestigious World Junior Championship in January. Later, both won a season championship with their regular teams, the University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) and Guelph Storm (OHL), respectively. […]
Notes and Quotes from Doughty’s Exit Interview
April 8, 2019 By
Drew Doughty met with the media to answer a plethora of questions on Monday, as part of the team’s annual exit interview day. Below are selected quotes from that conversation, with the first three being questions asked by MayorsManor…
Drew Doughty on the season finally being over – “I don’t know if a weight was lifted […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes on Quick, Doughty, Kovalchuk, Next LA Kings Coach
March 27, 2019 By
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Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to discuss a myriad of topics, including – Jonathan Quick’s play this season, his likely future with the LA Kings, recent comments by Drew Doughty about Brent Burns, what to make of Ilya […]
10 Tidbits: Updated Notes on Upcoming LA Kings Trade Scenarios
February 4, 2019 By
Following the Trade of Jake Muzzin to Toronto last week, the most common question we’ve received is, ‘Who is next and when will it happen?’
Answering the latter part of that is much easier than the former – sometime between now and February 25th, the NHL Trade Deadline. While some Kings fans are clamoring for deals […]
MayorsManor Live: DB and The Mayor, Xmas Gifts for LA Kings
December 21, 2018 By
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In the spirit of the season, Dennis Bernstein and John Hoven return with 30-plus minutes of their omnipresent banter. This time around, they’re handing out Christmas gifts to every player on the LA Kings roster. The show really doesn’t need much more of an introduction. Everybody gets a gift – from Kopitar to Scherbak, […]
Stevens on Dimming Doughty’s Fire and Pairing Him With Brickley
September 15, 2018 By
Coming off of signing a big contract extension this summer, defenseman Drew Doughty continues to take on a greater role within the LA Kings organization. As training camp rolls along in preparation for the 2018-19 season, Coach John Stevens shared the following related to his perennial Norris Trophy candidate…
On if he would like to see […]
REPLAY: Hoven on TSN Radio – Talking NHL Free Agency, Kings, VGK, and More
July 3, 2018 By
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on TSN Radio, where he joined host Kevin Olszewski to take a look at NHL Free Agency, the Kings signing forward Iyla Kovalchuk, what Drew Doughty’s new contract means, other moves LA GM Rob Blake might look to make, what happens next with the Vegas Golden Knights, […]
July 2018 – LA Kings Lineup, Salary Cap Situation and Possible Trade Scenarios
July 3, 2018 By
With some of the heated fervor surrounding Free Agent Frenzy starting to dissipate, we thought it best to circle back on the LA Kings salary cap situation. We continue to get inquires via social media regarding General Manager Rob Blake’s overall plan.
Well, his whiteboard in El Segundo looks something similar to this:
Kovalchuk
Kopitar
Brown
$6,250,000
10,000,000
5,875,000
Pearson
Carter
Toffoli
3,750,000
5,272,727
4,600,000
Iafallo
Kempe
Vilardi
925,000
894,167
925,000
Clifford
Lewis
Thompson
1,600,000
2,000,000
1,650,000
Brodzinski
Amadio
650,000
717,500
Forbort
Doughty
2,525,000
7,000,000
Muzzin
Phaneuff
4,000,000
5,250,000
Brickley
Martinez
925,000
4,000,000
LaDue
917,831
Quick
Campbell
5,800,000
675,000
This configuration of […]
[UPDATED] LA Kings 2018-19 Salary Cap, Trade Scenarios, and Voynov Update
June 21, 2018 By
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We’ve reached that time of the year again – the week after the Stanley Cup has been awarded and all attention turns to the upcoming NHL Draft, followed by the opening of free agency. Thus, the questions have been rolling in of late, what does all of this mean for the LA Kings? And what […]
Doughty on Simmonds the Trash Talker and Brown the Leader
When Wayne Simmonds was a member of the LA Kings he was nearly inseparable from roommate Drew Doughty. While their off-ice friendship has remained intact since since a June 2011 trade, the Canadian duo have had to continue their respective careers on different coasts. Now, with the Flyers in town to take on the Kings […]