The countdown is on; there’s less than 90 days away from Opening Night in both the AHL and NHL. While the latter will release their full 2026-27 regular season schedule next week, those at the AHL office had other ideas. It’s time to start thinking about puck drop in the Inland Empire, with Ontario’s full […]
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Projected Lineups: Kings at Flames, It’s All Come Down to This (for Seeding)
It’s all come down to this. Game 82 is upon us, even though much is yet to be decided. With the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin this weekend, coach DJ Smith and his squad still don’t know for certain who their postseason opponent will be. Of course, the possibilities have dwindled to three […]
Projected Lineups: Kings at Flames, Is This the Beginning or the End?
This is the week that likely determines what’s next for the LA Kings. And it hasn’t gotten off to the start many were hoping for. While coming away with a point in Utah isn’t really the worst thing that could have happened — they needed two, they didn’t get it. Regardless, coach DJ Smith’s group […]
Projected Lineups: Kings vs. Flames, with the Heat Rising in LA
Another game and another question. Will tonight be a turning point or more of the same? Coming out of the Olympic break, few would have imagined things going as badly as they have for coach Jim Hiller’s LA Kings. Despite bringing in Artemi Panarin and being well-rested after three weeks off, the group has been […]
Rapid Review: Kings Flame Out in Overtime, Calgary Hands LA Another Brutal Loss
Saturday night featured a fight, a shorthand goal, overtime, and many of the key ingredients of a a classic Kings-Flames game of yesteryear. Yet, in the end, it was just another in a recent string of far too disappointing losses by LA. Earlier in the season, escaping a contest with one point was good enough […]