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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 plethora of topics currently surrounding the Los Angeles Kings including – Dion Phaneuf for Marian Gaborik trade between the Kings and Senators, Dean Lombardi, Rob Blake, Nick Shore, Drew Doughty, […]
FREE REPLAY: Hoven Talks Kings Roster, Coaching, and Trades on NHL Network Radio
January 20, 2018 By
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio from earlier today, where he joined hosts Dave Pagnotta, Nick Alberga, and Dennis Bernstein to talk about the Los Angeles Kings – including their current losing streak, trade rumors, Paul LaDue, Kevin Gravel, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Pearson, Marian Gaborik, coach John Stevens, GM […]
FREE REPLAY: Hoven Talks Doughty Contract, Blake as GM, and Quick’s Workload on NHL Radio
December 4, 2017 By
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Enjoy a free replay of this week’s 2 Man Advantage on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jonathan Davis to talk about Drew Doughty’s contract situation, Rob Blake as the LA Kings General Manager, Jonathan Quick’s workload this season, the return of Marian Gaborik, Adrian Kempe, the Vegas Golden Knights, and more.
The […]
Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio with Boomer – Aug 2017
August 28, 2017 By
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to talk about all things LA Kings – including: Jonathan Quick’s ability to carry the workload this season, Marian Gaborik’s injury status, the top rookies who need to step into the lineup this season, and […]
July 2017: Update on LA Kings Salary Cap Situation and Roster Projection
July 6, 2017 By
Fresh on the heels of forward Nick Shore and the Kings agreeing to new one year contract, with an average annual value (AAV) of $925,000, we have updated our look at the team’s current salary cap situation.
2017-18 LA Kings Projected Opening Night Roster (with important notes at the end of the article)
Cammalleri
Kopitar
Brown
1,000,000
10,000,000
5,875,000
Pearson
Carter
Toffoli
3,750,000
5,272,727
4,550,000
Kempe
Dowd
Brodzinski
894,167
650,000
950,000
Clifford
Shore
Lewis
1,600,000
925,000
2,000,000
Nolan
Andreoff
950,000
677,500
Muzzin
Doughty
4,000,000
7,000,000
Martinez
LaDue
4,000,000
1,500,000
Forbort
Gravel
650,000
950,000
Folin
850,000
Quick
Kuemper
5,800,000
650,000
The above 23-man roster […]
Update on LA Kings 2017-18 Salary Cap Following NHL Expansion Draft
June 21, 2017 By
Last month, we brought you part-one of what will most likely be a summer-long process of re-evaluating where the LA Kings stand relative to the 2017-18 salary cap. New GM Rob Blake has plenty of work ahead of him, as he works to re-tool his roster and the fly and put the Kings back in […]
VIDEO: Kings of the Roundtable – Episode 5, Trades and Free Agent Signings
May 18, 2017 By
After beginning to talk about potential trades and/or free agent signings during Kings of the Roundtable, Episode 4, the group is back to finish that discussion, as well as go to-to-toe on Dustin Brown losing the captaincy, the possibility of a bounce back year from Tyler Toffoli, should Anze Kopitar be expected to raise the […]
LA Kings 2017-18 Salary Cap Crunch: Summer Work Underway
May 3, 2017 By
And so it begins; the LA Kings summer re-tool is officially in full swing. Sure, there are still several key decisions to be made by General Manager Rob Blake – i.e. who will join head coach John Stevens behind the bench, which players will get protected in the Expansion Draft (more on that below), etc. […]
Latest Thoughts on Changes Coming to the LA Kings
April 10, 2017 By
Remember when you would get in trouble as a kid and your mom would tell you, ‘Just wait until your father gets home!’ and the anticipation of what he might say or do would just eat you up inside? Well, welcome to the City of Angeles on April 10, 2017 – where the tension in […]
Blake on What’s Ahead for Kopitar, Gaborik, Lombardi, Iginla
More from LA Kings General Manager Rob Blake following today’s press conference to introduce John Stevens as the team’s new head coach…
— PART ONE OF THIS INTERVIEW POSTED HERE —
Blake on if Gaborik will be bought out:
“Will he get a buy out? No.”
On if not buying out Gaborik was a decision he has already decided […]