On Saturday, August 28 at Staples Center, the LA Kings will host a Play the Kids Party. While that’s probably not what they’re officially calling it, we’ll go with that for now. Basically, from what we’re hearing, they’re inviting about a dozen of their top prospects to participate in a Skills Competition. As we understand […]
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Kings Of The Podcast: Episode 97 with Willie Mitchell
With two Stanley Cup rings to show for it, Willie Mitchell made a definite impression during his time in Los Angeles. On an all-new Kings Of The Podcast, he joins us to talk about why he signed with the Kings, several behind-the-scenes challenges he faced while with the team, as well as reminisces about the […]
Drew Doughty – Winning Cures Everything
Drew Doughty manages to bring a welcome dose of truth serum when it’s time for his chats with the media. Perhaps he missed out on all those classes where younger players are taught to spew endless clichés and generic replies that are just as likely to be coming from a handful of players on any […]
LA Kings 2017-18 Salary Cap Crunch: Summer Work Underway
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. […]
Problem Identified: What the LA Kings Have Been Missing for Three Years
Since 2014, coming off a run that included two Stanley Cup parades in three years, the Los Angeles Kings have been plagued with constant questions surrounding what’s gone wrong. Theories have ranged from the loss of defenseman Slava Voynov to bad trades, from injuries to bad contracts, from a coach unwilling (or unable) to change […]