Truth be told, this isn’t the Penguins game everybody circled on their calendars coming into this season — that’s the February game in LA, where Dustin Brown will have his jersey retired. Nonetheless, coach Todd McLellan and his band of merry men arrive in Pittsburgh riding a three-game winning streak and looking to keep the […]
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McLellan has Big Plans for Iafallo-Byfield-Kaliyev Line
Several months ago, when putting together our first drafts of the LA Kings 2022-23 line combinations, the top two lines were close to a given. Where things really started to get interesting was with the bottom-six forwards. At that time, we figured coach Todd McLellan would go with something like: Iafallo – Byfield – Kaliyev […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes – Hoven on LA Kings Trade for Kevin Fiala and Other Potential Moves
Follow @mayorNHL 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 the LA Kings trade for forward Kevin Fiala and what other roster tinkering GM Rob Blake may have up his sleeve. Some of the other players mentioned during their chat […]
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Calgary Flames; Sutter Bowl, Part III
About a decade ago, when Darryl Sutter coached the LA Kings, one of his more infamous quips was, “It’s a 3-2 league.” Since being hired by Calgary to return as their head coach last year, Sutter’s Flames have played the Kings twice. Both games ended with a 3-2 final, naturally. Back in early December, the […]
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Philadelphia Flyers to Ring In 2022
Is there anything more Kings-Flyers than the idea of Brendan Lemieux tangling with a Philadelphia player or two? Yeah, probably not. To ring in 2022, the Kings first opponent of the new year will have a familiar feel to it. The Flyers last played in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve 2019. Two years later, […]