Kings prospect Brandt Clarke will not play in the team’s final preseason contest on Saturday afternoon. That’s not the real news, though. Mayor’s Manor has confirmed that the 19-year-old defenseman will make the club’s Opening Night roster. How long he will be up in the NHL is still to be determined. He’s done enough to […]
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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 […]
Mike Donnelly on Standouts at LA Kings Dev Camp and Other Impressions
Just like that, it’s over. The hockey action will now go largely dark until early September. Fear not, though, there’s still quite a bit of content coming — including a pair of articles with some final thoughts for this week’s Development Camp. First up, below are some parting thoughts from coach Mike Donnelly. Along with […]
LA Kings 2022 Dev Camp Notebook: Day 1 Scrimmage, Quotes, and Observations
Opening Day of the LA Kings 2022 Development Camp wrapped up with an afternoon scrimmage. It was won by the White team, with goals via Jack Hughes (2022 selection), Arthur Kaliyev (NHL), and Alex Laferriere (2020 selection, currently at Harvard). The latter also assisted on the first goal of the game, while the third goal […]
LA Kings Projected Lineup vs. Vegas Golden Knights; It’s Kind of a Big Deal
Despite a rash of injuries, the Kings continue to have a grip on second place in the Pacific Division. Pacific Division standings 3.19.2022 LAK / VGK matinee coming up pic.twitter.com/p2r4sv3EQ0 — The Mayor | John Hoven (@mayorNHL) March 19, 2022 Saturday afternoon in Vegas looks to be a big game of sorts, perhaps even the […]