Toby’s Last Stand is no more. Or, more appropriately… it’s at least been delayed a bit. Heading into Wednesday night’s game, it appeared it would be defenseman Toby Bjornfot’s last game of his AHL conditioning assignment. After basically being idle for about a month, Kings management had him join the Reign for what was expected […]
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Projected Lineups: LA Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Plus Gavrikov and Dubois Notes
Ohio is for lovers. And the Kings love playing on the road so far this season. They’ve left SoCal once again and will kick off a four-game road trip on Tuesday in Columbus, where they will look to stay perfect and push one step closer to making history. If they can find a way to […]
Projected Lineups: LA Kings vs. Colorado Avalanche, Plus Notes on Lizotte, Kopitar, Makar
Do the LA Kings have revenge on their mind and during Sunday night? Back in late October, they dropped a game 4-3 to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights. Two weeks later, they avenged that loss with a 4-1 victory. Erasing a similar bitter taste in the mouths of coach Todd McLellan and […]
Ontario Reign Lineup at Coachella Valley Firebirds; Notes on Portillo, Bjornfot, Moverare
How about this strange factoid — the Ontario Reign and Coachella Valley Firebirds have played three times this season, every game has ended in a shutout. Following Ontario blanking the second-year franchise twice previously, it was Coachella Valley reversing the tables for a 2-0 victory on Friday night. Now, everybody heads east to the desert […]
Ontario Reign Lineup vs. Coachella Valley Firebirds; Notes on Bjornfot, Pinelli, Clarke
For the first as part of the 2023-24 AHL campaign, the Coachella Valley Firebirds will visit Toyota Arena on Friday night. However, they have already met up with the Reign twice this season — and been shutout in both games by goaltender David Rittich. He’s expected back in net tonight, with rookie goaltender Erik Portillo […]