While the rest of the league was focused on what would happen with bigger names — guys like Taylor Hall and Torey Krug — the Kings were looking for some depth additions when the Free Agency window opened on Friday. As noted in our recent report, LA has a pretty full NHL roster at the […]
REPORT: What to Expect From the LA Kings in Free Agency
October 8, 2020 By
After the longest Draft in NHL history (or at least it felt like it), teams around the league will not get their usual break before the Free Agent market opens. This time around, things kick off less than 48 hours later, with the Free Agent window opening on Friday.
In Los Angeles, GM Rob Blake […]
LA Kings Prepare to Say Goodbye to Trio of RFA Players
October 3, 2020 By
While much of the attention around the NHL at the moment involves the upcoming NHL Draft and Free Agency, there is one other matter of business on the league docket in the days ahead. Teams must submit qualifying offers to their Restricted Free Agents by Wednesday, October 7th.
In Los Angeles, GM Rob Blake and capologist […]
10 Tidbits on New Head Coach for AHL Ontario Reign
August 10, 2020 By
Although the Kings still don’t have a hard date yet for when they can bring prospects back to Los Angeles for offseason training, work is being done behind the scenes to hire a new coach for AHL Ontario. And we have a few updates to pass along.
First off, from what we’ve been able to […]
Kings Of the Podcast: Ep. Q5 with Akil Thomas, LA Kings Prospect
July 15, 2020 By
As North America continues to quarantine, Kings of the Podcast is rolling right along. In this all new episode, we chat with Akil Thomas.
Learn why we call him the Most Interesting LA Kings Prospect.
If you’re unfamiliar and want to learn more, here’s a link to our full scouting report on Thomas from the most recent […]
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Players No. 7 and 8
April 21, 2020 By
It’s time for another pair of prospect reports! After revealing the first two players inside the Top 10 last week, we’re back with another pair of future Kings – and both are defensemen.
For anybody new to our rankings, know that you’ve come to the right place. Many view this as the definitive guide to the […]
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Goalie Depth Chart
February 24, 2020 By
Before we get started here, some context…
While normally our Midseason Prospect Rankings come out shortly after the World Junior Championships, we held off in anticipation of any deals the Kings may make prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. With that completed, we’re now moving ahead.
For more than 10 years now, this series of […]
UPDATED: Kings Opening Night Roster Set – Notes on Key Decisions
September 27, 2019 By
With one preseason game remaining on the LA Kings schedule, here is where things stand with the team’s opening night roster:
Current Lineup
Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown
Kovalchuk-A.Kempe-Carter
Wagner-Lizotte-Toffoli
Clifford-Amadio-Lewis
Grundstrom-Prokhorkin-M. Kempe
Bjornfot-Doughty
Hutton-Martinez
Ryan-LaDue
MacDermid-Walker
Roy
Forbort
Quick
Campbell
This leaves 27 players on the current camp roster. They need to get to 23 by 5pm on Tuesday, October 1.
The first and easiest name to remove from the list is Forbort. […]
Training Camp Preview: Five Questions with Cal Petersen
September 13, 2019 By
Fresh off of signing a three-year contract extension this summer, the cat is sort of out of the bag at this point – Cal Petersen is the LA Kings goaltender of the future. This doesn’t come as any major revelation to longtime readers here, as we’ve been making similar comments since he first signed with […]
Kings Of the Podcast: Ep. Q14 with John Wroblewski, Ontario Reign Head Coach
Another day, time for another Kings of the Podcast. In this episode, John Wroblewski — new head coach of the Ontario Reign — stops by to discuss joining the LA Kings organization and what the future may bring.
Topics discussed:
– The hiring proces
– Background notes leading up to the interview
– Scouting notes on Mikey Anderson, Cole […]