Oscar Moller was drafted in the second round of the 2007 NHL Draft. This year’s Kings roster already featured players from the 2008 and 2009 drafts, yet he’s yet to crack the line-up on a consistent basis. After suiting up for 13 more NHL games this season, that’s 87 total now for his career – […]
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Without Their Top Player, Kings Down Sharks in Game One
It’s not the player you’re thinking of. And it’s a different game one. On October 16, 1991 the Los Angeles Kings were about to play host to the NHL’s newest team, the San Jose Sharks. Shortly after the morning skate early that day, Wayne Gretzky received a phone call that his father was in the […]
MayorsManor Podcast featuring Tony Granato
When evaluating a trade in sports years down the line if you’d still make the same trade again, that usually tells you which team won the exchange. In the case of the Kings sending Bernie Nicholls to the New York Rangers for Tomas Sandstrom and Tony Granato, of course they’d do that deal again. The […]
Word Association with Tony Granato
Former Kings’ forward Tony Granato, now an assistant coach in Pittsburgh, joined us earlier this week in anticipation of tonight’s game versus the Penguins. In the first part of the interview we discussed his impressions of Dean Lombardi when he was being recruited by the San Jose Sharks in the summer of 1996. He also […]
LA Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – When Mullets Were Cool
Tonight the Maple Leafs make a rare appearance in Los Angeles. Toronto enters the game with 36 points, 13th in the Eastern Conference. They’ll face a Kings team who won on Saturday for the first time in six games and now have 47 points, placing them 8th in the Western Conference. However, when these two teams meet it […]