Standing 6’5″ and a freshman at the University of North Dakota, Derek Forbort is still years away from seeing time on the blue line in Los Angeles. Still, when he goes from being the Kings number one draft pick in June 2010 to the team’s highest rated defensive prospect eight months later (according to The […]
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…And Now You’re Caught Up – Deadline Edition
Although this format is usually used for a weekly look at ten Kings-related news items you may have missed, this week it’s a special edition – all about what went down on Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline. Here are links to some commentaries, videos and stories you may want to check out… * Trade Call – this […]
Welcome to LA – 10 Tidbits on Dustin Penner
Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi paid a steep price today to acquire the player he needed. Or did he? In Dustin Penner he got a 29-year old left wing who’s under contract for one more year and brings plenty of size, at 6’4″ 250 lbs. The deal was Penner for Colten Teubert (a former first round […]
Two Minutes In The Box… with Andrei Loktionov
Former fifth round draft pick, Andrei Loktionov, is back with the Kings. He played one game with the team last year and had a handful of games earlier this year in the NHL before spending most of the season with Manchester (AHL) – where he was leading the club with 23 assists. The creative center […]
Manchester Mondays with Muzzin
Saturday night Jake Muzzin played over 16 minutes against the Islanders, the most ice time he’s seen so far in his brief 10-game career in the NHL. He’s expected to have some increased responsibilities on the blue line over the next few weeks while the Kings wait for Willie Mitchell to heal up. Yet, that’s […]