On the eve of Unrestricted Free Agency, it can feel like Christmas morning is just around the corner for legions of hockey fans around North America. Salary caps and long-term planning be damned, throw it all out the window and acquire the biggest, shiniest toy you can acquire to help your team, right? Wrong. While […]
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Day Dreaming: One LA Kings Target From Every NHL Team
Today marked just the latest in a long line of days where social media is filled with questions surrounding the LA Kings summer roster plans. ‘Would (insert player name here) be a good fit for LA?’ is one of the more common tweets we get these days. It’s been a dizzying off-season thus far, filled […]
Kings Of The Podcast: Episode 99 with Viktor Arvidsson
One week after being acquired by Los Angeles, Viktor Arvidsson joins us for an all-new Kings Of The Podcast. We’ll talk about nicknames, what jersey number he’s looking to wear, fire alarms, family, Bud Holloway, Oscar Moller, Adrian Kempe, playing left vs. right wing, the country music of Nashville compared to LA’s gangsta rap, his […]
Fitting Arvidsson Into the Kings Opening Night Lineup, Plus Other Trade Fallout
Before the official trade paperwork had even been filed with the NHL office earlier today, we were already flooded with social media replies — Where will Viktor Arvidsson fit into the Kings lineup next season? SETTING UP THE TRADE Outside of most of Florida and perhaps parts of Eastern Canada, a large portion of hockey […]
TRADE ALERT: Kings Acquire Viktor Arvidsson From Nashville Predators
The Los Angeles Kings have acquired Victor Arvidsson from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a pair of draft picks. Hints of the deal were first reported by Elliotte Friedman early this morning and MayorsManor was able to gather the final details. Something to keep an eye on: hearing LA/NASH have been working on a […]