That’s it. The 2011 NHL All Star Game is over. Team Lidstrom came back from being down 4-0 in the first period to defeat Team Staal 11-10. Patrick Sharp was voted the game’s MVP and the Kings’ Anze Kopitar had two goals. Kudos to all the changes the NHL put in place this year, especially […]
LA vs Phoenix Preview – TwInterview with Biz Nasty
In hockey circles you have your black aces, plumbers, pipefitters, fillers, bridges and so on. There’s also a whole different type of role player. This guy has played in less than 100 NHL career games, has scored three goals total over three seasons and averages only five minutes of ice time a night for the […]
…And Now You’re Caught Up (12/20/2010)
Hockey has a certain rhythm to it. Every shift, every game and every season is inevitably packed with ebbs and flows. Teams are never as bad as they appear during their lowest points. Never as good as they seem during their highest ones. The very best clubs then must be not just talented, but resilient. […]
Cam Janssen’s Five Minute Major Preview: LA v StL
Cam Janssen is in his sixth NHL season, the last four with the St. Louis Blues. He’s posted only two goals while racking up 589 penalty minutes in 219 games. It’s what you call ‘knowing your role.’ In the interview below he helps us preview tonight’s Kings – Blues game. We talk about LA’s tough […]
Season Preview with Kelly Hrudey of HNIC
Continuing with our season previews this week, we visit with another returning guest from last year – former NHL goaltender and long time LA Kings fan favorite, Kelly Hrudey. Fans here probably remember him best as the blue bandana wearing goalie from the ’93 Stanley Cup Finals. Yet, north of the border he’s been a […]