Do any of the Kings prospects have a legitimate chance at making LA’s Opening Night roster this season? If so, which ones?
Before entertaining such questions, one must first evaluate how many spots might actually be open for such a competition in training camp.
As reported earlier this summer, MayorsManor projects the opening night roster to be:
Dustin […]
Forwards: Odds of Kings Prospects Making 2019-20 Roster
September 11, 2019 By 1 Comment
UPDATED: Kings 2019 Rookie Camp Roster; Kempe and Vilardi Notes
August 14, 2019 By
If you can hear the tick-tock of a clock nearby, that’s just time moving along at the slowest possible pace. Hockey will return — eventually — even though it still seems so far away.
Things will really start to get going just after Labor Day Weekend, with Rookie Camp opening a few days later, and then […]
Kings in Top Prospects Tournament, Turcotte Can’t Play, Vilardi Note
July 31, 2019 By
Despite it being the dog days of summer around the hockey world, a key event was officially announced this week. For the second year in a row, the NHL Rookie Faceoff – a tournament comprised of top prospects from six NHL teams – will be contested, this time in Irvine and hosted by the Anaheim […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Hoven on LA Kings Trade Deadline Outlook
February 23, 2019 By
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on NHL Network Radio, where he joined Off the Rush hosts Nick Alberga and Dennis Bernstein to discuss what might happen in advance of Monday’s Trade Deadline. Among the LA Kings players mentioned in the spot were: Jeff Carter, Kyle Clifford, Ilya Kovalchuk, Trevor Lewis, Jonathan Quick […]
LA Kings 2019 Midseason Prospect Rankings: Player No. 3, Plus Notes on Grundstrom and Durzi
February 21, 2019 By
With each passing article, we inch closer to announcing the LA Kings No. 1 prospect. In addition to recapping the No. 3 player today, we’ll also be sharing some bonus notes many have asked for over the past few weeks.
This is usually a good time help new readers catch up on what they’ve missed […]
Gabe Vilardi Notebook: Pro Debut Thoughts, And Not Expected in LA Until 2019
November 30, 2018 By
Nobody needs to overreact. Gabe Vilardi has now played one professional hockey game.
Even so, ‘encouraging’ would be a vast understatement when describing the importance of seeing a 19-year-old forward make his AHL debut on Thursday.
Originally selected in the first round of the 2017 NHL Draft by Los Angeles, Vilardi has been one of the most […]
UPDATE: Gabe Vilardi Headed to Ontario for Conditioning Assignment
November 27, 2018 By
Regardless of the season, there is almost always that one player that everybody asks about on social media and during radio interviews. The one guy who we get inundated with questions about, either regarding why he’s playing so poorly or why he’s not being properly recognized across the league for his outstanding contributions on the […]
Akil Thomas: Moving From Kings Fan to Kings Prospect
September 6, 2018 By
“After they won those two Cups, I became a Kings fan,” Akil Thomas told us recently.
Selected in the second round of this year’s NHL Entry Draft, Thomas is among a group of prospects arriving in Los Angeles for Rookie Camp this week, all sharing at least one thing in common – they grew up only […]
Kings of the Roundtable 2018, Episode 4 – A Prospect Party
August 30, 2018 By
With over 30 minutes of LA Kings related conversations (read: debates) already posted, we’re now prepped and ready to share Episode 4 of this year’s Kings of the Roundtable.
For those just tuning in, MayorsManor and The Fourth Period have once again partnered to bring you an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Kings, […]
LA Kings Opening Night Roster: Take One – Early Camp Cuts Coming
Training Camp is officially in full swing, with two games down and another pair of split-squad matchups coming tomorrow, against the Golden Knights in Los Angeles and against the Canucks in Vancouver.
Look for GM Rob Blake and staff to start whittling down the roster real soon, as they push through the process of getting a […]