This article serves as the third in an ongoing series evaluating the current LA Kings pipeline. Without any hyperbole, our rankings are the definitive guide to the team’s draft picks and next wave of young players. For over a decade, we’ve gone through this process in painstaking detail to ensure these reports are unmatched in […]
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Goalie Depth Chart
February 24, 2020 By
Before we get started here, some context…
While normally our Midseason Prospect Rankings come out shortly after the World Junior Championships, we held off in anticipation of any deals the Kings may make prior to the NHL Trade Deadline. With that completed, we’re now moving ahead.
For more than 10 years now, this series of […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019 By
With the 2019-20 NHL regular season just days away, MayorsManor has already set some expectations for the Kings to get a top-five pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. As some growing pains are expected with the big club this upcoming season, we will continue to be your source for all things prospect related and […]
LA Kings Predictions for 2019 NHL Draft Weekend
June 18, 2019 By
When it comes to predicting NHL Draft order, you often hear about teams taking the Best Player Available (BPA), largely because outside the top few picks, most kids being selected aren’t going to make an immediate impact in the NHL. Thus, it comes down to organizational preference, hoping their player pays off three to five […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Peyton Krebs, WHL Forward
May 31, 2019 By
Flying well below the Hughes-Kakko discussions in recent months is the fact the first round of this year’s NHL Draft is so heavily populated with WHL and U.S. National Development players. Where are all the OHL players, some people must be asking? Well, after spending significant time looking at prospects on Team USA over the […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Dylan Cozens, WHL Center
May 20, 2019 By
The hockey season ended far too early for the LA Kings, and the five-week anticipation of the NHL Draft feels like forever.
However, with the league’s 31 member teams knee-deep in their due diligence, this remains a peak preparation period for next month’s big event. Top 2019 draft eligible prospects Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko are […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Bowen Byram, WHL Defenseman
May 13, 2019 By
As we approach next month’s NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, our pre-event coverage continues — while staying in the WHL — as we get to know Bowen Byram, who is expected to be the top defenseman selected this year.
As mentioned in our Kirby Dach profile last week, articles published in this series are not in […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Kirby Dach, WHL Center
May 9, 2019 By
Although we usually begin rolling out our pre-Draft coverage in early June, there has been a clamoring for information this season — likely due to the Kings having the No. 5 pick in the first round — so we’re getting started a little earlier this time around. In what will serve as the first in […]
LA Kings 2019 Midseason Prospect Rankings: Player No. 4
February 18, 2019 By
Mired in a year of transition and with many questions still remaining about what the LA Kings roster may look like over the next two years, it’s been quite some time since the team’s prospects were primed to snag a bevy of jobs at the NHL level. With that in mind, fans will likely be […]
How the Kings Could Make a Pacioretty Trade Work
June 22, 2018 By
Buckle up. The next 48 hours should be fun, hockey fans – for a number of different reasons. To start with, the NHL Draft kicks off tonight, where the Kings currently hold pick No. 20. What they might do with it has been covered extensively on this site over the past two weeks. On the […]
