by Brian Kennedy | Nov 20, 2021 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The Kings faced a test on Saturday afternoon which the Ducks failed a couple of nights ago: needing to beat the Carolina Hurricanes. By measure of the score, the Kings failed the test, just as the Ducks had. But by the eye test, LA was way, way stronger than the Ducks...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 18, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Washington Capitals
A month ago, Los Angeles losing to the Washington Capitals in a tight 2-goal game (the second of which was an empty netter) would have provoked a mild reaction. “Oh, that’s too bad, but, you know, the Kings . . . .” As the voice trailed off, it would signal the...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 30, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
If ever a team needed a win, it was the LA Kings on Saturday afternoon. The Montreal Canadiens, their opponent, could have said the same for themselves, but they had just defeated the San Jose Sharks Thursday night after a big 5-1 loss to Seattle to start their...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 29, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichol. There, I said it. You wouldn’t expect a story about the Buffalo Sabres without that, would you? But there’s nothing new to report. Nothing except that the Sabres are actually comporting themselves pretty well this year. They started out 4-1-1. They ...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 15, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Small sample size. Keep in mind that this is a small sample size. That’s got to be what SoCal hockey fans are telling themselves in the light of the hot starts their two NHL teams have had. The Ducks defeated the Jets Wednesday night, 4-1. They got scoring from their...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 10, 2021 | Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The rebuild is over. That’s about the sum of what the LA Kings would have you know about their plans for the upcoming NHL season. Probably the wording is a little off there. Think “retooling” and you’d be closer to what the Kings have done. What’s “retooling”? Well,...
