by Brian Kennedy | Jan 20, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Like many teams, the LA Kings have some questions to answer as this season cranks up. Some have already hinted at being resolved. One of those is, “How will Andreas Athanasiou, late of Detroit and Edmonton, fit in? First two games, excellent. Third game, versus...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 17, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild
In the on-again, off-again world of Covid, the LA Kings got their third pairing defensemen back on Saturday night, along with their best back-up netminder. Interesting thing was, none of that mattered because the team is not relying on the backline for composure so...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 15, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Hope gave way to disappointment for both SoCal hockey teams on Thursday night. The Kings, playing at home, lost to Minnesota 4-3 in OT after leading the game 3-1. The Ducks dropped a 5-2 contest to Vegas in Nevada after rallying from an early deficit to tie their...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 11, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Hockey abruptly stopped in March, and for Kings and Ducks fans, it never got going again, because neither team completed in the playoffs, even with the addition of teams for a qualifying round. Thus SoCal fans have been focused on other things, or on not much of...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 10, 2020 | Archived Features, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings had the chance to continue their spoiler ways as the Colorado Avalanche came into town on Monday night for a 7:30 pm start. The clue that the Kings are being taken seriously: Pavel Francouz was in the Colorado net. He’s the Avs’ “good” goalie, and he has...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 7, 2020 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Rookie mistakes are part of having a young squad. That was a bit of a theme Saturday afternoon when the Minnesota Wild visited Staples Center for a game against the Kings. First-period examples included Blake Lizotte taking a high-sticking penalty in the offensive...
