by Brian Kennedy | Nov 10, 2023 | Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins
There’s not one thing that you can pick out that accounts for the LA Kings’ success thus far. It’s not superstar scoring. It’s not a goalie standing on his head. It’s not a rock-solid defense. It’s all of those things, which is why Coach McLellan cited a single word...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 12, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
It’s all theory until they actually play the games. So it is that the LA Kings have to go out and prove that they are a better team than they were last year, when a third-place finish in the Pacific gave way to a one-round playoff exit versus the Edmonton Oilers in...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 30, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Toronto, ON—Sometimes real life interferes with the best-laid plans. Such is the case with the Los Angeles-Edmonton NHL series being played out this week. Inside Hockey happily reported on the third and fourth games, played in LA, bringing you on-the-spot coverage of...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Is talking about kryptonite still a thing? If so, here’s a question: Are the LA Kings Connor McDavid’s kryptonite? He had to be wondering it himself in advance of Sunday night’s 6pm contest in LA. Why else would he not have taken over the teams’ first-round series...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 22, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings
The arena in Los Angeles was full Friday night. This is a departure from normal, where a full house includes a lot of ghosts in seats that are sold by license. That is, a good deal of the lower bowl—empty. However it happened, there were very few gaps for empty seat...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 15, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Tuning up or sliding in—which are the LA Kings doing as the post-season looms? There didn’t seem to be much of a sense of urgency as they wound their way through the last handful of regular-season games. Now, they ready themselves for the same opponent as last year,...
