by Brian Kennedy | Mar 27, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
WonderCon. It’s like ComicCon, but not held in San Diego. If that makes sense to you, you probably have a Wonder Woman or Batman costume in your closet. Leave it there. This is about hockey. So why mention it? Because it was going on next door to Staples Center on...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 18, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers
Don’t count out the New York Rangers. That’s the message that they sent without even having to say it on Thursday night versus LA. They had come off a night-prior 2-1 win in Anaheim, and thus ought to have been tired. No dice. They didn’t charge out of the gate, by...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 13, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils
The LA Kings should have been energized entering their Saturday evening game against New Jersey. The Devils aren’t playing all that well, sitting seventh in their conference and fifth in the East’s wildcard race and being losers of five of their last seven games and...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 5, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
I am sure I’ve referenced the following scene before: Scut Farcas terrorizes his school. His crummy little toadie, Grover Dill, can be counted on to do the same. One day, they throw a snowball at “four-eyes” Ralphie Parker, and tease him verbally. He snaps, rushes...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 4, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
The Habs actually held the Ducks close on Wednesday before losing in the shootout, and then they got in a bus, got on the 5, and landed in LA. There, they scratched a guy (Sven Andrighetto) and swapped a goalie (Condon out and Scrivens in) and proceeded to get in a...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 29, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
It sure felt like the playoffs at Honda Center on Sunday evening with the LA Kings in town. For one thing, the place was full and raucous from the warm-up. Maybe it was the unfamiliar 6pm start (Anaheim games usually go at 5pm on Sundays) or the fact that the arena...
