by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2024 | Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles, CA—Something’s gotta change. That is evident when it comes to the LA Kings, though what that something is, is up for question. Coming into Saturday’s game versus the New York Rangers, the team had lost nine of ten games. More precisely, going back to late...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 4, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings
The Colorado Avalanche went west on the weekend, hoping for four points and ending up with one. What happened, and what does the disparity in style of play they experienced say about what will work in the playoffs, when they arrive? The Avalanche tired themselves out...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 26, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
The Anaheim Ducks have played at mid-day on Black Friday for years. It used to be that Chicago was the opponent, and the lore was, “They’re on their circus trip,” by which it was meant that the Blackhawks were vacating their arena so that the circus could take up...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 13, 2023 | Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers
But for a couple of inches, Pheonix Copley would have had a leg save Thursday night to preserve the chance for the LA Kings to win their OT game versus the Penguins. A couple of days passed, and here the LA team was, again facing a squad from Pennsylvania, this time...
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...
