The Week in the West

The Week in the West

Wait. This is all backwards. With the season just underway, the LA Kings started in a 0-2 hole. Most people had them as a good candidate to build on last year’s playoff berth and strong showing. The Anaheim Ducks, who almost always get off to a dreadfully slow start,...
Anaheim Ducks Take the Long View

Anaheim Ducks Take the Long View

The Anaheim Ducks will be featured 14 times on US national TV this upcoming season. Several other teams are tied at that number, and only Minnesota and the Rangers have more national games, at 15. The Ducks didn’t make the playoffs last year, and by most accounts,...
Time to  Say Goodnight

Time to Say Goodnight

What would you do if you made enough money to retire in your mid-30s? Most people successful enough to do that don’t just golf. They’re too competitive for a life of leisure. If they’ve built one business, they build another one. With athletes, it’s a little bit...
Just One Oopsie

Just One Oopsie

The LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks finished their “Freeway Faceoff” series on Saturday night  with the Kings  playing to solidify their likely playoff berth and the  Ducks trying to hold on and end the season respectably. Mostly, the Anaheim effort was worthy, though they...
Quick Clinic

Quick Clinic

The LA Kings needed their game in Anaheim Tuesday night. Desperately. Especially since the potential spot-stealer of their playoff berth, Vegas, had lost their game on Monday versus, of all teams, the non-playoff New Jersey Devils. Thus the Kings entered Tuesday’s...