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,...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 3, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
“It’s a business.” With the trade deadline approaching and trades happening, I’ve heard this from hockey people, and even a couple of players, over the past few days and weeks. The words are often accompanied by a shrug of the shoulders, because when a favored player...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 22, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
With the Ducks hosting the Kings for a Friday night encounter, it’s time to talk about what one team has and what the other does not in various categories, not as a way of saying who’s the better team(their points totals tell that tale pretty well) but as a way of...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 14, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles—For Dustin Brown’s first NHL game, he didn’t know that there was player parking under the arena. So he found a spot in a nearby lot, paid the $20, and walked over to (then) Staples Center. Nobody on the way over knew who he was. Eighteen seasons later, he...
