Los Angeles Kings

The (Kings’) Kids Are All Right

The LA Kings are hurting, which is to say, they have some key players on IR. Primary amongst those were day-to-day Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson on Thursday night, with Ottawa having made their way up the freeway from a game in Anaheim the night before.

Who Beat the Devils?

Who Beat the Devils?

Beware the backhand. In another day, one’s father would not allow the purchase of a curved stick because it was a sure way to weaken the backhand. If my dad had talked to Cam Talbot fifteen seconds into the game against New Jersey in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, he would have had all the proof he needed for his theory.

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Who Needs the Points More?

Who Needs the Points More?

Two nights prior to this one, more than two dozen scouts showed up to watch the LA Kings take on, and lose to, the Nashville Predators. Now here it was, Saturday, and everybody seemed to have better things to do. Just three pro scouts were in the usual front-row seats in the Kings’ arena’s press box.

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Ranking the top 25 NHL players of the 21st century

From Crosby to Thornton, Ovechkin to Chara, here are hockey's best from the past 25 years. [...]

From adding talent to losing captains: NHL teams that changed the most this offseason

From the Chicago Blackhawks to the Vegas Golden Knights, check out 13 teams most affected by offseason moves both good -- and well, not so good. [...]

Blue Jackets' Laine cleared after broken clavicle

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine was cleared to return from the NHL/NHLPA Players Assistance Program on Friday. [...]

Flyers' Konecny gets 8-year, $70M extension

Flyers forward Travis Konecny has signed an eight-year, $70 million contract extension. [...]

Suns' Ishbia wants to bring NHL back to Phoenix

Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia told Sportico that he has his sights set on bringing hockey back to Arizona. [...]

Wells Fargo to drop name from Philly sports arena

Banking giant Wells Fargo says it will not renew its naming rights deal with the home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers when it expires in August 2025. [...]

Sabres agree to $23.75M deal with Luukkonen

Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen went from being the Buffalo Sabres' third-string goalie at the beginning of last season to their potential long-term answer in net. [...]

Oilers hire GM Bowman after Blackhawks case

Stan Bowman, who resigned as Blackhawks GM in 2021 amid the fallout of a sexual assault case stemming from 2010, has been hired by the Oilers to serve as GM. [...]

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