by Brian Kennedy | Nov 16, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Kyle Clifford in a cowboy hat. That’s what greeted fans on the LA Kings website Saturday, along with the announcement that it was “country Music Day.” Anything to sell tickets, I guess, but to whom? Honestly, I don’t even know if there is a country music station...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 15, 2019 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vancouver Canucks
A shakeup never hurts, right? (Unless it’s the Northridge Quake. Oh, that was bad. But I’m talking about hockey here in LA. The Kings, in particular.) With Vancouver coming in off a 1-0 loss to the Ducks a night ago, the Kings, who last lost to Washington but played...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues
The Kings have to win twenty-five more games to wind up with 94 points. They have only thirty-two games to do that in. That’s the math. Now, you probably don’t want to hear about that for one of two reasons. First, you’re from away and don’t care how this team is...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 3, 2018 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Like it or not, the game LA played against visiting Carolina on Sunday night IS Kings hockey. Low scoring. Intense. Featuring great goaltending. It’s like it’s the 1950s again. A spectacular save at the end of period one made for something to talk about at...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 18, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights-Kings series has been a goaltending battle for the ages, with each game being decided by one goal in an ascending range. The first, 1-0; the second, 2-1 (OT); the third, 3-2. As the fourth began, the Kings were facing elimination. You might thus...