by Brian Kennedy | Dec 9, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
Slowly, the tide in LA is turning. This is in part because the Kings have added some new players recently and forgotten to tell them to play a slow, boring, no-offense game. Whoever’s job that is: thanks for failing! Because Brendan Leipsic and Nikita Scherbak are...
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 | Jan 15, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks
Sunny Monday in January, probably in the 70s. Why not play NHL hockey? That’s what the Kings and Sharks were saying by the very act of dropping the puck at 1pm on January 15th. I took the train—no point in getting into late afternoon Los Angeles traffic on the way...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 16, 2017 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning
“Kopitar’s sick. Quick, everyone scamble to figure out a plan!” That must have been the cry at Staples Center Monday morning before a super-rare 1pm start against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Maybe even the Lightning themselves said it. Two things happened:...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 8, 2015 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks
No miracles were forthcoming for LA on Wednesday night as they took a dispiriting loss to an energetic San Jose team to open the season. 5-1 was the final, and the numbers did no favors to LA. Twenty shots, though they gave up 32. On the power play, 0/6. More faceoff...