by Brian Kennedy | Apr 22, 2022 | Archived Features, Hockey History, Homepage, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
The full line from which I’ve excerpted my title is, “Unresting death, a whole day nearer now,” from a Philip Larkin poem (“Aubade”), and I cite it as a reminder: we’ve lost Guy Lafleur, at 70 too young to go. And his death portends our own, though mostly we don’t...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 22, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Jonathan Quick was back in net Thursday as the Kings extended their efforts to make the playoffs in the Western Conference. This on the heels of an amazing performance in their last game, Tuesday versus Anaheim. It was a game that I described as featuring perhaps...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 5, 2022 | Calgary Flames, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Of late, the LA Kings have just kept winning. With a victory on Monday night versus Calgary, in fact, they would be but a point behind the Flames for the Division lead. They would do so only if they could overcome an early deficit. Calgary scored with just ten seconds...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 4, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks
Here’s a SoCal cliché: You can go skiing in the morning and surfing in the afternoon. This is pure BS. To get to the snow, you’d have to drive up to Arrowhead. That’s an hour and a half minimum. Then you’ve gotta line up and get a lift ticket. Actually do the skiing....
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 9, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Do you remember when the Kings and Ducks renewing their rivalry meant something? This year, unfortunately, fans in the East, let alone Canada, seem neither to know much about what’s going on on the West coast, nor to care. Maybe that’s the fault of these teams....
