by Brian Kennedy | Nov 23, 2022 | Los Angeles Kings
The LA Kings might be a bit artificially high in their placement in the Pacific right now, having played as many as three games more than the teams which surround them. But they are on pace to make the playoffs, bolstered in part by their good home record, which...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 6, 2022 | Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings
The Mighty Florida Panthers, winners of 58 games last year, losers of only 18, with a total record of 58-18-6, roared into the playoffs and then promptly won a series, after which they died. The scorers of 340 goals, they, as the cliché goes, outscored their problems...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 27, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
Sure, there’s lots of crazy stuff going on in hockey right now. How about that Vancouver situation, losing all those games after leading most of them? What about teams that started out up-and-coming who weren’t supposed to be—Philadelphia, Ottawa, Buffalo, we’ve got...
by Brian Kennedy | May 15, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
It had to happen sometime. Jonathan Quick had won all four game sevens he had played in up until Saturday night. That might have predicted a cinch clinch against Edmonton, who in that scenario would be stonewalled by his prowess and fail to score on lots of good...
by Brian Kennedy | May 13, 2022 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Someone had to lose, and really who lost with the Kings going down to defeat on Thursday night? Not the fans of the game, who get a game seven. That Kings’ fans would probably rather not enjoy that distinction is perhaps to be considered. But look at it this...
