by Brian Kennedy | Jan 19, 2022 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
After the LA Kings went down to Tampa Bay 6-4, Coach McLellan spared no criticism. He wasn’t angry, on the surface at least. But he methodically dismantled the first three goals against. Make that four, because he added the fourth as a kind of afterthought. “We ran...
by Brian Kennedy | May 11, 2021 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, St. Louis Blues
Monday night the St. Louis Blues came to LA to play a game that is like the others remaining in the season for the Kings, playing out the string. The teams battled, though not furiously, to a 2-1 score. Nothing was doing for the first two periods, with neither team...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 27, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
The LA Kings had no choice but to win Monday night. They’d better do the same for the next three games, too—all of those, including Monday, against the Anaheim Ducks. The first of the four was in LA, and the Kings had on their purple retro sweaters adorned with gold...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 6, 2021 | Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
The LA Kings play the Arizona Coyotes five of their last 20 games, a string that started Monday night in Los Angeles. This is not insignificant when the Arizona team is holding down the fourth spot in the West, the final playoff spot. Now, to be fair, the Kings aren’t...
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....