by Brian Kennedy | Jan 11, 2019 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Ottawa Senators
Exactly the same lineup, save for one defenseman. Even the same goalie. How cheeky is that of Ottawa coming off the first half of a back-to-back? Maybe they figured what worked down the road in Anaheim would work in downtown LA. Maybe they were making a comment on...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 6, 2019 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who noticed how poorly the Edmonton Oilers played in LA Saturday night on the way to a 4-0 loss. When their coach, Ken Hitchcock, was asked about his team after the game, he said, “The start? Come on. We had one player show up and...
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 | Oct 20, 2018 | Buffalo Sabres, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
After the Kings’ 5-1 loss to Buffalo on Saturday afternoon, they kept us out of the locker room for a long, long time. So much so that the PHWA chapter, of which I am glad to be a member, planned to let the league know that the Kings had violated league rules. When...
