by Brian Kennedy | Apr 10, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Winnipeg Jets
Assessing a team’s performance is difficult based on a small sample. You might not be seeing their best on a given night. You might be uninformed about the larger picture regarding what they’re trying to do, seeing the team on days when that isn’t working. I get all...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 3, 2016 | Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Dallas is a bit of a scrappy team. They hack at the other side’s goalie. They aren’t afraid to get in his face, even knock him down. That was evident from early on in the Saturday afternoon tilt of the Stars and Kings. It started with a high stick, delivered by...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 27, 2016 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
WonderCon. It’s like ComicCon, but not held in San Diego. If that makes sense to you, you probably have a Wonder Woman or Batman costume in your closet. Leave it there. This is about hockey. So why mention it? Because it was going on next door to Staples Center on...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 13, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils
The LA Kings should have been energized entering their Saturday evening game against New Jersey. The Devils aren’t playing all that well, sitting seventh in their conference and fifth in the East’s wildcard race and being losers of five of their last seven games and...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 4, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL
The Habs actually held the Ducks close on Wednesday before losing in the shootout, and then they got in a bus, got on the 5, and landed in LA. There, they scratched a guy (Sven Andrighetto) and swapped a goalie (Condon out and Scrivens in) and proceeded to get in a...
