by Brian Kennedy | Mar 2, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
It never really hit me how much hockey has changed until seeing the Golden Knights, and their fans, at Honda Center in Anaheim for a Friday night contest. Now, don’t mistake this: I’ve been to Vegas to see a game. It was a spectacle. Frankly, a ridiculous one. Perhaps...
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 | Apr 18, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
The Golden Knights-Kings series has been a goaltending battle for the ages, with each game being decided by one goal in an ascending range. The first, 1-0; the second, 2-1 (OT); the third, 3-2. As the fourth began, the Kings were facing elimination. You might thus...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 16, 2018 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
In a series dominated by two goalies at the peak of their games, it only made sense that Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick would do it once more Sunday night with their series returned to LA. Save for save, they matched each other, Quick helped by a goal that...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 13, 2018 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Is anybody going to surprise anybody this playoff season? Looking at the matchups, it seems surprisingly easy to call most of the series. That Washington-Columbus one might be a bit sticky, and who knows what Vegas is really capable of, but otherwise, it’s fairly...