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It finally happened. My last post at this blog, over a month ago, called for a change behind the Kings’ bench. While a small handful of wins – most of them due to Jon Quick’s stellar play, may have put off the inevitable for a short amount of time, the Kings’ entered this week dead [...]

It finally happened. My last post at this blog, over a month ago, called for a change behind the Kings’ bench. While a small handful of wins – most of them due to Jon Quick’s stellar play, may have put off the inevitable for a short amount of time, the Kings’ entered this week dead

Dump and chase. Cycle, cycle, cycle. Shot mentality. Compete. Heavy board play. These are all Staples of Kings’ coach Terry Murray’s vocabulary. On the bright side, Murray has taken the Kings’ to the playoffs the past two seasons. But his four seasons as head coach have been marked by long stretches of inconsistent, underachieving play. [...]

Dump and chase. Cycle, cycle, cycle. Shot mentality. Compete. Heavy board play. These are all Staples of Kings’ coach Terry Murray’s vocabulary. On the bright side, Murray has taken the Kings’ to the playoffs the past two seasons. But his four seasons as head coach have been marked by long stretches of inconsistent, underachieving play.

The Kings had won 4 straight games. Their solid play in all 3 zones had been punctuated by Jonathan Quick’s record setting 3 straight shutout games, 188:10 seconds without allowing a goal. Quick, much like the start of last season, has been the Kings’ best player through the first 8 games and has been in [...]

The Kings had won 4 straight games. Their solid play in all 3 zones had been punctuated by Jonathan Quick’s record setting 3 straight shutout games, 188:10 seconds without allowing a goal. Quick, much like the start of last season, has been the Kings’ best player through the first 8 games and has been in

The regular season is upon us now, and the Kings have played a trio of games thus far. Opening day in Stockholm saw the Kings beat the New York Rangers on a Jack Johnson power play goal in OT 3-2. The next day in Berlin, the Kings were outworked by the re-tooled Buffalo Sabres and [...]

The regular season is upon us now, and the Kings have played a trio of games thus far. Opening day in Stockholm saw the Kings beat the New York Rangers on a Jack Johnson power play goal in OT 3-2. The next day in Berlin, the Kings were outworked by the re-tooled Buffalo Sabres and

  At the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Kings’ rookies are set to start camp in 3 days. The veterans will arrive a week later. The Kings’ annual HockeyFest is this coming Sunday. It all means one thing – hockey season is right around the corner. This season will be one of buzz and [...]

  At the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Kings’ rookies are set to start camp in 3 days. The veterans will arrive a week later. The Kings’ annual HockeyFest is this coming Sunday. It all means one thing – hockey season is right around the corner. This season will be one of buzz and

The Kings have addressed perhaps their most glaring weaknesses via trade and free agency this off season, and while they’re considered favorites in the Pacific Division and among the favorites in the Western Conference, there are still questions to be answered. Last season’s marquee trade deadline acquisition, Dustin Penner, was, to put it mildly a [...]

The Kings have addressed perhaps their most glaring weaknesses via trade and free agency this off season, and while they’re considered favorites in the Pacific Division and among the favorites in the Western Conference, there are still questions to be answered. Last season’s marquee trade deadline acquisition, Dustin Penner, was, to put it mildly a

It has been many moons since I’ve posted a new blog entry here. Hard to believe my last post was in November of 2010. How time flies when you’re busy I suppose. It’s good to be back in the saddle here, and I hope to be able to post more frequently leading up to and [...]

It has been many moons since I’ve posted a new blog entry here. Hard to believe my last post was in November of 2010. How time flies when you’re busy I suppose. It’s good to be back in the saddle here, and I hope to be able to post more frequently leading up to and

Yeah, I know, it’s a Van Hagar reference. The goal is to be able to use a Queen reference sometime in June, and the way things have gone through 13 games, that would be a plausible prediction to make. The haters can hate, and those who haven’t been paying attention will look at the NHL’s [...]

Yeah, I know, it’s a Van Hagar reference. The goal is to be able to use a Queen reference sometime in June, and the way things have gone through 13 games, that would be a plausible prediction to make. The haters can hate, and those who haven’t been paying attention will look at the NHL’s

If you paid any attention to the Kings during this past offseason, Ilya Kovalchuk’s name should be very familiar to you by now. Kovalchuk, who was considered the most dymanic player available via free agency during the Summer of 2010, was courted by the Kings, flown to Los Angeles and offered a 13 year, 80 [...]

If you paid any attention to the Kings during this past offseason, Ilya Kovalchuk’s name should be very familiar to you by now. Kovalchuk, who was considered the most dymanic player available via free agency during the Summer of 2010, was courted by the Kings, flown to Los Angeles and offered a 13 year, 80