It’s time once again for our astonishingly popular Breaking It Down feature, now with even more bombshells. For this round, it’s the Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Battle of California you’ve all been waiting for. No, I’m not talking about the Battle of Rio San Gabriel [...]
It was a rough but never dirty series, but the Los Angeles Kings have knocked off the St. Louis Blues four games to two. This is the second time the Kings have eliminated the Blues in as many years. It was also just the second time Los Angeles has come back in a series after [...]
With the playoffs here and the matchups previewed, it’s time to dig in a little more. We’ll start with the series’ that commence today and will move forward in the coming days to include the rest. First up, the St. Louis Blues take on the Los Angeles Kings. As noted elsewhere, the Kings will be [...]
Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown has been suspended for two games following his elbow on Minnesota Wild forward Jason Pominville. The incident took place during Tuesday’s game in Minnesota. The suspension ends the regular season of the Kings’ captain. Los Angeles is currently fighting for fourth place in the Western Conference. The Wild, meanwhile, [...]
The Buffalo Sabres have traded defenceman Robyn Regehr to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for two second round draft picks. Regehr waived his no-movement clause to get the deal done. The 32-year-old’s departure comes after no indication from the Sabres that they were interested in re-signing him. Picking up a few picks for a [...]
According to numerous reports, the Los Angeles Kings could be in quite a bit of trouble with the news that defenceman Matt Greene is out for the season. The alternate captain is down with a back injury and was placed on the injured reserve, but multiple sources have said that he’s gone for the shortened [...]
Speculation can and will run rampant about the Stanley Cup victory for the Los Angeles Kings and whether or not the team deserved it, dominating playoff performance aside. There is, however, little doubt that the Kings’ goalie Jonathan Quick is deserving of the Conn Smythe Trophy. Quick was the absolute foundation of the Kings’ team [...]
The Los Angeles Kings have won the Stanley Cup. It is their first Stanley Cup in franchise history and comes after a dominant playoff performance that saw them steamroll the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues and Phoenix Coyotes. The Kings won the Cup by defeating the New Jersey Devils, closing out the series and the [...]
There are few certainties going into Wednesday’s start to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, but we do know that we’ll see a number six or lower seed hoist the prize. That hasn’t happened since the NHL’s adoption of this playoff format in 1994, so consider this the year of the underdog. The New Jersey Devils [...]
Now that the dust has settled on another round of playoff action, it looks like the time has finally come. The New Jersey Devils will take on the Los Angeles Kings for the Stanley Cup. The first game of the series gets underway on Wednesday. This will be an interesting battle, pitting the Stanley Cup [...]