Jeff Carter Isn’t The Only Big Factor In Los Angeles Kings’ Recent Surge

March 24, 2012 by 3 Comments

Rookie right wing Jordan Nolan (left), a lowly seventh round draft pick in
2009, has been quite the surprise for the Los Angeles Kings.
Photo: David Sheehan

LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — After the first couple of months of the 2011-12 season, if anyone told you that they expected the Los Angeles Kings to be in first place in the Pacific Division and third in the Western Conference this close to the end of the regular season, they probably would have poked your eye out with their rapidly growing nose.

But now, with just eight games left in the regular season, those liars would be prophets, as the Kings are, in fact, on top of the Pacific Division, and in third place in the West after winning their last six games, and earning a 10-3-0 record over their last 13 games. Read more of this post

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Frozen Royalty Audio: LA Kings Keep Pace In The West With 5-2 Win Over Detroit

March 14, 2012 by Leave a comment

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: Audio from post-game scrum interviews from the Los Angeles Kings dressing room with Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Matt Greene, and head coach Darryl Sutter following their 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

LOS ANGELES — Justin Williams, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Slava Voynov and Jeff Carter scored goals, while Jonathan Quick made 22 saves to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the undermanned, but still dangerous Detroit Red Wings in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday night.

Williams, Kopitar, Doughty, and Carter had multi-point games, with a goal and an assist each, while right wing Dustin Brown tallied two assists. Read more of this post

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Rookie Left Wing Dwight King Has Been Quite The Surprise For Los Angeles Kings

March 13, 2012 by 4 Comments

FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Left wing prospect Dwight King, who turned heads for all the wrong reasons during a brief stint with the Los Angeles Kings last season, is doing so once again this season, but with dramatically different results.

Los Angeles Kings left wing Dwight King is turning
heads with some surprisingly solid play.
Photo: David Sheehan

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Left wing prospect Dwight King was recalled by the Los Angeles Kings on November 16, 2010, and made his National Hockey League debut the next night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

But after a less-than-remarkable six-game stint with the Kings last season, one in which he generally looked lost, and like he did not belong on NHL ice, he found himself back with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, the Kings’ primary minor league affiliate, where he would remain for the rest of the season.

After that poor showing with the Kings, which was not entirely unexpected for a prospect who was a fourth round draft pick (109th overall, 2007 NHL Entry Draft) who was never thought to be a highly-skilled sniper or playmaker, King was written off by many as a prospect who would likely never be more than that…a prospect. Read more of this post

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No Looking Back For Los Angeles Kings, Who Have Their Eyes Aimed Directly Ahead

March 13, 2012 by Leave a comment

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Los Angeles Kings center Mike Richards played poorly at Detroit on
March 10, 2012, but bounced back with a strong performance
at Chicago the following night.
Photo: David Sheehan

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Returning home after a salvaging a four-game road trip through Nashville, Columbus, Detroit and Chicago, the Los Angeles Kings have no time to look back with just 13 games remaining on their schedule.

Through games played on March 12, the Kings find themselves in 11th place, two points behind eighth-place Colorado for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. The Kings are also three points behind seventh-place Phoenix, and five points behind the Pacific Division-leading Dallas Stars.

If not for a poor effort at Columbus on March 8, and some atrocious defensive zone play late in their game at Detroit the following night, the Kings could easily be in seventh place in the conference. Read more of this post

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It’s Time For LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi To Address His Team’s Futility

February 18, 2012 by 21 Comments

What kind of offensive threat would LA Kings center Anze Kopitar
be if he ever learns to take the puck to the net and
shoot from prime scoring areas?
Photo: David Sheehan

LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — Through 58 games of the 2011-12 season, one thing is now irrefutable.

When it comes to scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings are an embarrassing lesson in futility.

There are many opinions and theories out there, attempting to explain the Kings’ woeful inability to score goals. Many point fingers at the coaching staff, and the system the Kings play, among other things. But when you talk to people who really know the game, such as National Hockey League scouts, along with former NHL players and coaches who are involved in the game in various capacities, among the most frequent comments you hear are that the Kings often fail to execute their game plan, and that they do not pay attention to detail on breakout plays, allowing gaps between forwards and defensemen to get too wide, preventing them from generating speed through the neutral zone. Read more of this post

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Forward Prospects Dwight King, Jordan Nolan Give LA Kings Energy, Added Net Presence

February 15, 2012 by 4 Comments

Forward prospects Dwight King (left) and Jordan Nolan (right) scored
their first NHL goals on February 12, 2012 at Dallas.
Photo: David Sheehan

EL SEGUNDO, CA — A few nights ago, people in the small Canadian city of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan shared reasons to celebrate with residents of the Ojibway (one of Canada’s First Nations) reserve in Garden River, Ontario.

On February 11, Meadow Lake’s Dwight King, and Garden River’s Jordan Nolan, each made their 2011-12 debut with the Los Angeles Kings—for Nolan, it was his National Hockey League debut as well—in a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Islanders.

Although the loss may have tempered the celebratory mood, both King and Nolan gave the folks back home more reasons to celebrate less than 24 hours later, when they both scored their first NHL goals in a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in Dallas. Read more of this post

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