News & Views on the Los Angeles Kings and the National Hockey League by Gann Matsuda
February 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
Keith Korneluk and Chris Kaliszewski are talking trade deadline and the Los Angeles Kings in their latest episodes, Episode 143 – Dean Lombardi Is On The Clock, and Episode 144 – Rick Nash Will Not Be The LA Kings’s Savior. Read more of this post
February 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
Following the Los Angeles Kings’ second consecutive 1-0 shutout loss, this time, to the Calgary Flames on February 18 at Staples Center, I appeared, along with LAIst.com’s Jimmy Bramlett and The Fourth Period.com’s Dennis Bernstein, on Inside Sports’ From The Arena, recorded live following the game, talking about the Kings, their current woes, and what they need to do to turn things around. Read more of this post
February 18, 2012 19 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
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 Iformer 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
February 15, 2012 2 Comments
Forward prospects Dwight King (left) and Jordan Nolan (right) scored
their first NHL goals on February 12, 2012 at Dallas.
Photo: David Sheehan
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
February 8, 2012 3 Comments
Center Mike Richards has struggled since returning from a concussion on December 22, 2011. The Los Angeles Kings desperately need him to regain his early-season form.
Photo: David Sheehan
Richards’ performance in this game may have been his best since returning to the lineup after missing eight games due to a concussion that he suffered on December 1, 2011, when the Kings handed the visiting Florida Panthers a 2-1 defeat.
But since returning on December 22 (a 3-2 shootout win against the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center in Los Angeles), Richards has been a mere shell of his former self. Read more of this post
February 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
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The book explores the deep roots of Canada’s hockey obsession, which has become an integral part of the national mythology. Among the topics Kennedy takes up are the violence in the game, French-English rivalries, the modern definition of childhood, and Canada’s relationship with its closest neighbor, the United States. Read more of this post
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