by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Is talking about kryptonite still a thing? If so, here’s a question: Are the LA Kings Connor McDavid’s kryptonite? He had to be wondering it himself in advance of Sunday night’s 6pm contest in LA. Why else would he not have taken over the teams’ first-round series...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 15, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings
Tuning up or sliding in—which are the LA Kings doing as the post-season looms? There didn’t seem to be much of a sense of urgency as they wound their way through the last handful of regular-season games. Now, they ready themselves for the same opponent as last year,...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 22, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
With the Ducks hosting the Kings for a Friday night encounter, it’s time to talk about what one team has and what the other does not in various categories, not as a way of saying who’s the better team(their points totals tell that tale pretty well) but as a way of...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 12, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
What do Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones have in common? They both won Stanley Cups on the bench in support of Jonathan Quick. Even saying that, there’s Quick, as you’d expect, dominating the near- and middle-term memories of Kings fans. But there’s a new person in...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 9, 2023 | Los Angeles Kings
Remember when Roman Cechmanek was the LA Kings’ goalie? Of course you don’t, because Jonathan Quick’s outstanding performance in net, which stretches to nearly 15 seasons now, has erased memories—mostly bad ones—of almost every goalie who has put on the crown since,...