Messing With Quick: Are Teams Targeting the Kings Goalie?
I attended the Kings game against the Blue Jackets on November 5, eager to see the well-oiled L.A. machine try to shrug off a much improved and more focused Columbus…
Mitch Michals
Using Movie Quotes to Re-live the Rise of the Kings
It had to end eventually. The Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings closed the door on an ultra impressive seven game winning streak for L.A.’s hockey club, a…
Sutter Finds the Right Lineup as the Kings Go Streaking
Does anybody remember an 0-3 hockey team in the city of Los Angeles? A team that got blown out twice to start the season, was shut out in game three,…
Kings vs. Oilers: A Running Diary of Chaos
Full disclosure. Since joining the Hockey Writers earlier this month, I’ve always wanted to write this particular column. Long-form journalism is my medium of choice, and given the current quality…
The Top 5 Roadblocks To A Third Stanley Cup for the Kings
The last several Kings games have provided another example of one of hockey’s oldest adages. It’s never as bad as it looks. The boys in black and white have gotten…
The Final Grade for Mike Richards in L.A.
In the summer of 2011, the Los Angeles Kings were going places. A franchise that had spent a decade in darkness had finally figured out how to master the rebuilding…
Breaking Down the Pacific Division: How Do the Kings Stack Up?
Consider this a reprieve. Sure, the Los Angeles Kings’ 2015-16 campaign is off to a start that would not be described as “ideal,” and the offense is operating at Randy…
Staples Center Struggles: Just How Bad Is It for the LA Kings?
Two games into the NHL season and tension is already in the air. For a team that’s hung two banners in the Staples Center (and is narrowly holding off Taylor…