There have been some reports out of Sweden that Oscar Moller has either signed or intends to sign with a team in the Swedish Elite League, and those reports appear to be true. A Kings source just confirmed that Moller has been talking to teams in Sweden — it’s not yet known whether he has [...]

In terms of the Kings and their prospects, Maxim Kitsyn is the last man standing, the last player in the organization still getting ready to play hockey these days. Kitsyn and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors are hosting the Memorial Cup, the four-team tournament that crowns the kings of junior hockey. St. Michael’s lost to [...]

For those who need a Kings hockey fix, a couple weeks into the summer, here’s a video that KingsVision put together, looking back at the playoffs…

It’s down to the final four in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with Boston and Tampa Bay starting the Eastern Conference Finals tonight, and San Jose and Vancouver starting the Western Conference Finals tomorrow. Who will win the Western Conference Finals?customer surveys Who will win the Eastern Conference Finals?online surveys Who will win the Stanley Cup?online [...]

Drew Doughty was a guest today on the “NHL Live” program on the NHL Network and SiriusXM…

There won’t be any medals for the Kings at the IIHF World Championships, as Jonathan Bernier and Canada lost 2-1 to Russia in a quarterfinal game today in Slovakia. Canada took a 1-0 lead 5:32 into the second period and Bernier helped hold it until Russia scored a shorthanded goal 9:07 into the third period. [...]

The Kings player evaluations for 2010-11 are complete, and each of the polls had well over 1,000 votes, with several topping 2,000, so that’s an excellent sample size. How did the grades come out? I went through each player and noted the highest-percentage grade each player received. Perhaps the most interesting result is at the [...]

Jonathan Bernier is suddenly a very big part of the IIHF World Championships. Bernier, named to Canada’s roster after the Kings were eliminated from the playoffs, watched the first couple games from the bench but has performed well since and will get the start Thursday when Canada plays Russia in a quarterfinal game. The winner [...]

DEAN LOMBARDI This season: 46-30-6 record (2-4 in playoffs). The good: In terms of drafting the development of young players, Lombardi’s tenure has been a success. He has brought in players such as Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Jonathan Bernier, Kyle Clifford, Trevor Lewis and Oscar Moller, as well as developing players such as Anze Kopitar [...]

TERRY MURRAY This season: 46-30-6 record (2-4 in playoffs). The good: Eight out of 30 NHL teams recorded at least 98 points in each of the past two seasons. The Kings were one of them. They could do far worse (and have) than having the patient, organized Murray behind the bench, even if his on-camera [...]

JOHN ZEILER This season: 4 games, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 penalty minutes, 5:35 average ice time. The good: Known mostly for his hitting and skating, Zeiler drew praise in Manchester this season for his improved all-around game and finished with 28 points in 69 games for the Monarchs. Zeiler has also made the transition [...]

JUSTIN WILLIAMS This season: 73 games, 22 goals, 35 assists, 59 penalty minutes, 17:15 average ice time. The good: Williams reported to training camp in good shape and it showed, as he recorded his first 20-goal season since 2006-07. It’s probably not a coincidence that Williams’ line — regardless of who his linemates were — [...]

KEVIN WESTGARTH This season: 56 games, 0 goals, 3 assists, 105 penalty minutes, 5:26 average ice time. The good: Until Anze Kopitar got injured late in the regular season, it seemed unlikely that Westgarth would even play in the playoffs. Who would have guessed, then, that not only would Westgarth play but that he would [...]

JARRET STOLL This season: 82 games, 20 goals, 23 assists, 42 penalty minutes, 17:10 average ice time. The good: Challenged before the season, by coach Terry Murray, to improve his offensive numbers, Stoll reached the 20-goal plateau for the first time since 2005-06 and also improved his shot-on-goal total — another point of emphasis by [...]

Monday will be the fifth and final day of the “qualification round” of the IIHF World Championships in Slovakia, after which eight teams will be slotted for the quarterfinals. The United States (with Jack Johnson) and Canada (with Jonathan Bernier) have already advanced to the quarterfinals, while host Slovakia (with Michal Handzus) will not qualify, [...]

RYAN SMYTH This season: 82 games, 23 goals, 24 assists, 35 penalty minutes, 18:02 average ice time. The good: Smyth turned 35 during the season and has now played more than 1,000 NHL games with a fearless style that leads to him absorbing much punishment. It seemed reasonable that Smyth’s production might start to dip, [...]

WAYNE SIMMONDS This season: 80 games, 14 goals, 16 assists, 75 penalty minutes, 13:27 average ice time. The good: When on his game, Simmonds did exactly what made him a success in his first two seasons: he was constantly on the move, hitting people in all three zones, forechecking to set up opportunities for linemates [...]

ROB SCUDERI This season: 82 games, 2 goals, 13 assists, 16 penalty minutes, 20:17 average ice time. The good: Scuderi, once again, was Scuderi. Not the biggest, not the fastest, not the most skilled, Scuderi continues to play a smart, responsible, hard-working game, one that is respected by teammates and coaches. A tireless penalty-killer, Scuderi [...]

BRAYDEN SCHENN This season: 8 games, 0 goals, 2 assists, 0 penalty minutes, 11:15 average ice time. The good: The Kings couldn’t get rid of Schenn in training camp. He wouldn’t let them. The thought, throughout camp, was that Schenn would return to his junior team when final roster cuts were made, but Schenn stuck [...]

BRAD RICHARDSON This season: 68 games, 7 goals, 12 assists, 47 penalty minutes, 11:46 average ice time. The good: Richardson saved his best for the end of the season. After injuries to Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams necessitated some line-combination shifting, Richardson ended up centering a line with Kyle Clifford and Wayne Simmonds. The three [...]