Darryl Sutter’s postgame thoughts… (on the game…) SUTTER: “It was a hard-fought game for us. I thought we had a good start and did a lot of good things. We can improve on some of those things, get better at some of those things.’’ (on what he liked…) SUTTER: “I liked the way our forwards [...]

What type of a first impression will the Kings make on new coach Darryl Sutter? All of tonight’s action will be on Fox Sports West and on 1150-AM and affiliates, with all the game updates here as well… OVERTIME In goal: It’s still Quick against Hiller. SHOOTOUT Kings: Stoll, GOAL. Ducks: Perry, GOAL. Kings: Kopitar, [...]

This is the fourth of six meetings this season between the Kings and Anaheim Ducks, with the Kings holding a 2-1-0 record (with one shootout win) so far. Who would have guessed, at the start of the season, that the Kings and Ducks would have two new coaches? It’s the Kings’ Darryl Sutter, in his [...]

After today’s morning skate, Darryl Sutter discussed tonight’s debut with the Kings. A reminder that tonight’s game is a 7 p.m. start at Staples Center.

Dean Lombardi left most of the talking at yesterday’s press conference to new coach Darryl Sutter, but later, Lombardi went more in depth about what he believes Sutter will bring to the Kings, and also shared some thoughts about the Kings’ struggles this season… LOMBARDI: “I think the one thing he immediately gives your team [...]

Based on today’s morning skate, Jonathan Quick will be in goal tonight. The Kings will soon announce that Mile Richards will be activated from injured reserve and play tonight. It wasn’t immediately clear who will play on the fourth line, but it appeared that Trent Hunter will be a healthy scratch tonight.

It seems fair to say that the early winner of the Darryl Sutter sweepstakes is Brad Richardson. Relegated to part-time duty of late under Terry Murray — and third- or fourth-line duty in the best of times — Richardson practiced in a first-line role alongside Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown, and it appears as though [...]

For those who want to catch up on yesterday’s news — or simply want to hear and see how things sounded and looked in El Segundo, here’s a series of videos from Darryl Sutter’s first day on the job… Darryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi press conference Darryl Sutter talks with Daryl Evans Dean Lombardi talks [...]

Here’s what Mike RIchards said about Darryl Sutter’s hiring, and the first day of practice under Sutter… RICHARDS: “It sucks, because Terry was a good coach. I’ve been through some stuff with him and played a lot for him, but that’s the unfortunate part of the business. It sucks, when the players don’t perform that [...]

Here’s what alternate captain Matt Greene said about Darryl Sutter’s hiring, and the first day of practice under Sutter… GREENE: “There’s no looking back. You can’t have a room divided, with guys who supported Terry and guys who are sour that Darryl is here. You have to get behind Darryl now because he’s the guy [...]

The Kings haven’t officially activated Mike Richards, but assuming they do tomorrow — it’s expected — they will not have to make a corresponding roster move. Because of the current holiday roster freeze, the Kings are allowed to remove a player from injured reserve without sending down a player or exposing one to waivers. If, [...]

Here’s what captain Dustin Brown had to say about Darryl Sutter’s hiring, and the first practice day on the ice with Sutter… Question: Did today have kind of a “first day of school” vibe to it? BROWN: “A little bit. I think it’s probably easier for the players than it is for the coach. We [...]

Here’s what Mike Richards said today about his probable return to the lineup tomorrow. Richards was a full participant in practice today and said he has been cleared to play. Richards has been out of the lineup since he took a hit to the head in the Dec. 1 game against Florida. RICHARDS: “We’ll see [...]

Here’s the transcript of the press conference today with Dean Lombardi and Darryl Sutter, starting with Lombardi’s opening comments… LOMBARDI: “I think it’s safe to say, as far as Darryl, that we’re very similar but yet different. We’re both the same age and we grew up in different environments, one the son of a factory [...]

I’ll have the full transcript of the Darryl Sutter and Dean Lombardi press conference soon, but first, a quick note on Drew Doughty. Doughty left practice early today, but a team official said there was nothing serious involved, and that Doughty was getting treatment for the cut he received during Monday’s game in Toronto. Doughty [...]

Here are a couple shots from the recently completed press conference…

– Bob Miller did the introduction, noting that Sutter’s teams had made the playoffs in 10 of 11 seasons. – Dean Lombardi spoke about Sutter, and called them “very similar but different. … The son of a factory rat and the son of a farmer.’’ – Darryl Sutter was introduced and covered a lot of [...]

Darryl Sutter’s introductory press conference will be streamed live on LAKings.com, starting at 1 p.m. Pacific time. The link is below, and I’ll also embed the stream… Darryl Sutter press conference —–

After practice, Mike Richards said he has been cleared to play, and it’s likely that he will be in the lineup tomorrow against Anaheim. Drew Doughty left practice early, but there hasn’t yet been a reason why. There’s a (relative) swarm of media in the locker room, but Darryl Sutter will not speak until his [...]

The Kings are on the ice this morning with new coach Darryl Sutter, and still with assistant coaches John Stevens, Jamie Kompon and Bill Ranford. Here’s how the Kings are lined up early in practice. Richards is in a normal jersey, not a no-contact jersey. Richardson-Kopitar-Brown Gagne-Richards-Lewis Penner-Stoll-Williams Clifford/Fraser/Westgarth/Loktionov/Hunter Scuderi-Doughty Mitchell-Voynov Johnson-Greene Martinez-Drewiske A couple [...]