May 2015 - LA Kings Insider

I'll take a minus-one on this shift for taking a video vertically, but, yeah, there were a lot of Blackhawks fans at Honda Center yesterday. We sat upstairs in section 437, just to the right of the auxiliary press box, and were surrounded by this scene shortly after Jonathan Toews scored on the powe... Full Story

Player evaluation: Andreoff

LA Kings InsiderMay 29, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo5 min read

ANDY ANDREOFF This season: 18 games, 2 goals, 1 assists, 3 points, 18 penalty minutes, +1 rating, 8:34 time on ice The good: Andy Andreoff cracked the Kings’ roster in a depth role as a waiver-eligible player who could have been claimed by another team had the Kings been inclined to assign him t... Full Story

Justin Williams talks Game 7s, contract with Sportsnet

LA Kings InsiderMay 29, 20150 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNews LinksRadio and TelevisionVideo2 min read

Justin Williams spoke with the Hockey Central radio panel from the Riviera Country Club parking lot earlier today, though he noted that "I would much rather be on the ice." "My head is killing myself watching these hockey games right now," he later added. In addition to the studio panel, Spor... Full Story

Friday morning links: May 29

LA Kings InsiderMay 29, 20150 Comments

Uncategorized3 min read

Thank you again for the patience while off-ice matters were attended to yesterday. Regularly scheduled programming continues today with this attractive minute-long NHL ad: Elsewhere... -Well, this doesn't sound good. The L.A. Daily News reported on Wednesday that a Blackhawks fan is suing ... Full Story

Audio: LAKI joins All the Kings Men Podcast

LA Kings InsiderMay 28, 20150 Comments

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It is a fine morning, Insiders. Jesse Cohen and I have 17 minutes of audio goodness for you in which we discuss the Manchester Monarchs' run and identify players from this year's team that have an opportunity to play in Los Angeles next year. We also cover Kings off-season news in advance of the NHL... Full Story

Manchester sweeps, Mersch update, Ontario out

LA Kings InsiderMay 27, 20150 Comments

PlayoffsPostgame quotes3 min read

Nic Dowd, Adrian Kempe and Brian O'Neill scored for the Manchester Monarchs, who completed a four-game sweep of the Hartford Wolfpack in the Eastern Conference Final with a 3-1 win Wednesday at the XL Center. J.F. Berube stopped 21 of 22 shots as Manchester will advance to the Calder Cup Final for t... Full Story

Player evaluation: Williams

LA Kings InsiderMay 27, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo5 min read

JUSTIN WILLIAMS This season: 81 games, 18 goals, 23 assists, 41 points, 29 penalty minutes, +8 rating, 15:49 time on ice The good: Before analyzing Justin Williams’ campaign, it’s worth understanding that in 2014-15 the forward that he saw the most time with was Jarret Stoll, and in all previous... Full Story

Stothers, Berube, Shore, Bodnarchuk talk Game 3 win

LA Kings InsiderMay 27, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsPostgame quotesProspects and ScoutingVideo10 min read

Mike Stothers, on the win: I’m glad we got a win on the road. But, I still think that we can play a cleaner game. There’s still some mental mistakes that can still come back and hurt you. Stothers, on whether he anticipated a three-nothing lead in the conference final after going the full five ... Full Story

Monarchs up 3-0, Game 7 Reign, big win for Mistele

LA Kings InsiderMay 26, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsOntario ReignPlayoffsProspects and Scouting3 min read

Nick Shore, Brian O'Neill, Adrian Kempe, Sean Backman and Zach O'Brien all found the back of the net in the Manchester Monarchs' 5-3 win over the Hartford Wolfpack Tuesday night at the XL Center. With the win, Manchester has opened up a three-nothing series lead and is one win from advancing to the ... Full Story

Kings’ approach to salary cap; could NHLPA escalate by 2.5%?

LA Kings InsiderMay 26, 20150 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News4 min read

Gary Bettman announced on Friday that the salary cap is expected to rise to roughly $71 million, and the Los Angeles Kings have plans and formulas in place should next year’s salary cap end up at $69M, $70M or $71M, amongst other landing spots. Some of the Kings’ formulas are based on the possibi... Full Story

Prospect Notebook: Mersch hat trick, Reign, Mistele, Dillon

LA Kings InsiderMay 24, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsOntario ReignPostgame quotesProspects and ScoutingVideo8 min read

Michael Mersch scored his ninth, 10th and 11th postseason goals as the Manchester Monarchs erased a late second period deficit with five unanswered goals in a 7-4 win over the Hartford Wolfpack Saturday night at the Verizon Wireless Center. With the win, Manchester now leads the best-of-seven series... Full Story

Monarchs react to Game 1 win; photos, highlights

LA Kings InsiderMay 22, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsPostgame quotesVideo9 min read

With a stick tap to Dan Ventresca and the Monarchs' media relations department, here are highlights from Thursday's 3-2 Eastern Conference Final Game 1 win over the Hartford Wolfpack. Mike Stothers, on a “hard fought” Game 1: It’s alright. I think both teams will play better next game. I th... Full Story

Monarchs open Eastern Conference Final with a 3-2 win

LA Kings InsiderMay 21, 20150 Comments

PlayoffsProspects and Scouting4 min read

The Manchester Monarchs used second period goals by Nic Dowd and Michael Mersch to break a 1-1 tie in a 3-2 win over the Hartford Wolfpack (New York Rangers) Thursday night at Verizon Wireless Arena. Mersch's second goal stood up as the game-winner as Mat Bodie scored with 13:17 remaining for Hartfo... Full Story