April 2017 - LA Kings Insider

No lottery surprise for Kings, who fall one spot and will pick 11th

LA Kings InsiderApril 29, 20170 Comments

The Los Angeles Kings not only did not win the NHL Draft Lottery, but they fell back one slot from where they were most likely to draft because of upheaval that resulted in the Philadelphia Flyers, who were most likely to select 13th, winning the second overall selection and pushing Los Angeles down... Full Story

Watch: John Shannon pre-lottery chat with Mike Futa

LA Kings InsiderApril 29, 20170 Comments

NHL News0 min read

Via Sportsnet and John Shannon via Facebook Live: The NHL Draft Lottery will take place at 5:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on NBC in the United States. Click here for more info. ... Full Story

Game 3 vs. San Diego: Reign game breakdown

LA Kings InsiderApril 29, 20170 Comments

Game storyOntario ReignPlayoffs5 min read

Reign game breakdown San Diego's Nic Kerdiles rifled a shot over the right shoulder of Jack Campbell with 1:33 left in the game to break a long-lasting tie and give the Gulls an eventual 3-1 win in San Diego Friday night. The Gulls have taken a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-5. The beneficiary of s... Full Story

Game 3 vs. San Diego postgame quotes: Gulls’ Eakins, Kerdiles, Enroth, Kossila

LA Kings InsiderApril 28, 20170 Comments

Ontario ReignOppositionPostgame quotes3 min read

All quotes courtesy of San Diego Gulls PR Head coach Dallas Eakins, on the game-winning goal I think Kase made a hell of a play, dropping it back for Kerdiles and I don’t think the goalie saw it. There was a ton of traffic and Nic was able to get it through to the net. Just a quick bang-bang pla... Full Story

Game 3 vs. San Diego postgame quotes: Mike Stothers

LA Kings InsiderApril 28, 20170 Comments

Ontario ReignPhotographyPostgame quotes1 min read

On the third period and the game-winner by Kerdiles: We didn't end the play in our end. Allowed them to walk off the wall, something we talked about, oh, let's see, just about a thousand times over the course of the year. And we even talked about it after the first period. You don't want to win you... Full Story

Game 3 vs. San Diego postgame quotes: LoVerde, Campbell

LA Kings InsiderApril 28, 20170 Comments

Postgame quotes1 min read

Vincent LoVerde, on a third period in which killed a 5-on-3 but were unable to score: Yeah, I mean, we did a good job killing off the 5-on-3. Guys were battling. Kind of changed momentum for the period a little bit. We were getting some chances like you said. There's a bang-bang play and that's pla... Full Story

Game 3: San Diego 3, Reign 1 + postgame notes/video

LA Kings InsiderApril 28, 20170 Comments

Game ThreadsOntario ReignPlayoffs4 min read

San Diego Gulls 3, Ontario Reign 1 Final Radio feed Box score AHL Live Ontario Reign (1-0-0-0) at San Diego Gulls (1-0-0-0) Calder Cup Playoffs: Best-of-5 series tied 1-1 Friday, April 28, 2017, 7 p.m. PT Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, CA Referees: #42 Jake Brenk, #8 Ryan Hersey ... Full Story

Sabres granted permission to speak with Futa

LA Kings InsiderApril 28, 20170 Comments

Hockey OperationsNHL News1 min read

Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesVia multiple contacts within the Kings organization, The Fourth Period, The Buffalo News and WKBW-Buffalo, the Buffalo Sabres asked for and have been granted permission to speak with Michael Futa, who was recently promoted to the Kings' Assistant General Manager position. ... Full Story

Odds and ends: Pionk, Sutter, Vegas

LA Kings InsiderApril 27, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News6 min read

DOWN TO TWO? I shared on Twitter yesterday that Minnesota-Duluth defenseman Neal Pionk, the 21-year-old college free agent who decided to turn pro after his sophomore season, was down to a small handful of teams he was considering signing with, and one of them was the Kings. Then, today: @PuckinH... Full Story

After they “butted heads” early, Stevens, Doughty formed beneficial relationship

LA Kings InsiderApril 27, 20170 Comments

Coaching4 min read

As part of the coverage of John Stevens ascending to the head coaching position in Los Angeles, there have been LAKI stories this week on systems play and how it could affect the ability to play with pace, working with Anze Kopitar and team centers, the timeline of when assistants could be hired, hi... Full Story

Quiet power play looks for breakthrough

LA Kings InsiderApril 27, 20170 Comments

Ontario ReignPlayoffs5 min read

Ontario's power play finished the regular season third-best in the AHL, operating at 22.9 percent. Through two games in their tied best-of-5 first round series against San Diego, they're 0-for-6 with three missed opportunities each contest. "I think they were better on the special teams than us,"... Full Story

How might the use of analytics evolve under Blake and Stevens?

LA Kings InsiderApril 26, 20170 Comments

Advanced Stats8 min read

Darryl Sutter’s gruff exterior, his English pocked by uneven grammar, and even his unique agricultural background led many to place labels on him that weren’t necessarily accurate. While there may have been the outside assumption that he was resistant to change in hockey, he still understood the imp... Full Story

Audio: LAKI, Josh Cooper join Kings Men Podcast

LA Kings InsiderApril 26, 20170 Comments

Audio1 min read

A good morning to you, Kings fans. I'll have some news up on Swedish defenseman Oscar Fantenberg shortly - it is expected to be announced that the puckmoving defenseman has signed an ELC with the club, and I spoke yesterday with Mark Yannetti about him - but first, here's some reflection of this wee... Full Story