St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jeremy Rutherford: Another futile Blues season ends “For a franchise still looking for its first Stanley Cup and still lamenting many postseason fall-outs, the Blues have another one to add to the collection.” -Game story Jeremy Rutherford: Composure was key factor in tight Blues-Kings series “Cardinals third baseman and Blues fan David [...]
Archive of posts filed under the News Links category.
April 30: Tuesday morning preview links
Los Angeles Times Helene Elliott: A look at the Kings-Blues first-round playoff series Helene Elliott: It’s Kings and Blues again, but from a different angle Helene Elliott: NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Preview
April 4: Thursday morning links
Lisa Dillman recaps the abundance of news coming out of the Toyota Sports Center on Wednesday and adds to the collection of Robyn Regehr Angry Face photos. LA Times: Kings consider Robyn Regehr more than a rental Dillman also reports on Willie Mitchell’s second knee surgery. LA Times Sports Now: Kings veteran Willie Mitchell has [...]
The view from St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jeremy Rutherford: Kings crown Blues for 8th straight time Jeff Gordon: Blues must match Kings’ desperation Belleville News-Democrat Norm Sanders: Blues lose to Kings, drop further back in pack FOX Sports Midwest Video: Blues talk loss to Kings St. Louis Gametime Hildymac: The Blues Have Been Here Before
The view from Vancouver
Stories from Vancouver writers and quotes from the Canucks locker room: Ben Kuzma, The Province: Power-saving Canucks preserve win streak with narrow win over Kings Ben Kuzma, The Province: One tough 20-save shutout for Schneider Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun: Canucks only need 13 shots and great goaltending to beat Kings 1-0 Harrison Mooney, Vancouver Sun: [...]
March 21: Thursday morning links
-Helene Elliott has the Times’ recap of Tuesday’s game against Phoenix. Drew Doughty, on saying that the goal drought wasn’t important: “I obviously was worried. I was just saying that,” he said. “It’s good to get that off my back. I’m hoping I can get on a little roll now. I’m kind of a streaky [...]
March 14: Thursday morning links
-Lisa Dillman of the LA Times learns that Jeff Carter is a lot of things to a lot of different people. To Dean Lombardi, he’s Josey Wales. To Mike Richards, he’s Ronaldo. To Darryl Sutter, he’s “money”. To the NHL statistics page, he’s tied third in the league with 17 goals. Also in this story: [...]
News Link: Scott Burnside’s feature on Rich Clune
ESPN.com’s Scott Burnside wrote an eye-opening piece that premiered earlier today revealing the off-ice battles fought by former Los Angeles King and current Nashville Predator Rich Clune. I was going to say that all Kings fans should read this story, but that would be selling it short. This is a must-read for all sports fans. [...]
Toffoli up?
Top Los Angeles prospect Tyler Toffoli, who ranks second in the American Hockey League with 28 goals, may be on his way up to Los Angeles, per several Twitter reports. The Kings have a roster spot open and would not have to clear room for Toffoli’s arrival. While the team suffered a scare during a [...]
Monday afternoon links: March 4
-Lisa Dillman chronicled the team’s defense of Jonathan Quick a day after he was awfully tough on himself for his performance in Vancouver, even in the absence of the 200-foot defensive help he generally receives. She also asked Rob Scuderi for his take on the early stages of his contract negotiations with the Kings. “If [...]
