Ilya Kovalchuk Archives - LA Kings Insider

“It just didn’t work.” That was the sentiment this morning in Boston, as the relationship between Ilya Kovalchuk and the Los Angeles Kings came to an end. Kovalchuk officially cleared through unconditional waivers earlier today and is now an unrestricted free agent. The process of completing the ... Full Story

Kovalchuk scrum transcript; projected lineup and Kings-Wings at a glance

LA Kings InsiderNovember 14, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes4 min read

INSIDERS. More to come this afternoon. But first! A quick tee-up of tonight's game against the Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / I Heart Radio), beginning with the projected lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Carter-Amadio-Toffoli Kempe-Lizotte-Wagner Clifford-Prokhor... Full Story

Audio: LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast; link to 31 Thoughts pod

LA Kings InsiderNovember 14, 20190 Comments

AudioNHL News1 min read

A fine game day morning to you from El Segundo, where the Reign are finishing up their skate and the Kings should take the ice just before 10:30. The commute south on the 405 wasn't awful, which is surprising, because Thursdays. (Heading north on the 405 was another story, where it looked like four ... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings, and Kovalchuk: November 13

LA Kings InsiderNovember 13, 20190 Comments

Game storyNHL News8 min read

Having spent a decent amount of the first period on Kovalchuk Kovalchuk Kovalchuk - more on him below - there were some encouraging and easily visible trends in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Minnesota to begin a three-game, week-long home stand. Jonathan Quick was very good and continues to gravitate towar... Full Story

November 12 Rapid Reaction; McLellan, Kopitar on Kovalchuk: Kings 3, Wild 1

LA Kings InsiderNovember 12, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized7 min read

Postgame Quotes Todd McLellan, on what he liked about the power play: Well, that it was successful, but they were aggressive at the right time. I basically told them – I’ll tell you exactly what I told the guys in between periods. We were happy with the penalty kill, we didn’t want to see it ag... Full Story

Kovalchuk a “healthy scratch,” per Blake, but future murky

LA Kings InsiderNovember 12, 20190 Comments

Media Availability3 min read

LA Kings General Manager Rob Blake met with members of the media at the start of warm-ups prior to Tuesday’s game against the Minnesota Wild, which followed Elliotte Friedman’s afternoon report that the team had informed Ilya Kovalchuk of an intent to withhold him from the lineup “for the foreseeabl... Full Story

Friedman: Kings tell Kovalchuk he’ll be out of the lineup for the “foreseeable future”; healthy scratch vs Minnesota

LA Kings InsiderNovember 12, 20190 Comments

NHL News3 min read

Via Elliotte Friedman of Rogers Sportsnet: There is word this afternoon that LA has informed Ilya Kovalchuk he will be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future. He is welcome to practice with the club, but he will not be playing. Obviously, more details as they occur.— Elliotte Friedman... Full Story

McLellan wants “steady game, night-in and night-out” from Ilya; Ryan/Thompson notes

LA Kings InsiderNovember 9, 20190 Comments

Alumni5 min read

Additional bits before tonight’s game (click here for lineup notes and a Lewis update): Denis Brodeur/NHLI-- The Kings are about to play their 17th game of the season. They’re about to hear O Canada for the ninth time and for the seventh time after The Star Spangled Banner is sung. By the end of... Full Story

Kopitar/Krueger; Kovalchuk/Amadio; The Process/Get Points; Staples Center/L.A. History

LA Kings InsiderOctober 17, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate NotesStaples CenterVideo10 min read

A fine Wednesday evening to you, Insiders. Assorted notes and one non-sequitur in advance of tonight's game against Buffalo (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network): -- No line rushes today. We’re assuming Tuesday’s lines will hold. As shared, Tobias Bjornfot, Carl G... Full Story

Kovalchuk “tweaked something,” leaves practice early; LaDue close, will play in preseason

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 18, 20190 Comments

Injuries3 min read

Ilya Kovalchuk suffered an undisclosed injury Wednesday during an afternoon training camp session and left the ice midway through the skate. He did not return, and Head Coach Todd McLellan confirmed that the injury occurred during the practice and wasn't something left over from Tuesday's split-squa... Full Story

Eve of preseason; Kovalchuk on Prokhorkin’s skill; getting to know Joakim Ryan

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 16, 20190 Comments

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INSIDERS. A fine Monday evening to you and yours. Notes from the fourth day of training camp: -- The practice groups have remained constant minus some shuffling on the periphery, but they won’t be indicators of tomorrow’s game groups. Todd McLellan said after today’s sessions that the two groups ... Full Story

LaDue closer to joining main groups; Doughty, Brown on accountability

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 15, 20190 Comments

AudioPractice notesPractice Quotes13 min read

INSIDERS. Good afternoon to you from El Segundo, where the marine layer has almost burned off. There's a ton to get to, including a chat with Drew Doughty that made the rounds on Friday that you've likely heard pieces of by now. Helene, killing the lede, wrote a column on the first day of camp that'... Full Story

McLellan on how “growth” will make for a successful season; standards; Kovalchuk

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 13, 20190 Comments

Practice Quotes7 min read

Todd McLellan, on scrimmages coming so early into training camp: Well, the scrimmages came second for one group. We had a day that was loaded with structure, and then one group had their opportunity to apply it in the game. The second group, because of the way the day is set up, got their structure... Full Story