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INSIDERS. News! News-y items! Heavy swaths of quotes will follow; the bullet points come first. -- First, as the news shared: News. On today's conference call with reporters, General Manager Rob Blake shared that Jeff Carter isn’t yet healthy and wouldn’t be ready to play were the season to resum... Full Story

Lineup notes; Carter hasn’t skated since March 1; Avs’ team game a good model?

LA Kings InsiderMarch 9, 20200 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes11 min read

INSIDERS. A fine morning to you from El Segundo. (I started this when it was still morning.) The LA Kings just can’t quit the Colorado Avalanche, who make their second and final Staples Center visit tonight (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) to wrap up a three-gam... Full Story

March 3: Anderson’s teeth intact; McLellan, Kopitar on recent surge; Roy; Carter

LA Kings InsiderMarch 3, 20200 Comments

AlumniInjuriesPractice notes7 min read

INSIDERS. A few team notes and reflections from a lively skate. Stick taps to Insider Emeritus Jim Fox for standing in for the Todd McLellan and Anze Kopitar scrums, which began after LAKI had to jet from El Segundo. Click here for notes on the life at today’s skate and the lines and pairings that g... Full Story

March 1: Roy notes; Carter gets on ice, “but it wouldn’t be deemed successful”

LA Kings InsiderMarch 1, 20200 Comments

Morning Skate Notes8 min read

A few pre-game notes. -- The vitals: Cal Petersen gets the nod against Vegas, against whom he stopped 22 of 25 in a 4-3 overtime win at T-Mobile Arena on December 23, 2018. Todd McLellan confirmed there won’t be any other lineup changes, so expect forward groups of Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown, Moore-L... Full Story

McLellan post-game quotes; Carter’s attempt to return hits a snag

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 26, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPostgame quotes6 min read

Prior to Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Pittsburgh, Todd McLellan shared that Jeff Carter (lower-body) had previously been slated for a return against the Penguins, but that plan was pushed back when he didn’t respond well to skating on his own on Tuesday at Toyota Sports Performance Center. “We antic... Full Story

“Watch his routes,” and what Vilardi learns from Kopitar, elite centers; PIT preview

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 26, 20200 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesProspects and Scouting7 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday afternoon to you and yours. The Pittsburgh Penguins and star forward Patrick Marleau visit Staples Center at 7:30 p.m. tonight to wrap up the teams’ two-game season series (NBCSN / NBC Sports App / LA Kings Audio Network) front-ended by a 5-4 Penguins shootout win on Decem... Full Story

Carter LBI, day-to-day; Vilardi debut; 22 games for several players to “figure out” where they fit in

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 20, 20200 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesRoster Moves6 min read

INSIDERS. Today is a busy day. I have found that all days over the last three weeks have been busy days. Today is especially busy. And not only because the Florida Panthers are in town (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network), but because there was an absence at today’s... Full Story

Cal starts; lineup notes; McLellan recalls visiting Flin Flon, MB as a visiting coach

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 18, 20200 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate NotesOpposition7 min read

INSIDERS. Game day. Lots to get to. Come here for the game preview, stick around for the reaction to yesterday’s trade. Let’s get down to brass tacks. Notes! -- The vitals: Go See Cal. Winnipeg has not yet seen Cal. Up front, Nikolai Prokhorkin will jump in. Tim Schaller wasn’t scheduled to ar... Full Story

Doughty, who’ll return, talks Ovechkin; evolving and understanding performance science; lineups

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 4, 20200 Comments

AudioInjuriesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes12 min read

INSIDERS. Hello from DC. It’s Kings-Caps tonight on FOX Sports West (3:30 p.m. PT LA Kings Live / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) from a much fancier Capital One Arena, where the LA Kings skated this morning and hinted at the following lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Grun... Full Story

Hard skate after Sunday’s practice; the Alec Martinez Book Club

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 3, 20200 Comments

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INSIDERS. We are very much in flight. It should be a crisp 3:57 to Washington-Dulles, which seems a touch on the short side, and I’m wondering if those heavy winds across the Southland this morning are part of a stream of tail winds whisking us across the continent faster than usual. Some notes to ... Full Story

Doughty to miss third straight; Hockey Day in SoCal broadcasting; number origin stories

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 1, 20200 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate Notes6 min read

INSIDERS. A fine, fine #HockeyDaySoCal to you. After today’s Reign-Gulls game, the #LAKings host their #FreewayFaceoff rival Anaheim Ducks at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). #Hashtags Lines: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Kempe-Carter-Toffoli Lu... Full Story

Doughty improving but won’t play tonight vs Coyotes; Kings hopeful for Saturday

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 30, 20200 Comments

Injuries3 min read

INSIDERS. Game night. LA Kings-Coyotes (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) starts with a 6:00 p.m. PT LA Kings Live pre-game show in which Patrick and I will share some of our Kobe Bryant memories and what he’s meant to us as sports fans, commentators and as dads. Notes! ... Full Story

No indication Doughty will play; Forbort out; Ryan, Lizotte back in; lineups

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 29, 20200 Comments

CommunityLineup ChangesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

-- INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday to you. The LA Kings face the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Staples Center (7:00 p.m. / NBCSN / NBC Sports App / LA Kings Audio Network / AM 1150) in the first sporting event since the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others on Sunday. ... Full Story