May 10 postgame quotes: Mike Richards
His immediate reactions to the series victory: “I guess relieved. It was an extremely tough, close, hard-hitting series, and I think a lot of guys have some bumps and bruises, and a couple days here before Anaheim gets to play, so we’ve got some time to recover. It’s a hard hockey team to play against [...]
LAKings.com feature: Battle Tested
Mike Richards had a two-point night in the win over Dallas yesterday, which segues appropriately into my LAKings.com feature that calls to attention his style of play and how it has benefited teams at every level of hockey late in the regular season and in the postseason. Richards has won 20 playoff series between junior [...]
April 2 postgame quotes: Mike Richards
On the challenges in Tuesday’s game: “Just finding the pucks around the net, I guess. It’s a funny game. Sometimes it seems easy to score. Sometimes you just can’t find it, and they did a good job of clearing second and third chances, which they always do. We just couldn’t find ‘em.”
March 28 postgame quotes: Mike Richards
On his game-winner: “I’m not really even sure what happened. Carts made a good play just throwing it at the net and then somehow it just kept on coming back to me and I got lucky there and jammed it in.”
Morning skate notes: Richards, Toffoli, Quick
Mike Richards and Tyler Toffoli both took the ice at the Kings’ morning skate at Toyota Sports Center. Richards, who weathered a heavy hit late in the second period before exiting through the tunnel and returning to play in the third period, is skating on his regular line with Dustin Penner to his left and [...]
Tyler Toffoli recalled
The Los Angeles Kings officially recalled top prospect Tyler Toffoli from the Manchester Monarchs on Sunday afternoon. Toffoli, 20, ranks second in the American Hockey League with 28 goals scored and second on the Monarchs with 48 points (28-20=48; +20). The 28 goals lead all rookie skaters.
February 18 practice quotes: Mike Richards
On what has influenced the power play improvement: “I think the big thing is just the work that we’ve done on it. We’ve run through at least twice a week in practice where everyone’s going to be or what kind of plays we need to have. When you have that – I know where Drew’s [...]
February 17 postgame quotes: Mike Richards
On coming close in the third period: “That’s what it was. Close. We probably didn’t play well enough to win this game. The slow start kind of cost us. For a team that thrives on momentum, we gave them a lot in the first period with penalties and some turnovers, and they scored some goals, [...]
February 5 postgame quotes: Mike Richards
On what he saw of the hit on Rob Scuderi, and the following engagement: “I didn’t really see much, to be honest with you. It happened pretty quick, and I was the closest to him and it really happened quickly.”
