Playoff date speculation

After the Kings’ season-opening 6-3 loss to Phoenix, some hack started his game story with, “Playoff seasons are not built on home losses to the Phoenix Coyotes.”

In my defense, I say…hey, who knew?

For those trying to speculate on when the Kings’ first-round home games will be, unfortunately there’s little more to be done than speculate right now. I do know that first-round games will start on either Wednesday, April 14 or Thursday, April 15. First-round series TYPICALLY go every other day, so — assuming the Kings don’t make a miraculous push and capture the fourth spot — it’s likely that Game 3 at Staples Center will be on Sunday, April 18 or Monday, April 19. But it’s impossible to predict, particularly since the arena will be scheduling Lakers playoff games at the exact same time. Obviously, if I hear anything, I’ll pass it along ASAP.

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