May 2013 - LA Kings Insider

Sutter: Doughty a “big game player”

Jon RosenMay 31, 2013211 Comments

PlayoffsPractice QuotesStatistics0 min read

Do you remember the early concern over what many perceived to be a shaky start to the 2012-13 season by Drew Doughty? When the Kings visited Chicago for the first time this year, they fell behind 3-0 less than one minute into the second period. Doughty, who was on the ice for both of Chicago’s ev... Full Story

May 31 practice report

Jon RosenMay 31, 201321 Comments

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Is the Kings’ style “attractive”? Is it important?

Jon RosenMay 31, 2013125 Comments

PlayoffsPractice Quotes1 min read

There were questions addressed to the players and to Dean Lombardi and Darryl Sutter at the team’s media availability on Friday regarding the “attractiveness” of the Kings’ style of play in the first two rounds of the playoffs. I was puzzled by the questions, considering the general sense I received... Full Story

May 31 practice lines

Jon RosenMay 31, 2013234 Comments

Lineup ChangesPlayoffsPractice notes0 min read

Brown - Kopitar - Williams Penner - Richards - Carter King - Stoll - Lewis - Toffoli Clifford - Fraser - Richardson - Nolan Regehr - Doughty Scuderi - Voynov Muzzin - Greene Martinez - Ellerby Quick Jones -Jonathan Bernier did not take the ice.... Full Story

Dustin Brown on engineering a winning culture

Jon RosenMay 31, 201383 Comments

PlayoffsPractice Quotes1 min read

By the third round of the National Hockey League playoffs, some players grow weary of locker room press scrums, and with the raised importance of each passing game are occasionally inclined to dilute their own opinions as a means of expeditiously fulfilling their media obligations. And then there... Full Story

Good morning, Chicago

Jon RosenMay 31, 201394 Comments

PhotographyPlayoffs1 min read

"Good morning, Rosemont" doesn't really have the appropriate ring, does it? This photo is likely to become outdated by this evening as a series of strong storms moves through the Midwest. There was a scattered thunderstorm or two that rolled through the area last night before opening up to a ... Full Story

Video: Touchdown in Chicago

Jon RosenMay 30, 2013202 Comments

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I wish we could say we're in Chicago, but Kings HQ this weekend is actually based amidst the hotel cluster of suburban Rosemont, Illinois, just outside the periphery of car rental companies and extended parking lots that ring busy O'Hare International Airport. In previous visits to Chicago we flew i... Full Story

May 30 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter

Jon RosenMay 30, 201372 Comments

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On any similarities between the Kings and Blackhawks: “Both teams have recently won Stanley Cups would be the biggest one.” On the impact of Chicago capitalizing on a poor Detroit line change in winning Game 7: “You leave it to Game 7, there’s three or four things that always come into it. One ... Full Story

Regehr’s extension affects budgetary constraints

Jon RosenMay 30, 2013123 Comments

Contracts and FinancesPractice Quotes1 min read

The Los Angeles Kings signed unrestricted free agent Robyn Regehr to a two-year extension through the 2014-15 season. Regehr, who made 4.02 million this year, will make three million dollars in each year of his new contract, according to Darren Dreger. Regehr was acquired from the Buffalo Sab... Full Story

May 30 practice report

Jon RosenMay 30, 201399 Comments

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While I work on my analysis of the Robyn Regehr contract extension, enjoy today's practice update and a brief preview of the series with the Chicago Blackhawks. -courtesy KingsVision... Full Story

Regehr re-ups

Jon RosenMay 30, 201388 Comments

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Robyn Regehr has signed a two-year contact extension with the Los Angeles Kings. More news to come from the air. Team Release: Regehr Re-Signed For Two Years... Full Story

Kopitar fields Blackhawks questions

Jon RosenMay 30, 201332 Comments

OppositionPlayoffsPractice Quotes0 min read

On whether the key to the series is trying to slow Chicago’s up-tempo game: “No, not really. I mean, like I said, our game plan’s not going to change. We’re still going to try and play our game. Yeah, there are some subtle adjustments, but we’ll do that as we go along. But the majority of the game ... Full Story

Sutter: “I have no further update on Jarret Stoll”

Jon RosenMay 30, 201361 Comments

InjuriesPlayoffsPractice Quotes0 min read

Jarret Stoll skated in a practice at the Toyota Sports Center on Thursday that was designed more towards getting the team’s legs back underneath them rather than any type of tactical preparation for the upcoming series against the Chicago Blackhawks. There was no contact in practice, and a question ... Full Story