September 2014 - LA Kings Insider

September 30 postgame quotes: Sutter, Doughty, Quick

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 2014173 Comments

Darryl Sutter, on the 4-1 win in San Jose: We were solid. We had a lot of guys who hadn’t played since the split-squad game, obviously with Drew and Jonathan, this was their first game. Sutter, on whether he was encouraged by Jonathan Quick and Drew Doughty’s performance: We got what we wanted... Full Story

Live Blog: Los Angeles at San Jose

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 2014930 Comments

Game Threads6 min read

Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 1 Final SOG: LAK – 30; SJS – 24 PP: LAK – 1/3; SJS – 0/2 LAKings.com Box Score KABC Radio Broadcast LAK starters: G Jonathan Quick, D Jake Muzzin, D Drew Doughty, LW Jordan Nolan, C Anze Kopitar, RW Dustin Brown SJS starters: G Antti Niemi, D Mirco M... Full Story

Doughty expects typical Kings-Sharks game in his return

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 2014166 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate Quotes3 min read

Tonight, the Los Angeles Kings will play their first (preseason) game in San Jose since they completed a historic three-nothing series turnaround and defeated the Sharks 5-1 on their home ice on April 30 to finish off the clubs’ first round playoff series. Two paths diverged that night, one that saw... Full Story

September 30 Darryl Sutter quotes; Sharks lineup

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 2014139 Comments

Lineup ChangesMorning Skate Quotes0 min read

On what he’ll be watching from Jonathan Quick tonight: First exhibition game. I’m not really watching anything. I just want to get him some minutes in. He’ll tell me when he’s had enough. On whether he expects any emotion from last season to carry into tonight’s game: No. It really has nothing ... Full Story

Tuesday morning lineup notes; Sharks audio

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 201495 Comments

AudioLineup Changes1 min read

A reminder: Cages are a good thing. Kings line rushes and pairings from this morning's skate in San Jose: Nolan - Kopitar - Brown King - Richards - Williams Clifford - Andreoff - Lewis Toffoli - Stoll - Carter Pearson - Weal - Cracknell Muzzin - Doughty Regehr - Voynov Martinez - Greene... Full Story

Catching up with Jake Muzzin; some assorted notes

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 30, 2014251 Comments

Advanced StatsCommunityPractice Quotes3 min read

Jake Muzzin was outstanding in pushing play towards the attacking zone in 2013-14, finishing with a league-best 61.3% Corsi-for rating during the regular season. His progression continued into the postseason, when he was on the ice for only one goal against during the entire Kings-Sharks series en r... Full Story

With roster reduced, players prepare for October 8

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 29, 2014166 Comments

Practice Quotes6 min read

Chronologically, the Kings are midway through their preseason schedule. After three days of action last week (though one game day included a pair of split-squad games that each counted in the standings), they’ll play three more games this week in an effort to best prepare themselves for the start of... Full Story

Players on the mend travel with Kings; 22 or 23-man roster?

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 29, 201453 Comments

InjuriesPractice QuotesRoster Moves2 min read

Drew Doughty (upper-body), Jarret Stoll (hip surgery), Jonathan Quick (wrist surgery) and Marian Gaborik (body) traveled to San Jose with the Kings this afternoon and will be with the club for their three-game, six-day road trip. Daryl Sutter had said on Sunday that Doughty, Stoll and Quick had been... Full Story

Three players assigned to Manchester; Weal stays

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 29, 2014221 Comments

Manchester MonarchsPractice QuotesProspects and Scouting3 min read

The Kings continued to trim their roster on Monday, assigning centers Nic Dowd and Nick Shore and defenseman Vincent LoVerde to the Manchester Monarchs. As per Renaud Lavoie, David Van der Gulik was placed on waivers earlier Monday. Should he clear, he would be assigned to the Monarchs as well. ... Full Story

What Sutter really thinks about “bonding” excursions

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 29, 201483 Comments

Practice Quotes4 min read

The Kings are about to embark on an irregular three-city, six-day preseason road trip that will take them through San Jose, Colorado Springs and Las Vegas. After facing the Sharks tomorrow, they’ll conclude the exhibition slate with games against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday and Saturday. W... Full Story

Jones discusses “compete level”; continues fine tuning

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 29, 2014246 Comments

Postgame quotesVideo4 min read

One reference used frequently in the preseason is that of a player being in “midseason form,” i.e., when a player looks and feels comfortable during the preseason, it’s because they appear to be hitting their midseason stride. That’s usually not the case – even early regular season games can be s... Full Story

September 28 postgame quotes: Jeff Carter

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 28, 2014246 Comments

Postgame quotes2 min read

On his hat trick: I mean, my mates did a lot of the work, pucks kind of bounced to me and it just happened. It wasn’t anything special tonight. On whether it’s a “goal scorer’s gift” to be in the right spot: You go to the net, and good things are going to happen. That’s the way you score your... Full Story

September 28 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 28, 201431 Comments

InjuriesPostgame quotes2 min read

On the penalty killing in the 4-2 win over Anaheim: The difference in the second period, for sure, five-on-three. We had some good penalty killers in the lineup tonight – Robyn and Mike on the first one. On getting Martin Jones two full preseason games: We’ll get him as much as we can because h... Full Story