October 2016 - LA Kings Insider

Kings recall Scuderi in wake of McNabb injury

LA Kings InsiderOctober 31, 20160 Comments

The Kings have recalled defenseman Rob Scuderi from the Ontario Reign (AHL), the team announced on Monday. The move comes in the wake of Brayden McNabb (upper-body) being placed injured reserve prior to Sunday's loss to the Blackhawks. McNabb was injured on Saturday against St. Louis in an offensiv... Full Story

Budaj providing stability in net amidst injuries; Lindback note

LA Kings InsiderOctober 31, 20160 Comments

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While the Kings didn’t win a game over the weekend, they were put in position to do so by goaltender Peter Budaj, who was very good in the shutout losses to St. Louis and Chicago. Budaj, who stopped 50 of 53 shots against the Blues and Blackhawks, is now 4-2-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and... Full Story

October 31 notes, Darryl Sutter practice quotes

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Several flash notes: The Kings didn’t skate on Monday and instead opted for off-ice workouts and meetings. This isn’t a surprise at all; Tuesday’s game will be their fourth in a six-day span. (Darryl Sutter prefers to think of it as a seven-in-12.) There’s no new news on call-ups at this time, tho... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: October 31

LA Kings InsiderOctober 31, 20160 Comments

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The Los Angeles Kings, who entered the year with questions about depth up front and on the back end, lost Andy Andreoff on Sunday night – the third player lost to injury in the span of nine days and the sixth player targeted for the opening night roster to have suffered an injury this fall – during ... Full Story

Reign Rewind: Goalie timeline and Texas souvenirs

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Every Monday this season Ontario Reign Insider will post the Reign Rewind, a series of tidbits that analyze parts of the previous weekend’s action along with other more off-the-wall notes for your morning reading enjoyment. GOALIE TIMELINE After yet another eventful weekend that resulted in the Re... Full Story

The View from Chicago

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Chicago Tribune Observations from the Blackhawks' 3-0 win over the Kings "...the Hawks looked as sharp as they have all season. The penalty kill had its first error-free night and Jonathan Toews got on the board for the first time." Chicago SunTimes Corey Crawford, Marian Hossa lead Blackhawks t... Full Story

October 30 postgame notes

LA Kings InsiderOctober 30, 20160 Comments

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-With the loss, Los Angeles fell to 80-88-22 all-time against Chicago, a record that includes a road mark of 38-48-11. These teams will meet at Staples Center on November 26 and April 8. -The Kings fell to 2-3-0 against the Central Division and 3-4-0 against the Western Conference. -Los Angeles wa... Full Story

Andreoff leaves with upper-body injury; McNabb to IR

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Another game, another Kings injury. Andy Andreoff did not return to the game after leaving the ice when the puck was deflected into the netting behind Peter Budaj 2:24 into the second period, and during the second intermission a team spokesperson said that he had suffered an upper-body injury and w... Full Story

October 30 postgame highlights

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October 30 postgame quotes: Darryl Sutter

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On the 3-0 loss: I think we were sluggish in the first period, and I think we knew that they’d come out the way they would, and I think their top two lines the first period really controlled the pace of play for them, and I think we got out of the first period thankful it’s only one-nothing. Took tw... Full Story

October 30 postgame quotes: Muzzin, Pearson

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Jake Muzzin, on the team’s scoring struggles during the two-game road trip: Well we got to look at some stuff, obviously, and try to create more offensively. I thought in St. Louis the other night we played solid but we couldn’t find the net. We had some chances and we got to bare down on some of ou... Full Story

October 30: Bus Texts with Stothers

LA Kings InsiderOctober 30, 20160 Comments

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Here's today's Sunday edition of Bus Texts with Stothers as you all are likely now watching the Kings game and/or the World Series! Reign 4, San Antonio 2 Sean Backman scored a power play goal and an empty net goal in the third period as the Reign salvaged their three-in-three road swing with a win... Full Story

October 30 postgame quotes: Stothers, Flinn, Backman

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Mike Stothers, on the victory: I thought it was another solid effort. I loved the way we played. That’s two games in a row, a full 60 minutes of guys playing hard, playing the right way, doing what’s right for the team, making sure that we do the little details. We did it very well today. I thought ... Full Story