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Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty ImagesThe Kings continued to fill out their coaching staff, announcing on Thursday that they had hired Don Nachbaur, who will join assistant coach Dave Lowry and goaltending coach Bill Ranford under head coach John Stevens. During a conference call earlier in the day, ge... Full Story

2017-18 schedule released. Factoids and bullet points!

LA Kings InsiderJune 22, 20170 Comments

Schedules4 min read

Behold, the 2016-17 Kings schedule is upon us! Please forgive the wonky formatting. The bullet points: -The NHL's schedule matrix, which changed with the addition of an eighth Pacific Division team, can be accessed here. Previously, the Kings played five divisional opponents five time... Full Story

Knowing there was a possibility he’d be selected, McNabb excited to join Vegas

LA Kings InsiderJune 21, 20170 Comments

AlumniMedia Availability4 min read

Brayden McNabb took a phone call Tuesday night that for most players will never come. He had been selected in an expansion draft by the Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL's 31st team. "Rob Blake called me, and then George called me and asked me if I could come, and obviously I was more than willing ... Full Story

NHL Awards and Golden Knights reveal live thread

LA Kings InsiderJune 21, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized10 min read

7:25 p.m. Aaaaaand, here's the Hart Trophy presentation. Congratulations, Connor McDavid, for winning the first of many. Hart Trophy voting pic.twitter.com/Cl6Tf3vXIc— Sean Leahy (@Sean_Leahy) June 22, 2017 I'll have a few McNabb quotes up in a little bit. Enjoy your Wednesday night, I... Full Story

Indications are that Vegas has selected McNabb

LA Kings InsiderJune 21, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesNHL News6 min read

Debora Robinson/NHLIThough the Kings are unable to confirm the information out of deference to the Vegas Golden Knights reveal party during tonight's NHL Awards, there are indications that Vegas will select heavy hitting defenseman Brayden McNabb from Los Angeles' roster. I do not believe there wer... Full Story

Kings to open 2017-18 season at home vs Flyers

LA Kings InsiderJune 21, 20170 Comments

Schedules1 min read

The Los Angeles Kings will open the 2017-18 season at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, October 5. The announcement came as part of a Wednesday league-wide release revealing all 31 teams' home openers. Interestingly, the Vegas Golden Knights will open the season with a road back-to-b... Full Story

NHL Adidas jerseys revealed; minor changes for most teams, including Kings

LA Kings InsiderJune 20, 20170 Comments

NHL News4 min read

With Adidas replacing its subsidiary, Reebok, as the National Hockey League's jersey manufacture and distributor, teams will take the ice in 2017-18 sporting a brand new jersey design, and those new "ADIZERO" uniforms were revealed during an event at The Wynn in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. Partly be... Full Story

Clague to Canada’s WJC camp (obvs); Dodgers/Kings cap; Budaj re-ups

LA Kings InsiderJune 20, 20170 Comments

AlumniProspects and ScoutingSchedulesTournaments3 min read

Several additional notes that didn't make it into ODDS AND ENDS: VOL. I: CAMP CLAGUE. Not exactly news: Kale Clague, who totaled six assists in seven games while stepping into a wide role during this past year's World Junior Championships, has been invited to Hockey Canada's national junior team ... Full Story

Odds and ends: Adidas jerseys, expansion draft, NHL schedule, Doan

LA Kings InsiderJune 20, 20170 Comments

NHL NewsNotebooksSchedules4 min read

NEW JERSEYS. Jumping right into expansion and NHL Awards proceedings, the NHL will unveil the 31 new Adidas jerseys in Las Vegas this evening at 7:00 p.m. I'll have a post up at the time that will link to all of the new jerseys without relying too much on the inevitable corporate and propagandic jar... Full Story

Royal Lineage: Michael Rasmussen?

LA Kings InsiderJune 19, 20170 Comments

AudioProspects and ScoutingVideo7 min read

Bill Wippert/NHLIThe Los Angeles Kings are slotted to pick 11th when the first round of the NHL Draft kicks off this Friday in Chicago. They might take Tri-City Americans center Michael Rasmussen with that 11th pick. They might not! As part of the Royal Lineage feature, which debuted two years ago ... Full Story

Salary cap set at $75M; LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast

LA Kings InsiderJune 18, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

The NHL and NHLPA on Sunday announced the payroll range that teams will adhere to for the 2017-18 season. Via a league release, the salary cap ceiling is $75-million, the adjusted midpoint is $65.2-million, and the salary floor is $55.4 million. The $75M cap represents a $2M dollar raise from the 20... Full Story

Who did the Kings (and other teams) protect from the expansion draft?

LA Kings InsiderJune 18, 20170 Comments

NHL News20 min read

Expansion protection lists, which were due into the league yesterday, have been revealed. As has been projected, the Kings elected to protect eight skaters and one goaltender. Those players were Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli, Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Jake Muzzin, Derek... Full Story

Expansion lists are due today. How might the Kings be affected?

LA Kings InsiderJune 17, 20170 Comments

NHL News8 min read

It's June 17, the day that has been noted on NHL calendars for the last several months. The next 24 hours will serve as a prelude to an active week across the NHL as teams make moves to protect and expose certain assets and the Vegas Golden Knights will begin to have a semblance of how their roster ... Full Story