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John Crouch/Icon SportswireMonday’s Drew Doughty conference call began and evolved like so many Doughty scrums. There was a mature open to the call that even veered towards standoffish when he rejected a lay-up of a question about teammates he’d avoid quarantining with. But T-Rex doesn’t want to... Full Story

Andersen to start vs Kings; Doughty dishes on his ex-teammates

LA Kings InsiderMarch 4, 20200 Comments

AlumniPractice notesPractice Quotes6 min read

Insiders! A good afternoon to you. Thanks for your patience both Kings and Maple Leafs quotes were gathered. More to come from Todd McLellan, Jake Muzzin, Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell. Drew Doughty will be relieved to know that Muzzin is, in fact, on the Maple Leafs’ trip. (Sorry for the lou... Full Story

Blake commemorates Doughty’s milestone; Grundstrom’s game; Wednesday practice message

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 5, 20200 Comments

AwardsPractice notes7 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday evening from our hotel above Lower Manhattan. The LA Kings skated on the big ice at Prudential Center, a hub from which the team will branch out of through the weekend. That should keep the equipment and training staffs busy, as if they didn’t already work the longest hour... Full Story

Doughty, who’ll return, talks Ovechkin; evolving and understanding performance science; lineups

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 4, 20200 Comments

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INSIDERS. Hello from DC. It’s Kings-Caps tonight on FOX Sports West (3:30 p.m. PT LA Kings Live / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) from a much fancier Capital One Arena, where the LA Kings skated this morning and hinted at the following lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Grun... Full Story

Hard skate after Sunday’s practice; the Alec Martinez Book Club

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 3, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPhotographyPractice notesVideo4 min read

INSIDERS. We are very much in flight. It should be a crisp 3:57 to Washington-Dulles, which seems a touch on the short side, and I’m wondering if those heavy winds across the Southland this morning are part of a stream of tail winds whisking us across the continent faster than usual. Some notes to ... Full Story

Doughty improving but won’t play tonight vs Coyotes; Kings hopeful for Saturday

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 30, 20200 Comments

Injuries3 min read

INSIDERS. Game night. LA Kings-Coyotes (FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) starts with a 6:00 p.m. PT LA Kings Live pre-game show in which Patrick and I will share some of our Kobe Bryant memories and what he’s meant to us as sports fans, commentators and as dads. Notes! ... Full Story

No indication Doughty will play; Forbort out; Ryan, Lizotte back in; lineups

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 29, 20200 Comments

CommunityLineup ChangesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

-- INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday to you. The LA Kings face the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Staples Center (7:00 p.m. / NBCSN / NBC Sports App / LA Kings Audio Network / AM 1150) in the first sporting event since the tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others on Sunday. ... Full Story

Lineup projections; defending the Caps; Doughty on Ovi; McLellan on coaching

LA Kings InsiderDecember 4, 20190 Comments

CoachingMorning Skate Notes8 min read

Insiders. Kings-Capitals. Staples Center. 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports GO. LA Kings Audio Network. Let’s get down to brass tacks. -- The vitals: I wasn’t at this morning’s skate, but Jonathan Quick is expected to start in goal. In 12 career games against the Capitals, he’s 9-3-0 with a 2... Full Story

Muzzin’s mixed emotions; chemistry appreciated by Doughty; Mitchell retires

LA Kings InsiderNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

Several additional notes and quotes and assorted Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty quotes in advance of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. local puck drop: -- Torrey Mitchell has retired. Stick taps and happy trails to the recent University of Vermont Hall of Fame inductee who got into 49 games with Los Angeles in J... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: November 3

LA Kings InsiderNovember 3, 20190 Comments

Game story7 min read

There are plenty of narratives and starting points for the LA Kings’ overtime win over Chicago, a carbon copy of a carbon copy of the two Spidermen pointing at each other, but an entertaining one nonetheless. Jonathan Toews registered his third point 58 minutes and 21 seconds into his 12th game of t... Full Story

October 21: Doughty’s minutes; what Toffoli saw; the “three-second rule”

LA Kings InsiderOctober 21, 20190 Comments

PhotographyPractice notes10 min read

A fine evening to you from Winnipeg, where the rush hour commute to the corner of Portage and Main is no joke. Some flight pics are below, but in matters of substance, the team scheduled a 9:00 a.m. skate before loading the plane and didn’t indicate any visible changes to the lineup. Rotations are n... Full Story

Video: Robitaille, Doughty on HNIC’s After Hours; McLellan post-game interview

LA Kings InsiderOctober 21, 20190 Comments

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Before we hop over to Atlantic Aviation, three interviews that took place outside the Kings' dressing room Saturday: Click here for the Robitaille interview, the embed code for which wasn't available. More to come from the plane, Insiders. Line rushes from TSPC didn't foretell of any ... Full Story

Bjornfot staying in SoCal (+ details); Doughty’s own evaluation; Prokhorkin; Grundstrom

LA Kings InsiderOctober 18, 20190 Comments

Practice notesRoster Moves10 min read

Lots of stuff to go over, Insiders, some of it important, some of it trivial, some of it . The LA Kings took the TSPC ice shortly before 11:00 a.m. and showed the following alignment up front: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Carter-Lizotte-Toffoli Kovalchuk-Kempe-Lewis Clifford-Amadio-Wagner Prokhorkin... Full Story