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Valkommen till NHL, Blake Lizotte; Wagner’s game diversifies; Forbort skating

Jon RosenOctober 26, 20190 Comments

Today’s game-day notebook is below. If you’re looking for today’s lineups, click here. Before the Blake Lizotte and Austin Wagner stories, some housekeeping notes: --Shared it on Twitter but not here, yet: Derek Forbort (back) began skating on his own yesterday at TSC in a tracksuit. There’s n... Read More

Vilardi progressing as next evaluation for Ontario integration nears

Jon RosenOctober 24, 20190 Comments

InjuriesProspects and Scouting

There's more guarded encouragement with forward prospect Gabe Vilardi, who has progressed in his on-ice rehabilitation from a back injury with the team's development staff but hasn't played in a professional game since his Ontario Reign rehab assignment last December. Today's plan was for Vilardi... Read More

Vilardi skating in full equipment; projected lineups

Jon RosenOctober 22, 20190 Comments

InjuriesMorning Skate Notes

LA Kings forward prospect Gabe Vilardi returned to the ice Tuesday at TSPC, described to be "part of his ongoing rehabilitation program" in an update provided by the team late Monday. Vilardi practiced with the development staff in full equipment on Tuesday and is expected to continue to do so t... Read More

Encouraging Vilardi news via Kings

Jon RosenOctober 21, 20190 Comments

Injuries

Via the LA Kings earlier this evening: As part of his ongoing rehabilitation program, Gabe is progressing as planned and is scheduled to start skating on his own tomorrow at TSPC. He will continue to be evaluated to determine when he is ready to move forward and begin practicing with the Ontario... Read More

Reign know they need to play harder this weekend in San Jose; Rymsha update; Morrison to FW

Zach DooleyOctober 17, 20190 Comments

InjuriesOntario ReignPractice notesPractice QuotesRoster Moves

The Ontario Reign know they have more to give than what was shown in Saturday’s lopsided defeat to Tucson. The Reign were energetic and aggressive for most of their first three games, which resulted in a 2-0-1 record. That came to an end on Saturday, in an 8-2 defeat against the Roadrunners, when... Read More

October 15 Rapid Reaction: Hurricanes 2, Kings 0

Jon RosenOctober 15, 20190 Comments

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Todd McLellan, on Drew Doughty’s status: He’s getting looked at. Apparently, he feels pretty good, so that’s a good sign and that’s all I have for you right now. McLellan, on whether he thought it was encouraging to play well despite the loss: Yep, I do. When I look a t that game, obviously we... Read More

Kovalchuk “tweaked something,” leaves practice early; LaDue close, will play in preseason

Jon RosenSeptember 18, 20190 Comments

Injuries

Ilya Kovalchuk suffered an undisclosed injury Wednesday during an afternoon training camp session and left the ice midway through the skate. He did not return, and Head Coach Todd McLellan confirmed that the injury occurred during the practice and wasn't something left over from Tuesday's split-squa... Read More

Brief Vilardi/Kempe/Forbort/LaDue/SOTF updates; lots more to come

Jon RosenSeptember 3, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesInjuriesSite News

INSIDERS. A good Tuesday to you as we wake, bleary-eyed, in September's gentle light. LAKI and ORI's gears and batteries have been oiled and re-charged, and we're ready to hit the ground running when on-ice rookie camp sessions begin on Friday and continue this weekend with the annual rookie tournam... Read More

April 1 Rapid Reaction: Flames 7, Kings 2; MacDermid leaves with upper-body injury

Jon RosenApril 1, 20190 Comments

InjuriesPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction

Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on an assertion that Calgary responded better to a big hit than Los Angeles: I’d agree with him. If that hit would do anything, it should fire us up. They come up, they got one right at the start of the period. It seemed to deflate us, and then they got anoth... Read More

Amadio up; on the road again

Jon RosenMarch 24, 20190 Comments

InjuriesRoster Moves

Good morning from LAX on what should be a beautiful day to fly north. There are one-off road games as part of back-to-back sets, but this is the last actual "road trip" of 2018-19, and as is very familiar this time of year, we travel to Western Canada to make the final rounds across the division. Ap... Read More

Lineups; Kovalchuk; coach relationships (and even the Trash Can Incident)

Jon RosenMarch 23, 20190 Comments

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INSIDERS. A good afternoon to you all. THE ANAHEIM DUCKS ARE IN TOWN. They’ll make the second of their two Staples Center visits this season (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports app / LA Kings Audio Network) as the LA Kings will look to claim their first season series from their Freeway Faceof... Read More

Leipsic out “a few days;” Brodzinski’s usage; Aiden Rose; Brown’s milestone

Jon RosenMarch 22, 20190 Comments

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INSIDERS. And those of you who are not insiders. Outsiders. In-betweeners. Sorry, getting paid by the letter here. A fine Friday to you. The LA Kings held an optional skate at 11:00 a.m. in advance of their home stand finale against Anaheim on Saturday, and Brendan Leipsic was not among those to ska... Read More

March 21 Rapid Reaction (feat. Kevin Kurz): Kings 4, Sharks 2; Leipsic hurt

Jon RosenMarch 21, 20190 Comments

InjuriesPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction

Rapid Reaction, feat. Kevin Kurz of The Athletic Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the team’s performance: It was good. I thought we had a great start to the game. I thought the guys were ready right from the start. After that, it was just a hard battle throughout. They have a good ... Read More