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Waking up with the Kings: November 17

Jon RosenNovember 17, 20190 Comments

Winning important moments and continuing to steer their special teams back towards sea level, the LA Kings were outplayed at even strength by the Vegas Golden Knights but created their own good fortune and relied again on Jonathan Quick, whose strong afternoon in net was outdone only by his daughter... Full Story

Honesty, approach and influences spark a career now spans 1,000 games

Jon RosenNovember 16, 20190 Comments

AlumniAwards12 min read

If one were to flip through an archive of photos, videos, and features of Jeff Carter on the beach, it would be easy to make blanket assumptions on his career, his ambitions, his background. Often spotted in attire of various South Bay establishments and community events, and with what appears to be... Full Story

Ranford on Quick’s improvement; Carter preview; power play, overtime, VGK notes

Jon RosenNovember 15, 20190 Comments

Practice notes7 min read

LA Kings. Vegas Golden Knights. Saturday. Un Mil Para Jefe. 1:00 p.m. Hockey Night In LA, matinee style. FOX Sports West, FOX Sports GO, LA Kings Audio Network. A few quick notes on a Friday evening: -- A flow-type drill that incorporated five-person units early in the practice did not depict any... Full Story

October 16: Scoring chance rates; power play attention; Carter more comfortable?

Jon RosenOctober 16, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsPractice notes8 min read

Notes time, Insiders. The best kind of notes. Wednesday notes. The Kings skated at 11:00 a.m. on the TSPC ice, but before Todd McLellan’s whistle sounded the start of practice, the second power play unit got some work in. Alec Martinez, Tyler Toffoli, Ilya Kovalchuk, Michael Amadio and Jeff Carte... Full Story

Doughty’s detailed Bjornfot evaluation; how may Carter’s role evolve?

Jon RosenOctober 1, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized11 min read

INSIDERS. The LA Kings took the TSPC ice for their first practice as a sleek, 23-man squad and didn’t show any changes from the lines and pairings used Friday in Vegas. The Kings have three straight practice days to prepare for their season opener in Edmonton, which is then followed by an additional... Full Story

Carter at wing & McLellan’s history with C/W; Bjornfot-Doughty; Brown’s update

Jon RosenSeptember 23, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate NotesProspects and Scouting12 min read

A fine Monday afternoon to you, Insiders. The LA Kings took the TSPC ice shortly before 10:30 a.m., and while they showed the following alignment, there are likely to be changes. First, this morning’s groupings: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Kovalchuk-Lizotte-Carter Grundstrom-Amadio-Toffoli Anders... Full Story

“We’re going to improve this team internally,” and lots more from Blake on roster construction

Jon RosenJune 18, 20190 Comments

CoachingContracts and FinancesHockey Operations16 min read

As the 2018-19 season wound down, and the LA Kings’ most pressing postseason question was where they’d land in the draft lottery, Team President Luc Robitaille and Chief Operating Officer Kelly Cheeseman made a number of rounds to groups of season ticket members, sponsors, partners, rightsholders, b... Full Story

Difficult personnel, salary decisions ahead; Carter: “I want to be an L.A. King”

Jon RosenApril 11, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesHockey OperationsTrades8 min read

Jeff Carter on Monday was asked about the coach the team needs at this particular juncture in time. “I mean, I think we need someone’s that going to come in with a strong personality unafraid to hold people accountable and who lays out his plan and makes sure that everybody’s on board,” he said. ... Full Story

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

Jon RosenMarch 23, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsInjuriesMorning Skate NotesNews Links13 min read

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... Full Story

March 16 Rapid Reaction (feat. Darren Granger): Panthers 4, Kings 3

Jon RosenMarch 16, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. LA Kings Head Equipment Manager Darren Granger Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on whether he believed Jonathan Quick had kept Jonathan Huberdeau’s goal in front of the goal line while watching the replays: Well, it was close, for sure. We thought there might be ... Full Story

February 25 Rapid Reaction (feat. Jim Fox): Lightning 4, Kings 3 (SO)

Jon RosenFebruary 25, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction11 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Jim Fox Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on the strong team performance: Yeah, it was a good performance. This is one of the top teams in the league. I think the trade deadline, it was a long day for lots of guys. I thought they got up two on us and we hung in the... Full Story

Carter in; Quick-Rask; how to disrupt the Bruins’ cycle and possession game?

Jon RosenFebruary 16, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate NotesOpposition8 min read

INSIDERS. Hockey Night in Los Angeles. Silver Jerseys. Michael Vartan. FOX Sports West. FOX Sports app. LA Kings Audio Network. 7:30 p.m. The lineup: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Leipsic-Carter-Toffoli Hagelin-Kempe-Kovalchuk Clifford-Lewis-Wagner Forbort-Doughty Fantenberg-LaDue Phaneuf-Roy ... Full Story

Walker recovering; “a chance” Carter could play Saturday; Clifford-Amadio-Wagner

Jon RosenFebruary 15, 20190 Comments

InjuriesPractice notes8 min read

INSIDERS. Several quick hits of information: --Sean Walker, who took a horrific puck to the face on Thursday, is recovering and in some pain but appears to have escaped major injury. There’s no concussion, and per Lisa Dillman of The Athletic, there’s no fracture. The team will know more about Wa... Full Story