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Monday notes; pace in practice; Iafallo’s surge; Wagner and Point

Jon RosenJanuary 13, 20200 Comments

INSIDERS. A fine Monday afternoon to you from the banks of Hillsborough Bay. And no, Rich Hammond, I’m not going to visit the Outback Bowl Hall of Fame, so don’t even ask. (I’ll just tie it on to Michigan’s next trip.) Notes! -- Two days in Tampa, two practices. Sunday’s was more of a quick o... Full Story

1/3 Notebook: Kings practice, MacDermid suspended, Kovalchuk to MTL, AHL All-Stars

Zach DooleyJanuary 3, 20200 Comments

Contracts and FinancesFines and SuspensionsOntario ReignPractice notesPractice Quotes8 min read

Good Afternoon, Insiders! The Kings hit the ice at Toyota Sports Performance Center this afternoon, in advance of their counterparts for tomorrow evening, the Nashville Predators. Today’s practice marked the second consecutive practice day for LAK, with the Kings and Predators slated to square of... Full Story

December 30: Finally a full practice…..plus Kopitar/Doughty All-Star and an injury update

Zach DooleyDecember 30, 20190 Comments

InjuriesNotebooksPractice notesPractice Quotes10 min read

Yes, an actual Los Angeles Kings team practice here at Toyota Sports Performance Center. It was their first since December 11 on home ice, and their first in total since that date, outside of a very quick team skate in Buffalo that was far short a full practice. When a team has a stretch of ... Full Story

Notebook 12/20 – Clague, Walker in Buffalo, Campbell WJC Memories, Practice Management

Zach DooleyDecember 20, 20190 Comments

NotebooksPractice notesPractice Quotes9 min read

The final practice day of this long trip has come and gone. The Kings were on the ice earlier today at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, for a full-team practice before tomorrow’s afternoon meeting with the Sabres. Today’s skate was the final opportunity to look at a practice before tomorrow’s game – W... Full Story

Lizotte holding up well; Toffoli’s “had a rough stretch”; Turcotte, Kaliyev on preliminary USA roster

Jon RosenDecember 9, 20190 Comments

Practice notes5 min read

Insiders. A fine Monday afternoon to you. The LA Kings practiced at Toyota Sports Performance Center at 11:00 a.m. and might’ve showed some changes to their forward groups. To the Beemobile! Notes! -- Based on a pair of drills, those forward groups appeared to be Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown, Kempe-L... Full Story

Reign Notebook: Goals, PP adjustments w/ JAD, Baylis Debut, Black Friday

Zach DooleyNovember 26, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignPractice notesPractice Quotes6 min read

The Ontario Reign were on the ice this morning at Toyota Sports Performance Center for their final practice before a big 3 games in 4 days set this week, beginning tomorrow evening at home against Stockton, as the Reign look to snap a five-game losing skid. Coming into Toyota Arena tomorrow even... Full Story

Forbort update; Doughty, Walker, Lizotte, Shafigullin notes; Hockey Fights Cancer, Make-A-Wish events

Jon RosenNovember 22, 20190 Comments

CommunityInjuriesPractice notes16 min read

INSIDERS. More Gabe Vilardi content from Tucson tonight, courtesy of Reign Insider. But first, a run-down of the goings-on at Toyota Sports Performance Center, which included Derek Forbort’s first full-team practice with his Kings teammates and a special visit in the lead-up to Hockey Fights Cancer ... Full Story

November 20: Iafallo’s “reliability,” “trust” resonates with peers; Petersen; line rushes

Jon RosenNovember 20, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized7 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Wednesday afternoon to you. May your commute not be affected by the weather. ::checks Waze:: Well, heck. The Kings took the ice shortly before 11:00 and aligned thusly: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Grundstrom-Carter-Toffoli Kempe-Lizotte-Wagner-Luff Clifford-Amadio-Prokhorkin-... 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

Lewis (lower-body) on IR; line rushes and PP units; preview of Kempe story

Jon RosenNovember 11, 20190 Comments

InjuriesLineup ChangesRoster Moves3 min read

Several quick notes on a Monday afternoon in El Segundo, beginning with the forward alignment and power play units: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Carter-Amadio-Toffoli Grundstrom-Lizotte-Wagner Kovalchuk-Prokhorkin/Kempe-Clifford PP1: Doughty-Lizotte-Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown PP2: Martinez-Toffoli-Kov... Full Story

November 6: Practice notes, historical context, prospect talk, news links

Jon RosenNovember 6, 20190 Comments

Practice notesPractice QuotesProspects and Scouting5 min read

Good evening from the Ottawa suburbs. The LA Kings practiced at nearby Canadian Tire Center at noon; everyone was accounted for, and no changes to any lines or pairings were apparent. The skate opened up with the closest thing we’ve seen to Calvinball. “It was everybody-on-everybody,” Todd McLellan ... Full Story

Roy responds after “pretty direct” meeting; coaching in Canada vs California; Toffoli

Jon RosenNovember 4, 20190 Comments

NotebooksPractice notes5 min read

A few practice notes, Todd McLellan bits and Leafs updates from a brisk Monday in Southern Ontario: Graig Abel/Getty Images-- No lines or pairs appear to changed at L.A.’s practice, which I left quickly to check out Toronto’s. It took all of 30 seconds to reach the caddy-corner rink at the four-... Full Story

Pace & penalty kill detail; Amadio fine tuning; Vilardi skating with Reign; UW-PSU

Jon RosenNovember 1, 20190 Comments

Injuries7 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Friday afternoon to you. A rough 24 hours was had. Perhaps it was induced by the penalty kill. Perhaps it was the press room chicken. In any case, we’re back and operating at almost 100% after yrs truly became the latest member of the Insider household to get the stomach bug that ha... Full Story