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Kings, Turcotte agree to terms on a three-year entry-level contract

Jon RosenMarch 11, 20200 Comments

The LA Kings have agreed to terms with University of Wisconsin forward Alex Turcotte, their fifth overall pick from 2019, on a three-year entry-level contract. Turcotte will report to Los Angeles' AHL affiliate in Ontario, where he'll practice with the club Thursday in El Segundo. I haven't spok... Full Story

Lineup notes; Parik’s goalie goal; catch up on LA Kings Production videos

Jon RosenMarch 11, 20200 Comments

Morning Skate NotesProspects and ScoutingVideo2 min read

INSIDERS. Kings-Sens. 7:30 p.m. Let’s talk. Notes! -- The vitals: Today’s skate was optional. Cal Petersen left the ice first and is the projected starter against Ottawa, a team he’s never faced. This will be the seventh consecutive game in which Petersen and Jonathan Quick have alternated sta... Full Story

Todd McLellan post-game quotes; Kings-Avs post-game notes, highlights

Jon RosenMarch 9, 20200 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoVideo10 min read

Todd McLellan, on whether the team is winning with a similar formula each night: Yeah, and usually that’s a sign of a pretty good team when you can just repeat over and over again. Good goaltending, good team play. I did feel or think – and I’d have to review it – but I thought the game got away fr... Full Story

March 7: Post-game notes, highlights, Todd McLellan quotes

Jon RosenMarch 7, 20200 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoVideo8 min read

Todd McLellan, on what he liked about the win: Scoring goals, obviously. It’s not often that our team gets to celebrate that many times in one game. A lot of them came late, but we still enjoyed it. Gave our goaltender enough run support. I thought our penalty kill again was outstanding. We checke... Full Story

March 5 post-game notes, quotes, highlights, tribute video

Jon RosenMarch 5, 20200 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesVideo3 min read

Post-game Quotes (via LA Kings PR) Todd McLellan, on the win: We're obviously happy to do that and it was a necessity because we didn't score until the shootout. It starts with really good goaltending. Quickie was exceptional again and then a group who tried to check, when we did make mistakes, ... Full Story

This is going to get a bit complicated. “Not to sound blunt, but it’s in the past.”

Jon RosenMarch 1, 20200 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesVideo11 min read

Whether measured by statistics, team success or the swiftness in which he called into question Shea Theodore’s answers in Family Feud – “Better than Whitecloud, though” – Alec Martinez appears to have (predictably) fit in seamlessly with his new teammates. Winning, of course, eases all transitions,... Full Story

Good morning, Las Vegas

Jon RosenMarch 1, 20200 Comments

Video2 min read

Good morning, Las Vegas, and good morning, Insiders. Oh, hey, what a surprise! It's Vegas on the second night of a back-to-back. With tonight's game, Los Angeles will have played in Vegas six times, in the regular season, at least, all on the return legs of back-to-back sets. (They've won three o... Full Story

February 29: McLellan postgame; Mikey, Joey Anderson quotes and video

Jon RosenFebruary 29, 20200 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesVideo9 min read

Todd McLellan, on the win and Mikey Anderson’s play: Well, the win first, because the team always comes first. Happy that the group found a way. I thought we had many opportunities offensively to score more than one or two, but defensively we gave up a lot. They had a lot of opportunities and Quick... Full Story

Potvin recalls “great atmosphere” at Staples Center; talks Kings, Leafs, playoffs

Jon RosenFebruary 28, 20200 Comments

AlumniVideo8 min read

Few could make as much of an impact in 136 games as Felix Potvin did from February 20, 2001 to January 28, 2003, a span in which he went 61-52-16 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. Those numbers don’t exactly jump off the page to the same degree as his 9.24 goals-saved ... Full Story

“Everything he does has a purpose.” Mikey Anderson to debut against Devils, brother Joey

Jon RosenFebruary 28, 20200 Comments

Morning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesOntario ReignProspects and Scouting12 min read

If only our own plans and logistics came together with such serendipity as they did for the Anderson family. When Mikey Anderson debuts against his brother Joey, a New Jersey Devils forward 11 months his senior, he will do so in front of their sister, their parents, and a very close family friend... Full Story

LA Kings share condolences with Tsyplakov’s family; “Just a good, good human being”

Jon RosenFebruary 26, 20200 Comments

AlumniVideo7 min read

LA Kings Legacy CollectionThere’s an underdog quality to both the late 1990’s LA Kings, who had to battle and scratch and claw for recognition, and one of that era’s unlikely key protagonists, 1995 third round draft pick Vladimir Tsyplakov. Tsyplakov, who debuted a week after signing his first N... Full Story

Frk, signs two-year extension for $725K AAV; Black and White: FRK

Jon RosenFebruary 22, 20200 Comments

Contracts and FinancesVideo2 min read

The LA Kings have signed forward Martin Frk to a two-year contract extension. I'm told the contract carries a $725K AAV. Frk, who has five goals in eight games, provides a needed scoring potential at a bargain cost. The $725K AAV is the NHL minimum for the next two seasons - $700K in 2020-21 and ... Full Story

Gabriel Vilardi. “He’s earned the opportunity. It’s not a charitable recall.”

Jon RosenFebruary 20, 20201 Comment

Morning Skate QuotesVideo11 min read

Joshua Lavallee/Icon SportswireAs reported yesterday and officially announced by the club this morning, Gabriel Vilardi will make his NHL debut with the LA Kings against the Florida Panthers tonight, where he's expected to start out on a line with Adrian Kempe and Martin Frk. (More HERE from Direc... Full Story