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| » Rinkrat's Photo of the Day - September 5, 2010 | |||||
| Sep 05, 2010 - 9:17 AM - by rinkrat | |||||
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| » THI podcast: Yahoo's Greg Wyshynski interview | |||||
| Sep 02, 2010 - 11:02 AM - by Mateo | |||||
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This week, Greg Wyshynski, the editor from Yahoo Sports' NHL blog, Puck Daddy, joins us to talk about a wide variety of things. From the Kovalchuk drama finally wrapping up to the World Hockey Summit to Yahoo's Mount Puckmore series. (hmmmm, I wonder why?), Greg is one of our favorite guests and already has his own theme music. Life In Hockeywood: L.A. Kings Blog ? Podcast ? Video: The Hockeywood Insider: Prattling On With Puck Daddy | |||||
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| » L.A. Kings Mount Puckmore | |||||
| Aug 24, 2010 - 6:39 PM - by Mateo | |||||
When I was asked to compile a Mount Rushmore for the Kings, I figured I had the easiest draw of the league. After all, a team boasting the league's all-time greatest left winger AND center made my job easier. But as I started to break down who I'd put where, it became clear to me that this isn't as cut-and-dry as first thought.  Since we are so close to the entertainment business, everyone draws parallels to Hollywood. And to be honest, the story of the Los Angeles Kings probably wouldn't make a very good movie. With a long list of character players, the Kings movie would probably make a better art house flick than a summer blockbuster. That said, there is an audience for art house films, people who have an appreciation for the craft of moviemaking. The same can be said about Kings fans: they are a rabid bunch of devotees who are just as knowledgeable about their sport as any other fan base. So I will try to honor those die-hards in my attempt to create a Mount Rushmore, Kings-style. Life In Hockeywood: Blog • Podcast • Video • All for Kings fans: The L.A. Kings Mount Puckmore | |||||
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| » Hips Thoughts- As it Stands right now..... | |||||
| Aug 07, 2010 - 10:23 AM - by Hipcheck | |||||
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After being bombarded with Emails and PM's asking about my thoughts on the upcoming season I finally have the time to share my thoughts. Keep in mind this is subject to change with any looming trades and acquisitions so as it stands on the overcast morn of Saturday Aug 7th here are my thoughts. There is an old adage in sports that's tired and hackneyed but rings true nonetheless in “If you didnt get better you got worse.” I heard it a lot in conjunction with the Dodgers before the MLB season started and it certainly looks in that case to be a real truism though I digress due to the fact that baseball sucks. Overall, I do not see our current roster as being one that will improve by leaps and bounds as there are some legitimate weaknesses and the only wild card in mass improvement comes between the pipes and the hopes of maturity and growth will parlay into the “getting better” wildcard. Lets get to it shall we? Forwards- I still like our Forward depth and while the loss of the enigmatic Frolov may hurt in the goal scoring dept its not out of the question that Ponikarovsky may be able to fill that void as well as maybe, just maybe show some interest in competing nightly and thus if he has any warrior fighting spirit inside his Russian heart may be an overall improvement to the Forward core given Frolovs penchant for-well lets just say you will never confuse him with Darcy Tucker or Doug Weight on the effort scale. The Wild Card here IMO is clearly Schenn. Lest we forget Schenn almost made the team last season being one of the last cuts in camp after playing very well towards the end of preseason. Schenn only went back to the Juniors to finish the season with 99pts and wearing the C for the Wheat Kings and a couple of other Canadian teams in international tournies. Looking at his Junior stats Schenn never took a step back as his point totals improved every year. Something to Note- of the 5 leaders in WHL regular season scoring; 3 are now property of the Kings in Brandon Kozun, Jordan Weal, and Schenn at 5th respectively. With good speed and a hard, honest 2 way game Schenn could be the difference maker at forward and open the door for future trades and acquisitions. Having Schenn develop into the next Rod Brindamour certainly wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. Also of note that of the Top 5 players selected in the 2009 Draft, only Schenn did not make his NHL directly team out of c... [Read More] | |||||
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| » Old time hockey? Kings draft Derrick Forbort | |||||
| Jun 25, 2010 - 11:08 PM - by Mateo | |||||
 On the first night of the 2010 NHL Draft, the Los Angeles Kings bucked expectations (well, at least my expectations) and traded up with Florida to snag Derek Forbort, a 6-foot-4 defenseman from the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. And for all the stories about the players coming out of Southern California (Emerson Etem and Beau Bennett), Dean Lombardi decided to grab what many draftniks say was the "best player available." According to his official draft card, Forbort has committed to the University of North Dakota for next season, and the Kings should be able to let him simmer for a few seasons. He's projected by scouts as being a two-way defenseman. But don't take my word for it... The Hockey News tweeted: "L.A. trades 19th, 59th picks to FLA for 15th, take D-man D. Forbort. Kings could have league's best blueline in 5 years." The L.A. Times' Helene Elliott tweeted "kings trade 19th and 59th picks to Florida for 15th pick and take 6-5 defenseman Derek Forbort of US under-18 team. Staples crowd approves." TSN's Daniel Tolensky tweeted this observation: "Kings have 5 d-men under 23 drafted top 15 - Doughty (2), Johnson (3), Hickey (4), Teubert (13), Forbort (15) + Voinov (32 in 08)." Overall, the Kings made a safe and smart selection, bolstering their blueline for years to come. And as everyone knows, depth on defense is key for building a winner. Hats off the Dean Lombardi for another draft day drama that was better received than the 2007 NHL Draft. How classy was the decision to have Forbort rock the throwback? Remember, the Kings will be wearing the same jersey next season when they play Vancouver. Apparently, it was Deano's idea. * Sticktap to Connie Kim of Jewels From the Crown for her quick video work of Forbort's first interview as a King! More videos on the jump... [Read More] | |||||
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| » 2010-11 Los Angeles Kings Schedule is out | |||||
| Jun 22, 2010 - 10:03 AM - by Jim Jones | |||||
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Highlights: 5-game road trip 5-game road trip 10-game road trip On the other hand... 5-game home stand 8-game home stand 6-game home stand 5-game home stand NHL Hockey Schedule for the 2010-2011 Regular Season - Los Angeles Kings - NHL.com - Schedule NHL 2010-2011 SCHEDULE (AS OF 6/22/10 - VER 10156) (All Times Eastern) SCHEDULE FOR Los Angeles Oct. 9 at Vancouver, 10:00 p.m. Oct. 10 at Calgary, 8:00 p.m. Oct. 12 Atlanta, 10:30 p.m. Oct. 15 Vancouver, 10:30 p.m. Oct. 20 Carolina, 10:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Phoenix, 10:00 p.m. Oct. 23 at Colorado, 9:00 p.m. Oct. 25 at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m. Oct. 27 at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 30 New Jersey, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 4 Tampa Bay, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 6 Nashville, 4:00 p.m. Nov. 11 Dallas, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 13 N.Y. Islanders, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 17 Columbus, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Boston, 7:00 p.m. Nov. 22 at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 Chicago, 10:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Anaheim, 10:00 p.m. Dec. 2 Florida, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 4 Detroit, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 9 Calgary, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 11 Minnesota, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. Dec. 18 at Nashville, 8:00 p.m. Dec. 19 at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. Dec. 21 at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 23 Edmonton, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 26 Anaheim, 9:00 p.m. Dec. 27 at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 29 at Phoenix, 9:00 p.m. Dec. 30 Philadelphia, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 1 San Jose, 9:00 p.m. Jan. 3 Chicago, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Nashville, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 8 Columbus, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 10 Toronto, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 13 St. Louis, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Edmonton, 10:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. Jan. 20 Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Phoenix, 8:00 p.m. Jan. 24 Boston, 10:30 p.m. Jan. 26 San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Minnesota, 8:00 p.m. Feb. 2 at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Calgary, 10:00 p.m. [Read More] | |||||
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| » Hips Final Thoughts | |||||
| May 01, 2010 - 11:18 AM - by Hipcheck | |||||
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Finally have some time to do my season finale closing thoughts. Its been the best of times and the worst of times and we can all take solace that with relative youth of the team and quality prospects in the system this is just the beginning and like the old Hermans Hermits song "Something Tells me I in for something good." First I will address the playoffs. While some think we were outclassed or outplayed and 5 on 5 that may have been the case but consider that as the series went on the Kings did out shoot Vancouver. Over the 6 games the Kings outshot 3 times. The first game the Nucks clearly outshot the Kings and a 6 shot margin in Game 2. But afterwards the Kings outshot the Nucks in the next 3 games and seemed to balance the ledger a bit. The only problem was after game 2, Quicks save percentage plummeted. Blame Terry Murray for overplaying him. Its a very reasonable and apt criticism and deservedly so. The Kings won game 3 despite Quicks .893sv% and afterwards saw Quick post an average .842 sv% over the last 3 games. Contrasted to Luongo who after a shaky start posted a .930 sv% in the last 2 critical games of the series. Some of have mentioned how the goalies who played the most regular series games all missed the playoffs entirely or saw their teams fail to advance. Its not a coincidence and a very telling statistic. And the stat holds true provided you only use the top 4 goalies...if you look at the top 10 goalies in GP it breaks down to 3 goalies still in the playoffs, 2 goalies who missed and 5 out in the first rd. Of the goalies out in the first rd who were Brodeur, Quick, Anderson, Bryzgalov, and Miller we can take a look at their SV% and determine where does quick fall in line with other 1st rd losers. Only a rare uncharacteristically bad performance by Brodeur saved Quick from having the worst performance of all goalies in the first rd. Brodeur .876 Quick .879 Bryzgalov .907 Miller .926 Anderson .931 So looking at that stats of goalies eliminated-3 of them posted better the .900 SV%. I said back in mid March "We cant take anything for granted given the history of the franchise and I am not willing to see the season slip away with the old "were standing by our #1" adage." Well upon retrospect-isnt that exactly what happened and we saw and the very result I predicted? Dating back to the start of March through the playoffs... [Read More] | |||||
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