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by CrownedRoyal on Dec 19, 2011 2:35 AM EST
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In the last seven games, the Los Angeles Kings:
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It's Been Said Before, But The LA Kings Don't Need an Enforcer
by CrownedRoyal on Sep 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT
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Kevin Westgarth has a very specific role as a forward for the Los Angeles Kings.
He's the security from goons for the skill players that need protection, like, um, well I'm not even sure who. No one on the roster is undersized besides Stoll, who never gets into altercations and Lewis, who is a fourth liner. The marquee players like Kopitar (6'3" 225 lbs.), Richards (5'11" 199 lbs.), and Penner (6'4" 242lbs.), do not need hired help to keep them feeling safe. Kopitar got hurt last season because of shoddy ice in Los Angeles. Simon Gagne and Justin Williams have had their history of injuries, but no enforcers can protect against clean body checks.
The Kings already have players like Kyle Clifford (6'2" 208lbs.) who is both a fighter and and an offensively capable player, and the newly added senior version in Ethan Moreau (6'3" 223 lbs.). Not to mention Dustin Brown (6' 204 lbs.), known for being one of the NHL's toughest players, and Matt Greene (6'3" 232 lbs.), a responsible stay at home defenseman who can also drop the mitts and protect the area in front of Jonathan Quick.
The Kings have some tough decisions to make coming up.
Los Angeles Kings 2011-2012 Teaser Trailer
by CrownedRoyal on Aug 29, 2011 8:52 PM EDT
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Remember those Inception trailer/hockey ‘mashup’ videos that were popular last summer?
This idea is kind of a rip-off from those, using the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (the David Fincher version coming out this December) teaser trailer. Though, in essence, aren’t all ‘mashups’ a rip-off of something?
Please enjoy.
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Why Simon Gagne Was Always the Kings' Best 2011 UFA Option
by CrownedRoyal on Jul 2, 2011 11:05 PM EDT
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Simon Gagne signed a two year contract today with the Los Angeles Kings worth $7 million dollars. This is the easily most affordable salary cap hit ($3.5 million) of any forward with first-line abilities in this year’s free agent class.
Some are suggesting that this was plan B, after Brad Richards, and is merely satisfactory. I actually think it is nothing short of ideal.
Kings Player Grades, Crowned Royal Style (Update: Scuderi, Johnson)
by CrownedRoyal on May 5, 2011 7:04 PM EDT
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In this series, we will post a new grade daily for each player that suited up for the Kings in 2010-2011. Since no one at Crowned Royal is a credited teacher or NHL scout, we will rate players in the way we are most qualified: by comparing them to the alcoholic beverage that best represents their play on the ice.
Your Los Angeles Kings: leading cause of alcoholism among Southern California hockey fans since 1967.
Video: This Will Haunt Brad Richardson's Nightmares
by CrownedRoyal on Apr 16, 2011 1:41 AM EDT
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Just as it did in mine last night.
I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, but if not, this was the best chance for either team in overtime, that is, until the game winner of course.
Sorry. I know it's hard to watch.
The best way to resolve this problem: Win the next game.
Eery Foreshadowing with the Kings and FSN West
by CrownedRoyal on Mar 22, 2011 9:55 PM EDT
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News recently broke that Justin Williams separated his shoulder last night in the game versus the Calgary Flames, which the Kings won 2-1 via the shootout.
He will apparently miss the remainder of the regular season. The duration for which he'll be absent in the playoffs depends on his recovery, and, the amount of games the Kings play in the postseason. His absence will be a challenging one for the Kings to overcome in the final 9 games which will decide what seed (or IF) the Kings will be slotted in the playoffs. There could be no worse time for this to happen.
In this day in age it is customary not to first give Justin our well wishes, not to credit the team for appropriate and swift medical attention, and not to congratulate him on a great season thus far. In the words of the great Randy Marsh, "what matters now is figuring out who's to blame":
Please, You Too Can Help the Kings.
by CrownedRoyal on Mar 18, 2011 9:19 PM EDT
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We've all been witnesses to its unfolding.
The Los Angeles Kings, at a time in the season when nearly every game is a must-win, seem to only be able to perform when they are on the road.
On Tuesday the Kings closed out a four game road trip against the Nashville Predators with a score of 4-2, giving them a record of 4-0 on the trip. They also beat Dallas, Columbus and Detroit, all Western Conference foes.
Then they returned home tonight to face the St. Louis Blues, who were coming off a game against the Anaheim Ducks the previous night. What happened? The Blues dominated the game in every way from start to finish. The shots after two periods were 30-6 in St. Louis' favor.
What can you do?
Terry Murray's Power Play is Not Pretty; Trade Deadline Poll
by CrownedRoyal on Feb 21, 2011 12:12 AM EST
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These videos are from Wednesday night's game against the Blue Jackets, a game the Kings won. The team has figured out how to cater to their strengths; unfortunately, these strengths don't always make for pretty hockey.
The mantra for the Kings offense this season has been to get to the middle of the ice and get the puck on net.
Dump. Chase. Grind. Cycle. Shoot. Crash.
Why the Kings Trading for Marco Sturm May Be the BIG Move
by CrownedRoyal on Jan 21, 2011 7:25 PM EST
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Final score: 2-0.
The Los Angeles Kings have now won only 2 of their last 12 games.
They sit last in the Pacific Division.
They may only be 5 points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference, but as the season progresses, the points will be even harder to earn than they have been already.
The 2-1 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night seemed to be the low point for most fans this season- that was until last night's 2-0 heart breaker against the Coyotes, in which many screamed 'SHENANIGANS' against the war-room in Toronto. Aside from that 'goal', some have been calling for the firing of Terry Murray; others the desire to continue tanking and score a better draft pick in June, but most have been clamoring for General Manager Dean Lombardi to get the team some help in the form of a goal-scoring winger or a 2nd-line center.
Dean Lombardi's 7-Step Los Angeles Kings Development Schedule
by CrownedRoyal on Jan 21, 2011 7:21 PM EST
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I have read/listened to nearly every Dean Lombardi interview over the last three seasons. From statements like this-
It’s another example of why I think this team is ahead of schedule.
-I have to assume that he has a systematic approach to the rebuilding of this franchise.
Linus Omark Disrespected the Honor of The Shootout
by CrownedRoyal on Dec 11, 2010 5:08 PM EST
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The Shootout is a time honored tradition, instituted in the NHL back in 2005. It is unquestionably the most revered way for determining the winner of a professional hockey game. It is as sacred as Don Cherry's wardrobe stylist is chic.
And Linus Omark just defecated all over it.
Identity Crisis: Who are the REAL Los Angeles Kings?
by CrownedRoyal on Dec 10, 2010 7:06 PM EST
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Throughout the course of this young season, the Los Angeles Kings have been many things: 1st in the NHL, 1st in the Western Conference, and 1st in the Pacific Division.
At the moment, they are none of those things.
Kings fans, who to their credit have been very patient for a long time (42 years, depending on who you ask) have been less so this season.
After storming out of the gate in 2010, the Kings started to make believers out of their fans who had been perhaps their biggest doubters for so long. The only problem is that fans aren't quite sure what they are supposed to believe.
So that begs the question: Just who are the Kings supposed to be this season?
Well, well, well; Frolov Unhappy with Ice Time in New York
by CrownedRoyal on Dec 8, 2010 12:21 AM EST
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Utterly jaw-dropping news out of New York today.
Alexander Frolov was asked by reporter Vasily Osipov of Sport-Express (a Russian news source) some questions about his season in New York, and some comments about his playing time have particularly irked Rangers' fans:
Line Change: Kings Find Success with Juggling Combinations
by CrownedRoyal on Oct 31, 2010 8:51 PM EDT
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Through 8 games, the Kings are 6-2-0. They lost a close game in Calgary and a tough one in Phoenix without Doughty and Greene. Other than that, they have done nothing but impressed:
There's no dominant NHL team now but gotta love the Kings as a possibility.
10/26/10 8:42 am
I really like the sound of that.
Drew Doughty Injury: New Angle of Hit from FS West
by CrownedRoyal on Oct 24, 2010 5:13 PM EDT
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During last night's game vs. the Colorado Avalanche, Fox Sports West showed a replay of the hit that injured Drew Doughty that had not been previously released.
The Kovalchuk Problem, Part 4: Architect of Disruption
by CrownedRoyal on Oct 21, 2010 12:02 AM EDT
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Logic would suggest that my photoshop skills should improve with time. Sadly, that doesn't seem to be the case.
Illustrations aside, part 4 of this series is the last, as our story finally has an end.
Kovalchuk got his $100 million, which rumors suggested is what he wanted all along.
He also got to stay in New Jersey; rumors on that conflicted all summer long until he signed the first of two contracts there, when he claimed he never wanted to leave the Garden State.
So Kovalchuk is happy, and the New Jersey Devils, must be as well, right?
5 Reasons the Kings Can Win the Pacific Division
by CrownedRoyal on Sep 17, 2010 4:49 PM EDT
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In recent years, the #1 seed in the Western Conference has been synonymous with both the Pacific Division and the San Jose Sharks. It would seem likely that this will be repeated again in 2011.
This article will suggest that not only will San Jose not take the first seed in the West, they will not even win their own division, as it is now the time for the Los Angeles Kings, who finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and 6th in the Western Conference in 2009-2010 with 101 points, to do just that.
Here are the five reasons that the Kings can take their rightful place on the throne in the Pacific.
The Kovalchuk Problem: Part 3 - The NeverEnding Story
by CrownedRoyal on Aug 19, 2010 1:34 PM EDT
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The third part in this installment was supposed to be the last, as in any traditional multi-part story, but perhaps comparisons to even the Lord of the Rings trilogy would not quite do justice to the length of the Kovalchuk saga, and it may be better reflected in a four part series. Or more. At this point, who knows.
Midsummer Night's Scream: July/August Freak Out Session
by CrownedRoyal on Aug 5, 2010 9:25 PM EDT
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Before anything else - please pardon the awful title.
Yesterday, while dwelling in the dog days of summer, I was attempting to cheer myself up. I finally got everything arranged for Frozen Fury XIII and looked at the date- hey, we are into August. So I tweeted (because I am a moron):
Frozen Fury is less than one month away. This is the best news of the summer. Need to get liver into shape.
Yes, I thought I was witty. I thought I was looking on the bright side. Most importantly, I thought I was right. I was not.
@reedkaufman Actually, it's less than TWO months away. I think you skipped a month there... It's only August. Frozen Fury is October 2nd.
And I crashed back to an August 4th reality.
Yet, the fact that it is ONLY August ironically does not quell the concerns about the current status of the Kings' roster.
Matt Greene Out Until At Least November: Time to Shop for D
by CrownedRoyal on Jul 31, 2010 3:18 PM EDT
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Matthew Barry broke the news Thursday about Matt Greene undergoing shoulder surgery that will have him sidelined 3-4 months for rehab. He also pointed out that when he suffered a knee injury last year that was supposed to keep him out 2-3 weeks, he came back after 10 days.
Still, it seems there is no possible way Greene will be ready for the start of the season, and this leaves the already thin defensive roster practically in a state of emergency.
Here is the rest of the Kings current roster of defensemen:
Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi
Jack Johnson
Davis Drewiske
Peter Harrold
Drewiske played 42 games last year, and spent the later half in Terry Murray's dog house due to his lack of physicality. At age 25, Drewiske only has 59 NHL games under his belt.
Harrold is technically a utility player, and splits time between forward and defense. He is a reliable won't-screw-up fill-in guy for scratched players. He is not a player that anyone plans on for a full-time starting line-up position.
That leaves the Kings with THREE actual defensemen with at least ONE full season of NHL experience.
The Days of Alexander Frolov Are Finally Behind Us; Ponikarovsky a King
by CrownedRoyal on Jul 28, 2010 1:01 PM EDT
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On Monday, multiple hockey writers were reporting that Alexander Frolov was close to signing a deal with the New York Rangers. Dmitri Chesnekov, famed Russian-American hockey reporter, was the main man on the case. Here's how it went down on my twitter stream:
It's true that Frolov's agent said Alexander will sign a one year deal with the #NYR.
Praise Jebus! The Rangers? Ooh. I'm guessing $6.25MM per year.
Frolov's agent blamed the Kings for marring Frolov's last season on purpose.
Come again? Yes, t'was the Kings plan to render him useless and then throw him out there every game. WHAT?!
Was told Rangers and Alexander Frolov are "in discussions" but deal isn't done just yet.
Dammit. I hate you twitter.
Just tried to get Frolov on the phone - got his voicemail.
Hmm. He was probably busy doing skating drills.
But let's go back to this one:
Frolov's agent blamed the Kings for marring Frolov's last season on purpose.
I've never had anything against Alex personally, until right then.
Let me back up.
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