- Nikolai Khabibulin – Evgeni Nabokov – Niklas Backstrom – Mike Smith – Ray Emery While the first two UFA’s will draw little to no interest unless Chicago needs a quality backup, there are three pretty damn good UFA goalies…

Well, that was fun wasn’t it? – Shut Down the Thornton Line? CHECK – Have Matt Greene launch anything in teal like a bottle rocket? CHECK – Quick showing everyone why he’s worth all that metal and money? CHECK -…

If John Tortorella is going down, he’s taking Brad Richards with him! That same Brad Richards who signed a 7 year, 51.5 million dollar deal. But lets go back… Remember when Dean Lombardi and his ENTIRE STAFF (8 in total)…

- we could be the Rangers – we could be Vancouver – we could still have Andy Murray as our coach – Jamie Kompon could still be running the power play – we could have drafted Calvin Picard instead of…

  – The Kings losing every important face-off – Fraser taking stupid penalties – a 5 on 5 goal – Regehr out of position on the Sharks first goal – Kings badly outplayed, badly outshot and not looking like Stanley…

1) I paid some money for this bullshit NHL GameCenter Live and throughout the entire year every decent game I want to watch is BLACKED OUT. Fuckers pulled a bait and switch and I want my money back! I have…

Two nights ago, the Kings capitalized on the Sharks mistakes. Tonight, they paid us back.  Kopitar gets hurt, comes back, Kings win Couture gets hurt, comes back, scores the game winner. Even Hollywood wouldn’t buy this crappy script, but truth…

Let’s review – St Louis had a 2 games to 0 advantage and lost 4 straight – The Kings won only 8 times on the road in 24 games during the regular season (and then three times in St Louis…

3 power play goals bitches. Quick stopping Vlasic and Wingels like a D-Con Glue Trap No ass clown Torres  More drama than me quitting over at HB! 2-0 lead. Blown 2-0 lead. Kopi goes down. We cry. Sharks take the…

Thanks to CBC for laying the groundwork and for all of those who posted on YouTube May 8, 2005 Torres team: Edmonton Opponent: Milan Michalek, San Jose Penalized: Interference (2) Injury: Michalek missed next 2 games. Hallmarks: Old school blindside…

If you thought the Kings resembled a M*A*S*H* unit following the Blues series, the trainers room must have looked like an IED exploded in it. Drew Doughty – (updated)back (should be fine) Dustin Brown – shoulder (not as fine as…

KINGS VS SAN JOSE Simply put, the Kings are a better team. Last season they got hot at the right time and won it all. Guess what? Quick is hot again and although the defense isn’t as strong the Kings…

Joe stands at 6’4” and weighs 240 pounds. In his career he has had 23 fights: Here’s a look at his opponents. See how many are in his size and weight class.   1999-00: Kelly Buchberger, Lyle Odelein, Ken Daneyko,…

- bigger flop than “John Carter” – choked worse than the Mets a few years ago Hockey Gods? Karma? It’s like that Chicago Cubs fan who had to move to Florida. This guy is gonna have to get lost in…

Welcome those who have switched over from Hockeybuzz, where (Bill Meltzer) LOVES to delete my threads deemed too controversial. Sure, they LOVE the hits when I post MONTREAL: 20 YEARS AND COUNTING  but when I tell the truth about how…

With the cap coming down next year, the Kings have some decisions to make: Right now they’re on the hook for 50 million Forwards: Kopitar, Richards, Williams, Carter, Stoll, Brown, Toffoli, Fraser, King RFA’S: Clifford, Lewis, Nolan UFA’S: Richardson Penner…

Okay, lets take care of business first: I wore my Trevor Lewis jersey because that’s the jersey I wore when the Kings won the cup. It worked. But I’m not superstitious. Or Bi-Polar. Or hopped up on pills. I just…

So my son’s name is Hunter. Naturally, last season I bought a Trent Hunter game worn jersey (cheap, too!) I’m not a superstitious person – I step on cracks, I like the 13th floor, when my dog vomits I don’t…

My thoughts during the game – Tyler Toffoli? Cool! – No Helen Kellerby? Way cool! – No Matt Greene? Fuck! – I need a beer – We scored the first goal! Hallelujah! I love you Jeff Carter. Will you have…

How GREAT was That??? The sisters lose again, (and it was a sister that cost them the game) Luongo plays two great games and then is pulled in favor of Schneider who gives up 10 goals in 2 games (or…

You’re just getting comfortable. You wave the towel you’ll eventually use to clean up your man juice, you flash your little light thingy, take a sip of beer…  And the Kings are down 1-0. Now you want to punch someone…

Anyone catch the disaster in San Jose tonight? Luongo had given up 5 goals in 2 games. Schneider did that in less than one game. He was about as awful as watching “Glee”. I feel sorry for Luongo. All he’s…

Don’t get me wrong, if we were down 0-3, I’d be on a drunken tirade and crying. Instead, we won, so you’ll just have to put up with a sober tirade. I guess I expected the Kings to send a…

NHL teams that have take 2-0 leads in a best-of-series have won those series 280 of 323 times (86.7%). I guess we’ll just have to go 16-2 the rest of the way. It can be done. The Blues are punishing the…

    Dustin Brown = NEVER suspended   Ference – Suspended 3 games Jan 22nd, 2012   Please, tell me this is NOT a Rob Blake conspiracy!    

The Kings have lost 3 of their last 4 games. “Our fourth line has been interchangeable because, quite honest, some of the kids haven’t played very well. I know everybody goes back to last year, but those kids that we…

“The Hockey Gods Took Care of Us Tonight” – Ken Hitchcock I’ve seen some shitty things in my 50 years, but this has got to be one of the worst. I’m not talking about the game, I’m talking about PT/FSW split…

If you want stats, Read Hammond… oh wait, Eddie Munster is no longer with us. Read that other guy. Here’s one I just KNOW you’re gonna love. The Kings, WITHOUT Jamie Kompon, finish 10th on the PP – Chicago WITH…

Minnesota sure fucked up tonight, didn’t they? How WONDERFUL would it be for them to miss the playoffs after spending 190 million bucks on 2 players!  Niklas Backstrom was 17-0 against the Oilers at home, and the Wild was 19-1-0 in…

Unless the Blues choke like a hooker at a Vegas Rapper convention, the Kings will not wind up with home ice advantage. Instead of wrapping that up in a Christmas like package for the very patient AEG executives, the Kings…

Conspiracy Theorists Unite! Rob Blake is on Shanahans committee. Rob Blake recommends the number of games players should be suspended. Is it any surprise Dustin Brown gets TWO games? RIGHT before the Kings play the 9th place Red Wings? Who…

Not only did it suck that the Kings lost in Minnesota, but then to watch Dallas blow a 2-1 late in the 3rd to LOSE to San Jose made me want to club baby seals. Did I not tell you…

There’s no fucking way the Kings beat Detroit Wednesday. I don’t gamble but I politely suggested to my very rich director friend that he place a rather large bet on the Red Wings tonight who were ONLY going off at…

THAT was a nerve wracking game. Just because Mike Hasenfratz tried to screw the Kings out of a win YET AGAIN, the Stanley Cup champs stuck it up his rectum and won anyway vs a really tough opponent this year….

Maybe I’ve been too hard on Dustin Penner. After all, he has a great smile, can cook a mean beef stroganoff and uses his big Baby Huey body to shield his opponents from the puck. I should be much nicer…

I ran into former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda before the game and I said, “Hey, Tommy” and he replied, “I’m Batman!” So it didn’t surprise me when the first puck was dropped he shook Dustin Browns hand and then left…

The Ducks did and now they’re just 6 points ahead of the Kings and San Jose. The Blue Jackets just won their 5th straight game. They won their 3rd straight road game. Do you know when the last time the…

I love scoreboard watching. No I don’t. Vancouver and the spirit of the stupid nuclear waste colored green men couldn’t beat the Blues. The useless, unmotivated, dumb Canadian Oilers couldn’t even give the Wild a fight. Okay, twist my arm….

What else needs to be said?

How many of you are as nerdy as I am? You would think after winning the Stanley Cup last season that anything else would be icing on the cake. Kind of like banging that girl you’ve always wanted to bang…

I love the Kings but they’re about as mentally prepared for the playoffs as I am from having Kate Upton as my girlfriend. They started out fantastic. Hitting, banging, connecting on passes, holding the Ducks to one itty bitty shot…

Long time “Friends” star Matt LeBlanc won the Hobey Baker award for outstanding college…. wait… sorry… I’m on these back pain pills and my computer screen keeps floating and a hand keeps reaching out of it to scratch my nose……

These Santa Ana winds have whipped chaos into my sinus cavity causing a really massive headache. Tonights game didn’t help. If Darryl Sutter was unhappy with his top line after the Dallas game, I can imagine he’s picking up a…

The Stars must not have liked the pretty Hollywood mugs the Kings possess as they kept high sticking them giving Los Angeles plenty of power plays. Considering the Stars had the 3rd worst penalty kill at home, didn’t have Jagr or…

8 players who were in Manchester this season are in the NHL. Can you name them without cheating Of the 38 draft picks Lombardi has selected from 2006-2009, 14 have played in the NHL ————————– Whatever happened to… Scott Parse…

Gotta hand it to the Kings After playing a day game yesterday, they could have easily been as tired as a Jay Leno monologue. It was one of the most exciting games of the year. They battled just like those…

I just have one question. Hey Ryan Smyth, instead of being part of a Stanley Cup winning team, you demanded a trade to that shithole, gave up Fraser in return who lifted the cup over his head while you were…

The hardest thing to do is to come back from a 5 game road trip and win at home. Too many distractions, having sex with your wife or girlfriend, or both. Tonight, while the head off the beer was still sloshing…

Lombardi replaced Mitchell With Regehr and gave up a lot to get him but better the Kings than our competition. PASS Gaborik: Didn’t want him – CBJ gave up to the Rangers what the Rangers gave up for Nash PASS…

Jason LaBarbera did something tonight he never did with the Kings – Allow one goal Kings were tired – Toffoli’s first loss (and mistake) – Martinez sucks – Quick blows – We’re still in the playoffs ——————————— Douglas Murray to…

Edmonton Journal’s Jim Matheson told us, “Take it to the bank, Regehr will be a King” He was right! Regehr will be reunited with his old coach. Here is Regehr destroying our own Justin Williams Regehr is a free agent…

Bernier has 8 wins in the last 9. Toffoli is 6-0-1 when in the lineup Last time these 2 teams played the Kings dominated the game but like me at a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit convention, they couldn’t score against Stars…

This guy has been a slug everywhere he’s gone. He’s the epitome of what Dean Lombardi DOESN’T want. How could anyone think that Ron Hextall would approve this guy? They won’t. The Kings need DEFENSE. Matt Greene may or may…

What’d I tell you. Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter and Justin Williams staked the Kings to a 3-1 lead. It was even 3-1 going into the 3rd where the Kings were pretty much undefeatable in over 100 games. But they lost….

The Kings next two opponents, the Wild and Stars squared off against each other tonight.  They beat the shit out of each other. Dallas was 3 points out of a playoff spot Minnesota had a 7 game winning streak Not…

Just another day at the office. The Blues were waxed like green beans last home game vs the lowly Oilers – then they held a closed door meeting for 22 minutes Then the Kings deflated them again. Jonathan Quick needed…

Marty McSorley told reporters Darryl Sutter really wanted to be reunited with Jarome Iginla Reports today confirm the Kings were the 3rd team trying to get him. Since it was Jarome’s choice where he went, he decided to be reunited…

Do the Kings not like Obama? Are they Republicans? Why would they give the President of the United States a jersey with a number currently worn by Davis Drewiske, but also worn by outstanding Kings contributors such as Randy Burridge,…

Some people have a rabbits foot Some people have a four leaf clover. The Kings have Tyler Toffoli When T2 was recalled he played 3 games. The Kings won all three scoring 4 goals a game. T2 missed the last…

Tonight I was a guest of Rangers owner James Dolan – It was VIP treatment all the way with a delicious dinner and seats right on the glass at center ice – It just so happened I was sitting right…

Trust me, it’s the 1:00 Games. It’s like going to work after a 3-Day weekend. You just can’t give it your all. The Kings actually played well for a 2nd straight game with nothing to show for it. Dear hockey…

According to just about everyone. Dave Pagnota of the 4th Period: “Lots of internal mgmt discussions going on with the Kings over potential moves as we inch closer to the deadline. LA could be fairly active.” On TV: “Marty McSorley…

This game was like you and your friends at a lesbian convention. Nobody could score. Kari Lehtonen was like a Dyson vacuum. He was like velcro. He was like your wife when you bring your paycheck home. The Kings had outshot…

We don’t like each other very much – Drew Doughty on the Coyotes About a month ago I watched a MMA fight where Georges St Pierre got popped in the head early and his opponent beat the shit out of…

Today I spent 2 hours with Kate Upton, then watched the Kings win. What a perfect day! I guess the showcase of Tyler Toffoli is paying dividends. I wouldn’t trade him for Iginla, would you? Phoenix didn’t score a goal…

Was Mike Richards worth trading Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn and what turned out to be Nicklas Grossman? The Kings won the Stanley Cup so the obvious answer would be a resounding, “yes” It was a lot to give up…

I love when the internet is abuzz with trade rumors! Sure, it makes sense that Darryl Sutter would want to reunite himself with Robyn Regehr. He’s a big bodied defenseman who once hit Justin Williams so hard, he separated his…

If ever there was a time when the Kings needed a blockbuster game from Quick, tonight was the night. He failed. There must be a reason Sutter started Quick in back-to-back games – I’m still trying to figure out what…

- The same bunch of guys that couldn’t score when Jamie Kompon was coach, are scoring – Jeff Carter may disappear for the 2nd half of the season as Flyers fans are predicting, but he’s sure had a great 1st…

… the Kings get rid of Jamie Kompon and they’re gone from 29th in scoring last season to 12th?   They’re actually SCORING of the power play? They’ve scored 6 goals or more 3 times in 23 games already? Do…

It’s not that he was bad last night, but he hasn’t been that good. A guy who used to stop pucks blindfolded is back to letting in a “softee” a game. St Louis’ first goal (a game which he did…

This one is brutal. “We had a flat start last game. I was just trying to get us going early,” McLaren said of the reason for the fight. “I asked [Dziurzynski if he wanted to fight] and actually he said…

Colin Hay once sang, “It’s a mistake” Starting your goaltender on back-to-back games is like having Lindsay Lohan as your bartender. Last season, here are your stats: Starter – Starter – (125-101-35) – (.546 pts pct) — 2.65 gpg —…

I thought I was watching a live coma. 15 minutes without a shot on goal. I could have taken a crap and showered and not missed anything. Wait. I did. Holy shit! The Kings scored a power play goal in…

 It wasn’t that the Canucks had lost 2 straight It wasn’t that they had lost 3 straight at home It wasn’t that they were sick of losing to the Kings at home They actually got CAUGHT cheating this time but…

This is an unusual amount of activity for Dean Lombardi First he deals an unhappy and unproductive Loktionov to New Jersey for a 5th Then he trades a 5th to Florida for, what’s turning out to be, a very quality…

There’s nothing in the world like being in the “War Room” in Toronto. I can’t write about what happened during all of the games but to experience what goes on during ALL of the games was a life experience and…

Greetings from freezing cold Toronto Welcome back Jack Johnson. You spent years and years on shitty Kings teams only to be traded the year they won the Stanley Cup. Now, you’ll spend years and years on crappy Columbus teams. Darryl…

Stop the presses! Darryl Sutter actually gave Jonathan Bernier a start? What’s next? Sunshine in Toronto? Jeff Carter is now leading the Kings in goals with 6. St Louis did NOT avenge last years’ sweep at the hands of the…

They had more shots than Charlie Sheen at a bar. The scored with the goalie pulled for the first time since some guy named Jesus was still walking around in sandals. Michael Keaton Ellerby didn’t help. They win a faceoff…

  9 games in with Detroit and St Louis on deck. This is enough time for Dean to evaluate his last place in the Western Conference team.   Dustin Penner has been made available – SHOCK, no one biting.  …

The Kings came into the game looking as bad as as Super Bowl defense. Okay, so they were only 3 points out of a playoff spot. Jesus, are we already talking about playoff spots 8 games in? Has everyone forgotten…

- The 4th line was on the ice for 2 minutes in the 1st period – they played like they were on their periods with a -3 – i then puked up some brown goo that looked like a mixture…

Sources tell Billboard.biz AEG is down to three bidders Goldman Sachs; Guggenheim Partners; and Colony Capital and Qatar Sovereign Fund. A deal could be done as soon as the end of March. Fuck.

Johnny Rotten said it best in “Sid and Nancy” “Boring, boring, boring” Listen, I’m not gonna complain. The Kings are 2 out of 33 now on the power play. Jamie Kompon still sucks and he’s not even here anymore. It’s…

According to the Mayor, Andrei Loktionov has asked the Kings to trade him.   Gee, I wonder why.   He’s 2 games short of getting his name on the cup – and they don’t anyway – and he’s in Manchester…