Los Angeles Kings

NHL 24 Projected Ratings: LA Kings Edition

I, for one, have played the franchise mode in NHL by EA Sports more than I’d like to admit. What do I always notice? The LA Kings rarely get the love they deserve through EA Sports. I recall NHL 16′ for example. Milan Lucic was an 88 in Boston, but once he came to LA: […]

5 Best Matchups of the NHL’s Opening Week

We may still be a couple of months away from the start of the 2023-24 NHL season, but for many hockey fans, myself included, the anticipation is already starting to build. It’s never too early to look ahead at the upcoming schedule and get excited to watch hockey again. Opening night of the regular season […]

The Journey of Pierre Luc Dubois: Year 5 to Present

For the price tag the Jets paid for Dubois, he didn’t exactly ‘show out’ the season prior, being conveyed in the postseason sweep of Edmonton and the hunter becoming prey in Montreal sweeping the Jets. Phillip Danault is due some credit here; Mark Scheifele and the Jets top line carried the team over the Oilers […]

Rob Blake Saga Part III: The Last Dance-Kings Edition

2016-17 was the worst season for the Kings in recent history. The Kings had come from two Stanley Cup championships sandwiched around a western conference final. The Dean Lombardi era was over. The Darryl Sutter era was over (enter John Stevens). Rob Blake had been within the organization during the renewed championship-level culture growth. The […]

NHL Journeyman Nate Thompson Announces Retirement

After skating in 844 NHL games for nine different teams, journeyman center Nate Thompson has announced his retirement. Nate Thompson Stats Thompson compiled 65 goals and 99 assists for 164 points in his 15-season tenure. That time was spent split between the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Los […]

The Journey of Pierre Luc Dubois: Years 3-4

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their leading scorer Artemi Panarin, their Vezina-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and their trade deadline pickup a year prior, Matt Duchene, to free agency. Key figures and massive production were leaving the lineup. Players were starting to leave Columbus; they had just had two seasons of going all in just to […]

Milan Lucic skating for the Calgary Flames

Player Profile: Milan Lucic

Milan Lucic was born on June 7, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lucic comes from a hockey family that includes his uncle Dan Kesa who was drafted in the fifth round of the 1991 NHL Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. The right-shot, right-wing played 139 NHL games for four franchises and finished his playing […]

Carolina Hurricanes Add Grit This Offseason

The Carolina Hurricanes are certainly not known as one of the tougher teams in the NHL. In fact, they finished dead last in the league with only 5 fighting majors this past regular season. Obviously, much more goes into toughness than just dropping the gloves, but the Hurricanes also finished 30th in hits per 60 […]

Rob Blake Saga Part II: Transfer of Power

Following a disappointing conclusion to the 2016 season, the Los Angeles Kings were reaching a pivotal fork in the road about the franchise’s direction. In the season prior, the biggest acquisition in Milan Lucic failed, for he walked into free agency and signed with the rival Edmonton Oilers. For back-to-back years, the Kings surrendered first-round […]

Rob Blake Saga: Part II

Following a disappointing conclusion to the 2016 season, the Los Angeles Kings were reaching a pivotal fork in the road about the franchise’s direction. The acquisition of Milan Lucic over the offseason set the bar high in regard to the expectations from the fan base. This offseason, the King’s big splash was the pivot from […]