Los Angeles Kings

How The Devils Can Address The Winger Position

The Need It is no secret that the New Jersey Devils need another top-six winger. Jack Hughes is a superstar center and does not need to move to the wing. Meanwhile, the team is currently in negotiations with Jesper Bratt. But after him, the top six is thin, and Nico Hischier needs a winger of […]

Breaking News: LA Kings Acquire Kevin Fiala

The LA Kings have traded for the top-six scoring winger they have been looking for when they picked up the rights to Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Wild receive Los Angeles’s first-round pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft (nineteenth overall) and the rights to defenseman Brock Faber. Fiala, a first-round […]

2 Potential Trade Candidates for the Maple Leafs

There haven’t been many discussions between the Toronto Maple Leafs, Jack Campbell, and/or Ilya Mikheyev regarding their contracts for next season, leading some to think they are on their way out of town. However, in the news around the NHL, there have been some rumors about available players on the trade market, so here are […]

Trade Rumors: Potential Trade Targets For Vancouver Canucks’ Forward

The Vancouver Canucks were pleased to sign Russian forward Andrei Kuzmenko from the KHL recently, adding an offensive talent who can potentially help the power play. With the addition of the 26-year-old winger, Vancouver seems to be in a bit of a rebuild with three core players showing up in trade rumors lately. One of […]

Player Profile: Drew Doughty

The Los Angeles Kings could be considered a contender for the title of “dynasty” in the 2010s, as they won the Stanley Cup in 2011-12 and 2013-14. With guys like Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, and Dustin Brown on their roster, they have been a force in the NHL for over a decade. But, one member […]

Free Agent Profile: Filip Forsberg

Inside The Rink’s Free Agent Profile series takes a look at the NHL free agents that could potentially be available this offseason. This article takes a look at Filip Forsberg. It’s good to be Filip Forsberg right now. The twenty-seven-year-old left-wing (he turns twenty-eight in August) just completed his best season statistic-wise in his career. […]

Former NHLer Marco Sturm Hired to Coach AHL’s Ontario Reign

The Los Angeles Kings have promoted an assistant coach to become the head coach of the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League. Sturm has served as an assistant with the Kings for the last four seasons. The former first-round pick (21st overall) of the San Jose Sharks played for six franchises over 938 games […]

Forward TJ Tynan Remains in the Los Angeles Kings Organization

TJ Tynan, the MVP of the American Hockey League this season, has signed a two-year contract extension with the LA Kings, the team announced on Tuesday. Per http://www.capfriendly.com, the contract carries an annual cap hit of $787,500 if Tynan plays in the NHL. Tynan was absolutely dominant for the Ontario Reign this season. In his […]

An Alex DeBrincat Trade From an LA Kings Standpoint

Recently, my Inside The Rink colleague Clifton Ramey published an article in regards to the LA Kings acquiring left winger Alex DeBrincat from the Chicago Blackhawks (you can read it here: Opinion: Should The Kings Trade For DeBrincat). As someone who follows the LA Kings, it immediately piqued my interest, and although this is pure […]

Opinion: Should The Kings Trade For DeBrincat

With the report from Elliotte Friedman that Chicago is willing to listen on any player not named Kane, Toews, or Seth Jones, an eerie feeling was cast on the Alex DeBrincat extension front. Kyle Davidson made it clear that he will trade any player if a team can rock his socks off. Just look at […]