Arthur Kaliyev
LA Kings Extend Arthur Kaliyev
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings announced a player extension today of Arthur Kaliyev. As the rookie faceoff concluded, with training camp approaching, the Kings are building up their roster before the regular season begins. Kaliyev, 23, 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, participated in 51 games for the Kings last season. In those 51 […]
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New Years Resolutions for the LA Kings
2023 was an excellent year for the LA Kings. They made the playoffs for the second year in a row while having Adrian Kempe become the first forty-goal scorer since Luc Robitaille and the point-per-game integration of Kevin Fiala. In the offseason, the Kings’ front office was busy again, levying the most prominent trade of […]
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The NICE Line Surges During the First Valley of the Season
In the most recent stretch of Kings hockey, the boys had Vladislav Gavrikov go down with an injury, and Pheonix Copley succumbed to injury long term. They lost three in a row before a much-needed victory over the always tightly contesting Seattle Kraken in a thrilling shootout. During this valley in the Kings’ season, one […]
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Line Over The Boards: Week Six
A consortium of journalists called out the Kings for not expecting to be in the Jennings race for the fewest goals allowed by a team throughout the regular season. Week Six conveyed a flip side to that comment, with the Kings allowing only two goals in the two games they played in. The Florida Panthers, […]
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Line Over The Boards: Week Five
High and lows. The Kings had extra time off upon returning home from their 5-0 thrashing over the Philadelphia Flyers. They had three days to build up to Wednesday’s marquee matchup against the Knights. The Knights had previously beaten the Kings in a shootout at the tail end of week three. It would be the […]
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Kings: Contention Points for the Start of the Season
The Los Angeles Kings will face the Colorado Avalanche to start their season. The Kings have lost their last eight of ten against the Avalanche with better success the previous season, going 2-1-0. The Kings consider themselves in the discussion of contention going into this season. With a unique preseason, a suspension, and a tight […]
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Quinton Byfield and Arthur Kaliyev: Breakout Stars to be
Two players to note: Adrian Kempe and Gabriel Vilardi. These are the only two prospects in the LA Kings pipeline that broke out in the last decade. They played to their draft pedigree, and arguably with Kempe, above their draft position. The history of first-round draft picks within the organization getting injured or not playing […]
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Could the Kings be the Perfect Patrick Kane Fit?
The 2023 NHL Training Camp period is set to open in September. Players who haven’t signed yet are either signing professional tryouts or finding new homes in the National Hockey League or other professional leagues overseas. Patrick Kane has yet to sign an NHL contract, and I don’t forecast him to sign one for a […]
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Rob Blake Saga Part V: Feigned Retreat and a Pandemic
The two worst seasons for Rob Blake and the LA Kings came in 2018-19 and 2019-2020. Respectively finishing dead last in the Western Conference and second to last the following year. With the emergence of COVID-19 near the end of the 2019-2020 season, their six-game winning streak catapulted them away from finishing dead last in […]
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