Gabriel Vilardi

Oilers Playoffs: Round 1 – Game 5 Preview

“Up and down like a toilet seat.” Monday night was the return of Ken Holland’s famous words for the first time in these Playoffs. Whatever was said in the Oilers locker room after that first period worked. Down 3-0 after 20 minutes, they started the game looking deflated. They looked like they were too afraid […]

Line Over The Boards: Kings Take Series Lead Amidst Controversial OT

In the first playoff game at Crypto.com area this season, the LA Kings have established themselves in a pretty good spot. Not only did they establish a lead in the series (again), but they finally played a first period where they outshot, outhit, and outscored the Oilers. The Oilers have outscored the Kings 4-0 this […]

The Injury-Plagued Kings Finally Bare Teeth

The Kings have been on the receiving end of some particularly dirty plays. Whether they got called for the exact nature of the incident is pointless now. Besides the glaring run and high hit on Kempe not just a few days ago, the knee-on-knee incident by Andrew Cogliano on leading point producer Kevin Fiala, the […]

How Are the Kings Winning?

Going into the season, many figured that the Pacific Division’s top teams would consist of the Calgary Flames (last year’s division winners), Edmonton Oilers, and the Vegas Golden Knights. It is easy to see why this would be the case. The three teams mentioned above all had recent success, with the Oilers advancing to the […]

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 […]

Kings Open to Trading Former First-Round Pick

After the Kings took a big step forward this season, they have many decisions to make regarding their roster for next season. They will look to build on their momentum after making the playoffs as the third seed in the Pacific Division. They finished the season with a 44-27-11 record and fell one point shy […]