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ESPN The Magazine today released the 2008 version of the Ultimate Standings, in which each of the 122 teams across the four majors (yes, they include hockey) are ranked based on the results of extensive fan polling across a variety of categories, from the onfield product to commitment of ownership to affordability. (Here’s how […]

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It’s been over ten years since I last stepped foot in Honda Center (known back in the day as the Arrowhead Pond) for an NHL game. Oddly enough, that game at the Ponda- it just rolls off the tongue- came the same day Teemu Selanne was traded to the Ducks, still Mighty at that […]

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Given that it had been, what, twenty minutes or so since I heard some bad news about the purple and black, I figured they were due for some sort of bummer.  And, because that’s how the LAK have rolled this year, it arrived as expected, courtesy of today’s Big Kings Headline of the Day: Hernia […]

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The NHL Trade Deadline came and went on Tuesday. No deal produced the sort of “Where’s the nearest bridge?” reaction that we saw last year when, right up against the clock, Captain Canada Ryan Smyth was sent from the Edmonton Oilers to the New York Islanders, sending a nation into mourning.
There were some […]

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How did the Kings go from a decent road trip to a great home win against the Calgary Flames to two consecutive lackluster showings against the Phoenix Coyotes, both resulting in losses (the second being especially craptastic)?
That, Los Angeles hockey fans, is the question of the day. Here’s a slapshot at an answer.
Good Friday
After the […]

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In a season that has seen plenty of them, another crushing blow was leveled upon Kings fans Wednesday when J.S. Aubin was placed on waivers and Dan “I can’t stop a shot to save my life” Cloutier was brought back to L.A. on re-entry waivers.  Assuming Cloutier clears waivers, meaning no other team claims him, […]

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The Kings are currently on their longest road trip of the season, an eight game odyssey ending in St. Louis on the 12th… barely two weeks before the February 26th, noon PT trade deadline. Over the past few weeks, Kings have been run liberally through the rumor mill, with new names seemingly added every […]

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Even though Kings fans can’t actually watch the three road games through Western Canada this week (unless you have Center Ice or receive Canadian sports networks) here are a couple things to watch out for:
Player of the Week
Helene Elliot may think Alexander Frolov’s progress has been stalled under Coach Crawford, but on the contrary […]

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After I went to the Dec 26th game against San Jose and watched the Kings lose their eighth in a row, I crafted my New Year’s Resolution:
I proclaimed to not attend another Kings game until one of the following occurred:
• Marc Crawford is fired;
• The Kings win five games […]

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Fair to say it’s been tough sledding lately for the Kings. Despite ripping off three wins in their last four games, L.A. is still the worst team in hockey. That means a mere game past the halfway point in the ‘07-’08 season, hope, that mystical, wonderful thing Kings fans cling to each fall […]

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