Kings Gameday: 2014 Announcements!
The most important thing to happen in 2014Have you felt like your voice isn't being heard where it matters most? That your opinions don't matter? Well, they probably don't. However, here at the Battle...
View ArticleKings At Blues GameDay Storystream: California Dreaming Of A Win
The Blues have had difficulties so far this season against Californian teams. Will they break the streak tonight?The Blues are a mortifying 0-5 against Californian teams so far this season. They've...
View ArticleKings At Blues Morning Open Thread: California Dreaming Of A Win
The Blues have had difficulties so far this season against Californian teams. Will they break the streak tonight?The Blues are a mortifying 0-5 against Californian teams so far this season. They've...
View ArticleKings @ Stars: Grades and Analysis
The losing streak extended to four games after another loss to the Stars.In a repeat of the game just a night prior, the Kings played increasingly worse as the game went on. Eric has your game recap...
View ArticleLighting The Lamp: Kings Of The Road
You might recognize the "Lighting the Lamp" feature from the Game Time paper. Rick Ackerman has been nice enough to send over his column for the website. "Lighting the Lamp" will be featured every home...
View ArticleThursday Late Open Bar - Need A Bloody Mary?
Blues host Kings. Winter Classic. America. Onrait/O'Toole commercial outtakes. And . . . not much else. So grab a seat, flag down the nearest bartender and get yourself a damn spicy Bloody Mary for...
View ArticleKings At Blues Game Preview: Backes Out, Stewart And Reaves Back
Slowly but surely the Blues are getting healthy again, but they're still without notable players for tonight.Remember what I said in the preview about the possibility for Backes returning tonight?...
View ArticleLuongo Ready, Canucks Assign Eriksson To Utica
Eddie Lack and Co. won 1 and lost 2 in Roberto Luongo's absence. I doubt even Luongo could have saved them in last night's game against Tampa Bay. Just a lousy team effort. It appears Roberto gets the...
View ArticleGame Day #42: Kings @ Blues Preview
Los Angeles Kings v St Louis Blues (Scottrade Center)Time: 5.00 PMTV: Fox Sports WestEnemy reading: St Louis Game TimeBlues (projected)...
View ArticleTomas Cursl
The Kings lost again.DID YOU NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE A PRICE TO PAY?DID YOU FOOLISH KINGS THINK YOU COULD DO SOMETHING SO EVIL WITHOUT ANY CONSEQUENCES?YOUR SUFFERING HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN.YOU CAN'T...
View ArticleKings @ Blues Recap: The Wheels Fall Off as LA Loses 5-0
Hey, maybe the Kings just wanted to get it all out of their system at once. LA's fifth straight loss is a pretty poor way to start 2014.Boy, the Los Angeles Kings are struggling, huh? I mean, when LA...
View ArticleI'm All-In; Or How I Learned to Stop Condescending & Love the Idea of Trading...
The Blues still have other needs, maybe even bigger needs, but adding the USA Olympian and former Vezina Trophy-winner could solve a few of the teams most disturbing trends and turn them from...
View ArticleDean Lombardi's Role in the USA Olympic Selection Process
Scott Burnside's look at the USA selection process makes the Kings' GM look pretty good, doesn't it?Okay, so it's no secret that most of us here like Dean Lombardi. It's also no secret that he's made...
View ArticleAnalyzing the Kings 5 game losing streak.
Is it time to head for the hills?The Kings dropped their 5th in a row last night to the Blues in a woeful 5-0 blowout. They now sit 9 points behind the Ducks in the Pacific race and 6th overall in the...
View ArticleKings Gameday: Snubs
Team U.S.A. is screwedThe U.S.A. hockey team is...different. It's not a bad team overall, I guess. There's some real talent on the wings, good size in the bottom six, and probably the best bunch of...
View ArticleSaturday's Dump & Chase: Preds Take Their Talents to South Beach
Or Sunrise, or whatever. The Panthers are one of the few teams that are (sorta, kinda, marginally) worse than us, but they're 6-3-1 in their last 10…so don't expect an easy 2 points tonight. Hopefully,...
View ArticleCanucks Brunch- WJC Team Canada/Finland Semis Open Thread
A veritable plethora of hockey for you to enjoy today, as we start the morning off with the WJC Semifinal matchup between Canada and Finland, and end the night with the Canucks looking to get back to...
View ArticleKings @ Blues: Positives and Analysis
It is very easy to get mired in the muck during an extended losing streak. So let's not.ARobert posted his illuminating piece on the state of the Kings during their 5-game streak yesterday. You all...
View ArticleGophers Hockey: Coach Lucia, Brady Skjei & Hudson Fasching back for Minnesota...
The trio represented Team USA at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Malmo, Sweden.University of Minnesota head coach Don Lucia and players Brady Skjei (New York Rangers draft pick) and Hudson...
View ArticleCanucks @ Kings Recap: Third Period Surge Breaks the Losing Streak
Jonathan Quick looks excellent in his first game back from injury, and the Kings finally find some goals in the third to earn a comeback victory.Was it the return of Jonathan Quick or the return of...
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