Canada Scrapes by Finland With 2-1 OT Win
Drew Doughty can't score for Los Angeles, but has come up huge for his country.Final Score: Canada 2, Finland 1 (OT)First Period Recap: It was clear from the outset that Finland wanted to prove that...
View ArticleFantasy Hockey News for Monday
A fantasized look at the Olympic hockey gamesWeek Two Olympic Men's Hockey PreviewThis is the week where a single loss will knock you out of contention for the Gold or Silver. On Tuesday the teams...
View ArticleOlympic Hockey Preview (and Gamethread): Slovenia-Austria
Anze Kopitar and Co. look to take their good Olympic campaign and make it a great one. Plus, Slava Voynov and Russia will likely crush Norway.Slovenia v Austria (Bolshoy Ice Dome)Time:12:00 AM...
View ArticleOlympics Recap: Kopitar and Slovenia Roll On, 4-0
Austria never had a chance.The boys from Slovenia have written quite a story so far at the 2014 Winter Olympics. On Tuesday, they made it clear that they weren't done writing just yet. A comprehensive...
View ArticleCanes Country Trade Proposal Contest Voting
I've narrowed it down to 6 Finalist for the Trade Proposal Contest and now it's your turn to pick your favorite.First off, thank you to everybody that participated and submitted a trade proposal. We...
View ArticlePlayer Power Rankings: Olympic Edition
The Los Angeles Kings have put on a show in Sochi.You can't truly judge any player's Olympic campaign until it's over, but we can tell you how all six Kings are faring in Sochi. Of course, all six have...
View ArticleQuarterfinals Open Thread: Six Kings in Action
After Slovenia is eliminated at the hands of Sweden, Russia and Finland face off before Canada and the US each hit the ice.We've looked at each of the Los Angeles Kings Olympians and their teams quite...
View ArticleOlympics Recap: Sweden Pulls Away in Third, Eliminates Slovenia With 5-0 Win
The upstarts hang around, but in the end, the #1 seed proves to be too much for Team Slovenia.Lots of hockey still to come today, but the saddest part is out of the way. For 40 minutes, Slovenia kept...
View ArticleUSA vs. Czech Republic final score: Americans outmuscle Czechs, advance to...
The United States scored under two minutes into its quarterfinal matchup, and cruised to an easy win over the Czech Republic. .m-sbnation-2014-winter-olympic-coverage { display: block; width: 100%; }...
View Article2014 Winter Olympics: grudge match
The United States and Canada alongside Sweden and Finland are headed towards rematches of their gold medal games from Olympics past as they beat their quarterfinals opponents.Today's quarterfinals were...
View ArticleKings Clips: Canada and USA Kings Advance; Voynov Goes Home
Plus, Pearson, Vey, and Toffoli return to Los Angeles, and the Canadian women triumph in part one of the North American rivalry.A little bit of Kings news and a lot of Olympics hype to share today....
View ArticleWinter Olympics 2014 Medal Count
Throughout the Olympics we will be updating the medal count live to keep you up to date.2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Medal TablePositionCountryTotal1Norway1048222Russia9107263Canada9105244 United...
View ArticleOlympic Hockey Preview (and Gamethread): Canada-USA
The original version of this post had a bunch of American flags in it.It was bound to happen. Four years after meeting in a legendary gold medal game in Vancouver, Team USA and Team Canada are back at...
View ArticleFive Reasons Kyle Alexander Loves Hockey
A few years ago, Puck Daddy ran a series about why bloggers love hockey. Raw Charge has decided to take that up asking that question of its own bloggers. Here's what Kyle has to say. Follow...
View ArticleOlympics Recap: Canada Triumphs 1-0 Despite Quick's Best Efforts
Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter are kept off the scoresheet, but they contribute to a suffocating performance by Canada. Jonathan Quick is the MVP for the United States, who will play for bronze...
View ArticleSaturday's Coyotes Tracks - it still hurts
The pain of losing 1-0 to Canada in the semifinals has still not gone away. More on that and other stories in today's edition of the Tracks.Coyotes NewsTrade market still tough as Olympic trade freeze...
View ArticleThe Importance of Narratives
David McRaney talks about the importance of narratives using "The Three Christs of Ypsilanti" as an example.As you can see from the links referenced below, I've spent significant time writing on...
View ArticleRecap: Surprise! Team Jeff Carter Wins Gold
I guess there were some other guys involved too. Here's a recap of both the Canada-Sweden game and the LA Olympics as a whole.Hey so this probably isn't going to be very long considering the game...
View ArticleKings Roster and Salary Cap Update
What does the Kings roster look like coming back from the break?The Olympic break is over and the Kings have 23 games left to play in the regular season. LA returns from the break having made a few...
View ArticleLA Kings '13-14 Rest of the Season Goal Scoring Projections
Kings forwards have struggled to produce very many goals over the first 59 games this year. LA is 29th in goal scoring and forwards are averaging a mere 1.8 goals per game. What can we expect from...
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