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Does Size Matter?
There's a perception that you need a certain amount of bulk to hold up in the NHL. Particularly around draft time this idea tends to heat up because undersized prospects carry with them the concern of...
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Draft Day: What Should We Expect from the Kings?
Not much, probably. But we have a first round pick this year!The draft is tonight! Things you, as a Los Angeles Kings fan, are probably going to do tonight:1) Bask in the artificial congratulations of...
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2014 NHL Draft: Day One Thread
Stay till the end! (because that's where the Kings are)UPDATE, 7:05 PM: The Kings have selected LW Adrian Kempe, from Modo of Sweden.Time for the NHL draft! We'll keep this post updated with the latest...
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NHL Draft 2014: Buffalo Sabres select Sam Reinhart with No. 2 overall pick
Watch out Staal family, because a new hockey household is on the rise. The NHL has welcomed another Reinhart into the fold, as the Buffalo Sabres selected forward prospect Sam Reinhart with the No. 2...
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Ryan Kesler to Anaheim
The Ducks address a huge necessity in a big pre-draft trade with Vancouver.Today's been a good day, friends.The new jerseys were revealed a few hours ago, and if you haven't seen them, I suggest you...
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NHL Draft 2014: Los Angeles Kings select Adrian Kempe with No. 29 overall pick
The 17-year-old Swede was ranked as the No. 22 prospect in this year's class.The Los Angeles Kings have selected forward prospect Adrian Kempe with the No. 29 overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry...
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Los Angeles Kings Select LW Adrian Kempe 29th Overall
With their only pick of the first round, LA grabbed a big winger from Sweden.With the 29th overall pick, the Los Angeles Kings selected Adrian Kempe. The 17-year-old Kempe is a 6'2", 187 lb. left wing...
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NHL Draft 2014: top players remaining after round 1
Which future NHLers have yet to be selected at the 2014 NHL Draft?The first round players get all of the press, but there are always good NHL players just waiting to be selected in the later...
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2014 NHL Draft: Vancouver Canucks Select Thatcher Demko 36th Overall
The Eagles netminder becomes the third Eagle selected in the first 40 picks.Boston College just missed pulling off the NHL Draft First Round draft pick hat trick, as rising sophomore goaltender...
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Kings Trade Linden Vey for #50 Pick, Select D Roland McKeown
LA got aggressive to start Day 2.The pun-happy writers of Jewels from the Crown are weeping right now. You could even say we're... de-vey-stated.(puts on serious writer's hat)The Kings saw an...
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2014 NHL Draft: New York Rangers Select Richard Nejezchleb With The 122nd...
With the 122nd overall selection in the 2014 NHL Draft, the New York Rangers have selected Richard Nejezchleb, a forward from the Western Hockey League.With the 122nd selection of the 2014 NHL Draft,...
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2014 NHL Draft: Josh Wesley finally breaks the glass ceiling for NC-raised...
A little before noon on Saturday, Josh Wesley made history as the first player trained in North Carolina to be selected at the NHL Draft.PHILADELPHIA - Seventeen years after the Carolina Hurricanes...
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Script Changes
We love our drama here in Hollywood North. In the sense that you never know if the waiter or postman is that actor from that TV show, your postie dropping off the mail, or if your barista just sold a...
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Will Fast Players Like Gaborik Age Worse?
The Kings recently gave contract extensions covering Matt Greene's age 31-34 seasons and Marian Gaborik's age 32-38 seasons. Although Gaborik's deal might not be as long as it appears, both extensions...
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Los Angeles Kings Draft Roundup: All Picks
From the first round to the last pick, see who LA selected in the NHL Draft.The NHL Draft is, to say it politely, long. Fortunately, if you missed it (or you lost interest when the picks stopped being...
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Free Agency Eve: Kings Re-Sign Jeff Schultz, Let Fraser/Campbell Walk
The night before teams can begin signing free agents, LA makes up their mind on their three remaining question marks.Jeff Schultz didn't play a single game during the 2013-14 regular season. Fast...
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Spending Spree!
If you were going to make a really cheap team out of the available free agentsJuly 1st has been one of my favorite days of the year for a long time now. Not for Canada Day, since it is like a preamble...
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[Wild About Numbers]: Willie Mitchell Is Not The Solution To The 3rd...
With free agency underway, here's why the Wild should avoid one of the players they've been heavily linked with.Word on the street over the last couple of weeks is that Clayton Stoner is gonna attempt...
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St. Louis signs Paul Stastny to 4-year deal
One of the top free agents is off the market as the St. Louis Blues have locked up Paul Stastny.Paul Stastny may have been the top player on the free agent market, but he's available no longer, as the...
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First Foray Into The Frenzy: Devils Sign Mike Cammalleri
Just over a half hour into the start of free agency, the Devils ink former Calgary forward Mike Cammalleri to a 5 year deal worth $25 million total. My initial reaction is basically: blah. Let's take a...
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