All Entries Tagged With: "Drew Doughty"
Rask’s 41 Stops Enough To Bury Struggling Kings
On Tuesday evening at the TD Garden the Boston Bruins were able to begin what they hope will be another extended winning streak, shutting down the Los Angeles Kings to the tune of a 3-0 victory. Backstopped by 41 saves from Tuukka Rask, –who recorded his 1st shutout since March– the B’s used two tallies [...]
Andrej Meszaros Quietly Making a Case for the Norris Trophy
Coming into the 2010-11 NHL season, hockey bloggers and writers around the puck universe made preseason predictions on just about every aspect of the game. Who’s going to win the Stanley Cup, who’s going to represent each conference in the Finals, will Henrik Sedin repeat as th Hart Memorial winner (awarded to the League’s most [...]
The longest contracts in NHL history
The new deal Ilya Kovalchuk signed earlier this summer with the New Jersey Devils is an incredible 15-year contract worth $100 million US, for a cap hit of $6.67 million, that will keep the Russian sniper in the Devils’ uniform until his 42th birthday. It’s not the first time a contract is that long in [...]
A new generation of offensive defensemen
Led by All-Stars Drew Doughty (currently on the injury reserve due to concussion symptoms) and Mike Green, the NHL is currently experiencing a boom in young and exciting offensive defensemen. While size and physical edge are still highly in demand, a new generation of offensive-minded defensemen is emerging in the NHL. Let’s have a look [...]
Is Ilya Kovalchuk Los Angeles-bound?
With the 2010 free agent period set to begin in two weeks from today on July 1st, rumors are rampant that Ilya Kovalchuk will most surely test free agency as he will become an unrestricted free agent. Kovalchuk, who was acquired by the New Jersey Devils a week before the 2010 NHL trade deadline in [...]
Into Next Season
HI’s Kings correspondent, Anthony Curatolo, takes a look inside the Los Angeles Kings as they have now entered into off-season planning. UFA’s and RFA’s and stud like goalies, oh my!
An Unfortunate Farewell
On Sunday night, as the final seconds ticked from the play clock high above the ice surface at the Staples Center, Kings fans knew within their hearts that, although their first playoff visit in many years has come to an end, the future will hold many more. Congratulations to the Vancouver Canucks who truly stepped [...]
They Are Who We Thought They Were; Canucks Threaten Kings with Elimination After Dominating Game Five
During this year’s playoffs, The Canucks continue to remind me of Dennis Green’s epic post-game rant after his Arizona Cardinals lost to the Chicago Bears years ago. The Canucks are who we thought they were, it may have taken a couple games but the Canucks seemed to simultaneously hit their stride on Friday night, finding [...]
Best of Three; Canucks and Kings Poised to Push Opposition to the Brink in Game Five
Best of Three; Canucks and Kings Poised to Push Opposition to the Brink in Game Five Ed Note: The Stanley Cup Playoffs are intense, unfortunately so are final exams. I’m busy studying when I’m not watching hockey, forgive me for the light article today. Tomorrow ends my semester; I’ll be back to my regular output [...]
Winning on the Road…Maybe Not
The Kings now face a do or die scenario tomorrow night as they return home to the Staples Center. Will they be able to fight off elimination?
Norris Candidates: Doughty, Keith, Green
Continuing with their daily announcements of candidates for June’s NHL awards in Las Vegas, the NHL has announced the three finalists for the Norris Trophy, awarded to the league’s best defenseman. The three candidates are Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty, Washington’s Mike Green and Chicago’s Duncan Keith. —- Who do you think will win? Vote here! [...]
Luongo, Canucks Look to Keep Kings From Stranglehold On Series
If Drew Doughty and Michal Handzus had their way, they would play every power play and the rest of the team would just draw the calls. The Canucks’ penalty killing woes continued on Monday night, Drew Doughty and Michal Handzus had three power play points each on three consecutive power plays for the Kings, all [...]
Kick Start with the Power Play
The Los Angeles Kings look to put a strangle hold on the Vancouver Canucks tonight on home ice. Game four is tonight from the Staples Center beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. PST.
Discipline, Penalty Kill On Mind of Vigneault as Canucks and Kings Move South for Game Three.
After splitting games one and two at GM Place, the Vancouver Canucks and LA Kings and headed back to California to do battle again, breaking the deadlock seven game series that sits tied at a game each. After Ryan Kesler and Mikael Samuelsson were key players for the Canucks in game one, both players continued [...]
The Road of Success
The Los Angeles Kings return home for Game 3 against the Vancouver Canucks. Will the momentum from game 2 ride into the Staples Center tonight? The puck drops at 7:00 p.m. PST, 10:00 p.m. EST.
Canucks and Kings Call for Reinforcements; Grabner in, Williams Out for Game Two
After 60 minutes of dominating hockey, the Vancouver Canucks were finally able to come together as a team coming up with clutch plays in overtime to defeat the Los Angeles Kings and take game one of their Stanley cup playoff race. Roberto Luongo’s clutch goal line save was just the extra kick the Canucks skaters [...]
Sedins, Luongo lead Canucks Cup Campaign; The Vancouver Canucks 2010 Playoff Preview
82 Games played, 103 points. Another regular season has come and gone, and once again the Canucks stand atop the Northwest Division poised for a lengthy playoff run. Unlike years past, this season’s playoff optimism is accompanied by a sense of expectation, and in some minds a certain sense of confidence in this year’s edition [...]
Playoffs are upon us
The Los Angeles Kings begin their quest for the best prize in all of sports, the Stanley Cup as they face off against the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Bleeding clots; Kings clinch playoff birth
The Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs and there is an opportunity they can be the dark horse of the Western Conference.
The Norris Goes To….
With the regular season coming to a close, the talk of who will take home hardware is ramping up, and will culminate in Las Vegas this summer. The race for the Norris Trophy is as wide open as it’s been in years. The usual suspects of Nick Lidstrom and Chris Pronger have paved the way for a brood of [...]