The rafters of the Staples Center will soon have another banner hanging in celebration of a championship. It is the 16th time those words can be spoken in the historic professional sports arena in downtown Los Angeles, California. But, this … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Champions, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentThe Stanley Cup Finals are finally here, and it appears that this could be a fun ride to the finish. Wednesday night the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings, two of the most unlikely championship candidates, battled for more … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentIn an unbelievable turn of events, the 8th-seeded Los Angeles Kings have qualified for the Stanley Cup Finals. It is simply absurd to think that anyone could have foreseen a run quite like this from a team that snuck into … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentOne down, three to go. The Phoenix Coyotes avoided a sweep in the Western Conference Finals Sunday night when they finally slowed the dangerous Los Angeles Kings offense and did just enough to defeat netminder Jonathan Quick. It was a … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Mike Smith, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentThursday’s Results Phoenix Coyotes 1, Los Angeles Kings 2 (LA leads the series, 3-0) Those Who Shined 29 straight, none allowed in last 7 games — 2 series 1. The Los Angeles Penalty Killing Unit Although this unit wasn’t terribly … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Dwight King, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, Mike Smith, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentTuesday’s Results Los Angeles Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 0 (LA leads the series, 2-0) Those Who Shined 1. Jeff Carter, Center, Los Angeles Kings Columbus Blue Jackets fans likely had to shield their eyes Tuesday night, as Jeff Carter repeatedly … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Jeff Carter, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentSunday’s Results Los Angeles Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (LA leads the series, 1-0) Those Who Shined 1. The Brown and Kopitar Combo Look back at my series preview and you’ll see that I forecasted a successful series for the … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, Mike Smith, NHL, Phoenix Coyotes, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentMonday’s Results Washington Capitals 3, New York Rangers 2 (Series is tied, 1-1) Los Angeles Kings 5, St. Louis Blues 2 (LA leads the series, 2-0) Those Who Shined 1. Anze Kopitar, Center, Los Angeles Kings After underlining Kopitar as … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Braden Holtby, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals | Leave a commentHow They Got Here St. Louis – The Blues continued their shockingly successful season with a relatively easy first round victory over the Sharks. San Jose took game one in that series before St. Louis reeled off four consecutive wins to … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Boyd, Updates | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Brian Elliott, Hockey, Jaroslav Halak, Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup | Leave a commentThe trade deadline activity continued last night, and once again the Columbus Blue Jackets were involved. After dealing Antoine Vermette on Wednesday, the Blue Jackets sent Jeff Carter to Los Angeles in a fairly substantial trade, receiving talented defenseman Jack … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Ryan Henning | Tagged Anze Kopitar, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dean Lombardi, Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson, Jeff Carter, Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings, Mike Richards, Philadelphia Flyers | Leave a comment