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The Los Angeles Kings have been unable to get over the hump of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the last four consecutive seasons, having lost on each occasion to the Edmonton Oilers. It’s enough to drive even the most passionate of fans mad knowing it’s been their fate to fall at […]

The Los Angeles Kings made some major moves in the offseason to improve and take a step towards advancing in the playoffs. They opened up the offseason by hiring Ken Holland to be the new GM after the departure of Rob Blake. The team now needs to hope they made the right moves, and players […]

Anze Kopitar is one of the most important players in the history of the Los Angeles Kings’ franchise, captaining the team to two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014. But the Slovenian’s contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season — and it could signal his last campaign in California. As Daily Faceoff’s […]

The Los Angeles Kings made the Stanley Cup Playoffs once again. And once again, they faced the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the postseason. Unfortunately, the result remained the same as their previous affairs. Los Angeles was eliminated by Edmonton for the fourth straight season, sending the team toward NHL Free Agency with […]

Kyle Clifford, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Kings, has announced his retirement. While he had not played in the league since 2022, he was holding out hope for another contract. But his enforcer play style is of a woebegone era, and he never got the chance. Even with the Kings beefing […]

For a fourth straight season, the Los Angeles Kings fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. The franchise did not bring back Rob Blake as the general manager, bringing in Ken Holland to attempt to solve the Oilers conundrum. He made some solid offseason moves to help the Kings move […]

For a fourth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Kings returned to the playoffs, but were eliminated by the Edmonton Oilers for a fourth straight time. The Kings brought in Ken Holland to be the new GM, and he made some solid moves in the NHL Free Agency. His latest move was to re-sign Alex Laferriere […]

The Los Angeles Kings have become a consistent presence in the Western Conference as a team that contends for a playoff spot nearly every year, but they have continued running into the same ceiling. That ceiling is the Edmonton Oilers, who have eliminated Los Angeles in four consecutive seasons in the first round of the […]

The Los Angeles Kings underwent some massive changes this offseason. They hired Ken Holland as their general manager, who in turn signed Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin in free agency. The Kings also signed Corey Perry in NHL free agency after a run with the rival Edmonton Oilers. NHL.com’s Mike Zeisberger caught up with Perry […]

The Los Angeles Kings have made it to the playoffs for four straight years, falling in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers in each of those seasons. This led to the Kings parting ways with general manager Rob Blake and hiring Ken Holland. The new general manager would make a flurry of moves and […]

The Edmonton Oilers are still reeling from their second consecutive loss in the Stanley Cup Final, both of them coming against the Florida Panthers. As it stands, the core of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl still has not won a Stanley Cup, and the franchise will be set on changing that in the very near […]

The Los Angeles Kings hired Ken Holland as their general manager this offseason. That led to big changes on their blueline, bringing in Cody Ceci and Brian Dumoulin to replace Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence. But the biggest piece of business Holland could do this summer comes from the forward unit. The Kings and forward […]

The Los Angeles Kings lost in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25. That forced Rob Blake’s exit as general manager, which brought Ken Holland in as the new head of hockey operations. The Hall-of-Famer made some big moves this summer, bringing in Corey Perry and Cody Ceci, […]

For a fourth year in a row, the Los Angeles Kings lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. This led the Kings not to move on from general manager Rob Blake and hire Ken Holland as his replacement. Holland comes in with plenty of winning experience, as he’s […]

The Los Angeles Kings took a big hit on Tuesday on the first day of NHL free agency, losing standout defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov to the New York Rangers. Gavrikov was given an offer that he couldn’t refuse, and will now be in New York on a seven-year contract worth $49 million in total. While Gavrikov […]

Corey Perry is doing the exact opposite of if you can’t beat them, join them. After spending the last two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers — and knocking out the Los Angeles Kings in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs both times — the veteran forward is joining the SoCal franchise. Joel Armia, who […]

The Los Angeles Kings have announced they will continue to benefit from Andrei Kuzmenko’s talents. The 29-year-old left-winger signed a one-year contract extension worth $4.3 million for the 2025-26 season. Kuzmenko was acquired in a trade with the Flyers and stepped in to contribute immediately. After being a little inconsistent at first, Kuzmenko tallied 17 […]

The Ottawa Senators achieved a desperately-needed breakthrough when they ended a seven-year Stanley Cup Playoffs drought during the 2024-25 campaign, but now comes the hard part. General manager Steve Staios must do everything in his power to solidify this franchise as a perennial postseason presence. He seems to be taking that mission quite seriously based […]

The Los Angeles Kings are in an enviable spot this summer, with over $21 million in cap space and only a couple of significant pending free agents. The only restricted one on the roster is forward Alex Laferriere — and general manager Ken Holland provided a positive update on the former 42-point scorer on Wednesday. […]

The NHL offseason is here, and that means teams will be scrambling to sign free agents. One player getting a lot of attention from teams is New Jersey Devils goalie Jake Allen. Allen has about seven or even eight NHL teams chasing him, per The Athletic. The Los Angeles Kings are considered to be a […]

We are now just days away from the 2025 NHL Draft, and the Los Angeles Kings currently hold the the 24th overall selection. But that doesn’t mean that’s where they’ll ultimately be selecting. The Kings, who were eliminated for the fourth season in a row in the Western Conference first round by the Edmonton Oilers, […]

The New York Rangers have already made some major changes this offseason. Mike Sullivan was hired as the new head coach following the firing of veteran bench boss Peter Laviolette. The Rangers then traded Chris Kreider to the Anaheim Ducks during the Stanley Cup Final. More changes could be on the way, and they could […]

The Los Angeles Kings returned to the playoffs for a fourth straight season. Still, for a fourth year in a row, the Kings would fall to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. Now, they are making changes to advance past the first round, something they have not done since winning the Cup in 2014. […]

The Edmonton Oilers are licking their wounds after a second straight Stanley Cup Final loss against the Florida Panthers, and now the discussion has turned to Connor McDavid’s future with the team. The man widely regarded as the best hockey player in the world is up for a new contract this offseason before he hits […]

Vladislav Gavrikov has emerged into one of the more reliable defensive defensemen in the National Hockey League over the last few seasons — and there will be no shortage of suitors if the 29-year-old makes it to free agency on July 1. Although there is mutual interest between the Russian and the Los Angeles Kings […]

The Los Angeles Kings have been in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the last four seasons, but have fallen short to the Edmonton Oilers. Now, they need to figure it out and find a way to beat Edmonton. But things could always be worse, and some situations could put the team in a tailspin. The […]

The Los Angeles Kings just endured another first-round exit at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers. Now, they hope they can make some changes that will help them finally beat the Oilers. The Kings’ dream scenario in NHL free agency involves signing the biggest free agent on the market while retaining one of their own. […]

The New York Rangers had an abysmal season in 2024-25. And it led to their missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2021. It was a massive disappointment, especially considering how they began the season. New York could make some significant changes this summer, and defenseman K’Andre Miller is a player who […]

For a fourth straight season, the Los Angeles Kings lost in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers. They have already made offseason moves, as the Kings have brought in Ken Holland as the new GM. Holland will have plenty of decisions to make this offseason. One of those decisions is the future of Valdislav […]

With the Carolina Hurricanes being eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there are numerous questions about the future. They have players on expiring deals and might not re-sign them. Dmitry Orlov has several choices to make as he enters 2025 NHL free agency, and will probably pick a new team. Orlov tallied six goals and […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets fell short of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season. Now, they have many questions to answer, and one of them involves one of their defenders. Ivan Provorov has options as he chooses his possible destinations during the 2025 NHL free agency, with one being a gritty California team. Provovov had […]

The Vegas Golden Knights were recently eliminated by the Oilers in the second round of the playoffs. Still, with limited cap space, the Golden Knights will have tough decisions to make. One of those is pending free agent Reilly Smith. We look at the best destination for Reilly Smith this offseason. Reilly Smith re-joined the […]

After a fourth straight first-round exit to the Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings will look to improve this offseason to finally get past the Oilers. The Kings have hired a new GM tasked with getting them over the hump. One of the first tasks for the new GM will be looking at the Kings’ pending […]

The New York Islanders were hoping to return to the playoffs for a third straight season, but would fall short, finishing sixth in the Metropolitan Division. Now, the Islanders turn their focus towards the offseason. One major question for the Islanders is the future of free agent Kyle Palmieri. Kyle Palmieri is coming off another […]

The Vancouver Canucks had Brock Boeser on the trade market during the 2024-25 campaign. He had some struggles on the ice following a 40-goal campaign the year before. The Canucks elected not to trade the veteran forward this year. As a result, they could lose Boeser in NHL Free Agency for nothing this summer. Boeser […]

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round for the fourth straight year this season. Due to that, they made a big change in their front office. Former Red Wings and Oilers executive Ken Holland is now the Kings’ general manager and will look to bring them deeper into the […]

The future of Toronto Maple Leafs star forward Mitch Marner will be one of the top storylines when NHL free agency opens on July 1 — and the Los Angeles Kings’ new general manager could try to bring him to California. Ken Holland, who has been in his new role for just a week, told […]

The Los Angeles Kings hired Ken Holland as their new general manager on Wednesday. Holland brings a wealth of experience to the job, including three Stanley Cups as a general manager with the Detroit Red Wings. His job is to win a Stanley Cup, but he also has a much simpler task in Los Angeles: […]

The Los Angeles Kings are sure to have some significant changes when they take the ice at the start of the 2025-26 season. New general manager Ken Holland is not going to sit on his hands as he prepares his roster for a run at the Stanley Cup. However, he is not going to make […]