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Puck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

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Opening in Europe: Ensuring the NHL's irrelevancy in the U.S. (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

For the fifth time in its history, the NHL played regular season games outside of North America as the...

Kings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

The positive part about finishing last in the Western Conference is that things can only improve.

Those looking for bright spots within the Kings can cling to that, but probably not much else this season. The Kings are even younger than 2007-08's last-place team and figure to struggle similarly this season.

With strong teams such as Anaheim, Dallas and San Jose residing in the Pacific Division, the Kings, who have missed the playoffs in every season since 2002, certainly won't be favored to end that drought.

There is, however, hope. It comes in the form of a strong group of prospects that is starting to take a foothold in Los Angeles, particularly among what should be a young group on defense.

Tom Preissing entered training camp as the only true veteran...

Sharks beat Kings 3-1 (AP) 10/06/08

Todd McLellan's new system is taking a while for the San Jose Sharks to learn. The Sharks closed out their first preseason under McLellan with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. San Jose scored less than a minute into the game and then added two goals 53 seconds apart late in the second period.

Reinprecht scores twice to lead Coyotes past Kings (AP) 10/05/08

Steven Reinprecht scored twice and rookie Viktor Tikhonov added a short-handed goal to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in their preseason finale Saturday night. Kevin Porter added a goal and two assists, Shane Doan scored a power-play goal and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 17 shots over two scoreless periods for the Coyotes, who won for just the second time (2-5-1) in...

Sid the Kid and Alex the Great lead NHL youth (AP) 10/04/08

Martin Brodeur relaxed in the middle of a midtown Manhattan hotel and marveled at the NHL talent walking past. It wasn't so much the number of fine hockey players that impressed him on preseason media day, it was their youth. "I was young at one point and I was doing the same thing," the 36-year-old New Jersey Devils goalie said.

Four teams to open NHL regular season in Europe (AP) 10/03/08

Sidney Crosby will lead a new-look Pittsburgh team in front of a new audience Saturday when the NHL starts its season in two European cities. The Penguins hope it won't be the same mediocre start they've had in recent seasons. "In the last couple of years we probably didn't start amazing, but decent enough to stay with the pack," Crosby said ahead of two season-opening games against the Ottawa...

Bruins reject rumors that C Savard is on the block (SportingNews.com) 10/03/08

Forget it: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says center Marc Savard is not on the trade market. But that doesn't mean the Bruins aren't sniffing for deals.

Kings sign G Jones (PA SportsTicker) 10/02/08

The Los Angeles Kings on Thursday signed Martin Jones to a three-year contract and promptly returned the 18-year-old goaltender back to Calgary of the Western Hockey League.

NHL continues expansion of European presence (AP) 10/02/08

The NHL is giving two more countries a first look at regular-season games this weekend, and it's a sight Europeans should be getting used to. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that the season-opening doubleheaders in the Czech and Swedish capitals Saturday and Sunday "are hopefully ushering an era of a more permanent presence for the league (in Europe)." While the NHL is still far away...

Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Khabibulin could become the greatest goaltender in KHL history (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08

We touched on this in the live rumors chat yesterday, and now it appears the MSM has picked up on the...

Pronger's 2 goals help Ducks edge Kings 3-2 in OT (AP) 10/02/08

Chris Pronger scored his first two goals of the preseason, including the game-winner 3:04 into overtime, giving the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Pronger won it with a high backhand shot past goalie Erik Ersberg on the stick side into the left corner of the net after getting a pass in stride from Teemu Selanne.

Sabres claim LW Ellis from kings (PA SportsTicker) 10/01/08

The Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.

Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by...

Ducks trade Sean O'Donnell to Kings (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

The pick is a third-round selection that will be transferred only if the Los Angeles Kings trade O'Donnell...

Puck Headlines: Can Balsillie still steal the Preds from Nashville? (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

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Nikolai Khabibulin: Cleared Waivers (RotoWire) 10/01/08

Ducks trade D O"Donnell to Kings (PA SportsTicker) 10/01/08

The Anaheim Ducks continue unloading defensemen.

Kunitz nets shootout winner for Ducks (AP) 10/01/08

Chris Kunitz scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lift the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Kunitz, the Ducks' second shooter, moved around a poke check by goalie Jason LaBarbera for the shootout's only goal. Jonas Hiller stopped all three shooters he faced to secure the win for Anaheim (3-1-1).

Kings acquire O'Donnell from Ducks (AP) 09/30/08

The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Sean O'Donnell from the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, receiving a conditional selection in the 2009 NHL draft in return. The 36-year-old O'Donnell played for the Kings from 1994-2000. Heading into his 14th NHL season, he has appeared in a combined 932 games with Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix, Boston, New Jersey and Minnesota.

Why your local newspaper chooses not to cover the NHL (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

"Economy bodychecks NHL coverage" was the headline on William Houston's story in the Globe & Mail...

Video: Behind the scenes with the Kings on 'The Price is Right' (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

As we covered in our Photo Expedition, the Los Angeles Kings recently taped an episode of "The Price is...

LaBarbera named No.1 goalie for Kings (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

Like the Los Angeles Kings , future franchise goaltender Jonathan Bernier is a work in progress —...

Puck Headlines: Gonchar gone for weeks, months or season? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

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No cutting corners for Maple Leafs (Yahoo! Sports) 09/28/08

Toronto must stick with its plan to rebuild, regardless of how long it takes for positive results.

Avs get by Kings in shootout in Las Vegas (AP) 09/28/08

T.J. Hensick scored the lone shootout goal, giving the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night in an NHL preseason game at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The shootout ended when the Kings' Derek Armstrong sailed his shot high over the net. Colorado tied the game at 3 late in the third period when Jordan Leopold wristed in a pass from Joe Sakic.

Can Lightning strike again? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/27/08

Tampa Bay could either be the surprise of its division or sink, but the Lightning will have a new look either way.

Thrashers provide relief for Burke's Mathieu Schneider headache (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

Wow, guess the Los Angeles Kings really didn't want Mathieu Schneider after all. The Anaheim Ducks have sent...

Puck Headlines: Linemate love connections in Boston, Dallas (Yahoo! Sports) 09/26/08

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