Prospects

  Should the Kings trade for an up and coming prospect who’s sky is the limit, rather than an already developed NHL forward? I say it is worth a shot, but who? And what would be going the other way? Another option would be to trade an asset for a low pick in the draft, preferably a lottery pick. Then draft the type of player your looking for to add to the team, a scoring winger. This whole process can take a long time though, and the Kings are in win now mode. It is still good to look at our options [...]

The Kings went into the third round of the 2011 NHL Draft with two picks, one of which they acquired from the Nashville Predators that same day. With their first pick of the third round, coming 80th overall,  the Kings selected the Pickering, Ontario native, Andy Andreoff who played for the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals. At 20 years old, the 6′ 1″ center, is a big body in the face-off circle, and has found his rhythm in his recent years in the OHL where his points output has steadily increased since he left the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League during [...]

Many may question the blockbuster trade that sent Kings’ winger Wayne Simmonds and much sought after prospect Brayden Schenn, along with a second round draft pick in the 2012 draft to the Philadelphia Flyers for Mike Richards in return. With Schenn’s outstanding performance during last year’s IIHF World Junior Championships, Schenn’s value sky rocketed. However, it did not seem Kings GM Dean Lombardi would be willing to part ways with Schenn. Throw fan favorite Wayne Simmonds and a second round draft pick in the mix and most would laugh at the absurdity of the proposed trade. Apparently that was the right price to [...]

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what kind of a season I, and Kings fans in general, should be looking forward to. After analyzing the current roster, one statistic really stood out to me… Age. Currently, the average Kings player 26.24 years old and the team could be getting even younger. Many of the Kings top performers last season will enter this season no older than 25 years of age, including Anze Kopitar (22), Jack Johnson (23), Wayne Simmonds (21), goaltender Jonathan Quick (24), Norris candidate Drew Doughty (20), and team captain Dustin [...]

The Los Angeles Kings have released the roster for the 2010 Develoment Camp. We here at RinkRoyalty.com are going to do our best to get down to the camp at least a couple days, and hope to see some of you down there. In the meantime, here’s a bit of information that might be appealing. Below is the released roster to peruse.It’s worth noting that the players below with an asterisk are invitees to camp, players who will be fighting for a place in the organization. Typically they all head home empty-handed, but you never know! FORWARDS 9 — Oscar [...]

I can’t take full (any) credit for this list (Thanks to Rich Hammond), but below is the list of players that are attending the Kings development camp schedule. The dates are scheduled from June 30-July 2 at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. As I mentioned before, it’s an enjoyable experience and one I recommend. The schedule for the entire week is below the player’s attending. Obviously the list below will be supplemented by many (all?) of this years draft picks: Defensemen: Andrew Campbell – third round (74th overall) in 2008 Nicolas Deslauriers – third round (84th overall) in [...]

Montreal traded playoff hero Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues today in a surprising deal. Perhaps most surprising is the laughably poor return they got for a goaltender that almost single-handedly carried the Canadians past the Presidents Trophy winning Capitals and the defending Cup champion Penguins. What precisely did they get? Lars Eller, a center who might be ready to play next season. They also receive Ian Schultz, from the Calgary Hitmen, who will almost certainly spend at least some time in the minors. Wow, how the mighty have fallen. What kind of terrible return is that? Obviously we’re [...]

Is it big news? No. But it’s worth a quick note that the Kings have come to an agreement with defenseman Johan Fransson. Fransson became Kings property when he was traded from Dallas to Los Angeles all the way back in 2007 (that was the Norstrom deal). He’s been plying his trade in the Swedish Elite League with Luleå HF. Fransson is 25 years old and netted 11 goals and 19 assists this past season to go along with 26 PIMs in 54 games during the 2009-2010 season. Clearly the Kings management sees him as having some potential, though in [...]