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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/24/2010

The Vancouver Canucks came firing on all cylinders as they took full advantage of the home crowd being on their side by hammering the Los Angeles Kings 7-2. Vancouver fed off the momentum from their late-game heroics in Game 4 and controlled the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/23/2010

He may have been unfairly overlooked last season when he was passed up for a Calder nomination, the NHLs Rookie of the Year award. This year is a different story for Drew Doughty as he has just deservedly been nominated for the Norris Trophy,...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/23/2010

Being how close and intense the Canucks-Kings series has been, it had me thinking about about 2006 when Roberto Luongo was still a Florida Panther. Not planning to re-sign with his team, the Panthers made it public that they were trying to trade...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/22/2010

Although the Kings continued their success on the power play by scoring on their first two chances, the Canucks were simply too much and got away with a very close 6-4 victory. In the loss, captain Dustin Brown scored his first-career playoff...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/22/2010

Although the Kings continued their success on the power play by scoring on their first two chances, the Canucks were simply too much and got away with a very close 6-4 victory. In the loss, captain Dustin Brown scored his first-career playoff...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/22/2010

After the Olympics had finished, there was some mild concern that Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson would lose their chemistry, given events both during and before the Olympics. Prior to the games, Johnson had invited his American brethren from the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/20/2010

It had been over 2,000 days since Los Angeles last hosted a playoff game but the way things went tonight, it was worth the wait. After Mason Raymond opened the scoring to give Vancouver an early 1-0, the game got intense as both teams were...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/19/2010

After the years that Ilya Bryzgalov and Ryan Miller had in guiding their respective teams to the playoffs, it comes as no surprise that both were nominated for this year's Vezina, awarded to the league's top goaltender during the regular season. ...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/18/2010

Last nights result in Game 2 of the Kings/Canucks series didnt go in Vancouvers favour as the Kings scored in overtime on the power play to even the series. The loss was not taken well by the Vancouver media, not to mention Canucks head coach...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/18/2010

Although Crosby and Malkin were the two biggest names in Pittsburghs Stanley Cup win last spring, it was the play of an unsung hero that propelled the Penguins to their first championship since 1992. Rob Scuderi, the blue-collar, stay-at-home...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/18/2010

Last game, the lucky bounce went Luongo's way as he swiped away the puck at the last second in overtime. Tonight, it was a similar lucky bounce that went the Kings' way. Anze Kopitar scored his first career playoff goal at 7:28 of the extra frame...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/16/2010

Despite the loss last night, Jonathan Quick played as if he had returned to early-season form. Prior to the series beginning last night, there had been strong beliefs that the Canucks would roll to a four-game sweep over the underdog Kings based...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/16/2010

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/16/2010

For the Kings, it was their first playoff game in eight years. In their return, they came up short, falling to the host Canucks in overtime as Vancouver's draws first blood in the series. Los Angeles was outshot 43-27 but Jonathan Quick, who was...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/11/2010

So after the smoke has cleared from today's action, the Los Angeles Kings finish the season with the 6th seed in the Western conference. With that, the Kings will now face the conference's third-seeded team, the Northwest Division-winning...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/11/2010

For the first time since 1990-91 and only the third time in franchise history, the Kings have reached the 100-point plateau, finishing 2009-10 with 101 points, which is good enough for 6th in the Western conference. It was a fairly uneventful and...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/10/2010

What was supposed to be an easy confidence builder turned into a nail-biter for the Los Angeles Kings. The Oilers came out firing on all cylinders while the Kings needed some late magic to keep their heads above water. Despite recording a...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/09/2010

Despite a good effort last night, the Kings blew a two-goal lead late in the game and ultimately lost in a shootout at the hands of the Phoenix Coyotes. Although it's not fair to point the finger, there were a couple of reasons why the Kings...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/09/2010

After taking a 2-0 lead in the third period, Jonathan Quick imploded allowing two soft goals, then allowing the shootout winner against Adrian Aucoin to give Phoenix the 3-2 win. The Kings, who would have tied a franchise record with their 46th...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/09/2010

After taking a 2-0 lead in the third period, Jonathan Quick imploded allowing two soft goals, then allowing the shootout winner against Adrian Aucoin to give Phoenix the 3-2 win. The Kings, who would have tied a franchise record with their 46th...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/07/2010

Whether it was the Ducks that came out strong or the Kings just looked out of place, it was clear that it was Anaheims game from the opening faceoff. After leads of 3-0, which saw Jonathan Quick get replaced in net by Erik Ersberg, and then 4-1,...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/05/2010

After eight long years, the Los Angeles Kings are returning to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Calgarys 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday solidified the Kings playoff berth. With a spot secured, the only question left unanswered is which seed...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/04/2010

It was a tough pull to swallow to lose the way the Kings did. To have 1-0 lead for most of the game, only to surrender that lead with under two minutes remaining in regulation, then to lose to the game in a shootout. One positive to take from the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/03/2010

As important as last nights win was, it was even bigger with the Kings top scorers attributing to the offense for the first time in weeks. Since returning from the Olympic break, Terry Murray has made countless changes to his top line before...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/02/2010

After watching their performance tonight, no one would be able to tell that this was the same team that had problems scoring less than a week ago. The Kings open the month of April with a vengeance, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 8-3. With the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 04/01/2010

With Jonathan Bernier officially being called up by the Kings, what is the goaltender situation with Los Angeles' farm team in Manchester? Without Bernier, the Monarchs found themselves with quite the dilemma. With Bernier in LA for the time...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/31/2010

With last night's win in Nashville, the Kings set a club record with their 22nd road win of the season, breaking the mark set by the 1980-81 Kings. In the process, the Kings won their 43rd game overall this season and sit just three wins shy of...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/31/2010

Before I call the Kings front office applying to be the team's reverse psychologust, I'm happy (albeit more relieved) to see the Kings back on the winning track. They picked up two crucial points tonight against a Predators team they have not...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/30/2010

After another loss to a team out of the Western playoff race, the Kings are taking a nosedive at the worst possible time and, as far as I'm concerned, if they want to give up, then go ahead and give up because I am sick and tired of watching them...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/30/2010

Even though Scott Parse had two goals, it was yet another wasted effort against a team out of the Western playoff race. The Kings outshot the Wild 31-20 but it didn't matter. This is their third straight loss and, yet again, have made no progress...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/28/2010

Having outshot Dallas 30-26, shot production is no longer an issue for the Kings. Instead, like many of their recent games, discipline is. The Kings, again, just could not stay out of the penalty box and it hurt them in a big way, It was a case...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/27/2010

In the newest edition of Sports Illustrated slated to hit stores this coming Monday, Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty has been featured in an article from Sports Illustrated titled, "King of the Whirl". The article discusses how Doughty...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/26/2010

Both the Kings and Blues came into tonight's game having already played last night. However, with the way tonight's game, it would've been hard to guess that St. Louis had a game last night. After their overtime loss in Detroit last night, the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 03/25/2010

Despite the shootout loss, the Kings pick up an important point to move ahead of both Nashville and Colorado in the standings with 90 points. If there was ever a time where a regulation point was well-deserved, this would be that time. The Avs...

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