Borrow upon any cliche you’d like, it’s almost certainly been a rough week for Kings GM Rob Blake and those in LA management circles. Hell, it’s been an unsettling year. The pitchforks have been out among even the team’s most faithful fans for weeks, if not months. ‘Fire Rob Blake’ was even trending on twitter at one point. For whatever it’s worth, we don’t believe there will be a change in the days or weeks to come. We’re expecting Blake to return as LA Kings GM for the 2024-25 NHL season. Nothing has been announced by the team, this is an opinion. Early next week, there could be clarity tha ..read more

There may not ever again be a player who produced 16 goals who has so much written or said about him. Despite 95% of the people weighing in having never even spoken to PL Dubois, nearly everybody around the hockey world has an opinion about the 25-year-old forward. In the eyes of some, he was already a lightning rod of controversy upon his arrival in Los Angeles, yet the rhetoric only ramped up as the 2023-24 NHL season wore along. Now, following the Kings third straight first round exit, Dubois spoke with the gathered media at the team’s training facility in El Segundo, sharing his thoughts ..read more

With dozens of players speaking today at the Kings annual exit interviews, we continue to alternate between sharing video and transcribed quotes from various members of the team. Here is what Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala had to share during their sessions at the Kings practice facility in El Segundo. RELATED CONTENT: 2024 Kings Exit Interviews: Cam Talbot Comments 2024 Kings Exit Interviews: Comments from Kopitar and Doughty (VIDEO) 2024 Kings Exit Interviews: Matt Roy and Viktor Arvidsson Comments Follow @mayorNHL Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews fro ..read more

Several forwards and defensemen have already spoken at the Kings 2023-24 player exit interviews. Now it’s time to hear from a goalie. First up, veteran netminder Cam Talbot shared the following thoughts… Talbot on not getting the start in Game 4 or 5: It’s tough. You want to be the guy in the playoffs that pulls you back into the series, but I also understand when the games don’t go your way and you’re giving up that many goals, sometimes you have to make a change. They did what they thought was best for the team. On the possibility of coming back to LA next season: I’d love to come back. As ..read more

There will be quite a bit of content coming today, as the Kings held their annual player exit interviews for media this morning at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo. Forward Phil Danault shared the following comments… RELATED CONTENT: 2024 Kings Exit Interviews: Comments from Kopitar and Doughty (VIDEO) 2024 Kings Exit Interviews: Matt Roy and Viktor Arvidsson Comments Follow @mayorNHL Note to webmasters/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com ..read more

There will be quite a bit of content coming today, as the Kings held their annual player exit interviews for media this morning at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo. First up are comments from a pair of pending Unrestricted Free Agents, defenseman Matt Roy and forward Viktor Arvidsson… Roy on if he’s had any updates from his agent regarding the possibility of a contract extension with the Kings: I haven’t heard from anyone about anything like that. As the summer goes down, we’ll hear more about it. Arvidsson (on the same question): Same for me. Roy on how any contract talks may have ..read more

“It’s a pretty simple write-up on this one,” said Kings coach Jim Hiller following his team’s Game 5 loss in Edmonton on Wednesday. Not exactly, coach. Nothing — nothing! — is simple for the Kings right now. There are questions abound; and there will be answers in the days ahead. For now, it’s about letting the dust settle and gathering thoughts, moving from an emotional state to an objective mindset and determining where the organization goes from here. However, in the immediate aftermath of another first-round exit at the hands of the Oilers, here is what Hiller shared during his postgame p ..read more

It’s over, again. The Kings 2023-24 season came to a close Wednesday, as they were defeated by the Oilers 4-3. LA has now been eliminated by Edmonton in three consecutive seasons. Just like they did in Game 4, LA got off to a good start on Wednesday. They grabbed a 2-1 lead early in the second period off goals from Alex Laferriere and Blake Lizotte, both of which were the first career playoff goals for each player. Alex Laferriere's first playoff goal ties it up!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Q9fxfjp7AV — x – LA Kings (@LAKings) May 2, 2024 LizzOOOOOOOOOMG pic.twitter.com/5xYmgf3oDp — x – LA Kings ..read more

Follow @mayorNHL Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to offer thoughts on this year’s Kings-Oilers series through four contests, including a Game 5 prediction. Today’s radio segment can be heard using the player below or download any of our audio files for free on the MayorsManor iTunes page located here ..read more

It’s win or go home for the Kings, as they get set to take on the Oilers for Game 5 at Rogers Place. Down 3-1 in the series, LA feels confident that they found their game on Sunday night despite being shut out 1-0 at home. They limited Connor McDavid and crew to just 13 shots and gave up almost nothing at 5v5. They’ll now attempt to replicate this style of play for the rest of the series. As the saying goes, you can’t reinvent the wheel. Special teams have once again had an enormous impact on the series thus far, and it has thwarted LA’s chances at victories. On one hand is the Kings power pl ..read more