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When Hillier was hired as Leafs coach, he said he would get the Leafs offense spending more time in the offense zone and leave the defensive players doing their job in the defensive zone - I assume he would just play to the media to make himself sound good.

Leafs fans say "even Paul Maurice was thought of a mediocre coach before he won the cup"...

Hey! Just wondering if anyone else is going to Bailey’s Bash at Six Flags this weekend and if anyone has received any info other than the barcode…

What is the plan? We are the oldest roster and realistically a playoff contender. We have a nice top line and some depth players for sure. Obviosuly we have tradeable pieces if we have a bad year to continue to build our farm system which is ranked around #21 i think at the moment. Is the plan to phase out older players and draft higher end players and kind of rebuild while competing or is this like Dean when got there and signed some vets with the full intent of trading then for picks later in the year?

Kopi's retirement night is locked behind season and mini season holder plans. For fucks sake...

The Los Angeles Kings have a respectable pipeline with a mix of skilled forwards and reliable defensemen. Elton Hermansson brings top-six upside on the wing, while Adam Goljer has the makings of a solid two-way defenseman. The system doesn’t necessarily blow you away with elite talent, though.

2025 ranking: 21

2026 NHL Draft grade: B

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More than 850 readers weighed in, and I provided some analysis of the results to each survey question. Without further delay, let’s examine how the survey turned out.

Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille's stewardship of the Kings has been an increasingly hot topic as he nears the end of a decade as team president. The team's inability to win a playoff series after emerging from a three-year retrenching stretch has left fans feeling uneasy about Robitaille's direction and worried about the prospect of the club being trapped in mediocrity.

More than 80 percent of survey respondents lacked confidence in Robitaille. Does that reflect the feelings of the entire fan base? Or is it more representative of a passionate, vocal minority of fans? It's hard to say. However, it's clear that many supporters blame Robitaille for their frustration with the Kings' current direction.

Hello Kings fans! I'm sure many of you remember the 2014 Western Conference Finals, an unforgettable seven game battle that ended on a bounce off Nick Leddy's butt. I wanted to recall how great that series truly was, so I made a video covering the series in depth (both from a historical and analytical standpoint). I hope this brings back some great memories from the brilliant and incredibly resilient 2014 Kings. Wishing the Kings the best of luck going into the 2026-27 NHL season. Cheers!