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Eric Duhatschek of the Globe & Mail talked Kings GM Dean Lombardi about the Los Angeles acquisition of Ryan Smyth, the Mullet Man, the former Oilers hero.

Eight days have past in the free agency signing period, and with most of the big name free agents already in new locations, there is still a lot of talent out there... by Vince Richards 0 85 reads Eight days have past in the free agency signing period, and with most of the big name free agents already in new locations, there is still a lot of ...

The Los Angeles Kings acquired a proven veteran forward to help their talented young team take the next step.

Ryan Smyth didn't have to accept a trade to the Kings. The five-year, $31.25-million contract he signed with Colorado had a no-trade clause, and the Kings aren't close to Stanley Cup contention.

Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Colorado Avalanche have traded Ryan Smyth to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Los Angeles Kings are coming off another disappointing season in which they finished in 14th place out of 15 teams in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs for the sixth straight season ... LA Kings Offseason: Disappointing by Joe Pacheco 16 reads Opinion The Los Angeles Kings are coming off another disappointing season in which they ...

I've decided to try to predict where I think the top players in the NHL Free Agent market will end up.

All the King's horses and all the Kings men couldn't get the Los Angeles hockey fans any closer to winning a Stanley Cup than Wayne Gretzky and Co.

Regarding the status of probable unrestricted free agent-to-be Marian Hossa, the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson has provided the most reliable and accurate reads on Ritch Winter's client since, well, January.

It isn't simply the enticing availability of John Tavares that has Brian Burke impatient to make a move up and out of the No.

Should the Edmonton Oilers considering trading down with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 entry draft, perhaps breaking it up into two or three other, lesser draft pick? If you go by the history of the NHL entry draft, the Oilers have a roughly one in ten chance right now of drafting an NHL star with that 10th pick, and about a three out of four ...

After years of rebuilding the organization from within, the Los Angeles Kings have reached a point at which they are in position to make a splash this summer, perhaps enough of a splash to make the Kings a playoff team in 2009-2010. Off-Season Game Plan looks at the Kings' roster and what they may be able to do to take the next step towards the ...

The Kings extended their playoff drought to six seasons for the simplest of reasons: They couldn't score enough.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: The Kings anticipated that Drew Doughty, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, would make the team out of training camp.

For the second time in four years, the Ottawa Senators will find themselves with the No.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER The Kings anticipated that Drew Doughty , the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, would make the team out of training camp.

Let's let our minds wander away from the Kings and Canucks for a second and consider the team on the other side of the continent that has most mirrored Vancouver since the all-star break.

It doesn't often happen this way, but the LA Kings managed to simultaneously become both a much younger and a much smarter defensive hockey team this season.

The question, put to two of the Kings' best players, was simple: "If Dean Lombardi asks you what the Kings need this summer in order to be a better team, what will you tell him?" Dustin Brown: "From a personnel standpoint right now, what sticks out in my mind is left wing." Anze Kopitar: "I'd tell him to get a scoring winger.

Roberto Luongo made Ryan Kesler 's lone power-play goal stand up Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0. The win moved Vancouver two points ahead of the Calgary Flames in the battle for first place in the Northwest Division as the NHL's regular season enters the final weekend.