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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.

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 ...

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft had just finished and Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi took a big sigh of relief before answering my question about stepping back after three drafts and a few other maneuvers since he took the job and what kind of progress he's seen.

The Kings made their first venture into the free-agent market Thursday, but not for the winger they need so much.

While teams stockpiled prospects in the last six rounds of the NHL entry draft, the Kings traded former first-round pick Brian Boyle and the Ducks got a boost when winger Teemu Selanne told them he will fulfill the final season of his contract.

Swimsuit supermodel Rachel Hunter is destined to become a hockey wife this summer.

University A beat City Highlanders 3-1 in premier men's hockey on Saturday afternoon.

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.

They're playing out the string. With three games left in their regular season and the playoffs out of reach, the Los Angeles Kings have little on the line coming down the home stretch.

The San Jose Sharks lost a hockey game, but still won a trophy. Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves as the Los Angeles Kings finished their season with a 4-3 win over the Sharks , who managed to clinch the Presidents' Trophy anyway on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Kings are a young team and they figure to get much better as they mature.

Whatever slim hope the Edmonton Oilers had of making the playoffs was put on life support by Wayne Simmonds and the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, left, pokes the puck out of the reach of Phoenix Coyotes right winger Petr Prucha, right, of the Czech Republic, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz.

For the Kings to reach the postseason, it would take a Miracle on Manchester-like intervention.

Weather: Accurate national, regional, and local forecasts on the weather page Steve Sullivan's power-play goal Saturday lifted Nashville to a 4-3 overtime victory against Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Kings lead the Predators 2-1 after the second period. The teams began the second period tied 1-1, but Kings defenseman Matt Greene gave Los Angeles its second lead with 11:04 left.

The great players in the NHL are not easily impressed when they see a good young player entering the league, usually preferring to wait and see how they do before getting overly excited.

Vancouver Canucks' Daniel Sedin, right, of Sweden, jumps in front of Los Angeles Kings' Matt Greene and goalie Jonathan Quick during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia on ...

Head to head: The Sharks have won all four games between the teams this season. Kings update: The schedule-maker has done Los Angeles no favors.

Item: He he hits, he scraps, he stands up for his teammates, he blocks shots with his frakkin' face! Yes, I miss "Mean" Matt Greene.