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Video- Brendan Lemieux Suspended Five Games

by Paul on 11/30/21 at 09:31 PM ET
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Biting.

 

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Video- Did Brendan Lemieux Bite Brady Tkachuk?

by Paul on 11/27/21 at 11:02 PM ET
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via the YouTube page of Sportsnet,

Brady Tkachuk and Brendan Lemieux got into a tussle and fell to the ground, and Lemieux appeared to bite Tkachuk.

 

 

added 10:35pm, below, Tkachuk on the bite.

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Video- Jani Hakanpaa Gets Five And A Game For Kneeing Drew Doughty

by Paul on 10/22/21 at 09:59 PM ET
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added 10:20pm, longer video is below...

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Quinton Byfield Has A Fractured Ankle

by Paul on 10/06/21 at 07:50 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES (Oct. 6, 2021) – LA Kings forward Quinton Byfield suffered a left-ankle fracture in last night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes and will be out indefinitely. He has been placed on injured reserve and will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks.

Byfield, 19, was chosen second overall by the Kings in the 2020 NHL Draft and made his NHL debut last season on April 28 against the Anaheim Ducks. The 6-4, 215-pound center played six NHL games with the Kings, registering one assist – his first NHL point – on May 5 against the Arizona Coyotes. Prior to his NHL debut, the Newmarket, Ontario native made his professional debut with the Ontario Reign (AHL), where he compiled 20 points (8-12=20) in 32 contests.

Watch how the injury occurred.

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Quinton Byfield And Linesman Ryan Gibbons Injured Last Night

by Paul on 10/06/21 at 05:13 AM ET
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via ESPN News Services,

Quinton Byfield, the second overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, suffered a lower body injury during the third period of the Los Angeles Kings' 4-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes in a preseason game Tuesday night.

The 19-year-old center hit the corner boards awkwardly during a collision with Arizona right wing Christian Fischer. Byfield was unable to put any weight on his left leg and was helped off the ice.

Coach Todd McLellan said after the game that Byfield will be further evaluated Wednesday.

"It was a clean hit. It was unfortunate," McLellan said of the play. "He went into the boards. One skate went one way and one the other. It's in a corner. If it is in a straightaway, he would have got away with rolling off but there was nowhere to go. Not a dirty hit."

Linesman Ryan Gibbons also was injured at Tuesday night's game. Gibbons collided with Arizona center Liam O'Brien following the national anthem, and the start of the game was delayed as Gibbons was taken off the ice on a stretcher. His condition was not immediately known.

Below, watch the incident with the linesman, replay starts at the :58 second mark and the Byfield injury is below too.

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Phillip Danault Has More To His Game

by Paul on 08/11/21 at 07:57 AM ET
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from Ethan Sears of th LA Times,

“I still think I have lots and lots to give and L.A. was seeing that in myself as well,” Danault said. “That’s what I liked too. They were seeing me the way I see me.”

Danault’s agent, Don Meehan, told him and Marie to have someone watch their child during the early hours of free agency. Indeed, the phone started to ring. The Kings called him first and were aggressive in their pursuit. Soon enough, a Zoom meeting was set up with Danault, team President Luc Robitaille, general manager Rob Blake, coach Todd McLellan and Jake Goldberg, senior director of hockey operations .

“Not about gaining a more offensive game, it’s just they were seeing the offense that I didn’t have the chance to use in Montreal as much, I think,” Danault said. “Cause they were putting me in that certain role — which was OK, we went to the Cup. But I feel like I had another gear.”...

The atmosphere here, where Danault can be a leader without the world falling on his shoulders, seems to fit him.

“I don’t think I can have more pressure than I had in Montreal,” Danault said. “… Montreal is pressure, which I love, but it’s gonna be a different pressure (in Los Angeles). I put enough pressure on myself.”

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Phillip Danault Signs With The LA Kings

by Paul on 07/28/21 at 02:02 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2021) – The LA Kings have signed unrestricted free agent forward Phillip Danault to a six-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $5,500,000 according to Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake.

Danault, 28, helped lead the Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final last season with 24 points (5-19=24) and a plus-9 rating during 53 regular season games and four points (1-3=4) in 22 games during the postseason. He led all Montreal forwards during the regular-season in shorthanded time on ice and shorthanded time on ice per game. In addition, he led all NHL forwards in shorthanded time on ice and faceoff wins during the playoffs.

The 6-1, 200-pound center has appeared in 392 career regular-season NHL games with the Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks, totaling 199 points (55-144=199) and a plus-44 rating while also adding nine points (2-7=9) in 28 postseason appearances. Since being acquired by Montreal from Chicago during the 2015-16 season, Danault led all Montreal players in plus/minus (+47), faceoff wins (3,083) and faceoff win percentage (53.8%). He also ranked third in shorthanded time on ice (first among forwards, 711:25) and 12th in shorthanded time on ice per game (second among forwards).

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LA Kings Acquire Viktor Arvidsson From The Nashville Predators

by Paul on 07/01/21 at 12:12 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES (July 1, 2021) – The LA Kings have acquired forward Viktor Arvidsson from the Nashville Predators in exchange for their second-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft and third-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, according to Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake.

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A Four-Year Extension For Alex Iafallo And The LA Kings

by Paul on 04/12/21 at 01:47 PM ET
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LOS ANGELES (April 12, 2021) – The LA Kings signed forward Alex Iafallo to a four-year contract extension with an average annual value (AAV) of $4,000,000, according to Vice President and General Manager Rob Blake.

Iafallo, a 6-0, 190-pound native of Eden, N.Y., was signed by the Kings as an undrafted free agent on April 19, 2017, after playing four years at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. This season, his fourth with the Kings, he has registered 25 points (11-14=25) in 39 games to rank tied for third on the team in points and second among forwards in time on ice per game (20:09).

The 27-year-old winger made his NHL debut with the Kings during the 2017-18 season and has appeared in 266 NHL games, recording 126 points (52-74=126). During that span, he ranks fourth on team in points and assists and tied for fourth in goals.

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Jeff Carter Headed To Pittsburgh

by Paul on 04/11/21 at 11:09 PM ET
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added 4/12/21 at 7:09am, LAK release is below.

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