We took our last look at the Pacific Division on July 20, two days before the biggest trade of the salary cap era rocked the NHL. Training camps are underway and, while teams still have some final roster decisions to make, we have a pretty good idea of what each team will look like this season. Let’s take a look at how the landscape has changed since mid July as we get set for puck drop on the regular season.
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Team Synopsis: Los Angeles Kings – September 13, 2022
The Los Angeles Kings took a big step forward last season, putting together a storybook run to the playoffs. Is the Kings new core ready to contend?
Pacific Division Snapshot: July 20, 2022
The free agent frenzy is now in the rearview mirror. A majority of this year’s crop of unrestricted free agents have found home for next season and RFA season is now upon us. Let’s take a look at how the Pacific Division landscape has changed since my last snapshot prior to the opening of free agency.
Pacific Division Snapshot – July 9, 2022
I took an initial look at the Pacific Division landscape heading into the 2022 offseason in early June. With the draft now in the rear-view mirror and free agency opening in a few days, I’m taking a look at how the picture has changed over the past month. This update includes all transactions up to the end of the NHL entry draft.
Pacific Division Snapshot – June 2022
What’s in store for the Pacific Division in 22/23? Which teams are the early favorites? Which teams have cap flexibility to improve this offseason? Which teams are in cap purgatory and have some difficult decisions ahead?
Team Check-in: Los Angeles Kings – June 5, 2022
Has the Los Angeles Kings’ rebuild turned the corner? Let’s take a closer look at the season that was and the forecast for the future.
Ousted In Round 1: What Happened?
In this post, we’ll take a look at the playoff performance of the teams ousted in the first round of the 21/22 playoffs. The postseason gives us incredibly small sample sizes, where puck luck and ho and cold streaks can really have an impact. We’ll walk through the performance of the ousted teams to see where things went wrong.
UFA Signing Check-in: Phillip Danault (LAK) – May 2022
In the FA signing series, we take an in depth look at a deal signed by a restricted or unrestricted free agent along with their performance since the deal and future projections. Today’s subject: Phillip Danault and the Los Angeles Kings.
Trade Check-in: Arvidsson (LAK) / Picks (NSH)
The Los Angeles Kings took advantage of the pre-expansion landscape last offseason to snap up Victor Arvidsson from the Predators as the Predators worked out their protection list for the expansion draft. Let’s take a look at the returns on the trade so far.
Trade Proposal NYR / LAK: Brown / Boyko+
em excellent trade partners. With the Rangers off to a strong start this season, their roster has some weak points that could use a tune up ahead of a likely playoff appearance. The Kings have a boatload of prospects and look to turn the corner on their own rebuild, yet they are most likely a couple of seasons away from becoming a real threat in the Pacific Division.