Here’s the final sentence I wrote after the Kings’ 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday: “The Kings are a disappointment, and if they’re not careful they might wind up like the Ducks.” Fast-forward two days later, and here they are. more ›

After inking a two-year, $7 million deal with the Los Angeles Kings on July 2, Simon Gagné becomes the second Gagné to make a home in Los Angeles. Of course the first Gagné merely won a Cy Young Award in 2003 and set the Major League record of 84 consecutive converted save chances for the Dodgers. Even though Simon has played in Philadelphia for most of his career, Éric is not a foreign topic for him. more ›

Now that your Los Angeles Kings have finally hired a coach, they can get aggressive about putting a plan in place to disappoint as many fans as possible this year. It will be hard to top last seasons next to last place finish, but then, I felt the exact same way a year ago, and the Kings didn’t let me down. (In that I expected to be so let down, that I wasn’t let down when I was so let down.) more ›