Pierre-Luc Dubois did not come at all as advertised in his first season with the Los Angeles Kings, putting together one of his worst years as a professional hockey player in 2023-24 — but he will remain on the roster come training camp.
There’s a lot to unpack, so let’s just dive right in. Following a fairly quick exit from the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there have been a plethora of questions surrounding the LA Kings in recent days.
Less than a week after his team was eliminated from the postseason, Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake said that the team will not buy out the contract of maligned star center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who struggled in his first season with the club.
Up next for LA Kings exit interviews are the four remaining players who spoke who are either under contract or under team control for next season – Pierre-Luc Dubois, Vladislav Gavrikov, Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere.
A four-game winning streak in the regular season is a tough feat. Winning four in a row when the games get harder in the playoffs – well, that’s an accomplishment.
Dennis Bernstein: Los Angeles Kings forward Pierre-Luc Dubois isn’t concerned about a trade or buyout. Dubois on fixing what went so wrong for him this season: “Have a good summer.
Welcome to the Kings Royal Report. Here we will discuss the good, bad, and ugly of the Los Angeles Kings. It will be a place to bring up recent reports, discuss prospects, brainstorm ideas, and break down the coming schedule.
Three teams have fallen for the center's combination of size (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) and all-around skill. All three have all wound up regretting it.
Los Angeles Kings center Pierre-Luc Dubois is ready to get the next season going. Dubois says he wants to do a whole lot better next year after a disappointing campaign skating for L.A.
The Fourth Period: The Los Angeles Kings will have around $20.9 million in projected salary cap space so they do have some flexibility. Quinton Byfield is a pending RFA and needs a new deal and it could be costly.
The Los Angeles Kings once again fell to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It’s the third year in a row that Los Angeles has seen this picture play out.
It’s like a broken record at this point for the Los Angeles Kings, who were unable to take advantage of the popular phrase “The 3rd time is the charm”.
Another year, another first-round exit at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers for the LA Kings. Make that ten years now that it’s been since LA has seen the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but don’t worry, everything is going according to ‘The Plan‘.
The Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in the first round for the third consecutive season.
After an early second period goal from Blake Lizotte, it looked like the Los Angeles Kings might be on their way to making this series interesting, but the Edmonton Oilers' stars had other plans.
The Los Angeles Kings are fighting for their lives in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, they received a rather unwelcome injury scare early in the first period of Game 5.
The Los Angeles Kings are down in their Round 1 series against the Edmonton Oilers. They suffered a tough Game 1 loss, fought back with a great Game 2 win, got blown out in Game 3, and nearly won Game 4.
The Los Angeles Kings are essentially trying to match their latest performance when they hit the road for Wednesday's do-or-die meeting with the host Edmonton Oilers.
The ECHL Department of Players Safety has announced that Trois-Rivieres Lions forward Jonathan Yantsis has been suspended indefinitely pending review and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions at the 11:29 mark of the second period in Game 5 vs Norfolk Admirals.
The Los Angeles Kings were in this situation not long ago against the visiting Edmonton Oilers and they'll try to bounce back again when they meet in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday night.
Action Network hockey expert Tony Sartori shares his NHL best bets with three goalscorer predictions for Friday, April 26.
The Los Angeles Kings had their work cut out for them heading into the 2024 NHL Playoffs. They were the third team in the Pacific Division, meaning they avoided the Wild Card in the Western Conference.
After a lot of home team success through the first bunch of games of the playoffs, the road teams had the last laugh for Wednesday’s action, including a couple of clutch performances from experienced captains.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to explain to a person why going down 0-2 in a playoff series is rarely a good thing. While it’s far from a kiss of death in a series, it’s rarely a good position to be in, and a very tough hole to get out of.
The Kings activated the winger off long-term injured reserve ahead of tonight’s Game 1 of their first-round series against the Oilers.
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