Awesome LA Kings fan The Mouth is doing the Lords work today...

If u dont remember the last time the #lakings saw the 3rd round. Heres video from rounds 1 thru 3 in '93 from yours truly back in the day...

— The Mouth (@TheMouthLAKings) May 7, 2012

Kings 6, Flames 3
Kings 4, Flames 9
Flames 5, Kings 2
Flames 1, Kings 3
Kings 9, Flames 4
Flames 6, Kings 9

Kings 2, Canucks 5
Kings 6, Canucks 3
Canucks 4, Kings 7
Canucks 7, Kings 2
Kings 4, Canucks 3 OT
Canucks 3, Kings 5

Kings 1, Maple Leafs 4
Kings 3, Maple Leafs 2
Maple Leafs 2, Kings 4
Maple Leafs 4, Kings 2
Kings 2, Maple Leafs 3 OT
Maple Leafs 4, Kings 5 OT
Kings 5, Maple Leafs 4

I love how Mike Richards leans over and says "act like you been there before."

Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown is the 2nd Greatest Hug in Los Angeles Kings history.

This is the 1st.

GAME #4

LA KINGS
40-27-15
95 pts, 8th in Western Conference, 13th in NHL
vs
ST. LOUIS BLUES
49-22-11
109 pts, 2nd in Western Conference, 3rd in NHL

Kings Won Regular Season Series 3-1

Kings Lead Playoff Series 3-0

12:00pm (!), Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
NBC

BEST 2ND ROUND QUOTE BY DARRYL SUTTER:

Darryl Sutter, asked about the early start time, shrugged and told the media about his sleepwear.

SUTTER: “I just fold my pajamas, and that’s it.’’

These are courtesy of Tim from Ironsight Design.

BEST OPPOSITION BLOGS:
St. Louis Game Time
Thrashing the Blues

ARE THE LA KINGS IN THE NEXT ROUND?
NO!

Sunday's Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues is the Los Angeles Kings 99th game of the 2011-2012 NHL Season. That's right, 8 pre-season, 82 regular season and 9 post-season games. So since the fans of the St. Louis Blues haven't had much to be cheering about these past few games, myself and Spike Coffman, producer of The Fourth Period Radio Show on XM Home Ice and The Royal Half's In-House 1990s LA Kings Historian, have decided to put something together for Blues fans that they haven't seen in a while... a recap of a St. Louis victory against the LA Kings!

March 18th, 1996.
Wayne Gretzky returns to Los Angeles.

CLICK HERE FOR THE ROYAL HALF RECAP OF BLUES-KINGS FROM MARCH 18th, 1996!!!

After a brief hiatus to soak in the Los Angeles Kings 2 victories on the road against the St. Louis Blues, the All The Kings Men Post-Game Show is back! Podcaster General Jesse Cohen, The Mayor John Hoven and I have a late-night discussion about the Kings 4-2 Game 3 victory that has put this team 1 win away from advancing to the 3rd Round for the 1st time since... well... 1993.

Oh... hey guys.

Check it out here, subscribe to it on iTunes or you can listen below.

And it's a Two for Saturday! That's right... Jesse and I were invited to appear on the Jets HockeyPodcast over at Winnipeg Whiteout. Which just proves my theory that EVERYONE is rooting for the Los Angeles Kings right now. Give it a listen by clicking here.

GAME #3

LA KINGS
40-27-15
95 pts, 8th in Western Conference, 13th in NHL
vs
ST. LOUIS BLUES
49-22-11
109 pts, 2nd in Western Conference, 3rd in NHL

Kings Won Regular Season Series 3-1

Kings Lead Playoff Series 2-0

7:00pm, Staples Center
Los Angeles, CA
NBC SN

BEST PLAYER TO WEAR BOTH COLORS THAT WON A STANLEY CUP WITH DETROIT:

BEST OPPOSITION BLOGS:
St. Louis Game Time
Thrashing the Blues

ARE THE LA KINGS IN THE NEXT ROUND?
NO!

Listen... this is Hollywood after all... and when a local sports team is the hottest thing in town you can only expect that there will be the inevitable product tie-in with an even hotter summer Blockbuster.

This may be Indiana Matt's greatest work yet.
Click here to download a High Rez version!

And what would a Hollywood Summer Blockbuster be without merchandise?!? Check out the latest t-shirts designs from myself and Indiana Matt at The Royal Half Gift Shoppe. And to finish it all off... listen to myself and Podmaster General Jesse Cohen break down the 1st two games of this Los Angeles Kings-St Louis. Blues series in a brand new All The Kings Men Podcast! It's a TRH Multimedia Explosion!!!

As always, check out All The Kings Men here or subscribe to it on iTunes. And Go Kings Go!

Normally, I'm the Los Angeles Kings Disaster Correspondent for The War Room with Mick Kern on XM Home Ice Radio. After the Kings lost a 4-0 lead to the San Jose Sharks in Game #3 of the 2011 Playoffs... I was on their radio show the next morning. And when the Los Angeles Kings fired Terry Murray and were at the peak of the John Stevens Era... I was on their radio show the next morning. And when Jeff Carter was traded to LA... I was on... well... a few mornings later. So when the LA Kings are up 2-0 on the St. Louis Blues and are 6-1 in the 2012 NHL Playoffs over the 1st and 3rd best overall teams in the NHL... well, I was surprised they called too. Check out my appearance from this morning with Mick Kern on The War Room.

I have to say... after falling down 2-0 in the 2nd Round of their Playoff series with the Los Angeles Kings, I'm a little worried about the emotional state of the St. Louis Blues most famous fan.

That's right, Jon Hamm aka Don Draper has sat by quietly as his favorite NHL team has lost control of this series to the hottest new thing from his current hometown of Hollywood. And for the first time in nearly 2 years... Sad Don Draper has reappeared on the pages of The Royal Half.

Man, they really do give the best seats to the celebrities, huh?

Indiana Matt wants you to create your own Sad Don Draper and Tweet it out to him.

But trust me... nothing you can come up with is going to look sadder than this:

Sad Vlad Sobotka is my favorite indie rock band.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE ROYAL HALF'S ROUND 2, GAME 2 RECAP!!!

GAME #2

LA KINGS
40-27-15
95 pts, 8th in Western Conference, 13th in NHL
vs
ST. LOUIS BLUES
49-22-11
109 pts, 2nd in Western Conference, 3rd in NHL

Kings Won Regular Season Series 3-1

Kings Lead Playoff Series 1-0

6:00pm, Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
CNBC

BEST PLAYER TO WEAR BOTH COLORS THAT PLAYED
IN THE LA KINGS 2001 2ND ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES:

BEST OPPOSITION BLOGS:
St. Louis Game Time
Thrashing the Blues

ARE THE LA KINGS IN THE NEXT ROUND?
NO!

I wish there was some way to visually represent how Los Angeles Kings fans felt after watching their favorite hockey team beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in Game 1 of their 2nd Round Playoff Series.

Nope.

Closer.

Really close.

Nailed it.
Seriously... have you ever seen a better visual representation of "Shit Eating Grin" in your whole life?

CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE ROYAL HALF ROUND 2 GAME 2 PREVIEW!!!

Game #1

LA KINGS
40-27-15
95 pts, 8th in Western Conference, 13th in NHL
vs
ST. LOUIS BLUES
49-22-11
109 pts, 2nd in Western Conference, 3rd in NHL

Kings Won Regular Season Series 3-1

4:30pm, Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
NBC SN 

BEST PLAYER TO WEAR BOTH COLORS:

I mean... does Gretzky look ridiculous in that jersey or what?

BEST OPPOSITION BLOGS:
St. Louis Game Time
Thrashing the Blues

BEST APPEARANCE BY ST. LOUIS IN A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE:

ARE THE LA KINGS IN THE NEXT ROUND?
NO!

Much like our counterparts over at St. Louis Game Time... I've had a hard time finding enough hate to put towards the St. Louis Blues in their 2nd Round matchup with the Los Angeles Kings. I mean... let's be honest here... these franchises are very similar. Both teams are lovable losers who haven't won anything of any substance during their 44 seasons in the NHL. So just when I think "Hey, you know what... these Blues aren't half bad"... I remember this.

Fuck you, St. Louis.
No... not because you traded for Wayne Gretzky...
but because you got Wayne Gretzky for Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, Craig Johnson, Matt Zultek and Peter Hogan.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE ROYAL HALF ROUND 2 GAME 1 PREVIEW!!!

If you want in-depth analysis of the upcoming 2nd Round NHL Playoff Series between the Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues... then you should really check out RudyKelly's preview over at Battle of California. But if you want to hear myself, Podcaster General Jesse Cohen and Brad Lee from St. Louis Game Time talk nonsense about the upcoming battle between two teams that were last in the 2nd Round in 2001/2002... then listen below!

And if that doesn't satisfy your podcast appetite for playoff previews... check out Jesse's interview with LA Kings Color Analyst, Jim Fox. It's just Jesse... because due to a court-enforced restraining order... I'm not allowed to be anywhere near Jim Fox.

Whoa!

As always, check out All The Kings Men here or subscribe to it on iTunes.