First, check out my GAMEDAY PREVIEW, exclusively at LA Kings.com, for a sneak peek at tonights LA Kings Present Dallas Stars Senior Night Presented by Centrum Multivitamins!

I have to be honest with you... it really does hurt me that I haven't been posting more content to this site during the 2013 NHL Season. Between writing the GAMEDAY PREVIEWS for LA Kings.com and a season schedule that has something like 4 games in 6 days... it's been hard to keep up. But please make sure you are checking out our Gameday Preview archive sidebar on the right side of this blog. And follow me on Twitter already... because most of the good stuff is over there.

So in the meantime... we have a Brand New All The Kings Men Podcast!!! On this episode, Jesse Cohen and I sit down and chat with Dewayne Hankins, Senior Director of Digital Strategy for the LA Kings. We talk about all sorts of nerdy stuff... like Twitter, comic books, wrestling and how studly Jeff Carter is and will continue to be. You can check out the brand-new episode of All The Kings Men Podcast here, subscribe to it on iTunes or listen below:

It's Brigitte from One Girl, One Puck with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Kings opponent for Saturday, March 2nd... the Vancouver Canucks! Or as I like to call it... shooting fish in a barrel! 

Click Here to Read the Know Your Opponent for for the Kings vs Vancouver Canucks on March 3rd, 2013!!!

FYI, this never gets old.

FIRST.... read THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW for the LA Kings vs the Detroit Red Wings... exclusively at LA Kings.com. Here is a sneak preview:

THEN... listen to myself, Jesse Cohen and John Hoven from Mayor's Manor in the latest All The Kings Men Podcast. We chat about the LA Kings 6-2 record with Keaton Ellerby, the Simon Gagne trade and NHL realignment. And Jesse talks with former LA Kings broadcaster, Pete Weber. You can check out the brand-new episode of All The Kings Men Podcast here, subscribe to it on iTunes or listen below:

Man... I wish we could run a contest today to give away a free TRH T-shirt to the person who correctly guesses when Ian Laperriere gets in a fight against the Colorado Avalanche. 

So much greatness in this video.

Lappy is retired... but he's being honored today by the Los Angeles Kings so make sure you read the THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW... available exclusively at LAKings.com.

Then... play French Canada's favorite new Game Show...

LÉ GAGNE GOAL™!!!

The rules are simple... just guess the exact time and period that Simon Gagne scores his 1st goal of the season today against the Colorado Avalanche... and you win a free t-shirt from The Royal Half Gift Shoppe.

Wear it ironically!

And... since it's a LA Kings Legend Night Afternoon... LET'S PLAY PENNERPOINT™ TOO!!!

The rules are still simple... just guess the exact time and period that Dustin Penner scores his 1st goal of the season today against the Colorado Avalanche... and you win a free t-shirt from The Royal Half Gift Shoppe.

Impress the ladies!

Now remember... hockey is played with a clock that counts down from 20:00... so your prediction for GagneGoal™/PennerPoint™ has to match the time from the official box score.

Using this screenshot, the goal is scored at 13:08 of the first period. NOT 6:52 of the first.

You can put your predictions in the comments below or reply to me on Twitter with #GagneGoal or with #PennerPoint. You MUST use the hashtags to be eligible. Good luck! Entries end at 1:00pm Pacific Time today!

Generally I write some sort of intro to the "Know Your Opponent" series at The Royal Half... where Brigitte from One Girl, One Puck takes an in-depth look at the Los Angeles Kings opponent for tonight's game. But those days are gone... as Brigitte is taking a big step today... and setting herself up for complete ridicule instead of me having to do it. Take it away, Brigitte!!!

Usually when I write one of these posts I try to a least say one thing nice about the other team. I think of it as a hockey karma sort of deal. As long as I don't completely verbally assault the other team, maybe the hockey gods will be kind to the Kings. Unfortunately, this also means I tend to have a lack of hate mail. I'm sad about this. Why? I feed off of your hatred, that's why. It seems all horrible comments about me get directed to The Royal Half instead.

FIRST.... read THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW for the LA Kings vs the Edmonton Oilers... exclusively at LA Kings.com.

THEN, listen to a Brand New Episode of All The Kings Men Podcast where myself, Jesse Cohen and John Hoven from Mayor's Manor chat about the past week of LA Kings hockey and the burgeoning LA Kings Goalie Controversy™!!!

I feel like we are one loss to a Western Canadian team away
from a Jon Quick branded ShooterTutor getting a start.

You can check out the brand-new episode of All The Kings Men Podcast here, subscribe to it on iTunes or listen below:

And, in case you missed it last week... Jesse Cohen had a private conversation with Jon Rosen from LA Kings Insider and didn't invite me along.

First off... read THE ROYAL HALF GAMEDAY PREVIEW... available exclusively at LAKings.com. 

Then... today we have a couple of new games to play for our readers at home. 1st off, it's French Canada's favorite new Game Show...

LÉ GAGNE GOAL™!!!

The rules are simple... just guess the exact time and period that Simon Gagne scores his 1st goal of the season today against the Chicago Blackhawks... and you win a free t-shirt from The Royal Half Gift Shoppe.

Wear it ironically!

Now remember... hockey is played with a clock that counts down from 20:00... so your prediction for GagneGoal™ has to match the time from the official box score.

Using this screenshot, the goal is scored at 13:08 of the first period. NOT 6:52 of the first.

You can put your predictions in the comments below or reply to me on Twitter with #GagneGoal. You MUST use the hashtag #GagneGoal to be eligible. Good luck! Entries end at 12:30pm Pacific Time today!

And since Darryl Sutter can't decide which LA Kings goalie will start today against the Chicago Blackhawks... PRESENTING:

QUICKSTART™!!!

OR

BERNIEREMBARKATION™!

Just guess which LA Kings goalie gets the start today in Chicago. You must reply in the comments or on Twitter with #QuickStart or #BernierEmbarkation. One winner will be chosen at random to win a free TRH t-shirt. Good luck!

Well, we had a winner last game for PennerPoint™ as Nick Grodotzke was only 1 minute and 21 seconds off in predicting Dustin Penner's 1st point of the 2013 Season. So for the time being we are going to switch back to French Canada's favorite new Game Show...

LÉ GAGNE GOAL™!!!

The rules are simple... just guess the exact time and period that Simon Gagne scores his 1st goal of the season tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets... and you win a free t-shirt from The Royal Half Gift Shoppe.

Wear it ironically!

Now remember... hockey is played with a clock that counts down from 20:00... so your prediction for GagneGoal™ has to match the time from the official box score.

Using this screenshot, the goal is scored at 13:08 of the first period. NOT 6:52 of the first.

You can put your predictions in the comments below or reply to me on Twitter with #GagneGoal. You MUST use the hashtag #GagneGoal to be eligible. Good luck! Entries end at 7:30pm Pacific Time tonight!

And make sure that you check out the latest TRH GAMEDAY PREVIEW featuring the LA Kings vs the Columbus Blue Jackets exclusivley at LAKings.com.

KINGS 4, BLUES 1

In order to spice up another ho-hum Los Angeles Kings victory over the St. Louis Blues... the Management Team at Fox Sports West decided to do something incredibly groundbreaking with its television broadcast team...

They took 3 broadcasters and placed them all 50 feet away from each other.

O'Neal and Carter.

Carter and O'Neal.
No relation.

Click Here to Read the Rest of The Royal Half Recap!!!

You know... I really appreciate the valuable feedback that my dedicated readers give me on a constant basis...

Well, thanks at least for the compliment at the end!

Actually, this reader brings up some great points. Don't forget, because of our partnership with the Los Angeles Kings this season... our Gameday Previews are exclusive to LAKings.com. So we've had a little less content on The Royal Half this season than in the past.  I've created a sidebar on the right that links to all the Gameday posts at LAKings.com so you'll never miss a dumb joke or stupid screengrab. But I get it... you readers are frustrated. So instead of some lazy pod casts or a feature by another blogger that I think is funny... 

Let's give away some T-Shirts, huh boys?

The rules are simple... just guess the exact time and period that two-time Stanley Cup Champion, Dustin Penner, scores his 1st point of the season today against the St. Louis Blues... and you win a free t-shirt from The Royal Half Gift Shoppe.

@TheMouthLAKings takes a break from drinking to wear
his favorite shirt that is a conversation starter with the ladies. 

Now remember... hockey is played with a clock that counts down from 20:00... so your prediction for PennerPoint™ has to match the time from the official box score.

Using this screenshot, the goal is scored at 13:08 of the first period. NOT 6:52 of the first.

You can put your predictions in the comments below or reply to me on Twitter with #PennerPoint. You MUST use the hashtag #PennerPoint to be eligible. Good luck! Entries end at 5:00pm Pacific Time today!