Author: Derek Marr

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2017 Los Angeles Kings Top 25 Under 25, #9: Austin Wagner

By Derek Marr | Sep 20th 2017 | 5 min read |

Our annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown has officially entered the top ten! The rankings were determined by a combination of reader voting and our staffâ...

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2017 Los Angeles Kings Top 25 Under 25, #13: Alex Lintuniemi

By Derek Marr | Sep 14th 2017 | 4 min read |

Our annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues, and this week you’ll see some of these players in action! The rankings were determined by a combinat...

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2017 Los Angeles Kings Top 25 Under 25, #22: Matt Luff

By Derek Marr | Aug 31st 2017 | 4 min read |

Our annual Top 25 Under 25 countdown has begun! The rankings were determined by a combination of reader voting and our staff’s own voting. We then c...

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2016-17 in Review: How nervous should we be about Marian Gaborik’s two identical rough seasons?

By Derek Marr | Jun 20th 2017 | 5 min read |

For the next month or two, we’ll be taking a look at the players who made the Los Angeles Kings’ 2016-17 season what it was: a crushing disappoint...

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2016-17 in Review: Which King is the ideal Bunk to Alec Martinez’s McNulty?

By Derek Marr | Jun 9th 2017 | 7 min read |

For the next month or two, we’ll be taking a look at the players who made the Los Angeles Kings’ 2016-17 season what it was: a crushing disappoint...

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Goal Breakdown: Drew Doughty and the Importance of Gap Control

By Derek Marr | Feb 10th 2017 | 7 min read |

The evaluation of defensive play in hockey lags far behind offensive play. The vast majority of shot-based metrics are far more useful when it comes t...

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Goal Breakdown: “Power” Play

By Derek Marr | Dec 10th 2016 | 7 min read |

The Kings’ power play has not been very good this season, to put it mildly. After last night’s 0 for 3 performance against Carolina (including a s...

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Goal Breakdown: The Killer D’s

By Derek Marr | Nov 22nd 2016 | 6 min read |

(editor’s note: our third new writer is making his debut post today. Welcome Derek!) Welcome to the first Goal Breakdown here at Jewels From the Cro...