Author: Michael Lloyd

Fool’s Gold: A Perspectives Mailbag

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 2nd 2021 | 9 min read |

What a difference a couple of weeks make. Last time in Perspectives From The Cheap Seats, I was busy talking about the joke of a season that we were l...

Kings making the playoffs? Seems like a joke...

By Michael Lloyd | Jan 25th 2021 | 8 min read |

“I expect us to compete really hard for a [playoff] spot like that and shame on any team that’s not approaching the season that way, us included.�...

Breaking Down the Team Awards

By Michael Lloyd | Jun 19th 2020 | 5 min read |

It’s been a little while, hasn’t it? Probably because any perspectives from the cheap seats were effectively wiped out on March 11. That 3-2 win o...

FOMO: Looking Back at Game 7 of the 2014 Western Conference Final

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 16th 2020 | 15 min read |

2014 Western Conference Final had it all between the @NHLBlackhawks and @LAKings. An easy choice for @NHLdotcom‘s Playoff Series of the Decade. ...

RECAP: 7th Heaven! Kings Beat Sens 3-2!

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 11th 2020 | 11 min read |

Mood Going into the Game National Hockey League Statement Regarding Coronavirus: https://t.co/AKrmh8ao4F pic.twitter.com/PZ7dQBbGVB — NHL Public Rel...

Recap: Kings Dominate the Avs, Win 3-1

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 10th 2020 | 11 min read |

Mood Going into the Game “Goal scoring, goaltending – they have it all right now”@JimFox19 & @alex_faust break down what’s been wo...

Recap: Kings Go Wild and Beat Minnesota 7-3

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 5th 2020 | 13 min read |

Mood Going into the Game Kings: 7-1-2 in their last 10, including three straight at home and four straight overall… 🎵 They come runnin’...

Recap: Cal(ifornia) Dreamin’ - Kings win 4-1!

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 2nd 2020 | 9 min read |

Mood Going into the Game Not great… 🎥 Martinez on facing his former team: To be honest, this is uncharted territory for me. I’ve never ...

Recap: It’s the Quick and the Kempe

By Michael Lloyd | Mar 1st 2020 | 6 min read |

111-Word Recap Something had to give Saturday afternoon at Staples Center as the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings—two of the NHL’s bott...

INSTANT REACTION: Rob Blake’s Trade Deadline Interview

By Michael Lloyd | Feb 24th 2020 | 6 min read |

Yesterday, Kings general manager Rob Blake addressed the media about an hour after trade deadline where 32 deals went down involving 55 players. It we...