Dustin Brown

On the whole, the Kings have picked up their game as of late, winning four of their last six. Despite their modest success, Captain Dustin Brown appears to have lost his way. He has not been able to shake off the bad start he’s had to the season.

Brown just has not been the same player that Kings fans have seen over the years, and he has not been doing the things that he was given the captaincy for.

In what has been a whirlwind summer for the Los Angeles Kings, they have made headlines with the trade for star Mike Richards, signed high-profile defenseman Drew Doughty to a reported eight-year $56-million dollar contract and look ready to be part of the NHL elite.

LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA—With the 2011 National Hockey League All-Star festivities in Raleigh, North Carolina now just a fading memory, players are returning to their teams facing the uphill climb that is otherwise known as the stretch drive to the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Kings have never won a Stanley Cup.

They’ve only won one Conference Championship and one Division Championship in their 43-year history; and yet, they are on the verge of a virtual stranglehold of the very tumultuous Pacific Division.

They have a young team with strong veteran leadership. Their offense combines the strong, scoring power forwards of Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll with the finesse, accuracy, and experience of Marco Sturm and Michal Handzus. 

LOS ANGELES — Losers of six of their last seven games heading into their January 13 contest at Staples Center in Los Angeles against the St. Louis Blues, the Los Angeles Kings have blown a huge opportunity.

LOS ANGELES — Last season, the Los Angeles Kings tantalized their long-suffering fans with a 101-point regular season and their first playoff appearance since 2002. To top it off, they got off to a blazing hot start in 2010-11, earning a 12-3-0 record in their first 15 games.

But then the wheels fell off the cart in November, with the Kings losing seven out of eight games from November 15 to November 29.

The Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings were the big winners in this week’s edition of the Hotter Fantasy NHL players for Week 13.

Kings Goalie Jonathan Quick is rapidly moving up the fantasy ranks among all goalies in the NHL as he recorded two shutouts to bring his total to four for the season.

Which other performers are surging for the week?

Note: Statistics are taken from December 20 to December 27.

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The following slide show will give you the chance to learn about the forwards of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings. But, you will not find stats or any other information in regards to their playing. Rather, this will focus on each individual player as a person. Details will vary by player but may cover their favorite things, families, education, and more.

This slideshow will cover the forwards only, but the defensemen and goalies will get their own soon.

The 2011 NHL All-Star Game is just over three months away, and as the young 2010-'11 NHL season ages by the minute, the All-Star Game grows closer and closer.

This past week, the NHL opened up the balloting on their website, nhl.com, for all fans to vote for their favorite players. The ballot includes 100 players to chose from (53 forwards, 29 defensemen, and 18 goalies) but the ballot also includes a write-in vote.

The NHL will open its All-Star fan balloting November 15, having already named the 100 players to be on the ballot. There are 18 goaltenders, 29 defenders, and 53 forwards, and every team in the NHL is represented. As usual, with all All-Star games in any sport, there are players who we feel are deserving and fail to make the cut. Let's take a look at our top 15 snubs for the 2011 NHL All-Star game.

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