Jack Johnson

Some players are always in the spotlight. 

You always hear about Crosby or Ovechkin or Toews but you don’t hear about the unsung hockey heroes.

The following players have quietly had solid seasons and are not getting the recognition that they deserve.

I feel it’s the least we can do for these true all-stars.

Enjoy!

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Tonight marked one of the most important moments of the 2010/2011 season for the Los Angeles Kings.  It was long thought that Dean Lombardi wanted to lock Jack Johnson up for a long time, and tonight he was finally able to do so.

The Los Angeles Kings aren't getting the same type of notice as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings, but they quietly have the third-most wins in the NHL.

Southern California doesn't exactly strike many as the core of hockey, but fans are buying into an L.A. Kings team that is looking to make the playoffs for the second straight season.

It's the first time they've been relevant since a guy named Wayne Gretzky played there.

We are just out of October and the rumors are already starting to heat up on this young National Hockey League season.

With the New Jersey Devils off to the league's worst (and most surprising) start, it comes as no shock that many of these rumors focus on their players.

Everyone who follows the league knows of the Devils' salary cap woes. Luckily for them, Rolston went down early in the year. Could you imagine had the Devils needed to count his number against the cap? Yikes!

Analysis of the past week’s hottest and coldest players in Fantasy NHL at each position.

One player per position who is either exceeding or failed to meet his preseason fantasy expectations.

No player is included or excluded based on name value, simply who is performing toward the top of his respective position.

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Key Additions: LW Alex Ponikarovsky, D Willie Mitchell.

Key Subtractions: C Jeff Halpern, LW Fredrik Modin, LW Alex Frolov, D Sean O’Donnell, D Randy Jones.

Now that Ilya Kovalchuk has found himself a home for the next two decades, what will the Los Angeles Kings do now?

Although it would have been nice to see Kovalchuk put on a Los Angeles Kings jersey, the world has not come to an end. In fact, Kovy not coming to the west coast can benefit the Kings in more way than one.

COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: Winger Alexander Frolov likely has a little over five weeks left with the Los Angeles Kings before heading elsewhere to continue his playing career...this should come as a surprise to no one.

LOS ANGELES — For all of you Alexander Frolov fans out there, I regret to inform you that his days with the Los Angeles Kings are very, very likely over.

I just hope that none of you are surprised.

The Los Angeles Kings beat division rival Anaheim Ducks 5-4 Tuesday night, and not even including the fact that the Ducks needed two points to keep their playoff hopes alive, there could not have been many other circumstances to make this game any more dramatic.

The next 5 slides will describe just what this is referring to...

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While a good section of the American public sits at home and watches Team USA compete in the Olympic Hockey tournament in Vancouver this Winter, many people may be asking themselves, "where are these kids from?" or might be saying, "that kid's an American? I definitely thought he was Canadian." Well, they aren't in fact Canadian, they're Americans, and a large number of them have roots right here, in Michigan.