The Bannermen: LA Kings Podcast

#GoKingsGo have wrapped up their exit interviews and the could have gone a lot better. They also could have gone a lot worse. 

#GoKingsGo are done with the playoffs, probably done with their coach, done with their legendary center, and hopefully done clinging on to the past. 

Against all odds and most wishes, #GoKingsGo have secured their fifth straight playoff berth. The good news? They didn't draw the Oilers? The bad news? Yeah. We all know the bad news. 

#GoKingsGo are staring down their final 10 games and their playoff will seemingly come down to game 82. Quinton Byfield is on a heater and Artemi Panarin only has one temperature, which is hot fire. 

After selling a bit and buying a bit at the trade deadline, #GoKingsGo are playing loose and fun hockey for the first time in a long time

In the two most crucial games of the regular season, #GoKingsGo collapse on back-to-back nights, putting a knife in the back of the playoff hopes. Join us as we start the countdown to the 2026-2027 season! 

#GoKingsGo have acquired Artemi Panarin. As far as we're concerned, nothing else has happened in the last few days. 

#GoKingsGo are crawling into the Olympic break with far more questions than answers. We examine what they could do, what they should do and what the definitely should NOT do. 

#GoKingsGo may have found their game, but the results show that their game just ain't good enough. 

BONUS episode breaking down the departures of Phil Danault and Marc Bergevin for #GoKingsGo

#GoKingsGo are still underwhelming. So much so, that there may or not be a trade request from a key player, possibly, allegedly.

#GoKingsGo are in a bad place with no exit in sight, which means we are in a very foul mood. We attempt to decipher what ails the LA Kings without just saying, "everything".

Adrian Kempe and #GoKingsGo have agreed to stop torturing their fans! Juice will be a King for 8 more years (probably)! 

#GoKingsGo are going to mess around and make us believe again!

#GoKingsGo are back home after a very successful road trip in terms of points, but issues still remain beneath the surface and we wouldn't be us if we didn't measure the good against the bad. 

The #GoKingsGo season is four games in and the results have been mixed. 

Season 9 of The Bannermen podcast is here! Jesse Cohen joins us to talk about the #GoKingsGo training camp and all things surrounding the team leading up to the season opener. We also dive into the entire NHL and make predictions for each division. 

It's the last episode of the off-season! We talk all things #GoKingsGo including Corey Perry's injury, Adrian Kempe's contract and the mysterious #LAKings third jersey. 

The most hateful edition of List Misérables is here! #GoKingsGo

We're already tired of the #GoKingsGo off-season. 

The #NHLDraft and #FreeAgentFrenzy are behind us and #GoKingsGo are more or less the same despite a few unsavory changes. 

The #StanleyCup final is half-way through, which means the NHL Draft is right around the corner. #GoKingsGo could look wildly different in two weeks. 

Ken Holland is the 10th GM in #GoKingsGo history. We discuss his hiring and the #LAKings off-season outlook. 

The Rob Blake era is over for #GoKingsGo. Now we wait to see if the new boss is the same as the old boss as the #LAKings begin their search for a new General Manager. 

#GoKingsGo are on a mission to shorten our lives. After an incredible start, the series has flipped and now the #LAKings will have to win a best of three. 

It's time for the #StanleyCup playoffs. It's time for #GoKingsGo vs #LetsGoOilers Round 4.

#GoKingsGo and their never ending battle with the Edmonton Oilers takes center stage in the home stretch as both teams look to gain home ice advantage in the playoffs... where they'll play each other, AGAIN.

#GoKingsGo had a record setting offensive weekend that has created a buzz around the hockey world and given them a legitimate shot at home ice advantage in the playoffs.

#GoKingsGo have entered their final form after getting a scoring winger at the trade deadline. It's time for the home stretch! 

#GoKingsGo are cooking in February - a month that will henceforth be known as Fiala Fuego February, because Kevin is absolutely scorching right now.

#GoKingsGo have once again succumbed to the month of January and things are starting to feel frighteningly familiar in multiple ways. 

#GoKingsGo have avoided the January skid thus far and Darcy Kuemper is a big reason why. #LAKings

Quinton Byfield and #GoKingsGo have had a very strong December and now look to maintain their excellence entering the New Year! 

Naturally, #GoKingsGo caught fire after we doomed them last episode. Now they're going on the road for seven games and their biggest test of the season. 

#GoKingsGo are who we thought they were. But is there a light at the end of the tunnel? 

#GoKingsGo are first in the Pacific despite some injury and discipline issues. We break down the last 8 games and more! #LAKings

Recapping the start to the #GoKingsGo season and our first look at all things new for the #LAKings.

It's the best month of the year! Three more sleeps until #GoKingsGo enter NHL season number 58. 

It's the 2024-2025 Season Preview episode! #GoKingsGo are playing pre-season hockey but we're in mid-season form as we look across the #NHL.

It's List Misérables VII, y'all! 

When Quinton Byfield signs with #GoKingsGo for 5 more years, the mood tends to change for the better! 

The NHL Draft and Free Agent Frenzy are in the rear view mirror for #GoKingsGo, and we've come out them with more questions than answers. 

BONUS EPISODE: PL Check Out by The Bannermen

We cover the hottest topic surrounding #GoKingsGo... the upcoming rebrand! We might have also discussed the #NHLDraft a bit.

Jim Hiller is back behind the #GoKingsGo bench, but all will not be same for the #LAKings next season.

Breaking down the end of the #GoKingsGo season. Breaking down the end of season exit interviews. But mostly, just breaking down.

#GoKingsGo are on the brink of elimination and we are on the brink of freedom from one of the most frustrating seasons in #LAKings history.

It's always been you. For the 10th time in #StanleyCup history and the third time in three years, it's #GoKingsGo vs #LetsGoOilers. Heaven help us.

It's the last episode of the regular season and much like #GoKingsGo, we're ready for it to be over. Bring on the anguish of the playoffs!

#GoKingsGo seem to have righted the ship as they head in to the home stretch, making us definitely, maybe, believers again, probably.