The Bannermen: LA Kings Podcast

6 straight wins. 3 straight losses. Buy the ticket, take the ride with #GoKingsGo and The Bannermen as we return to Sutter Island!

Despite their record, the baby #LAKings are making us mighty proud with some terrific showings from the future greats of this team. We also wax poetic about Anze Kopitar, because let's face it, the guy has Father Time on the ropes. #GOKINGSGO

The #LAKings are on the mend after a spirited stretch of games saw the team lose a couple of key defensemen. We cover said stretch and discuss the wonderful performances of some young players, as well as some savvy vets - a combo that has made #GoKingsGo pretty fun to watch!

After 10 long months... It's a recap episode! Spoiler: We don't know what to make of these #LAKings just yet. But as always, #GoKingsGo!

Happy New Year and Happy Hockey's Eve! The NHL, the #LAKings, The Bannermen, hope and happiness are back for a new season! #GoKingsGo

It's List Miserables 4, ya'll! #LAKings #GoKingsGo #ReverseRetro

The #StanleyCup has been awarded and that can only mean one thing... the #LAKings are tied for first place with every other team in the #NHL! We talk #NHLDraft, #FreeAgentFrenzy and all things #GoKingsGo.

This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend. (Of the season, not the podcast. Don't be crazy.) #StanleyCup #LAKings #GoKingsGo

Hockey is in FULL FORCE, so we break down the Bubble #StanleyCup Playoffs, Mike Milbury's legacy as the shoe guy, the second draft lottery and why you should never get attached to mascots... because they may just break your heart. #LAKings #GoKingsGo

Guess who's back? NHL Hockey! The Bannermen! Not the #LAKings! But it's not all bad for our boys... not bad at all. #GoKingsGo

Can you feel it in the air? Even though it won't be #LAKings hockey... Hockey is coming! Maybe. Hopefully. #GoKingsGo

It sucks, but here we are... No #LAKings, no hockey, no normalcy. Hopefully we can all take a timeout from reality and talk some puck. #GoKingsGo https://covid19.ca.gov

Calvin Petersen. Gabriel Vilardi. Learn these names well, for they are the chilling sound of the NHL's doom. #GoKingsGo #LAKings

After two seasons of signs, signals and significant suckage, the #LAKings finally pulled the trigger and unloaded multiple beloved veterans from the team for futures, ultimately marking the start of the post-Cup era for #GoKingsGo. We dissect the trades, we relive some memories and we look to the future because there is a light at the end of this tunnel.

It's the NHL All-Star Weekend and a perfect time for a dive into the silver and black waters of the #LAKings new year thus far. #GoKingsGo

It's the end of the year as we know it... And we feel fine. 2020 is going to be a good year, #LAKings fans! #GoKingsGo

It's an episode full of reminiscence, gratitude and love as The Bannermen receive visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. We made it. This is 50. #GoKingsGo #LAKings

Sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes, when you win... you actually lose. If that doesn't make sense to you, neither will this #LAKings season. #GoKingsGo

The first month of the NHL season is over and it's been predominantly ghoulish for the #LAKings. We cover their growing pains and practice patience, while absolutely gushing about the Ontario Reign.

They are who we thought they were... except they're a little more exciting. The Bannermen recap the first 7 games of the new #LAKings season and discuss the few ups and many downs of what's been going on thus far. We also do a shallow dive into the rest of the NHL as October brings its usual early casualties and premature champions. It's 47!

It's Season Preview time! The Bannermen lay out their predictions for 2019-20 across the entire NHL.

It’s about that time, Bannerheads… The LA Kings are back! Training Camp is open and the unofficial start of the NHL season is here. We talk prospects, the Rookie Tournament, opening night projections and…NCAA hockey? Yeah, we’re full of surprises. We’re back with 45 like Jordan in ’95.

It's the third installment of the "List Misérables" series from the Bannermen as we dive deep into #LAKings history and try to figure out which players caught lightning in a bottle for #GoKingsGo.

It's warm and there isn't much to talk about... so we deliver one of our longest episodes with tons of talking points! That's how we do. It's Episode 43! #LAKings #GoKingsGo

The #NHLDraft is in the books and The Bannermen review the selections made by your #LAKings! We also go around the league and talk about the most recent trades, signings and buyouts that make the offseason one of the most wonderful times of the year. It’s 42!

The #StanleyCup has been awarded, which means the #LAKings are back in first place! The off-season is underway and that can only mean one thing: it’s Draft Preview time. #GoKingsGo

The #StanleyCup Final is in full swing as The Bannermen break down Game 1 and hope that things can turn around. Also, we dive deep into non-hockey related topics, so for your convenience, we're putting in time stamps: (00:43) Movie/TV talk (24:45) Hockey Talk It's Episode 40, y'all!!

Episode 39 is in the books and you can now consume it like a bowl of delicious Ramen noodles (it’ll make sense once you listen to the show). We talk #LAKings, the #StanleyCup playoffs and great #39's in Kings history (hint: there aren't many).

The NHL Draft Lottery has us bummed, the #LAKings imminent coaching hire has us anxious and the #StanleyCup Playoffs have us bewildered and entertained. We dive deep into all these topics on an extra-large sized podcast. It’s Episode 38! #RIPPavol

It's the final countdown to a terrible season and the #LAKings are in a race to the bottom. The NHL Draft Lottery is our playoffs and we're ready for it!

The NHL Trade Deadline has passed and The Bannermen look at what the #LAKings were able to do and, more specifically, what they weren't able to do. We also look around the league and navigate the altered NHL landscape thanks to some big time trades before the stretch run. It's Episode 36!

The Bannermen bid farewell to Jake Muzzin and wonder who may be next on Rob Blake’s chopping block. Is it Carter? Hagelin? Kovalchuk? Also, we discuss the once outrageous possibility of the #LAKings making the playoffs and wonder out loud if that it’s a good thing or a bad thing. Yes, that’s what we’ve come to. It’s Episode 35!

The league is on it’s annual #NHLAllStar break and the #LAKings are on their mandatory week break, which means The Bannermen can have some fun and talk about a ton of random things going on with the team and the rest of the National Hockey League! It’s Episode 34!

Happy New Year to all our friends in #LAKings nation! 2018 was not great for #GoKingsGo and 2019 hasn’t exactly started off on the right foot, but hope springs eternal for The Bannermen. Ok, maybe not. But we’re back and fully locked in to the Jack Hughes sweepstakes!

The Bannermen are done being said and upset of the current state of the #LAKings, so now, we’re just looking forward to the future and focusing on the young talent the team is working on developing for the not-so-distant future. We discuss Matt Luff, Cal Petersen, Daniel Brickley, Game Vilardi, JAD and the rest of your favorite future characters. Also, we sadly break down the future trades we may see featuring some of the greatest and most important players this franchise has ever seen, which is pretty fitting for Episode number 32. It’s a bittersweet ride just in time for the holidays!

The #LAKings have won two in a row, so you’d think we’d be in a good mood. NOT so fast! The Bannermen are the bitter men on Episode 31, because of a few oddities going on in the world of #GoKingsGo. Willie Desjardins has drawn our ire as we question just what the he’s doing and why the he’s doing it. The whole thing stinks, I tell ya, stinks! We do however take a few moments to gush about Cal Peterson and entertain a thought that would be blasphemous a few short months ago… Might it be time to think about trading Jonny Goalie?!?!

It’s a new era of #LAKings hockey… again. John Stevens is out, Willie Desjardins is in, Adam Oates is around and Marco Sturm might be the future. If it sounds like no one knows what the is going on, it’s because it is a very interesting and sometimes bewildering time for #GoKingsGo. Let’s try to make sense of it all in Episode 30.

Just in time for Halloween, it's the darkest episode of The Bannermen yet. The #LAKings are on a 6 game losing streak and there is serious doubt about them turning this thing around. What's it going to take? We take deep dive into the possibilities. Grab a drink and prepare for sadness. It's Episode 29.

The 52nd season of Los Angeles Kings hockey has begun in this, the 2nd season of The Bannermen. We break down the first four games and discuss what’s working and what’s broken with our beloved #LAKings. The excitement for some of the crop of rookies is palpable. We also take a look at what’s going on around the NHL in this first week, which is historically a very nutty time to be a hockey fan. It’s Episode 28!

It’s the Season Preview episode! We break down the entire league and predict where every team will finish in the standings, which teams will be in the Cup final, and which team will win the Stanley Cup. WARNING: The Bannermen do not take responsibility for your wagers.

Hockey is back, the Kings are back and the boys are back! The second season of the Bannermen podcast is here and it starts with a whimper and we lament the acquisitions made by the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights in the form of Erik Karlsson and Max Pacioretty. We break down how terrifying the Pacific Division has suddenly become and how weak the Atlantic Division now is.

The Bannermen are back after a month of having absolutely nothing to talk about. Therefore, we put together a followup to last year’s critical smash hit, List Misérables! In this episode, we each break down ten changes we would make to the NHL product, both on and off the ice. Some are realistic, some will never happen, but they ALL make perfect, beautiful sense. Just like all of you, we are looking for a #BetterNHL. Let’s go!

For what has to be the first time in their history, the Los Angeles Kings have actually landed a big name free agent and we, The Bannermen, have no idea what to do with ourselves. Ilya Kovalchuk is a member of the LAKings eight years after first flirting with the team, ending the longest period of flirting between two eventual lovers that anyone has ever seen. We break down the signing, the NHL draft, other targets the Kings had and even make a prediction on what Drew Doughty will get on his next contract (SPOILER: We were right!). Also, we try not to get too giggly when creating our possible line combinations for the upcoming season and furthermore, try not to wet ourselves with excitement over the Kings potential top power play unit. It’s Episode 24 and Alex Frolov would be proud!

The NHL off-season is officially underway and The Bannermen are super pumped because it’s one of the best times of the year to be a hockey fan. The NHL Awards, the NHL Draft and NHL Free Agency are knocking on our doors and we cannot wait to open the door and shower them with the warmest greetings. We discuss rumors surrounding the Los Angeles Kings their desperate search for offense. Also, we continue rating the forwards from last season and breaking down the good and the bad from each one, except Anze Kopitar because he is incapable of letting us down in any way. It’s Episode 23, so expect a whole lot of love for Dustin Brown!

The Stanley Cup Finals are nearing an end and The Bannermen are delighted by the results thus far. We break down what’s been going right for the Washington Capitals in the series and just why the the Kings couldn’t do in round one what the Caps are doing in round 4. We also talk about a few other developments in the NHL and briefly discuss a few intriguing prospects in the upcoming NHL Draft. It’s a long time coming, but in this episode, we rate all the LA Kings goaltenders and defensemen using the star system, because we like movies and the Kings have always had a flair for the dramatics. It’s the one-year anniversary of The Bannermen podcast and what better way to celebrate it than with a new episode!

The Bannermen turn 21 (episodes) and it may be time to hit the bottle because the Vegas Golden Knights continue to roll in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We break down our irrational fear of seeing them hoist the Cup and decide which team we’re hitching our wagon to. We also discuss Anze Kopitar’s and Drew Doughty’s chances at major awards while dreaming up ways the Kings can totally rip off the Carolina Hurricanes while they’re completely out of their minds. Finally, will the Edmonton Oilers ever stop living in the past?

The Los Angeles Kings’ season is over thanks to a quick four-game sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights. Naturally, everyone is losing their minds and calling for a complete overhaul of the team, from the coaches to the players to the logo to the jerseys. The Bannermen are here to tell you to relax, kick back and listen to an episode that will bring you back to serenity. Just kidding. We are NOT happy! But for various other reasons.

Grab your rally towels, put your razors away and monitor your heart rate closely, because the Los Angeles Kings are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Their first round opponent? The Vegas Golden Knights… a matchup we all wanted if for nothing else, for the incredible royal and medieval puns that will surely follow after each game. We recap Game 1, why things went the way they did and how the Kings must respond to get back to winning. Also, we discuss Drew Doughty’s hit, his suspension and how it will effect the team in Game 2 and beyond. In the later part of the episode, we break down all the other series’ in the Playoffs and make our predictions for the entire first round. It’s our first episode in a week, which is a personal best for The Bannermen!

The end of the season in nigh and the Los Angeles Kings are one point away from going to the dance! The Bannermen break down Anze Kopitar's legendary season, Jeff Carter's legendary scoring ability and Rob Blake's legendary mind-control power over college prospects. Also, we take a look at possible playoff matchups for the Kings while fully admitting that the team could still very well miss the playoffs in spectacular fashion. It's Episode 18 and we recorded like Dave Taylor was listening. Serious Podcasting!

In this episode of the Bannermen, we review the Los Angeles Kings moves at the trade deadline and whether or not said moves have worked out for the team. We also welcome back the illustrious Jeff Carter back to the Kings lineup, and thus, the production of Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson back to the lineup. Also, we talk about Drew Doughty and his life goal of becoming the real world Peter Pan. We discuss his passion, emotion and lack of discipline and how all those things make him the the Toys R Us kid that we know and love. It's the home stretch for the playoffs!