Games 49-50: Kings vs St. Louis Blues 1:3, Kings vs Phoenix Coyotes 2:3

Kings lose against former coach. Again.

LA goal from: Raitis Ivanans

STL goals from: Drake (2), Guerin

Pros: I admit I have not managed to see the game first hand. A scan of the extended boxscore and Kat's blog entry (sic!) do not enlighten me nearly well enough to venture any pros from this game. Has anyone seen anything of value from the Kings that night at Staples? Let me know.

Cons: The end of the Brust-Fukufuji two-headed inadequate phenomenon was abrupt and painful. Given the overhauling changes that the Kings underwent since the last time Andy Murray saw them, it is amazing how easily he still manages to beat LA with his new team.

How much lower can you fall? Kings drop one on Luuuc night...

LA goals from: Alexander Frolov, Anze Kopitar

PHO goals from: Gratton, Nagy, Roche

Pros: Obviously, the Luuuc night itself was a huge event. Really, the Kings front office came up with a class act to honor the greatest LW of the most recent history. The game had a plus from the opposite end of the ice-rink though: a very good debut from Sean Burke. Overall in his career nothing more than an adequate goalie, he came out big and strong as opposed to what the Kings used to see between the pipes earlier on this season. There is some promise in goal - too bad I'm saying that about a 40-year old journeyman...

Cons: For the second consecutive night (and loss) the Kings PP comes up empty-handed (0-for-8 against the Coyotes at home??). Losing two goal first period leads (in fact less than six minutes into the game) to a fellow cellar-dweller would kill momentum of better teams.