Behind The Brand

Zach Dooley and Jesse Cohen react to the news that Drew Doughty will require surgery and is considered month-to-month.

Zach Dooley and Jesse Cohen recap the first 4 days of LA Kings training camp from El Segundo. The pair discuss the Top 10 Questions and how many of them have begun to be answered a bit earlier than expected.

Which goalies will be assigned to which teams?What will the forward lines be to start the season?Who will play on the Power Play? What will the defensive pairs be to start the season?Who will play on the Penalty Kill?Who will be the last cuts/surprise stand outs?How many defensemen will be on the roster for Game 1?Will the Kings lose any players to waivers?Will any invitees earn contracts?How will Arthur Kaliyev factor into the roster?

Corey Pronman (The Athletic) and Jack Jablonski join host Jesse Cohen to discuss the first two days of the Rookie Faceoff in El Segundo. The trio discuss the participation of Brandt Clarke, the status of the Kings prospect pool and the first appearance of a number of Kings prospects.

Ontario Reign Head Coach Marco Sturm joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss the upcoming Rookie Showcase and the 2024-25 season for the Ontario Reign.

Nelson Emerson joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss the changes to the LA Kings roster heading into the 2024-25 season. The Assistant General Manager for the Kings also discusses the upcoming Rookie Showcase at Toyota Sports Performance Center and the internal structure of the Kings many departments on the Hockey Operations side of the organization.

Will Jim Hiller return as head coach and what will his staff look like?Jim Hiller, DJ Smith, Newell Brown Which prospects will get ELC/begin their professional careers?Dvorak/Zeimmer/BoothKaleb Lawrence, Aatu JamsenWhat will Quinton Byfield's contract look like?5 years, $6.25M AAVWill Arvidsson and/or Roy return?No Who will be the goaltenders under contract at the end of the summer?Kuemper/Rittich/Copley/Portillo Who from the 4th line will return?Lewis Which RFA prospects will be qualified?SIGNED: Thomas, Turcotte, Lee, Ward, Hicketts, Madden, Fagemo, Byfield, Spence, Portillo QO:Kaliyev Will there be any trades?Grundstrom for Burroughs, PLD for Kuemper, 2nd/4th for Jeannot What will the LA Kings draft haul look like?Greentree, George, Woolley, Reeder Will the Kings sign any UFAs from outside the organization?Edmunson, Foegele, Gawdin, Malott, Studnicka, Walsh, Jones

Actor and Kings fan Isaiah Mustafa joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley to discuss the top hockey movies of all time.

Veteran media member Ted Sobel joins host Jesse Cohen for a discussion of how the way sports stories are told and how it's changed over the years.

In 2016-17 the NHL celebrated it's 100th season and The Hockey News listed the Top 50 players for every franchise. In November of 2017, host Jesse Cohen and his father went through the list for the LA Kings and made some alterations. Seven years later the pair revisit the original list and their changes and continue to make more changes based on the record breaking performances of Anze Kopitar, the emergence of Adrian Kempe and a number of other factors.