Line Combos: 2016-2017 Kings Roster

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NHL.com: Kings roster NHL.com: Kings stats
GM: Dean Lombardi
Coach: Darryl Sutter
Associate Head Coach:John Stevens Assistant Coach:Davis Payne
Goaltending Coach:Bill Ranford
Director of Player Personnel: Michael Futa
Director of Amateur Scouting: Mark Yannetti
Forwards
[table="head;width=800]LW|Center|RW
#10 Devin Setoguchi (R) RW/LW 6'0" 200lbs age29|#11 Anze Kopitar (L) C 6'3" 224lbs age29|#23 Dustin Brown (R) RW/LW 6'0" 206lbs age31
#9 Teddy Purcell (R) RW/LW 6'2" 195lbs age31|#77 Jeff Carter (R) C/RW 6'4" 215lbs age31|#73 Tyler Toffoli (R) RW 6'1" 200lbs age24
#74 Dwight King (L) LW 6'4" 232lbs age27|#21 Nick Shore (R) C 6'1" 194lbs age24|#22 Trevor Lewis (R) RW/C/LW 6'1" 199lbs age29
#13 Kyle Clifford (L) LW 6'2" 206lbs age25|#15 Andy Andreoff (L) C/LW 6'1" 203lbs age25|#71 Jordan Nolan (L) RW 6'3" 219lbs age27
|#26 Nic Dowd (R) C 6'2" 195lbs age26||#39 Adrian Kempe (L) LW/C 6'1" 187lbs age20⬍|#49 Michael Mersch (L)LW 6'2" 224lbs age24⬍|#17 Michael Latta (R) RW/C 6'0" 207lbs age 25
Suspended for 1 game||
#70 Tanner Pearson (L) LW/RW 6'1" 208lbs age24||
Injured||
#12 Marian Gaborik (L) LW/RW 6'1" 205lbs age34|
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Defence
[table="head;width=800]LHD|RHD
#6 Jake Muzzin (L) LHD 6'3" 216lbs age27|#8 Drew Doughty (R) RHD 6'1" 195lbs age26|#53 Kevin Gravel (L) LHD/RHD 6'4" 199lbs age24⬍
#3 Brayden McNabb (L) LHD 6'4" 216lbs age25|#27 Alec Martinez (L) LHD/RHD 6'1" 210lbs age29
#24 Derek Forbort (L) LHD 6'4" 216lbs age24|#2 Matt Greene (R) RHD 6'3" 229lbs age33
|#14 Tom Gilbert (R) RHD 6'2" 202lbs age33|#55 Zach Trotman(R) RHD 6'3" 219lbs age 26|#7 Rob Scuderi (L) LHD 6'1" 212lbs age37|#6 Paul LaDue(R) RD 6'1" 186lbs age 24
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Goalies
[table="head;width=800]G|G
#37 Jeff Zatkoff (L) 6'2" 179lbs age29|#31 Peter Budaj (L) 6'1" 192lbs age 34
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Injured MRI Friday 14th|
#32 Jonathan Quick (L) 6'1" 218lbs age30|
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[CowMix]

Strong core with a whole lot of meh

 

[OSUlakers]

Will toffoli get time on PP1? It's nuts to me he scored 30+ goals last year with 0 PPG. Thoughts on his performance in 16-17?

 

[USE Fi]

Will toffoli get time on PP1? It's nuts to me he scored 30+ goals last year with 0 PPG. Thoughts on his performance in 16-17?

Toffoli had most PPG 9 of all the Kings players last season. I think he will give a go for most points in all the Kings players next season.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Toffoli had most PPG 9 of all the Kings players last season. I think he will give a go for most points in all the Kings players next season.

That would be nice, as long as Kopitar gets his 70+ (had 74 in 15-16) and Carter gets his 60+ (had 62 in 15-16), then Toffoli jumping from 58 to 70+ would be huge.

 

[USE Fi]

That would be nice, as long as Kopitar gets his 70+ (had 74 in 15-16) and Carter gets his 60+ (had 62 in 15-16), then Toffoli jumping from 58 to 70+ would be huge.

I dont think he has hit his peak and he will get some of Lucic playing time so somewhere around 19min per game and well...his contract is up so. He was only 16pts behind Kopitar.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Gravel-Trotman made me chuckle. Scuderi, multiple Cup champion, Greene, multiple Cup champion who blocked a shot with his face-both healthy scratched or sent down by Sutter? Replaced by 2 kids? Sutter is really going to have that conversation?

 

[USE Fi]

Gravel-Trotman made me chuckle. Scuderi, multiple Cup champion, Greene, multiple Cup champion who blocked a shot with his face-both healthy scratched or sent down by Sutter? Replaced by 2 kids? Sutter is really going to have that conversation?

Well i put defenceman on their "value" more than where they actually play. I think Gravel will be top 7 D in next year line up.
Scuderi is done and Greene has issues to stay healthy and was all but signature away from the team. Like someone said if Gravel and Forbort cant outplay Scuderi their not going to play in this league.

Greene`s value is zero any other team than Kings, he cleared waivers allready, 2 years 2,5min per year for a defenceman that played 3 games last year. We have "new" Greene in Gilbert in term that he is veteran, totally different type of player but why sign him if you think Greene is going to make the team for sure?

 

[Kingsfan1]

Gravel-Trotman made me chuckle. Scuderi, multiple Cup champion, Greene, multiple Cup champion who blocked a shot with his face-both healthy scratched or sent down by Sutter? Replaced by 2 kids? Sutter is really going to have that conversation?

Who cares what theyve done in the past. You cant live in the past . The present is what matters . Our management better wake up and realize that . Scuderi nor Greene can keep up the play anymore . Gravel and Trotman will be better suited for us

 

[The Tikkanen]

Who cares what theyve done in the past. You cant live in the past . The present is what matters . Our management better wake up and realize that . Scuderi nor Greene can keep up the play anymore . Gravel and Trotman will be better suited for us

If Lombardi and Sutter didn't want them around why are they both on the team?

 

[USE Fi]

Who would play in your lineup?

 

[Kingspiracy]

That first line looks as soft as baby **** to me. Not sure that I'd pencil Purcell into the first line winger role yet, may as well go with Brown, their stat lines for the last few years are quit similar, except Brown achieved his totals on an ultra defensive team and Purcell got his on mainly Tampa and Edmonton.

 

[USE Fi]

Lets do some changes what Tikkanen and DontgoZiggy said

 

[Herby]

Strong core with a whole lot of meh

Yup.

If this were NHL Hitz we would be dominant.

As for the lineup, I just don't see the Kings starting Brown on a scoring line, Brown just isn't a top 6 forward anymore. I think Purcell is with Kopitar and Gaborik and hopefully Brown can be a decent third liner with King and Shore or Lewis.

Man, it's hard to look at this roster and knowing this team won the cup not even three years ago. This is nothing close to a contending team. The Kings have to be near the bottom in the entire NHL as far as #4-#7 d-man and the entire bottom six and even more worrisome than the lack of talent is the lack of upside. Gravel may be the only bottom three defenseman or bottom six forward who could project to be more than that down the road. And our farm system is putrid.

I think we are in the black hole right now, not good enough to contend not bad enough to tank, this will be a very interesting year.

 

[USE Fi]

Do you agree about players that are: Will be in lineup

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Do you agree about players that are: Will be in lineup

no i agree with the mayors lineup

Gaborik-Kopitar-Purcell
Pearson-Carter toffoli
Mersch-Lewis-Brown
Clifford/ Dowd/Shore/AA

McNabb-DD
Muzzin-Martinez
Gravel-Gilbert

 

[KingPuckChoo]

if AT LEAST 3 of the following 4Ds (McNabb, Greene, Scuderi, Gilbert) are in our lineup on opening night, it will be a long season FOR YOU ALL, unless you guys block me, because i will bring so much negativity to every GDT it won't be funny

i can only tolerate 2 garbage Ds, not 3... not 4

you guys are warned

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Muzzin - Doughty
Gravel - Martinez
McNabb - Trotman
Gilbert
Forbort

ideally

or if we must, put a weak player with a strong and we get the dreaded McNabb on the first line situation

McNabb - Doughty
Muzzin - Gilbert
Gravel - Martinez
Trotman
Forbort

but just please keep Scuderi & Greene awayyyyyyy

 

[Trolfoli]

no i agree with the mayors lineup

Gaborik-Kopitar-Purcell
Pearson-Carter toffoli
Mersch-Lewis-Brown
Clifford/ Dowd/Shore/AA

McNabb-DD
Muzzin-Martinez
Gravel-Gilbert

What happened to King?

Also, I'm not sold on Pearson/Carter/Toffoli. That line just makes too much sense. It might be better to saddle one of Pearson/Toffoli with Brown to keep their numbers/contract demands down.

if AT LEAST 3 of the following 4Ds (McNabb, Greene, Scuderi, Gilbert) are in our lineup on opening night, it will be a long season FOR YOU ALL, unless you guys block me, because i will bring so much negativity to every GDT it won't be funny

i can only tolerate 2 garbage Ds, not 3... not 4

you guys are warned

That's the spirit!

 

[Basilisk]

no i agree with the mayors lineup

Gaborik-Kopitar-Purcell
Pearson-Carter toffoli
Mersch-Lewis-Brown
Clifford/ Dowd/Shore/AA

McNabb-DD
Muzzin-Martinez
Gravel-Gilbert

In general, I like this. I do, however, believe that Shore might start the season with Ontario..... Mersch, too.


Gaborik / Kopitar / Purcell
Pearson / Carter / Toffoli
King / Lewis / Brown
Clifford / Dowd /AA


As for the D, your guess is as good as mine.....

 

[regulate]

Any lineup with Lewis as a center, no matter what line, is a failure. RW on a defensive line and SH play is fine.

 

[USE Fi]

In general, I like this. I do, however, believe that Shore might start the season with Ontario..... Mersch, too.


Gaborik / Kopitar / Purcell
Pearson / Carter / Toffoli
King / Lewis / Brown
Clifford / Dowd /AA


As for the D, your guess is as good as mine.....

We will lose Shore if he goes down

 

[Basilisk]

Any lineup with Lewis as a center, no matter what line, is a failure. RW on a defensive line and SH play is fine.

Really? You don't believe? How about this, then?


Gaborik / Kopitar / Purcell
Pearson / Carter / Toffoli
King / Dowd / Brown
Clifford / AA / Lewis

 

[USE Fi]

Any lineup with Lewis as a center, no matter what line, is a failure. RW on a defensive line and SH play is fine.

I agree we have 2 "rookies" that are actually better winning faceoffs so i dont think we see Lewis as center. Only if they suck...

 

[Basilisk]

We will lose Shore if he goes down

You're assuming somebody will claim him. I really don't think so....