kilowatt
the vibes are not immaculate
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1-0 in the “cover the taylor swift banner” era
GDT: 2019-20 GM#4 LA Kings vs Nashville Predators @3:00pm 10/12/19
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riznat
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kovacro
Uvijek Vjerni
Toffoli is off to a nice start this year. Would like to see him get more ice time.
Fun game. In the future i hope they dont sit back and play a trap while holding a lead. They arent tight enough and their defense is too small and soft to keep pucks outside in their own zone for extended periods of time. Keep the uptempo relentless forecheck no matter the score.
Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
Walker has been awesome.
I really think that the players are reverting to old tendencies once they hit some adversity later in the game. The way that TMac was going off on them makes me believe that they weren't playing the system he was hoping.
riznat
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Agree, I think he’s a mainstay on the team for the foreseeable future. #26, good choice for him.
tny760
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you mean miss the playoffs by 1 point and make me want to remove my eyeballs with forks afterwards
Butch 19
Go cart Mozart
KingsHockey24
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If we go from the worst team in the NHL last season to 1 point out of the playoffs I call that a mission success.
KingsFan7824
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They're still people. It's tough to always be relentless. They're going to have dips. Over 82 games, there aren't many teams that don't end up sitting back and trapping when they're up 2, 3, or 4 goals. It's natural. If it's Game 7, that's one thing. If it's the 7th game of the season, the most you can hope for is they don't break when they inevitably bend.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Extra impressive given the schedule.
Last to start, parading through Canada in the snow and on the road, back-to-back, 2 of the three were home openers, before finally coming home...
Collective record of the Kings first 6 opponents is 18-7-1. And some of those losses are gimmes because two teams played each other, like Van and Calgary.
So, not a bad showing so far considering everything.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
It's game 4 of a new system that relies on the chaos of the forecheck rather than control.
I'd start getting my eyes used to it if I were you, gone are the days of cycling the puck back endlessly and slowly starting the breakout with the regroup like the entire game were a PP
kingsboy11
Champions Again
I think Bandit said it best a couple pages ago. Watching games last season was like wasting 3 hours of your time. And while watching them give up so many goals is frustrating, it sure as hell a lot more entertaining watching a team with a pulse rather than a team that was sleep walking.
TruKingFan
Two-Time Cup Winner
Come on man...unclench. Enjoy the game. The defense/goaltending will catch up to the offense. Hopefully before it dries up.
KingsFan7824
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Look at the roster. They probably couldn't be even the 2015 Kings if they wanted to. All the secondary players are completely different players. They're not getting Regehr out of Hutton. There's no Stoll type at C. Much more of a today's NHL team, but the top guys are still old.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
We're one of the worst PDO teams because our save percentage is nearly 4 percent worse than anyone elses....4.5% if you count all situations.
One of these games, we won't have an own goal, and that'll self-correct.
And we'll be done playing teams that dive every ti....oh shit VGK next. NM.
Not as deflating as losing the game in the last minute of regulation. Suck it Nashville.
KingsFan7824
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Whatever the lines or line numbers are, they're currently the 2nd best offense in the league. Why remove Lewis from Amadio and Kovalchuk anyway? Did he bring them down?
kilowatt
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I know I’ve been pumping Brown’s tires for a long time now but for a guy who most people had written off as the worst contract in the league a few short years ago, and who is going to be 35 in a couple weeks, he looks friggin’ great.
2 goals, 3 assists in 4 games so far this year.
2 goals, 3 assists in 4 games so far this year.
Dayem this new NHL scoring barrage is getting crazy another 7 goal game. Bring back the 80's baby. But yeah giving up a 3 goal lead is no bueno.
