GDT: 2020-21 season game 51 LA Kings vs Arizona Coyotes @7:00pm 5/5/21

[TruKingFan]

i think the problem with andersson (before the last couple games) has been that he gets that dangerous chance but doesn't do a whole lot else for the rest of the game. i do think the kid's very talented but i feel like he's still gonna need to do more -- more often -- in order to stick outside of the bottom 6.

might be some lightning in a bottle though between him and vilardi, they're both willing to be creative around the net and try some flashy stuff which is very welcome to me. i think 2 or 3 times last night alone they were flinging spinning backhand passes to each other around the paint and connecting

Exactly. A guy like Frk who can lurk around the hash marks picking up garbage might be a great fit for this line. This will free up Kempe to stay with Kopi - all we have to do is find a RW for them. Not sure if Kupari is it as we need a shooter - Kaliyev would be so freaking perfect. I love Brownie but he might be better off playing with Moore and Byfield - giving those a bit of protection. AA and JAD would round it out. Something to build on for next year for sure.

 

[TruKingFan]

Might have been a preview of our forward “pairs” for next year:

Kopitar and Kempe
Vilardi and Andersson
Byfield and Moore
JAD and perhaps Grundstrom?

Iafallo, Brown, AA, Lemieux to mix and match, plus a couple rookies challenging for spots in camp. Not great, not terrible.

Would be amazing to plop a magical Landeskog overpayment in the middle of that group, but I would settle for Foligno.

Pretty much agree except AA-JAD would be my pair.
AI/Brownie/Frk/Grundstrom/Lemieux would be in the blender.
Wagner and Lizotte to the Reign

 

[TruKingFan]

Lemieux is friends with DeAngelo and the Kings need a defenseman that can rack up points. I don’t hate the idea if he comes in with the right attitude.

Our "woke" comrades around here won't be liking that.

 

[SFKingshomer]

Our "woke" comrades around here won't be liking that.

Yea everything is blown out of proportion now days no matter what side you’re on. He’s a hell of an offensive weapon on the PP and worth the risk.

 

[kilowatt]

Might have been a preview of our forward “pairs” for next year:

Kopitar and Kempe
Vilardi and Andersson
Byfield and Moore
JAD and perhaps Grundstrom?

Iafallo, Brown, AA, Lemieux to mix and match, plus a couple rookies challenging for spots in camp. Not great, not terrible.

Would be amazing to plop a magical Landeskog overpayment in the middle of that group, but I would settle for Foligno.

Kempe - Kopitar - Brown
Kaliyev - Byfield - Moore
Iafallo - Vilardi - Andersson
Grundstrom - JAD - Thomas

 

[kilowatt]

Our "woke" comrades around here won't be liking that.

I don't think you have to lean a certain way politically to not want a guy with a detailed history of suspensions and locker room issues on a young team, but what do I know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Sol]

Let's stop talking about Frk. He has no place on this lineup considering his injury history and him not being anything special besides a hard shot.

 

[tny760]

Let's stop talking about Frk. He has no place on this lineup considering his injury history and him not being anything special besides a hard shot.

i mean 4 goals in 8 games ain't nothin to sneeze at, i'm sure he's an option coming out of camp

 

[Sol]

i mean 4 goals in 8 games ain't nothin to sneeze at, i'm sure he's an option coming out of camp

Lets hope not. He can't stay healthy. He shouldn't have a spot on this roster.

 

[King'sPawn]

Our "woke" comrades around here won't be liking that.

Yes. It's "woke" to not want a malcontent. I wish I was a free thinker like you.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Our "woke" comrades around here won't be liking that.

Your "woke" comrades on every possible situation in the league--A Cup favorite in TBL, a rebuilding machine in NYR, and a basement dweller in AZ--didn't like it either.

Maybe some of us just think he's not worth taking a chance on since he's got a long history of being a shitshow and three franchises in different situations couldn't work him out so we don't want or trust the Kings to do so.

 

[bland]

Yes. It's "woke" to not want a malcontent. I wish I was a free thinker like you.

"Woke" implies coming around from a previously politically incorrect stance.

A douchebag like DeAngelo is and has always been a douchebag, no mind change needed here. If it was just a political stance thing 3/4s of the league would be on the collective shit list.

 

[Bandit]

It’s the “comrades” bit that gets me. Imagine falling for that line of bullshit hook, line & sinker.

 

[Reclamation Project]

JFC can I have ONE place where I don’t have to read political stuff?

 

[Lt Dan]

JFC can I have ONE place where I don’t have to read political stuff?

I second , third, fourth ,fif, sixth, seventh and eighth is enough to fill our lives with love this

 

[DryIslandBartender]

JFC can I have ONE place where I don’t have to read political stuff?

Get used to it, sports are being overrun by it.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Get used to it, sports are being overrun by it.

"Thanks for tuning into the football game, the score is 10-7. Here are the highlights from the first quarter sponsored by high fructose soda beverage. High fructose soda beverage reminds you to skateboard to work because forests are burning, ocean levels are rising, and the ozone layer is turning to complete shit. Next let's look at the player of the game sponsored search engine. Search engine wants to show you these depressing photos of giraffes in cages with dramatic music. For only $25 per hour you can give these giraffes the life they deserve. Save the giraffes you privileged spoiled brat. Finally let's look at the injury report sponsored by healthcare provider. Healthcare provider reminds you to wear your plastic bag while watching the game at home because 2,356 people have died a horrible death from coronavirus during the time it took to say that sentence. Stop the spread, wear your bag."

 

[bouncesonly]

Soooo.....Kings have to win 4 of the next 5 games....and one of those games have to be against St. Louis......and St. Louis has to lose all 5 in regulation. Or Kings win all 5 and St. Louis wins one in reg or two in ot/so and lose the rest. Is that right?

 

[Bandit]

Whatever it is, it ain’t happening. Just think if they had won a couple more against San Jose and Anaheim they’d be right there.

 

[KINGS17]

JFC can I have ONE place where I don’t have to read political stuff?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Whatever it is, it ain’t happening. Just think if they had won a couple more against San Jose and Anaheim they’d be right there.

Exactly. Kings were in the driver's seat. Just had to show up for even HALF the Ducks/SJS games. No point in waiting for a miracle now, there's 7 years of evidence this team doesn't want to work hard enough to win 'must win' games.

And I'm not talking about the STL games, or even the Minnesota games--I'm talking about just needing a win vs. a basement Edmonton or blackhole Calgary team. A last place Ducks team. A competing for the same spot SJS team. Teams that are all, in essence, like the Kings, but below in the standings.

I'm very much in f*** this organization mode right now. I love the prospects. Everything else is arguably more bleak than ever. Blake has done a magnificent job drafting imo but I'm not sure I trust anything in the organization to help them take the next step when they can't even get the most out of current players.