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We are swimming in prospects and we are bringing up an AHL journeyman, this organization is ridiculous
Speculation: 2021-21 LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster discussion part V
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I doubt this is any more than a short-term reward. Keep him on the roster a while so he can collect an NHL paycheck for a while. The plan was to send Vilardi down for a couple weeks, IIRC, but that ice fiasco last weekend probably set that back a bit.
Still kind of a weird move. Sort of reeks of an upcoming trade to me.
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Gives the real prospects more minutes in the AHL. I think they’re in better hands with Wrobo then with Todd anyways.
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deaderhead28
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Just copy your HFBOARDS posts as proof of experience to Rob Blake.
I am sure he'll see your genius as we all do here.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Jesus titty f***ing christ.
Yep, pass up the 100 forward prospects and call up the 29 year old.
Sadly that brings down the age of the top six, as well.
Eagle Fang
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At this point that may not be a bad thing. Keep the kids far away from this shit show. Rather them play in ONT than on the rotating 4th line/bench.
Plus at least they stand up for each other in ONT.
I honestly think they are trying to develop the prospects in the AHL. They want them to get reps and develop chemistry.
Tynan may be lucky to get in a game. They don’t want Turcotte sitting around not playing. AA is back now too.
This isn’t the year we see the bulk of guys slot in. Next year the spots will be there. Is what it is.
Kings are currently 5 out from the sharks for a wild card as bad as it has been. The season isn’t done yet even tho we all know how bad it looks.
Tynan may be lucky to get in a game. They don’t want Turcotte sitting around not playing. AA is back now too.
This isn’t the year we see the bulk of guys slot in. Next year the spots will be there. Is what it is.
Kings are currently 5 out from the sharks for a wild card as bad as it has been. The season isn’t done yet even tho we all know how bad it looks.
Axl Rhoadz
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Not done today, but will be by Jan 1st -- here's the schedule for the rest of the month:
12/5 - EDM
12/6 - VAN
12/9 - DAL
12/11 - MIN
12/14 - TBL
12/16 - FLA
12/18 - CAR
12/19 - WSH
12/22 - EDM
12/23 - VGK
12/27 - ARI
12/28 - VGK
12/30 - VAN
I would bet that puts us 6-7 games under .500 by the start of the new year.
yankeeking
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this has to be the plan, there is no other reasoning that makes sense , there are 2 game s in the next 4 days where they will get 15-20 mins for ont. instead of watching mcdavid skate circles around our top six ......... akil thomas is skating again and was playing pretty well last year , hopefully he gets a cup of coffee before the year is out , plays hard and is tough
DryIslandBartender
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Flames in first place of the WC, AEG looks like geniuses for sticking a gun to DL’s head to fire Sutter or they both go.
Axl Rhoadz
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AEG shouldn't be to blame for firing Sutter, they should be to blame for hiring Luc.
But many were saying the same things about the group then. Not enough youth, game had changed, need skill and speed. Sutter is a grinder with a shelf life. Still love him but it didn’t look good around the time.
I still wish DL had a chance to reset the team. He may have been able to adapt.
DAkings20
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Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Didn't even make it past the 4th waiver slot.
f***ing brilliant Blake.
Piss right off.
f***ing brilliant Blake.
Piss right off.
I’m still on the fence with him. Could thrive or not stick. Will be interesting to see how it plays out. Glad for him tho. Take the chance and run with it.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
You know who is doing neither? Olli Maatta and Christian Wolanin.
Happy for him to be freed from arbitrary Todd Mclellan jail, but this is the worst move we've made since DL.
Reaper45
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It’s just incompetent management. Bottom line. If they were thinking he wasn’t going to work out deal him for a 4th for Christ’s sake.
I thinks odds favor your point. I like Clague. No justification for Maatta over him. I did think he’d be gone in expansion tho. The Kings just didn’t seem to have any faith in him.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
It's just confirmation that everyone else saw the same thing a lot of us did, you put a guy in a position to succeed and he does, but whatever stupid ass arbitrary biases Blake/TM have towards this kid superseded logic, advanced stats, AND the eye test. It's just utterly incomprehensible.
just plagiarizing myself from the main thread:
"Officially done with Blake, whole LA organization needs to burn down the offices and start over. They have repeatedly prioritized Maatta > Wolanin > Clague despite CLEAR evidence to the contrary.
Congrats MTL, you're getting a better-than-advertised two way guy who can really skate and move the puck well. Weaker than average in his own zone, but not a liability, especially with a good partner (away from Maatta this year he was over 50% CF% and GF%, not a small feat on the Kings who have been trying to sabotage him at every turn). When he builds some confidence he's an absolute force. Wouldn't be surprised to see him a long term mainstay #3-4 guy. Hope he's putting up 40 and making us look stupid for years. Rises to challenges--last year when Roy and Walker went down he jumped in as the key #3 guy on the 2nd pairing (behind Doughty-Anderson) and absolutely ripped it up despite having Kurtis f***ing MacDermid as a partner.
Put him in a position to rise to a challenge and succeed and we'll see a thread later this year mocking LA for this horrendous asset management. But hey, at least Olli Maatta will still be feeding the opposition passes. f*** this dumb ass organization. "
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
And that's really the thing--no faith, confidence. Why? What the hell was their deal with him? Unfortunately our nutless media won't hold them to the fire either. Canadian media would be absolutely RAKING them for this and I'm sure we'll see plenty of it today, and later when he's doing well for MTL.
I'm sorry but I'm furious. Yeah, he's basically a 'middle child' prospect--nothing SPECIAL--but that's exactly the problem. Guy with good pedigree and good skillset doesn't please the masters for some reason and instead of getting value they tank him, vote no confidence in him, and give him up for free. It's VERY clear this organization cannot think creatively about development and utilization and guys that don't fit nicely into their square pegs are useless.
I'm sorry I ever stuck up for Blake and thought him competent. It's clear he cannot handle 'the hard part.' Already.
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