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GDT: 2021-22 season game 19 LA Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs @7:00pm 11/24/21

ru4reals said:
So didn't Todd have McJesus and Draisaitl and then got fired because the Oilers were terrible? Hmmm...
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The Oilers have a similar overall record without TM than they do with TM, and 0 playoff series wins, despite a superior McDavid and Draisaitl. I think it’s time to dismiss the notion that TMac was the problem in Edmonton.
 
that was quite the line blender going on there late huh

think i saw kopitar-moore-lias and lizotte-brown-arvidsson
 
kingsboy11 said:
Might be one of the worst performances of the year tbh. Team completely lacked any sort of effort and compete tonight, top 6 in particular
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I can't see this getting better anytime soon. I expect a lot of games like this. This is the team I envision and it's coming into fruition. Gotta keep plugging along.
 
Good for Durzi, glad he got on the board, but he better turn into Paul Coffey 'cause that was the single worst defensive game I have ever seen from a Kings blueliner.

I like a good dose of hyperbole and all, but I am not kidding. He was completely lost and it turned every coverage into a clown show. That doesn't fly in the AHL, and he was roasted tonight.
 
Well... a route was coming sooner or later, just wish it wasn't against the Leafs... Happy for Durzi, though he will be punished for it and his offense will be beaten out of him and sent back to the AHL :P I had tickets to the game tonight and had to change my travel plans and exchanged them for Saturday instead... Hopefully, they have a better showing then...
 
bland said:
Good for Durzi, glad he got on the board, but he better turn into Paul Coffey 'cause that was the single worst defensive game I have ever seen from a Kings blueliner.

I like a good dose of hyperbole and all, but I am not kidding. He was completely lost and it turned every coverage into a clown show. That doesn't fly in the AHL, and he was roasted tonight.
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To be fair, he's an offensive defenseman in his first NHL game paired with Olli Maatta against one of the best teams in the league, in a game where we saw one of the worst displays of team defense in a while. He was brutal, but singling him out specifically when even Kopitar looked silly on several goals doesn't seem right.
 
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Telos said:
Well... a route was coming sooner or later, just wish it wasn't against the Leafs... Happy for Durzi, though he will be punished for it and his offense will be beaten out of him and sent back to the AHL :P I had tickets to the game tonight and had to change my travel plans and exchanged them for Saturday instead... Hopefully, they have a better showing then...
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Durzi pretty much came as advertised. Good in the offensive zone, really bad in the defensive zone. I would say even in the AHL he is ONT's 2nd worst defenseman in his own zone.
 
I mean, that's exactly the Durzi we expected

but put him in a position to succeed, and succeed he did

put him in a position to fail, and fail he did

I called him an amplifier before, he did exactly that tonight. Made Maatta suck even more, made the PP score.

There's no room for offensive d-men on this roster since we already have Bobby Orr back there in Maatta so I expect Durzi to get sent back since Todd doesn't know what to do with guys he can't just throw out there thoughtlessly. See; Kale Clague

Also it was stupid as f*** trotting him out there tonight instead of AZ for his first game but you know, hockey guys are smarter than us so
 
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kilowatt said:
To be fair, he's an offensive defenseman in his first NHL game paired with Olli Maatta against one of the best teams in the league, in a game where we saw one of the worst displays of team defense in a while. He was brutal, but singling him out specifically when even Kopitar looked silly on several goals doesn't seem right.
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No, no, I am no fan of Maatta's, he has the impulse control of a pcp enthusiast, but he was not a problem tonight. Durzi was taking up completely unprofessional positions, indicating he was going to do something then not doing it, stuff you just don't see at this level. Threw the whole team into scramble mode every shift, defensive hockey requires trust and Durzi was doing things that just confused everyone and Maatta ended up trying to do the job of both shift after shift.

He is well, well behind Clague.
 
So that's lose 6, win 7, lose 5 and counting.

Exactly the same team as last year. No moral victories tonight. If anything, just further proof that this coach/GM tandem is a consistent failure.

Edit: no wait, Im sorry, before I get jumped, we have gone over the last three years from a 75, to 72, to 82 point pace. progress!
 
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bland said:
No, no, I am no fan of Maatta's, he has the impulse control of a pcp enthusiast, but he was not a problem tonight. Durzi was taking up completely unprofessional positions, indicating he was going to do something then not doing it, stuff you just don't see at this level. Threw the whole team into scramble mode every shift, defensive hockey requires trust and Durzi was doing things that just confused everyone and Maatta ended up trying to do the job of both shift after shift.

He is well, well behind Clague.
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Yeah Durzi is raw as hell. However, Maatta has done that to literally every dman on the roster, including Drew Doughty.

You want to see where he is really at, play him with ANYTHING else. Play him with a forward. A traffic cone. Shorthanded. Anything but with Olli.
 
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why do I still get excited about watching this team play?

funny story: after their recent streak of 7 wins (or whatever it was), I checked the standings to see how far they were out of a playoff spot.
 
At least Doughty is back Saturday or Sunday. I hope Byfield is mere weeks away. Not that I expect any miracles, but will be a skill and talent infusion.

Call up Turcotte and give him some games.
Would like to see:

Lemieux Turcotte Andersson
Would have some serious jam.
 
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Anyway, just another episode of Gilligan's Island. This is season three, episode 19 or whatever. Same one where they almost get better, but ultimately don't.

There has been zero progress under Rob Blake, and praising him for collecting quality prospects isn't going to fly much longer. Same old same old. Old guys kept around to lead, but don't. Young guys play relatively well, see their combos broken up to jump start the moldy oldies then lose confidence while the vets get no repercussions.

No pride, no progress, no plan.
 
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tbrown33 said:
Lias Andersson had a team low 9:36 of ice time

He had 6 shots on goal, and led the team in scoring chances (5) and high danger chances (4). Very impressive, so he will likely be scratched next game.
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Yep, rocked the high danger chances. Brendan Lemieux--75% CF%, as well.

Brown will stay in the lineup, Kupari/Kaliyev will get benched, Andersson will probably get pushed down to the 4th line or some shit and the world will keep spinning as usual.
 
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The Kings have definitely laid some no heart, stinkers the past couple of years but holy hell was this a shitshow tonight.

Beyond embarrassing.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
Whatever good they did, they've wiped it away since the road trip ended. Hasn't been the easiest schedule, but of course they couldn't even beat the Coyotes.

Seems like this might be where the season gets away from them, unless someone can stop the bleeding.
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Yep, this is the one where the wheels fall off.

Just like last season--played well enough to hang around in games, but constantly coughed up leads and couldn't quite get the wins within reach. Suddenly, the wins stopped being within reach, and everything collapsed soon after.

You can only sustain moral victories/'hey, we've ALMOST got it' for so long.

They'll have to get out ahead of that this time, or heads will roll.

They might eke out a token victory against Ottawa to stop the bleeding but I bet they lay an egg vs. the Ducks and they're gonna get absolutely bodied against Calgary/Edmonton, so it's pretty well over. Like I said on the winning streak, start beating good teams and it matters. They didn't. Just a string of wins vs. mostly hapless teams supported by unsustainably good Quick goaltending. Hate that I was proven right.
 
bland said:
Anyway, just another episode of Gilligan's Island. This is season three, episode 19 or whatever. Same one where they almost get better, but ultimately don't.

There has been zero progress under Rob Blake, and praising him for collecting quality prospects isn't going to fly much longer. Same old same old. Old guys kept around to lead, but don't. Young guys play relatively well, see their combos broken up to jump start the moldy oldies then lose confidence while the vets get no repercussions.

No pride, no progress, no plan.
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Nice post. You wonder with the level of nepotism from the top of the org down, can they ever make the right decisions.. Could Luc pull trigger on Blake - prob not. Could Blake move Kopi, DD or Brown no he couldnt. I hope that having worked under DL Blake would understand a rebuild cant be half-assed it has to be all in.
 
tbrown33 said:
Lias Andersson had a team low 9:36 of ice time

He had 6 shots on goal, and led the team in scoring chances (5) and high danger chances (4). Very impressive, so he will likely be scratched next game.
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That's pretty impressive on a number of different levels.
 
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