GDT: 2021-22 Season game 57 LA Kings vs Buffalo Sabres @10:00am 3/6/22

[HookKing]

Brown just got his extension.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Haha Brown and AA

 

[kilowatt]

lmao brown with the empty netter too

what a time to be alive

 

[Mully12]

Solid game by Cal, was big when he needed to be. Made Tokarski look like a Vezina candidate.

 

[HookKing]

Great gut check but they're gonna get creamed tomorrow.

 

[TruKingFan]

Brown! You still suck though.

Yeah he won't sleep knowing that for sure. LMAO.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Well assuming RV out for tomorrow.. im guessing Grundstrom back in - travelling w the team? Selfishly would like Vilardi to get on a plane right now

 

[Mully12]

Yeah he won't sleep knowing that for sure. LMAO.

Oh I'm sure he'll sleep just fine, but I stand by my statement.

 

[Martyros]

Byfield's gotta work on his passing game. Far too often is he passing behind players on an odd man rush.

 

[Omni Owl]

Brown can still f*** off. I guess its wishful thinking hoping for Vilardi to get called up...

 

[ru4reals]

Oooh man the cops on this board is gonna be all over us now. AA and Brownie scored all the goals.

 

[Omni Owl]

Props to Petersen as well, had a great game. Maatta continues to look solid on D, and Lizotte is playing well too. Glad AA is contributing, we're gonna need it with Arvy out.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Brown deployment is def a head scratcher... he is playing at a slower speed than everyone else out there both skating and decision making.. and yet he's getting extra shifts and PP time. The contempt should be directed at the coaching staff not 23, tho.

 

[TruKingFan]

Great gut check but they're gonna get creamed tomorrow.

At least the Kings didn't spend too much energy on this one. Sucks for Arvidsson tho. Come on Blake/TMac - send Gabe east, send JAD west, put in Tonka.

 

[johnjm22]

If you're a Sabre's fan and you paid to watch that, plus parking, plus concessions. I apologize. I know the feeling.

 

[TruKingFan]

Brown deployment is def a head scratcher... he is playing at a slower speed than everyone else out there both skating and decision making.. and yet he's getting extra shifts and PP time. The contempt should be directed at the coaching staff not 23, tho.

Scoreboard, baby.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Scoreboard, baby.

Ya im happy for his goal and the win.. and drubbing on Brown is getting old.. but he really is hurting the team.

 

[kilowatt]

If JAD can play on the top line, why can't Vilardi?

Kempe - Kopitar - Vilardi

That'd be a killer line.

Realistically, assuming Arvidsson is out tomorrow, I'd like to see...

Athanasiou - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Iafallo - Byfield - Grundstrom
JAD - Lizotte - Brown

 

[AbsentMojo]

If JAD can play on the top line, why can't Vilardi?

Kempe - Kopitar - Vilardi

That'd be a killer line.

Realistically, assuming Arvidsson is out tomorrow, I'd like to see...

Athanasiou - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Iafallo - Byfield - Grundstrom
JAD - Lizotte - Brown

Its puzzling isnt it? You have a guy who pencils in as bottom 6 center JAD - and you have him on the top line. And you have a guy who pencils in as top 6 Kaliyev and you have him on the 4th line.

 

[AbsentMojo]

If JAD can play on the top line, why can't Vilardi?

Kempe - Kopitar - Vilardi

That'd be a killer line.

Realistically, assuming Arvidsson is out tomorrow, I'd like to see...

Athanasiou - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Iafallo - Byfield - Grundstrom
JAD - Lizotte - Brown

yes and now they dont have the excuse of not breaking up the 4th line w 48 out.. so yes to Kaliyev on the 2nd line

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

JAD still adjusting to the speed

Brown getting double shifted is lol

If only we could scratch AA every other game, he'd be a PPG player for 41 games a year. he'd still be allergic to checking but at least that might make up for it

Petersen earned that one, he was focused and clutch, don't forget the save on Thompson with seconds left in the 1st period, that was NEARLY a previous-Kings special.

Arvidsson going down would be awful. Lemieux was rough enough. Now the mission for the road trip would just be to get back healthy and in relatively one piece. I'd argue for the ice time to even out but we are far beyond that point anyway.

These were important points, I'm basically writing tomorrow off as a loss, not out of belief but out of 8 games in 13 now across the country on the road with a banged up roster. If they can even get a point it will be a 'win' but otherwise a mediocre road trip that at least saw them start to right some bad habits. Get home, get safe, and get ready for three weeks in our time zone with only mini roadies to SJS and VGK.

Will probably have TM back as well for stability/continuity's sake but if Arvidsson is actually out, that's gonna be the first major shakeup in the top siahahhahahaah jk that just means Brown moves up and we have to tinker with the 3rd/4th lines.

 

[BringTheReign]

I’d like to see Vilardi up too, but folks wondering why JAD is on the 1st line should watch his work in Ontario from earlier this year. They asked him to go down and work on his offensive game, and he did exactly that. He led the team in PPG, and I believe was over a Pt/G as well.

It’s important for an organization that players see others get rewarded for achieving what they’re asked, so I’ve got no problem with it even if I’d prefer Vilardi there.

 

[HookKing]

If JAD can play on the top line, why can't Vilardi?

Kempe - Kopitar - Vilardi

That'd be a killer line.

Realistically, assuming Arvidsson is out tomorrow, I'd like to see...

Athanasiou - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Iafallo - Byfield - Grundstrom
JAD - Lizotte - Brown

For once I agree with your pairings.

 

[BigBrown]

Hey a morning game win, gotta be happy about that. Against Buffalo no less. Overall a solid game.

Really hoping Arvidsson is okay.

 

[johnjm22]

Happy for Cal. Solid game from him. Remember he was a Sabre's draftee that decided not to sign. He's probably feeling good about the decision at the moment.

Liked what I saw from Byfield today. The production will come eventually. Maybe not this season, but it will come.

Once again, wins on the road verse East teams while losing to a Pacific team.

When you play that tight of a defensive structure, it makes opposing fans miserable, but it sure makes you an effective road team.