GDT: 2021-22 season game 79 LA Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks @7:30pm 4/21/22

[Bandit]

Sorry I'm late, was watching the Leafs get their butt cheeks clapped by Tampa.

How we doin'?

Typical Kings. Dominating but only a one goal lead so we can let them back in later.

 

[RaymondReddington]

Hawks feed twice commented on Kings not shooting when in scoring position:
first, Durzi
then Kopitar

 

[kilowatt]

Could Danault crack 30? That'd be insane. Goals in five straight. He scored 30 goals combined his last three seasons with Montreal.

 

[kingsboy11]

Think this is the first game I've been able to watch since the Avs clocked us. Really nice period overall, Quick looks locked in. Keep it going

 

[kilowatt]

Oh yeah? Just watch him.

 

[Herby]

Unfortunate they only have 1 right now but this is the best the Kings forwards have looked in awhile. AA might have been the best player on the ice that period, him and Kempe give Kopitar 2 good skating wingers with some skill. It'll be the worst first line in the playoffs but its better than having Iafallo. 2nd line was great as usual, nothing more that really needs to be said. The QB had a couple of decent looks, you could see Grundstrom-QB- Kaliyev looked dangerous, just never felt that way with the Champagne Line. There will be moments where they miss Lemieux's toughness, but the way the game is played now it's just not as important as it once was.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kopitar is suuuuuper frustrating.

That being said funny how much better the PP looks when they take away his half wall safety blanket, the "kaliyev look" PP1 with kopitar in that spot opened things up a lot. Still, PP1 promptly giving up a breakaway is lol

If Quick is this locked in for playoffs, watch out. Nothing has been going right and we're still a divisional playoff team--sub 900 goaltending, worst finishing in the league by far, bottom of the barrel special teams--if ANY of those things get hot, we're cooking.

 

[tny760]

Unfortunate they only have 1 right now but this is the best the Kings forwards have looked in awhile. AA might have been the best player on the ice that period, him and Kempe give Kopitar 2 good skating wingers with some skill. It'll be the worst first line in the playoffs but its better than having Iafallo. 2nd line was great as usual, nothing more that really needs to be said. The QB had a couple of decent looks, you could see Grundstrom-QB- Kaliyev looked dangerous, just never felt that way with the Champagne Line. There will be moments where they miss Lemieux's toughness, but the way the game is played now it's just not as important as it once was.

i think grundstrom brings a more valuable form of physicality in his checking anyway, he doesn't even take runs but just lays heavy body whenever he can

yeah there's not really a fighter but AA can handle himself alright too

 

[Schmooley]

Heck of a period. Quick getting into form at the perfect time. We all know he can steal a series if the Kings can score a goal or two a game.

 

[Mats26]

Unfortunate they only have 1 right now but this is the best the Kings forwards have looked in awhile. AA might have been the best player on the ice that period, him and Kempe give Kopitar 2 good skating wingers with some skill. It'll be the worst first line in the playoffs but its better than having Iafallo. 2nd line was great as usual, nothing more that really needs to be said. The QB had a couple of decent looks, you could see Grundstrom-QB- Kaliyev looked dangerous, just never felt that way with the Champagne Line. There will be moments where they miss Lemieux's toughness, but the way the game is played now it's just not as important as it once was.

The Danault line is our first line.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Unfortunate they only have 1 right now but this is the best the Kings forwards have looked in awhile. AA might have been the best player on the ice that period, him and Kempe give Kopitar 2 good skating wingers with some skill. It'll be the worst first line in the playoffs but its better than having Iafallo. 2nd line was great as usual, nothing more that really needs to be said. The QB had a couple of decent looks, you could see Grundstrom-QB- Kaliyev looked dangerous, just never felt that way with the Champagne Line. There will be moments where they miss Lemieux's toughness, but the way the game is played now it's just not as important as it once was.

AA is absolutely sailing tonight, love it when he's this clocked in, if he can stick without being draino that is a huge lift in skating for the first line to create some space for the corpse of Anze. Like you say, probably the worst first line in the playoffs but I like their odds of battling to at least stalemate better than keeping the current version of Iafallo there.

Grundstrom-Byfield have history of being solid together, I'm glad Kaliyev seems to complement them well. It's the Hawks so they'll have more space than usual but if they can develop something that'll be a huge boon. Wish there was a way we could get Kupari in there as a winger, his speed and checking on the wing was nice. I agree they'll miss Lemeiux's toughness but he just has not at all been the same player since returning, seems like that with almost all the injured guys, they've all been slow to return to form (minus Brownie).

Only real compliant is that usual they're only up by 1....pop the next couple please

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

i think grundstrom brings a more valuable form of physicality in his checking anyway, he doesn't even take runs but just lays heavy body whenever he can

yeah there's not really a fighter but AA can handle himself alright too

Can't wait to see Evander Kane left hook someone over a ref again, with no Lemeiux I'd put my money on it being AA

 

[Herby]

The Danault line is our first line.

They have been excellent, but the line with the best center and best winger and the line that the other team sends their best checkers (or best scorers) out against is still going to be considered a teams first line.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Actually 2nd complaint

Kopitar on pace for 25 minutes, Byfield on pace for less than 9

 

[tny760]

durzi got f***in worked by jones there

 

[AbsentMojo]

QB -- why cant you be good?

 

[Bandit]

Durzi lol.

 

[Mats26]

Bobblefield

 

[Bandit]

Kub-a-leak

 

[tny760]

alright that's pretty f***in soft

i really think he just held the stick out of habit since it was already let go by toews

 

[Bandit]

Roy just learned an important lesson about not doing flybys at the front of the net.

 

[Little Psycho]

Good lordt score a second goal already

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Vancouver and Dallas loss tonight so the Kings have to win tonight to put a stranglehold on a playoff spot

 

[tny760]

place really pops when byfield shoots huh

not sure anyone else gets the same kind of reaction

 

[Bandit]

Old man 1 to old man 2?