GDT: 2021-22 season LA Kings vs Pittsburgh Penguins @10:00AM 1/30/22

[kings11]

He's on fire now, like last year he started to heat up in the 2nd half. What we need to avoid is his slow starts, 2 pts in his first 22 games. I think he is a perfect middle 6, 5 on 5 and PK player. But we need to get a legit top line winger that won't hurt us 5-5 and help this PP.

Soooooo.. Kyle Connor?? Or UFA
Filip Forsberg
Johnny Gaudreau
Ondrej Palat
Claude Giroux
Andre Burakovsky
Hell, Joe Pavelski

 

[EXTRAS]

Kings 16-5-3 vs East
West 7-11-4
If the make the playoffs, I hope it is as a wildcard in the East.
Ok not but they are 4-4-1 vs the Pacific

You can't be a wildcard in the other conference lmao

 

[Albi]

This team goes into Pittsburgh on a back to back, with a depleted D corp, put 38 shots on Jarry, and find a way to win after the Pens tied it 2 down in the 3rd.

These guys have guts
And heart

greetings to the Board’s whining crew

 

[Steve Zissou]

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING –
I THINK THEY LOVE OUR CHROME DOMES
AND WHO THE F*** IS TREVOR MOORE!? EDITION

BlindWillyMcHurt : Feels like a pretty obvious loss incoming, huh?
Victor Z : No way. L.A. was on the ice less than 24 hours ago in Philly while the Pens are well-rested and that makes all the difference. Seriously, at least Jarry unexpectedly got a full game off on Friday so he actually should be fresh and perhaps can steal a win here.
BlindWillyMcHurt : Yeah I feel like they never win against the Kings. Plus the team just looks super flat right now.
Trade : LA punked us last time we played them. Hopefully we come back swingin.
Ugene Malkin : LA/lLAma. Punk'd was a lesser part of it. Though now, it makes a lot more sense thinking about it.
Peat : I swear to god hockey is the stupidest sport on the planet about the utility of giving athletes rest and the value of fresh legs, despite it being baked into the sport.
wgknestrick : LA really needs some tinted visers

Randy Butternubs : That's a lot of helmet polishing.
DatGuy : These helmets should be banned.
dogthateats : Their helmets are shiny! anyone notice?
Daeni10 : Those helmets are looking like those fake plastic rings you can get
Zirakzigil : Wait until you see the Kings and Knights play with them.
NewAgeOutlaw : Those helmets make it look like half of the Kings' players' heads are missing from a distance.
dogthateats : same helmets:

Randy Butternubs : I've not been skating in like 15 years. Might have to head to the armory sometime soon to try it out again.
AuroraBorealis : Maatta has as many playoff points as Rust, in a very similar number of games.
Our playoff results started getting worse when he wasn't available.
eXile3 : Maatta also played a lot for us during a time we were successful and Rust playing a lot during a period where the whole team is struggling in the playoffs. Context matters.
Ogrezilla : Kings, make the rest of the grey on your uniform shiny silver to match the helmets you cowards
wgknestrick : Malkin and Carter have the highest GA/60 of all regular forwards and by a significant margin.
dogthateats : That Danault line is winning a lot of puck battles and keeping possession, but not getting many shots on goal.
Andy99 : LA’s best line… the Kings are still a bad matchup for us….
Bnat66 : Figures the second I tune in the Kings score a goal
NewAgeOutlaw : Dude threw Matheson down by his arm from behind. That has to be a penalty.
Smasher : Maatta looks fast compared to Geno
BlindWillyMcHurt : Well this is slowly unfolding into a nice little dumpster fire!
vodeni : have some faith, Kings are on back to back we must push it harder
Andy99 : People overrate the Pens because of the winning streak…LA plays playoff hockey…I think Hextall is going to have to make a bigger move at the TDL than he thinks…
BlindWillyMcHurt : 1-0 is a friggin' mountain for this team to climb, right now. People can piss and moan all they want about Malkin because THAT never gets tired af but the entire team looks like it's lost it's hands and aggression.
Andy99 : LA looks way better than the Pens so far this period…
dogthateats : Byfield another penalty
NewAgeOutlaw : I'd say that's a soft call but Byfield did get away with a blatant crosscheck a second earlier.
AuroraBorealis : Calling that one soft is like calling the rule soft. That is the most consistently called penalty.
Trade : GENO TO SID! WE LOVE THOSE
Gurglesons : Powerplay has been incredible the last stretch.
vodeni : this may be save of the day on Kopitar
wgknestrick : Carter needs to go back to wing
Ugene Malkin : That was a nice roofer... (MOORE'S BACKHAND GOAL)
dogthateats : That was a sick goal
Trade : That was a nasty backhander
Jacob : Who da f*** is Trevor Moore
ncm7772 : Makes me think of Trevor Moorhouse from Scream Bloody Murder. Good Friday the 13th knock off.
CheckingLineCenter : This game is just frustrating as hell
Ugene Malkin : Maybe they should hit less and play hockey more...
Andy99 : i think the Pens are a lot slower than they used to be…with Boyle, Carter, Geno in the middle showing their ages…
USS FJB : The fact that the pens have 31 hits to 6 by LA.....nukes all stats....lol Funniest thing I have ever seen
Andy99 : just means the Pens don’t have the puck…LA better on the walls, at holding onto pucks and faster to pucks
NewAgeOutlaw : Old man Carter put on the afterburners.
Killahpunk : This is getting ugly. 3-1 Kings.
Bnat66 : I hate the f***ing Kings
Solzhenitsyn : Haha damn. Carter’s extension killed the team
USS FJB : carter needs to be let go after this season.....ooops
Zirakzigil : This about sums up our play for the last while. Kings are capitalizing on the Pens mehness
Andy99 : Come on those of you who actually thought we’d beat the Kings….just a terrible matchup for us and always has been lol
Ginormousthumbs : Pens getting out worked
GregR : Guentzel to Crosby and then Crosby to the Kings
Victor Z : I'd hate to see how fast the Kings would be blowing past us if they weren't so exhausted from playing back to back. Maybe they'll show their obvious fatigue in the third period.
Bnat66 : Cant' remember the last time the Pens beat the Kings home or away.
eXile3 : I would not call LA a bad team. I will admit there are some concerning trends emerging. Crosby and Malkin are going to have to score at McDavid levels if they're going to continue to turn the puck over at this cadence.
BlindWillyMcHurt : It doesn't matter if the Kings are fatigued if they don't have to work that hard.
AuroraBorealis : LA are a middling team, not a bad team. They are ranked 17th in P%.
DesertedPenguin : The Kings aren't a bad team. They're a playoff team at the moment and have some promising players.
SEALBound : Cup winning strategy: avoid the LA Kings
Ragamuffin Gunner : LA is 17th in win %. They are not a good team. They also played yesterday so the "pens are just tired" excuse can't fly today.
Andy99 : Kings on a long road trip and on a b2b….see we all can make excuses…the Flyers played the Kings tougher yesterday
HandshakeLine : I'd find it easier to relax if the game was more entertaining, tbh. When I want my free time to feel like work, it's because I'm in the gym or something. I'm okay with losing as long as it's more exciting.
vodeni : big F bomb by Geno
BlindWillyMcHurt : Malkin just saying what we're all thinking.
Honour Over Glory : Sully getting his ass owned by LA twice is just...what the f*** is this line up?
Ugene Malkin : I'm still having fun...

Smasher : Crosby has looked amazing lately.
Victor Z : L.A. is getting sleepy.... sleepy.... sleepy....
KrisLetAngry : Expect some high risk chances coming up. Kings will be playing 1 goal lead 3rd period hockey and Penguins will have to try to brute force there way in giving up odd man rushes. Test for Jarry and a test to see if we can push through.
Trade : Someone needs to humble Lemieux.
ZorkEnchanter : Lemieux has been getting lined up by Pens.
Victor Z : That punk won't fight Boyle (as if Boyle is some kind of fighter) and nobody else on the Pens knows how to throw a real punch.
GregR : Doughty scores for both teams
AuroraBorealis : I love seeing Doughty's disappointed face
HandshakeLine : Man, this period is much more fun. It's like I'm watching an entirely different game.
Killahpunk : Ugh Moore gives the Kings the lead.
HandshakeLine : Can we figure out a way to blame Malkin on this one?
Daeni10 : I always thought Moore was a defenseman in his 30s
Smasher : Who the f*** is Trevor Moore?
Ugene Malkin : The new Penguin killer.
Rossi Rat : Trevor Moore again FFS who the hell is he.
Clare2904 : Oh, Kings scored again
HandshakeLine : What a dumb game.
Rossi Rat : Glad the Kings play like world beaters against the Pens. The ASB can’t come soon enough.
Honour Over Glory : And the coach doesn't quite get it, by the time the playoffs roll around, that team has nothing left in the tank. Jarry probably wants to quit and go back to his farm.
eXile3 : Losing to a team wearing those ridiculously ugly helmets.
Rossi Rat : You can’t beat Trevor Moore. You can only hope to contain him.

 

[kingsfan]

Rossi Rat : You can’t beat Trevor Moore. You can only hope to contain him.

lmao

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Trevor Moore is my favourite Trevor Moore.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Lol at the daft punk helmets

 

[kingsfan28]

57 hits by the Pens...I'm calling bullshit! They through a lot hits, but common, no way it was 57. Hometown scoring at it's finest

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Gutsy ass win. Frankly I don’t care how they got it today, with everything working against them, they found a way. Polar opposite of yesterday where everything was working FOR them and they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. You almost couldn’t have drawn a worse set of conditions for victory today and they pulled it out with guts. Nice to be on that side of it for once.

Can consider this trip a success given the protocols and injuries around the team and I hope they find a way to go into the break w one more big W!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

57 hits by the Pens...I'm calling bullshit! They through a lot hits, but common, no way it was 57. Hometown scoring at it's finest

yeah I thoight for sure that had to be a typo

 

[Steve Zissou]

TREVOR f***ING MOORE...

THE kid with the slick hands, chip shots galore, and super pink cotton candy lips!

Say my name. Trevor f***ing Moore!

 

[kingsfan28]

Trevor Moore is my favourite Trevor Moore.

He's the best Trevor Moore on the team.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

 

[onlyalad]

You can't be a wildcard in the other conference lmao

I know that. Besides best of 5/7 vs the Tampa might be a little tough. I was just pointing out that the Kings play better vs the East.

 

[Kudelski37]

Kings 16-5-3 vs East
West 7-11-4
If the make the playoffs, I hope it is as a wildcard in the East.
Ok not but they are 4-4-1 vs the Pacific

6 of those western conference losses were that first losing streak in games 2-7 of the season. They are 7-6-3 since.

 

[Crownroyal21]

Missed the game because of work. How did Byfield look? Least about of ice time on the team? Also, just looked on ESPN. The hits. 56-12? Is that accurate?

 

[Albi]

Missed the game because of work. How did Byfield look? Least about of ice time on the team? Also, just looked on ESPN. The hits. 56-12? Is that accurate?

For sure he spent lots of time on the bench in the 3rd

 

[Albi]

Trevor Moore last 12 games

3 goals
9 assists
12 points
+12

Freakin’ impressive

But it’s the Danault- Arvidsson-Moore line that has been impressive. Great Summer acquisitions.

 

[Telos]

The Kings are such an interesting team now that they are turning a corner a little bit. Some of these guys are turning into really strong character tweeners that you don't want to see go. It will be harder to say goodbye to the Lizotte's and Moore's on the team as they get better than the Amadio's.

 

[unicornpig]

win aside, what was with the shitty tele feed.

 

[tny760]

The Kings are such an interesting team now that they are turning a corner a little bit. Some of these guys are turning into really strong character tweeners that you don't want to see go. It will be harder to say goodbye to the Lizotte's and Moore's on the team as they get better than the Amadio's.

i'm not entirely sure you even really need to trade/lose moore or lizotte right now, there's a lot of salary clearance coming up from brown's/AA's/maatta's contracts ending.. that's roughly $12M off the books, given you lose maybe $5M of that to kempe's new contract, you can afford to pay them both some (relatively) pricey 1/2yr contracts to keep them around til we figure out more about the vilardi/turcotte/fagemos of the org. lizotte probably doesn't even command much and moore can play down there as an energy guy too if this season proves to be overachievement

i really like what i'm seeing from moore this season personally, giving me some serious late bloomer vibes. obviously there's a limited clock on a 26 year old depth guy but maybe he can fight his way up. lizotte i'm not as high on even though his influence on that line is undeniable

 

[tny760]

win aside, what was with the shitty tele feed.

faust even complained about it late, sounds like no one was getting a good feed out of wherever in the east all this stuff gets shipped from

very frustrating and i agree with the few people that called it unwatchable in this thread

 

[johnjm22]

The Kings are such an interesting team now that they are turning a corner a little bit. Some of these guys are turning into really strong character tweeners that you don't want to see go. It will be harder to say goodbye to the Lizotte's and Moore's on the team as they get better than the Amadio's.

If you're making the assumption that many of our prospects are going to pan out, but there's certainly no guarantee of that.

We've needed one of our prospects to secure the 3rd line center spot all season. Vilardi couldn't do it. Then Kupari couldn't do it. Then Turcotte couldn't. Now Byfield isn't doing it.

Meanwhile guys like Iafallo, Moore, Lizotte are actually playing their roles perfectly. The way Lizotte has played he could be a 4th line center on any team in the NHL including a contender. Same with Moore as a middle six forward.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Whats hard to believe is a team with no PP came back in the 3rd twice in a row.. thats really hard to do on the road with a weak power play. I really didnt expect that - that is not King hockey of the last 5 years. It does seem like there is some cohesion and desire to win that we havent seen in a long time. I give credit to players like Lizotte, Moore and Lemieux for instilling some intensity into the group that hasnt been there since JW departed / was not signed.

 

[Schmooley]

If you're making the assumption that many of our prospects are going to pan out, but there's certainly no guarantee of that.

We've needed one of our prospects to secure the 3rd line center spot all season. Vilardi couldn't do it. Then Kupari couldn't do it. Then Turcotte couldn't. Now Byfield isn't doing it.

Meanwhile guys like Iafallo, Moore, Lizotte are actually playing their roles perfectly. The way Lizotte has played he could be a 4th line center on any team in the NHL including a contender. Same with Moore as a middle six forward.

Iafallo is what 28?, Moore is 26, Lizotte is 24. Moore was not playing well before he got moved up to play with Danault and Arvidsson. Lizotte couldnt make the team last year.
Byfield is 19. Hes been fine. What is the point you are trying to make?