GDT: 2021-22 season WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER-FINALS GAME 1 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm 5/2/22

[The Butcher]

this season is a success, i am accepting kicks in the nuts until midnight at which point i will revert to bitching about playing time and teenagers and the PP and

I share all of your concerns about ice time.

But damnit, the team has clearly bought in to coaches system and it grinded them to 99 points and a big win here tonight. I just feel like the Kings are playing with house money at this point. We have no idea which guys are "playoff players" yet which will be exciting to discover.

And this Edmonton team is nowhere close to the real contenders this season in my modest opinion.

Hope to not eat all those words.

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Props to AI for having his best game in over 3 months.

 

[yankeeking]

This team needs to somehow find a star forward, someone that can turn some of these PP misses into goals.

why not bring FRK back up he can play 2 or 3 mins and then blast away on the pp, cant be much worse

 

[AbsentMojo]

Anyone w a clue about Arvy's status?

 

[DAkings20]

I get Lubo vibes from that kid.

He looks like he's about 11 years old in the bench but plays like a man on the ice.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Even in limited minutes the speed, physicality, and pressure of this game is exactly the kind of thing that will turn Byfield, Kaliyev, Spence et. al. into monsters

Honestly Kaliyev looked like a total stud, completely unbothered.

 

[tny760]

Anyone w a clue about Arvy's status?

i saw this earlier but /shrug

 

[DAkings20]

Even in limited minutes the speed, physicality, and pressure of this game is exactly the kind of thing that will turn Byfield, Kaliyev, Spence et. al. into monsters

Honestly Kaliyev looked like a total stud, completely unbothered.

Arty's a big game player, I still remember the WJC a couple years back.

 

[AbsentMojo]

i saw this earlier but /shrug

Thx Tny

 

[The Butcher]

McClellans shit on his lip has some shit on it's lip.

And Quick needs more love in this thread.

 

[johnjm22]

The thing I'm most proud of is how the Kings came out and played in the 3rd.

It looked like the game was slipping away in the 2nd, but the Kings came out in the 3rd and really carried the play for most of the period.

 

[Little Psycho]

Join me in my prayer circle for Arvidsson.

 

[DAkings20]

Even in limited minutes the speed, physicality, and pressure of this game is exactly the kind of thing that will turn Byfield, Kaliyev, Spence et. al. into monsters

Honestly Kaliyev looked like a total stud, completely unbothered.

Arty's a big game player, I still remember the WJC a couple years back.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

The other good thing about getting to smith like that is that he'll undoubtedly be more gun shy about it from now on, which changes his game.

One of those last two games vs. Edmonton he just comletely neutralized the Kings forecheck himself by playing the puck, won't be seeing that this series!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

We need Danault to bust out the post-game pizza.

 

[AbsentMojo]

The hockey gods were messing with us with all the bs 2nd period penalties.. they had Smith in their pocket waiting to deploy at the proper. moment after making us nervous.

 

[123slam]

Where's Patrick O'Neal been?

 

[Fishhead]

The other good thing about getting to smith like that is that he'll undoubtedly be more gun shy about it from now on, which changes his game.

One of those last two games vs. Edmonton he just comletely neutralized the Kings forecheck himself by playing the puck, won't be seeing that this series!

Yeah, that puck play is what takes him from an average goalie up to a good one. Neuter that and he starts sitting deep and gets beat.

 

[johnjm22]

 

[The Butcher]

Where's Patrick O'Neal been?

Los angeles angels

 

[cyclones22]

Silver lining of Arvidsson missing this game is jump-starting Iafallo.

 

[Little Psycho]

Was Pepe benched or did he get injured?

 

[KOPITARRULEZ11]

O Reilly completely shuts down wild top line hahaha and Husso stands on his head love it wild fans thought they had it so easy

 

[Sol]

Was Pepe benched or did he get injured?

I think he was injured.

We will see Vilardi and Arvidsson both in next game which will be great for the offense.


Also, had a moment to unwind. Insane game. The playoffs hit way too different

 

[kilowatt]

Just watched SportsCenter for the first time in a decade and wow, Barry Melrose looks like hell. You woulda thought the Kings lost tonight's game with the way they were sucking the Oilers' dicks too