GDT: 2022-23 season game 47 LA Kings vs Dallas Stars @7:30pm 1/19/23

[King'sPawn]

For $22M I want the leadership that Toews and Kane bring as well. That should be the best thing they are providing at this state of their careers but instead they are mute inanimate objects.

I dunno. Kane and Toews were pretty mute when their teammate was being harassed after being sexually assaulted. And this is when they were still considered cup contenders.

You sure you want their leadership?

 

[Kurrilino]

Just like back in the day when you wouldn’t trade Jack Johnson for Sidney Crosby? REMEMBER THAT??? facepalm.

Not this again... there was more context to it

 

[Maynard]

Captain Byng has zero killer instinct. Down 4-0 and he’s chuckling and having a laugh with the vets and goalie on the other team.

Passive leadership combined with a coach who is notorious for coddling vets. No wonder the team is so soft and weak-willed.

 

[Lt Dan]

Not this again... there was more context to it

So....
Maynard and Pepperidge Farms both remember.....

Has anyone ever seen them both at the same place at the same time?

I dunno. Kane and Toews were pretty mute when their teammate was being harassed after being sexually assaulted. And this is when they were still considered cup contenders.

You sure you want their leadership?

I am promoting you from Pawm to rook

Now
post
like this

 

[King'sPawn]

So....
Maynard and Pepperidge Farms both remember.....

Has anyone ever seen them both at the same place at the same time?


I am promoting you from Pawm to rook

Now
post
like this

I
will try
from this
point forward

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I
will try
from this
point forward

Are we now posting
Entirely in only
Beautiful Haiku?

 

[Statto]

I agree with Leon as I just am not a fan of his overall game...but come on McDavid?

FWIW, I only saw them live once in Minnesota last season and my excitement turned into absolute disappointment. Both only properly engaged on the PP and whilst McDavid looked great at times 5/5 he wasn’t interested in paying and price to go to the hard areas. Kane was actually more interested in winning than either of them. Kaprisov was by far the best player on the ice because he wanted to win.

It was one game, I know, but probably the most disappointing games I’ve ever been to. I would take McDavid obviously but not with a ‘C’.

 

[DoktorJeep]

If Kopitar was making $8.75M and Dought $9M, the Kings would have been more successful since 2016. Key players would have departed later, better UFAs would have signed, etc. etc.

Everyone loves to claim winning teams have players who slot into their correct roles. But few look at salary distribution as a reason for that being able to happen.

 

[kingsfan28]

Brown made like 5.5 M, he was never one of the highest paid players in the league. Nobody ever questioned Brown as a leader, it was his on-ice play that cost him the C. I see zero leadership from the $22M twins.

No, it was Sutter. Mike Richards confirmed what many believed.

 

[kilowatt]

If Kopitar was making $8.75M and Dought $9M, the Kings would have been more successful since 2016. Key players would have departed later, better UFAs would have signed, etc. etc.

Everyone loves to claim winning teams have players who slot into their correct roles. But few look at salary distribution as a reason for that being able to happen.

Crosby is the highest-earning player on the Penguins at $8.7 million. There’s a reason why they’re always in contention.

 

[kingsfan28]

Are we now posting
Entirely in only
Beautiful Haiku?

I
Hate
Haiku's

 

[dman3474]

It doesn’t help when Lemieux tries to change momentum at the wrong time and takes a dumb penalty doing it. This is where a real power forward type is needed. Go bulldoze someone, retrieve the puck and do it again. And not take a dumb penalty doing it

 

[redcard]

If Kopitar was making $8.75M and Dought $9M, the Kings would have been more successful since 2016. Key players would have departed later, better UFAs would have signed, etc. etc.

Everyone loves to claim winning teams have players who slot into their correct roles. But few look at salary distribution as a reason for that being able to happen.

I don't really agree with this, which key players were lost due to salary reasons? Williams maybe, but he seemed more interested in moving back East for family reasons. If we had more cap spaced we'd have probably just used it to resign Lucic......but that would not have worked out.

 

[Shellz]

Can we get the around the league thread back open? I promise we will be good girls

Gotta feel bad for what’s happening with Bruce in Vancouver. Management over there is embarrassing.

 

[Trash Panda]

Can we get the around the league thread back open? I promise we will be good girls

Gotta feel bad for what’s happening with Bruce in Vancouver. Management over there is embarrassing.

Leave it closed and start fresh.

Too many rustled undies to be recovered from.

 

[21Dog]

Leave it closed and start fresh.

Too many rustled undies to be recovered from.

Atomic wedgies.

 

[Shellz]

Leave it closed and start fresh.

Too many rustled undies to be recovered from.

I think 95% of it was fine. No need to start a new one. Men can just be so emotional

 

[kingsboy11]

Can we get the around the league thread back open? I promise we will be good girls

No

 

[Shellz]

No

Lol ok

 

[Statto]

We don't have any structured offensive play or creativity.
Our goals are always lucky deflections or flat out shot into the crowd in front of the goal and then scamble.

As I said, untrue…

Fiala from Kempe (back door) vs Sharks
Kempe from Byfield (power move around net feeding Kempe) vs Sharks
Iaffalo vs Oilers (shot from slot)
Kempe vs Oilers (PPG from stretch pass)
Fiala vs Oilers (PPG from one timer, right circle)
Fiala vs Golden Knights (quick hands following nice feed from Durzi)

That’s without even trying to find examples that make your statement completely wrong, just off the top of my head. Offence is not the issue with this team, I’m certainly not disputing that issues exist, just not the ones you describe. Besides, all teams score a lot of goals in the manner you describe also (deflections and scrambles), especially the good ones.

 

[Kurrilino]

As I said, untrue…

Fiala from Kempe (back door) vs Sharks
Kempe from Byfield (power move around net feeding Kempe) vs Sharks
Iaffalo vs Oilers (shot from slot)
Kempe vs Oilers (PPG from stretch pass)
Fiala vs Oilers (PPG from one timer, right circle)
Fiala vs Golden Knights (quick hands following nice feed from Durzi)

That’s without even trying to find examples that make your statement completely wrong, just off the top of my head. Offence is not the issue with this team, I’m certainly not disputing that issues exist, just not the ones you describe. Besides, all teams score a lot of goals in the manner you describe also (deflections and scrambles), especially the good ones.

You pick once in a week examples.
I am talking about sound structured offensive moves on a constant basis.
We haven't seen this since 2014

 

[Statto]

You pick once in a week examples.
I am talking about sound structured offensive moves on a constant basis.
We haven't seen this since 2014

I only went back a week as I could not recall the details of others off the top of my head. You said we didn’t score those sorts of goals, I demonstrated we did. There are plenty of other examples and as Ive said scoring isn’t our issue. Besides no matter how we score each goal counts the same.

 

[Bandit]

There have been PLENTY of years where shitting on the offense was 1000% warranted. This is not one of them.