GDT: 2022-23 season game 71 LA Kings vs Calgary Flames @7:30pm 3/20/23

[LeftKinger]

Didn’t Villardi have back issues before :/

 

[Omni Owl]

pls be ok Gabe pls be ok Gabe

 

[johnjm22]

It's pretty crazy to think about, but I've been watching the Kings since 1993-94, and this might end up being the best regular season I've ever seen from them.

 

[Sol]

This team is terribly soft and mark my words it will show in the playoffs and Blake will need to address it in the summer.

Fiala got injured, nothing happened. Vilardi got injured nothing happened. Byfield got hit from behind, nothing happened.. yeah we’re winning but nothing is stopping anyone from taking out the best players. That’s pretty scary. If you know you can get away with it then who wouldn’t take runs

 

[kingsholygrail]

Hoping he was just taken out for precautionary reasons. Lucky for him, there's a four day break.

 

[tny760]

Didn’t Villardi have back issues before :/

yeah i was bit worried about his back because he went pretty flat into the boards but his right leg was kinda hanging out, that coulda been a weird torsion on the back

i reckon he just got rattled from the hit to the back of the head though, just hope it's not a serious concussion

 

[Johnny Utah]

It's a good thing MacEwen was in the lineup to prevent a guy like Zadorov from taking cheap shots at our players.

He did a great job on that PP too. Kaliyev would've been way worse in that spot.

At least someone was there to confront Zadarov on the way out. He’s actually not a great fighter and MacEwen would likely tune him up. So that’s in the back of his head.

 

[The Butcher]

I think they're making fun of me because of my comments about the Kings losing in overtime to Nashville, but that's okay

Oh I'm not up to date on all the trolling. Just enjoying this run of Kings hockey.

 

[Sol]

Oh I'm not up to date on all the trolling. Just enjoying this run of Kings hockey.

Random question, weren’t you a fan of another team?

 

[Docgonzo]

+18 goal differential, just amazing they’ve managed to claw themselves that high up from where it was.

 

[ru4reals]

8 goals!!! That was a two weeks worth of goals just a few years ago. The trade for Fiala and the kids coming in has really given this team depth in all lines. Only issue with this team is they're still soft as butter.

 

[tny760]

+18 goal differential, just amazing they’ve managed to claw themselves that high up from where it was.

kinda solidifies the "it was the goaltending" argument i guess

 

[AbsentMojo]

This team is terribly soft and mark my words it will show in the playoffs and Blake will need to address it in the summer.

Wasnt addressed. Even DD went public saying need to get tougher after last season. Signing Lemieux as the token tough guy was not an answer

 

[johnjm22]

I hate to bring the negativity, but the emergence of another Kings forward just makes that Moore contract look dumber and dumber.

 

[Docgonzo]

I’m leaning toward Vilardi being ok, way he hit he might’ve got the wind knocked out of him, and with the score might as well keep him out as a just in case.

 

[Sol]

kinda solidifies the "it was the goaltending" argument i guess

Yup. I never thought there was any logic to blaming the defense as often as a lot of people did. The defense wasn’t good but there was a decent amount of people that seemed to ignore the fact that the goalies couldn’t make moderately difficult shot.

 

[bmr]

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[tny760]

I hate to bring the negativity, but the emergence of another Kings forward just makes that Moore contract look dumber and dumber.

i see it too but if they can maybe get out from under the iafallo contract, it won't look like such an albatross. he was much more effective tonight than he has been recently but i imagine concussion recovery to an athlete is a bit of a process

 

[BigKing]

kinda solidifies the "it was the goaltending" argument i guess

More a Gavrikov thing

 

[AbsentMojo]

I hate to bring the negativity, but the emergence of another Kings forward just makes that Moore contract look dumber and dumber.

When they signed Moore to me that meant Iafallo has to go - its obvious they need cap to address the LD problem, how else can they do it? Ive done the numbers its impossible if you want to also a sign a #1 goalie.

 

[Nasti]

I’ve gone into the boards the way Vilardi did and had the wind completely knocked out of me but was fine a few minutes later. Hoping that’s all it was and that Vilardi was taken out due to the game already being out of reach for the Flames.

 

[Byfield]

It’s quite amazing to see the difference defensively without Durpzi in the lineup

We’d be in sole possession of first if he hadn’t derped the first game away

 

[Sol]

Yeah because that is what wins a playoff series. Adding Gavrikov and Grundstrom made this team tougher. But being able to beat the f*** out of someone doesn’t win a playoff series.

Apparently you forgot the Oilers series where Kassian was smashing everyone and the Kings were coughing up the puck when he was around them. Yeah it’s almost like having an intimidating player that can hit and beat your face in keeps players more honest. Weird concept.

Tell me, which king is going to keep the opposition honest ? Don’t worry I’ll wait for your answer.

 

[tny760]

More a Gavorik thing

was majorly negative even before that right? copley took over, things settled a bit, gavrikov shows up and it's rocketing in the other direction for sure

i don't say that to take anything away from gavrikov i just see it as a multi-stage thing

 

[ru4reals]

And Calgary averages 35.6 shots per game. Second most in the NHL.

Damn that's even more impressive knowing this.