GDT: 2022-23 Western Conference Quarter-Finals game 1 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm 4/17/23 MOD Warning post #596

[Bandit]

Just shoot the f***ing puck kempe

 

[jgs]

Shoot the puck Kempe. Damn it.

 

[Reaper45]

Has Byfield even touched the puck yet?

Is he even playing?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

If only this team had a Mitchell or Scuderi or Greene or Regehr or Stoll or Richards or Brown in the lineup. This team is a far cry from being built for playoff hockey.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Honestly, with 8 and 44 in the box, you rest 3 and 84 for the inevitable 5 on 4. 5 on 3 is pretty much a guaranteed goal there.

OK - that at least has some logic

 

[bland]

These slugs are gonna waste the whole PP

 

[kingsholygrail]

What a great PP. The strategy is to move so slowly that the opponent dozes off. Then you shoot.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Douchard

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

That's a half assed "Boo" by Oiler fans when Doughty touches to puck, step your game up or just stop it

 

[Kurrilino]

Blake did nothing to address this teams lack of physicality, especially for the playoffs knowing we were likely to face the Oilers. Dropping all of the blame on MacEwen isn’t fair just like it wasn’t blaming Lemieux. This is on Blake and his roster construction/drafting.

This has nothing to do with toughness, neither is toughness the solution here.
The Oilers know exactly that we can't do anything to them shorthanded will even create more offense chances.

For them all this is a big joke.

I tried to explain people that this team is not even remotely Playoff ready and we should play the youngsters while collecting high draft picks

 

[Little Psycho]

Nurse is such a twat

 

[kingsfan28]

they were slow to their shots. 4 got blocked

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Go home.

 

[Sol]

Injure all the Kings. I want to see you asshats defend the Kings caring about the health of the opposition.

 

[Herby]

Blake did nothing to address this teams lack of physicality, especially for the playoffs knowing we were likely to face the Oilers. Dropping all of the blame on MacEwen isn’t fair just like it wasn’t blaming Lemieux. This is on Blake and his roster construction/drafting.

Blake gets way to much of a pass and TM gets to much of the blame.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

It’s like the entire coaching staff watched the last two regular season games against the Oilers and said, “yeah, let’s do that again.”

 

[The Butcher]

He wasn’t afraid to send a $5M goalie to the AHL, maybe a $5M coach is next.

I think if this ends up in a sweep it could be on the table. Anything less he's the guy in October again.

 

[jgs]

When Oilers go to block shot, kings need to shoot high. in upper body.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

This has nothing to do with toughness, neither is toughness the solution here.
The Oilers know exactly that we can't do anything to them shorthanded will even create more offense chances.

For them all this is a big joke.

I tried to explain people that this team is not even remotely Playoff ready and we should play the youngsters while collecting high draft picks

This isn't even a playoff series for Edmonton. It's a warm up for the actual playoffs next round.

 

[SufferingSelfCreated]

I'm on the record for saying even if we made the playoffs, we would be swept out of the 1srt round. I stand by it.

 

[Sol]

Blake gets way to much of a pass and TM gets to much of the blame.

Yeah I’m sure playing prevent hockey is not Todd’s fault.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

The high road choir boys sure are quiet while we are getting mugged! Don’t sink to their level!

 

[bland]

Every goddam touch is a hope play.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Kings are the slumpbuster tune up game for Edmonton !

 

[Reaper45]

So if they’re going to block shots you need to just shoot as hard as possible and hurt em in the process.

Blake gets way to much of a pass and TM gets to much of the blame.

They’re equally to blame in my book.