GDT: 2023-24 season game 32 LA kings vs Vegas Golden Knights @7:00pm 12/28/23

[bland]

Honestly, if I had to pick out one singular thing that has really impressed me this year, its Todd McLellan.

Its always fun to live in the moment and appreciate and decry the things that get to us, but after obsessing on this team since 77 and the exhale of the Cup wins, I find it so much more satisfying to focus on the big picture. McLellan has made some decisions this year that I (we?) had really hoped he would have made in prior seasons. Not just the Fiala thing last night, but the approach to the game is markedly more assertive now. You don't necessarily see that stuff in real time, its more apparent over a period of time.

I still think they will ultimately age out before the end of round 2. Maybe that's one of the reasons I want to see them deal Roy in time to use the cap to maybe add an impact physical rental winger and a goalie, just to mix in a new ingredient to the team at the right time.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Honestly, if I had to pick out one singular thing that has really impressed me this year, its Todd McLellan.

Its always fun to live in the moment and appreciate and decry the things that get to us, but after obsessing on this team since 77 and the exhale of the Cup wins, I find it so much more satisfying to focus on the big picture. McLellan has made some decisions this year that I (we?) had really hoped he would have made in prior seasons. Not just the Fiala thing last night, but the approach to the game is markedly more assertive now. You don't necessarily see that stuff in real time, its more apparent over a period of time.

I still think they will ultimately age out before the end of round 2. Maybe that's one of the reasons I want to see them deal Roy in time to use the cap to maybe add an impact physical rental winger and a goalie, just to mix in a new ingredient to the team at the right time.

If this is the all-in year, Kings have a ton of trade chips. no 2nd/3rd, but a 1st and a 4th rd pick. I don't think they'll deal Roy, but they could. Then a million kids in Ontario, and guys whose future w the team may be up in the air if they do land someone/desire someone else in their spot.


Off the roster,
1st, 4th, late picks
Turcotte, Fagemo, Thomas, Madden, Chromiak, Pinelli, and younger etc.
Clarke/Spence

Tweeners: JAD, Toby, Moverare.

On the roster:
I wouldn't do it but int he right move I could see Roy, Kaliyev, Spence.

I'll move this to the season thread, but I can't think of a trade target...

 

[LAKings88]

RV coming back will be billed as the big addition.

Can’t see them moving Roy at all. I also can’t see them paying him unfortunately.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Honestly, if I had to pick out one singular thing that has really impressed me this year, its Todd McLellan.

McLellan did two things that surprised me this season: 1) swapped QB and Dubois on the PP .. more a promotion for QB than a demotion for Dubois.. but I thought that was smart and merit based. 2) benching Fiala... I think doing things like that often wear thin on the team like too much Tortsing.. but once in a while, sends a message to the entire roster.

 

[Bandit]

McLellan did two things that surprised me this season: 1) swapped QB and Dubois on the PP .. more a promotion for QB than a demotion for Dubois.. but I thought that was smart and merit based. 2) benching Fiala... I think doing things like that often wear thin on the team like too much Tortsing.. but once in a while, sends a message to the entire roster.

Dude still doesn’t know what a time out is though.

 

[KingsHockey24]

RV coming back will be billed as the big addition.

Can’t see them moving Roy at all. I also can’t see them paying him unfortunately.

I wonder who'll be the healthy scratch when he gets back.

Laf has been playing rock solid. Lewis? Grundstrom?

 

[LAKings88]

I wonder who'll be the healthy scratch when he gets back.

Laf has been playing rock solid. Lewis? Grundstrom?

Laf is my guess

 

[kilowatt]

Honestly, if I had to pick out one singular thing that has really impressed me this year, its Todd McLellan.

 

[Omni Owl]

Vegas got to where they are through questionable means and salary cap manipulation. Im still pissed that doughty got suspended for a game in the playoffs and vegas head shotted kopi and got nothing.
Id love to see us kick thier asses.
However, its april, may and june that matter

I totally forgot about this, f*** Vegas. While we're @ it f*** Edmonton and all the dirty shit they pulled in the playoffs too...

 

[Bandit]

That Lexus commercial with the sled dogs has to be the dumbest shit I’ve seen since I put axl and gbh on ignore.

 

[Bandit]

Jesus Christ the Knights are actually still putting a guy in armor and skates on the ice?

 

[chris kontos]

What ever happened to heidi androl

 

[kilowatt]

The play Dubois just made, where he just took the puck in by himself, lost the puck, and then skated away, really gets on my nerves.

 

[bland]

Fiala put himself offside. Impressive.

The play Dubois just made, where he just took the puck in by himself, lost the puck, and then skated away, really gets on my nerves.

You see how Grundstrom had an identical battle opportunity and won it just seconds later?

Just making sure that you do the best you can in those situations doesn't seem like too much of an ask.

 

[Bandit]

Kopitar abandoned Eichel why?

 

[kingsfan28]

all day to shoot!
damn.

 

[chris kontos]

Talbot shoulda had that

 

[kingsholygrail]

Leave Eichel all alone. Score.

 

[VILARGOD]

damn, what a shot

 

[LAKings88]

Nice shot

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Not looking good anywhere. These dog shit first periods have to stop.

 

[bland]

Yeah Jimmy, because Dubois has a case of the Daigles

 

[kingsfan28]

you rarely see that mistake by kopi.

 

[LAKings88]

I think Vegas has the best d core in the league.

 

[Gjwrams]

Too much space to the wrong guy and a snipe of a shot.