GDT: 2023-24 season game 35 LA Kings Detroit Red Wings @7:30pm 1/4/23

[AbsentMojo]

He will bring in an old teammate. Anyone want to bet me?

Right? Thats so in character as to be inevitable: incoming Nelson Emerson interim head coach

 

[FrozenKing18]

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[Raccoon Jesus]

He will bring in an old teammate. Anyone want to bet me?

oH PROMOTion from within is So coming

incoming Marco Sturm

 

[kilowatt]

This will be interesting for the next game vs the Caps. Chucky Sideburns, who stonewalled the Kings in that 2-1 loss game is out with an injury, so former Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper will most likely start against the Kings. Former Kings goalies are 2-0 vs the Kings this season(Quick, Jones). Will it be 3-0 or did I just break the curse?!

Did you forget about Cal Petersen beating us in November? 35 saves on 37 shots, and Sean Walker had two assists.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Did you forget about Cal Petersen beating us in November? 35 saves on 37 shots, and Sean Walker had two assists.

Thank you for correcting me. So we are already 0-3 against former goalies, with the chance to make that 0-4 against the Caps if they play against Darcy Kuemper.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

So this is the guy they'll sit for Clarke on Sunday?

 

[kingsfan28]

What the hell happened? My Vertigo kicked in at 2-1 and I had to go into my own quiet room. They lost in a shootout?

 

[EmuRidingLuffy]

What's the cope squad got to say about this. Everything still going to plan? Blake and Tmac are still geniuses?
What a bunch of losers.

Also the radio broadcast is absolutely bush league. Was listening on my way home from work and the constant references to replays thanks to the simulcast is moronic.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Kings are about to play 3 of the toughest teams in the NHL.

If TM plays Clarke it better be in place of Spence because Wilson and co will run wild on the soft Kings.

 

[LeftKinger]

Was at the game, saw the old spice guy in the stands, didn’t know he was a Kings fan.

New PLD line looks great. Kopi looked old and Moore is not a good fit on that line. On the other hand, Kaliyev with a huge bounce back game and looked great on the fourth line. He had about 4-5 good looks and even created a few completely by himself.

Detroit got some huge saves when it could’ve easily been 4-0. PP let us down once again. Clarke could’ve made a difference tonight. Gavrikov is a godsend with his stick work and gap control. Mikey with a tough game. Found a way to lose another game in which they were up 2.

So this is the guy they'll sit for Clarke on Sunday?

Sit Englund, if someone has to play on their off side, so be it.

 

[kingsfan28]

He will bring in an old teammate. Anyone want to bet me?

it better not be Bylsma. He's willie D 2.0 . Don't care what his resume says.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Was at the game, saw the old spice guy in the stands, didn’t know he was a Kings fan.

New PLD line looks great. Kopi looked old and Moore is not a good fit on that line. On the other hand, Kaliyev with a huge bounce back game and looked great on the fourth line. He had about 4-5 good looks and even created a few completely by himself.

Detroit got some huge saves when it could’ve easily been 4-0. PP let us down once again. Clarke could’ve made a difference tonight. Gavrikov is a godsend with his stick work and gap control. Mikey with a tough game. Found a way to lose another game in which they were up 2.


Sit Englund, if someone has to play on their off side, so be it.

Sit Englund?! You do that and then the Kings D group becomes softer. Englund will throw a big hit or drop the gloves. You think DD, Andersen, Roy and Spence will do that? Gavrikov plays good D and throws the big hit, but he doesn't fight. Englund is the guy that will get in a fight to protect his teammates. You want someone else defending themselves and ending up 5 mins in the box hurting the team? Englund played only 12:30 TOI, but wasn't that more to do with TMac was trying to get more offense from his D group when they were down 3-2, as he trimmed to playing only 3 lines in the 3rd?

 

[SherVaughn30]

it better not be Bylsma. He's willie D 2.0 . Don't care what his resume says.

Dejardin was awful. It won't be Bylsma, but at least he coached a talented team to playoff success!

 

[kingsfanman]

The PP looks weird, I think it's the main issue to fix.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

We gained a point on the Canucks & Vegas !

 

[rapots]

Those early leads by 2 goals shouldn't be that easy to give away. Obviously coaching staff don't know how to adjust

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

The PP looks weird, I think it's the main issue to fix.

Here's the problem, fixing PP1 requires two things, a right shot goal scorer and replacing Doughty with someone who can generate offense. Arvidsson won't be back for at least another month (and likely will be gone in the offseason), and Doughty is cemented on PP1 by legacy.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Here's the problem, fixing PP1 requires two things, a right shot goal scorer and replacing Doughty with someone who can generate offense. Arvidsson won't be back for at least another month (and likely will be gone in the offseason), and Doughty is cemented on PP1 by legacy.

Last year the power play was really good at using all stations on the ice to create scoring chances, especially using the players down low. Now most of the puck touches seem to be coming from the dots or higher, making it way too easy to defend. It's incredibly stagnant, and I don't know why they insist on limiting options and looks the way they're doing it.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Laferriere quietly on pace for roughly a 25 point/50 PIM type season huh?? Somewhat limited ice time(averaging roughly 13 mins a game with pretty much no pp time) and finishing with some pretty decent stats is impressive.

6 points and 21sog. in last 10 games

 

[kinghock]

The PP looks weird, I think it's the main issue to fix.

To have Kopitar and DD on PP1 looks weird, stupid and outdated.

 

[YP44]

whats that smell? ans: burnt koala fur... this dudes on the clock.. lets see who has the reigns come Feb 1 after this slew of games.. id put money Blake having some private conversations these days

I wish he was on the clock. But i don't think they are changing anything in season.

 

[Reaper45]

Kopitar looked his age big time. Hoping it’s just his usual mid season slump but Father Time comes for us all.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Why is Byfield never in the OT?

 

[Shellz]

Why is Byfield never in the OT?

because he’s not slow enough

 

[tny760]

On Arthur Kaliyev’s response to being healthy scratched on Tuesday
Responded well, responded really well and it started way before he put the equipment on tonight. In practice the other day, he played and he worked hard, he worked hard in the pregame skate the day that he didn’t play and then he came in and responded well, so it’s a real positive sign for us.

hopefully that scratched the itch