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GDT: 2023-24 season Game 48 LA Kings vs Nashville Predators @4:30pm 1/31/24

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If the Kings lose tonight, will Rob Blake fire Todd McLellan over the All-Star Break?

  • yes

    Votes: 24 49.0%

  • no

    Votes: 25 51.0%
  • Total voters
    49
kingsfan28 said:
I don't think anyone misses AI and his 4 mil cap hit. 18 points in 47 games, and its looking like another 30 point year for him.
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I may be the only one that's happy IaFAILlo is gone. Turcs will never get a chance if he was still here. Vilardi on the other hand..been said enough.
 
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kingsfan28 said:
Lets not go over board here. One was the 1st overall pick, the other was the 4th overall pick who would've gone #1 if they redrafted today. Both were stars the day they stepped on the ice. Ours was the 11th and often injured with cronic back issues, and the other was drafted 45th.
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So it would be like trading Rantanen

Not far off!

Chazz Reinhold said:
Didn’t watch the game; did the Kings get as thoroughly outplayed as the underlying numbers suggest?
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Yes, it was definitely a top-3 bad game of this last stretch, they were bailed out by goaltending and FIVE posts
 
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Raccoon Jesus said:
So it would be like trading Rantanen

Not far off!



Yes, it was definitely a top-3 bad game of this last stretch, they were bailed out by goaltending and FIVE posts
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Posts are not bailing anyone out. It’s an off target shot… it may as well go 6 feet wide. Just being my usual pedantic self and don’t dispute the performance gap… :naughty:
 
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postgame fistbumps from todd normal? i don't wanna read too much into that since it's probably just a "enjoy your break" thing but that seems strange
 
tny760 said:


postgame fistbumps from todd normal? i don't wanna read too much into that since it's probably just a "enjoy your break" thing but that seems strange
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Well.....I mean besides the flight home, and practices, sure enjoy your break...

That seemed entirely normal, you can even tell the Kings that "danced" weren't into it because even with the win, they know they are still playing in the deep....
 
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postgame fistbumps from todd normal? i don't wanna read too much into that since it's probably just a "enjoy your break" thing but that seems strange
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They are normal, he goes around and gives each player a fistbump after a win in the locker room. At least, he has in most of the dance and postgame videos I've seen. They, both coaches and players, all sort of have their postgame habits and routines for a win and loss. Kopi always hugs the staff.
 
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kingsfan28 said:
Not all drafted centers end up there. They tried Kempe at center where he was drafted and it turned out he was better on the wing. Same with Valardi. Once he went to the wing, he became a really good player, when he was at center he struggled.
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Well sure, but it's another thing to draft a bunch of centers and then give them limited time playing the position and not allow them to learn and make mistakes within that position because you ended the rebuild early and need them to contribute now. Byfield had a game at center this season and looked better than PLD has all year, and now the same thing happened with Turcotte.
 
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YAYSAY said:
Well sure, but it's another thing to draft a bunch of centers and then give them limited time playing the position and not allow them to learn and make mistakes within that position because you ended the rebuild early and need them to contribute now. Byfield had a game at center this season and looked better than PLD has all year, and now the same thing happened with Turcotte.
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i hate the hindsight required for this but by this point of the season, kopitar-danault-byfield-turcotte down the middle would probably have become pretty cohesive

especially with $8.5M to spend on a goalie and complementary parts but that's another conversation
 
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Sol said:
They dance after one win after their getting their backs blown out for over a couple months. Amazing. Lol.
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I thought the same thing, but at the same time - what else are they supposed to do? They need to get back in it, be a team, and keep it going. Also, I would find it hard to convince Gavrikov not to get the dance going again which I can respect, I share the same personality.
 
Sol said:
They dance after one win after their getting their backs blown out for over a couple months. Amazing. Lol.
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At least Byfield is backing it up with his play now, but wearing a "Q" chain when he was doing nothing was pretty lame. Like Major League II when Omar Epps comes to spring training with all the bling trying to be a power hitter.

He can add a "B" to it now though, if he likes.
 
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tny760 said:
i hate the hindsight required for this but by this point of the season, kopitar-danault-byfield-turcotte down the middle would probably have become pretty cohesive

especially with $8.5M to spend on a goalie and complementary parts but that's another conversation
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We have who we have and if we get into the play-offs its Dubois job to shut down the other teams top player with Physicality and help the Kings into the subsequent rounds otherwise it was for not
 
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BigKing said:
At least Byfield is backing it up with his play now, but wearing a "Q" chain when he was doing nothing was pretty lame. Like Major League II when Omar Epps comes to spring training with all the bling trying to be a power hitter.

He can add a "B" to it now though, if he likes.
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I think any person getting a chain with their letter or initial on it is corny regardless. Its like having a tattoo of yourself on your body lol
 
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