GDT: 2023-24 season game 50 LA Kings vs Buffalo Sabres @4:00pm 2/13/24

[Bandit]

Rittich playing like he has a gallon of KY between his legs.

 

[VILARGOD]

This is so embarrassing

 

[jgs]

Kings playing like crap again.

 

[johnjm22]

Rittich playing like he has a gallon of KY between his legs.

He looks kind of rattled after that last goal.

He's over reacting now to everything. Need to make a goaltending change.

 

[DyslexicTom]

This is so embarrassing

It's only embarrassing if you thought that beating Edmonton meant that they were on the way back up. I wasn't sold.

 

[LAKings88]

Buffalo killed the psyche of the Kings twice this year.

We’re goo…….oops, no we aren’t.

 

[johnjm22]

I guess the one positive is that PLD looks engaged for the second straight game.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I'm ready for baseball.

 

[kilowatt]

Todd was clearly the issue

 

[VILARGOD]

It's only embarrassing if you thought that beating Edmonton meant that they were on the way back up. I wasn't sold.

Irregardless of that the D-zone coverage looks like the Sabres are playing a AAA bantam hockey team. Its embarrassing either way lol

 

[Bandit]

He looks kind of rattled after that last goal.

He's over reacting now to everything. Need to make a goaltending change.

Yeah I mean what do you expect from a career backup at best but still. Not the only problem by a long shot, but still a problem.

 

[johnjm22]

We've had a lot of idiotic offsides this game.

 

[Shellz]

What the hell is going on

 

[Bandit]

Todd was clearly the issue

Certainly was one of them. Unfortunately the other issues still remain

 

[kingsholygrail]

Mentally fragile team. They got too pumped by beating the Oilers and failed to get prepared for the Sabres.

 

[tny760]

was that lewis trying to play a center position when he's on turc's wing now? i just don't get what i'm seeing in the d zone. if you're just running man coverage rotations how do you swing that far across without realizing you don't have a man?

 

[JJDrums]

It’s time. Pull the plug on this group. Start with management.
Time to move out any UFAs for assets. Let the kids play.
If doughty doesn’t like it, he can agree to waive his no trade clause and leave too. Pathetic.

 

[JTeller97]

I guess the one positive is that PLD looks engaged for the second straight game.

By far our best player today

 

[AbsentMojo]

Rittich clearly has been on a heater.. would not be too surprising to see him get back to his usual for last few seasons

2021-22	Nashville Predators	NHL	17	3.57	.886	0	6-3-4	|	Playoffs	1	20.00	.615	0	0-1-0
2022-23	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	21	2.68	.901	0	9-8-1	|	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2023-24	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	12	1.90	.931	1	6-1-3	|
	Ontario Reign	AHL	16	2.63	.901	3	7-6-3	|

 

[kilowatt]

Quoting my thoughts from the last game day thread:

It was a good game but I stand by my feeling that Todd wasn’t the whole problem. Why did it take a respected coach getting fired to get our players to remove their heads from their asses? Will they quit on Hiller over the last quarter of the season? Why did Turcotte play 3:32 tonight and why are our other two top prospects in the press box? Hoping for positive change but… I’m not sold quite yet.

This game certainly isn’t helping

 

[ru4reals]

Goaltending, goaltending, goaltending. And crappy play. We're not making the playoffs.

 

[kilowatt]

Rittich clearly has been on a heater.. would not be too surprising to see him get back to his usual for last few seasons

2021-22	Nashville Predators	NHL	17	3.57	.886	0	6-3-4	|	Playoffs	1	20.00	.615	0	0-1-0
2022-23	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	21	2.68	.901	0	9-8-1	|	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2023-24	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	12	1.90	.931	1	6-1-3	|
	Ontario Reign	AHL	16	2.63	.901	3	7-6-3	|

So what happens if he and Talbot don’t put up Quick 2012 cup run numbers?

 

[AbsentMojo]

Quoting my thoughts from the last game day thread:



This game certainly isn’t helping

Todd's impact on the team is not something that can be fixed overnight.. systems, player biases, will take quite awhile to adjust all that

 

[Sol]

Todd was clearly the issue

Not one person said he was the only issue. That’s why no one was enthused with Rittich. It’s good that they will all get fired this year.

 

[AbsentMojo]

So what happens if he and Talbot don’t put up Quick 2012 cup run numbers?

you spend 2.5m on 2 goalies you get what you pay for.. they are doing fantastic for the cost. Lucky as hell to get this much out of the both of them.