GDT: 2023-24 Western Conference Quarter Finals LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers 4/28/24 EDM leads 2-1

[Vamos Rafa]

I’m completely down for a rebuild. We need a generational talent. We’ve had exactly one PPG player since the 05 lockout and that was Kopi’s lone PPG year in 2018. I mean damn, was Ziggy the last other King to have a PPG season?

 

[The Pale King]

0-10 on the Power Play this series. Hilarious!

Goodbye Rob and Luc!

0-11.

If that was how they lost game 1, sure you can build off that, but almost everything went right for them that game and they couldn't get a single goal.

Fire the GM mid-series, hope it lights a fire under them? That's really the only card they have left to play.

 

[Little Psycho]

Legit same problems we had last season and this bozo gets PLD creating another problem and not fixing anything

 

[Nasti]

Serious hockey.

 

[psych3man]

Sure couldn't have used Clarke on that pathetic PP.
EVERY team knows pressure the Kings on PP because they are all perimeter and no quick movements.
Clarke changes all of that on PP, as well as 5:5, which is why us fans want Clarke on the ice all season long.
So frustrating.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Kings were built to beat the Oilers remember?

 

[kingsfan28]

Hey remember Kaliyevs last game was vs the Oilers. He scored. Kings have scored one goal in the last two games.

Came off a breakdown on a bad change, he was wide open in front. He ain't scoring like that tonight.

 

[ru4reals]

Hockey Gods don't give a nut, but just imagine if this was our future bottom six with some good luck. Wishful thinking but one can dream.

Thomas-Turcotte-Laf
Lee-Helenius-Lawrence (Mount Everest line)

 

[DoktorJeep]

Jim Fox is in shambles. The big post game analysis is the Oilers playing the 1-3-1.

Edmonton just trolled us tonight and showed they can beat the Kings at their own game.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Words cannot describe how much I despise Luc Robitaille and what he has done to this franchise.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Sure couldn't have used Clarke on that pathetic PP.
EVERY team knows pressure the Kings on PP because they are all perimeter and no quick movements.
Clarke changes all of that on PP, as well as 5:5, which is why us fans want Clarke on the ice all season long.
So frustrating.

None of the stiffs that have coached the team will move DD off the PP... at best Clarke would displace Spence. The Kings top 4 D are all brutual offensively

 

[SherVaughn30]

Hiller is almost as clueless as TMac was. This roster has enough good talent to score goals in the playoffs, but don't have the right coaching staff to guide them. Don't get me wrong, Robitaille/Blake have made huge mistakes. What they gave up for PLD and the contract they gave him when he hadn't played a single Kings game yet, was atrocious! Not addressing having a #1 goalie in place after Quick was gone, almost as atrocious! Hiller was no better than a lateral move over TMac!

 

[Omni Owl]

Hockey Gods don't give a nut, but just imagine if this was our future bottom six with some good luck. Wishful thinking but one can dream.

Thomas-Turcotte-Laf
Lee-Helenius-Lawrence (Mount Everest line)

I like this idea. This whole line's purpose should be mangling the Oilers.

Including Thomas and Turcotte ought to be a no brainer....

 

[The Pale King]

losing the battle of they special team, losing the series.
Oilers 8-15 on the pp
Kings 0-12...ZERO FOR 12!

Pretty easy to kill penalties when the other team won't shoot.

Not just losing, it looks like a different sport on special teams.

They're steroid-era Barry Bonds, we're post-drugtest Chris Davis. Zero shots on a powerplay down a goal in the third period... how does that happen?

 

[Steve Zissou]

Ya, that's about how I feel right now... The catfish, that is.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Hiller is almost as clueless as TMac was. This roster has enough good talent to score goals in the playoffs, but don't have the right coaching staff to guide them. Don't get me wrong, Robitaille/Blake have made huge mistakes. What they gave up for PLD and the contract they gave him when he hadn't played a single Kings game yet, was atrocious! Not addressing having a #1 goalie in place after Quick was gone, almost as atrocious! Hiller was no better than a lateral move over TMac!

Guess fourth time is not the charm for Blake’s coach picks.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Hiller is almost as clueless as TMac was. This roster has enough good talent to score goals in the playoffs, but don't have the right coaching staff to guide them. Don't get me wrong, Robitaille/Blake have made huge mistakes. What they gave up for PLD and the contract they gave him when he hadn't played a single Kings game yet, was atrocious! Not addressing having a #1 goalie in place after Quick was gone, almost as atrocious! Hiller was no better than a lateral move over TMac!

Ya, adjust the goddman PP get 55 on there. He wouldnt even put QB out there 6 on 5... also shot mentality was there, but no screen, no making Skinner uncomfortable.. even giving him a run when things get desperate...

 

[johnjm22]

Good entertaining game. I enjoyed watching it.

 

[kingsholygrail]

The only thing I'm hoping for is Blake was actually given notice that he has to win with what he has, explaining Hiller staying on for the playoffs and no moves at the deadline. Maybe he's on a hotseat. I don't know. It's lot of hopium. The more cynical side is no one's that concerned and no one is losing their jobs.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Good entertaining game. I enjoyed watching it.

You being sarcastic, right?

 

[funky]

Sure couldn't have used Clarke on that pathetic PP.
EVERY team knows pressure the Kings on PP because they are all perimeter and no quick movements.
Clarke changes all of that on PP, as well as 5:5, which is why us fans want Clarke on the ice all season long.
So frustrating.

Underrated post. Would solve a big problem.

 

[ru4reals]

Good entertaining game. I enjoyed watching it.

Well, Rittich was better than the Granddad I guess.

 

[King'sPawn]

Seeing PLD and Fiala, the two biggest name players brought in to help the Kings score, combine for 2 goals in 4 games is simply balls.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Danault: "We need to come out the exact same way on Wednesday."
NO! Score goals! Getting shut out again is not a gameplan.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Kings were built to beat the Oilers remember?

They’re built to golf.