GDT: 2023-24 Western Conference Quarter Finals LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm 5/1/24 Oilers lead 3-1

[ru4reals]

Never have I gone so fast from "Can't wait to finally get a win over Connor and Leon" to "Ok, I hope we never meet these bastards in the postseason ever again".

Hope those two never raise the cup. F*** the Oilers.

 

[Live in the Now]

I'm trying and failing not to be mad right now. Dubois on this team past this summer will kill me.

 

[Seattle King]

So you're saying lock Portillo up for 3 years at $5M?

You know Blake is already sketching it out

 

[Nasti]

This management group has sucked all excitement and enthusiasm out of me. This team sucks, the roster is hard to cheer for, and their future doesn’t look good.

 

[fsanford]

I'll double check it later, but on Kings Talk Jesse said it's the longest streak in franchise history. And if that's the case that's embarrassing given this teams hihistory

Last series won was against the Rangers

 

[GameNight]

Good for Jesse Cohen on Kings Talk!! He don't like how the Mayor & DB talk about us Donkeys either!!

I'm tuning in to Kings Talk from now on!

F**K KOP

 

[BigKing]

I have been a Kings fan for over 3 decades, and this is probably the least engaged I have ever been with the team.

This team desperately needs a cultural overhaul as well as a roster one.

Yep. Boring team on top of middling results. I had to be woken up during second intermission: of an elimination game.

 

[tny760]

I'm trying and failing not to be mad right now. Dubois on this team past this summer will kill me.

maybe it's hopium but it's just like man, AEG almost certainly OK'ed this because blake told them this is what they need to beat the oilers.. not only was he not, they won even fewer games and he collected millions of uncle philbucks in the process. surely AEG sees that and makes aggressive changes right?

 

[Zero Pucks Given]

I’m bummed out. First season in a few years I followed the Kings start to finish. Is this what it felt like on the first go round against the Oilers? Can only imagine seeing this same result 3 years in a row. Really hoping some changes are made this offseason.

For me 2022 was more "Well...it is what it is. Had the 3-2 series lead, but it is what it is. Also thanks for your service Dustin Brown."

The most infuriating part is the team's only gotten worse with every Oilers series.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Meh, Canes feel mid after that series with the Islanders. I could see the Rangers getting past them. I don't think either gets past Florida.

Canes/Rangers should go 7. Shesterkin has the edge over Andersen, Forwards might be even, but Canes have the edge with their D. Canes have a very good PK, so if they neutralize the Rangers PP, which the Caps were not capable of doing, Rangers gonna run into some trouble even strength. Canes PP is in much better shape then what the Caps showed, and frankly the Caps PP ineptitude made the Rangers PK better than it was. I might add the Canes are a faster team than even the Rangers.

 

[Gjwrams]

I have so much to say about this team/organization, but I’ll come back another time to post it. Just a listless fart to end a worthless season.

 

[kilowatt]

Just a reminder that this team finished with the exact same record as the 2021-22 Kings, and that team took Edmonton to a game seven. The lineup from that game 7 looked like this:

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Grundstrom – Danault – Moore
Athanasiou – Lizotte – Brown
Lemieux – Kupari – Kaliyev

Anderson – Roy
Edler – Stecher
Maatta – Durzi

Quick
Petersen

In two years, Blake traded all of our assets, spent all of our cap space, and won two fewer games.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Canes/Rangers should go 7. Shesterkin has the edge over Andersen, Forwards might be even, but Canes have the edge with their D. Canes have a very good PK, so if they neutralize the Rangers PP, which the Caps were not capable of doing, Rangers gonna run into some trouble even strength. Canes PP is in much better shape then what the Caps showed, and frankly the Caps PP ineptitude made the Rangers PK better than it was. I might add the Canes are a faster team than even the Rangers.

Yeah, it should be a long one.

 

[Live in the Now]

maybe it's hopium but it's just like man, AEG almost certainly OK'ed this because blake told them this is what they need to beat the oilers.. not only was he not, they won even fewer games and he collected millions of uncle philbucks in the process. surely AEG sees that and makes aggressive changes right?

The thing that's getting me riled up is the idea a new GM might think they can fix him.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Just a reminder that this team finished with the exact same record as the 2021-22 Kings, and that team took Edmonton to a game seven. The lineup from that game 7 looked like this:

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Grundstrom – Danault – Moore
Athanasiou – Lizotte – Brown
Lemieux – Kupari – Kaliyev

Anderson – Roy
Edler – Stecher
Maatta – Durzi

Quick
Petersen

In two years, Blake traded all of our assets, spent all of our cap space, and won two fewer games.

3 fewer games if you combine 23 and 24.

 

[Zero Pucks Given]

Just a reminder that this team finished with the exact same record as the 2021-22 Kings, and that team took Edmonton to a game seven. The lineup from that game 7 looked like this:

Iafallo – Kopitar – Kempe
Grundstrom – Danault – Moore
Athanasiou – Lizotte – Brown
Lemieux – Kupari – Kaliyev

Anderson – Roy
Edler – Stecher
Maatta – Durzi

Quick
Petersen

In two years, Blake traded all of our assets, spent all of our cap space, and won two fewer games.

Why, he's made progress!

He's showing the rest of the league you can lose a series more efficiently.

 

[Jericho111091]

Id legit rather see Vegas threepeat than watch these powerplay merchant oilers win a cup

 

[johnjm22]

More OZ possession time, but way less quality shots.

 

[Seattle King]

Canes/Rangers should go 7. Shesterkin has the edge over Andersen, Forwards might be even, but Canes have the edge with their D. Canes have a very good PK, so if they neutralize the Rangers PP, which the Caps were not capable of doing, Rangers gonna run into some trouble even strength. Canes PP is in much better shape then what the Caps showed, and frankly the Caps PP ineptitude made the Rangers PK better than it was. I might add the Canes are a faster team than even the Rangers.

Agree, Also coaching edge to CAR

 

[fsanford]

Byfield's ascendancy is really the only bright spot to the season.
No real progress for any of our other "prospects" in fact some regressed.
Glad that Portillo did well in the A, we might have a league average G in 3-4 years.

I thought Spence showed he belonged. He was pretty solid.

Thomas progressed, but Kings rule says he cannot dress for playoffs. .

 

[Kurrilino]

More OZ possession time, but way less quality shots.

But we scored more goals then expected

 

[kilowatt]

I thought Spence showed he belonged. He was pretty solid.

Thomas progressed, but Kings rule says he cannot dress for playoffs.

Spence is on the Alec Martinez progression, he is a pretty good puck-moving third-pairing guy and could still take a few steps forward

 

[tny760]

The thing that's getting me riled up is the idea a new GM might think they can fix him.

you may well be right too

doubt AEG meddles so hard that they force a buyout

 

[SherVaughn30]

Agree, Also coaching edge to CAR

Yes, that too.

 

[fsanford]

Spence is on the Alec Martinez progression, he is a pretty good puck-moving third-pairing guy and could still take a few steps forward

If he is another AMart that would be a big win