GDT: 2024-25 season game 10 LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks @7:00pm 10/29/24

[The Butcher]

Yep. Still jaded.

 

[kingsfan28]

Its really pathetic to lose to such a depleted Sharks team that's missing Cellebrini, Couture, and Vlasic.

classic trap game. The only way it could've been worse is if it was SJ first win of the year. 0-6 on the pp, really?

 

[SherVaughn30]

I got attacked on Lakingsinsider for mentioning what im about to say but I will stick to my guns . I been saying it since the 2020 draft and i will say it again i was preaching and praying we took Stutzle because he reminded me of Patty Kane man do i wish we took him. He had another 4 point game tonight and is a lock for 90-100 points year in and year out

I think I know what you are saying. Stutzle is a pure offense player, while Byfield is that 2-way center mold that the Kings model their potential star centers after Kopitar. It was a mistake having Byfield play in the NHL at age 18. Byfield can still be a good 1C, but he just wasn't a phenom like a Crosby/Ovechkin that could play right away in the NHL. It hasn't helped at all that TMac/Hiller have been Byfield's coaches.

What I find very puzzling from a team perspective, is the fact you have a good deal of offense first young players, but they are being handcuffed by a system that doesn't promote offense(which more teams are adopting as goal scoring is up again this season). Frankly, Hiller is not head coach material. I feel he's less personable with the players, than TMac was(or maybe they are the same?). IMO, I feel the Kings need a coach that can get more offensive production from it's players. To me the players are not buying into what Hiller is trying to preach(I'm not even sure what Hiller is even trying to preach!) PLD tuned out TMac/Hiller. I do agree it was wrong how PLD had a bit of an attitude. It appears Fiala might be showing some similar bad attitude. Something could be rotten in the organization where it's starting to infest into other players not being happy how the team is being run. A firing/trade needs to happen soon before there is some kind of collapse with this team.

 

[SherVaughn30]

classic trap game. The only way it could've been worse is if it was SJ first win of the year. 0-6 on the pp, really?

When you pass too much with players being a bit static/predictable, then no shots are generated. The passes/movement needs to be quicker, and there needs to be more risk taken getting shots towards the net. When PP is mostly stale/stalled, sometimes you have to keep it simple and go back to the basics, shoot, create traffic and go for rebounds!

 

[SherVaughn30]

Do they? The defense and goaltending are abysmal. Reminds of an expansion team from the 1990's.

No #1 center, no #1 Dman, no #1 goaltender.

They have a 1C(Byfield), but they are not even playing him at that position. I think most other teams without a doubt would be playing Byfield as a 1C.

Our #1 d-men is injured and out for another 3 months(correct me if I'm wrong on time length). The way I look at it, the Kings never addressed the hole left by Roy. It looks worse with Doughty out.

Last, we have a #1 goalie in Kuemper till Portillo is fully ready to take over the #1 job.

 

[LeftKinger]

That might just be the worst thing that happened to him. 2 goals in his last 28 games to end the season after that goal, and zero goals in 5 games in the playoffs. None so far this season. That's 2 goals in his last 43 games including this season and last year's playoffs. Not even sure what the hell is going on with him. Had a big hat trick in the preseason game and now is a ghost again. Just a brutal stretch.

Damn! I knew it was bad but 2 in 43 is abysmal.

 

[BaileyFan]

You just know that they’re going to sit Thomas and whip the Knights tomorrow because..Kongs.

Gotta follow up a performance like this with a win against a good team that reassures BLuc that their contender facade is intact. We are in the worst timeline.

 

[kingsfan28]

Sharks got paid to take on Walman. He's been very involved tonight.

Kings needed an LHD too...

I knew someone was going to say something like this. The dude has never played a full season since being drafted in 2014 and has a grand total of 213 pro games.

 

[Sol]

Fiala was scratched? Missing a team meeting? I’m not like a lot of you guys who throb relentlessly over random men for no rhyme or reason. That’s bad on Fiala and if he’s becoming a problem in the room then he’s gotta go.

Missed the game thankfully. Got a new car instead.

 

[KingsCrunch]

Can we please get Copley back in goal now? Quit farting around with lesser ones.

 

[tigermask48]

Missed this game because the baby finally let us sleep. Thanks little guy for helping me dodge this bullet.