Lewis with worst shift in the entire NHL this year at 11:00 3rd period mark...if Laf, Turc or Akil had that shift, they would be benched the rest of the game and scratched next game...not that it factored much in this debacle, but he should sit next game.
Fox said they had Laferriere ALL of last practice at CENTER, Interesting. With Danault Done-und and falling at least twice in the 3rd period - to go along with his 1 goal...would consider sitting him as well. If they are practicing LAF at C, they are certainly not pleased with Danault and QB atm how they are performing at C.
Can they call up Glen Gawdin? 20 pts in 15 games..played a few games with the Ducks last year, I think...and 7 games with the Flames a few yrs ago. They need to send a message.
Fiala? Maybe his ipad alarm doesn't go off Wednesday and that would help.
It's honestly a major travesty that the Kings had Doughty, Kopitar, Quick and Brown from a few drafts and that set them up for DL to come in and master class the tooling needed to have the 2 cup years.
2012 Carter at deadline and 2014 Gaborik at the deadline were keys...and of course the rest....Williams, Greene, Stoll, Mitchell, Regher and others. BUT, in 15 years since drafting those 4:
1 G, 1 D, 1 C, 1 W....all elite or near elite at ALL 4 positions - the Kings have not drafted, developed and KEPT an equal to any of the 4...in 15 years!! I guess Faber and Vilardi may have been the closest.
Whoops! Good for the Wild and the Jets. FUKKKK. Drafted top goalie prospects 3 yrs too late - Slukynsky and George. Had they drafted one of that calibre from 2019-2022, they may be ready.
I guess throw Portillo in there...but not Wednesday, vs the #1 NHL team.
I think they need to sit Lewis and possibly Danault Wednesday. Play Copley. Or make Phil line 4.
WTF did they mess with Laf as #1 LW? That's where he was the best player on the team, the first 2-3 weeks of the year? Put him back there. And Turcotte was one of the best until his injury...then they play him half the first game back and bench him? WITHOUT TELLING HIM WHY? WTF?
Turcotte is a center and always at his best at center. Danault sux this year and QB cannot find his way at C. So put Laf at LW1 and Turcotte C QB and Foegele.
Trades and rumors picking up. Tomasino goes for a 2027! #4 pick? I would think that's Arty's best possible value.....so screw that. I guess he's skating and in a red jersey? I suppose he can play with Reign, for rehab? Too bad Pinelli is not ready....and too bad Fagemo is not so great in the NHL...and Madden was a whiff in the Toffoli deal. I thought Studnicka looked good in preseason,
Give him a shot. Mallot? He couldn't be worse than Lewis.
Sens lost 5 straight and rumored to shop Giroux. If the Kings were close to being anything, could make sense, but this looks like a black hole team. DD? Is he skating yet? Pinto could be interesting, Slow start and probably could be had...Norris, always liked him, but at 7.9 M?
The one season 35 goal wonder, 7.9 M cashin. I'd take him for Fiala.
I bet the Pens, Flyers and Sens will be making a deal or 2 soon.
Can the Kings fire Newell Brown? He's done wonders for the PP.
Removing Clarke from PP1 was a big brain move. WTF?
