GDT: 2024-25 season game 22 LA Kings vs San Jose Sharks @7:30pm 11/25/24
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Master Yoda
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I think the point should be that they didn't because this team isn't very good.
At least not with Byfield, Danault, Moore, Fiala, etc playing like crap, and Doughty out.
To be honest, they should have a worse record with the way they are playing.
All The Kings Men
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I also said last night that it may be time to accept the harsh truth that the team isn't as good as it was last year...
Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
Jesse, next time you see Rob, can you tell him that Lt Dan is not happy?
I like this team way better than last years, they actually have some balls finally, but Spence and Byfield seem to have regressed.
Do the Kings really miss Grundstrom, Lizotte, PLD, and Talbot? No.
Do they miss Matt Roy. Probably...
Arvidsson was oft injured.
Danault, Moore and Fiala have ALL been terrible.
Akil Thomas doesn't look good either. Same with Turcotte.
Do the Kings really miss Grundstrom, Lizotte, PLD, and Talbot? No.
Do they miss Matt Roy. Probably...
Arvidsson was oft injured.
Danault, Moore and Fiala have ALL been terrible.
Akil Thomas doesn't look good either. Same with Turcotte.
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johnjm22
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I shouldn't be mad because I've been rooting for them to lose all season. It sucks to be in this position as a fan, but this type of game really is the best thing for the franchise.
We need them to suck so they don't buy at the TDL. Hopefully they're bad enough to be forced and into a rebuild and get management fired.
I don't think Doughty finishes his career as a King.
We need them to suck so they don't buy at the TDL. Hopefully they're bad enough to be forced and into a rebuild and get management fired.
I don't think Doughty finishes his career as a King.
bland
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I don't think the plan here is the same though. There have been multiple "teaching moments" along the way, combined with Doughty's absence, that have seen a more forward-thinking approach than in the past few hell-bent-for-the-playoffs years.
I am not upset with what is happening here at all. Not only is it on par with where they realistically should be, but its also validated so many of the concerns that were brushed away by so many over the last few seasons while they bought their way into a first round drubbing.
This year HAD to happen, its just a shame it didn't happen three years ago.
SaltyElkHunter
I …. am…. The LA Kings!
Sol
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I have no idea what’s going on with him but I see him gliding so often and not skating. Don’t know if he’s checked out or injured.
hopefully the media decides to really commit to writing about the Kings downfall with real honesty. And if anyone has balls to really talk about the failure of the rebuild.
Bandit
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Don’t worry, I’m sure Blake will be allowed to do something monumentally stupid to guarantee next year will be like last year.
I see. I guess I was confused because I’ve never heard you criticize the team before. First time for everything I guess.
All The Kings Men
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I don't think our relationship is going to work out if you keep hearing only what you want to
Ziggy Stardust
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This is probably the least interested I've been in Kings hockey in my entire time as a fan, and I've watched a ton of shitty Kings hockey.
Most nights you can just see that their hearts are not in it, and this decrepit brand of hockey is really unwatchable. I guess I can thank them for saving me money, because there is no way I'm spending money to watch this overpriced garbage.
Most nights you can just see that their hearts are not in it, and this decrepit brand of hockey is really unwatchable. I guess I can thank them for saving me money, because there is no way I'm spending money to watch this overpriced garbage.
DoktorJeep
Fair winds and following seas Nikolai.
Kempe is the real team MVP. Just like two years ago. Just like last year. Top goal scorer, top point producer. Paid less than Phil Dannault and Trevor Moore. He’s so good, he’s allowed Kopitar to remain the #1c at his advanced age.
It’s not a criticism to say they should have beat one of the worst teams in their division. It’s an excuse that says the roster is good enough to beat the Sharks twice. Which is fair if the losses are close. But when it’s a blowout loss to a team you should beat, you’re not being critical with that statement.
A criticism would be some type of failure to meet minimum expectations. Like, for a team that is very good at defending, for all their accomplishments, their top D pair might be overrated if they put up a -3 or worse against the Sharks.
I’ll tell you what folks, if I had listened better this conversation could look a whole lot different. It’s tough.
BigKing
Blake Out of Hell III: Back in to Hell
This is a point I've been making for years now and is really a sad thing for us longtime fans.
Rob Blake is like one of those crazy spouses that very slowly poisons their husband/wife with the only difference being the crazy spouse is doing it while trying to hide the fact they are a murderer: Blake has just been slowly killing our fandom in broad daylight and he continues to be allowed to do it.
Biggest cuck fanbase of all time to retire this guys number and then hand him an undeserved GM job for close to a decade. Sakic. Yzerman. Hell, even Kevin Lowe. They were all part of championship teams for the organizations they GM'd or are still managing: Rob Blake made a career out of f***ing us and he's continually been awarded.
This was only ending one way because it is Rob Blake. Let's just hope it ends before the trade deadline.
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
My biggest fear like many others is they dispatch the disloyal untalented and loathsome fan-unfavorite Rob Bleak and compound our misery by keeping Luc and his crony friend Bergovin. With Blake taking the fall, Lucky Luc then slides his buddy into the GM position. Yet aanother nepostic hire - getting away with it because Beckerman is a fanboy of players from the LAK 90s teams - read that in an expose on him a few years back.
FrozenKing18
Where is my super suit?
San Jose is actually an exciting team. They are young, fast and tough.
They have a core young goalie and 2-3 stud young forwards. The D isn’t bad either with some trades Grier has made with Detroit and Toronto.
Goodrow, Kunin, Grundstrom, Kostin and Smith provide grit.
They have a core young goalie and 2-3 stud young forwards. The D isn’t bad either with some trades Grier has made with Detroit and Toronto.
Goodrow, Kunin, Grundstrom, Kostin and Smith provide grit.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
I wonder what goes through Rob and the developent staff's heads when they see an 18 year old rip them to shreds
how dare that entitled kid go HAM on them when he should be riding buses
how dare that entitled kid go HAM on them when he should be riding buses
