That's the most infuriating part. Lewis doesn't help the team in any way. We're talking about staying fresh on a back to back when you have the most useless overhyped vet on the roster doing nothing besides taking a spot. How the hell do the Kings expect to stay fresh on the end of a back to back with the most useless plug on the team by far doing nothing. You can't count on him to score and you dont need him for defense. What's the f***ing point? Im so sick and tired of that old gas bag. He can f*** off for the love of god.
This is what I mean though. Hiller might do some things right but when it comes to the roster and 11/7 shit. The fact the Kings are doing well is a miracle because his set up is beyond brain dead.
1. Lewis is the 11th forward. Its essentially 10 forwards and you dont have a 4th line. You're going to burn down the reserves of the forwards incredibly quick when you are only rolling 10 players,
2. Burroughs and Englund... The most brain dead defenseman that are good for a goal against a game, Why are we rolling 7d exactly??
The Kings wins are not sustainable.
maybe it has to do with the fact they don't play offense anymore. Hard to be scored on when you abandon the offensive zone.
And this is exactly what will happen. Anyone climaxing over the Kings "defensive prowess" is on crack. Kings have shown time and time again that when the oilers roll in, the defense is absolutely destroyed. Kings biggest issue is the fact they cant play offense and then you add to the fact that the special teams are garbage. You have oilers in 4 in the playoffs.
Whatever bullshit the Kings have been pulling off is not sustainable. Hiller has been getting lucky but this shit will and has begun to catch up to him. 11/7 with these plugs taking spots is asking to burn the energy of the good forwards and start a collapse