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GDT: 2024-25 season game 43 LA Kings vs Seattle Kraken @7:00pm 1/18/25

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Sol said:
100%. The failures of this team are unbelievably self inflicted. From bad formations to bad line ups to awful game management
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Like the Koala Hiller has a defensive system that gets solid 5x5 results... but is brutal in 5x4 just like before. It will get you to 3rd place or WC and a nice 1st round exit. Half way through the season and the PP system and personnel have been static w no sign of getting better.
 
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Not to worry, VGK loses to CHI…EDM loses to VAN….they must have stupid coaches too! Yay, we aren’t the only ones.
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
Weird comment, but not surprised I guess. You'd prefer a coach that does not try new/different things when shits not working? I mean, didn't you have that with TM?
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Moving Spence to PP1 was a good adjustment to try to use his shot. Then Spence sat on the right point & Fiala sat on the left point where neither one was in a position to one-time the puck.

Clarke on wing is more a symptom of the 11/7 & limiting your choices at forward. Turcotte's benched or banged up & you're out of options.

92 was lost on the cycle. Maybe give him a few shifts in practice before tossing him out in a game. It wasn't working. Didn't help the shift. Just Hiller throwing stuff at the wall because his choices backed him into a corner.

Throw away game. Not worth the effort.
 
nothing to see here. They put Clarke on wing later on because Laff was out and they don't have enough right shots at either the right time or the right place. Bust Hiller's balls for not dressing Thomas in Laff's place.

We know who's fault the lack of right shots is and it has been for years.
 
FSL KINGS said:
Moving Spence to PP1 was a good adjustment to try to use his shot. Then Spence sat on the right point & Fiala sat on the left point where neither one was in a position to one-time the puck.

Clarke on wing is more a symptom of the 11/7 & limiting your choices at forward. Turcotte's benched or banged up & you're out of options.

92 was lost on the cycle. Maybe give him a few shifts in practice before tossing him out in a game. It wasn't working. Didn't help the shift. Just Hiller throwing stuff at the wall because his choices backed him into a corner.

Throw away game. Not worth the effort.
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How do you know it was never tried in practice?
 
poor results from a boring team with weak aspirations. together with a minimal prospect pool and little spending room under the salary cap.
everybody wants a part of this lol
 
Meh on the loss. There were a lot of errors from everyone and Seattle capitalized on them. It was the younger players' mistakes that were bigger this time though:
- Turcotte mishandling the puck on the zone exit led to goal 1
- Clarke misplayed the 2-on-1 on goal 2. Cover the pass and let the goalie play the puck carrier. Defensive fundamentals

Then from the second it was the older players with some soft play:
- Gavrikov not covering Stephenson

And then there's simply the empty netter.

Go home and try to take advantage of home ice.

Three assists for Kakko. 13 points in 14 games with Seattle since he left the Rangers. Almost as if the Rangers have a problem with young forwards.
 
King'sPawn said:
Meh on the loss. There were a lot of errors from everyone and Seattle capitalized on them. It was the younger players' mistakes that were bigger this time though:
- Turcotte mishandling the puck on the zone exit led to goal 1
- Clarke misplayed the 2-on-1 on goal 2. Cover the pass and let the goalie play the puck carrier. Defensive fundamentals

Then from the second it was the older players with some soft play:
- Gavrikov not covering Stephenson

And then there's simply the empty netter.

Go home and try to take advantage of home ice.

Three assists for Kakko. 13 points in 14 games with Seattle since he left the Rangers. Almost as if the Rangers have a problem with young forwards.
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I know Turcotte is catching most of the heat for that first goal, but the pass from Kempe was the real issue there, IMO.

Instead of a simple chip out up the boards, he forced a pass into the middle of the zone, 5’ behind Turcotte, who was surrounded by Seattle players. It was a brutal pass for Turcotte to handle, and he definitely blew the touch, but that play doesn’t have a chance to go poorly with a simple chip out from Kempe.
 
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King'sPawn said:
Meh on the loss. There were a lot of errors from everyone and Seattle capitalized on them. It was the younger players' mistakes that were bigger this time though:
- Turcotte mishandling the puck on the zone exit led to goal 1
- Clarke misplayed the 2-on-1 on goal 2. Cover the pass and let the goalie play the puck carrier. Defensive fundamentals

Then from the second it was the older players with some soft play:
- Gavrikov not covering Stephenson

And then there's simply the empty netter.

Go home and try to take advantage of home ice.

Three assists for Kakko. 13 points in 14 games with Seattle since he left the Rangers. Almost as if the Rangers have a problem with young forwards.
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They now have Arty-Party to reserect
 
Trash Panda said:
I know Turcotte is catching most of the heat for that first goal, but the pass from Kempe was the real issue there, IMO.

Instead of a simple chip out up the boards, he forced a pass into the middle of the zone, 5’ behind Turcotte, who was surrounded by Seattle players. It was a brutal pass for Turcotte to handle, and he definitely blew the touch, but that play doesn’t have a chance to go poorly with a simple chip out from Kempe.
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That's true. It was definitely a bad pass from Kempe. But Turcotte didn't help as he kept coasting up and hoping he could just chip it out.
 
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