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

[AbsentMojo]

We have a Fiala problem right now, but we have a much bigger Hiller problem.

Keep going another 2 or 3 more steps up the ladder : )

 

[Sol]

Keep going another 2 or 3 more steps up the ladder : )

100%. The failures of this team are unbelievably self inflicted. From bad formations to bad line ups to awful game management

 

[AbsentMojo]

100%. The failures of this team are unbelievably self inflicted. From bad formations to bad line ups to awful game management

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.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Not to worry, VGK loses to CHI…EDM loses to VAN….they must have stupid coaches too! Yay, we aren’t the only ones.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

The Kings are doing an amazing job of destroying all the creativity and offense out of Brandt Clarke's game

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Hiller is definitely outsmarting himself, too cute.

 

[FSL KINGS]

92 on wing?

Hiller is such a clown. Way to make a loss entertaining.

Fiala had a good game at least.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Disappointing they couldn't make a good road trip out of it. But they're back home.

 

[Sol]

Hiller is definitely outsmarting himself, too cute.

you can tell he's too high on himself

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

92 on wing?

Hiller is such a clown. Way to make a loss entertaining.

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?

 

[FSL KINGS]

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?

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.

 

[GameNight]

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.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

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.

How do you know it was never tried in practice?

 

[chris kontos]

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

 

[King'sPawn]

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.

 

[Trash Panda]

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.

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.

 

[funky]

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.

They now have Arty-Party to reserect

 

[King'sPawn]

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.

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.

 

[chris kontos]

We were so close

Who wouldnt want to be part of this?

 

[Trash Panda]

We were so close

Who wouldnt want to be part of this?

Go ahead and just keep that optimism primed for the inevitable first round bounce.

“We were right there”

 

[chris kontos]

When in a competition if your stated goal is mediocrity, you've already lost

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

We were so close

Who wouldnt want to be part of this?

#trolling

When in a competition if your stated goal is mediocrity, you've already lost

#trolling

 

[FSL KINGS]

How do you know it was never tried in practice?

Clarke was completely lost down low in the offensive zone as a forward. Had he played forward in practice, Clarke wouldn't be as lost.

Also,
If Clarke had practiced & looked that lost, Hiller doesn't put him at forward in a game.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

He had a bad first and then got it together. This argument doesnt hold up anyway when you look at who was out there.
How was Fiala tonight? How was Jeannot? He was skating in mud and got shifts through the end. How about Burroughs? Got burned and got away with a penalty and they kept putting him out there through the third. How was Moore? I like watching him shoot from the corner and miss passes to avoid contact.
Besides his penalty Lewis was better than all these guys tonight and had his legs going. Turcotte has been hot and you absolutely play him over any of these guys.
They need to see if Moore is still injured. He is not helping the team.

He never got it together, he was lost the entire game. That's not to say others werent', but he was terrible, out of position, etc.

Fiala was fine, Jeannot was fine, Burroughs was fine, Moore was fine, relative to Turcotte, they were all stars.

Turcotte had a good game, followed up by a shit one, it happens, he needs to develop consistency, not sure what is hard to grasp about that.

Answer me this, why does everyone expect every player to play mistake free hockey? If that was the case, we'd be undefeated, no?

Everyone is so pissed about Fiala when the puck did puck things, it literally hopped over his stick, but idiots are acting like it was intentional or he can't play is f***ing stupid. He made some bonehead plays earlier in the game for sure, he also saved a goal or two and had 2-3 solid chances....it's called hockey.

 

[Sol]

Come playoff time, Hillers seat is gonna be fuego. The random win streak was just nothing but random. So much self inflicted damage by a coach who has a big ego.