GDT: 2024-25 season game 49 LA Kings vs Tampa Bay Lightning @4:00pm 1/30/25

[Pucknut50]

I think all these road games has caught up with the team. February has a bunch of home games and hopefully they get a 2nd wind.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Welp, now what?

 

[AbsentMojo]

 

[KingsHockey24]

It'll happen soon, not yet but soon.

 

[AbsentMojo]

It'll happen soon, not yet but soon.

What will

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

I think they have some old horses that hit a wall and some young horses that hit a plateau, and I think they're outcoached and outscouted as time goes on. A team with firepower can bully through that stuff

That's basically every team....they have players hit walls, they have players that slump, Tampa, including tonight, 10 goals in the last 5 games....obviously better than LAs output in the past 5 games....but teams go through slumps.

Again, same personnel in the beginning, things changed, they got complacent, that's the difference.

Teams are locking down on defense the closer they get to the playoffs. They start to play more physical playoff hockey.

100% part of it, and the non-willingness to get to the areas they need to be is definitely part of it, what I said about the FL game, they played, but no will, no desire, no emotion,

A bit better tonight, but not nearly enough.

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

That's basically every team....they have players hit walls, they have players that slump, Tampa, including tonight, 10 goals in the last 5 games....obviously better than LAs output in the past 5 games....but teams go through slumps.

Again, same personnel in the beginning, things changed, they got complacent, that's the difference.



100% part of it, and the non-willingness to get to the areas they need to be is definitely part of it, what I said about the FL game, they played, but no will, no desire, no emotion,

A bit better tonight, but not nearly enough.

Ultimately what it comes down to is you think they have it in them and I don't. But if they have it in them and can't actually show it on the ice when it matters (stopping a late season slump, winning a playoff round, etc), then that's the same thing as not having it in them

 

[FeartheFur]

We have no luck lately. The universe usually balances out eventually

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Ultimately what it comes down to is you think they have it in them and I don't. But if they have it in them and can't actually show it on the ice when it matters (stopping a late season slump, winning a playoff round, etc), then that's the same thing as not having it in them

Agreed, and yea, they have it in them, they've showed they have it in them, but when it counts, it has to come out, or WTF are you doing, 100%, and the past 10 games, have been f***all effort, waiting for someone else to step up, waiting for someone else to get to the net, not one player can do it alone, but by god they are all trying to make someone else do it alone because not one of them has the balls to take the punishment needed to get to the net, f*** you don't even have to be successful, but one drive to the net, and then say well, I tried.....that's not gonna get it done.

And at this point, it's on Hiller for either not recognizing it, or not being able to convey that message....and I get it, it's a tough as hell league, it is NOT easy to score goals in that league, but you aren't gonna accomplish anything if you sit back and wait for it to get easy

 

[DoktorJeep]

See you chumps on Saturday vs Carolina.

 

[Mattias]

Damn Blake, sounds like you just said we were right there.

 

[Nasti]

I'm quickly losing interest in watching this team. Decided to get up and do stuff around the house with the game on in the background last night. I'm putting in as much effort to watching as the team is playing.

I haven’t watched a single game this season. The “we were right there” press conference did me in. That, and well, taking care of a baby. I just come by here from time to time to gauge how things are going and it sounds like Groundhog Day. I gotta say, it feels good to be on the sidelines. Change won’t happen until more people do this.

 

[Little Psycho]

haha.. what did Axl do this time? Sol is also in the hf doghouse - miss those guys

Lmao word gets around fast. Yeah Sol got banned because of the Mcdavid thread. He thinks it’s because he called him McDimwit which I’ll be using here from now on. No infraction or nothing, a quick ban till the end of February. Probably another Oilers mod quick to react. Axl can get banned forever for all I care.

He said he misses you guys too lol.

 

[King'sPawn]

Lmao word gets around fast. Yeah Sol got banned because of the Mcdavid thread. He thinks it’s because he called him McDimwit which I’ll be using here from now on. No infraction or nothing, a quick ban till the end of February. Probably another Oilers mod quick to react. Axl can get banned forever for all I care.

He said he misses you guys too lol.

I didn't know he was banned. I was starting to worry something happened to him. I'm glad he's okay.

 

[kingsfan28]

On the bright side, January is over.

The Kings took the term "Dry January" and applied it to their scoring.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Lmao word gets around fast. Yeah Sol got banned because of the Mcdavid thread. He thinks it’s because he called him McDimwit which I’ll be using here from now on. No infraction or nothing, a quick ban till the end of February. Probably another Oilers mod quick to react. Axl can get banned forever for all I care.

He said he misses you guys too lol.

Have to watch the McD|9$#!π... Auto completes when posting.

Positive note: Doughty's passing is looking better than it's been in years!

 

[KOPITARRULEZ11]

1 goal in the 1st. 1 goal in the 3rd. ENG in the 3rd. Both games.

And a disallowed goal in each

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

I didn't know he was banned. I was starting to worry something happened to him. I'm glad he's okay.

Honestly I noticed he was gone too.....was wondering....as much as I think he's an idiot, still don't want nothin bad to happen to anyone.