GDT: 2024-25 season game 5 LA Kings vs Montreal Canadiens @4:00pm 10/17/24

[Omni Owl]

Not bad, Montreal sucks but I'll still take it.

 

[kilowatt]

Hot Take: Englund > Edmundson > Jones > A Turd > Burroughs

Englund - Spence was a good pairing for half a season until Englund fell off big time. We would be in pretty good shape if Doughty wasn’t injured actually.

Anderson - Doughty
Gavrikov - Clarke
Englund - Spence

We’re missing a #1 defenseman and it’s really obvious

 

[Steve Zissou]

I only knew of him but this is a nice write up:

The Manzanar Committee Mourns the Loss of Gann Matsuda (February 27, 1963–October 12, 2024), Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, and Educator

Gann Matsuda (left) was honored for his work on the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission in 2013. Photo Credit: James To, Manzanar Committee For Immediate ReleaseContact: Glen …

manzanarcommittee.org

Oh crap. This is a real bummer, man.

Gann was probably one of THEE nicest individuals I've come across in LA Kings land. Always had a smile. Always was super down to earth. Felt like you already knew him even after only talking to him for the first time.

What a loss.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Foegele and Arvidsson pointless in 5 games each

 

[aceofpace]

Damn. And that's with a few games of 6 to 8 min TOI. He could have 5 or 6 points right now, with
more TOI and how close he's been to having more points. Looks good on PP too.
Would be insane if Turcotte and Laferriere can both top 40 pts this year.
They look great together. Foegele looked better tonight as well. Maybe this
line works and all 3 can gel.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1847092415208775688

Good. The Kings should be trading him soon.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Hot Take: Englund > Edmundson > Jones > A Turd > Burroughs

Lol the turd ahead of Burroughs.. Edmunson does have a slapshot thats about all he has over Englund that I can see so far. Englund was < Burroughs for 2nd half of last season - not to be forgotten

 

[KingsOfCali25]

I just watched the replay of the game after getting off work and Turcotte has been THE best player to start the year for the Kings. So sad that those concussions have hurt what he probably could have been.

 

[Trash Panda]

I just watched the replay of the game after getting off work and Turcotte has been THE best player to start the year for the Kings. So sad that those concussions have hurt what he probably could have been.

A smallish, high energy, heady player with a nose for the hard areas of the ice, who struggled with injuries.

I wonder where I have seen this before…

*thinks fondly of Justin Williams.

 

[kings11]

I just watched the replay of the game after getting off work and Turcotte has been THE best player to start the year for the Kings. So sad that those concussions have hurt what he probably could have been.

Not sure the bolded is true, this is exactly what they expected from Turc.. if he continues to score then they nailed the pick, it just took him longer than expected to get here

 

[lumbergh]

I only knew of him but this is a nice write up:

The Manzanar Committee Mourns the Loss of Gann Matsuda (February 27, 1963–October 12, 2024), Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, and Educator

Gann Matsuda (left) was honored for his work on the Manzanar National Historic Site Advisory Commission in 2013. Photo Credit: James To, Manzanar Committee For Immediate ReleaseContact: Glen …

manzanarcommittee.org

Wow I had no idea about his work on establishing the Manzanar National Historic Site. What a guy. Gone too soon.

 

[Fripp]

Foegele and Arvidsson pointless in 5 games each

Foegele pointless. Stats match the eye test.

 

[bland]

Foegele pointless. Stats match the eye test.

Foegle is a specialist who isn't being used in his one real strength - north/south zone stretching speed. He is a good worker, average hands at best, but he won't cheat you. His game will come around once the team settles into the season and they find their discipline.

The Byfield/Fiala/Foegle line looked good in preseason, but there is just something in Fiala's mind that goes haywire under the slightest pressure.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Foegle is a specialist who isn't being used in his one real strength - north/south zone stretching speed. He is a good worker, average hands at best, but he won't cheat you. His game will come around once the team settles into the season and they find their discipline.

The Byfield/Fiala/Foegle line looked good in preseason, but there is just something in Fiala's mind that goes haywire under the slightest pressure.

it's kind of why i like the idea of foegele-turcotte-laf, it's a very lunchpail north-south line with a little extra creativity due to turc and some jam

not a lot of size though but that's a good third line

 

[bland]

it's kind of why i like the idea of foegele-turcotte-laf, it's a very lunchpail north-south line with a little extra creativity due to turc and some jam

not a lot of size though but that's a good third line

I would LOVE to see Moore-Turcotte-Laferriere for that speed, jam and quick plays in small spaces.

If they insisted on Byfield on the wing for short term gratification, this would likely be their best current lineup:

Byfield-Kopitar-Kempe
Jeannot-Danault-Fiala
Moore-Turcotte-Laferriere
Foegle-Thomas-Lewis

If only I still had an Xbox...

 

[King'sPawn]

If only I still had an Xbox...

Your mancave is invalid if you have rid yourself of any consoles. Sorry. I don't make the rules.

 

[Statto]

Your mancave is invalid if you have rid yourself of any consoles. Sorry. I don't make the rules.

I’ve ditched mine… the lot.

 

[bland]

Your mancave is invalid if you have rid yourself of any consoles. Sorry. I don't make the rules.

I killed it with an obsessive amount of Skyrim.

 

[BigKing]

Oh crap. This is a real bummer, man.

Gann was probably one of THEE nicest individuals I've come across in LA Kings land. Always had a smile. Always was super down to earth. Felt like you already knew him even after only talking to him for the first time.

What a loss.

Pretty sure he was behind the old Online Kingdom chat site back in the 90s. I started talking hockey online in 1998 there, LGK and Fried Chicken's Hockey Fight Site. Oh, and the Sharks site had an official message board that was pretty good at discussing the entire league.

Really liked Gann's site and preferred it over LGK but then LGK kind of took off and I started here on HF. Legit went to Luc's 500th goal game with one of the posters from the Online Kingdom since the game wasn't televised locally, which is why footage of the event is only from the Sabres broadcast.

Anyways, I never met him but it always sucks to lose such a devoted fan: especially one that helped bring Kings fans together.

 

[johnjm22]

Trade Fiala for two Laferriere/Lee equivalent type players; young guys who look promising but aren't "stars".

If we get a pick too, that'd be great.

 

[kings11]

Foegle is a specialist who isn't being used in his one real strength - north/south zone stretching speed. He is a good worker, average hands at best, but he won't cheat you. His game will come around once the team settles into the season and they find their discipline.

The Byfield/Fiala/Foegle line looked good in preseason, but there is just something in Fiala's mind that goes haywire under the slightest pressure.

Fiala reminds me so much of Cedric Ceballos, could create offense out of thin air but as soon as things got tough he would become a liability.. I know Sol loves him dearly but that trade was absolute trash and literally set this team back

 

[King'sPawn]

I killed it with an obsessive amount of Skyrim.

Oh. So it took an arrow to the knee.

 

[bland]

Oh. So it took an arrow to the knee.

My cousin is out there playing Xbox and I am stuck here with guard duty.

 

[Sol]

I killed it with an obsessive amount of Skyrim.

there's no way you played Skyrim. You're a f***ing Thalmor sympathizer.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

A smallish, high energy, heady player with a nose for the hard areas of the ice, who struggled with injuries.

I wonder where I have seen this before…

*thinks fondly of Justin Williams.

I'd be okay if he turned into Justin Williams type player. Just hoping he can stay healthy.

Not sure the bolded is true, this is exactly what they expected from Turc.. if he continues to score then they nailed the pick, it just took him longer than expected to get here

I think the injuries killed his chances to be a 2C and any growth to his game. Like adding scoring to his distribution game. He's probably a 10-15 goal guy a season but probably should be a 20-25 goal guy.

 

[kings11]

I'd be okay if he turned into Justin Williams type player. Just hoping he can stay healthy.



I think the injuries killed his chances to be a 2C and any growth to his game. Like adding scoring to his distribution game. He's probably a 10-15 goal guy a season but probably should be a 20-25 goal guy.

Looking at his positioning and shot creation and 20-25 goals is still very much a possibility