Blake called for the 1-3-1 because he lacked confidence in the goaltenders. For good reason because they sucked.
They seem happy with the present guy
They seem happy with the present guy
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A gm should not dictate those decisions to a coach. Talbot was fine enough last year that you dont need to be running 1-3-1 when you are losing a game.
I agree completely. Just another sign of how messed up the management is. Except the talbot part. Nethier one of those guys were any good. But running 1-3-1 was frustrating to watch especially when the team was behind. I truly felt like i couldnt believe what i was watching
You need Danault out there for the faceoffs......gotta get possession but I would swap Laffy and him if that wasn't an issue, Foegle put him in front of the net and let them go.
Raccoon Jesus
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Oh, we're going to do this again?
You didn't even respond to the mountains of evidence to the contrary otherwise last time so I'm not going to give you the cliff notes again. All I'll say is grab a notepad and every time you're getting ready to blame clarke, write down where his partner is on the ice. Hint--you often won't even be able to see him on screen.
KingsOfCali25
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Yes. He also said that there will probably be an emergency vet 3rd goalie for playoffs because Copley needs to stay in the AHL with Portillo out so long. I wonder who that could be.
Not a question for you but anyone on here...do the Kings have 24 players on the roster right now? I thought they couldn't go past 23 until the last game of the regular season for all teams.
All The Kings Men
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I remember talking to Rob Blake about the 1-3-1 and getting confirmation from both him and McLellan that not only was the 1-3-1 organizationally "suggested" but also that they acquired personnel to fit the system confirming that the RHD were all in the mold of a puck moving skaters and the LHD were all in the Edler/Anderson mold.
HOWEVER I have never heard so much as a hint of a sniff of a rumor that Drew Doughty is dictating lineup decisions.
That doesn't mean it's not being said but I simpy haven't heard it even as a rumor and I've heard plenty of rumors that I don't believe and some that I do about the relative influence of players on the organization.
Incidentally there's an interview out there with McLellan after he left the Kings (I think with Cam & Strick) where Todd McLellan was asked about Dubois. (in summer post trade and firing)
He said "The LA Kings play the game a little different than a lot of teams do. Checking comes first."
He didn't say "WE" played the game a little bit differently. He refers to the organization as having a distinct style and he did it in an attempt to somewhat explain the Dubois season.
When I heard it it struck me immediately as curious.
It's long but it's in there.
EDIT: the point about the 1-3-1 is that it wasn't a last season thing... it was around for a long time nobody talked about it til the team started making the playoffs three seasons in a row and whats his name in vancouver piped up about it
HOWEVER I have never heard so much as a hint of a sniff of a rumor that Drew Doughty is dictating lineup decisions.
That doesn't mean it's not being said but I simpy haven't heard it even as a rumor and I've heard plenty of rumors that I don't believe and some that I do about the relative influence of players on the organization.
Incidentally there's an interview out there with McLellan after he left the Kings (I think with Cam & Strick) where Todd McLellan was asked about Dubois. (in summer post trade and firing)
He said "The LA Kings play the game a little different than a lot of teams do. Checking comes first."
He didn't say "WE" played the game a little bit differently. He refers to the organization as having a distinct style and he did it in an attempt to somewhat explain the Dubois season.
When I heard it it struck me immediately as curious.
It's long but it's in there.
EDIT: the point about the 1-3-1 is that it wasn't a last season thing... it was around for a long time nobody talked about it til the team started making the playoffs three seasons in a row and whats his name in vancouver piped up about it
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Thx for the context. Re Doughty influencing personnel, its hardly a stretch to buy that since he actually changed the direction of the org with a few public comments. My guess the power dynamics on that team are pretty dysfunctional with dictums come from above (1-3-1) and below the head coach. Given that Hiller is a 1st time HC its quite understandable that he cant do things that say Torts could try like move Kopi off of PP1 and/or to 3C.
Kings fans talked about the 1-3-1 before vancouver. We had to sit through it a long time
