GDT: 2024-25 season game 7 LA Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights @8:00pm 10/22/24

[Schmooley]

I'm going to chalk this loss up to the final game of the month long road trip. The end.

What would you chalk up to the Leafs massacre or 8 goals they let in to Ottawa?
There is a pattern forming and it isnt good. Outside of the Montreal game they havent looked good.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Technically, the Ducks are the only team they've beaten that's above .500.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Should start a rebuild. Gavrikov, Danault, Fiala, Kempe, Moore, Foeggle, Kuemper... if you can move any of those guys for quality picks or youth then do it

That is not the right answer. Blake is still the GM, so what makes you think he can rebuild this team right? Blake will save his own butt firing Hiller, who is just a mediocre coach or an Assistant that never should have got the coaching job to begin with. There will be excuses like the Kings were on the road too much for 7 games or that they don't have their starting goalie. This team has too much talent on the roster to be so inconsistent. The coaching system in place is not working right.

He might be old and probably doesn't want to coach again, but I would take Bruce Boudreau to coach this team over Hiller! This team has no identity...

 

[SherVaughn30]

I thought this was going to be Byfield's breakout season. After having 2 assists in the first 2 games, he's had only 1 assist the last 5 games! He should be the leading scorer for the Kings and not Kopitar.

 

[AbsentMojo]

That is not the right answer. Blake is still the GM, so what makes you think he can rebuild this team right? Blake will save his own butt firing Hiller, who is just a mediocre coach or an Assistant that never should have got the coaching job to begin with. There will be excuses like the Kings were on the road too much for 7 games or that they don't have their starting goalie. This team has too much talent on the roster to be so inconsistent. The coaching system in place is not working right.

He might be old and probably doesn't want to coach again, but I would take Bruce Boudreau to coach this team over Hiller! This team has no identity...

OK Ill amend to: get rid of Beckerman, Luc and Blake.. Hire a new exec team including GM then do as previously prescribed.. i mean we are only just saying things to relieve the pain of our existence during this phase. I / we know none of this will happen... so the realistic thing is waste another deadline and then clean house and rebuild. Edit: and play the kids.. give Lewis popcorn duty and give Akil the shot he deserves.

 

[SherVaughn30]

OK Ill amend to: get rid of Beckerman, Luc and Blake.. Hire a new exec team including GM then do as previously prescribed.. i mean we are only just saying things to relieve the pain of our existence during this phase. I / we know none of this will happen... so the realistic thing is waste another deadline and then clean house and rebuild.

My prediction is Hiller will not last the whole season. Of the 7 games to start the season, they have only beaten the weaker teams with their 3 wins. Their PP is 23rd @ 14.8%, the PK is 26th @ 73.3%. GFPG is 16th @ 3.14 and GAA is 24th @ 3.57, faceoff % is 47%. While losing Doughty for months, Blake did a poor job addressing Roy going to FA. Rittich looks so inconsistent in place of injured Kuemper. If the Kings at think they will get 2 easy wins against the Sharks, then they will come upon a rude awakening!