GDT: 2024-25 season game 72 LA Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs @4:00pm 3/29/25
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AbsentMojo
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Watching Kopi on the 6 on 5 made me want to cry.. just stop relying on this guy so much
Powerplay lost them this game. Kopitar and Doughty should come off the top unit.
They also miss the energy Turcotte and Jeannot bring.
They also miss the energy Turcotte and Jeannot bring.
bouncesonly
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And 2024 Kings Playoff team is back, ready for another first round exit.
DoktorJeep
Expediency x Sentimentality = Mediocrity
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AbsentMojo
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I mean that one break given by NHL sit room not seeing the high stick, cost 1 goal and 2 penalties.. that was brutal
Nah the high stick was only a thing because some guys on the first powerplay unit use that minute and 15 second of pp time as a rest and play with no urgency. Then they were standing around in their own zone while Matthews smoked them.
shuchukfan
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I haven't been pissed off at a loss in a long time. That was a f*cking high stick.
SherVaughn30
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3rd star to Laf was generous, but honestly not deserving. How does Stolarz not get 3rd star for stopping 35/36?
DoktorJeep
Expediency x Sentimentality = Mediocrity
I missed the first 10 minutes of the third. I guess I saw them outshoot the leafs by 10 and give up a 4 on 3. Until the empty netter I thought they had a decent chance to tie it. And it was a weird bounce that made Kopi look bad on that final goal.
It looked like Matthews and Tavares outplayed Kopitar and Danault at the end of the day. So, that’s not really surprising if Byfield didn’t step up. Biggest mistake was not elevating Clarke to PP1 in the third.
AbsentMojo
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You'd think after getting schooled on special teams in the playoffs 3 seasons in a row, they'd have the nuts to make some drastic changes after seeing almost no improvement the entire season. Kuzmenko is a plus, but they need to remove 11 and maybe even 8 to get more speed and deception. 100% Q needs to be there.
SherVaughn30
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Was Q playing today(I'm being sarcastic)?! He was a complete non factor today.
kingsfan28
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Yeah. Keumper came up huge with that first save and the Kings just hung him out to dry. Unacceptable.
SherVaughn30
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The non high stick explanation is baloney! Matthews was looking upward to find the puck in the air to swat it with the front of his stick blade.
By the way, NHL is making a lot of money these days so put money towards better camera's in the NHL arenas!
By the way, NHL is making a lot of money these days so put money towards better camera's in the NHL arenas!
SherVaughn30
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In reality the Leafs got a gift from the review room in Toronto. Also in reality, the Kings PP sux and lost them the game.
SherVaughn30
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I normally don't agree with Hiller's coaching philosophy, but today how he was really p*ssed, so I 100% agree with him today.
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SherVaughn30
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I would like to point out only 1 goal scored(from a player that hadn't scored in 18 games) in the last 2 games. Kings are back to having big issues scoring goals again. This is a wake-up call. You can't expect them to be just dominant at home. Going into the playoffs, everybody starts with an 0-0 record.
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AbsentMojo
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He was stuck w Matthews line pretty much the entire game as far as I can remember
