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GDT: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings - January 17, 2015 - 7:00 p.m. (PST)

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Rich Hammond @Rich_Hammond
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Kings' shooting % in shootouts is 7.1%, worst in NHL by far. Second-worst is New Jersey, at 16%. Baffling.

They are now 2 for 28 ??? It doesn't add up. And they look defeated before they even bring the puck up. Either lack of confidence or disinterested.
And even tho the practiced it on Friday, they looked no better or sharper.


Rich Hammond
‏@Rich_Hammond If you're the Kings, do you pull the goalie in OT to avoid a shootout? I'm kidding. Mostly.



If they had an offensive zone faceoff with 30 seconds left in OT and could go 5 or 4, why not.
 
God that's terrible haha. and all these OTL/SOLs are the difference between being out of the playoffs and winning the division.

I still think we make a ton of noise, especially given our trends and the godawful luck has to correct when we work harder in our slot (also Regehr coming back), but some of this stuff is so bad it's comical at this point.
 
I feel like we are going to end up like New Jersey last season, so many shootout loses and end up missing the playoffs because of it.
 
Bring in a shootout specialist to give them some tips. If I was one of the guys used often in the shootout, I'd be practicing it 4 hours a day.

KingsHockey24 said:
I feel like we are going to end up like New Jersey last season, so many shootout loses and end up missing the playoffs because of it.
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That's what I'm afraid of. There is a big difference between losing in a shootout but scoring 1-2 goals each time (victory could go either way) and losing because you can't score one goal in 2 MONTHS.
 
Brad Doty said:
I don't know how you can complain in one breath about big slow dmen then praise Schultz over Muzzin. Muzzin has had his issues over the last stretch but he is a FAR superior option to Schultz. Since Schultz has entered the lineup, Muzzin has had turnover issues with the puck no doubt, but Schultz has had hockey issues. Last night he was more effective defensively than he was the previous few nights I'll grant him that. But even on Muzzins worst day he can move the puck very well. Schultz last night, point aside, was worthless with the puck. He would lob grenades past our forwards and couldn't deliver a pass without flubbing it. He couldn't even get it out of the Zone most times which is what led to so much pressure necessitating his defensive play Anyway.

In short, I cannot wait until Schultz is gone. He is only here living on equity built up from last year against the ducks. Granted he's our #9 and really only "defensive" d Callup but he's in the lineup oozing around doing nothing right now so you'd better believe I'm gonna complain when I see garbage play from him.

Though in all I sure agree about puck moving dmen in general. The game doesn't have room for having plodders on each line anymore. Big physical dmen can also play the game heads up with anyone
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But,but doesn't Regehr break that mold of slow moving D not being effective? He's anything but speedy and yet he sure gets the job done on so many levels.
 
We have gone to OT in 100% of our games since we retired #4. We have earned at least 1 point in 100% of the games we have played since retiring #4. We have yet to win a game since retiring #4. THE CURSE IS ON US!!!! FEAR!!! FEAR EVERYONE!!!!
 
taz346 said:
But,but doesn't Regehr break that mold of slow moving D not being effective? He's anything but speedy and yet he sure gets the job done on so many levels.
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Regehr is slow but not as much as Schultz. He's also infinitely more physical, has better positioning, and though he's no savant with the puck he can complete simple passes and can handle more than one read.
 
kingsholygrail said:
Why does scoring have to go up?
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It doesn't, imo. I like the current system fine. But a lot of people don't, like KingsFan7824 and Herby were saying. A lot of people don't like that there are so many OT's or SO's and don't like that there are changes in the gameplay from Regulation to OT to SO. I'd be fine if things were changed though too. The best way to do this is to facilitate an increase in scoring, which is what the NHL tried and failed to do with the ice between regulation and OT.

Increasing scoring will:
1) Increase the average score differential a bit, which will mean more games will end in regulation.

2) Lead to more goals in OT, preventing most SO's. OT isn't disliked by many like the shootout is. But I get the point that was made about not liking gameplay changes between regulation and OT. There don't need to be gameplay changes between regulation and OT, like going from 5 v 5 to 4 v 4, to increase scoring. A few simple rule changes, without drastically altering the spirit of the game, are all that's needed. Expecting many games to end in OT under the current rules isn't realistic. In the NHL, there is a goal scored on avg about every 10 minutes. So there's only about a 50% chance a goal will be scored in OT and prevent a shootout.

I'm not suggesting trying to increase scoring to a ridiculous level. That's not in the spirit of hockey, imo, and not necessary. But even an increase to a 1 goal/7 minute avg would cut back on OT's and make SO's rare.

The NHL could just add a 2nd OT instead of a SO but that would lead to too much wear and tear, considering how many OT's there are. They could just have games end in ties, but that would make playoff entry points even tighter and they would have to change the format for the playoffs anyway, which it seems many of us don't care for.

The other ways to accomplish this would be to do like the NFL does and have different types of goals, but I hate that idea personally.

As far as last nights game goes though, this was really the only game in this home stretch I wasn't disappointed in losing. The Ducks are a great team and we're missing so many important pieces right now. All things considered, the team played pretty well and taking it all the way to a SO wasn't so bad.
 
PJ Kings Hockey said:
Bring in a shootout specialist to give them some tips. If I was one of the guys used often in the shootout, I'd be practicing it 4 hours a day.



That's what I'm afraid of. There is a big difference between losing in a shootout but scoring 1-2 goals each time (victory could go either way) and losing because you can't score one goal in 2 MONTHS.
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I agree.

I feel like being built for the playoffs and not focusing on some of the things that matter in the regular season might just bite the team in the arse this season. For all the personnel problems this season, just winning half of the SO's we've lost would move us from being out of a playoff spot to 2nd place in the division with a small cushion. It's a tight race after the Ducks and there's been some puck luck against us but could it also be that team skills in things like SO situations have deteriorated a little bit from lack of work? I don't see them sharpening them up much without more practice.
 
6-7-6 in the last 19 games. Since the win against SJ, 2-3-4 in 9 games. The wins being in Vancouver with the last minute goals, and against the Leafs, who are in the middle of scoring 1 goal in 4 games. Losses to Calgary and Winnipeg, who are in the race with the Kings. 1 out of 4 points against Edmonton and New Jersey, 2 of the 5 worst teams in the league.

At this time last year, the Kings still had yet to go through their 3 total goals in 6 game stretch, but were struggling nonetheless. So, nothing new this year.
 
PJ Kings Hockey said:
Bring in a shootout specialist to give them some tips. If I was one of the guys used often in the shootout, I'd be practicing it 4 hours a day.



That's what I'm afraid of. There is a big difference between losing in a shootout but scoring 1-2 goals each time (victory could go either way) and losing because you can't score one goal in 2 MONTHS.
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Should've just put Shore out there, he was the only one who hasn't had the SO black cloud over him. He couldn't have done any worse.
 
Mitchell wasn't replaced with someone ready to handle his minutes, and it's very unlikely Voynov comes back this season (if ever). This team is a mess on the defensive end, plain and simple.
 
ScoreZeGoals said:
Mitchell wasn't replaced with someone ready to handle his minutes, and it's very unlikely Voynov comes back this season (if ever). This team is a mess on the defensive end, plain and simple.
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You could tell even Lombardi's not sure either from the interview this week. He cant even get a straight answer from the league even if he found innocent . The league could still suspended him even longer.
 
Kings need at the very least one defenseman that can play 15-20 minutes. You can't waste prime years of Doughty, Kopitar, Carter, and Quick.

Still waiting on Regehr.
 
Brad Doty said:
Still not sweating. I expected to be out of a playoff spot by the Allstar break. Right on schedule :P

This has shown us our team's weaknesses and very clear areas to fix. I knew we were in deep water at the beginning of the season when other teams took a step forward. In any sport, if you're not getting better, you're getting worse. Not saying we should have done anything drastic, but an addition beyond McNabb would have been nice.

Either way, I hope the Kings got Bruce's memo about "We're not scared to play them anymore." Ballsy claim.
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First off, they were scared, really? Don't worry Bruce, you won't get your chance again after another early playoff exit.
 
These are grown men. If you ever get scared to play a team, go home. What an odd quote.

"Then I told that classless bandwagoner, 'I'm not scared of no Queens!'"
 
I don't think it's LITERALLY scared to play. He means a combination of we're not a team that makes anyone shake anymore and that the Ducks feel they're beyond us now. It's a quote putting us in the past.

AKA he's poking the sleeping giant while complimenting his team.
 
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