Speculation: Another year of this Bluc **** (The 2024-25 season thread)

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SaltyElkHunter

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Apr 24, 2019
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Probably bummed about being the incubator with Kempe for a new egg after hatching and losing a nice one in QB.

The reporters asked some good questions but were also a little awkward.

Kopitar should have been given an A and DD the C from Brown.

Nothing wrong with Kopi its just his laid back personality.

DD has more fire and an intense and demanding demeanor.

I really think it was a big mistake that has haunted the Kings.

Kopi does his job on the ice , and I love the guy, so don't misunderstand my candor.
I have a French bulldog that thinks he’s tough, yaps real loud, and gets excited and runs around the house like a bat out of hell as well. I’m not ready to name him head of household.
 

Chazz Reinhold

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I like the beard on Arty. Maybe that look of a grizzled veteran will help him stick.

Obviously Kaliyev is gonna say what he has to say at the start of camp. He's got no other choice. Problem is he isn't getting a fresh start from the coaches. He needs to be put on a scoring line and kept on a scoring line. Don't set him up to fail, again.
Hiller claims it is, but I agree that a fresh start would include putting him in a better position to succeed.

“I’ll just first say this and I talked to Arthur about this, it was a really, really difficult second half, we all know that, but from a personal level, it’s really, really difficult and we empathize with that for him,” Hiller said. “That was a hard summer for him, it really is, and he was up in the air, was he going to come back, wasn’t he? I think the great part of our team is he’s back, he’s a king again, we’ll move what happened in the past from our perspective and he’s had a summer to kind of flush that too, and now he just goes back to the same standard as every other player. Nothing really changes, Arthur’s with us now. He’s had some great games, he’s had some great stretches of time, it’s been a level of consistency for him, a level of detail for him, he knows these aren’t things that he doesn’t know, but it is for every player. Arthur’s got a special skill set, we understand that. He starts a clean slate, but he doesn’t start with doesn’t start up here, he’s like these other guys, who are trying to see, where do I fit.”
 

Schrute farms

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Jeannot could easily be seen as a poor fit for Danault's line. Turcotte, Thomas, Fagemo and Kaliyev should all be taking some serious stock in themselves and realizing that there is finally a legitimate chance for them to reach out and grab an impact spot in the NHL.

Lizotte and Arvidsson had important roles here, and losing Roy in favor of Clarke changes a lot of situations. There will be less safety-first hockey here and it's going to be a great opportunity for somebody to make a name for themselves.
If i were running the team, I would 100% put Turcotte on the wing with either Danault or Kopi. Sit him there for 25-40 games until he either gets hurt, fails miserably or turns into the permanent very useful top6 piece that some of us still believe he can be.
 

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