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

[KINGS17]

@Lt Dan paint me like one of your french girls

You don't happen to have the Heart of the Ocean, do you?

I mean outside of trading a first or byfield and Clarke I don’t care what he does as long as it ends up in him and Luc taking their egos back to the golf course. We are 100% going back to step 3 of 10 in a rebuild anyway it’s inevitable.

Hey as long as the in-game entertainment is stellar...oh, wait.

 

[BaileyFan]

Look, are we the best team in the league? No. But are we at least a pretty good team? Also no. But do we at least have a promising prospect pipeline? Still no. But are we in line for a good pick this year? Also somehow no. But do we at least have a lot of cap space? No we do not. But do we have a competent management group? Definitely not. But are our recent top picks at least looking like they’ll reach their potential? Hmm, curiously, also no.

Uh, wait. What the f***?

We have integrity, passion and family. And that’s what it’s really all about.

 

[kilowatt]

Trading Quick put a curse on this team and no one can convince me otherwise

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Trading Quick put a curse on this team and no one can convince me otherwise

I think the curse started after they signed Petersen and Brown retired. Everything went down hill after that

 

[FSL KINGS]

I think the curse started after they signed Petersen and Brown retired. Everything went down hill after that

Really it was the Richards termination after the '15 season. Probably cursed until that cap hit ends.

 

[bouncesonly]

Is there an online calendar you can import into Google Calendar that has the King's schedule, but does not include any notificiations? The NHL creates notifications 1 day before the game....wtf, I don't need a notification 1 day before!

edit, found one: https://foxsports.roktcalendar.com/nhl-Los-Angeles-Kings

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Man

It's usually taken me 40ish games before I get the "meh, might not even watch" feeling

It took 4 this time.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Really it was the Richards termination after the '15 season. Probably cursed until that cap hit ends.

Maybe but I count that in a different time frame. Of this time frame it's the Petersen contract that got the ball rolling down hill

 

[Omni Owl]

Man

It's usually taken me 40ish games before I get the "meh, might not even watch" feeling

It took 4 this time.

It's hard to give a shit when they look this bad, plus the Doyers are in the midst of their run.

 

[VILARGOD]

Saw a redditor postgame say the Bluc era has been "nothing short of a MASSIVE wet fart."

He's right. Each night the team lines up its actually Blake taking an explosive dump at center ice for us fans to admire.

It's bold, really

 

[Piston]

This looks like a really bad team. Got to give them 10 games to see if they can turn it around, but I sincerely hope that Blake has been told that he can't trade our #1 pick in the draft. Can't blame this on Hiller either, he's just playing the poor hand he's been dealt.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

I love how many of us got fooled by the statement Last Year's Hiller isn't the same as This Year's Hiller

it's the same damn human

then they say, oh but he was Handcuffed Hiller, wait until you meet Unleashed Hiller, totally a different guy

and we're like... yeah makes sense

this is how Politicians trick you into a 2nd mandate as well, Kings can teach us alot about life

at the end of the day, f*** blake what a tool

 

[ibleedkings]

This looks like a really bad team. Got to give them 10 games to see if they can turn it around, but I sincerely hope that Blake has been told that he can't trade our #1 pick in the draft. Can't blame this on Hiller either, he's just playing the poor hand he's been dealt.

No excuse for him playing Lewis over Thomas.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I'm not big on beating up Hiller yet on the macro stuff.

The roster decisions are pissing me off, that's for sure.

But I do want to give him some grace on the system changes--we've seen that when they're working (playoffs last year, Bruins game) the uptempo forecheck is far more aggressive and useful for this roster and the aggressive PK is a nice change. It WILL result in looking awful when you get burned because you aren't just passively occupying space and thus that will happen early in the season especially as the first 10-15 games are a total circus.

I'm far more concerned about the roster usage and individual play, there are a LOT of no shows so far.

However, with so long on the road to start the season, there is very limited practice time--so this could get out of hand in a hurry if they don't find a way to shore up.

 

[King'sPawn]

Saw a redditor postgame say the Bluc era has been "nothing short of a MASSIVE wet fart."

He's right. Each night the team lines up its actually Blake taking an explosive dump at center ice for us fans to admire.

It's bold, really

Massive wet farts can be funny though.

This is more like a shart. You expect one thing, you get something different. And the only consolation prize is an extra brown crayon you didn't want in the first place.