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

[KINGS17]

A badbass bake sale!

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These prices have not accounted for inflation or CA sales tax.

 

[All The Kings Men]

A badbass bake sale!

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a quarter for a rice krispie square?!

That's a rebuild you can really sink your teeth into!

 

[Bandit]

I actually think the current slogan is the worst ever.

"Legacy Moves Us Forward"

I'd much rather have "Serious Hockey".

Especially when you consider it’s the legacy geezers dragging them down. But hey at least we’ve got Doughty… on IR.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Has Byfield been as invisible as his stat line suggests?

 

[Sol]

Has Byfield been as invisible as his stat line suggests?

Eh, he does have some flashy moments once a game it seems. I think it’s more of an indictment on how useless and slow Kopitar and Kempe have looked.

I think he’d benefit if he was moved off their line to center Fiala line again. Kopitar is doing no favors for anyone.

 

[King'sPawn]

Has Byfield been as invisible as his stat line suggests?

He's better than the statline suggests, but worse than preseason when he was a man possessed.

 

[Bandit]

He's better than the statline suggests, but worse than preseason when he was a man possessed.

Easier to be possessed when you’re playing against guys who will be bagging groceries in a couple weeks.

 

[bland]

Has Byfield been as invisible as his stat line suggests?

No, he has a had a few ineffectual games, but he looked much sharper last night. He is a bounce or two from contributing on the sheet and hopefully he rounds it out here soon.

I am concerned about that lines production this year because Kopitar is really dragging around the ice. I think his points have come from literally every single scoring chance he has been involved in - he isn't even on screen with his linemates most shifts. Still making excellent plays when they present themselves, but he isn't creating anything that isn't already there. He has been very opportunistic.

Alex Turcotte is this teams best offensive center so far this year. Driving play, creating good chances virtually every shift. Maybe they are sometimes low percentage chances, but they are keeping the team on the front foot.

 

[King'sPawn]

Easier to be possessed when you’re playing against guys who will be bagging groceries in a couple weeks.

It's not about who he was playing against. It was his body language, the way he tried to protect and move the puck.

A few games, he just wasn't there.

Last night, he was much better. But he needs to keep up that focus. It hasn't been consistent.

 

[Surf Nutz]

This is what I would like to see:

Laf-Kopitar-Kempe
Moore-Byfield-Fiala
Foegle-Turcotte-Thomas
Lee-Danault-Jeannot
Lewis

Anderson-Spence
Gavrikov-Clarke
Edmundson-Jones
Englund
Burroughs

I don't think you break up Turcotte line after that.

But if they cool off, I think Turcote is playing solid and could be more suited for a wing than Byfield

Shuffle elsewhere for now but kind of traffic Jam at C if you want to bring QB back at C where he needs to be for the team and his long term development.

I wonder if anything was said about jobs in jeopardy from any level down.

Or maybe they are just taking it for granted.

Thomas is not suited for the current bigger body Kings 4th line, simple.

Other factors mentioned jut add to the arrangement.

 

[Herby]

But if they cool off, I think Turcote is playing solid and could be more suited for a wing than Byfield

Why, when he is playing well right now as a center would you want to move him to the wing?

These aren't machines or chess pieces, these are humans, who play better when they have confidence. There is an element to developing and maintaining ones confidence as a player (and they have made many mistakes in this regard with Turcotte already), and moving him to wing could damage his confidence.

The Kings need these younger guys playing consistent roles.

 

[Kurrilino]

So when we miss the playoffs what other options do we have other than a rebuild?

None,

We should have never left the rebuilding stage and traded the oldies.
Kopitar and Doughty should have been traded as soon as they asked for $10Mil

 

[funky]

That is not a penalty

 

[Lt Dan]

Maybe we should just play Edmunson at forward

 

[Omni Owl]

Maybe we should just play Edmunson at forward

I was surprised to see MacDermid playing 4th line wing for the Devils, so its not unheard of.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I was surprised to see MacDermid playing 4th line wing for the Devils, so its not unheard of.

He did that a few games for us, as well

I think the difference is Mac at least has good high end speed, he' sjust like Bowser from Mario Kart, dude is not agile at all but has a good top speed

Edmundson is wayyyy too slow a skater for that imo, he'd never get to close out a check

 

[FSL KINGS]

Hypothetically, if the King's wanted to shake things up & were to trade a forward, who would be your first choice to trade? Fiala? Moore? Other?

Edit: Not Lewis, obviously

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Hypothetically, if the King's wanted to shake things up & were to trade a forward, who would be your first choice to trade? Fiala? Moore? Other?

Edit: Not Lewis, obviously

All three

 

[Statto]

Hypothetically, if the King's wanted to shake things up & were to trade a forward, who would be your first choice to trade? Fiala? Moore? Other?

Edit: Not Lewis, obviously

Danault. You could get a physical 4C plus other assets. Then slide QB back to the middle and you then have AK and Thomas for the wing spot that opens…. Plus the additional cap flexibility.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Hypothetically, if the King's wanted to shake things up & were to trade a forward, who would be your first choice to trade? Fiala? Moore? Other?

Edit: Not Lewis, obviously

Moore for Josh Anderson, one for one, no retention by MTL.

That’ll shake things up on almost every front and it fits all the tropes.