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

[KINGS17]

If Doughty and Kopitar are the villains, what does that make Blake and Luc? Child's blood drinking spawn of Satan?

No player is going to ask for lessened role. That's the coaches job. Just like no player is going to encourage a rebuild. That's the GM or owner's job.

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

I'd argue that Blake and Luc's biggest failure (even bigger than PLD) is being so shit at their jobs that needing to still rely so heavily on Kopi and Doughty has turned some of the fan base against them

 

[Schrute farms]

to me, it's more like the point of the post was to compare 2 teams in the same situation and it's like.. not 2 teams in the same situation

so funny. How about his next post:

An NHL has lost four straight years in playoffs. That team, the Edmonton Oilers. See -- we're the same (Just like them!).

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Of course they're throwing hiller out in front of the bus

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[King'sPawn]

Looks like the heat on Blake and AEG was turned up

 

[KingsHockey24]

Hmm interesting.

Every move Blake made this past year was really good. Kuzmenko, Jeannot, Foegele, Edmundson, and Kuemper, were all great adds.

I'm more nervous on what the new GM will end up doing. It's the same coach so don't expect Spence to suddenly start playing 25 minutes a night.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

 

[kovacro]

Hmm interesting.

Every move Blake made this past year was really good. Kuzmenko, Jeannot, Foegele, Edmundson, and Kuemper, were all great adds.

I'm more nervous on what the new GM will end up doing. It's the same coach so don't expect Spence to suddenly start playing 25 minutes a night.

New GM could likely need to a new coach.

 

[Little Psycho]

maybe this is why Hiller is getting to talk before the players? Hes getting the boot too?

 

[BigKing]

Our long national nightmare is over.

 

[bland]

DL inherited prime kopitar DD and quick. blake inherited the mess that DL left behind

Incorrect.

Lombardi inherited young and unproven core players and turned them into champions by acknowledging their weaknesses and augmenting the team appropriately. It was incredibly expensive, but it was the only way to turn them into champions.

Blake inherited PRIME cup core players and couldn't accept their shortcomings and surrounded them with filler - because that's all they could afford with a bankrupt asset list - until their primes ended and they needed to rebuild.

The correct path for Blake was to recognize the obvious upcoming struggles and retool immediately instead of doubling down on the wrong players. Kopitar HAD to be dealt instead of extended, it was the only way out of a ceiling of mediocrity for the foreseeable future. Yet they kept trying to ride on Lombardi's success and goodwill, and here we are over 10 years later with the most likely outcome playing out exactly as expected

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

maybe this is why Hiller is getting to talk before the players? Hes getting the boot too?

Blake's replacement will probably be deciding Hiller's fate.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Damn, it skipped Luc. They went straight to Blake, and likely the coaching staff is next.

 

[Sol]

Luc has to go too. If they’re gonna change shit up then do it properly. Hiller and Luc have to go too.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Now just lower that #4 from the rafters and we'll have ourselves a day

 

[King'sPawn]

maybe this is why Hiller is getting to talk before the players? Hes getting the boot too?

More like it's the next GM's call.

If Hiller was gone too, Luc would have been front and center, or Dan (if Luc was going too).

They're sending out the lowest-ranked person still employed who's most appropriate to talk to the media.

 

[GKJ]

New GM has to pick the coach

 

[kovacro]

 

[unicornpig]

dont tell me luc gets away from this unscathed.....

 

[BigKing]

Of course, if his contract was up then he legit might not have wanted to come back, hence the "mutual" part of all of it.

Still might not be able to give the Kings credit for moving on from Bowlby.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Better not be hearing Bergovin name in next fiew days unless its associated with NYI

 

[BaileyFan]

It feels like is this just the rumors that Blake was going to retire after his contract was up coming to pass.

They say the search will begin immediately which I assume means Luc will promote Nelson Emerson and call it a day early.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

One would assume that Blake's pals will also be on the chopping block.

 

[sinister6000]

Move Danault, Moore,Thomas. And a defense men for prospects, and picks.