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Money is a poor deterrent in terms of penalties. Take away draft picks and that would sting. You take away AZ's first round pick in each of the next two years and that hits hard.
 
AzKing said:
Money is a poor deterrent in terms of penalties. Take away draft picks and that would sting. You take away AZ's first round pick in each of the next two years and that hits hard.
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I guess when they initially implemented the new rule Lou asked how much the fine was, basically weighing whether just paying the fine would be worth it.
 
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Supposedly the yotes were recording check in meetings with prospects on an alexa and running psychoanalysis on the audio to detect for personality indicators. Wtf?
 
The Yotes just lost to the Bruins right now, which will leave them even further out of the playoffs. They have a points percentage of ~.43 since trading a 1st, a 3rd and prospects for Taylor Hall. This utter collapse combined with the prospect scandal has to be the end of Chayka, right? This is his 4th season, the team is cap strapped and is missing their 1st round pick, and they have accomplished absolutely nothing. I can't see him staying on another season if they continue to fall out of the playoffs.
 
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Honestly, I think a fine is absurd for willful misconduct like this. You don't think Toronto is able and willing to fork out $5 million to get additional info on 20 prospects?

That $5 million should be imposed on their cap, or the players should be ineligible to be drafted by Arizona.

The kids go through enough throughout the year, that they shouldn't have to go get tested, potentially, an additional 31 times.
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Yup agreed. Kick em in the nards.
 
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The Yotes just lost to the Bruins right now, which will leave them even further out of the playoffs. They have a points percentage of ~.43 since trading a 1st, a 3rd and prospects for Taylor Hall. This utter collapse combined with the prospect scandal has to be the end of Chayka, right? This is his 4th season, the team is cap strapped and is missing their 1st round pick, and they have accomplished absolutely nothing. I can't see him staying on another season if they continue to fall out of the playoffs.
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Arizona acquired Taylor Hall for his draft lottery winning percentage.
 
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When the Kings acquired Kovalchuk the mantra was, "We didn't bring him in here to play defense. He is here to score goals." Predictably, Kovalchuk is not responsible in his own end in LA. Solution: Let's move Kovalchuk down and have him play on the 3rd line, or just scratch him until he learns to be responsible in his own zone.

Blake has an interim coach in Willie D., and allows him to scratch Kovalchuk on a regular basis. I don't understand the reasoning.
 
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They're right, of course, but I get a good laugh out of a team pacing for 87 points and if they're lucky yet another first round loss lecturing anyone about management. The smugness is only surpassed by their own lack of self-awareness.

I'm rooting for Kovalchuk because I love him anyway, but even more so now because he's going to lead to MTL making dumbass decisions.
 
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KINGS17 said:
When the Kings acquired Kovalchuk the mantra was, "We didn't bring him in here to play defense. He is here to score goals." Predictably, Kovalchuk is not responsible in his own end in LA. Solution: Let's move Kovalchuk down and have him play on the 3rd line, or just scratch him until he learns to be responsible in his own zone.

Blake has an interim coach in Willie D., and allows him to scratch Kovalchuk on a regular basis. I don't understand the reasoning.
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Something tells me he was never part of the team clique. One of the most talented players of this generation and he never got a look on the top line outside of a couple horrid preseason games where he actually was one of the better players.
 
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Blake has an interim coach in Willie D., and allows him to scratch Kovalchuk on a regular basis. I don't understand the reasoning.
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I don't think I will ever get over that shit. Blake really needed to step in when that shit was going down and unless something further comes out that was a huge failure by him in my eyes. Still pisses me off.
 
I've stopped by your site in the past and talked about feeling a kinship with Kings fans since the time when your Kings and my Hawks won the Cup every other year between 2012-2015 and then both our teams have fallen on hard times. I always had respect for the Kings and Kings fans rather than the hatred I had for other rival teams and their fans. But now, the glory days are gone and we'd probably be hard pressed to construct a legitimate Cup contending team using both our current rosters.

It seems like neither of our teams will fully commit to a rebuild but instead are going about it with making peripheral moves that don't really make a significant difference. The Hawks got lucky to move up and get the 3rd pick last season and hopefully you guys can get a stud player at the top of the draft this season. The problem with relying on your own draft pick is it will take a few years even if you do hit on a couple guys. That's why an all out rebuild would be better, in my opinion - trade your superstar players and then suck bad for a few years but then come back strong with a new crop of superstar players. It's tough to even think about trading players that have meant so much to the team though - the Doughty's Kopitar's, Kane;s and Toews. would probably speed up the rebuild but it would also break your heart to see it happen. So what's more important - sentimentality or winning Cups?
 
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EbonyRaptor said:
I've stopped by your site in the past and talked about feeling a kinship with Kings fans since the time when your Kings and my Hawks won the Cup every other year between 2012-2015 and then both our teams have fallen on hard times. I always had respect for the Kings and Kings fans rather than the hatred I had for other rival teams and their fans. But now, the glory days are gone and we'd probably be hard pressed to construct a legitimate Cup contending team using both our current rosters.

It seems like neither of our teams will fully commit to a rebuild but instead are going about it with making peripheral moves that don't really make a significant difference. The Hawks got lucky to move up and get the 3rd pick last season and hopefully you guys can get a stud player at the top of the draft this season. The problem with relying on your own draft pick is it will take a few years even if you do hit on a couple guys. That's why an all out rebuild would be better, in my opinion - trade your superstar players and then suck bad for a few years but then come back strong with a new crop of superstar players. It's tough to even think about trading players that have meant so much to the team though - the Doughty's Kopitar's, Kane;s and Toews. would probably speed up the rebuild but it would also break your heart to see it happen. So what's more important - sentimentality or winning Cups?
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Winning cups!

I would rather see Doughty, Kopitar, Quick and Brown go somewhere else and contribute to a contender than remember them playing like this for the Kings.
 
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Real good night for a bunch of ex Kings last night on the scoresheet.

Kovalchuk OT winner, extra dagger by beating Campbell
Justin Williams with the SO winner over Fleury
Pearson scores goal 16 on the season
Even Lucic scored

Kings get shutout vs a fellow cellar dweller.
 
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Kovalchuk is a beacon of positivity? My God it's funny how overdramatic these people get. He is having a moment. That's about it and Montreal will most likely keep him. Making emotion-based decisions over business decisions really never works out. Ask Lombardi how his gut decision on Mike Richards is aging.
 
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