Around the league part 2

[raswilliam]

Kupari looks the part, he skates well, he makes good defensive decisions, he is a big guy, he plays physical, but man when it comes time to make a play with the puck, woof.

It's like walking up to talk to the girl you've been eyeing all night and she has a smile like Bobby Clarke circa 1975.

 

[Bandit]

Remind me to never set foot in West Virginia.

 

[lumbergh]

He always knew where the camera was.

I miss Ben Scrivens. might be a better option than Copley right now.

 

[Esteban Tornado]

We'll see what happens but just because he was arrested doesn't necessarily mean he did anything.

In my mid 20's I was dating an older woman who was insane. Late at night at my place she threw a glass vase at my head that missed, shards embedded in the wall. Being young and stupid I called the cops to get her out or my apartment when she wouldn't leave. They showed up and told me ever since the OJ incident when they were called to a domestic dispute one person had to go to jail. Well, I got arrested, spent the night in jail and it cost me 3Gs. Never laid a finger on her.

Wow, you’re a saint

 

[KingsHockey24]

A handful of us wanted to bring Lucic back this last Summer.

 

[Maynard]

A handful of us wanted to bring Lucic back this last Summer.

It’s always a bummer when this happens. I was a huge Voynov fan until we found out he’s a wife thrower.

 

[Steve Zissou]

I really, really hate Edmonton but this is still a great story.

"James Hamblin pointed the sky after his first NHL goal and said “I love you mom”

James Hamblin’s mother passed away due to cancer in 2017."

 

[lumbergh]

Vegas, Vancouver, and Edmonton all lost last night.

 

[johnjm22]

And Vegas has a tough game today against Pittsburgh.

Penguins are a good team. Much better than their record.

 

[Little Psycho]

It feels weird that we’re all scoreboard watching this early in the season. Feels different from past seasons.

 

[KingsHockey24]

And Vegas has a tough game today against Pittsburgh.

Penguins are a good team. Much better than their record.

The Jeff Carter downfall is a bit sad.

 

[kingsholygrail]

The Jeff Carter downfall is a bit sad.

He didn't do too bad for a couple seasons, but he's hit the wall at 39.

 

[johnjm22]

Damn that was sweet.

 

[johnjm22]

Having a left shot and a right shot on their off wing on the PP really opens things up. It's part of what's missing from the Kings PP IMO.

 

[raswilliam]

The Jeff Carter downfall is a bit sad.

not that sad for him

 

[FSL KINGS]

Having a left shot and a right shot on their off wing on the PP really opens things up. It's part of what's missing from the Kings PP IMO.

Doughty?

 

[johnjm22]

Doughty?

PP1
Doughty-Kopitar-Byfield-Kempe
Spence

PP2
Laf-Danault-PLD-Kaliyev
Roy

Bench: Fiala, Moore

Call me crazy.

 

[FSL KINGS]

PP1
Doughty-Kopitar-Byfield-Kempe
Spence

PP2
Laf-Danault-PLD-Kaliyev
Roy

Bench: Fiala, Moore

Call me crazy.

Was laughing at Doughty being the right shot triggerman & not your idea. Should have made clearer.

 

[FrozenKing18]

Having a left shot and a right shot on their off wing on the PP really opens things up. It's part of what's missing from the Kings PP IMO.

How’s Chromiak’s development been coming along?

 

[Fishhead]

Doughty gets a lot of flak about the PP, but I don't know why. Here are some of his rankings among PP defensemen for the last 3 seasons prior to this one (20/21 - 22/23):

Shooting percentage: 5th
Points: 9th
Goals: 4th
Shots: 6th
High danger chances for: 2nd
Scoring chances for: 6th
Expected goals: 5th
Rush attempts: 2nd

He's a top-5 PP defenseman in the league still. He's started slowly, but he will get going.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Doughty gets a lot of flak about the PP, but I don't know why. Here are some of his rankings among PP defensemen for the last 3 seasons prior to this one (20/21 - 22/23):

Shooting percentage: 5th
Points: 9th
Goals: 4th
Shots: 6th
High danger chances for: 2nd
Scoring chances for: 6th
Expected goals: 5th
Rush attempts: 2nd

He's a top-5 PP defenseman in the league still. He's started slowly, but he will get going.

Where do those land on a per-60 basis?

 

[bland]

Where do those land on a per-60 basis?

Why in the world would that matter?

He produces.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Why in the world would that matter?

He produces.

Because some players are given more ice time than others…?

Sorry for asking a genuine question of someone other than you. I should have known that it would have offended your delicate sensibilities about complicated advanced stat formulas like “per 60 minutes.”

 

[KingsHockey24]

Remind me to never set foot in West Virginia.

It's eerie how different it is compared to So-Cal.

It didn't feel real when I went through.

 

[johnjm22]

VGK loses 3-0. They're having some scoring problems.

This has been a great few days for LA.