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lumbergh said:
I'm not a huge Tortorella fan, but I generally think he's got his heart in the right place. He had this to say:



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John Tortorella's epic written response to fan shows just how right he is for Philly

John Tortorella was meant to be in Philadelphia — and his response to a fan further proves that.
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Good lesson for those of you who keep insisting that the right way to build is to lose lose lose four, five years in a row to gain assets.
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I still have the note Terry Murray wrote for me when I sent him a letter yelling at him saying it was his fault Frolov left the team.
 
Axl Rhoadz said:
Can't remember the backstory on that...but if it's true, prob the best thing Murray did for the Kings.
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Basically just demoted Frolov to the 3rd line with Handzus and Simmonds. (Great line though)

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Just saw a vid of the Sergachev injury that to me makes it clear its a broken bone or bones.. and hopefully for him, no other damage. Most broken bones heal faster than knee ligaments.. knee not getting a ton of blood supply heals slowly.

Watch his leg above ankle at 40sec - viewer discretion advised:

 
Schmooley said:
You dont have to lose. Kings made the playoffs without Arvidsson and Doughty on the backs of Bjornfot, Durzi, Lizotte, etc… Kids were learning at the same time.
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My post was for the people that keep saying the Kings should have kept tanking for another year or two after drafting Turcotte, Byfield, and Clarke. At some point you have to pull out of that mode and not put your prospects in a continually losing position. You could end up like Buffalo, having to trade Eichel because he doesn’t wanna lose any more.
 
lumbergh said:
My post was for the people that keep saying the Kings should have kept tanking for another year or two after drafting Turcotte, Byfield, and Clarke. At some point you have to pull out of that mode and not put your prospects in a continually losing position. You could end up like Buffalo, having to trade Eichel because he doesn’t wanna lose any more.
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Its always a possibility that it doesnt work when you tank. Buffalo and Ottawa are good examples of it not working. But their issues seem deeper than their rosters.
They had Eichel Oreilly and plenty of others who were successful on other teams.
Kings went further than them with that Athanasiou roster which was a worse roster than Buffalo has now at this moment.
 
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Oilers are out here in the Coachella Valley practicing at the Firebirds training facility. Probably no ice time available in Anaheim.
 
lumbergh said:
My post was for the people that keep saying the Kings should have kept tanking for another year or two after drafting Turcotte, Byfield, and Clarke. At some point you have to pull out of that mode and not put your prospects in a continually losing position. You could end up like Buffalo, having to trade Eichel because he doesn’t wanna lose any more.
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Not when you pull out and shoot your load all over your wife's boyfriend lying next to her.
 
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Tanking isn't necessarily purposefully losing, it's maximizing your assets in relation to realistic expectations on how your team performs. If you have a lot of good players, but the team as a whole has no chance to win, it's better to trade those players for assets and maximize their value. You also do them a favor by giving them a real chance to be competitive.

But I don't think anyone is telling players they should go out to lose.
 
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lumbergh said:
My post was for the people that keep saying the Kings should have kept tanking for another year or two after drafting Turcotte, Byfield, and Clarke. At some point you have to pull out of that mode and not put your prospects in a continually losing position. You could end up like Buffalo, having to trade Eichel because he doesn’t wanna lose any more.
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You pull out of the rebuild when you have prospects/young players showing you it's time to pull out of the rebuild, not before they have proven anything at the NHL level. The Kings ended the rebuild and crossed their fingers, not knowing at all what they had yet. The likelihood that was going to blow-up in their face was high (like many here stated), because prospects fail and disappoint all the time.
 
lumbergh said:
My post was for the people that keep saying the Kings should have kept tanking for another year or two after drafting Turcotte, Byfield, and Clarke. At some point you have to pull out of that mode and not put your prospects in a continually losing position. You could end up like Buffalo, having to trade Eichel because he doesn’t wanna lose any more.
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Open your eyes, dude.
 
Schmooley said:
Its always a possibility that it doesnt work when you tank. Buffalo and Ottawa are good examples of it not working. But their issues seem deeper than their rosters.
They had Eichel Oreilly and plenty of others who were successful on other teams.
Kings went further than them with that Athanasiou roster which was a worse roster than Buffalo has now at this moment.
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Wait, what?? How dare you…
 
rob blake should be drawn and quartered, burned with his ashes scattered to the 4 winds for the way Quick was treated.
yes thats right.
 
Holy f*** are the Oilers unlikable. Perry and E. Kane on the same line? f*** that. Roster full of douchebags, sans McDavid.
 
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