Blake is out

[Herby]

can't wait for Luc to be gm.

Maybe it'll Stacia, or his musician son Jessarae

I'd honestly take both over Nelly or Muzz.

 

[shuchukfan]

Well, time for a new avatar, I guess. Here is my soon to be old one in case anyone wants to save it.

 

[tny760]

Maybe it'll Stacia, or his musician son Jessarae

I'd honestly take both over Nelly or Muzz.

mandatory chakra alignments after losses

 

[AbsentMojo]

Well, time for a new avatar, I guess. Here is my soon to be old one in case anyone wants to save it.

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What were the circumstances there in this iconic Bleak photo? why he laying on the ice

 

[bland]

What were the circumstances there in this iconic Bleak photo? why he laying on the ice

I think he was just taking a nap while waiting for Andrei Nazarov to show up.

 

[bland]

Don't really feel like celebrating this one.

Old boss is always a dick until you meet the new one. There was more than one chef working on this 3 Michelin starred shit sandwich.

 

[Herby]

Prayers for the security nurses at Arkham when Surf gets a copy of tomorrows sports page.

 

[All The Kings Men]

how old are you Jesse?

older than 45 younger than 50

 

[DoktorJeep]

Blake’s tenure with the Kings ends as it should. He will go down as a divisive figure because of marginal success against a background of disappointment. His on ice career is exemplary while at the same time his accomplishments as a Kings player and executive are mediocre.

I think he played in a Kings jersey 14 of his 21 career seasons. And he was paid a grip the whole way. No one dwells on the $12M he looted in his second stint because the team made the playoffs two seasons after he went to SJ.

The franchise has bent over backwards to give this guy every opportunity to build a lasting legacy. He’s been enshrined as a legend with his jersey in the rafters alongside Gretzky. No one was given more and he decidedly did less.

I think this is a hallmark moment for the fanbase in exorcising their sacred cows. Rob Blake’s final chapter in LA is the first real step forward in a long time. It’ll take a few more changes to build a championship squad. But today is step one in a journey that has a ways to go, but is finally on its way. The SoCal Kings fans deserve a winner.

 

[kingsfan28]

You next Robitaille.

Followed by the rest of Blakes buddies, replace the entire lot and everyone associated with them !

 

[DryIslandBartender]

Lombardi.

Lombardi was tone deaf.

He always was.

Lombardi had great respect for former players, that’s why he had Hextall as his right hand man. He was building a culture, like the Red Wings have done. He really does not get into the superficial drama of the past with Blake, even the contract negotiations that went bad.

 

[Kingkopitar]

Should have been fired for the Dubois trade alone. With that being said, had some good trades under his belt and made some interesting patch up jobs along the way. 6/10.

 

[Nasti]

 

[Statto]

Luc Should have been fired for the Dubois trade alone…

fixed

 

[Statto]

I’m not saying he should get the job but I think Yannetti would be an interesting choice. I’ve listened to a couple of interviews where, if you listened to him enough and reading between the lines, he hasn’t agreed with various development decisions.

BTW, his infamous statement about only McDavids play at 18 wasn’t a lie IMO. He was trying to explain a decision (I never felt he agreed with) and just did it in fairly poor fashion. The fact he explained it poorly, given how well he explains things, is part of my opinion on this one. He’s usually very precise and accurate, so I think he was toeing the company line which is what he’s employed to do. Listening to subsequent interviews reinforced my view.

So I hold none of that against him. I listen to his interviews any time I can find them and sometimes I pick up on things he’s doesn’t say (consistently). I think he’s the internal candidate that would do it differently.

Yannetti would absolutely have a plan and I think he’d probably have one ready to go already. Whether that’s the right plan I have no idea. However the plan won’t matter, I suspect it’ll be more important who his agent it. He’s also not Bergevin which is a huge plus.

I’m not sure about Futa, simply because I don’t know why nobody has given him a shot. There must be a reason. He was great in his previous role so why has he not made the next step? There may be good reasons but it makes me question some seeing him as an automatic choice.

(Sigh…) none of it matters because of Luc.

 

[Kingkopitar]

fixed

ah, was that his thing?

 

[KINGS17]

I remember Dean Lombardi once making a quote about being surprised at the passion of LA Kings fans.

I was insulted in the moment and never got over it.

Dean was giving a compliment to Kings fans and how passionate we were despite the organization never winning a damn thing.

 

[Rorschach]

Lombardi had great respect for former players, that’s why he had Hextall as his right hand man. He was building a culture, like the Red Wings have done. He really does not get into the superficial drama of the past with Blake, even the contract negotiations that went bad.

I think a guy like Blake is fine as a #2 under a visionary with executive decisiveness like Lombardi.

 

[Rorschach]

Dean was giving a compliment to Kings fans and how passionate we were despite the organization never winning a damn thing.

Agreed and he's saying this using his Canadian hockey perspective for the rest of the hockey world to hear.

As the Sharks head honcho, he already knew something about LA and the fanbase.

And to be quite honest...why were we Kings fans anyway before Lombardi?

I was able to get into hockey for two unusual reasons: 1) I was a baseball card collector who, in the very late 80s, was exposed to all four of the major sports' hobbies as they all became more up to date with baseball cards, causing me to know about the Gretzky trade; 2) I was a comic book collector and for some weird reason, the other two comic book collectors were both Kings fans. So this evil triumvirate of sports trading cards, comic books and hockey congealed into something more sinister.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Everyone should be pissing their pants right now.......soemone said it, the devil you know vs the devil you don't, I can name 5 off hand right now that come with "hockey pedigree" that would be a disaster for LA.....so...here's to nothing lol

 

[Lt Dan]

Everyone should be pissing their pants right now.......soemone said it, the devil you know vs the devil you don't, I can name 5 off hand right now that come with "hockey pedigree" that would be a disaster for LA.....so...here's to nothing lol

This is why you don't get invited to the good parties or our annual HF potluck.

At this rate, you'll never get to try @King'sPawn's Mr Game 7 cheese Mac and cheese or @AbsentMojo's bacon wrapped bacon.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

This is why you don't get invited to the good parties or our annual HF potluck.

At this rate, you'll never get to try @King'sPawn's Mr Game 7 cheese Mac and cheese or @AbsentMojo's bacon wrapped bacon.

LOL you say that as if you think I like people in general lol, I would have thought you would have known me better by now

 

[Lt Dan]

LOL you say that as if you think I like people in general lol, I would have thought you would have known me better by now

True. But I also know that you love bacon and long walks through a park at sunset

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

True. But I also know that you love bacon and long walks through a park at sunset

Long walks with bacon even.....true...f***.....now I gotta run to the store

 

[Lt Dan]

Long walks with bacon even.....true...f***.....now I gotta run to the store

Checkmate