Why?They actually should try that. Or Byfield centering Dubois and Kempe should be tried as well.
They actually should try that. Or Byfield centering Dubois and Kempe should be tried as well.
I am absolutely loving this coverage of late.Why?
He hasn't been a positive deciding factor in one single game this year.It is a disaster because it's not like he's got some great skill no one else on the roster has. On top of that he's milquetoast. People would be less likely to bash his play if he was taking aggressive penalties where he is riding the edge, but PLD can't even see the edge from where he is standing.
Why not? Kopitar is playing badly and they arent gonna shake up the Danault line. Let Kopitar center a combination JAD Laferriere Grundstrom Fagemo. Maybe they wont be a defensive liability with him.Why?
This. I’d be shocked if Dubois doesn’t fail miserably there like everywhere else they’ve tried him but at least it would put to rest the claim that he just needs better wingers and it would reduce Kopi’s workload.They actually should try that. Or Byfield centering Dubois and Kempe should be tried as well.
Why not?Why not? Kopitar is playing badly and they arent gonna shake up the Danault line. Let Kopitar center a combination JAD Laferriere Grundstrom Fagemo. Maybe they wont be a defensive liability with him.
Watching Todd figure out the line combos is akin to watching a toddler solve a Rubik's cubeWhy not? Kopitar is playing badly and they arent gonna shake up the Danault line. Let Kopitar center a combination JAD Laferriere Grundstrom Fagemo. Maybe they wont be a defensive liability with him.
So he needs to be babysat and lifted up by better teammates. That’s definitely worth $8.5M per year.And yet I have read a couple people in the shitter-sphere saying that PLD should be centering Byfield and Kempe and that you can't expect him to produce with the wingers he's had.
I wish I had that copium.
These "content creators" go all out on their thumbnails.
Both can be blamed. Todd didnt like Vilardi much either.I've had a lot of time to contemplate this and I place more of the blame on Blake than McClellan. The Vilardi/Dubois trade was the last straw for me.
He can have Blake's job right now if it retires and gets that contract off our books. I'd support that all day long.... Then have AEG fire him.Todd has proclaimed that it is officially time for PL to be a difference maker. I interpret that to mean the player needs to score goals which positively impact the outcome of a game which the Kings win. And that needs to occur consistently to propel the team to a solid playoff position.
PL knows his contract can easily outlast every single player and very likely all management. I think he’s playing the long game here and betting on a strategy where the biggest turd floats to the top.
He’s probably figuring out how he can parlay his playing career into a management position within in AEG over the Kings. With his agent poised to grab the reigns from Luc, PL is in no position to panic just because Todd feels the heat.
And that's the thing. PLD has leverage over the organization because of his contract.PL knows his contract can easily outlast every single player and very likely all management.
McLellan has seen this before, there are just steps to follow until something clicks.And that's the thing. PLD has leverage over the organization because of his contract.
TMac, Blake and Luc NEED Dubois to play well. Their jobs might depend on it.
Thus the reason they've been reluctant to criticize him publicly. Piss him off and he could f*** them all over by continuing to play like shit.
The fact that TMac finally did say something in publicly tells you he's probably run out of options to get him going.
How crazy can a 3C get in the playoffs?If PLD decides to go totally crazy in the playoffs (if the Kings make the playoffs), he can instantly change his reputation around here. But that is a big ask at this point. I'm thinking right now that the Kings are 50/50 to make the playoffs, which is a sad departure from the beginning of the season when they were the favorite to win it all.