Speculation: Fire Rob Blake Blow it Up Offseason Thread (update: Robitaille, Blake and Hiller stay)

[Docgonzo]

Bummed about Ingham

Same, and I thought he played well on his few Reign appearances. Was hoping they’d go Portillo/Ingham 50/50 but I guess not. I guess Hammer and King George in the minors/college, Portillo in the A as the next possible heir but they still need a vet backup I assume for the AHL.

 

[unicornpig]

REPORT: Kings Not Expected to Qualify Three of Seven RFAs

mayorsmanor.com

Not expected to qualify Lizotte, Ingham, and Madden.

kind of shocked but extremely happy they did not qualify lizotte.

 

[KINGS17]

Best wraparounds in the league.

Frolov wore a lot of questionable sweaters, but I don't think that was ever proven.

Oh wait, I didn't read your post correctly.

 

[Statto]

It seems like for the first time in a long time, lots of teams have cap space.

I think we're gonna see some ridiculous contracts handed out.

You usually have to overpay in free agency, this year could be worse than most.

You’re correct of course.

We have had teams bemoaning lack of cap space and fans on the main board trying to come up with better models to give the rich teams more spending power. They now have some space to play with and within 3 hours we will be back where we started.

 

[johnjm22]

Frolov-Handzus-Simmonds is one of my favorite lines of all time.

 

[funky]

Sandstron- Gretzky- Granato

Deader- Allison - Palffy

Byfield - Kopi- Kempe.

For me.

I’m not gonna lie, I also loved whatever line Brown was on when he was blowing people up

 

[johnjm22]

Friedman said Carolina's offer for Guentzal is 8x8M (64M).

Teams would likely need to offer him 7x9M (63M) to match.

You usually land the UFA by paying above market rate. That would be 7x10M (70M) in this case.

Guentzal is 30 years old. Signing him to a 7/8 year deal is insane already.

 

[BigBrown]

I'm a Lizotte fan, he had stretches when he was very good in his role so in some ways I'm sad to see him go but the Kings need a different look in their bottom 6. It comes down to playoff performance and he just hasn't been good enough, unfortunately.

 

[DoktorJeep]

It’s refreshing that the undersized try hard guys are finally being jettisoned. Gotta admit. I like Blake’s offseason so far.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Lizotte will be excellent somewhere, he just gets overplayed and banged up and when you HAVE to go 110% to keep your spot, that’s your main attribute is tenacity, it’s tough. Somewhere he can get 10 minutes and 42 games or something and he will be baller. It’s time to move on here due to team construction more than Lizotte but just like Ingham I’ll always root for him. I’m not sure I can think of a player who played harder. It’s admirable. And it’s not like he’s a no talent plug either, there are plenty of 5’8” guys who never learn to check, like Kane or Keller. Obv he’s not at all on their level but for a dude coming up as a scorer it’s challenging to humble yourself and add that piece to your game not only as a component but as your main thing.

That’s a lot more waxing poetic than I ever expected to do about Blake lizotte but there are plenty of players in legit HAPPY to see go and he’s not really one

 

[Reaper45]

I could see Lizotte thriving somewhere like Carolina.

 

[Bandit]

We’ve traded a crap forward for a crap goalie, and signed two bottom line scrubs. Dillon and Stamkos? Lmao.

Prime Gretzky couldn’t save this shitshow.

 

[Sol]

Its been real Lizzo. Always was a fan but hes way too small and he gets killed too much. Especially in the playoffs. He's the fly and in the playoffs everyone has a swatter. And he just gets pasted too much.

 

[FSL KINGS]

Not one signing yet!?!!

Fire Blake!

 

[Schrute farms]

Low expectations with Blake. My preference 100 out of 100 times is a rebuild But not happening obviously. As such, Blake getting some size/toughness without paying out anymore big, bad, LT contracts and not trading away any #1 picks -- that's a win in my book (again, VERY low expectations).

 

[King'sPawn]

Low expectations with Blake. My preference 100 out of 100 times is a rebuild But not happening obviously. As such, Blake getting some size/toughness without paying out anymore big, bad, LT contracts and not trading away any #1 picks -- that's a win in my book (again, VERY low expectations).

Pretty much where I'm at.

I just want to see Kopitar and Doughty getting fewer minutes, and Under-24 year-old players getting more

 

[DoktorJeep]

I bet Lizotte heads to Europe.

 

[FSL KINGS]

We’ve traded a crap forward for a crap goalie, and signed two bottom line scrubs. Dillon and Stamkos? Lmao.

Prime Gretzky couldn’t save this shitshow.

We got 30 hours of hope left before realizing Jannot is the top line wing, & Lewis hitting 1K games in Utah.

Then we have a full year to be miserable, but not miserable enough for Blake to be fired.

Lizotte can still be offered a contract & doesn't have to worry about arbitration. Brännström (Ott), PO Joseph (pit), & liligren (TO) are in a similar position.

 

[Ghetty Green]

I hope Lizotte gets a nice contract somewhere.

He'd be a very good 13th forward IMO, but coaches will always over play him.

I could see TMac bringing him to Columbus.

Sandstron- Gretzky- Granato

Deader- Allison - Palffy

Byfield - Kopi- Kempe.

For me.

I’m not gonna lie, I also loved whatever line Brown was on when he was blowing people up

Simmer-Taylor-Dionne

My favorite is palffy Allison deadmarsh. That line had literally EVERYTHING.

 

[kingsboy11]

Always gotta admire players like Lizotte for making it to the show and sticking around. Think most of us here didn't think much of him when we first signed him, but he showed everyone that he belonged. But I think now is probably the right time to move on.

 

[Statto]

Lizotte will be excellent somewhere, he just gets overplayed and banged up and when you HAVE to go 110% to keep your spot, that’s your main attribute is tenacity, it’s tough. Somewhere he can get 10 minutes and 42 games or something and he will be baller. It’s time to move on here due to team construction more than Lizotte but just like Ingham I’ll always root for him. I’m not sure I can think of a player who played harder. It’s admirable. And it’s not like he’s a no talent plug either, there are plenty of 5’8” guys who never learn to check, like Kane or Keller. Obv he’s not at all on their level but for a dude coming up as a scorer it’s challenging to humble yourself and add that piece to your game not only as a component but as your main thing.

That’s a lot more waxing poetic than I ever expected to do about Blake lizotte but there are plenty of players in legit HAPPY to see go and he’s not really one

Agreed. Lizotte absolutely proved me wrong about him, he became a better player than I anticipated simply by having an incredible tenacity and heart.

 

[DoktorJeep]

If Lizotte and Lewis move on, then the propaganda about them being great penalty killers and the Kings strength at PK as a mark of progress gets put to bed nicely.

 

[Sol]

If Lizotte and Lewis move on, then the propaganda about them being great penalty killers and the Kings strength at PK as a mark of progress gets put to bed nicely.

Lewis was atrocious against the oilers

I could see TMac bringing him to Columbus.


Simmer-Taylor-Dionne

My favorite is palffy Allison deadmarsh. That line had literally EVERYTHING.

Tmac and Columbus ? What ?

 

[FrozenKing18]

Don’t worry guys, we’ll sign Marchessault to replace Lizotte.

 

[kingsboy11]

Always gotta admire players like Lizotte for making it to the show and sticking around. Think most of us here didn't think much of him when we first signed him, but he showed everyone that he belonged. But I think now is probably the right time to move on.

To add onto this, if PLD had the heart and tenacity of Lizotte, he'd be a top 10 player in this league