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

[tny760]

A little pissed at the world today (and Rob Blake)... Gonna attempt to re-create a scene from Office Space.

Wish me luck!

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woop woop

f***

this

shit!!!!

 

[KingsHockey24]

Sick to my stomach.

We just gave Edmundson 16 million dollars to play 40 games a season.

And we brought back Trevor Lewis??? Holy f***ing shit.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

If the can sign Byfield to a bridge deal at 5m, Spence around 1m and keep both of Englund & Burroughs in the NHL. They'd have around 3.7m to go after 1 more winger. If not and Byfield gets more than they are done this free agency with "big" names.

 

[FrozenKing18]

I love Jon Rosen

 

[FSL KINGS]

Lewis hitting his 1,000 game is going to be awesome! Doughty will be so stoked for him. It's going to make the season better.

 

[King'sPawn]

I figure the lineup may look something like:
Foegele - Kopitar - Kempe: Kempe gets a playmaker

Fiala - Byfield - Jeannot: Fiala/Byfield get front-net presence + additional physicality

Moore - Danault - Thomas: with more skill and a natural righty, Thomas replaces Arvidsson

Turcotte - Lewis - Laferriere: A modular energy line where everyone can move around

Anderson - Doughty: because they believe in "pairings" and these two always go together.

Gavrikov - Clarke: Gavrikov's more defensively reliable to buoy Clarke

Edmondsun - Spence: Spence is sufficiently independent as a two-way defender, and Edmundson adds physicality to the pairing.

 

[Schmooley]

Turcotte has to pass through waivers and will be grabbed quickly. No way they go after Pinto. Clarke should be NHL and NHL only this year and in the future.

I agree. I just dont think Blake and Hiller agree

 

[johnjm22]

@johnjm22 I know we've had our spicy disagreements, but are you in agreement that we Nuke the Kings? Not just fire them, but just drop a massive warhead on the front staff.

Yes. The entire FO should be wiped out.

Mistakes happen, but this management team has shown a pattern of misjudging and misvaluing NHL players.

Additionally, they've shown continual short term thinking, reactionary decision making, questionable nepotistic hiring, and suspect player development.

 

[kingsboy11]

Day isn't over yet and we're still waiting on a Byfield extension, but so far we have

Outgoing players:
Roy
Arvidsson
PLD
Talbot
Grundstrom
Lizotte
Kaliyev TBD

Incoming:
Edmundson
Foegle
Kuemper
Jeanott
Burroughs

Feel like I'm missing someone, but I got the more significant players in there.

I'm thrilled PLD is gone, but it seems like we've squandered the extra cap space with the Edmundson signing. I'm fine with bringing Foegle and Jeanott in, but it feels like an overpay on Edmundson and would've preferred they just kept going with Englund instead of bringing him in.

 

[Sol]

Losing Faber was it for me. Byfield and Faber were our future 1C and 1D to build around along with Vilardi, all that's needed is a 1G for the future. Clarke had better f***ing pan out and be a franchise defenseman.

Really thought Lewis was going to Utah. WHY didn't they let him?

I think the one thing to really really really come to terms with is that Vilardi wasnt given an opportunity to grow with the Kings then Faber would have never been on this roster to begin with. It's evident that Blake has ZERO respect for young players and draft picks. It's absolutely disgusting how poorly our assets get treated just to have brain dead plugs take their spots without them even getting an opportunity to grow.

Right now Spence/Clarke one or the other just lost a spot to nobodies. Thats why to me the Kings trading a 2nd rounder to me isnt a real asset. None of them get a chance. Turcotte doesnt get a chance. Clarke doesnt get a chance. Vilardi didnt get a chance. What the f*** is a second round pick then? Thats why I call him Minnesota Faber and not LA Faber. LA Faber <<<<<<<< Minnesota Faber

 

[Steve Zissou]

Day isn't over yet and we're still waiting on a Byfield extension, but so far we have

Outgoing players:
Roy
Arvidsson
PLD
Talbot
Grundstrom
Lizotte
Kaliyev TBD

Incoming:
Edmundson
Foegle
Kuemper
Jeanott
Burroughs

Feel like I'm missing someone, but I got the more significant players in there.

I'm thrilled PLD is gone, but it seems like we've squandered the extra cap space with the Edmundson signing. I'm fine with bringing Foegle and Jeanott in, but it feels like an overpay on Edmundson and would've preferred they just kept going with Englund instead of bringing him in.

You forgot our wonderful resigning of Copley and Trevor f***ing Lewis.

 

[Sol]

Yes. The entire FO should be wiped out.

Mistakes happen, but this management team has shown a pattern of misjudging and misvaluing NHL players.

Additionally, they've shown continual short term thinking and reactionary decision making.

Uniting against a common enemy. What did Dave Taylor get canned for exactly? Im sure Blake has sunk lower and has a job.

Right now Portugal and Slovenia are playing the Euros 2024. Im hoping Slovenia gets eliminated today because I am tired of Kopitar.

 

[johnjm22]

Some UFA's that are still out there

Tarasenko L
Henrique L
Skinner L
Sprong R
Nylander R
JVR L
Pacioretty L
Johnson R
Perry R
Tatar L
Gagner R
Zadina L
Clutterbuck R
Hinostroza R

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Day isn't over yet and we're still waiting on a Byfield extension, but so far we have

Outgoing players:
Roy
Arvidsson
PLD
Talbot
Grundstrom
Lizotte
Kaliyev TBD

Incoming:
Edmundson
Foegle
Kuemper
Jeanott
Burroughs

Feel like I'm missing someone, but I got the more significant players in there.

I'm thrilled PLD is gone, but it seems like we've squandered the extra cap space with the Edmundson signing. I'm fine with bringing Foegle and Jeanott in, but it feels like an overpay on Edmundson and would've preferred they just kept going with Englund instead of bringing him in.

Is this roster supposed to be improved?

 

[tny760]

Is this roster supposed to be improved?

not only improved, it's a......................................




#masterclass

 

[Dog as Man]

I think that the message is protect the kids. You gotta have consequences for targeting the skilled young players. Think 1980's Oilers. Serious bruisers. Too many times last couple of years I saw liberties taken. Now, that last trade.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Gotta love Rosen and Helene and even Russell dropping every bit of pretense that Rob Blake is anything but a f***in fraud

I think that the message is protect the kids. You gotta have consequences for targeting the skilled young players. Think 1980's Oilers. Serious bruisers. Too many times last couple of years I saw liberties taken. Now, that last trade.

Oh they're protected alright

By the press box

 

[Sol]

Kings signed some bum named Jeff Mallott 2 years. No idea who it is.

 

[tigermask48]

To paraphrase Josh Darnielle and the Mountain Goats:

Bluc is drowning
There is no sign of land
We are coming down with them
Hand in unlovable hand
I hope they die
I hope we all die

P.s. Not really, but kind of really.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Kings signed some bum named Jeff Mallott 2 years. No idea who it is.

AHL player

 

[tigermask48]

Kings signed some bum named Jeff Mallott 2 years. No idea who it is.

AHL scrub with Manitoba. Who cares...

 

[KingsOfCali25]

So Montreal just signed #1 OA pick Slafkovsky to an 8 year 7.6m a year contract. That sets the table for Byfield to sign around there as stats are similar.

Edit: Slafkovsky had 20 goals and 50 points to Byfield's 20 goals and 55 points.

 

[CowMix]

Is this roster supposed to be improved?

It will be interesting to see, there is definitely a decrease in skill but an increase in toughness. If we are going to lose to the Oilers against anyways might as well murder them in the process.

 

[Sol]

To paraphrase Josh Darnielle and the Mountain Goats:

Bluc is drowning
There is no sign of land
We are coming down with them
Hand in unlovable hand
I hope they die
I hope we all die

P.s. Not really, but kind of really.

There one was a man named Robert Blake
whos best attribute was being a snake
Unloved and untrusted this bum was to be
Handing out contracts to cancers like PLD

Cap space open and cap space lost
Youngs players gone without a cost

Kings once revered now a pile of ash
Pat Brisson showering in cash

 

[KingsHockey24]

What if I told you guys Warren Foegele had less hits than Trevor Moore, PLD, Trevor Lewis, and Adrian Kempe?

Power forward my ass.

Big body who had his stats inflated because he played on the Oilers.