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

[KingsHockey24]

Zach Dooley posted his interview with RB.

Basically saying this is our roster and that Jeannot/Foegele/Laferierre will flip flop in the top nine.

We're doomed.

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Someone should make some new KING merch.

Ideas: Luc gets credit. Maybe his best contribution to something funny, not organization contribution, of course
LA KINGS
WE WERE RIGHT THERE
another shirt idea. Blake inspired.
LA KINGS
GET UNCOMFORTABLE
and
LA KINGS
DON'T FEAR JULY 1
WE GOT THIS
Jon Rosen inspired
LA KINGS
LEGACY MOVES US FORWARD (but my addition would be)
LEGACY MOVES US FORWARD TO #1 PICK OVERALL

 

[MonkeysUncle]

The Kings made the playoffs. So from AEG's perspective I can understand it.

We have to hope this whole thing turns into a disaster and they miss the playoffs. Then there's a pretty good chance changes get made.


When your GM's moves are so terrible you can't tell if he's trying to win now or rebuild.

this may have been his 25 year plan all along as he is still bitter about not getting the contract he wanted and removing the C and to force trade and he wants to keep screwing organization over again lol

 

[Schmooley]

Zach Dooley posted his interview with RB.

Basically saying this is our roster and that Jeannot/Foegele/Laferierre will flip flop in the top nine.

We're doomed.

Yea he said Jeannot and Foegele were brought in for the middle six. The projected lines from Blakes comments were
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Jeannot
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Lewis
Its not great

 

[Nasti]

You guys ever experience those summers where Dave Taylor acquired the likes of Erik Rasmussen and Trent Klatt and passed them off as top six forwards?

Or when near 40-goal scoring Luc was replaced with Steve Heinze.

 

[The Butcher]

f*** this roster and f*** Luc Robitaille. I'm sick of it.

 

[AbsentMojo]

How can AEG allow this level of ineptitude to continue. its insane.

 

[johnjm22]

Yea he said Jeannot and Foegele were brought in for the middle six. The projected lines from Blakes comments were
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Jeannot
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Lewis
Its not great

They'd rather have Jeannot in the top 6 instead of trying Kaliyev?

This would make more sense to me:

Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Jeannot
Lewis

 

[Peter James Bond III]

Honestly, the Kings do ok in dealing with Toronto...Moore, Durzi, #1 (not leafs fault Kings used it on Bjornfot....prospect without a defining aspect)

I say get Nick Robertson. Jason's bro. Local Arcadian. Can skate, has top 6 skills, and a reasonable projection to be a perennial 40-50 pt guy. He wants to be traded. Maybe when Jason is a UFA, he wants to come home and play with Nick. Matters not. Nick can play.

Kaliyev + #3 2025. This would make me feel a little better, after today.

 

[LAKings88]

XXX-Kopitar-Kempe
Foegele-Byfield-Fiala
Moore-Danault-Lafreniere
Jeannot-Turcotte-Thomas
Fagemo, Lewis

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Clarke
Edmundson-Spence
Englund, Moverare, Burroughs

My guess: Without a trade(looking at you Spence)

Laf Kopi Kempe
Foegele Byfield Fiala
Moore Danault Turcotte
Jeanot Thomas Lewis
Fagemo/Lee

Yea he said Jeannot and Foegele were brought in for the middle six. The projected lines from Blakes comments were
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Jeannot
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Lewis
Its not great

Defense baby, 2-1 league. Especially with Kuemper as the #1.

 

[BigKing]

Love adding TJ but holy f*** is it wild to put him on the Danault line.

Prime opportunity for Akil or Turc to move up. Can't imagine TJ staying attached to those two.

 

[Schmooley]

They'd rather have Jeannot in the top 6 instead of trying Kaliyev?

This would make more sense to me:

Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Jeannot
Lewis

Yea I agree but was just posting what was projected on that site from Blakes own words. I did not make up those line combinations.

 

[KingsHockey24]

I actually don't hate the lines Rob Blake hinted at.

Though from the sounds of that interview Kaliyev is good as gone.

 

[FSL KINGS]

You honestly think they're done for the off-season? I don't. With the last 3 years:
21 Danault, Arvidsson
22 Fiala
23 PLD
24 Jeannot, Foegele. I think they will try to make up for the 'future hoped' PLD #1C and losses of Vilardi, Arvy, that they know they 'must' get a name or legit top 6 forward and will try to do it. Albeit a reach, ala Tarasenko or Laine. And not a true good add, ala Ehlers, Pinto, Necas.
They have shown to be able to move cap and would not put it past them to deal Moore, to use his 4M.At this point, I'd LOVE to get Nick Robertson. I truly see him as a perennial 50+ pt winger. Lots of upside.

I was really hoping for Marchessault or even Teravainen, DeBrusk level adds today.

There could be some small housecleaning, but just players on 1 million contracts, Kaliyev maybe.

Laine would be nice, but think they would have done that before tying up so much cap.

Moore, Kempe are value contracts that don't make the team better if you trade them.

Don't see them moving Gavrikov or Kuemper right now. Where do the assets or cap space come from? I'd be surprised if anything of significant happened.

The rumors were he was after Guentzel a few days ago so who really knows. Maybe Doughty for Marner.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Yea I agree but was just posting what was projected on that site from Blakes own words. I did not make up those line combinations.

What? Who is pencilling in Laf on line 1 - someone on acid?

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Season ticket reps got their work cut out for them

Deposits were due 2 months ago lol

 

[Schmooley]

What? Who is pencilling in Laf on line 1 - someone on acid?

I clicked the website lakingsinsider from googling the kings moves today and the writer there interviewed Blake. I used to take acid every day for many years and even I never had such hallucinations

 

[AbsentMojo]

I clicked the website lakingsinsider from googling the kings moved today and the writer there interviewed Blake. I used to take acid every day for many years and even I never had such hallucinations

well for some its enlightening, but not for this group.. maybe acid and poutine do not mix

 

[ru4reals]

Yea he said Jeannot and Foegele were brought in for the middle six. The projected lines from Blakes comments were
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Byfield - Fiala
Foegele - Danault - Jeannot
Turcotte - Thomas - Lewis
A lot better

 

[KingsOfCali25]

until they give up next year's first and don't pick till the third round

As a fan with common sense I'd say no way in hell that they would move the pick, but with Blake anything can happen.

Hopefully he is fired long before we get near the TDL.

 

[tny760]

alex laferriere - srtaight to the top line after scoring one goal in the last 350 games, minus a million, not even trusted by hiller to play 10 minutes by the end of the season

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Yea he said Jeannot and Foegele were brought in for the middle six. The projected lines from Blakes comments were
Laferriere - Kopitar - Kempe
Moore - Danault - Jeannot
Foegele - Byfield - Fiala
Turcotte - Thomas - Lewis
Its not great

Unless all the young players take massive leaps, this team ain't making the playoffs.

 

[crassbonanza]

Edmundson=Rob Scuderi

In the 3 years before signing with the Kings Scuderi played a total of 279 games between the regular season and playoffs.

Scuderi was also coming off of a cup run that included his infamous kick save in game 6 of the finals. Adding him to a young, developing squad is extremely different than adding an oft-injured defenseman to a team that is capped out expected to compete.

 

[tny760]

Unless all the young players take massive leaps, this team ain't making the playoffs.

would need a god performance from the goalie tandem, especially considering the dogshit d corps

 

[ru4reals]

f*** it. Tell Arty you're staying, no one else wants you. You're gonna play on the 3rd line and be out on PP1 every single time. Shut up and get to work.


Foegele-Kopitar-Kempe
Turcotte-Byfield-Fiala
Moore-Danault-AK47
Jeannot-Thomas-Lafrienere
Lewis

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Clarke
Edmundson-Spence
Burroughs

Kuemper
Rittich

If the kids step up, we are a playoff team. If not........Rob and co are packing their bags.

This team is in deep trouble if Warren f**king Foegele is on our top line. Then again so was Iaffalo for years. I take back what I just said. My bad. We are still in trouble though.