funky
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Tear down system. Starts with a proper goalie and defense that can move the puck. Nothing about our system adds offense.
Speculation: Fire Rob Blake Blow it Up Offseason Thread (update: Robitaille and Blake stay)
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Lt Dan
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1-Buyout Dubois, then put him in stocks, and allow us each to throw subway sammiches at him.
2- Fire Robitaille, Blake, Emerson, Murray, and everyone not named Stoll or Greene in player development
3- Offer RV a 1 year show me contract around 2.5- 3 mil
funky
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No matter what happens, is the last one I trade other than the pups. He’s got heart, desire, skill, size, speed, and at least tries.
I would love to try and trade an aging Danault to Boston for Ullmark
The agent to be Gavrikiov for free agent to be Chychrun Pair him with Drew so doesn’t have to try and do so much offensively which isn’t his forte.
Let Roy walk. Let Arvy walk unless he signs for a very cheap price.
get rid of system. It stunts offensive opportunity.
Trade an aging Danault for Ullmark
Trade Gav for Chychrun and pair him with Doughty. Each have 1 year left and Chychrun is cheaper with better offense.
Get Mikey Anderson off the top., The place he should’ve never been as he has no offense and onto a second period with Clarke to be a stabilizer
Find Spence better bigger partner.
Never see Lizotte again. He’s the definition of useless. Replace him with a big defence oriented center that can reduce Kopitars minutes on the PK. Allow Byfield to center and PK.
Let the kids take over power play one as they are way more creative.
Jettison PLD and his lethargic play any way necessary even if it is a kick in the nuts buyout. Attitudes and play like that kills dressing rooms.
funky
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Is anyone else having trouble with the website when using a cell phone it seems to refresh right when I’m typing things and everything disappears and then sometimes when I come back on later, the text I was typing reappears. Haven’t had this problem for about a year now.
a bunch of small players with 2 washed up goaltenders being asked to run a defensive system- what could go wrong?
New GM
New President
New coaching staff
New system
PLD buyout/trade
Then see how this team does next year before you blow it up IMO. I do believe the Kings have some good pieces and I believe especially in a new system, you could see those pieces start to thrive.
Imagine a first line of Fiala - Byfield - Kempe in a system that is actually designed to generate offense.
Or a first pair of Spence - Doughty or Clarke - Doughty (with a coaching staff that will actually think to do that - And not with 2 mins left in the 3rd period... All damn game that pair generating offense).
We have some good players. But you force those players to play the trap and then wonder why LA is where offense goes to die... It's not rocket science.
New President
New coaching staff
New system
PLD buyout/trade
Then see how this team does next year before you blow it up IMO. I do believe the Kings have some good pieces and I believe especially in a new system, you could see those pieces start to thrive.
Imagine a first line of Fiala - Byfield - Kempe in a system that is actually designed to generate offense.
Or a first pair of Spence - Doughty or Clarke - Doughty (with a coaching staff that will actually think to do that - And not with 2 mins left in the 3rd period... All damn game that pair generating offense).
We have some good players. But you force those players to play the trap and then wonder why LA is where offense goes to die... It's not rocket science.
King'sPawn
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Yes. If you refresh your page after the text disappears, it will reappear.
But if you click on a link after the text disappears, you'll lose the draft.
Just addressing the bold....what do you think the system is....and if you say the 1-3-1, I can tell you right now, you haven't paid attention.....
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My thought, a lot has to be the result of just how deep Phil wants to cut into this problem. If he believes a complete change in culture is the remedy, then Luc should be gone. (But, then Luc was instrumental in causing this fiasco.)
Blake should be gone within the very minute the Kings’ season is over. I haven’t been on the “Fire Blake” bandwagon until this season. This is without doubt, the most disappointing Kings team that I can remember. It’s directly the result of Blake’s decision making. He has the ability to collect players and make deals, but if you compare him to Lombardi, Lombardi built teams, Blake assembled players.
This is not bandaid fix, that Blake seems to think he can trade out of. This require a large-scale change, one that Blake has proven to be incapable of. Problem going forward would be finding a candidate that’s qualified that would want the job.
Blake should be gone within the very minute the Kings’ season is over. I haven’t been on the “Fire Blake” bandwagon until this season. This is without doubt, the most disappointing Kings team that I can remember. It’s directly the result of Blake’s decision making. He has the ability to collect players and make deals, but if you compare him to Lombardi, Lombardi built teams, Blake assembled players.
This is not bandaid fix, that Blake seems to think he can trade out of. This require a large-scale change, one that Blake has proven to be incapable of. Problem going forward would be finding a candidate that’s qualified that would want the job.
Right after lombardi got fired, i read oon twitter a post that allegedly was him. It said: "rob blake is an asshole and will be taken advantage of by other gm's"
I said naw give em a break.
BOY whoever wrote that tweet was sure right. On alot of levels.
I said naw give em a break.
BOY whoever wrote that tweet was sure right. On alot of levels.
King'sPawn
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I'm sure that was a Lombardi parody account
KINGS17
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Firing Blake means nothing, unless Robitaille is also fired.
Lt Dan
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This x 4,794,327,459
Fire everyone in the front office and development not named Stoll or Greene.
Get rid of the late 90's early 00's kilingons like Murray, Emerson, etc
Especially get rid of Aaron Cooney on name alone
I wrote allegedly.
Twitter was and x is filled with crap. This content turned out to be true. The CONTENT
NOT the author.
Schrute farms
LA Kings: new GM wanted -- inquire within
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The site on my phone is maddening. Almost impossible to post. Even simply viewing is a pain. I don't even bother with it anymore on my phone.
KingPuckChoo
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Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
an office quote updated for this site
. "As a farmer, I know that when an animal is sick sometimes the right thing to do is to put it out of its misery. With the electricity we're using to keep HFboards on a mobile device alive, we could power a small fan for two days. You tell me what’s unethical."
tigermask48
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I'll add when looking for new GM don't even consider anyone that has ever had ties to the team. Heck Cammi Granato gets crossed off the list of candidates because her brother played here.
Scorched. Earth.
Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
Nepotism and arrogance have been the downfall of this or-gan-eye-zation
All The Kings Men
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Aaron Cooney went to work for the Gulls in August my guy.
San Diego Gulls Name Aaron Cooney TV and Radio Play-By-Play Announcer | San Diego Gulls
Lt Dan
F*** your ice cream!
and that has to be read in Billy Butcher's voice
Great, I love forward thinking.Aaron Cooney went to work for the Gulls in August my guy.
San Diego Gulls Name Aaron Cooney TV and Radio Play-By-Play Announcer | San Diego Gulls
www.sandiegogulls.com
One down, a lot to go!
Schrute farms
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OMG battered wife syndrome or what. I can just imagine Blake trading PLD with 30-40% retention along with two 1st and you congratulating him on a job well done. Talk about low expectations.
KINGS17
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I think surfing, Brandi and Stacia also played huge roles.
I think surfing, Brandi and Stacia also played huge roles.
...and BLuc still trips over this bar and fall flat on their faces.
King'sPawn
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I understand your point.
My point is that people are quick to misunderstand and may believe Lombardi himself was airing his beefs about Blake.
