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GDT: Game 1: Kings @ San Jose Sharks | Wed Oct 12 2016 - 7:30PM

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kingsholygrail said:
If the Kings could pass, the speed wouldn't be as much of an issue.
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They're not getting it out of their zone. I think it's more of just moving it up ice quicker as opposed to out skating someone. They'll look a lot faster if they can just connect on their passes like you're saying. This team is most dangerous when they do that; they're just not doing that at this point and I hope they put it together at some point.

Still not used to seeing Setoguchi playing for LA.
 
Oh man, Seto great play, nearly helped Brown score :laugh:

Ziggy Stardust said:
All that you brought up is just piling on to the product we've been watching since the team won the Cup in 2014.

Did Lombardi's pointed words about his very own team fall on deaf ears?

Seeing the same repeated failures on the ice from the same old suspects shows how little this team has progressed.

There's still lots of time to see what has changed between then and now, but I really don't know what is suddenly going to change to elevate this team. Is Brown going to bounce back to score 20+ goals and 50+ points? Or Setoguchi? Or Purcell? Or Pearson? How will Gaborik do and will he hold up? Who's going to solidify the second pairing on the blueline?

So yeah... nothing to worry about.
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You'll notice my comment wasn't about the state of the team, only the mentality that believes that DL has mismanaged the team into the ground after winning two cups.

Name me a team with more success in such a short time. You and I both know it's a short list.

It's one thing to be pessimistic and critical of the roster, because I think that's appropriate even if I don't agree; it's another thing altogether to be watching with such fervent negativity that you can't notice good as well.

And to answer your question...yes, if you don't think Pearson and Gaborik will HELP, maybe you shouldn't be watching.

Greene will either get better or slide down to #7 so someone more capable can play.

There are youth knocking at the door that can act like King and Nolan did in 2012--hell, they're more skilled.

I'm not saying you have to be optimistic, I'm just saying that the camp that's liking to paint themselves as 'realistic' is completely ignoring some positives and potential huge boons just so they can get some sick thrills out of 'I told you so"s.
 
Ziggy Stardust said:
Guess they have 82 games to figure things out.

The funniest at this is the player who's been here the longest.
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The Kings have always been ugly to watch when they can't connect on passes. Not an overly talented roster individually. It's not the first time it's happened with this basic group of players. The biggest issue with that is it's getting a little too difficult to give them the benefit of the doubt after the last 2 years.
 
Hmmmm let me see this is the majority of our team....Nolan, Clifford, Andreoff, Stone hands, King, Setoyucki, Purcell, Shore, Pearson, Brown, Greene, Forbort. :cry:
 
That last shift was the best shift of the night. Zats played pretty well coming in relief, but I'm still scared ****less at the thought of having Quick out for an extended period of time.

And for everyone *****ing about the team, this is game 1 of 82 games. There's plenty of criticism to go around, but it's a long season. We should all know by now that the Kings do things the hard way. And its pointless bringing up draft picks from 6+ years ago. It happened. Move on.
 
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