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GDT: Game #51 : KINGS @ BLUEJACKETS - Tuesday, 1/21/’14 @ 4:00 pm PST

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Herby said:
I have a long post I have been writing and researching about the Kings lack of offense and one of the big reasons is TM's influence on players offensive development, in particular Kopitar and Brown.

Murray for better or worse molded Kopitar into the player he is today, only once has Kopi been able to match the goals and points total he had as a 20 year old player under Marc Crawford. Kopitar's offensive game, in particular the chances he takes were completely removed from his game, so he can play world class defensive hockey. If Kopitar played like Richards for instance, his numbers would go up, but his defense would suffer. But at this point it's a valid discussion as to whether the Kings could use him thinking more offensively at the expense of his defense.
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I think Kopitar prefers to play the way he does. Coaches get too much credit and blame for what players do.

I don't think Terry Murray had that big an impact on how Kopitar plays.

Kopitar was aware he had to bring something else to the game besides scoring.
So he worked on that part of his game to his own detrement. He had been playing this way for so long now , he simply prefers it.
 
moosehead81 said:
Cripes, after Carter's give and go goal with Richards, even the Columbus announcers remarked about how Richards game went downhill after Carter was lined up with Kopitar. The unfortunate part is I think Kopitar's game wasn't that good with Carter either.
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If Brown had been playing remotely well, he and Williams would never have been taken off the first line and Carter wouldn't have been taken off the second. Richards and Carter barely played on the same line in Philly but have excellent chemistry and should stay together.
 
Well, when you are actually capable of scoring 4 goals, and have the chances to score them, you should do it. Kings deserve to be losing this game and are getting worse and worse every night.
 
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