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

[KingsFan7824]

He's constrained by the cap because he gave Stoll and Regehr stupid contracts

No, it's because of the lockout.

 

[HolyShot*]

Wow. The boys really need a mental break. Olympics can't come soon enough.

It's pretty sad when you're looking forward to a tournament that starts in mid February.

 

[kingsfan28]

That season was so heartbreaking. Tore it up before Christmas and crashed after . feels alot like that season right now, I hope not.

That was the the year Matty Norstrom said " We're exhuasted ." and it was January.

 

[HansH]

We need to face facts. This is the 8th-best team in the NHL. That means we should expect a post-season berth and a first-round win... then a hearty 2nd-round bouncing. Until I see the team changing, that's my expectations.

 

[Trolfoli]

Woah!!!! Kings 4th line got a puck on net. Oh Pearson...

 

[damacles1156]

No, it's because of the lockout.

There was no reason to resign Stoll at 3.25m even though Stoll is playing better, he is about 1.25 or 1.5 million overpaid .

There was also no reason to extend RR knowing the cap was going to be a problem.

 

[kingsfan28]

Jones almost played that out of the zone

 

[KingKopitar11*]

That was the the year Matty Norstrom said " We're exhuasted ." and it was January.

They look pretty exhausted right now. I just don't get it anymore.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

No, it's because of the lockout.

And those contracts...

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

There was no reason to resign Stoll at 3.25m even though Stoll is playing better, he is about 1.25 or 1.5 million overpaid .

There was also no reason to extend RR knowing the cap was going to be a problem.

Can you imagine losing Scuderi, Regehr, and Mitchell all for nothing? RR was a no brainer.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Time to...

 

[KingKopitar11*]

It's insane how fast and agile their players are.. My god.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Seems like the team in the lead is playing with more urgency.

 

[Herby]

No, it's because of the lockout.

Yes and no.

The Stoll contract was just bad, it was bad when he signed it, it's bad today and it will be bad next season.

There are certainly plenty of other guys who have given the Kings worse value this season than those two (Brown, Greene, Richards, Mitchell), but those guys have built up equity of past success with the team. Giving up almost 10% of your cap space to Stoll and Regehr was not good asset management by the Kings.

 

[kingsfan28]

Woah!!!! Kings 4th line got a puck on net. Oh Pearson...

Vey got the rebound too, unfortunately it was on his backhand and couldn't elevate it. I t was a good play that in the future will produce goals.

 

[kingsfansince1967]

Has anyone noticed Dustin Brown? He still with the team?

I was just asking myself the same...

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Can you imagine losing Scuderi, Regehr, and Mitchell all for nothing? RR was a no brainer.

Meh, I didn't like the Regehr trade from the beginning. We overpayed for a very slow defenseman just because of his connection with Sutter

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Is that Kevin Brown the Kings have called up from the Phoenix Roadrunners to audition on the top line?

 

[Reclamation Project]

I'd trade Stoll and Regehr and use that money for Doughty's partner. Vey would replace Stoll.

 

[KingsFan7824]

There was no reason to resign Stoll at 3.25m even though Stoll is playing better, he is about 1.25 or 1.5 million overpaid .

There was also no reason to extend RR knowing the cap was going to be a problem.

Who else were the Kings going to have in their spots? When Stoll was re-signed, Vey was finishing up his first year in the AHL.

And since Scuderi was going back home to the east coast, who else would the Kings have been able to get to fill that spot? At least who would fans have been ok with. Not after the fact if player X had proven to be a great pick up. When it was done. Who's the defenseman that would've been a good get last summer? How many defensemen even changed teams over the summer?

 

[King RAZZ]

At least we're not the Blues tonight...

 

[Riposte!]

"He shoots, ________!"

A) "blocked in front"
B) "wide"
C) all of the above

 

[kingsfan28]

They look pretty exhausted right now. I just don't get it anymore.

A Sutter team being exhausted is light years different than Andy Murray team being exhausted.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Meh, I didn't like the Regehr trade from the beginning. We overpayed for a very slow defenseman just because of his connection with Sutter

Maybe. But again, what does that team look like right now without him? Doughty-Martinez, Voynov-muzzin, Schultz-bodnarchuk? Regehr is a guy we need right now for better or for worse. And he was playing very well until the last few games when really the whole team collectively sucks.

 

[damacles1156]

Anyone want to beat this Kings jekly/hyde team hands the Ducks a loss at home?