GDT: GM#14 LA Kings vs Anaheim Ducks @7:30-Willie Era Begins!

[KingsRule]

Ahhh the usual Kempe Penalty

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Kempe with the nutshot.

 

[Sol]

Ducks get a PP out of that ?! Wtf

 

[Bandit]

Kempe has to get his penalty in

 

[kingsholygrail]

Our first win streak.

 

[tny760]

henrique earned that one though, lets not kid ourselves

 

[Bandit]

henrique earned that one though, lets not kid ourselves

Yeah, I mean look at that stupid mustache...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Not a bad first game for Groundskeeper Willie.

 

[Bandit]

So is Marco Sturm not here yet? Didn’t see him behind the bench.

 

[Sol]

Pros: Kings actually played the first structured game of the season. Defense defended the blue line hence Muzzin had a great game. The team played really solid as a unit.

Cons : it's boring lol.

This was pretty much Sutter hockey

 

[tny760]

So is Marco Sturm not here yet? Didn’t see him behind the bench.

yeah still has responsibilities with the german team til next week(i think)

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

henrique earned that one though, lets not kid ourselves

Yeah he was begging for it. Then waited for a ref to save him before he started really pretending he was actually going to do anything about it but rain crosschecks on him.

 

[riznat]

big willie

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

THAT is a step in the right direction. Emotion, hitting, guys were engaged. Forechecking hard when up before the Kempe penalty at the end? Unheard of till now.

It was ugly and Campbell had to be bigger than he should have needed to be, but that sort of engagement is huge progress.

 

[riznat]

Not a bad first game for Groundskeeper Willie.

I support this nick name.

 

[tny760]

lowest toi: luff with 9:49

kopi below 20:00 too, that's nice to see

 

[Sol]

If Campbell can be this way consistently, I think he's good enough to take the reigns. That puck handling ability already makes him valuable.

 

[tny760]

THAT is a step in the right direction. Emotion, hitting, guys were engaged. Forechecking hard when up before the Kempe penalty at the end? Unheard of till now.

It was ugly and Campbell had to be bigger than he should have needed to be, but that sort of engagement is huge progress.

yeah there was absolutely no "prevent defense" going on there, aggression on the forecheck and standups at the blue line, the things i think were missing from stevens' brand

it wasn't perfect by any means but absolutely progress

 

[Vamos Rafa]

I want that sweater that Bailey is wearing tonight! Do they sell that???

 

[riznat]

I really like Jack Campbell, not just cause we won tonight but hes been pretty solid most nights. He is a quality player IMO.

 

[riznat]

I want that sweater that Bailey is wearing tonight! Do they sell that???

Ditto, awesome duck hunt jersey

 

[tny760]

I want that sweater that Bailey is wearing tonight! Do they sell that???

saw that too, was it like an NES duck hunt theme? pretty f***in cool

 

[KINGS17]

THAT is a step in the right direction. Emotion, hitting, guys were engaged. Forechecking hard when up before the Kempe penalty at the end? Unheard of till now.

It was ugly and Campbell had to be bigger than he should have needed to be, but that sort of engagement is huge progress.

Did the coach make the difference, or did the players just decide to be more engaged?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

lowest toi: luff with 9:49

kopi below 20:00 too, that's nice to see

Yeah, only 18 minutes, and only guys under 10 were kempe and luff with high 9s. Awesome spread. Doughty with only 25.

If Campbell can be this way consistently, I think he's good enough to take the reigns. That puck handling ability already makes him valuable.

For the season Jack Campbell has a save percentage that you absolutely would annihilate Quick for. Let's not do this. He's not consistent, that's the issue, and the puck handling caused a GA. Don't just wear your hateQuick blinders.

 

[riznat]

Did the coach make the difference, or did the players just decide to be more engaged?

pretty obvious to me the players decided to show up tonight, way to early to give it to the coach