GDT: GM#19 LA Kings vs Nashville Predators @5:00pm 11/17/18

[bouncesonly]

what do you guys want the announcers to say?? they are in the entertainment business, you want them to be all gloom & doom like us?? lol get outttaaa hereee

Agreed, jfc.

 

[tny760]

what do you guys want the announcers to say?? they are in the entertainment business, you want them to be all gloom & doom like us?? lol get outttaaa hereee

 

[DoktorJeep]

Amadio with 5:22 in ice time, Doughty a -3, wtf.

 

[bob77]

The Kings have perfected the ability to turnover pucks at the opponent’s blueline.

No chemistry coming over the blue lime

 

[damacles1156]

Amadio with 5:22 in ice time, Doughty a -3, wtf.

Amadio would be better served playing top minutes in the AHL. Doughty is struggling defensively along with the whole Kings team.

 

[Herby]

That a boy Drew, slap the puck into the glass, it let's us know you care.

He must have seen someone in the stands wearing shin-pads.

 

[bob77]

Amadio with 5:22 in ice time, Doughty a -3, wtf.

He’s not very good playing wing. Also, his shot in this league is at about 3c. If he doesn’t pan out at that, he’ll be done

 

[bob77]

Amadio would be better served playing top minutes in the AHL. Doughty is struggling defensively along with the whole Kings team.

I agree. He can develop at C there

 

[bob77]

I forgot we were on the powerplay after the goal.

We were 4v4 for awhile, weren’t we? I’ll wont have another vino

 

[kingsfan28]

It's not the breakouts so much as it is the zone entries, they just can't do it.they break out ok most of the time...but they can't enter the offensive zone if all 5 opponents were on the bench....it's brutal

I see them as one and the same. If they cant make two consecutive passes to get into the zone, or have 4 guys just standing still, like on the last pp, it fails bigtime. Brown had no options skating it into the zone, and was forced into making a move because the other guys just stopped at the blueline.

 

[kilowatt]

kings need to go back to basics i think. offensive zone entry? dump and chase. this team isnt creative or skilled enough to carry the puck in. 20 games is a large enough sample size in my opinion

 

[bob77]

I'm sorry but anyone who thinks Forbort or Phaneuf are making the roster of a playoff team has to have their eyes checked. Phaneuf had a great career but he just can't keep up anymore. Anyone remember when Dave Babych finished his career with the Kings? That's what it feels like.

I don’t think it’s fair to compare Forbort to Dion as to the value to the team. Forbort is a decent PK, and teams need them.

 

[bob77]

kings need to go back to basics i think. offensive zone entry? dump and chase. this team isnt creative or skilled enough to carry the puck in. 20 games is a large enough sample size in my opinion

I agree. There can be coordinated timing to the dump and chase zone entry if practiced enough. Of course Drew would hesitate at the red line thinking he has an opening and then studder step and then finally dump and put Carter and Toffoli offside by 4 feet

 

[damacles1156]

The tank is still on. Although the Kings have to watch out for the sneaky Pens losing eight of their last nine.

 

[bob77]

I wonder if they stick with Peterson until quick or Campbell is back

Budaj just barely beat out the guy at the emergency goalie backup session. The thing where a career bar tender gets to play goal one night if all 8 goalies under contract can’t make it there

 

[KingsHockey24]

This Flames/Oilers game is fun.

Couple line brawls and Tkachuk jumped by Kassian.

 

[kovacro]

Forbort needs time in the press box to sit and watch or a fresh start somewhere else.

If it’s the trade route, then deal him for a guy who’s in the same type of situation as him.

Maybe somewhere like Montreal for Nikita Scherbak or Michael McCarron.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Cmon man, completely totally different circumstances....06, nothing has ever been won at that point, no direction, hall of fame Bob Miller vs 2018, 2 cups won, 2nd year Alex Faust....

At least compare apples to apples ffs

 

[bob77]

ok gonna ask again, would we be better with Ladue in instead of Forbort?

No. We have to kill penalties also, and he’s way more valuable than LaDue. LaDue has to beat out DD for a spot. However, there is no reason why Dion plays instead of LaDue. And this also puts Fantenberg on the left side.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

I see them as one and the same. If they cant make two consecutive passes to get into the zone, or have 4 guys just standing still, like on the last pp, it fails bigtime. Brown had no options skating it into the zone, and was forced into making a move because the other guys just stopped at the blueline.

Dump it at that point...he had the speed to go get it...but to your point, they aren't one in the same, a team can break out fine, but not get into the offensive zone, that doesn't mean the breakout sucks etc....

 

[kingsfan28]

The tank is still on. Although the Kings have to watch out for the sneaky Pens losing eight of their last nine.

The Kings have a 5 game lead on them. I couldn't see them finishing below us.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Honestly **** the Nashville fans chanting at Peterson, this team being trash isn't his fault

Haha, that's not really the point of that. If he can't take some fan chants, regardless of how crappy the team is, then he's not going to be able to take over for Quick.

That 3rd period felt like Game 7 against Colorado in 2001. It was close, and then someone in the Nashville room probably said, that is the worst team in the league out there, they're happy just being in the game, we need to finish it. Then they owned the 3rd.

 

[tny760]

unleash the macdermid

 

[kilowatt]

unleash the macdermid

i’m into that

Muzzin - Doughty
Martinez - LaDue
Fantenberg - MacDermid

 

[damacles1156]

Haha, that's not really the point of that. If he can't take some fan chants, regardless of how crappy the team is, then he's not going to be able to take over for Quick.

That 3rd period felt like Game 7 against Colorado in 2001. It was close, and then someone in the Nashville room probably said, that is the worst team in the league out there, they're happy just being in the game, we need to finish it. Then they owned the 3rd.

Pretty much.