GDT: GM#54 LA Kings vs Philadelphia Flyers @4:00pm 2/7/19

[kovacro]

Outscored 31-6 in six games. Tanking done right.

They got walked tonight by Ottawa. The Sens might be the worst team in the league points wise but they bring effort every game.

The Ducks looked totally disinterested. Playing like they want Carlyle out. It’s gross to watch.

 

[Reaper45]

Yeah, I read that too. Hope it isn't true because he is an exciting player.

What? Why the hell not?

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Carter.

 

[LAKings88]

I honestly just want hockey to be fun again. I enjoyed the win. Nice to see Kempe and Toffoli finding some scoring touch.

Still need to shed the ufas and Carter if possible.

 

[Sol]

Lmao

f*** your sh**

 

[William Briscoe]

???

he's not gonna do anything but either take away low or end up screening the **** out of quick, he took the lesser of 2 evils

Because getting your stick in the way of the shot is no longer effective.
And be smart....taking away Quick's low just takes away his strength and exposes his weakness.
You are no longer pressuring the shooter when you are going nigh nigh on the ice.
You have turned it into a 6 on 4.
I can go on.

???

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Because getting your stick in the way of the shot is no longer effective.
And be smart....taking away Quick's low just takes away his strength and exposes his weakness.
You are no longer pressuring the shooter when you are going nigh nigh on the ice.
You have turned it into a 6 on 4.
I can go on.

???

He was actually covering another stick in front of the net right before that so him sliding out to make some sort of challenge was a pretty heady play.

 

[KINGS17]

Honestly though, look at the contributors for this win: Wagner and Kempe with a goal; Toffoli, Leipsec, Walker with assists; Kempe and Toff with shootout goals. It's not a black hole if the guys pulling out wins are the young, developing players. We should be celebrating the fact that they are figuring it out.

I am all for letting the players who are doing the work actually play. Let's get rid of the veteran passengers.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

so i guess we're now BUY(SELL)ERS

 

[Steve Zissou]

Wether we are buying or selling (still think we're sellers), we've lost that culture that DL help instill over half a decade.

Williams is long in the tooth but damn he would have been a good one to help bring up the kids.

Hindsight is 20/20.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Need more...

 

[AzKing]

Wether we are buying or selling (still think we're sellers), we've lost that culture that DL help instill over half a decade.

Williams is long in the tooth but damn he would have been a good one to help bring up the kids.

Hindsight is 20/20.

The Kings can't buy anything. They are on a beer budget and they need to stay that way. Buying is what ruined things. Blake will sell if the deal is right. You can read the tea leaves on that in his interviews.

 

[Steve Zissou]

The Kings can't buy anything. They are on a beer budget and they need to stay that way. Buying is what ruined things. Blake will sell if the deal is right. You can read the tea leaves on that in his interviews.

See KingPuckChoo's comment 2 posts up.

Our team is old as shit. We need to move a few more pieces from now until the draft.

 

[kingsfan28]

Flyers had won 8 straight up till tonight...

Nice to be the team ending a winning streak instead of the team that ends a long losing streak [van,nj,ott].

 

[kingsfan28]

They got walked tonight by Ottawa. The Sens might be the worst team in the league points wise but they bring effort every game.

The Ducks looked totally disinterested. Playing like they want Carlyle out. It’s gross to watch.

The Sens did the same thing to us, and we looked the same way.

 

[Steve Zissou]

The Sens did the same thing to us, and we looked the same way.

Same with Colorado. They destroyed us and have since went 2-7-1 in their last 10.

Defintely some weird hockey going on after the holiday break.

SJ + Calgary pouring it on though in the West.

 

[TruKingFan]

Outscored 31-6 in six games. Tanking done right.

A team K17, BK and a few others will be so proud of.

 

[riznat]

Maybe it’s a distant cousin of the bang bus.

You dirty bird

 

[kingsfan28]

so i guess we're now BUY(SELL)ERS

I will be so weird if we're within a few points of the WC spot at the trade deadline with the way we started. Dennis Bernsteins head will explode like Belloq from Raiders if we don't firesale the entire roster!

 

[kingsfan28]

Did anyone else notice Doughty's reaction after they won? He looked right back into the stands or the bench like someone threw something at him.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Did anyone else notice Doughty's reaction after they won? He looked right back into the stands or the bench like someone threw something at him.

Don't know if this is the reason, but I did a double take when after Giroux scored his SO goal and had a not-so-subtle glance back in the direction of The Kings bench.

 

[ru4reals]

Honestly, like what everyone's been saying, do we even wanna make the playoffs? Seriously. Kakko or Hughes would really help our future in the long run. That extra skill and top prospect is what this team truly needs. I don't even mind if we don't make it. Get swept in the first round and lose out on a potential young stud would be truly devastating in my opinion. And watch the Sucks get the 1st overall. LOL.

 

[Bandit]

Another pointless win on the path to the black hole. Yay.

 

[Jason Squirties]

Kind of enjoying the lack of comments from the typical cast of characters that only chime in when "we're on the right path" to greatness by losing games. Like someone said earlier, you can wish all you want, but ultimately you have no impact, may as well pretend to enjoy the win as much as you pretend to enjoy the loss.

 

[King'sPawn]

If the Kings are getting better while getting younger with cost-controlled young talent, that's great.

My biggest beef with the team has been the "next wave" after Kopitar, Brown, Doughty, Quick.

Once Quick is gone, Campbell and Petersen are expected to fill his role.

Kempe, at this rate the past couple games, is showing he can fill in for Carter. He just needs to improve his consistency

They still need someone who is a more consistent top line scoring threat on the wing.

And, of course, we need reliable younger players ready to come in at D.

I'd settle for selling pieces and losing in the first round/just missing the playoffs. I don't want the Kings to lose just to get a top pick. I wanted change in an organization that was too heavily dependent on vets to re-live 2012-14 and kept sacrificing the future to hold onto that hope.

The Blackhawks were a powerhouse after getting rid of pieces post 2010 cup. The Penguins went nearly a decade with just a few key players but a lot of roster turnover between cups. The Kings seemed like they wanted to keep everyone together as much as possible.