GDT: GM #6 LA Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs @4:30pm 10/15/18

[deaderhead28]

Kings have no heart and piss poor leadership.

 

[KingsFan7824]

The point is, I’m sure Blake isn’t in panic mode and this team won’t be fully gaged until the lineup has Brown and Quick back.

I agree with the first part, but I don't think there's anything for Blake to do. Thompson, Fantenberg, and Budaj are the only UFA's. Nobody needs Carter until 2022. We see Muzzin. We see Toffoli. We see Martinez. We see Pearson. There can't be a huge immediate market for those guys. They're not difference makers. Muzzin had a good year, maybe 2, a while back. Take him away from Doughty, and he's not really anything special. Awkward, slow, with the reaction time of a turtle.

 

[Sol]

Kings have no heart and piss poor leadership.

I'm cool with blowing it up but it's insane how the same problems arise with different faces.


I want Stevens and Nachobar gone first before bombing it.

 

[deaderhead28]

I agree with the first part, but I don't think there's anything for Blake to do. Thompson, Fantenberg, and Budaj are the only UFA's. Nobody needs Carter until 2022. We see Muzzin. We see Toffoli. We see Martinez. We see Pearson. There can't be a huge immediate market for those guys. They're not difference makers. Muzzin had a good year, maybe 2, a while back. Take him away from Doughty, and he's not really anything special. Awkward, slow, with the reaction time of a turtle.

Thank you lord you dont run the team.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Hey its not how I meant it at all! Maybe the kings are having a slow start of some kind, its also entirely possible that they are tired or so.

Im sorry for sharing my initial impression, I didnt mean it in a bad way at all!

No offense taken whatsoever. It’s actually welcome to get an outside observation of the team with no bias. Some of us have been harping on this teams compete level for years. They are exactly how you described them and that’s been the ongoing theme for five years.

 

[kingsfan28]

The Leafs defense has sucked and we made them look awesome today.

 

[fsanford]

Um how about a hard clean out there on JT, letting him whack away is unacceptable

 

[lumbergh]

Doughty completely undone tonight.

 

[deaderhead28]

If the old leadership was around,if you took a extra swing at the puck when our goalie had it,you get hit or on the ground.This isnt this team.

 

[KingsFan7824]

This is Blake’s biggest challenge of his tenure so far.

Does he make the necessary changes (starting with the coaching staff) to set this team on a better long term track? Or does he go down with the ship like his predecessor?

Blake doesn't have the same pressure as Lombardi had in the last few years. To me, Blake playing it cool, just letting this play out, is the way to go. There's little ability to do, or reason for, drastic changes.

ha ha ha, a blind pass back to your blue line, I would rather he not tr;y if that is the best he can offer

I guess that's why coaches usually coach the way they coach.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Does John Stevens last past December?

I hope not!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Blake inherited a big mess, and he’s quickly realizing that this season. Now it’s his job to clean up the mess Lombardi left the team in.

 

[Little Psycho]

The Leafs defense has sucked and we made them look awesome today.

Don't tell the leafs fans that. Kings can't score to save their lives and the Leafs fans are boasting about their d core lol

 

[Cook24]

Over 40 min of power play time this season and no goals? Sad!

 

[KingPuckChoo]

1-Fire Stevens
2-Fire the douchebag that doesn't comprehend the word POWER in Power Play
3-Ship SagTitty to Seattle
4-Ship f*** Martinez to Quebec (reference: 2 Live Crew)
5-Give Clifford + Thompson a severance package
6-Wait for Quick + Brown to come back
7-Hire Vigneault - let him choose his staff
8-Profit

For your hearing pleasure:

 

[deaderhead28]

Blake inherited a big mess, and he’s quickly realizing that this season. Now it’s his job to clean up the mess Lombardi left the team in.

I agree with this.It starts with firing Steven's and changing leadership.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Thank you lord you dont run the team.

What do you expect to be done? Do you think they'll get their next young franchise player for Carter? A new coach comes in and makes these guys younger, faster, cheaper, or better? In a hard cap league where everyone wants younger, faster, cheaper players, what can Blake do with the guys that everyone wants off this roster?

 

[Madifer]

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No offense taken whatsoever. It’s actually welcome to get an outside observation of the team with no bias. Some of us have been harping on this teams compete level for years. They are exactly how you described them and that’s been the ongoing theme for five years.

I thought you were being sarcastic or facetious when you wrote this. My bad!

And your assessment of this ****ty team after one viewing is 100% accurate.

 

[KINGS17]

Most of the players on this roster that matter have already won their two cups, received their fat retirement contracts, and now the fire is out.

 

[lumbergh]

Jim fox cracking me up with “gotta be positive as much as possible”.

 

[Big Cactus]

GG boys. The LA cycle game is extremely frustrating to watch as an opposing fan. That second period it felt like we never touched the puck. Kopi is so strong on the puck, Kovalchuk looks really good and Doughty is always great. If you guys get that powerplay figured out I think you’ll have a good year. See ya next time fellas, goodluck!

 

[kingsfan28]

Lost to another back up.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Jim fox cracking me up with “gotta be positive as much as possible”.

I’ve stopped watching post game shows and reading post game comments because they continue to say the damn thing over and over. They’re all worthless words.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Tanner Pearson 1 point in 6 games, invisible.
Adrian Kempe 1 point in 6 games, 1 goal in 37.
Michael Amadio 1 point in 6 games, also invisible.
Trevor Lewis 1 point in 6 games and terrible in general.

 

[LAKings88]

I expected a loss to Toronto on this road trip.

Ottawa should have been a victory.

I don’t know if it’s coaching or not. System or not.

The players are the ones on the ice. They look off this year. I feel like they are waiting for Kovalchuk to reverse time and are deferring to him a lot.

Kings are 2-3-1.

Not 0-6