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GDT: GM#63 LA Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights @7:30

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yeah keep talking about the goal/no goal call... postgame, pregame, intermission........... clearly that's the problem.
 
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Could have easily been 1-1, could have easily been 2-0.

Obviously not blaming him for the goal but Quick did not take a very good angle on that 2 on 1, Quick usually doesn't get beat short side like that.
 
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I'm slowly getting lukewarm to the idea of trading Doughty. I love him but I can't help but think about spending his money elsewhere, plus the great assets we would get for him would go along way towards plugging this teams holes.
 
Herby said:
I could understand not wanting to move on from Kopitar, Doughty, Quick even Carter. But are people really not going to renew their season tickets if Muzzin, Martinez, Toffoli or Pearson are traded?
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I think management thinks that any trade for the second tier core guys are going to be lateral moves.

It’s semi-baffling because both Kopitar and Doughty have had great years. But it’s a steep drop off after those two. Quick has been mostly average this year, as well.

I just don’t know how many times they can reshuffle the deck around the same 3-4 cards.

Part of the problem is they’re missing impact wingers. Toffoli was supposed to be that guy and he’s looking like a fringe top sixer with some niche PP value as a sniper. Pearson is a depth winger. Brown has had a nice bounce back year, but is clearly not that guy, either. Then you look at the Pens/Bolts with Kessel/Kucherov/etc. We don’t have anyone like that. We DID have impact wingers in 2012 and 2014 with Carter and Gaborik.

If they keep the core, they probably need a bonafide top six center in his prime so Carter can move back to the wing.

That still doesn’t address the hole in the top four D and checking 3C.

And that’s where things start to spiral. I don’t see any way to fill these holes without parting with a core player. If they try to fill them from within, Kopitar and company will be far out of their prime, the windows don’t match up, and we become the Flyers.
 
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Reaper45 said:
When is Doughty going to learn he doesn't have the slap shot a true PP specialist has. His slap shot ****ing sucks.
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At this point I would say never. The slapper looks too awesome when you do it. Who doesn't want to have that booming shot from the point? The few times a year the puck actually does get through and goes in for him, it's really cool. Think about the highlight for it.
 
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SettlementRichie10 said:
You know Luc already has the excuses cocked and loaded.

“Carter injured all year.”

“Retooling year”
“Still a contending core”

“Pretty please renew your season tickets”

Yadda yadda
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Ya know we gotta great foundation here in Kopi, Quickie, Carts, and Dewey isn't going anywhere. And ya know Blakey is gonna draft some great young players we are going to plug into the lineup ASAP and we'll be back to being contenders.

EDIT: LOL, a like for probably one of my sarcastic posts of the season. I know Reaper got it, the other guy hasn't agreed with me about a single thing, ever.
 
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Herby said:
Could have easily been 1-1, could have easily been 2-0.

Obviously not blaming him for the goal but Quick did not take a very good angle on that 2 on 1, Quick usually doesn't get beat short side like that.
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I can live with the goal, it was a damn good shot that will beat most guys. What i can't is the way Muzzin jumped in without any support behind him.
 
Reaper45 said:
When is Doughty going to learn he doesn't have the slap shot a true PP specialist has. His slap shot ****ing sucks.
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His shot in general sucks. He tries to shoot it through guys every game, when a simple wrist shot will get through or not be blocked. What makes Karlsson and Burns shot consistently effective is they don't try and do to much with it, just simply shoot it on net. Keith is the same way.
 
I just wonder at what point does Reaves skating around trying to goad Clifford into a fight does it become roughing? I mean I get the bumping and yapping, but he was chasing him down and such.
 
kingsfan28 said:
I can live with the goal, it was a damn good shot that will beat most guys. What i can't is the way Muzzin jumped in without any support behind him.
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Muzzin has been, at best average, but mostly trash for almost 2 years. Ever since getting named to Team Canada. He can't skate. Tough time turning in the D-zone.
 
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