GDT: GM#78 LA Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks @7:30pm 3/30/19

[kingsboy11]

Chicago Blackhawks (34-33-10, 78pts, Last in Central) @ Los Angeles Kings(28-40-9, 65pts, Last in Pacific)
Staples Center| Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:30pm PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: I Heart Radio App

QUICK STATS
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
LAK 6-3 CHI March 2, 2019
LAK 2-1 CHI (SO) November 16, 2018

PP/PK	26th/29th	11th/31st
Faceoffs	12th	21st
Leading Scorers	Anze Kopitar: 21 goals, 35 assists, 56 points.	Patrick Kane: 41 goals, 63 assists, 104 points

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*Lines subject to change*

Extras: Dion Phaneuf, Paul Ladue, Brendan Leipsic, Kurtis MacDermid
Siberia: Ilya Kovalchuk

Injuries: Cam Ward​

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[redcard]

The Blackhawks provide solid reassurance that if one of our stars actually gave a shit this year we'd still suck.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Willie Desjardins confirmed that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain out of the lineup. “He won’t be in tonight, but there’s a good chance we’ll see him here soon,” he said.
"You look at results, you find ways to win, and we’ve been winning a few games lately,” Desjardins said. “That’s kind of what we look at.”

Nice! So, since the Kings record without Carter is 3-1-2..only 1 loss in 6 games, a record on par with the Lightning, why is Carter playing?

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Just lose

 

[Little Psycho]

Come through with your suckage Forbort.

 

[tny760]

Willie Desjardins confirmed that Ilya Kovalchuk will remain out of the lineup. “He won’t be in tonight, but there’s a good chance we’ll see him here soon,” he said.
"You look at results, you find ways to win, and we’ve been winning a few games lately,” Desjardins said. “That’s kind of what we look at.”

Nice! So, since the Kings record without Carter is 3-1-2..only 1 loss in 6 games, a record on par with the Lightning, why is Carter playing?

this guy is f***ing unreal

i can't believe no one in upper management has told him to shape the f*** up yet

 

[Sol]

this guy is ****ing unreal

i can't believe no one in upper management has told him to shape the **** up yet

That's what worries me.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

Shhh, don't tell anyone ... Willie is secretly working for the Hawks who also want to lose and improve draft position.

 

[King'sPawn]

WD's such a buffoon

 

[KingsFan7824]

this guy is ****ing unreal

i can't believe no one in upper management has told him to shape the **** up yet

Nah, I don't care who the coach is, or what the situation may be, either fire the coach, or let the coach do what he wants to do. It's the same thing with an owner/GM relationship. If you hire a GM, let him make the decisions. I don't remember Billy Beane or the A's actually winning anything in Moneyball because he undercut the manager. WD may be an empty suit, but if he's going to be there, you have to let him have the room. To whatever extent that's possible with WD and this mix of players.

 

[tny760]

Nah, I don't care who the coach is, or what the situation may be, either fire the coach, or let the coach do what he wants to do. It's the same thing with an owner/GM relationship. If you hire a GM, let him make the decisions. I don't remember Billy Beane or the A's actually winning anything in Moneyball because he undercut the manager. WD may be an empty suit, but if he's going to be there, you have to let him have the room. To whatever extent that's possible with WD and this mix of players.

for the most part i agree but said owners/GMs are the ones paying kovalchuk $6M+ a year yknow

they pulled the trigger on bringing him here and willie is (literally) wasting their money

 

[3firstnames]

Devils are 2 points ahead of LA. They are tied right now with St. Louis halfway through the third.

 

[kovacro]

Give Dion 25+ mins tonight WD, do it.

Are the Kings going retro with the purple and gold jerseys for 80’s night? That would be sweet.

Regulation loss please.

 

[johnjm22]

I'd like to see the Kings use these games to give ice time Luff, Wagner, Brodzinski, Amadio.

So if you're going to bench Kovalchuk to make room for the aforementioned fine. Just bench Toffoli and Carter as well.

Toffoli had 21:10 of ice time last game! 5 minutes on the PP! What the hell for? Kopitar 25:50. Brown 24:57. I realize it was an OT game but these numbers are ridiculous considering the Kings situation.

This is an opportunity to play the young guys and evaluate and develop them.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Devils are 2 points ahead of LA. They are tied right now with St. Louis halfway through the third.

Yes! They lose in OT, but Mikey Anderson's brother, Joey, tied it up for the Devils...good to see FAM helping out!

And Ottawa broke the 2-2 tie against the Make Beliefs and went ahead, 3-2...and just scored empty netter to win! Now only 3 behind the Kings!

I knew the Kings recent 3 game win streak, would be devastating.

BELIEVE!

 

[kingsholygrail]

80s night?

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Lets get this train wreck started already please lol

 

[tny760]

was that infographic calling kopi/brown/kane/toews 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th basemen??

 

[Peter James Bond II]

80s night?

Yes.

Simmer, Dionne and Taylor starting up front.

Mark Hardy and Brian Engblom starting on D.

Rollie Melanson between the pipes.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

80s night and we have silver and black and not purple and gold wtf ????

 

[crassbonanza]

Oh, I just remember another off ice failure from the Kings organization. Why the f*** did they roll out the same boring 50th anniversary jersey as the 3rds this season?

 

[tny760]

"make sure kane is not able"

criiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinge

 

[Little Psycho]

Lol why would you sit out Walker? Yah know nevermind

 

[tny760]

Lol why would you sit out Walker? Yah know nevermind

just absolutely sick and tired of it

 

[Little Psycho]

just absolutely sick and tired of it

It's just not worth asking because no one dumb enough would do that except WD.