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Agents must love the year Kopitar is having....when he ends up with 12 goals and 15 assists this year, they will use Kopitars' numbers for their comp for their 30 point scoring clients and ask for 10 milllion a year.
 
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Kopitar sure is looking like Mats Sundin out there, right?

Sundin Age 28 - 37

1999-0028TORNHL733241731646201027319118417.4147320:11AS-5
2000-0129TORNHL822846741576199063213122612.4158719:21
2001-0230TORNHL824139806942910292414126215.6158519:20AS-2,Hart-8
2002-0331TORNHL753735721581816382013222316.6151920:15AS-7,Hart-18,Selke-37
2003-0432TORNHL81314475115219111102318322613.7160919:52AS-2,Byng-31,Hart-12
2005-0634TORNHL703147787581316221926222014.1139919:59
2006-0735TORNHL75274976-26220613212803218.4153520:28
2007-0836TORNHL7432467817762110142719025912.4447148520:0494576855.234332154Byng-70,Selke-32
2008-0937VANNHL4191928-528450210
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Kopitar Age 27 through today

2014-1527LAKNHL79164864-210106043018013411.9249153219:2373667452.2451042747Byng-3,Selke-3
2015-1628LAKNHL812549743416195183413217714.1311169020:5295082653.565784345AS-3,Byng-1,Hart-8,Selke-1
2016-1729LAKNHL76124052-10287500251411508.0290157820:4689280152.759782937Byng-26,Selke-15
2017-1830LAKNHL823557922120287063520220017.5350181122:0598383354.164505470AS-3,AS-6,Byng-4,Hart-3,Selke-1
2018-1931LAKNHL144260030100203511.45931622:3616714353.91115615
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So what your saying is, that Kopitar will end up with 37 goals and 35 assists???

Sweet....
 
I seem to recall Ray Bourque being a bit on the pudgy side as well.

Yeah, both guys are very unassuming looking. Bourque was built like a brick shithouse though. Neither guy really looks like "supreme physical athlete" yet there they go!


Kopitar sure is looking like Mats Sundin out there, right?

Sundin Age 28 - 37

1999-0028TORNHL733241731646201027319118417.4147320:11AS-5
2000-0129TORNHL822846741576199063213122612.4158719:21
2001-0230TORNHL824139806942910292414126215.6158519:20AS-2,Hart-8
2002-0331TORNHL753735721581816382013222316.6151920:15AS-7,Hart-18,Selke-37
2003-0432TORNHL81314475115219111102318322613.7160919:52AS-2,Byng-31,Hart-12
2005-0634TORNHL703147787581316221926222014.1139919:59
2006-0735TORNHL75274976-26220613212803218.4153520:28
2007-0836TORNHL7432467817762110142719025912.4447148520:0494576855.234332154Byng-70,Selke-32
2008-0937VANNHL4191928-528450210
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Kopitar Age 27 through today

2014-1527LAKNHL79164864-210106043018013411.9249153219:2373667452.2451042747Byng-3,Selke-3
2015-1628LAKNHL812549743416195183413217714.1311169020:5295082653.565784345AS-3,Byng-1,Hart-8,Selke-1
2016-1729LAKNHL76124052-10287500251411508.0290157820:4689280152.759782937Byng-26,Selke-15
2017-1830LAKNHL823557922120287063520220017.5350181122:0598383354.164505470AS-3,AS-6,Byng-4,Hart-3,Selke-1
2018-1931LAKNHL144260030100203511.45931622:3616714353.91115615
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One thing I hate about this forum.

Took you a full 82 games PLUS to ditch your Kopitar vendetta.

Took 14 to resurrect it in short order.

I think this year will end up more like his 64 point season, which means he scores at his regular-or-better pace throughout 2/3 of the season, but after a slow start, so it looks worse than it is.
 
I've been pretty patient with Kopitar, but his recent play is flat out unacceptable unless he's injured.

He's getting less minutes, so he's no longer shouldering the burden of ice time in forwards. Kovalchuk is tearing it up, so it's not like he's the only option offensively where defense can key in on him. Jeff Carter had more time on ice and Toffoli had more PK time, so not even the responsibility has been lifted.

I'm sure if he's not injured, he'll turn it around. I just can't defend him anymore, and I feel I'm one of his biggest supporters.
 
I've said in the past that Kopitar should age/play like Sundin in his 30s, and K17 and I slapfight over it. That one was clearly at me.
Yeah, both guys are very unassuming looking. Bourque was built like a brick ****house though. Neither guy really looks like "supreme physical athlete" yet there they go!




One thing I hate about this forum.

Took you a full 82 games PLUS to ditch your Kopitar vendetta.

Took 14 to resurrect it in short order.

I think this year will end up more like his 64 point season, which means he scores at his regular-or-better pace throughout 2/3 of the season, but after a slow start, so it looks worse than it is.
I never ditched it. I said he had a great season last year and gave him credit for playing well. I have always said Kopitar's contract is a disaster based on the state of the roster when it was given and his age at the time it was given. I have always said his production will decline as he ages.

I don't have a vendetta against Kopitar. It was a stupid move by Kings management.

When Kopitar pads his stats in meaningless games over the last half of the season, I am sure everyone will be back to thinking it was a great deal.

Kopitar seems to disappear every other year. One of these years he probably won't reappear. Sundin was very consistent from season to season. The same cannot be said for Kopitar over the last several years.
 
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I never ditched it. I said he had a great season last year and gave him credit for playing well. I have always said Kopitar's contract is a disaster based on the state of the roster when it was given and his age at the time it was given. I have always said his production will decline as he ages.

I don't have a vendetta against Kopitar. It was a stupid move by Kings management.

When Kopitar pads his stats in meaningless games over the last half of the season, I am sure everyone will be back to thinking it was a great deal.

Kopitar seems to disappear every other year. One of these years he probably won't reappear. Sundin was very consistent from season to season. The same cannot be said for Kopitar over the last several years.

You say that, then you use rhetoric dripping with venom, like "When Kopitar pads his stats in meaningless games over the last half of the season" as if that's ever a worry, and assuming the worst every time.
 
You say that, then you use rhetoric dripping with venom, like "When Kopitar pads his stats in meaningless games over the last half of the season" as if that's ever a worry, and assuming the worst every time.
Again, it's not a vendetta against Kopitar. If he gets up to around 65 points by the end of the season, in what will be meaningless games, there will be posters here who use that point total to vindicate Kings management and their decision to sign that deal.
 
I want to also join the #confuse4hughes movement.

Within weeks, we can have a stand inside and outside Staples Center. The hashtag is confusing, even if you know who Hughes is and the premise of it, is for
your team to lose, win the lottery and draft Hughes. Even if you are the 4% of typical hockey fans that know that, it is still confusing. Confuse 4 Hughes?
What IS the confusion? So vague, I think if you were even fully versed in the tank process, each person would have a different answer what the confusion element
is...It's part of it's beauty and confusing.

So, the movement needs reps and tables set up inside and outside Staples before and during games. Reps wear the shirt #confuse4hughes and wear King caps, that have the LA
logo upside down. This is the 'LA Tank Logo' . Fake Security may be needed, around tables, as casual King fans may think these are King haters with some
hater agenda. Even if you were to explain to them who Jack Hughes was and the way to build a perennial contender, was through multiple top 5 draft picks,
that would take 4 minutes and they would still not understand...or care. Many attendees cannot name
5 Kings (or say my favorite King is Marty McSorely!) and there for a live event experience...and see how many celebrities they can spot.

An info card explains it all. #confuse4hughes shirts and caps are sold...and even henna tats can be administered at the outside booth. It actually may be difficult
to get the table inside Staples...unless the people that work with vendors are CONFUSED (or a secret #confuse4hughes movement fan) and give approval.
Getting a table at events like Tip a King may be more difficult though.
 
I want to also join the #confuse4hughes movement.

Within weeks, we can have a stand inside and outside Staples Center. The hashtag is confusing, even if you know who Hughes is and the premise of it, is for
your team to lose, win the lottery and draft Hughes. Even if you are the 4% of typical hockey fans that know that, it is still confusing. Confuse 4 Hughes?
What IS the confusion? So vague, I think if you were even fully versed in the tank process, each person would have a different answer what the confusion element
is...It's part of it's beauty and confusing.

So, the movement needs reps and tables set up inside and outside Staples before and during games. Reps wear the shirt #confuse4hughes and wear King caps, that have the LA
logo upside down. This is the 'LA Tank Logo' . Fake Security may be needed, around tables, as casual King fans may think these are King haters with some
hater agenda. Even if you were to explain to them who Jack Hughes was and the way to build a perennial contender, was through multiple top 5 draft picks,
that would take 4 minutes and they would still not understand...or care. Many attendees cannot name
5 Kings (or say my favorite King is Marty McSorely!) and there for a live event experience...and see how many celebrities they can spot.

An info card explains it all. #confuse4hughes shirts and caps are sold...and even henna tats can be administered at the outside booth. It actually may be difficult
to get the table inside Staples...unless the people that work with vendors are CONFUSED (or a secret #confuse4hughes movement fan) and give approval.
Getting a table at events like Tip a King may be more difficult though.
We need someone to make a giant Kings jersey with "Hughes" on the back of it and slip it on the Robitaille statue.
 
Tanner Pearson and Adrian Kempe have combined to score 1 goal and 2 assists in 15 games.

Nice to see that excellent drafting and development has paid off in spades with these highly productive players.

Ryan Reaves, who averages a little over 10 mins per game has 4 goals and an assist.

Jack Campbell has as many points as Tanner Pearson.

Let those facts sink in. No wonder Rob Blake is hard pressed to make any deals when these are the best assets he has to offer.
 
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I think its very questionable whether we will make the playoffs, but I do like how we played last night and definitely think we are trending in the right direction, hopefully as a gear up for next season.

Even though we lost by one goal, we were really dominating at times. It reminded me of how this team played during the Sutter era. With some infusion of youth, and shedding some players at the deadline, we will look better next season. I like Willie so far. Hopefully Strum adds a good element as well.
 
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Tomas Plekanec, who is about to have his contract terminated by the Canadiens and retire, scored a goal in the 3 games he appeared in this season. That matches the combined goal totals of Adrian Kempe and Tanner Pearson.
 
Every missed point is potentially season altering for the Kings right now. 3rd in the Pacific is on pace for 97 points, and the 2nd wild card for 93. Just to get into the playoffs , the Kings would need to play at either a 105 or 100 point pace in the remaining 67 games.

Next 5 games are Cal, Tor, at Chi, at Nas, at StL. They have to find at least 6 points somewhere in those games.

Right now, Calgary is 3rd in the Pac in points%, so they have to win that game in regulation, but at least win the game at some point. Chicago needs to be a win. St.Louis isn't great, but they have to come out with at least a point. Then at least 1 out of 4 from Tor and Nas.
 
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LOL It's amusing how many of you guys are showing zero patience, zero understanding......

I'm surprised half of you aren't railing at the peanut vendor because he's not selling popcorn ffs.
 
Radko Gudas has 5 points in 15 games. That eclipses the combined totals of Tanner Pearson, who is earning $3.75M per season until 2021, and Adrian Kempe, who will be due for a new contract this summer. I wonder if he expects to receive a raise? Maybe he should receive a similar salary as the peanut vendor.
 
Radko Gudas has 5 points in 15 games. That eclipses the combined totals of Tanner Pearson, who is earning $3.75M per season until 2021, and Adrian Kempe, who will be due for a new contract this summer. I wonder if he expects to receive a raise? Maybe he should receive a similar salary as the peanut vendor.

Or yours.....

Question for you....do you want to give up on Kempe, like Arizona gave up on Domi? same trajectory, had a great first season, then slumped season 2, 3, dealt...and now he's tearing it up.....

I know it's hard for you to exercise a modicum of patience, but holy hell man.....the kid is 22.....
 
Kempe should have been developed in the AHL not the NHL. For ever Domi there is probably ten Pavel Zacha stories, devils have ruined Zacha due to improper development.
 
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