Rumor: KINGS 2018-19 Season - The Luc and Rob Show

[Reaper45]

He;s JUST good enough, to have teams want for more, that's the problem, he's a good 7th dman, some teams 6th, etc, he just has to find the right situation to be in, not sure if LA is it, unless they decide to deal Martinez AND Muzzin, and then he has to worry about Brickley, Clague, and others etc.

Yeah that's more what I meant. Hes like a classic tweeter and I cant really think of any d like that that the Kings have had but maybe like a Eric Belanger too skilled for the bottom 6 not skilled enough for the top 6.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Yeah that's more what I meant. Hes like a classic tweeter and I cant really think of any d like that that the Kings have had but maybe like a Eric Belanger too skilled for the bottom 6 not skilled enough for the top 6.

You'd rather be that player than a tweener D between 6th and 7th, I think La Due can forge a career out, but it will be as a journeyman, kinda like a Roman Polak, everyone wants him til they have him

 

[Reaper45]

You'd rather be that player than a tweener D between 6th and 7th, I think La Due can forge a career out, but it will be as a journeyman, kinda like a Roman Polak, everyone wants him til they have him

I can see that for sure and would prefer to cash in on that potential as a trade chip and let him try and figure it out elsewhere.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

He;s JUST good enough, to have teams want for more, that's the problem, he's a good 7th dman, some teams 6th, etc, he just has to find the right situation to be in, not sure if LA is it, unless they decide to deal Martinez AND Muzzin, and then he has to worry about Brickley, Clague, and others etc.

He's never got to play even 10 consecutive games. Even MacDermid, McNabb, Gravel, etc got to play more games. Ladue is better than all of them. His game and play has improved from 2 years ago and he should get to play
consistently. He has not played a bad game this year.

 

[Little Psycho]

 

[King'sPawn]

Soooooo.... IR?

 

[Reaper45]

Soooooo.... IR?

Probably soon.

 

[riznat]

I’ve like Campbell more than quick so far. He’s pretty solid (I’m just remembering the rangers 2nd goal though )

 

[Sol]

Is there a controversial groin transplant that we can set up in TJ?

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

He's never got to play even 10 consecutive games. Even MacDermid, Gravel, etc got to play more games. His game and play has improved from 2 years ago and he should get to play
consistently. He has not played a bad game this year.

In two years, he can't play 10 consecutive games, that should tell you something

 

[lumbergh]

In two years, he can't play 10 consecutive games, that should tell you something

That the coaches don’t know what they’re doing?

 

[tny760]

there's that confusion at work again

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

It’s too soon to tell, obviously, but Vilardi has major and consistent injury issues, and he’s been playing against kids his whole career.

That’s not a good sign for his viability in the NHL.

I mean, he's had some fluke injuries. The knee, the appendix--I mean he literally can't even do that 2nd one again

Jake Muzzin had full on back surgery and he is able to handle 20 min + a night in the NHL at the highest levels.

It's okay to be cautious, it's dumb to call it a high likelihood of bust. Back injury is concerning for sure, no sugarcoating that, but I'd rather they be overly cautious in the name of protecting 20 years of career instead of rushing someone to action in a f***ing circus sideshow.

Is there a controversial groin transplant that we can set up in TJ?

I feel like that phrase would get you more than you bargained for.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

That the coaches don’t know what they’re doing?

When it comes to LaDue, 100% agreed.

Guy brings a different dynamic than *insert one of 8 redundant LHDs here*, has great production and metrics, and visibly provides a spark from the bottom d-pairing.

Yet, it was much more important to overplay Kevin "can't stick with even the Oilers" Gravel.

If they're not going to play LaDue, they should just move him, so we can stop complaining about Colin Miller and start complaining about Paul LaDue.

 

[lumbergh]

When it comes to LaDue, 100% agreed.

Guy brings a different dynamic than *insert one of 8 redundant LHDs here*, has great production and metrics, and visibly provides a spark from the bottom d-pairing.

Yet, it was much more important to overplay Kevin "can't stick with even the Oilers" Gravel.

If they're not going to play LaDue, they should just move him, so we can stop complaining about Colin Miller and start complaining about Paul LaDue.

Colin Miller is a great comparison. If the Kings trade LaDue, good chance we’ll just sit around talking in circles about how this team needs more puck moving defensemen. Crazy.

 

[regulate]

And 11 games into the season, LaDue still has the best goals against per 60 minutes 5v5 of any Kings D man, including Doughty and Muzzin. Walker is the worst by far in the limited sample.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

That the coaches don’t know what they’re doing?

Or they know he is a tweener, doesn't have the talent to make a definite push

 

[deeshamrock]

Is there a controversial groin transplant that we can set up in TJ?

I wonder if he made a mistake not getting surgery a couple years ago when he missed so much time with the nonsurgical treatment

Stevens said this 'lower body' injury is not the same injury as the one earlier this year. That's not good either...

 

[onlyalad]

Is there a controversial groin transplant that we can set up in TJ?

If there was , there would be a line a mile long

 

[KingsFan7824]

so we can stop complaining about Colin Miller and start complaining about Paul LaDue.

Oh I think there's more than enough room on the complain train for both. The Cups washed out all previous complaints. We don't care about Moulson and Purcell anymore, even though before the Cups those were but a few of the numerous examples of Lombardi not knowing what he was doing. Purcell went on to have some 50 and 60 point seasons, and he gave up a pick with him to get 0 goals from Halpern. That's the same as the Versteeg trade, but Halpern was pre-Cup. Luckily Carter was available when he was, and for the price he went for. Lombardi could not have offered what the Jackets gave the Flyers, because he gave that for Richards, who would've been involved in the worst trade in franchise history if not for the eventual Cup win.

Trade LaDue, and he'll be more than welcome with Miller and all the rest on the train that left the station on June 14th, 2014.

 

[Bandit]

Is there a controversial groin transplant that we can set up in TJ?

Inject some shark piss into his groin, he spends a month in traction and comes back good as new.

 

[kingsfan28]

When it comes to LaDue, 100% agreed.

Guy brings a different dynamic than *insert one of 8 redundant LHDs here*, has great production and metrics, and visibly provides a spark from the bottom d-pairing.

Yet, it was much more important to overplay Kevin "can't stick with even the Oilers" Gravel.

If they're not going to play LaDue, they should just move him, so we can stop complaining about Colin Miller and start complaining about Paul LaDue.

He's getting the Steven version of the Sutter dog house. Make a mistake as a young player, you're in the doghouse for a month.[see Weal, Jordan before his trade] . He's just knocking the confidence right out of him right now.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Even in a bad division, you can't be a 41 point team through 10 games. Sweeping the 7 game home stand would put them at 19 points through 17 games, which is a 92 point pace. Currently not good enough for a top 3 spot. That's how bad the start was. Any missed point in the next 6 games is huge too. If they're at 18 points after the home stand, that's an 87 point pace. 16 points would be a 77 point pace.

None of the next 6 are easy either. Even the Rangers weren't. Still don't know what to expect in that Ducks game. Might be boring since both teams suck. The Ducks can't get or stop shots. The Kings can't pass. Might be a train wreck, good or bad. Might be entertaining, could be chaos.

 

[The Tikkanen]

I wonder if he made a mistake not getting surgery a couple years ago when he missed so much time with the nonsurgical treatment

Stevens said this 'lower body' injury is not the same injury as the one earlier this year. That's not good either...

Well you do have 2 groins. Stevens is like a human fog machine.

 

[KingsFan7824]

He's getting the Steven version of the Sutter dog house. Make a mistake as a young player, you're in the doghouse for a month.[see Weal, Jordan before his trade] . He's just knocking the confidence right out of him right now.

That is most coaches though. The good ones, the bad ones, the employed ones, the unemployed ones. It'll be difficult to find many coaches that don't, over time, do that with young players. At least with the young players that aren't on the elite level right off the bat. I don't know what magical coach people expect to replace Stevens, but he will most likely treat young players in the same manner as most other coaches.

Even the great Gallant is struggling with the Knights at the moment. They're only the 2nd worst offensive team in the league.