SherVaughn30
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Copper is 6ft 4in and Korpisalo is 6ft 3in. Kings are going big time on goalies, eh!
Confirmed with Link: Kings acquire rights to Erik Portillo for a 3rd round pick from the Buffalo Sabres
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SherVaughn30
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Dude please stop being negative. Copley/Korpisalo next season. Korpisalo knows he's being given a shot at the #1 job for a playoff team. He's not gonna get much better opportunity with another team like that. Korpisalo is playing to prove something to himself and the Kings, that he was worth trading for.
Vasilevski vibes incoming.
Just sit down in butterfly and have a descend lateral movement.
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If/when he extends with the Kings, then I’ll celebrate him as our goalie beyond this year. But for now, he’s a pending UFA. So it’s 2-4 months and that’s it. Awesome for this year. I’m super excited to see him in goal for us and the potential impact he gives us. But that’s it for now.
I’m not counting any chickens until they are hatched. It’s not negative- it’s just a fact.
Surf Nutz
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You have an exciting team with a bright future that shows they value you and spend a third in very good draft to acquire you.Well, Portillo is technically not even in the pipeline yet.
Sign the contract he still must.
If Blake hasn't talked to him yet,
The franchise has a legendary goalie coach/ manager Bill Ranford at the helm.
He and his underlings have a noteworthy history, including developing two time Stanley cup and Conn smythe winner Jonathan Quick.
They also have helped a half dozen other goalies improve their games tangibly.
They hit hard times suddenly this season as Quick who was very good in the playoffs last season suddenly suffered a huge loss in form.
Compounding the matter, his heir apparent Cal P. also suffered a huge lapse in his development into their planned number one netminder, and ended up with a vote of no confidence in the minor leagues.
Their third string goalie ascended from the AHL to become the number one goalie and is signed for one more year.
With a good showing in the AHL while working with Ranfords coaches, the doorway to take Coley's spot, behind the newly acquired Korpisalo (assuming he signs)is wide open in 24/25.
And should Korpi not resign he could even have a better shot at starter.
No reason why Portillo does not sign with Kings and thank his lucky stars
Goaltending moves are strictly prohibited and repeatedly pooh poohed by regulars here.
We saw this with Copley and he is now 18-4 , saving the season and allowing Blake to springboard for moves that will likely lead to resurrecting a goalie pipeline , while also opening the window to a potential cup run wider and wider, with veterans combined with a potential future core of young players.
Oww owww wooo!
Choralone
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Surf Nutz
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I think it is a mental health issue at this point.
Just skewing everything against Blake
then Copley
then Korpi
and now EP.
I hope he gets the help he needs to be happy again.
deaderhead28
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Cool pick up. I like a pipeline of goalies. Remember Quick came out of nowhere really and was way on the bottom as we were burning through goalies and then it was like ....oh this one can play. The rest is history.
AbsentMojo
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I hear you. Im concerned they sign a goalie without a starters resume (most starts is 37 in 19/20) and just have a few months to make an evaluation (echoes of Cal in my head). He did have a nice playoff run that year and an impressive save pct. Sometimes that can be attributed to team defense. Happy to have him now, but leery about extending him as a starter. Better to build a goalie pipeline with guys competing for the #3,#2,#1 over the years and learn their strengths and weaknesses.. Doing shit at the deadline and piecemeal is asking for trouble.
AbsentMojo
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Axl Rhoadz
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I remember prior to Quick, we couldn’t win a shootout…the he gets called up and we couldn’t lose one.
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AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
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DL (cer)tainly had a (nak) for resource destruction in the latter part of his tenure
Papa Mocha 15
I love the smell of ice in the morning.
Sometimes you gotta just burn it all down..... edit... oh hell..that was cool what you just did. I'm just gonna log off for the night.... well done.
AbsentMojo
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Looks like an outstanding deal for a position of great need.
With as good as ranford is in developing goaltenders, hope he has some say in drafting goalie prospects
With as good as ranford is in developing goaltenders, hope he has some say in drafting goalie prospects
*waits for some depressed nerd to come in here with an essay ripping Ranfords track record*
RayMartyniukTotems
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Portillo sounds Italian or Spanish but hey if he grew up in Sweden then that's OK too
Sol
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I think whatever fairy dust ranford had back then is out of stock. The goalies have not looked good.
