Kings look legit

[Fripp]

Byfield, Fiala, Spence, and Clarke need to show consistency. Burroughs needs to never see NHL ice again. Playoffs are a different style of game, and Kempe is probably the only guy on the team that I know with absolute certainty has a warrior spirit and a next level top gear.

 

[Lt Dan]

They rank among the NHL’s best in suppressing high danger chances and goals against.

They pass the eye test, shaky goaltending may be the only leak but the goalies can play.

I don’t see them going away, and it with all their depth it makes sense seeing them finally perform


Will Los Angeles make a run this year ?

 

[CupofOil]

The Kings have always been a very good regular season team, this isn't anything new. They're like the Leafs of the west.
Like a lot of other playoff regulars which is pretty much the entire top 8 in the west, it's all about the playoffs because making the playoffs is a formality for most of these teams.

 

[Lt Dan]

Kings would be crazy with Byfield if every one of their opponents wore an Oilers jersey.
How that dork has 4pts in 13gms against the Ducks and 4pts in 11gms against the Sharks, but 10pts in 11gms against the Oilers I'll never know.

 

[Rorschach]

No 1C, 1D nor 1G. We need to clear out the front office.

 

[2023FriendshipTour]

What's wrong with Fiala? Picked him in fantasy and he's been quite the disappointment so far.

 

[PuckG]

The issue will still be Kopitar running out of gas by Game 3 of the first round. Doughty could be fresh, or could be rusty.

The additions of Foegle, Jeannot and Edmundson have made them much better in the trenches for sure. Previous Kings teams would shrink when the pressure grows, that is less likely now.

Byfield and Spence are really warming up, Clarke and Turcotte specialize in transition, and the 4th line is huge now.

I don't see a long run with the age at #1c, #1d and #1g, but they are a much better fit to take on Edmonton.

You just hope that the awful preferential treatment from the refs that the Oilers get at home doesn't continue to tarnish the matchup.

You just hope that LA fans whining about reffing doesn’t continue to tarnish the match-up.

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5. LA did that themselves.

 

[qc14]

The Kings will not fool me until they win a playoff series. Kempe and Kopitar are the ony trustworthy players on that roster.

 

[Sol]

What's wrong with Fiala? Picked him in fantasy and he's been quite the disappointment so far.

There’s nothing really wrong with him. He’s been good overall and he’s pretty much on an island in terms of ability. He’s easily the most talented forward the Kings have but things are beginning to click for the team again so I wouldn’t worry about it

You just hope that LA fans whining about reffing doesn’t continue to tarnish the match-up.

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5. LA did that themselves.

It just doesn’t help that the Oilers pretty much win strictly through being power play merchants.

 

[Kudelski37]

I recommend locking this thread until the Kings are 2 legit 2 quit.

 

[Shanahanigans]

Does Jim Hiller still use the 1-3-1? If he does then I don't expect much to change in the playoffs. The Oilers have figured out how to break through it with ease, and one forechecker doesn't leave room for a Kings counterattack. They're incredibly solid and skilled, this year's round 1 will be determined by which structure they employ, as well as how their PK holds up. The Oilers are 45% on the PP vs the Kings in the playoffs the last 3 years combined.

 

[SlimCharles]

You just hope that LA fans whining about reffing doesn’t continue to tarnish the match-up.

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5. LA did that themselves.

 

[Lt Dan]

I recommend locking this thread until the Kings are 2 legit 2 quit.

Good point, this Kings team does have a very distinct lack of MC Hammer

 

[redcard]

You just hope that LA fans whining about reffing doesn’t continue to tarnish the match-up.

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5. LA did that themselves.

GDT: - Game #35: Oilers @ Kings - 2 PM - SNet

Imagine if that went in

forums.hfboards.com

 

[chris kontos]

We're gonna roll like a big wheel
Rush offense like a rolling ball of butcherknives
And defend like the 300 at Thermopylae
And breeze humbly to every available cup

 

[PuckG]

It just doesn’t help that the Oilers pretty much win strictly through being power play merchants.

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5.

Just play better and stop whining about powerplays.

This is far better than getting bounced in the first round each year in progressively worse fashion.

 

[Coffee]

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Come on, Dan, you know that’s not my intentions.

Made me laugh though lol

 

[Cup or Bust]

They are strong team but not serious Cup contenders yet.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

They’re good, but not great

 

[BaileyFan]

What's wrong with Fiala? Picked him in fantasy and he's been quite the disappointment so far.

He has a net negative on-ice impact 5 on 5 and is a focal point of one of the league’s worst power plays this year. He already got himself benched/scratched multiple times earlier in the year and hasn’t had much improvement in either the eye test or scoresheet since then. He just doesn’t get it. Although, Doughty hasn’t been here to call him out publicly like he did last year. Maybe his return is what Fiala needs to get his head out of his ass.

 

[gary559]

Byfield finally starting to play like he can.

 

[Regal]

They’re a good team, but it’s hard to win the cup without a true game breaker, especially when you’re not super strong in goal. It means you typically have to outplay the other team in all your wins. Will be interesting if they can avoid Edmonton in the first round though. It might be easier to go on a run if they don’t have the last 3 years hanging over their head at the start.

 

[Iggys Dome]

Is Doughty back yet? If not, when?

 

[funky]

Even halfway through the season, it is too hard to tell what we have. Kopitar has not had his yearly cold streak,Fiala how’s not had his end of year hot streak, Byfield has just discovered his confidence, coaching staff neutered Clarke for averaging appoint a game in the first dozen games but not playing defense as well as he could, and Drew hasn’t even laced up the skates yet.

Turcotte, Foegele and Edmundson have been pleasant surprises. We have a rookie playing fourth line center that wasn’t expected up for another year and an old guy on the IR that you know the Kings will stuff into as many games as they can when he gets back.

We have been hit by injuries to our starting goalie, top defenseman, as well as lost role players like Danault, Moore and Lewis.

We have a young guy in Thomas that forgot to do push-ups this summer and is not allowed to play, as well as an enigma in Kaliyev that no one seems to know what is happening with.

Coaches changed the style of play, and our backup goaltender looks really good for two games and then let’s in eight goals the next.

Will be interesting to see what this team looks like when everyone is back and slotted right

 

[Sol]

Lost in 7, then in 6, then in 5.

Just play better and stop whining about powerplays.


This is far better than getting bounced in the first round each year in progressively worse fashion.

Power play merchants