LA KINGS 2023/4 Regular season discussion

[Raccoon Jesus]

Drew Doughty: "yeah I drink their tears lol anyway here's my balls"

 

[YP44]

Drew Doughty: "yeah I drink their tears lol anyway here's my balls"

funny what an uprising MLB's pants were for being see through, meanwhile Drew out here just showing everyone his moose knuckle.

 

[All The Kings Men]

There was way more information packed into that Doughty availability than I think most people realize.

 

[tny760]

There was way more information packed into that Doughty availability than I think most people realize.

packed in there tight

 

[YP44]

There was way more information packed into that Doughty availability than I think most people realize.

Interesting that he did not want to play it at first.

 

[All The Kings Men]

Interesting that he did not want to play it at first.

Yes. That was the highlight for me.

EDIT: added important context to the last 5-8 years of Kings hockey

 

[YP44]

Yes. That was the highlight for me.

EDIT: added important context to the last 5-8 years of Kings hockey

for sure, when it takes a bit for someone with a letter to buy in, it will take longer for everyone else. I have been critical of Todd, but really the fact he was able to get that implemented is impressive. Anyone who has tried to implement anything without leadership support should appreciate it.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Cool, so there's been dissonance in the FO for years

Is there anything these guys CAN do right

 

[bland]

Death to hockey!

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

So who plays Saturday?

Do Kings give Rittich a start against his former team (Calgary) to give Talbot a break?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

hahahahaha

so after years and years of arguing 'usage and opponents don't matter' to make cases in favor of Karlsson and ignoring Doughty's deployment

we're now going to correct course and say holy shit what a huge impact that has

nice to see it borne out in data though and would be interested to retroactively apply.

 

[bland]

So, does the decision to send down Moverare then recall him hours later use up one of their last two recall options for the year, or was this listed as an emergency recall?

 

[tbrown33]

So, does the decision to send down Moverare then recall him hours later use up one of their last two recall options for the year, or was this listed as an emergency recall?

It should count. No emergency to speak of.

He and Turcotte have to go back down when Grundstrom comes off LTIR, so nothing to save call ups for anyway.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Seems like on of the Kings starting D has a borderline injury forcing the Moverare recall.

They seem to be waiting until tomorrow to see who will play Cowglry.

I have not liked the recent play of Laferierre and to a lesser degree Byfield.

I would scratch Laffy and would have liked to send him to the AHL but he wasn't their on deadline day,

Maybe they didn't have enough recalls left to finesses it.

Regardless I would go with

Kempe - Kopitar _ Arvidsson

Fiala -Danault - Moore

Byfield _ PLD - Kaliyev

Grundstrom - Lizotte - Lewis


Moverare - Drew (MA may be injured)

Gav - Roy

Englund _ Spence

Rittich ( rest Talbot)

 

[Trash Panda]

It should count. No emergency to speak of.

He and Turcotte have to go back down when Grundstrom comes off LTIR, so nothing to save call ups for anyway.

Just another masterclass of cap debauchery courtesy the Bluc show.

 

[bland]

It should count. No emergency to speak of.

He and Turcotte have to go back down when Grundstrom comes off LTIR, so nothing to save call ups for anyway.

Its just a curious decision given that they still have games on the trip, the savings doesn't seem to have any implications, and god forbid somebody gets dinged up late in the year.

The playoffs seem all but certain, but I imagine that a little slide here with a remarkable run by St Louis or Minnesota could make the last game or two more important than they look to be now. Tempting fate even mildly doesn't seem necessary.

 

[Statto]

Its just a curious decision given that they still have games on the trip, the savings doesn't seem to have any implications, and god forbid somebody gets dinged up late in the year.

The playoffs seem all but certain, but I imagine that a little slide here with a remarkable run by St Louis or Minnesota could make the last game or two more important than they look to be now. Tempting fate even mildly doesn't seem necessary.

I think it prevents him having to go through waivers when they recall Grundstrom.

Also I don’t think they can send Turcotte down whilst he’s injured. Given he’s day-to-day he’s unlikely going on LTIR, so Grundstrom can’t be activated until he’s cleared to play. I’m pretty sure that is how it works (happy to be corrected).

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Whatever the opposite of GM of the year is, that has to be blake's right?

like there are some GMs that are bad and just never get outof the basement

and then there are GMs that set their team up nicely for the future but completely destroy the franchise in one offseason

How do you go from drafting Byfield/Vilardi/Turcotte and much much more

to lining up Kopitar-PLD-Lizotte-Empty in a must win game

 

[All The Kings Men]

turns out it was because Danault was hurt

mystery solved

 

[chris kontos]

Jonathan quick with the rangers win tonight becomes the all time most wins by an american born goaltender

 

[bland]

turns out it was because Danault was hurt

mystery solved

I think the question was "why send Moverare down in the middle of a road trip with only 6 defenseman?"

 

[LAKings88]

What was the injury to Danault?

 

[All The Kings Men]

I think the question was "why send Moverare down in the middle of a road trip with only 6 defenseman?"

I Danault

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

It's funny, right in their faces, and ironic that the best year this 'rebuild' will have had will be the one they were forced to play the kids

but my biggest problem with this whole thing isn't even that directly

it's just the utterly lifeless hockey these guys have been playing since 2018. only the kids bring heart and enthusiasm, a spark, until it's benched out of them

I was just telling someone that last night was an easy game to turn off, you knew which Kings were showing up for the majority of the game and it wouldn't be a fun watch. They're almost always boring, but last night they just had that 'we're just here because we have to be' look. That's the sign of a team that's easy to fold.

At least we'll get a good pick that'll turn into a 5'11" RHD or C we convert to W that we'll bench till he's 25

 

[Herby]

Whatever the opposite of GM of the year is, that has to be blake's right?

like there are some GMs that are bad and just never get outof the basement

and then there are GMs that set their team up nicely for the future but completely destroy the franchise in one offseason

How do you go from drafting Byfield/Vilardi/Turcotte and much much more

to lining up Kopitar-PLD-Lizotte-Empty in a must win game

They are literally in the worst spot imaginable for a team in any sport. Not good enough to be a true contender, not bad enough to get the type of draft picks to get to that level and spending a fortune to do it.

The Kings are basically the Kirk Cousins of NHL teams.

And the tides are going to turn quick. There is as of now a a better than 1/3 chance that Celebrini ends up in either SJ or Anaheim. You add him to Carlsson and MacTavish or to Will Smith (or even to Bedard in Chicago) and you start to see these teams really having the high-end pieces where you can see the end of the tunnel. You know the same type of tunnel LA could have been getting ready to exit this summer had Blake not driven the bus off the rebuild cliff 3 years to soon.

Top 5 2023 pick
Byfield
Faber
Clarke
Top 5 2022 pick
Massive amounts of cap room

Would look pretty nice right now, but "How could Blake have known" right?