LA KINGS 2023/4 Regular season discussion

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I'm willing to let him grow/play out but it's very annoying that the guy gets some of the cushiest minutes in the NHL and has one power play point to show for it.
Well, yeah. We don't have a choice but to give him time.

But considering he was brought in to contribute and win NOW, I have no issue with calling out what he's currently doing. At least Fiala has provided early returns when he was acquired.
 
Easily PLD. Not sure what the debate would be the other way around
Yeah, I've watched a few Flames games this year and Huberdeau is hapless at this point. It's not even close.

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Athletic has Kings as 2nd in their power rankings. We lead in every conceivable advanced metric, and Dom could still only bear to give us an A and not an A+...
 
Lizotte still in a red jersey

thank goodness we didn't give turcotte fagemo or any other kids with a future a cup of coffee/nhl salary/practice time
It is a little maddening that they aren't even giving him a look or opportunity to sit in the press box and not be concussed by bottom dwellers with Lizzo out and are putting Lewis in there solely based on he played the role a decade ago for a limited amount of time.
 
Well, yeah. We don't have a choice but to give him time.

But considering he was brought in to contribute and win NOW, I have no issue with calling out what he's currently doing. At least Fiala has provided early returns when he was acquired.
Yeah, the Fiala & Dubois acquisitions are parallel in many aspects, and drastically different in others.

Neither of them has played worth a damn this season though.
 
The good news is that Dubois is playing within the structure even if he isn't producing. And a team that is rolling within their structure can absorb an outlier like Fiala provided the timing of his oofs isn't too detrimental.

Its when they aren't all pulling in the same direction, or a particular defensive pair isn't working that those mistakes are especially costly. Luckily the Kings have been so damn solid this year that they aren't even sweating either players issues so far.

And the concern is still how long Kopitar, Doughty and Talbot can hold up before resorting to safer, less productive play to conserve energy. I am not certain that either Fiala or Dubois are capable of being anything other that high event supporting players. If Anze and Drew tail off, we could see the record even out a bit and risk losing home ice again.
 
So, the Kings will get an Avs team tomorrow who will be on the 2nd game of back to back...playing less that 24 hours later. they play the ducks tonight @ 7, then Kings tomorrow at 5.

I guess we have no excuses!
 

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