Speculation: LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster Thread 2022-23 Season

[Seattle King]

Looks like Pepe is off IR. Where's he gonna play?

He will have plenty to chew on in the press box.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Button wrote an article on "7 Players to Watch" on Canada's World Junior Team:
Bedard, Wright, Zellweger, Stankoven, Roy, Schaefer, and prospect to watch Fantilli.

No Brandt Clarke, except a mention in the intro paragraph??
What the hell do Canadians have against this kid?

I hope he plays his ass off and outshines all of them.

Bedard, Wright lead Canadian players to watch at World Juniors | TSN

Stacked at all positions, here are seven players TSN’s Director of Scouting Craig Button identifies as ones to follow throughout the tournament.

www.tsn.ca

He is an LA King, led by a Slovenian with USA goaltenders, and a lot of swedes. Which won the cup in 12 and 14 after the last Canadian team to win beat them in the finals 1893.

 

[kingsfan28]

Pepe has a little more bite in his game.

Well played.

 

[Statto]

It's not shorthand, it's an idiotic and confusing way for DB to communicate, esp to fans who as you insiders know have very limited info due to: (1) restricted access and (2) no real accountability from outside the company media.

"Spence out for extra work" can be taken two ways, esp since this is emblematic for the vague way the organization communicates to fans about almost everything. I would expect a media person to translate to the fans in clear language not this inside baseball vague BS.

Thank you for the clarification.

To be fair it’s pretty common shorthand used often when reporters say who’s starting… so something like:

“Quick is expected to get the start because he’s first off the ice and Petersen stayed on for extra work with… (other scratches)’.

DB is far from the only reporter across the league to use it and I’m genuinely surprised that people wouldn’t realise what it meant.

 

[Ryan120420]

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[psych3man]

To be fair it’s pretty common shorthand used often when reporters say who’s starting… so something like:

“Quick is expected to get the start because he’s first off the ice and Petersen stayed on for extra work with… (other scratches)’.

DB is far from the only reporter across the league to use it and I’m genuinely surprised that people wouldn’t realise what it meant.

Gotcha, my bad.
What you quote above is not close to what he said (I would have understood that) but I will own reading the wrong inference into his sentence.
I just think language should always reflect clarity by those who use it for a living.

 

[AmadiosAmigos]

Looks like Pepe is off IR. Where's he gonna play?

Hopefully somewhere other then here. Another player blocking some kids with much more talent then him. Just like Walker, we know Toddster will put him in while JAD, Kupari, Tonka get some “extra work”

 

[Statto]

Gotcha, my bad.
What you quote above is not close to what he said (I would have understood that) but I will own reading the wrong inference into his sentence.
I just think language should always reflect clarity by those who use it for a living.

Agreed in my example, the context is much more obvious

 

[All The Kings Men]

This is not important but I find it wild sometimes which twitter accounts get posted in here when it's news related.

Like if it's one person making a unique observation that nobody else made then I get it. When it's a screengrab of an email that dozens of people also got and it's 44 minutes after every other account announced it like how is THAT account the one that gets the nod?

I'm tired. Doesn't matter. Just wild.

EDIT : I just read this and realized I typed out the word "Like" in a sentence twice. I am ashamed.

 

[Lt Dan]

EDIT : I just read this and realized I typed out the word "Like" in a sentence twice. I am ashamed.

I never saw you as a Valley Girl

 

[funky]

This is not important but I find it wild sometimes which twitter accounts get posted in here when it's news related.

Like if it's one person making a unique observation that nobody else made then I get it. When it's a screengrab of an email that dozens of people also got and it's 44 minutes after every other account announced it like how is THAT account the one that gets the nod?

I'm tired. Doesn't matter. Just wild.

EDIT : I just read this and realized I typed out the word "Like" in a sentence twice. I am ashamed.

It’s okay Jesse, I “liked” the post.

Not sure how the Twitter thing works though.

 

[All The Kings Men]

I never saw you as a Valley Girl

I did live in sherman oaks for a while

 

[tny760]

i think it's simply that certain people follow certain posters, so that's what they relay, they're not necessarily "picking" one it's just that it's the first one they see. "the algorithm" if you will

also i hate hoven but i don't use twitter for anything else besides kings news so when i type "twitter.com" my browser assumes i want /mayorNHL on the end of it so that's usually how i end up reading his stuff

 

[BringTheReign]

Love this quote from McLellan on Gabe:

But McLellan believes he’s got a better player now than earlier in his career.

“I think Gabe is still a top-three, top-six player in my mind,” he said. “Needed a little rejuvenation with the gas tank and a little bit of confidence. He scored tonight so obviously that’s a real big thing for him.

“When we compare his four years with us now, when he wasn’t scoring, he didn’t bring a lot to the table. Now he is. It’s not just about scoring. I think he himself — and I believe this is true — values a lot of other things and it makes him feel good when he’s doing those things. Whether it’s board work. Blocked shots. Getting in and loosening up a puck on the forecheck. Playing good defensively. There’s a little scorecard probably somewhere in his mind and that makes him feel really good when he’s doing that.

“I’m not sure that happened in the past. Young players that are drafted that high often feel they need stats to stay and that’s not the case. You need to play well to stay.”

Is this sudden winning streak the Kings' turning point?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Yup, absolutely love that from TM, and I agree wholeheartedly with him there. It's noticable. Gabe is hungry on the forecheck and not just for his own production, he'll take hits, jam a puck loose to someone else, etc...

 

[HookKing]

I believe Durzi is the only one with real trade value out of Roy/Walker/Durzi. We should dangle him for a similarly aged defenseman but on the left side.

Believe it or not I think Durzi is better than Klingberg so your statement may be true.

 

[Statto]

Yup, absolutely love that from TM, and I agree wholeheartedly with him there. It's noticable. Gabe is hungry on the forecheck and not just for his own production, he'll take hits, jam a puck loose to someone else, etc...

Agreed, credit where it’s due.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Yep, good stuff from TM there.

 

[lumbergh]

I believe Durzi is the only one with real trade value out of Roy/Walker/Durzi. We should dangle him for a similarly aged defenseman but on the left side.

I could see

Sean Durzi, Cal Petersen, 2024 1st round pick, and Alex Turcotte

For

Jacob Chychrun and Karel Vejmelka

Salary is about the same, Kings swap a RH offensive D for a LH offensive D with more size. Goaltending swap is a wild card. I would like Blake to keep the 2023 pick.

 

[BringTheReign]

I could see

Sean Durzi, Cal Petersen, 2024 1st round pick, and Alex Turcotte

For

Jacob Chychrun and Karel Vejmelka

Salary is about the same, Kings swap a RH offensive D for a LH offensive D with more size. Goaltending swap is a wild card. I would like Blake to keep the 2023 pick.

That would be highway robbery for us. That’s $8M of cap dumps on our side and they’re only getting a lesser 1st and at this point a reclamation project in Turc.

If we want both of those players we’re not keeping our ‘23 1st and that’s to start. Stop dreaming.

 

[KINGS17]

Is anyone in Kings management monitoring Kopitar's eggnog intake during Christmas?

 

[SEALBound]

Either now or at the TDL, what would you guys say is your biggest need? Are you looking to upgrade your defense?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Either now or at the TDL, what would you guys say is your biggest need? Are you looking to upgrade your defense?

LHD--especially either two-way or defensive, size
Goaltending--pipeline, young blue chipper
Generally--size and oomph

Everything else is roughly covered, to be honest

 

[Fishhead]

Either now or at the TDL, what would you guys say is your biggest need? Are you looking to upgrade your defense?

Nasty LHD, someone who can clear bodies and play physically. Ideally someone like prime Edler, but a Scuderi/Greene type would be fine as well.

After that is addressed, then it's a young goalie for the future. Even if Cal rights the ship and turns it around we will need one of those.

Or hell, just read the post above

 

[SEALBound]

Would you guys be interested in:

Dumoulin+Heinen+3rd for Grunstrom+Lemieux?