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

[Fat Elvis]

Kupari is definitely a NHL player. Winning those late game draws was huge.

Great all around team effort, though tough to replicate thru 82 games. I'll enjoy this one, had a playoff feel to it.

 

[Lt Dan]

Kupari is definitely a NHL player. Winning those late game draws was huge.

Great all around team effort, though tough to replicate thru 82 games. I'll enjoy this one, had a playoff feel to it.

No Doubt!

 

[Fishhead]

I’d like to point out that Kopi started struggling defensively when Kempe moved to the top line. Kempe has become mercurial, especially on the defensive end since last season. Scoring aside, Kempe’s overall game has declined..
I don’t mind pairing Kopi and Arthur together as they play a cerebral game, maybe adding a kid like Kupari with them would help offset their speed deficiency.
I do agree that the minutes definitely need to be spread out more but that will require a new coach with a more modern mindset, no more recycling coaches

Todd actually balances ice time a lot more than many coaches. Kopitar's line had 25 shifts last night, Kupari's line had 22. The only line that was low last night was the 4th with 12, and honestly it wasn't their best game. Edmonton was using their change to put serious firepower against them which is why they weren't out there that much.

The shifts in the Calgary game were 22-22-17-17. Top lines tend to get shifts at start and ends of periods so that's pretty much rolling 4.

TM has definitely learned from riding his top players too much last year, Kopitar's ES time has been noticably reduced.

 

[kings11]

Todd actually balances ice time a lot more than many coaches. Kopitar's line had 25 shifts last night, Kupari's line had 22. The only line that was low last night was the 4th with 12, and honestly it wasn't their best game. Edmonton was using their change to put serious firepower against them which is why they weren't out there that much.

The shifts in the Calgary game were 22-22-17-17. Top lines tend to get shifts at start and ends of periods so that's pretty much rolling 4.

TM has definitely learned from riding his top players too much last year, Kopitar's ES time has been noticably reduced.

Kopitar is still over 20min TOI, that hasn’t changed and until we get somewhere near last games distribution of ice time, TM hasn’t learned

 

[Cianide]

Kopitar is still over 20min TOI, that hasn’t changed and until we get somewhere near last games distribution of ice time, TM hasn’t learned

I suspect that with Byfield coming up soon, he will take minutes from Kopitar. Right now, you just gotta ride him.

 

[KingLB]

I suspect that with Byfield coming up soon, he will take minutes from Kopitar. Right now, you just gotta ride him.

Why would you think that?

 

[Cianide]

Why would you think that?

That he will take minutes from Kopitar? Because he will be our #1 center. Kopitar can slide down to the 2nd line.

 

[ibleedkings]

That he will take minutes from Kopitar? Because he will be our #1 center. Kopitar can slide down to the 2nd line.

Not sure if I missed the sarcasm.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Todd actually balances ice time a lot more than many coaches. Kopitar's line had 25 shifts last night, Kupari's line had 22. The only line that was low last night was the 4th with 12, and honestly it wasn't their best game. Edmonton was using their change to put serious firepower against them which is why they weren't out there that much.

The shifts in the Calgary game were 22-22-17-17. Top lines tend to get shifts at start and ends of periods so that's pretty much rolling 4.

TM has definitely learned from riding his top players too much last year, Kopitar's ES time has been noticably reduced.

I don't mind that on a night-to-night basis. It makes sense to ride Danault and Kopitar on the road in Edmonton.

It just doesn't make sense to give him 24 mintues vs. an eastern conference opponent at home repeatedly and regardless of the # of shifts it's the raw icetime that's a weardown over the season when we have one of the deepest forward lineups in the league.

Luckily he has a guy with generational longevity in Doughty on D because managing the D in such manner right now makes much sense while they find a solution. The solutions are there at forward.

 

[Fishhead]

Kopitar is still over 20min TOI, that hasn’t changed and until we get somewhere near last games distribution of ice time, TM hasn’t learned

He's barely over 20 minutes, this year so far is the 2nd lowest ATOI of his entire career. It's dropped a lot from a couple years ago.

20-21: 21:10; 15:53 ES, 2:05 PK, 3:10 PP
21-22: 20:46; 15:41 ES, 1:42 PK, 3:20 PP
22-23: 20:13; 14:54 ES, 1:35 PK, 3:43 PP

Not only has his ice time been reduced a full minute, he's also seen a 24% decrease in PK time and a 18% increase in PP time. His minutes are much easier this year, it's probably why he seems to have more jump than last year. Maybe TM isn't learning fast enough for us, but he's learning. This is the most balanced ice time I've seen for a Kings team in a long time. Like RJ said, TM makes some stupid ice time decisions here and there (Chicago a few games ago comes to mind, but we did win), but overall it's a huge improvement. When we are getting beat by 3 or more he really cuts Anze's time which is good to see.

That Chicago game was the first that Anze was over 22 minutes this year, which was unheard of.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

That he will take minutes from Kopitar? Because he will be our #1 center. Kopitar can slide down to the 2nd line.

Byfield isn’t even a first line center in the AHL right now.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Who would you rather be…Arthur Kaliyev playing 4th line minutes on the Kings or Trevor Zegras playing 1st line mins on the ducks?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Who would you rather be…Arthur Kaliyev playing 4th line minutes on the Kings or Trevor Zegras playing 1st line mins on the ducks?

That man has seen some shit

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

That man has seen some shit

He’s broken.

 

[kingsholygrail]

That he will take minutes from Kopitar? Because he will be our #1 center. Kopitar can slide down to the 2nd line.

What timeline are you in?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

LeBrun mentions that teams are interested in some of the Kings’ blueliners (without naming anyone specific), and also talks about their plans with Clarke, with the possibility of letting him play at the World Juniors.

 

[FSL KINGS]

LeBrun mentions that teams are interested in some of the Kings’ blueliners (without naming anyone specific), and also talks about their plans with Clarke, with the possibility of letting him play at the World Juniors.

Durzi & Roy would be my guess. Few teams looking for RD. Ott, Van, WPG, TO,

 

[Reaper45]

Durzi & Roy would be my guess. Few teams looking for RD. Ott, Van, WPG, TO,

I wouldn’t lump Roy in the same category as Durzi.

 

[lumbergh]

LeBrun mentions that teams are interested in some of the Kings’ blueliners (without naming anyone specific), and also talks about their plans with Clarke, with the possibility of letting him play at the World Juniors.

Makes me think that the Kings are going to keep Clarke in the AHL for the length of the conditioning stint, then have him back for December, then send him to the tournament. Once he comes back, Blake might look to clear the logjam.

I still think Durzi is the obvious trade chip come January. If they can build any kind of value in Walker between now and then, he could get moved instead. To me it's a bit of trying to do the right thing for Walker to get him ice time.

 

[mysterman2]

Kings would do well to let Durzi QB PP1....hes gifted in that area.

 

[Kudelski37]

Kings would do well to let Durzi QB PP1....hes gifted in that area.

One might say he is already on the best PP unit. They just don't start every PP.

 

[LAKings88]

Arizona Coyotes Jakob Chychrun may heat up NHL trade market | TSN

Jakob Chychrun will make his season debut for the Arizona Coyotes next week, which could spur action on the trade market.

www.tsn.ca

LeBrun on LA’s excess of RHD too.

Sorry @Ziggy Stardust you beat me to it.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Makes me think that the Kings are going to keep Clarke in the AHL for the length of the conditioning stint, then have him back for December, then send him to the tournament. Once he comes back, Blake might look to clear the logjam.

I still think Durzi is the obvious trade chip come January. If they can build any kind of value in Walker between now and then, he could get moved instead. To me it's a bit of trying to do the right thing for Walker to get him ice time.

I don't like the 'buying time' thing for Clarke, it's a waste of his talents. Blake needs to figure something out soon...I appreciate his patience to some degree but we're up on the shit-or-get-off-the-pot time as guys are just wasting away.

And I really, really hope he doesn't do the tourney, too risky for a bunch of asshats who have blown him off twice, they don't deserve him.

Arizona Coyotes Jakob Chychrun may heat up NHL trade market | TSN

Jakob Chychrun will make his season debut for the Arizona Coyotes next week, which could spur action on the trade market.

www.tsn.ca

LeBrun on LA’s excess of RHD too.

Didn't say really anything interesting though. "Guys are looking at LA."

 

[lumbergh]

I don't like the 'buying time' thing for Clarke, it's a waste of his talents. Blake needs to figure something out soon...I appreciate his patience to some degree but we're up on the shit-or-get-off-the-pot time as guys are just wasting away.

And I really, really hope he doesn't do the tourney, too risky for a bunch of asshats who have blown him off twice, they don't deserve him.



Didn't say really anything interesting though. "Guys are looking at LA."

Clarke's conditioning assignment to Ontario ends next weekend, so whatever plans Blake has for Clarke, it'll be clearer in about 10 days.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Why did they burn a year of Clark’s ELC again?