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Mats26

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cyclones22 said:
Same pace lol. Talk about lies, damn lies and statistics in regard to pace. Horrendous defensive coverage, worst goaltending in the league, terrible PK. There is no relief in sight for goaltending. Zero. The Kings were competitive last season because of defense and Quick having a bit of renaissance.

Edler/Walker need to be off the roster completely. Roy is being weighed down by Durzi being forced to play left. Durzi is hampered by playing on the left. Last season, Durzi/Tobi was decent as a 3rd pairing. It wasn't until they were forced to be first pairing because of injuries did they start failing as a pairing. Quick looks cooked. Cal is in the minors. The Kings have no #1 goaltender. No turnaround in sight without one.
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Agree for the most part. WTF... who would be bringing up pace now....the team is playing like trash and the Pacific is total garbage. We should be on pace with Vegas. Kings are nowhere near the team we saw in the 2nd half last year. Still lots of hockey to be played, so we'll see how this season ends.

The only way out of this short term is to make the tough decisions that this GM is reluctant to do. Fix the D and goaltending. Also time to look into the mirror and see what we need to do with the aging Quick\Kopitar\Doughty this offseason. Might be time to deflate the room and have new leaders fill it up with clean air.
 
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BigKing said:
Amazing that some of us said to move Walker for a 7th or just waive him and hope he gets claimed before the season started but here we are with Clarke just sitting on his f***ing ass halfway through December.
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I am more worried about how Spence is being treated.

Only non-1st rounder to make Team Canada in the WJCs. First team AHL All-Star, quarterbacking the all-time greatest PP in AHL history, can't play in the NHL on a mediocre team because Walker and Durzi are putzing around ahead of him.

Right now, in this moment, Jordan Spence is arguably the second best defenseman in the organization, yet he is 10th on the NHL depth chart.
 
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So Forbes named the Kings the 6th most valuable franchise. No way in hell is Beckerman going to oust Blake as long as the optics are good and he doesn't have to get involved.
 
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bland said:
I am more worried about how Spence is being treated.

Only non-1st rounder to make Team Canada in the WJCs. First team AHL All-Star, quarterbacking the all-time greatest PP in AHL history, can't play in the NHL on a mediocre team because Walker and Durzi are putzing around ahead of him.

Right now, in this moment, Jordan Spence is arguably the second best defenseman in the organization, yet he is 10th on the NHL depth chart.
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He was dicked around by Team Canada too. He scored in his first fame in the WJC and only played one game after that. He had the fewest minutes on the team, I think.

Feel bad for him.
 
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Durzi is the defenseman who has got to go. His production is pointless when he's constantly hemming his own team in the defensive zone and constantly bleeds goals. He is the drizzling shits in his own zone, and I'm dumbfounded how any coach with a working pair of eyes would send his dumbass on the ice in penalty killing situations.
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Durzi is the defenseman who has got to go. His production is pointless when he's constantly hemming his own team in the defensive zone and constantly bleeds goals. He is the drizzling shits in his own zone, and I'm dumbfounded how any coach with a working pair of eyes would send his dumbass on the ice in penalty killing situations.
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Agree as many have said his defensive deficiency outweighs his offensive numbers. He's just brutal. I bet Spence can quarterback that second unit just as well or even better. My 2 cents.
 
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ru4reals said:
Agree as many have said his defensive deficiency outweighs his offensive numbers. He's just brutal. I bet Spence can quarterback that second unit just as well or even better. My 2 cents.
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100%. And I can guarantee you he wouldn't surrender all the shorthanded breakaways that Durzi does.
 
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Can we stop with the Kempe as a viable LT center? Short-term until QB is back is bad enough but I can maybe live with it. But seriously, If Kempe is one of your top 3 centers, then you're not a SC contending team.
 
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Ziggy Stardust said:
Durzi is the defenseman who has got to go. His production is pointless when he's constantly hemming his own team in the defensive zone and constantly bleeds goals. He is the drizzling shits in his own zone, and I'm dumbfounded how any coach with a working pair of eyes would send his dumbass on the ice in penalty killing situations.
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You don't think there's room for a PP specialist on the team?

The coach is misusing him. There's a way to manage these types of players and make them an asset to the team.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to trading him either.
 
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johnjm22 said:
You don't think there's room for a PP specialist on the team?

The coach is misusing him. There's a way to manage these types of players and make them an asset to the team.

That said, I wouldn't be opposed to trading him either.
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The Kings have a record of 8-7 when Durzi gets on the scoresheet, and they're 7-7 when he doesn't produce.

His production is ineffective when he does more harm than good.
 
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The Kings have a record of 8-7 when Durzi gets on the scoresheet, and they're 7-7 when he doesn't produce.

His production is ineffective when he does more harm than good.
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Yes, but I'm saying it's not his fault TMac is trying to use him as an all around Dman.

It's ludicrous that he's being played 20 minutes per night.

He's a bottom pair Dman and PP specialist. You utilize him in that fashion, and he can be an asset not a liability.
 
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johnjm22 said:
Yes, but I'm saying it's not his fault TMac is trying to use him as an all around Dman.

It's ludicrous that he's being played 20 minutes per night.

He's a bottom pair Dman and PP specialist. You utilize him in that fashion, and he can be an asset not a liability.
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You are partly right and partly wrong. Durzi is a pp specialist. He isn't a bottom pair defenseman. Bottom pair requires playing some even strength. His proper usage is on a team dressing 7D and he only plays pp. There is a reason several of us discussed trading him over the summer.
 
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