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Speculation: LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster Thread part VII

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I fail to see what say having a prime McSorley or Grimson would’ve done to prevent any of the injuries that have occurred. It’s not like players got run and cheap shot and that’s why everybody is hurt.

How many teams actually have some big bad whose protecting the ice? Wilson? Reaves?

It’s more team mentality over that and until all the kids start standing up for themselves, you won’t see that. Kids can’t rely on the 4 cup vets to come save them, especially when one is probably gone at the end of the season.

The kids need to take over and make this team their team.
 
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Team toughness is far more valuable than a face puncher, although I will concede that a single cantankerous prick can help make that happen.

Lemieux is the ideal 4th line guy with some jam, and he is sorely missed.

I still wouldn’t mind seeing some sort of culture shift where the handling of business was done by committee rather than by one, but that isn’t gonna happen anytime soon.
 
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Should target Crouse and Chariot. This team will get wrecked vs physical teams.
 
These young kids want to make an impact and stay up? Maybe try standing up for your teammates when say Quick gets ran over but Bennett. It is important to play smart and pick your spots, but a "fight" that is more of a hugging match would still be noticed by the team.
 
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YP44 said:
These young kids want to make an impact and stay up? Maybe try standing up for your teammates when say Quick gets ran over but Bennett. It is important to play smart and pick your spots, but a "fight" that is more of a hugging match would still be noticed by the team.
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Pretty sure Duzi and Kempe were in his grill most of the night after that play. Durzi kept trying to start something every time Bennett got near him, but he backed away and won't engage.
Kempe trashed talked the crap at him after we tied it too, which was pretty funny. :laugh:.
 
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unicornpig said:
must be the most miserable person to have that kind of response from a line shuffling post. absolutely nuts.
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He would still have that 70's line as his second line and saying that they were still just fine. Be patient, Carter will soon be playing like he was in 2012 and Toffoli is due to get back to 30 goals again. And Pearson is streaky.
 
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Pretty sure Duzi and Kempe were in his grill most of the night after that play. Durzi kept trying to start something every time Bennett got near him, but he backed away and won't engage.
Kempe trashed talked the crap at him after we tied it too, which was pretty funny. :laugh:.
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Durzi is the perfect example of a guy who is making his own case for not being sent down.
 
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Raccoon Jesus said:
I f***ing love Durzi and I hope he starts taking lessons from a UFC fighter in the offseason otherwise that wheelbarrow full of balls he carries is gonna get him f***ed up by someone much bigger
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Maybe, but he's the kind you need on a team....he's never gonna fully engage in a full on tilt, nor should he, he's almost like the D version of a shit....can't remember his name, that idiot up in Vancouver who went to OTT..... that guy.....real shit disturber, but can play hockey.....difference between those guys and a few guys back in the day who could fight like hell, but couldn't play
 
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GoldenBearHockey said:
Maybe, but he's the kind you need on a team....he's never gonna fully engage in a full on tilt, nor should he, he's almost like the D version of a shit....can't remember his name, that idiot up in Vancouver who went to OTT..... that guy.....real shit disturber, but can play hockey.....difference between those guys and a few guys back in the day who could fight like hell, but couldn't play
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Oh absolutely. It's not an argument against Durzi in anyway...it's an argument for more team toughness so Durzi doesn't have to be that guy because with his attitude he'll step up if no one else does.

Are you thinking of Burrows?
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
Oh absolutely. It's not an argument against Durzi in anyway...it's an argument for more team toughness so Durzi doesn't have to be that guy because with his attitude he'll step up if no one else does.

Are you thinking of Burrows?
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Yep, that's the guy, never liked him...but he could play.....

I think team toughness is changing...used to me....team toughness was we are gonna beat the ever living tar out of you, so we might maybe possibly have a chance to get a shot on goal, and god forbid, win a game 1-0,

I think now, it's more of, we can take whatever you dish out, and still win this game.....I don't mind NOT having a relegated tough guy, very rarely are you seeing true cheapshots these days, you get the mistimed hit, or the misjudge hit etc, but you aren't seeing too many Cookes out there, who go out of their way to injure people....

The whole, OMG he hit my teammate so now I have to hit him, BS is a bit....much, if it's clean hit, it's a clean hit, if you don't know it's a clean hit, don't do something stupid until you know for sure, take the number and get him back....don't stop play to make a scene BS etc.
 
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AbsentMojo said:
Well JQ got run a few times (not just Bennett) in the last game. The team is very small and not assertive (Scandavians and most other Europeans although aggressive in their history have become very docile).. Durzi has the gumption just not the size.. he was trying to confront Bennett and was jawing w him all game. If Lemiuex was there, he handles all that and if necessary drops gloves and f***s with them, f***s with their bench. You know the routine. im surprised you poo poo'd the suggestion...I think Lias has the sandpaper to help a bit with it. Kempe has a little too.. but we cant lose him for 5 min at a time.
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If you want the team to get bigger and tougher because Quick gets run, fine. If you're blaming these injuries on a soft roster, that's sort of dumb. Which injury happened because the team is soft? Who the hell has ever stopped Marchand from doing anything?

The 80's were one of the most violent decades of hockey, and every team had fighters and rats on it. There was no, and has never been, the equivalent of a nuclear deterent in the NHL.
 
KingsFan7824 said:
If you want the team to get bigger and tougher because Quick gets run, fine. If you're blaming these injuries on a soft roster, that's sort of dumb. Which injury happened because the team is soft? Who the hell has ever stopped Marchand from doing anything?

The 80's were one of the most violent decades of hockey, and every team had fighters and rats on it. There was no, and has never been, the equivalent of a nuclear deterent in the NHL.
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I was only addressing the toughness thing (having other teams respect our players)... but now that you mention it, I do think there is some degree of injury prevention as well. I feel McSorely certainly helped Goat stay healthy throughout his career. But no way any of the current injuries are from teams taking liberties.. but that doesnt mean toughing up the roster wont give some value in that area.
 
GoldenBearHockey said:
Maybe, but he's the kind you need on a team....he's never gonna fully engage in a full on tilt, nor should he, he's almost like the D version of a shit....can't remember his name, that idiot up in Vancouver who went to OTT..... that guy.....real shit disturber, but can play hockey.....difference between those guys and a few guys back in the day who could fight like hell, but couldn't play
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Burrows...and he sucked
 
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