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

[AbsentMojo]

Ed is exactly that type of player, too.

Its funny how you view guys one way on different team, and when they join your team - you can see their value better. He's a lot tougher than I thought.

 

[kingsfan28]

I’m not sold on Chychrun because of injuries and some of the advanced stats so I wouldn’t mind if this were true but I I wouldn’t put any stock into it. Hoven is usually wrong unless he’s talking about small things like lineup changes or injuries and even then he’s 50/50. He’s so eager to have a scoop that he regularly makes these bold declarative statements when he couldn’t possibly have all the info. There’s no way Blake is telling a hobby blogger what’s really going on in the front office.

See Thorton, Joe [never signed in LA]
See Williams, Justin [not traded]

 

[Maynard]

See Thorton, Joe [never signed in LA]
See Williams, Justin [not traded]

He’s been right twice in the last 10 years! Guess I’d better be quiet.

The street team is very small, but they are FIERCE.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Iafallo at 16 games, 0 goals, 2 assists is at Tanner Pearson ineptitude territory, when he was jettisoned to Penguins. Pearson was at 17 games 0 goals 1 assist.

 

[Reaper45]

Iafallo at 16 games, 0 goals, 2 assists is at Tanner Pearson ineptitude territory, when he was jettisoned to Penguins. Pearson was at 17 games 0 goals 1 assist.

He looked pretty bad last game. His skating seemed labored. I wonder if he’s nursing something.

 

[Evgeny Oliker]

Any idea how long Bjornfot is out for?

 

[DaAnimal]

Iafallo at 16 games, 0 goals, 2 assists is at Tanner Pearson ineptitude territory, when he was jettisoned to Penguins. Pearson was at 17 games 0 goals 1 assist.

Never was a big fan of him. Never understood why he still plays in the 1st line, PP, and PK. I get it he's a likable guy in the locker room but if you're playing in the top 6, you have to have the ability to finish. He lacks that "finish" ability. He's a better version of trevor lewis.

 

[motalar]

Any idea how long Bjornfot is out for?

He skated today in a lightly attended practice, along with Doughty and Edler. Considering that the injury is to his right leg (knee/ankle/foot?) the fact that he was on the ice bodes well for his return in the near future. So maybe next week?

 

[Trash Panda]

Its funny how you view guys one way on different team, and when they join your team - you can see their value better. He's a lot tougher than I thought.

I’d argue that he was one of the few parts of the prime canucks teams that I ever truly respected.

Far cry from Burrows or Kessler.

 

[deaderhead28]

Stay the course.

 

[deaderhead28]

I’m not sold on Chychrun because of injuries and some of the advanced stats so I wouldn’t mind if this were true but I I wouldn’t put any stock into it. Hoven is usually wrong unless he’s talking about small things like lineup changes or injuries and even then he’s 50/50. He’s so eager to have a scoop that he regularly makes these bold declarative statements when he couldn’t possibly have all the info. There’s no way Blake is telling a hobby blogger what’s really going on in the front office.

I understand you dislike Hoven, but you twist facts as usual.The same old tired lies you post gets old.. Hoven is in a content partnership with the LA Kings.Oops

 

[AbsentMojo]

I’d argue that he was one of the few parts of the prime canucks teams that I ever truly respected.

Far cry from Burrows or Kessler.

I had the impression he was sedin style soft and would shy away from contact - that was bias in action. He definitely is not llike that. He uses elbows, takes hits to make plays etc..

 

[apocalypse]

I'd like to see Vilardi with Kopi and Arvy. I think he could open up a lot of space there for them. He's stuck with two other rookies.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

I understand you dislike Hoven, but you twist facts as usual.The same old tired lies you post gets old.. Hoven is in a content partnership with the LA Kings.Oops

Blake isn't feeding a blogger that kind of lead. Content partner or not.

 

[deaderhead28]

Blake isn't feeding a blogger that kind of lead. Content partner or not.

You don't know Blake's relationship with Hoven,none of us do. If Hoven has a content partnership with the LA Kings,he knows more than you and me.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

You don't know Blake's relationship with Hoven,none of us do.

Get real dude. Go sniff his socks. The national and local guys pay to be on top. I don't think Hoven is antiing up in his mazda.
Hoven is a hype guy. Not a source guy. Teams use hype guys for hype purposes and source guys for source purposes.

 

[deaderhead28]

Get real dude. Go sniff his socks. The national and local guys pay to be on top. I don't think Hoven is antiing up in his mazda.
Hoven is a hype guy. Not a source guy. Teams use hype guys for hype purposes and source guys for source purposes.

I see Hoven hurt you.

 

[King'sPawn]

Blake isn't feeding a blogger that kind of lead. Content partner or not.

And there's nobody else in the organization who could have any idea what Blake's thinking, right?

 

[Cook24]

Tyler Bertuzzi.

 

[Maynard]

I understand you dislike Hoven, but you twist facts as usual.The same old tired lies you post gets old.. Hoven is in a content partnership with the LA Kings.Oops

The fact that he’s employed by the team lets you know that he has no objectivity, and no credibility as a journalist or a broadcaster. He’s basically a part of the Kings PR team, and you pointing this out as if it makes him “right” is just nonsense. If he ever dared ask a pressing question or tried to hold TM or Blake accountable, they would cut him off in a second. You can listen to a puppet make some good points but then you notice there’s a fist up his ass. It’s not my best metaphor but I do what I can.

I don’t personally dislike Hoven. I just think he’s a talentless hack…which is fine because he’s just a fan with a mic. It’s just so embarrassing that my favorite team, which is in the best hockey league in the world, decides to give air time and access to these guys they found on the internet. These dudes off the street are asking hockey professionals questions in post game interviews! It doesn’t help that he comes across as a condescending know it all douche. Kind of a greasy, sleezy, bulging sweaty man that should NOT be on tv, but I suppose that’s beside the point.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I had the impression he was sedin style soft and would shy away from contact - that was bias in action. He definitely is not llike that. He uses elbows, takes hits to make plays etc..

He was soft/oft injured for a long time. But he never shied from contact, probably why he got banged up. He got a lot meaner as he got older, the really physical stuff (consistently anyway) is relatively new. You're not crazy.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Well, at least he's observant re: getting vets out of the way sometimes--TM on the Byfield/Vilardi/Kupari setup:

"“There are situations you have to consider the situations with other players and where they have excelled or not excelled,” he said. “I call it the kid line right now, is balanced when it comes to stress, they’re all in the same ballpark, they don’t feel like they have to honor a veteran or anything like that and sometimes that’s really healthy. I’ve seen a lot of communication out of those guys that maybe wasn’t there before, they’re starting to talk and communicate, have faceoff plans, it’s a really good sign.”"

AKA they're taking the bull by the horns instead of deferring to a veteran or following someone else's leadership, this is what some of us are looking for when we want these guys to go out and get big minutes, not just to be a sidekick. Maybe he'll be more open to mixing it up like that from here on out (i.e. the Kaliyev-Danault-Moore thing wa s agood start of something many of us had hoped for at the beginning of the year as another example).

 

[Docgonzo]

Well, at least he's observant re: getting vets out of the way sometimes--TM on the Byfield/Vilardi/Kupari setup:

"“There are situations you have to consider the situations with other players and where they have excelled or not excelled,” he said. “I call it the kid line right now, is balanced when it comes to stress, they’re all in the same ballpark, they don’t feel like they have to honor a veteran or anything like that and sometimes that’s really healthy. I’ve seen a lot of communication out of those guys that maybe wasn’t there before, they’re starting to talk and communicate, have faceoff plans, it’s a really good sign.”"

AKA they're taking the bull by the horns instead of deferring to a veteran or following someone else's leadership, this is what some of us are looking for when we want these guys to go out and get big minutes, not just to be a sidekick. Maybe he'll be more open to mixing it up like that from here on out (i.e. the Kaliyev-Danault-Moore thing wa s agood start of something many of us had hoped for at the beginning of the year as another example).

The kids definitely need to take ownership, organization is looking for its next Captain and leadership group once the cup winners are gone. It won’t be Danault, he’ll have 3 years left.

It’s good that line it’s forcing their way into things and doing things their way. But definitely need to see more from the kids standing up for themselves and pushing back. It’s there, just need it more constantly.

 

[Trash Panda]

The sooner that the coaching staff quits using the corpse of Kopitar to spearhead the offense, the sooner we could see an uptick in scoring.

It’s what a few guys have been saying for most of the season. The vets producing is great, but it’s far more beneficial to get those kids reps in the pressure cooker sooner than later.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

And there's nobody else in the organization who could have any idea what Blake's thinking, right?

And there's nobody else in the organization who could have any idea what Blake's thinking, right?

I wasn’t responding to that scenario. I was replying to the argument about Blake. With that said, I believe that much of these reports are opinion mascarading as sourced facts.I’m not trying to be insulting. That’s part of the business.