Speculation: LA Kings Offseason Thread

[DAkings20]

I think Clarke may be dealing with a minor injury. I was at TSC last week and again today and he hasn’t been skating with the group.

Complete speculation but seems a little odd to be the only guy not skating.

I need to go buy a lottery ticket!

 

[KingsHockey24]

I'm sure at some point this season our blueline will look like:

Bjornfot - Clarke
Englund - Spence
Moverare - Santini

Injuries will come.

It's like when Maatta was out #1 D for a good amount of time.

 

[LAKings88]

Hmmm, 7-10 days. I wonder if he came down with the cold/flu...I mean covid

I just got it for the first time. As a teacher, it’s all over the schools.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

God f***ing damnit are you f***ing shitting me

Clarke injury really pisses me off

Do we have the Angels medical staff?

 

[tigermask48]

It's like when Maatta was out #1 D for a good amount of titime.

This is why the board needs a barf reaction.

 

[Little Psycho]

I’m so f***ing tired of our prospects being made out of glass

 

[Surf Nutz]

As I said, Clarke will start in Ontario...

 

[Johnny Utah]

Englund-Spence bottom pair unless Doty gets a shot then TM can afford to play Bjornfot-Spence.

Teams have gotten tougher this year in both prospects, AHL and NHL. Can’t not have Englund playing or a Lemieux/McEwen type.

The last two rookie games were dirty as f. Haven’t been hockey like that in years. Loved it.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Englund-Spence bottom pair unless Doty gets a shot then TM can afford to play Bjornfot-Spence.

Teams have gotten tougher this year in both prospects, AHL and NHL. Can’t not have Englund playing or a Lemieux/McEwen type.

The last two rookie games were dirty as f. Haven’t been hockey like that in years. Loved it.

Why not both? But like we discussed earlier, Doty will never be given a contract.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Well judging the quote from Jesse, looks like TM said it possible.

 

[All The Kings Men]

Why not both? But like we discussed earlier, Doty will never be given a contract.

Tell that to Todd McLellan...

 

[Johnny Utah]

The league has gotten bigger and tougher this summer. Vegas showed a monster D and big 4th line will win you the Cup.

Kings don’t have a physical D, besides Englund I don’t think they have one player back there with one fighting major besides Doughty’s one fight loss to Joe Thornton. And a 4th line of Grundstrom-Lizotte-Lewis isn’t scaring anyone either.

The Kings have been soft since they lost MacDermid and really soft this past year with Lemieux in and out of the line up and then his departure. McEwen did nothing.

Now the Kings have some really expensive assets in PL and Kempe, who mix it up but shouldn’t be fighting. And younger players like Byfield, who was bullied a few times last year.

Not sure if you all know but Doty is probably one of the top 3 toughest players in the AHL the last few years and his teammates love him, he can also play as he played in Europe a few years back and actually scored 16 goals.

 

[Statto]

I’m so f***ing tired of our prospects being made out of glass

Ummm… 7-10 days is no drama. Given he’s still skating it may be something he’d play with in G7 of the SCF, but at this point why risk anything.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Ummm… 7-10 days is no drama. Given he’s still skating it may be something he’d play with in G7 of the SCF, but at this point why risk anything.

I'd be less worried if day-to-day in this org didn't mean "maybe in December"

 

[Trash Panda]

I'd be less worried if day-to-day in this org didn't mean "maybe in December"

Still hopeful we get Allison & Deadmarsh back by Christmas.

 

[KingsFan7824]

I need to go buy a lottery ticket!

You shouldn't have wasted your luck on a pre-season hockey injury.

 

[Little Psycho]

Ummm… 7-10 days is no drama. Given he’s still skating it may be something he’d play with in G7 of the SCF, but at this point why risk anything.

Idk kings staff has been pretty dodgy when reporting injuries and timelines.

 

[FSL KINGS]

I'd be less worried if day-to-day in this org didn't mean "maybe in December"

Feel like I've been day to day for the last decade.

 

[Gjwrams]

Probably the Rona.

 

[Sol]

Idk kings staff has been pretty dodgy when reporting injuries and timelines.

The Kings medical staff is trash

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The Kings have taken the Stanley Cup back by force.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Doty is interesting/ we will see if he is the Shrimp on the Kings barbee

PLD looks well adjusted and focused.

Medical staff related issues recurring.

 

[Statto]

Idk kings staff has been pretty dodgy when reporting injuries and timelines.

That’s the thing they report very little. People assumed they messed up when Vilardi was re-injured but I don’t recall anything saying it was actually the same injury. People just assumed, certainly initially because nothing came out at all about it. Sure we had injury problems but the amount of assumption made has been staggering, because we actually know somewhere between little or nothing on 95% of team injuries. FWIW, I do think injuries should be completely transparent in their reporting.

 

[Trash Panda]

That’s the thing they report very little. People assumed they messed up when Vilardi was re-injured but I don’t recall anything saying it was actually the same injury. People just assumed, certainly initially because nothing came out at all about it. Sure we had injury problems but the amount of assumption made has been staggering, because we actually know somewhere between little or nothing on 95% of team injuries. FWIW, I do think injuries should be completely transparent in their reporting.

The handling of Fiala’s injury this year was also very suspect.

He visibly was f***ed up when he initially came back, and it obviously set him back.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Remember when Arvidsson was day-to-day for 6 months and a back surgery

This isn't about 'assumptions,' it's like the development staff and deployment issues. This org says one thing and something completely different happens. They treat the fans like f***ing idiots in every f***ing way.

Almost better off assuming 'day to day' is deathbed and 'out for a while' means 7-10 days.