LA Kings the most disastrously run franchise in the league

[Nasti]

I'm 42, so I strongly doubt it, but maybe.

The point is that what you're saying makes no sense. Blake and Robitaille had nothing to do with the construction of the teams on which they played and they were pillars of the organization during their tenures. Rob Blake was awesome, and Luc Robitaille was the second-best finisher that Gretzky ever played with. Be mad at them as managers, fine, call them names, etc.. But their legacy as players? Just a weird way to go.

There are a lot of Kings fans (not me) who still hold a grudge over the way Blake left in 2001 and again in 2008. The details are long and I don’t have the strength to get into it, but that’s where a lot of the animosity towards him comes from. Similar to Penguins fans and Jagr. None of this takes away from the fact that he’s been a bad GM.

With Luc, we all suspect he stabbed Dean Lombardi in the back which led to the firing of the most successful GM in team history just three years after winning his second cup in three years. Since then, he’s done nothing but hire all his buddies and given fluff speeches. The guy has no business running anything.

 

[HockeyWooot]

It’s funny, just a few years back people were fawning over Blake and LAK as successfully retooling on the fly by getting a glut of quality prospects around Kopitar and Doughty.

Dubois trade aside just a few years later things are much different.

 

[KingsHockey24]

I feel like there's probably a LOT worse.

 

[RooBicks]

There are a lot of Kings fans (not me) who still hold a grudge over the way Blake left in 2001 and again in 2008. The details are long and I don’t have the strength to get into it, but that’s where a lot of the animosity towards him comes from. Similar to Penguins fans and Jagr. None of this takes away from the fact that he’s been a bad GM.

With Luc, we all suspect he stabbed Dean Lombardi in the back which led to the firing of the most successful GM in team history just three years after winning his second cup in three years. Since then, he’s done nothing but hire all his buddies and given fluff speeches. The guy has no business running anything.

Good and interesting context, thanks. Bummer to have that be the long-term connection to some of your most legendary players, but sounds complicated and unfortunate.

 

[Dale Gribble]

I would still put Buffalo at the top, but I think the Blue Jackets and Kings are fighting for second.

 

[Oak]

After this weekends draft I think it's safe to say that there is no organization worse than the Flyers.

 

[zoA]

LA doesn’t even crack the top 5.

 

[bland]

Matt Roy, Sean Walker and Sean Durzi earned less in return to LA than what Blake spent on Jeannot.

 

[the_fan]

They have 2 cups

 

[bland]

They have 2 cups

Different regime.

 

[Sol]

Almost as disastrous as Getzlafs hairline

 

[Three On Zero]

Odd considering they have been making the playoffs. Pretty sure this title goes to someone like Buffalo.

Ottawa? Arizona? Buffalo?

 

[chris kontos]

Short answer: yes.
Long answer: also yes

Rob Blake and Luc Robitaille are the worst thing to happen to the Kings. Both as player and as “executives”.

Their careers have both been one long non stop instance of giving the shaft to ownership and fans.

 

[Ghetty Green]

There are a lot of Kings fans (not me) who still hold a grudge over the way Blake left in 2001 and again in 2008. The details are long and I don’t have the strength to get into it, but that’s where a lot of the animosity towards him comes from. Similar to Penguins fans and Jagr. None of this takes away from the fact that he’s been a bad GM.

With Luc, we all suspect he stabbed Dean Lombardi in the back which led to the firing of the most successful GM in team history just three years after winning his second cup in three years. Since then, he’s done nothing but hire all his buddies and given fluff speeches. The guy has no business running anything.

The funny thing is Dean was getting ripped on the Kings board too before he was fired. They also insisted you couldnt win with Kopitar in 2011 and he had to be traded. Hf Kings Board more whining per post then most other team boards.

 

[ClarkSittler]

The Kings have won two cups in the last 12 years, the Leafs haven't won one in 57 years.

Not to mention, even after having 4 top 10 picks in a matter of five years they've won exactly one playoff game past the first round in the last 21 years.

Since the Leafs last won a cup, every single Canadian team has been to the finals at least once except Toronto.

The Leafs are the most inept franchise in the NHL and possibly all of sports for the last 50+ years.

I'd take those two King's Stanley Cups and wouldn't care if we didn't make the playoffs for 10 years straight.

 

[Turin]

You know what, after today I think this man might have a point

 

[Sombastate]

After this weekends draft I think it's safe to say that there is no organization worse than the Flyers.

Correct. Not just the draft, but the entire past few years

 

[Bizz]

They have 2 cups

The Maple Leafs won 13 Cups and they're still the laughingstock of the league.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I know somehow this thread has evolved into "ever" rather than what seemed like the implicit "since Rob Blake took over"

But since 2017, it's pretty clear Kings are bottom 3, especially given how little they've done with endless resources, not starting from essentially 0 like some of the other mentions.

 

[Hanji]

Philly and Columbus might have something to say about that.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Woah woah, as executives sure, but they both had Hall of Fame playing careers and have their numbers retired by the team...

Publicity stunts, especially in Blake’s’ case.
I grew up loving those guys, but they needed to win anything as players by being Special Guest Stars in someone else’s show.

As execs? f*** em. They ruined my team.