Speculation: LAK 23/24 Bold Predictions

[KopitarGOAT420]

I understand there's already an offseason thread but I thought it could be fun to open a new thread that will focus on predictions for the upcoming season given how the team currently looks.

The hope would be to keep this more fun/light-hearted and allow people to throw out some potentially pretty wild/interesting takes WITHOUT the response being "HA! That will never happen". Because, yeah... That's kind of the point - These takes are supposed to be a little bold, out there, and probably not super likely to happen.

With that said, I'll start us off...
Kevin Fiala will have an amazing year and end up with just over 100 points (obviously leading the Kings in scoring)


EDIT: Can also just post about which player(s) we're most excited to watch next year.

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[Surf Nutz]

Bad: the wrong players get injured and the Kings miss the playoffs.
Good: DD gets a long term injury before the deadline and goes LTIR .
The Kings acquire 3 or 4 ringers before the deadline , a DD stand in, #1 goalie, grit and whatever else appears lacking.
And win the cup as is the pattern now more often than not.
LTIR to the right high salary =cup

 

[King'sPawn]

Not a very bold prediction, but I'll say Fiala leads the team in scoring.

Vilardi will outscore PLD.

Kaliyev hits 30 goals, because why not?

Clarke is second among Kings defensemen in scoring.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Copley starts game 1 of the playoffs.

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Spence plays more on the left than the right

 

[SufferingSelfCreated]

We get to the Stanley Cup. Only to lose to the Bruins in 7.

 

[Lt Dan]

Bold prediction during the 2023-24 @Surf Nutz will change his username to Deez Nutz

 

[johnjm22]

PLD will have a career year.

Neither Copely nor Talbot will be starting game 1 of the playoffs.

If they stay relatively healthy, the Kings will have one of the best regular seasons in franchise history.

 

[Kudelski37]

Byfield is centering the Kings most productive line by April.

Fans are happy with the uniforms and broadcasters too.

Clarke is top 5 in team scoring.

 

[johnjm22]

Fans are happy with the uniforms and broadcasters too.

Now that's a bold prediction.

We have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup than having good uniforms.

 

[Kudelski37]

Now that's a bold prediction.

We have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup than having good uniforms.

I tried to sneak that in to see if people really read my posts....like Van Halen with the brown M&Ms.

 

[Trash Panda]

PLD will have a career year.

Neither Copely nor Talbot will be starting game 1 of the playoffs.

If they stay relatively healthy, the Kings will have one of the best regular seasons in franchise history.

It’ll be the difference maker having a 8.5M dollar 64 point center. I can feel it.

 

[Bandit]

Blake and McDoofus get fired.

 

[chris kontos]

Arthur kaliyev all star

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Kings win just enough to piss off everyone on this board, but not enough to truly piss everyone off

 

[Seattle King]

Byfield scores 10 even strength goals this year.
Dubois scores 75 points.
Clarke displaces Roy on the 2nd pair in December, days after Todd is fired.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Bold prediction during the 2023-24 @Surf Nutz will change his username to Deez Nutz

Bold prediction during the 2023-24 @Surf Nutz will change his username to Deez Nutz

 

[Choralone]

Grunstrom will retire from hockey to be an actual Swedish chef, forcing me to drop my schtick about Kempe. I will begin pining for Samuel Helenius to make the big club so I can call him Sam the Eagle and force a weak Muppet-themed continuity upon the board.

I am then almost universally blocked, except by Lt. Dan who takes pity upon me, though he trains himself to skip past my posts without reading them.

 

[BaileyFan]

By Christmas, Spence and Clarke are in Ontario and Blake will have traded a 3rd for Robert Bortuzzo or some other right shot vet to pair with Englund.

Kaliyev is traded by the deadline after bouncing line to line and being in and out of the lineup all season.

Dubois and Fiala are magic on the 3rd line and both clear 90 points if they play 82 games.

Talbot is adequate as a starter and the Kings win the Pacific but lose to either Edmonton or Vegas again in the 2nd round.

 

[bland]

After a surprisingly healthy start to the season, Alex Turcotte hits a PPG pace in Ontario before a January recall that sees him settle into the third line center position for years to come.

Dubois, before Halloween, shifts and remains a LW for the rest of his Kings career, and an emerging 50 point Byfield is dealt for Saros at the deadline after both Copley and Talbot see goals against averages under .900.

Jordan Spence' stellar AHL career reaches new heights in all statistical categories.

Arvidsson signs a 3 year extension.

The Kings, led by mighty viking Englund, lead the league in fighting majors, decisive wins, knockouts, submissions, and force the analytic folks to create a new "turtles forced" category.

Then they lose a 6 game first round series to Winnipeg.

 

[Surf Nutz]

By Christmas, Spence and Clarke are in Ontario and Blake will have traded a 3rd for Robert Bortuzzo or some other right shot vet to pair with Englund.

Kaliyev is traded by the deadline after bouncing line to line and being in and out of the lineup all season.

Dubois and Fiala are magic on the 3rd line and both clear 90 points if they play 82 games.

Talbot is adequate as a starter and the Kings win the Pacific but lose to either Edmonton or Vegas again in the 2nd round.

I see what you did there.
Hidden behind your prickly prose, the Kings win a round.

 

[Choralone]

After a surprisingly healthy start to the season, Alex Turcotte hits a PPG pace in Ontario before a January recall that sees him settle into the third line center position for years to come.

Dubois, before Halloween, shifts and remains a LW for the rest of his Kings career, and an emerging 50 point Byfield is dealt for Saros at the deadline after both Copley and Talbot see goals against averages under .900.

Jordan Spence' stellar AHL career reaches new heights in all statistical categories.

Arvidsson signs a 3 year extension.

The Kings, led by mighty viking Englund, lead the league in fighting majors, decisive wins, knockouts, submissions, and force the analytic folks to create a new "turtles forced" category.

Then they lose a 6 game first round series to Winnipeg.

I was with you to the end, but I want to believe you meant to write "Edmonton."

 

[Fishhead]

Kopitar gets injured and misses 40 games, the Kings bank enough cap to pick up Tom Wilson from the struggling Capitals for a 2nd.

Johnny Utah buys everyone beers.

 

[kings11]

Bold indeed….

Kopitar once again leads the team in scoring

Kempe pots 50 goals

Byfield breakouts with 55-65pts

Clarke leads the Kings Dmen in scoring & ROY

Turcotte finds his health and replaces Arvy on the Phil line

Fiala-PLD-Kali are magical offensively but suck at defense

Todd happens and the Kings lose in rd 1

 

[Statto]

Byfield makes @Sol like him

@Kurrilino concedes that Kopi had a good season.

We all agree our goaltenders are underpaid.

@bland thinks Blake had a plan after all.

Spence has 5 fights and wins them all.

Clarke is a Norris finalist but misses out due to East Coast bias.

@Statto actually makes a post that is successful in being funny… granted that one is really unrealistic.