GDT: Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning - February 7, 2015 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)

[kingsholygrail]

Is it time to start a tank thread?

Here's a fun fact: 5 teams have fewer wins on the season then the Kings (tied with NJ).... Those OT points really hurt the draft standing.

Ok TO has a couple games in hand....

So no matter how you look at it...those OT games hurt the Kings.

 

[CowMix]

Damn loser points keeping us from our Connor McDestiny

 

[SettlementRichie10]

What's ****** is that if we would have won half those shootouts, we'd be right in the thick of things. Remove the loser points altogether, were a cellar team.

Black hole it is!

 

[Omni Owl]

my team please win because i live you and when your sad i cry. Breathe win relax live repeat. First in best dressed naked. please be whiskey jpeg

DOES PLEASE BE WHISKEY MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE, DOES IT KINGS?

 

[BigBrown]

Lightning home record: 21-4-1 ... sheesh. The boys are gonna have to put some work in if they're gonna come away with any points.

 

[Model62]

Have to miss this one due to travel, but really wanted to get a look at Tyler Johnson.

Florida's gonna be the new California in a season or two.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kings are going to win this one like 4-0 just because, then promptly dump the next one after a jonathan quick puckhandling gaffe.

So no matter how you look at it...those OT games hurt the Kings.

Oh god that burns!

Damn loser points keeping us from our Connor McDestiny

 

[KingsHockey24]

This team needs more Dustin Penner, Santa Clause beard Alexander Frolov, and Alexei Ponikarovsky.

Finally! Someone that thinks the same as me.

 

[DocWest]

This team needs more Dustin Penner, Santa Clause beard Alexander Frolov, and Alexei Ponikarovsky.

Finally! Someone that thinks the same as me.

 

[Butch 19]

this could get ugly

 

[KingPuckChoo]

7-1 Tampa if Quick starts
4-2 Tampa if Jones starts
5-3 Tampa if Quick gets yanked for Jones
6-2 Tampa if Jones gets yanked for Quick

pick your poison

 

[Iceman]

Good luck guys!

A game I was looking forward to before the stuff you guys have been going through this season happened and us losing 3 dmen to injury.

 

[redcard]

17-1 Tampa

 

[Scottkmlps]

Good luck guys!

A game I was looking forward to before the stuff you guys have been going through this season happened and us losing 3 dmen to injury.

That's a sure fire recipe for a Kings loss. Play a rookie goalie and it's bullet proof.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

7-1 Tampa if Quick starts
4-2 Tampa if Jones starts
5-3 Tampa if Quick gets yanked for Jones
6-2 Tampa if Jones gets yanked for Quick

pick your poison

17-1 Tampa

...or that

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Good luck guys!

A game I was looking forward to before the stuff you guys have been going through this season happened and us losing 3 dmen to injury.

we'll see you guys in the finals bro!!

 

[redcard]

I think it might be time to cash in on a few favors. Namely Brian Willsie scoring to secure Stamkos lives in Florida and that whole Teddy Purcell + 3rd for Jeff freaking Halpern. Spot us a couple goals, Tampa.

 

[DocWest]

Good luck guys!

A game I was looking forward to before the stuff you guys have been going through this season happened and us losing 3 dmen to injury.

He's an early congrats on the blowout win.

 

[johnjm22]

I expect the Kings to win this one.

 

[Ron*]

I expect the Kings to win this one.

I expected the Kings to win the last one.

Then Jake Muzzin happened.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

I expected the Kings to win the last one.

Then Jake Muzzin happened.

QUick was really weak on that 3rd goal too

Muzzin isn't the reason for the loss, but he didn't help

 

[TonySCV]

Win or don't come home. Seriously. At least games start and end early on the road.

 

[Ron*]

QUick was really weak on that 3rd goal too

Muzzin isn't the reason for the loss, but he didn't help

Sure he is. Florida woke up and has all the momentum and took it to the Kings the rest of the game.

Even though it was a short-side goal, I don't blame Quick for that...it was a Toffoli turnover that started that whole defensive zone debacle that lead to the goal.

 

[Jeff18]

If we're not planning on going on a 10 game win streak then we should just lose.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Sure he is. Florida woke up and has all the momentum and took it to the Kings the rest of the game.

Even though it was a short-side goal, I don't blame Quick for that...it was a Toffoli turnover that started that whole defensive zone debacle that lead to the goal.

sure momentum...but it can be sustained...remember? when a team sustains momentum and your goalie bails you out until you regain momentum? remember those days?

remember when Quick was dubbed elite?

shouldn't he sometimes be able to crush the opponent's hopes of a win and calm down that 8-10 minute momentum swing?

Brian freakin' Elliott can...

who can't this year?

Mike Smith
Jonathan Quick
Kari Lehtonen

Boston can cry all year long about how Boston 2014 isn't the same as Boston 2015, they've lost important players... people point out to how useful Boychuck is to that team

you know what? Rask has entered beast mode for over a month now

when's the last time you saw Quick in beast mode? you know...whenever your D makes crucial mistakes, you're goalie is there to be a freakin' wall for you

If LA would have a D of Emelin, Gonchar, Gilbert, Weaver, and Allen you'd freak out...but yeah, Price is in beast mode

point is... Quick has been average to terrible and the Greene, Muzzin, Martinez, McNabb Regehrs of this world are just exposing Quick to that

seriously, this guy is facing 20-26 shots a game, can you please stop at least 23 of them? and blame the other 2 goals on your pathetic D..

i'm telling you, the MAIN problem with this team is goaltending, then D