Offseason GDT III

[KopitarFAN]

Like Jack Johnson?

To be fair, that was when they were awful and had no expectations of winning, didn't make the playoffs until his 3rd full year in the league.

 

[tsanuri]

Like Jack Johnson?

Might want to find a more recent player than one we brought up 9 years ago. Before they started running the team right and were ruining players.

 

[Trolfoli]

I don't understand why people keep penciling in LaDue into next year's lineup. LaDue wont even come up for a cup of coffee next year. He has not played a full season in the AHL and the Kings simply do not rush (especially defenseman) into the professional lineup without at least a few years of experience in minors.

Looking at the future. Next year doesn't matter and is a development year. I'm looking at LaDue to fill the Martinez, sleeper, role on the 3rd pair in a couple of years. I don't believe this team can be fixed to the point where it's competitive in one off season especially since part of that is seeing if Forbort/Gravel are NHL players. That'll take at least a year. The important part is to nail down a foundation that can be built on in the future.


Also nice enough for Leaf fans to bring the Brown talk here. They should be all over Brown as they won't likely make the playoffs before his contract is up.

 

[tsanuri]

Looking at the future. Next year doesn't matter and is a development year. I'm looking at LaDue to fill the Martinez, sleeper, role on the 3rd pair in a couple of years. I don't believe this team can be fixed to the point where it's competitive in one off season especially since part of that is seeing if Forbort/Gravel are NHL players. That'll take at least a year. The important part is to nail down a foundation that can be built on in the future.


Also nice enough for Leaf fans to bring the Brown talk here. They should be all over Brown as they won't likely make the playoffs before his contract is up.

I wouldn't be so sure about them not making the playoffs.
If you have listen to anything the Foley has said he is very much like DL. But going even more ambiguous. I don't expect it to happen but he has said 5 years. And that is to the cup not just contenting.
Not sure if you are talking about Toronto or LV. But that is what Vegas said early on.

 

[Trolfoli]

I wouldn't be so sure about them not making the playoffs.
If you have listen to anything the Foley has said he is very much like DL. But going even more ambiguous. I don't expect it to happen but he has said 5 years. And that is to the cup not just contenting.
Not sure if you are talking about Toronto or LV. But that is what Vegas said early on.

Leafs are garbage and will be garbage until they prove otherwise. They have yet to draft their 1C and their defense is suspect.

Edit: And need a goalie since they destroyed the one they have.

 

[tsanuri]

So we got more info about some of the expansion draft but also how the team will work with HHR. So they will have no effect on HHR threw this entire CBA. That is very important since based off where revenue numbers were they would of had to bring in around 165M just to not have a negative impact of the cap.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/30-thoughts-remembering-greatness/

24. One other interesting wrinkle Gagnon reported: if Las Vegas is a financial disappointment, any “negative fluctuation in global revenue of the NHL attributable to the eventual losses of the new team won’t be accounted for from here to the end of the current collective bargaining agreement, which will expire in six seasons.” (Two notes: the above phrase is translated from French. And, the two sides do have the right to re-open the CBA in four years.)

 

[MsMeow]

Carter's wife posted on twitter that she's pregnant. Due in November.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Carter's wife posted on twitter that she's pregnant. Due in November.

this is exactly the kind of boost the kings need to take their game to the next level...

 

[PJ Kings Hockey]

this is exactly the kind of boost the kings need to take their game to the next level...

Possible future King?

 

[KopitarFAN]

Possible future King?

Guessing sarcasm, some see these things as distractions which take away from their performance for a period of time.

 

[The Night King]

Speaking of Carter, was anything ever revealed regarding his injury?

 

[kingsholygrail]

Guessing sarcasm, some see these things as distractions which take away from their performance for a period of time.

I think it is in Brown's case. Guy has 4 kids right? No rest at home basically.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Its a little known fact that no player who has ever had children has gone on to accomplish anything of note.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Might want to find a more recent player than one we brought up 9 years ago. Before they started running the team right and were ruining players.

I didn't know facts have an expiration date. Good to know.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Its a little known fact that no player who has ever had children has gone on to accomplish anything of note.

Yah, it's never happened to anybody ever. 4 kids means you can just stop doing anything at work and you'll still get paid because I HAVE 4 KIDS! Not like Brown has a nanny or a housekeeper or a big enough house the kids can be in an area that can only be heard on a baby monitor or a chef or a personal trainer. Muhammad Ali had 9 children by the way.

 

[damacles1156]

Speaking of Carter, was anything ever revealed regarding his injury?

Kings insider asked, The Kings staff said Carter was 100% healthy down the stretch.

His play just fell off.

 

[Omni Owl]

Kings insider asked, The Kings staff said Carter was 100% healthy down the stretch.

His play just fell off.

****, that's not good. The whole team just seemed to fall off a cliff at the worst possible time.

 

[Bandit]

Yah, it's never happened to anybody ever. 4 kids means you can just stop doing anything at work and you'll still get paid because I HAVE 4 KIDS! Not like Brown has a nanny or a housekeeper or a big enough house the kids can be in an area that can only be heard on a baby monitor or a chef or a personal trainer. Muhammad Ali had 9 children by the way.

Seems like you're having a hard time separating what is from what is acceptable.

 

[tsanuri]

I didn't know facts have an expiration date. Good to know.

Things the team use to do don't matter near as much now. Yes they did it in the past but something done much closer than almost a decade ago has more relevance.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

Leafs are garbage and will be garbage until they prove otherwise. They have yet to draft their 1C and their defense is suspect.

Edit: And need a goalie since they destroyed the one they have.

Well, they draft their #1 center 2 Friday's from now. Nylander is looking pretty good and they say Marner will be on the team this year as well.

They signed 24 year old defenseman Nikita Zaitsev as well. Van Riemsdyk missed the last half of the season. They could emerge from garbage pretty fast.

 

[Quattro]

Its a little known fact that no player who has ever had children has gone on to accomplish anything of note.

I'm really sick of people criticizing Brown for having a family. And now Carter will suck because he's having a kid?

 

[KingsKnight]

Two years ago.

“2012 was losing our virginity. 2014 was the best sex any of us will ever have.”

 

[Trolfoli]

So I have some concerns.

Lombardi's talked about playing faster next season. Then he brings back Sutter.
-Sutter is about as suborn/set in his ways as they come. I'm not going to lie. The thought of Sutter making somewhat major shift freaks me out a little bit.

-The Kings already have plenty of fast players and "fast" may refer to transitioning quicker. What did Lombardi mean by "fast"?

-Sutter needs players that fit his game plan to be successful. If you're looking at a defense Sutter is going to coach, you go big physical veterans. These are not the types that are going to help move the puck in a "faster" game.

Will Lombardi get Sutter the players he needs? What type of players does Sutter's new plan require to work? Does Sutter even have a new plan? I'm freaking out!!!!

 

[Scottkmlps]

So I have some concerns.

Lombardi's talked about playing faster next season. Then he brings back Sutter.
-Sutter is about as suborn/set in his ways as they come. I'm not going to lie. The thought of Sutter making somewhat major shift freaks me out a little bit.

-The Kings already have plenty of fast players and "fast" may refer to transitioning quicker. What did Lombardi mean by "fast"?

-Sutter needs players that fit his game plan to be successful. If you're looking at a defense Sutter is going to coach, you go big physical veterans. These are not the types that are going to help move the puck in a "faster" game.

Will Lombardi get Sutter the players he needs? What type of players does Sutter's new plan require to work? Does Sutter even have a new plan? I'm freaking out!!!!

Was Doughty a big physical veteran d-man when Sutter started coaching the Kings? What about Voynov & Martinez? This delusion about who Sutter can coach is a little far fetched.

 

[deeshamrock]

Geno on the move, LA bound?

Normally, given the source, this would be just reading fodder, however the rumors of the Pens moving Malkin have been around for a couple of years and in the past few months, since mabye March, I have heard and read it on TSN and Sportsnetca from more reliable sources. That if the Pens won the CUp, they'd most likely move Malkin and his contract. Problem might be the list he has for those teams , the teams that are at the top have CAP issues, but apparently, LA the Hawks and the Wild are the early favorites.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklu...ry-to-Cgy-e4-Stamkos-Deadline-Buzz--2/1/77514

I guess that would depend on who DL would move and how much of that contract the Pens will eat.

Of course, I still think DL's first priority is defense, and what that would cost. If they wanted Geno as well, that would take moving someone one with some $$.