GDT: PDSF: (2) Los Angeles Kings vs. (3) San Jose Sharks

[kingskring]

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[Bandit]

Kings out-Sharking the Sharks this year. Sharks in 3.

 

[Little Psycho]

 

[Captain Timo]

Goodluck guys, should be a hell of a series.

 

[DocWest]

We'll be lucky to win one game. We've been playing trash hockey for a while now and our D is a horror show. We can't hold leads and we struggle to beat terrible teams like the Oilers. Sharks in 5.

 

[King'sPawn]

I just hope the Kings put up a good fight. Winning isn't easy.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Sharks in 6.

Kings are going to have to do the 2014 Hawks defensive lineup and even that won't be enough. Muzzin has been sketchy for a month, Martinez is currently injured, McNabb doesn't have the foot speed for the Sharks. Doughty is gonna be playing 32 a game but even that won't save us from Schenn and Scuderi.

I do like our offensive depth especially if Gaborik comes back (unlikely) but it's going to take a Drew Doughty/Jonathan Quick tag team miracle to drag this one out.

Everyone is still somehow sleeping on the Sharks, and especially their defense.

 

[Omni Owl]

Not feeling too confident going into this, the Sharks have a vendetta from last series and our D is weaker this time around. If Quick can stand on his head and Gabbo comes back we may have a chance.

 

[Little Psycho]

If we ended up playing the Preds we would have had more hope since the Kings have never seen them in the playoffs, but with SJ you have history and they are going to want revenge which why I'm not confident in the Kings. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Little Psycho]

Game 1 is on Thursday at 7;30

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Disappointed, I don't think we match-up as well with the Sharks this year

 

[KingsHockey24]

San Jose in 4, they're just too good.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Team better be ready to snap out of the funk they went into after clinching

 

[mbar]

You guys are all such chicken littles. The last 10 or so games are not the Kings. We will see the team we saw just before clinching. It will be a tough series but we can win.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Hoping for the best, but honestly have no clue what to expect. If they can string together consistent 60 minute performances unlike what we saw in the latter two months of the season, then they should fare well. If they play inconsistently and their special teams and offense and defense falter, then it's going to be an early exit. Staying out of the box is going to be crucial, but the sloths on defense will get caught flat footed against a fast and skilled team.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Forget it.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Doughty, Martinez, and Muzzin must be healthy and play solid hockey or we are screwed. We are going to be icing some boneheaded pylons on the back end and it scares the crap out of me

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Hoping for the best, but honestly have no clue what to expect. If they can string together consistent 60 minute performances unlike what we saw in the latter two months of the season, then they should fare well. If they play inconsistently and their special teams and offense and defense falter, then it's going to be an early exit. Staying out of the box is going to be crucial, but the sloths on defense will get caught flat footed against a fast and skilled team.

That's one of my major worries for this series. I don't trust the refs to avoid biting on obvious ******** dives that quite a few Sharks players pull off over and over and over.

Sharks are 2nd in penalty differential only to the Wild; Kings were 29th in penalty differential only to the Bruins.

If we're allowed to play our game and the refs don't' fall for ******** because boohoo we're being bullies, we'll be okay.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Good luck guys.

I think we can all agree that it's stupid that NHL put a game on USA, right?

 

[KingsKnight]

Well I hope the boys are good and pissed that they didn't get the division. I'm expecting a great series, and just hoping we can play to our potential.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Hopefully the Kings get focused. As I'm sure Sutter will say, there aren't any surprises in this one.

 

[KingsKnight]

Schedule:

 

[Zero Pucks Given]

Just win, baby.

 

[The Night King]

Holy negativity Batman.

GO KING GO!

 

[KingsFan7824]

15-16 season series:

Pavelski - 5GP, 4G, 6A, 10Pts, +6
Thornton, - 5GP, 3G, 5A, 8Pts, +7
Burns, - 5GP, 4G, 3A, 7Pts

Carter - 5GP, 2G, 3A, 5Pts
Toffoli - 5GP, 3G, 2A, 5Pts
Doughty - 5GP, 1G, 2A, 3Pts
Lecavalier - 2GP, 3G, 0A, 3Pts
Lucic - 4GP, 1G, 1A, 2Pts
Kopitar - 5GP, 0G, 1A, 1Pt, -4

Something will need to change in some of these numbers for sure.