Pre-Game Talk: PDSF: (2) San Jose Sharks vs. (3) Los Angeles Kings (Schedule in OP)

[KingPuckChoo]

LA will win game three. San Jose will end it in 5 though

oh ok, and who wins the cup oh Great one?

and can you tell how the Kings will do for the next 5 years? i'd like to plan accordingly

thanks

 

[TheSentinel]

oh ok, and who wins the cup oh Great one?

and can you tell how the Kings will do for the next 5 years? i'd like to plan accordingly

thanks

Wanting to know how many times you'll be /wrists?

 

[KingKopitar11*]

oh ok, and who wins the cup oh Great one?

and can you tell how the Kings will do for the next 5 years? i'd like to plan accordingly

thanks

The Kings will play exactly 410 games next year. I can guarantee that.

 

[Reclamation Project]

The Kings will play exactly 410 games next year. I can guarantee that.

I'm batman.

 

[FPotvin39]

A Little off topic here but I didn't know where else to post this. I have 2 tickets to tomorrows game in section 205 row 7 seats 7 and 8 and I cant go because of something out of my control (trust me IM pissed!). So i am selling these for a really great price at $80 a piece. So $160 for the pair. I can email them to you after you have paid via Paypal. First person to PM me gets them.

Edit :SOLD

 

[BigBrown]

http://m.espn.go.com/nhl/story?storyId=10818943&src=desktop&wjb

An interesting article by Pierre Lebrun where he got some comments on the Kings from a Western Conference coach and an executive:

What gives? We reached out to a Western Conference NHL head coach as well as a Western Conference team executive to get their takes on what they've seen transpire in this series.
"Start with goaltending, then go to [L.A.'s] top players [Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Marian Gaborik, Mike Richards]," said the head coach via text message. "Then look at the speed and compete level of the two teams and it is not close. L.A. needs to play a tight 1-0 mentality. It starts with getting some saves for longer than 20 minutes. If I was the L.A. coach, I would be very worried about Richards! Doesn't look like the same player. Give him a role [head-to-head with Logan Couture and] see if you can get something out of him."

The front-office executive, meanwhile, said he's watched both games closely and is "stunned."
"Firstly, I think S.J. is attacking Quick surgically ... east-west," he said via email. "I don't put this all on Quick but they have made him look average with tons of traffic, lots of east-west attack and shooting pucks from every angle. The other tipping point has been how S.J. has exposed the lack of mobility of some of LA's defense. Watch closely, they have strategically placed pucks in on [Willie] Mitchell, [Robyn] Regher, [Jake] Muzzin and last night [Matt] Greene... Heavy, fast forecheck and L.A. has had difficulty exiting zone ... S.J. team's speed has been a major difference, including from their foot soldiers.
"And finally, they have been hard on L.A.'s top players. Every time [Anze] Kopitar, Doughty, [Slava] Voynov, [Justin] Williams, etc, have a puck, S.J. finishes a hit. Zero fly byes, has been real interesting to see. All that said, it's never a series until you lose a home game, so very interested to see LA response."

 

[Reclamation Project]

What we've been saying since game one. Hell, even all season.

 

[Muzzinga]

nah bro, Regehr has improved all season. The Sharks definitely aren't targetting his inability to move the puck, because thats only a minor part of hockey

 

[Herby]

The coach in the LeBrun article is obviously a hater.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The coach in the LeBrun article is obviously a hater.

They just quoted you.

 

[Little Psycho]

Meh sounds like Hayward, only thing missing is "unfortunate"

 

[Timos Death Stare]

I find it hilarious that the year all the "experts" pick us to advance and give us respect, we diarrhea all over ourselves so badly that it trickles down our leg and into our socks. It couldn't be more embarrassing.

Lurking your forums, but this post is full of win

 

[kingsholygrail]

I think our GDT on the main boards should just be a bunch of quotes of us panicking in the last GDT.

 

[BigBrown]

http://sbcpuckstorming.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-book-on-kings-is-out.html

Someone posted this in the playoffs section, it's theories on how the Hawks and Sharks have exploited the Kings. Thought it had some interesting points.

 

[johnjm22]

http://sbcpuckstorming.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-book-on-kings-is-out.html

Someone posted this in the playoffs section, it's theories on how the Hawks and Sharks have exploited the Kings. Thought it had some interesting points.

I still think the primary reason the Kings are getting beat is because of their compete level. LA was 3-1 against the Blackhawks in 2012. Richards, Brown, ect. aren't playing like crap because there's some sort of mythical playbook on how to beat them.

 

[BigBrown]

I still think the primary reason the Kings are getting beat is because of their compete level. LA was 3-1 against the Blackhawks in 2012. Richards, Brown, ect. aren't playing like crap because there's some sort of mythical playbook on how to beat them.

Oh for sure, no doubt that's a big part of it too. The way things are going right now it's gotta be a combination of a wide range of factors. I thought the article had some interesting points though, and is probably one piece of the puzzle.

 

[KingsFan7824]

I still think the primary reason the Kings are getting beat is because of their compete level. LA was 3-1 against the Blackhawks in 2012. Richards, Brown, ect. aren't playing like crap because there's some sort of mythical playbook on how to beat them.

3-1 in 2012, but 2-9 since.

Right now, the Kings just have too many players that can't or aren't playing the way the Kings need them too. Not just this series so far, but the whole year. The Kings are a possession team, but Richards never holds onto the puck anymore, and he's a center. His passes are weak, he fumbles pucks, and he gets rid of the puck as soon as he gets it when he can settle it down. Brown has been a mess since the start of the playoffs last year, outside of a few glimpses of holding onto the puck and doing something with it, or making solid body checks, or going to the net.

Mitchell isn't the same, Greene isn't the same, both hurt for long stretches over the last two years. Voynov has had a poor year, Doughty might still be banged up. Gaborik and Williams have nothing going. Mitchell has the same amount of shots on goal and points in this series as Gaborik, Williams, Brown, and Richards have combined.

 

[razzy]

Well lets see how strong our leadership group that you worship is now Dean. We will know in 12 hours where we stand me thinks. Better cross your fingers deano.

 

[Telos]

http://m.espn.go.com/nhl/story?storyId=10818943&src=desktop&wjb

An interesting article by Pierre Lebrun where he got some comments on the Kings from a Western Conference coach and an executive:

Pretty much everything in a nutshell. Our defense is allowing east/west attacks on Quick and giving up lateral plays. Our defense is very slow and sluggish, focusing on strength and size rather than speed or mobility and the Sharks are exploiting that.

Our stars have been neutralized and their supporting cast cannot create them enough room. Richards has lost major elements to his game and we have a lot of players struggling.

The whole team needs to find a different gear and Sutter needs to adapt or we are eliminated in the first round.

DL needs to address the defense in the offseason, it is very evident why they were looking for a defender as much, if not more, than scoring at the deadline.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Oh for sure, no doubt that's a big part of it too. The way things are going right now it's gotta be a combination of a wide range of factors. I thought the article had some interesting points though, and is probably one piece of the puzzle.

Agreed fully, though I would say regardless of the book being out, the turnovers with guys caught on the wrong side of the puck is the most uncharacteristic thing and if that stops, other things can fall into place.