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Rumor: Planning Ahead: 2019 Off-Season

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KINGS17 said:
Toffoli's effort was pathetic.
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What bothered me more, was the last few weeks, when on a line with Kempe and Grundstrom, those 2 were busting azz and working together...and looked like
Tyler was doing his own thing - he was actually doing his best to take any shot and trying to score (which he couldn't) and was not playing as a unit with them.
He was not making plays for them and was not working. I would love to see Kempe and Grundstrom have another winger with speed and skill. They would be the
best line most nights.

Hope TT is traded by draft day.
 
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Peter James Bond II said:
Someone said WD was Luc's and Beckerman's hire...so not sure if WD was Blake's choice.
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Whether it was Blake or not. Everyone knew WD was a temp on the job. They certainly didn’t listen to him, didn’t respect the guy, WD got yelled at on tv by Quick.

WD was just there to collect a check, just like half the guys on the roster.

The last couple weeks have been real weird, seeing the Dave Taylor era being glorified in a way and it seems like there’s a real push to bring that culture back.
 
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Peter James Bond II said:
What bothered me more, was the last few weeks, when on a line with Kempe and Grundstrom, those 2 were busting azz and working together...and looked like
Tyler was doing his own thing - he was actually doing his best to take any shot and trying to score (which he couldn't) and was not playing as a unit with them.
He was not making plays for them and was not working. I would love to see Kempe and Grundstrom have another winger with speed and skill. They would be the
best line most nights.

Hope TT is traded by draft day.
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If we can get a first round pick for him, he’ll be traded. If not, we’ll hold on to him until the deadline next year, I would imagine. Try to up his value with a bounce back season.
 
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kingsboy11 said:


Ouch
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You can tell that was a big deal just through Doughty alone. He and Kopitar make up most of the leadership now and hearing him say that he earned his contract and will just roll with things was very deflating. We need much more from him and I don't think he'll ever have the maturity to govern the culture in that room. The "C" really really needs to be pinned back onto Brown's sweater. Kopitar and Doughty are gliding on their laurels and don't have the gravitas and stones to lead the group.
 
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KopitarFAN said:


Who is starting the 2020 draft thread?

Lafreniere & Byfield, among others.
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Again, the two year price freeze on season tickets was all I needed to see to understand they plan on being bad next year as well.

If the rumor of a five year contract offer to McClellan is true, then they are definitely looking at this as a decent sized rebuild.
 
kingsboy11 said:


Ouch
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Blake is also to blame for not having a off-ice plan/practice that would help transition the team play. At the beginning of the season, nobody knew what they were doing and looked horrible. I hope Blake has a vision of how he wants to the team to play and hires a coach that best fits the mold like Lombardi. Lombardi knew how his team was going to play and brought in the coach that best fit that style
 
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kingsholygrail said:
The season is over for them. What would be a better look? Being on a cross?
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BigKing said:
Again, the two year price freeze on season tickets was all I needed to see to understand they plan on being bad next year as well.

If the rumor of a five year contract offer to McClellan is true, then they are definitely looking at this as a decent sized rebuild.
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Luc stated as much in the season ticket holder event 3 weeks ago. They plan to collect as many draft choices as possible this off-season (they'd like to add more picks this upcoming draft) and into the next. It's a rebuild, not an attempted quick fix.
 
kingsofLA said:
Blake is also to blame for not having a off-ice plan/practice that would help transition the team play. At the beginning of the season, nobody knew what they were doing and looked horrible. I hope Blake has a vision of how he wants to the team to play and hires a coach that best fits the mold like Lombardi. Lombardi knew how his team was going to play and brought in the coach that best fit that style
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Doesn't inspire much confidence does it.
 
Peter James Bond II said:

Jon Rosen✔@lakingsinsider
Spoke briefly with Blake about Prokhorkin, currently in the Gagarin Cup Playoffs. Blake has spoken with him this season, and the team is planning on offering him a one-year ELC when his SKA season ends. 6'2, 201; 26 in Sept. 41 points in 41 GP with SKA. Will have more in a bit.
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what on earth makes him think porky is gonna leave russia now? for a one year elc? at 25?
 
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