GDT: Pre-Season LA Kings vs San Jose sharks @7:00pm 9/30/23

[Fishhead]

The Sharks are going to be terrible this year, and they know it. You can see the huge changes they've made to their system and philosophy. They collapse to home plate like the early Terry Murray era Kings. If there is a remote chance the play will go the other way, they start skating back. Not even 50/50 plays, like if they think they have less than a 20% chance. They are letting breakouts go uncontested. Pucks at the point aren't pressured, they are just falling back trying to block stuff.

Basically put up a wall and hope for a mistake by the other team. It's like they hired Jose Mourinho as their coach.

 

[KingsHockey24]

The 5k charity run will get a 3 camera shoot so we got that goin’ for us.

Which is nice.

If we all do it butt naked they'll have to use the cameras elsewhere. Finally streamed preseason games.

 

[Maynard]

I’ve really enjoyed watching the kids play.

Same here. I only get to a couple Reign games a year so these kinds of games are one of the few times I can watch all these guys everyone argues about on here.

 

[King'sPawn]

While the Kings have largely dominated the play (except on the PP), there have been some players who, well, haven't (so far).

I think Thomas, Fagemo, and Hudon have looked worse than usual.

Bjornfot has been pretty good playing RD. Him and Moverare as a pairing have stifled San Jose.

Despite still looking good otherwise, Clarke has not been smart when attempting to enter the zone. But his sense of where players are have him making quick, smart decisions in moving the puck.

I still think Laferriere has been a stud. He was close to getting a great scoring chance if Maltsev had seen him alone in the slot. But the dude just makes things happen. Steals, entries, drew a penalty. It will be very sad to see that effort not immediately rewarded.

JAD has played better than in Australia, but just looks like he has no chemistry on the line. His struggles to make anything happen are visible.

Chromiak went back to not getting in position to make things happen.

Probably Pinelli's best period of preseason so far. Hasn't made a major impact, but he was tilting the ice favorably.

 

[Trash Panda]

I have been thoroughly disappointed in Chromiak this pre-season.

He wouldn’t last two shifts under Todd at the NHL level, and would cost repeated chances against every time he is on the ice.

 

[King'sPawn]

Can they do better with a 5-on-3? Please?

Edit: no. The answer is no.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

They haven't even had a scoring chance with the man-advantage. Can't wait for another year of wasted development for all the young players in Ontario under Marco Sturm's coaching.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Doty needs a mohawk and a handle bar mustache.

 

[ru4reals]

Damn miss the old days of the big boys squaring off. Good tilt there between two tough guys. Doty with a solid right.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Doty will be 13th forward.

 

[kingsfan28]

Doty seems to like the long fights.

 

[Maynard]

Doty needs a mohawk and a handle bar mustache.

That makes for a painful bobble head.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Doty will be 13th forward.

No

 

[ru4reals]

Hopefully I don't Jinx him but Rittich has been pretty good.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Doty will be 13th forward.

I love you bb, but no.

 

[kingsfan28]

that chomp graphic is awful!

 

[King'sPawn]

Did Hiller travel with Group A? I can't imagine any other reason the powerplay is this awful.

 

[kingsboy11]

A whole lot of nothing going on for either team

 

[Schmooley]

Hopefully I don't Jinx him but Rittich has been pretty good.

Him and Ingham may just be the best goalies in the system right now…
This game is a bit boring they may be tired out there. No one is playing badly though they just dont have as much juice like the previous games.

 

[Trash Panda]

Hopefully I don't Jinx him but Rittich has been pretty good.

Neither goalie has had to make anything but the most routine of saves this game.

It’s a snooze fest

 

[ru4reals]

Reign and the kids are playing their hearts out. Most of them played last night and looking decent. This might be the last game for most of them and their going all out. Laferriere has been the most impressive these past few games. Is he AHL eligible or does he have to go back to Harvard? Really liking his game.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I'm waiting for the real Kings to show up not this facsimile

Reign and the kids are playing their hearts out. Most of them played last night and looking decent. This might be the last game for most of them and their going all out. Laferriere has been the most impressive these past few games. Is he AHL eligible or does he have to go back to Harvard? Really liking his game.

Can't go back to College he signed a contract to play Pro

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Kings management should have seen enough of these AHL guys to decide to cut rosters down already. Remaining players for the final 3 games should be...

Fwd: Kopitar, Kempe, Byfield, PLD, Fiala, Kaliyev, Moore, Arvidsson, Danault, Lizotte, Lewis, Grundstrum, JAD, Fagemo, Turcotte, Laferiere, Thomas, Pinelli

D: Doughty, Anderson, Roy, Gavrikov, Clarke, Spence, Bjornfot, Moverare

G: Copley, Talbot, Rittich, Ingham

 

[Johnny Utah]

You left out every tough player.

 

[All The Kings Men]

Kings management should have seen enough of these AHL guys to decide to cut rosters down already. Remaining players for the final 3 games should be...

Fwd: Kopitar, Kempe, Byfield, PLD, Fiala, Kaliyev, Moore, Arvidsson, Danault, Lizotte, Lewis, Grundstrum, JAD, Fagemo, Turcotte, Laferiere, Thomas, Pinelli

D: Doughty, Anderson, Roy, Gavrikov, Clarke, Spence, Bjornfot, Moverare

G: Copley, Talbot, Rittich, Ingham

Reign camp opens on Monday. Expect cuts between now and Monday morning.