GDT: Preseason games 2024-25

[theMajor]

Thomas better be making this team

 

[tny760]

nice change watching a 4th line do 4th line things instead of trying to be a 3rd line

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Locks: Kopitar, Kempe, Laferiere, Fiala, Byfield, Foegele, Jeannot, Danault, Moore, Turcotte, Thomas, Lewis, Anderson, Clarke, Spence, Gavrikov, Edmundson, Burroughs, Kuemper, Rittich

LTIR: Doughty and Kaliyev

Bubble: Englund, Moverare, Fagemo, Helenius, Lee, Studnicka, C. Jones

Waivers: Malott, Parker-Jones, Ward, Krygier, McKay, Copley

Of the Bubble guys...
1) Helenius
2) Studnicka
3) Moverare
4) Fagemo
5) Lee
6) C. Jones <-- not enough looks yet
7) Englund

*I would have Lewis behind Lee after watching these preseason games. Also, Burroughs has probably been an 8 Dman but lucks out to the Doughty injury.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Great confidence booster for all, especially DarK , if he pulls it out and the skaters better make it the priority.

Nit picking I can only find Nuttoughs and maybe Spence with a few soft moments as a slight disappoint.

Everyone else gets a neutral except for guys who exceeded slightly:

Akiller

Moverare

Jeannot

Danault

Foegle

Kuemper

Gavrikov

Hiller N Co.

Lee

a few others.

 

[ru4reals]

Did not even realize Zegras played tonight. LOL.

 

[ru4reals]

Kings gotta get more games on KCOP!!!

 

[Surf Nutz]

Did not even realize Zegras played tonight. LOL.

He is manic , on the down side tonight.

What's his face will dump him if he gets what he wants or they are positioning for the playoffs.

Unless he has a better year with Terry and Mason and tightens up.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Quintin McJeezus maneuver here..looking fwd to more of this

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840971045408583968

 

[JTeller97]

Did not even realize Zegras played tonight. LOL.

Feel like he's completely plateaued, wonder what that BSU guy is up to these days lol

 

[Surf Nutz]

Kings gotta get more games on KCOP!!!

Without Hayweird , who is obviously going color blind.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

There's a small town pizza place my wife and I drive about 45 minutes to during the year named Red Wing Brewery (named after the town it's in, not the hockey team.)

In May their pizza of the month is Jalapeño Popper pizza with jalapeño cream cheese as the sauce, cheddar cheese, black beans, crumbled bacon, and jalapeños. Amazing!

They also have a rueban pizza with corn beef and sauerkrat that's great.

Another is the Beer Chesse pizza with cheese sauce, and then popcorn on top. The popcorn sounded weird but we got it and the popcorn soaks up the grease and really adds to the pizza.

Wtf is this hipster shit lol

 

[ru4reals]

Quintin McJeezus maneuver here..looking fwd to more of this

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840971045408583968

If Fiala skated he would have had an open net on an absolute beauty of play.

 

[Surf Nutz]

Locks: Kopitar, Kempe, Laferiere, Fiala, Byfield, Foegele, Jeannot, Danault, Moore, Turcotte, Thomas, Lewis, Anderson, Clarke, Spence, Gavrikov, Edmundson, Burroughs, Kuemper, Rittich

LTIR: Doughty and Kaliyev

Bubble: Englund, Moverare, Fagemo, Helenius, Lee, Studnicka, C. Jones

Waivers: Malott, Parker-Jones, Ward, Krygier, McKay, Copley

Of the Bubble guys...
1) Helenius
2) Studnicka
3) Moverare
4) Fagemo
5) Lee
6) C. Jones <-- not enough looks yet
7) Englund

*I would have Lewis behind Lee after watching these preseason games. Also, Burroughs has probably been an 8 Dman but lucks out to the Doughty injury.

I agree and would keep Fagemo , Moverare and C Jones up with heavy consideration of who would go on waivers and who would be less likely.

Then its time for longer evaluations and adjustments before the deadline and hopefully face the Ducks in round 1.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Helenius pic in NHL25

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

I thought this was going to be the year the Ducks started puting it together but these 2 preseason games they haven’t showed up at all. There not even working on things. Just rushing lines in vein!

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

I don't think the preseason can tell you too much, but I'm pretty sure the Ducks are going to be ass

 

[kingsfan28]

Did not even realize Zegras played tonight. LOL.

He's saving it for the regular season when stat padding counts.


And the trolling starts early:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1840973489005805614

 

[kingsfan28]

Zellwegers eyes were the size of dinner plates when he saw helenius revving up

Zellwegers looked like a peewee in a men league game next to Helenius. He's a big dude.

 

[King'sPawn]

Great game tonight. Virtually everyone, even the locks, looked like they were playing for a job.

Really like Lee and Helenius out there. Loved Fox's breakdown of Lee just holding on 1-on-4 to buy time which led to the goal.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Great game tonight. Virtually everyone, even the locks, looked like they were playing for a job.

Really like Lee and Helenius out there. Loved Fox's breakdown of Lee just holding on 1-on-4 to buy time which led to the goal.

Lee may not have got on the stat sheets, but he hasn’t looked out of place in any period of the few games he’s played this pre-season.

 

[mysterman2]

Watching Burroughs was like watching Steve Finn.....they give 110% every shift and its clear they still arent good enough.

 

[BringTheReign]

Watching Burroughs was like watching Steve Finn.....they give 110% every shift and its clear they still arent good enough.

Tom Kostopoulos is one of my favorite Kings for this same reason. He did go on to play 600+ games though, so maybe there's hope for Burroughs yet. I think I'd still prefer Moverare.

 

[Reaper45]

Tom Kostopoulos is one of my favorite Kings for this same reason. He did go on to play 600+ games though, so maybe there's hope for Burroughs yet. I think I'd still prefer Moverare.

I’d take Burroughs for the hitting alone when compared with Moverare.

 

[Schrute farms]

Thomas better be making this team

He should have played in the playoffs with his strong end to the season. That was idiotic. I hope they learned their lesson.

The Kings looked great last night. I'm somewhat excited for the season. Although it was just the Ducks and pre-season.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Watching Burroughs was like watching Steve Finn.....they give 110% every shift and its clear they still arent good enough.

Also known as Doug Zmolek syndrome.