GDT: Preseason games 2024-25

[Surf Nutz]

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[johnjm22]

My impression is that Luc is on the hot seat. I believe AEG will makes changes soon if things don't change.

 

[johnjm22]

Funny thing is I'm the complete opposite. If there are highlights, lowlights, or memes, I'll look like he's any other player. But I still care more about how Vilardi, Kupari, and Iafallo are doing more than he.

But I also reject the idea of telling a fanbase to "get over it" when I doubt the fervor behind the sentiment isn't related to the team he's playing for now.

Just trolling a team's board and telling them to get over any player is just shitty, especially when you have a personal stake in that player.

I find PLD and his situation to be kind of interesting.

I'm not sure if PLD doing more of the same in Washington would make the Kings look better or worse.

Also, the whole "get over it" thing is awfully rich coming from a guy who's primarily a fan of a different team. We'll see if he's still in that mood after watching PLD for a full season in Washington.

 

[Omni Owl]

I'm with the people that say f*** pre-season and not have your best players even bother with it, all it can lead to is injury. The Laine situation makes it a no brainer. NFL teams take the same approach and it seems to work for them. If they do still have to play pre-season games, just leave the top guys out of it...

 

[Surf Nutz]

My impression is that Luc is on the hot seat. I believe AEG will makes changes soon if things don't change.

Soon?

Nothing is happening until the outcome of the season is hanging in the balance.

The soonest that would be is during a major slump threatening the Kings making the playoffs.

 

[ru4reals]

KCOP (13) is the Ducks, KCAL (9) is the Kings, Cable BSW is mostly LA's , BSSW is mostly Anaheim's , sometimes they cross over depending scheduling conflicts.

You're right totally forgot about KCAL. Do the Kings have any games on KCAL this year?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

That's also quite literally possibly the only poster ever to tell us to just get over PLD.

Almost every other fanbase in the NHL--like us--saw that disaster coming and expressed justifiable sympathy.

So as much as I ended up actually liking PLD the human and hating PLD the player, I'll be actively rooting against him just for the schaudenfraude of the stupid f***ing smugness over a god damn preseason 5-on-3 goal blowing up right in his face.

"LA Misused him, Washington is actually geniuses" is some bullshit lol, as if they weren't the least-deserving playoff team (-37!) last year on their way to getting swept and went out and got PLD to cure that.

Edit: haha jesus christ it's even funnier than that, their GDT literally reads exactly like ours as it pertains to PLD. "didn't even notice him" "he coasts a lot of shifts" verbatim. I take back what I said about December...see you in November for your apology tour

 

[shuchukfan]

Blake and Co. take most of my ire for the PLD fiasco, but I still want him to fail miserably in Washington (and wherever he ends up after that). Yeah, I'm bitter. I don't hate Washington at all (hey, they kept Vegas from getting a Cup that first season), but I can't wish the guy well after how he "played" here.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Blake and Co. take most of my ire for the PLD fiasco, but I still want him to fail miserably in Washington (and wherever he ends up after that). Yeah, I'm bitter. I don't hate Washington at all (hey, they kept Vegas from getting a Cup that first season), but I can't wish the guy well after how he "played" here.

I didn't. I do now. I hope Ovechkin deflects 60 goals off his walker or fat guy corset and into the net but I hope it's the only 60 goals they get all year.

 

[Kingfan1967]

You're right totally forgot about KCAL. Do the Kings have any games on KCAL this year?

The LA Kings are coming back to KCAL for the 2023-24 season:

Sat. Nov. 18 at 7:30 PM: St. Louis at Los Angeles
Sat. Dec. 16 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Seattle
Sat. Jan. 20 at 7:30 PM: N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles
Sat. Mar. 9 at 7:30 PM: Dallas at Los Angeles
Sat Mar. 30 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Calgary
Tue. Apr. 9 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Anaheim

EDIT , missed the year - doesn't look like any KCAL(9) games in 24-25

 

[DoktorJeep]

PLD is gold plated proof that Blake isn’t a good enough GM to build a winner. But some sycophants can look at the results and argue that he isn’t actively damaging the franchise. Some Kings fans love to live on their knees. It’s truly sad that the highest levels of the third highest revenue franchise believe we inhabit hockey Siberia.

You have to wonder who that narrative serves more. Is it fans or management? Somehow fan dollars don’t translate to equivalent relevance. We could be first in revenue and the navel gazing, excuse makers will continue to say LA hockey fans are ok with suffering for decades between success.

Somehow that doesn’t matter for the Dodgers or Lakers. But the Kings are a perennial mom and pop operation despite fans shelling out more money than everyone but TO or NYR.

 

[motalar]

The LA Kings are coming back to KCAL for the 2023-24 season:

Sat. Nov. 18 at 7:30 PM: St. Louis at Los Angeles
Sat. Dec. 16 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Seattle
Sat. Jan. 20 at 7:30 PM: N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles
Sat. Mar. 9 at 7:30 PM: Dallas at Los Angeles
Sat Mar. 30 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Calgary
Tue. Apr. 9 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Anaheim

What about the 2024-2025 season?

 

[BaileyFan]

That's also quite literally possibly the only poster ever to tell us to just get over PLD.

Almost every other fanbase in the NHL--like us--saw that disaster coming and expressed justifiable sympathy.

So as much as I ended up actually liking PLD the human and hating PLD the player, I'll be actively rooting against him just for the schaudenfraude of the stupid f***ing smugness over a god damn preseason 5-on-3 goal blowing up right in his face.

"LA Misused him, Washington is actually geniuses" is some bullshit lol, as if they weren't the least-deserving playoff team (-37!) last year on their way to getting swept and went out and got PLD to cure that.

Edit: haha jesus christ it's even funnier than that, their GDT literally reads exactly like ours as it pertains to PLD. "didn't even notice him" "he coasts a lot of shifts" verbatim. I take back what I said about December...see you in November for your apology tour

Plenty of Blake-defenders in our own fanbase were calm-downing us about PLD (I still remember the “b-but he’s a PLAYOFF PERFORMER” takes). It’s bizarre to see it now coming from the outside.

The worst part about having PLD on your team is that the more you watch him, the less you will actively enjoy the game of hockey. His disdain for the sport is infectious.

 

[ru4reals]

The LA Kings are coming back to KCAL for the 2023-24 season:

Sat. Nov. 18 at 7:30 PM: St. Louis at Los Angeles
Sat. Dec. 16 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Seattle
Sat. Jan. 20 at 7:30 PM: N.Y. Rangers at Los Angeles
Sat. Mar. 9 at 7:30 PM: Dallas at Los Angeles
Sat Mar. 30 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Calgary
Tue. Apr. 9 at 7:00 PM: Los Angeles at Anaheim

Hmmm looks like there will be no games on KCAL this season unless I'm missing something.

Update on LA Kings TV and Radio Situation for 2024-25 NHL Season

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[theMajor]

PLD is gold plated proof that Blake isn’t a good enough GM to build a winner. But some sycophants can look at the results and argue that he isn’t actively damaging the franchise. Some Kings fans love to live on their knees. It’s truly sad that the highest levels of the third highest revenue franchise believe we inhabit hockey Siberia.

hearing that blake got suited up, went onto the ice and had a 1 on 1 talk with PLD to show him how to 'battle' was the cherry on the shit-pie. its so embarrassing that he thought it would change anything about PLD's game.....did they not do ANY scouting beforehand?!?! regardless of how excited i am for this season, Blake better be kicked the f*** out come July

 

[Johnny Utah]

I knew the PLD deal was horrible when I saw him on his first shift in the Australia game last year. I called in Russell Morgan’s Twitter spaces and said as much.

Losing Kupari and Iafallo doesn’t bother me. It’s Vilardi and the 2nd (Durzi).

Also, listen to Frank Seravalli talk about PLD. He thinks Dubois is horrible and it’s addition by subtraction.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Trade Moore

31G on a good contract would make you think that its ridiculous to trade him.. but his value would never be higher, and Thomas is more of what you'd want from a 3rd liner. Id be down. But this org never maximizes anything esp contract value.

 

[Peter James Bond III]

A LOT of things we have been waiting for are happening. Sure, some of it is via circumstance. But they are more aggressive and more physical. The young RHDs will be getting top 4 minutes for months.

IF Turcotte is healthy and breaks out...

IF Jeannot really can produce in a less open style...

IF Kuemper isn't cooked...

IF Thomas can be that indispensable jack of all trades...

IF Byfield can take the next step towards dominance...

IF a renewed, aggressive approach becomes real...

There are lots of reasons to be MUCH more interested in the Kings this year. More stories to follow, all with progress as the destination.

All of the above. I believe in all of the above is happening or all happen to a degree. The aggressive approach and abandoning 1-3-1 is good on Hiller. TMAC could say most of the right things and have experience....but as far as implementing change, making the right calls, making the right combos, having game strategy changes, out coaching any coach...he failed. Hiller may not seem like he's an elite type coach and can even lack in some areas, but I like his approach and ability to change...and ability to inspire.

I got so tired of:
TMAC
PLD no explanation needed
Lizotte (not the effort. the results and inability to have him be a factor to win in playoffs)
Grundstrom - Lackluster results. Hitting with zero ability to make anything happen offensively
Englund in last few months. Should not be playing much, if at all
Lewis - oh well. If Thomas, Turcotte, Studnicka? all play as well as they can, Lewis should not get many games.

Adding to Bland's list:
Clarke performing as good or better than hoped. He's ready. Best condition he's ever been and physically ready. If they go after him, there's Jeannot, Edmundson and Burroughs. Others are seemingly more physical and ready to not take shtt, too. even QB I see getting his first 5 min major, I'm betting.
Adding Foegele. Think he'll perform well in all areas and scoring 20-25 possible
Adding Laferierre. A confident and focused Laf may well blossom this yr...1st line legit talent or not.
Like what I'm seeing on the PP.

Beating ANA and Utah one thing. Will like to see how they do vs BOS and FLA.

 

[Lt Dan]

It looks like no TV for the Boston game and the Florida game is on KCAL9

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

It looks like no TV for the Boston game and the Florida game is on KCAL9

The Boston game shows up on ESPN+ as a "National Broadcast." I'm not sure which channel that is supposed to be, though. Maybe a Canadian national broadcast?

 

[Lt Dan]

The Boston game shows up on ESPN+ as a "National Broadcast." I'm not sure which channel that is supposed to be, though. Maybe a Canadian national broadcast?

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Or NESN is broadcasting it to Boston

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Or NESN is broadcasting it to Boston

It could be, though usually ESPN+ will say "Bruins Broadcast" if it were the local broadcast (similar to the Leafs-Wings game above the Kings-Bruins game in the screenshot).

 

[Lt Dan]

It could be, though usually ESPN+ will say "Bruins Broadcast" if it were the local broadcast (similar to the Leafs-Wings game above the Kings-Bruins game in the screenshot).

You should nunchuck the programming guide

 

[johnjm22]

Soon?

Nothing is happening until the outcome of the season is hanging in the balance.

The soonest that would be is during a major slump threatening the Kings making the playoffs.

I don't think it will happen during the regular season. He might get one season after this IMO.

Beckerman wants post season success.

 

[Lt Dan]

I don't think it will happen during the regular season. He might get one season after this IMO.

Beckerman wants post season success.

I can't remember the last time management was fired during a season. Taylor and Lombardi were both fired in the offseason