GDT: 2023-24 Western Conference Quarter Finals LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm game 2 Edmonton leads 1-0

[redcard]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

 

[kingsholygrail]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

Some Reese's Pieces.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

 

[DoktorJeep]

Eight years and $80 million later and still not a single playoff series win.

Hey man, the loser who was previously in charge made trades to try and extend a championship window. Luc and Rob took over a disaster and had to build thing from ground zero.

 

[Choralone]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

A pillow to bite.

 

[chris kontos]

"well jim, as far as thier execution goes- i was all for it"

 

[DoktorJeep]

Is it just a coincidence that the coaches and TV guys are all wearing shades of purple?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

As important a game as the Kings have played this year...Good Luck to the Crowned Warriors

 

[chris kontos]

The Kings need to break the Oilers' Hyman tonight

Where's ol buster hymen when we need him?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

"well jim, as far as thier execution goes- i was all for it"

LMFAO

 

[Sausages]

Like what?

My feeling at the time he took over was that he inherited a roster of aging studs and tweeners. Have you ever revisited the 2016 - 2018 rosters?

I don't think the fanbase was ready to give up hope on Kopitar and Doughty and whatever else was left of the corpse of the cup teams. At the time it was felt that scoring was the only problem. No one serious wanted to play here so he takes what he can in Kovalchuk. Not great, but, hey, he signed. At least Blake cut his losses.

The team had not been expected to decline so fast, otherwise Lombardi isn't let go and Sutter survives a bit longer, maybe.

Blake gets handed this lemon to fix and really should have torn it all down, including trading Doughty (and maybe Kopitar). There has been zero benefit keeping Doughty but we could have good young players developed by now (player development is a separate debate).

Anything he did was going to be a risk. Does he incur wrath by betraying (in the eyes of the base) the cup winning hero's, or does he attempt to ride the wounded horse through one more run.

When it comes to drafting, the fanbase seems to have been generally on board with selections at the time of being picked but there has obviously been some really bad luck with injuries, i.e. Turcotte and some that just turned out to be expendable journeymen (JAD, Bjornfot, Kupari).

I also think that better players are coming than traditionally have and that could possibly be because of respect for Rob Blake, the veteran.

It's OK if you don't agree. Happy to have a convivial back and forth. I don't post much coz I think the cynical put downs get to much here at times. Who needs that. My usual comments are light hearted observational nonsense or lame jokes which seem funny when I've smoked up. LOL.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Why are those bubbling idiots Biss,Carter,etc on ...lets play the fricking game already

 

[RocketKing]

Kings must do something significantly different or else they will lose. Like an old school shadow on McDickhead like what Kelly Buchburger did to Gretzky. And yeah I know you can’t waterski down the ice like back then.

 

[DoktorJeep]

The Kings need to break the Oilers' Hyman tonight

Better odds of getting cock blocked by the zebras.

 

[johnjm22]

Laf on the top line again. How long will that last?

It's a great way to handicap that line.

 

[DryIslandBartender]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

lighter fluid and matches for my kings gear bonfire later tonight.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Is the anthem singer a midget?

 

[RocketKing]

Hey man, the loser who was previously in charge made trades to try and extend a championship window. Luc and Rob took over a disaster and had to build thing from ground zero.

You gotta be kidding here? Blake has had ample time to get his team in place and was gifted 11, 8, and a budding star in Kempe with a great deal of prime draft capital. And he BLEW IT. This is his bloody abortion of a sh1t house hockey team.

 

[DoktorJeep]

You gotta be kidding here? Blake has had ample time to get his team in place and was gifted 11, 8, and a budding star in Kempe with a great deal of prime draft capital. And he BLEW IT. This is his bloody abortion of a sh1t house hockey team.

In fact, sir, yes, I was kidding.

 

[Sol]

Talbot 6.00 GAA let’s f***ing go lmfaoooo

 

[RocketKing]

In fact, sir, yes, I was kidding.

Well I got that much right then

 

[DoktorJeep]

1-3-1

1-3-1

 

[Gjwrams]

Here we go

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Running to cvs to grab some lube before puck drop anybody need anything?

Methadone

 

[BaileyFan]

My feeling at the time he took over was that he inherited a roster of aging studs and tweeners. Have you ever revisited the 2016 - 2018 rosters?

I don't think the fanbase was ready to give up hope on Kopitar and Doughty and whatever else was left of the corpse of the cup teams. At the time it was felt that scoring was the only problem. No one serious wanted to play here so he takes what he can in Kovalchuk. Not great, but, hey, he signed. At least Blake cut his losses.

The team had not been expected to decline so fast, otherwise Lombardi isn't let go and Sutter survives a bit longer, maybe.

Blake gets handed this lemon to fix and really should have torn it all down, including trading Doughty (and maybe Kopitar). There has been zero benefit keeping Doughty but we could have good young players developed by now (player development is a separate debate).

Anything he did was going to be a risk. Does he incur wrath by betraying (in the eyes of the base) the cup winning hero's, or does he attempt to ride the wounded horse through one more run.

When it comes to drafting, the fanbase seems to have been generally on board with selections at the time of being picked but there has obviously been some really bad luck with injuries, i.e. Turcotte and some that just turned out to be expendable journeymen (JAD, Bjornfot, Kupari).

I also think that better players are coming than traditionally have and that could possibly be because of respect for Rob Blake, the veteran.

It's OK if you don't agree. Happy to have a convivial back and forth. I don't post much coz I think the cynical put downs get to much here at times. Who needs that. My usual comments are light hearted observational nonsense or lame jokes which seem funny when I've smoked up. LOL.

I’ve never agreed with the idea that there was this intense fan pressure to keep Kopitar and Doughty “for the culture” once it looked like the rebuild was on. This is LA. I really think a good third of fans who go to games these days wouldn’t recognize either player off the ice and if they do they don’t have some deep understanding of what they’ve done in their careers. If either had been dealt for a good return, the fans would have quickly gotten over it.

I mean he traded Quick for no reason and still had plenty of folks lining up to shill for what a genius he was for trading a 1st for two rentals.