Recalled/Assigned: Sounds like Mitchell is out, Schultz recalled

[regulate]

The mayor is reporting on twitter https://twitter.com/mayorNHL that Jeff Schultz has been recalled. So one can only surmise that Mitchell is out due to injury, and Greene will play. Schultz is only a safety net due to his NHL experience in case something happens to Greene between now and the game on Wednesday.

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[damacles1156]

I would play Shultz. Greene is done as an NHL Defender.

 

[redcard]

I would play Shultz. Greene is done as an NHL Defender.

Total hyperbole.

 

[Omni Owl]

What the hell happened to Greene? He was pretty solid for awhile there...

 

[HeadInjury]

I think Schultz is being called up as insurance in the unlikely event that someone else goes down with an injury before the game. Greene will get the call before him.

 

[kingsfan]

Greene is in before Schultz unless Greene is hurt and the club wasn't letting on about it. That said, Mitchell could also be a game time decision so this could all just be precautionary.

 

[onlyalad]

Play 7 d-men

 

[Reclamation Project]

Anyone but Greene.

 

[Ron*]

Play 7 d-men

Last time we did that we got torched.

 

[agentfouser]

I would play Shultz. Greene is done as an NHL Defender.

Are you forgetting how utterly terrible Schultz has been in the NHL recently? This is Jeff Schlutz, man, JEFF SCHULTZ.

 

[damacles1156]

Are you forgetting how utterly terrible Schultz has been in the NHL recently? This is Jeff Schlutz, man, JEFF SCHULTZ.

I would say Greene is worse.

The Kings are not getting the Matt Greene from 2012, that guy is long gone. Also probably never coming back.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Oh my god. Sutter will be insane to start Greene. Guy got lit up like a Christmas tree. Oh man now that's scary. Greene is total **** now.


Schultz is absolute crap too.

They should have called a young defenseman up regardless of experience, because with experience, Greene and Schultz will be bad. How bad can a young good defenseman be with the kings system..

 

[agentfouser]

Oh my god. Sutter will be insane to start Greene. Guy got lit up like a Christmas tree. Oh man now that's scary. Greene is total **** now.


Schultz is absolute crap too.

They should have called a young defenseman up regardless of experience, because with experience, Greene and Schultz will be bad. How bad can a young good defenseman be with the kings system..

Could McNabb or Campbell be called up? Is either of them an option?

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Could McNabb or Campbell be called up? Is either of them an option?

McNabb should have been given a chance.

Right now Greene is playing like Simple Jack and Schultz was playing like Simple Jack in Washington.

 

[deeshamrock]

Could McNabb or Campbell be called up? Is either of them an option?

I thought of Campbell in the 3rd when WM didn't return. Never thought of Greene. Campbell played well in the short time he was up, however, Sutter doesn't seem to be the type to put an inexperienced D in a game 7.

I'd rather have MItchell on his 1 good leg...

Really queasy thinking of Greene getting ice time...

 

[KingKopitar11*]

I thought of Campbell in the 3rd when WM didn't return. Never thought of Greene. Campbell played well in the short time he was up, however, Sutter doesn't seem to be the type to put an inexperienced D in a game 7.

I'd rather have MItchell on his 1 good leg...

Really queasy thinking of Greene getting ice time...

That's what sucks. Our organization doesn't trust young players that much.

They sat Pearson for absolutely no reason and he's been great when they were forced to play him.

I wish they trusted younger players though, they're not 12.

 

[agentfouser]

McNabb has more NHL games under his belt than Campbell, if I'm not mistaken. He'd be my pick.

 

[theMajor]

I thought of Campbell in the 3rd when WM didn't return. Never thought of Greene. Campbell played well in the short time he was up, however, Sutter doesn't seem to be the type to put an inexperienced D in a game 7.

I'd rather have MItchell on his 1 good leg...

Really queasy thinking of Greene getting ice time...

id rather have Doughty play 40 minutes and have DS rotate the other 4

 

[driller1]

id rather have Doughty play 40 minutes and have DS rotate the other 4

Matt Greene is a RD. Our two biggest minute eaters are DD and Voynov. With 28 minutes out of DD and 22 out of Voynov, we only need Greene for 10 mins. Fingers crossed this is the case.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Matt Greene is a RD. Our two biggest minute eaters are DD and Voynov. With 28 minutes out of DD and 22 out of Voynov, we only need Greene for 10 mins. Fingers crossed this is the case.

He played less than ten minutes last game and was - 4 before he got benched lol

 

[deeshamrock]

A brief glimmer of hope:


Jon Rosen ‏@lakingsinsider ·22m
Darryl Sutter, on Willie Mitchell's availability: "We'll see tomorrow. See how that goes."

 

[deeshamrock]

Jon Rosen ‏@lakingsinsider ·37 mins
Lots of good stuff coming from Drew Doughty, who said he had trouble sleeping last night because of how excited he was for Game 7.

GOod, he's young and lots of energy, he can play his 30 and Greene's 10.

Love DD...

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

That's what sucks. Our organization doesn't trust young players that much.

They sat Pearson for absolutely no reason and he's been great when they were forced to play him.

I wish they trusted younger players though, they're not 12.

Don't fully disagree, but I wouldn't go that far. They have an uphill battle to fight cracking the lineup for sure but once they're here earning trust they become part of the crew that doesn't get broken.

In this case, I'm kinda shocked no Campbell, but in a Game 7, it makes sense to have a veteran D there rather than a 'rookie' or someone new to the org. Schultz is a weird choice in that he's a vet but this would be his first Kings game--that's scary. But, do you go with Greene (who is maybe hurt and definitely rusty), Campbell (green but there), or Schultz (vet but meh and new to the org)? Not really a right choice in there imo.

 

[ADifferentTim]

That's what sucks. Our organization doesn't trust young players that much.

They sat Pearson for absolutely no reason and he's been great when they were forced to play him.

I wish they trusted younger players though, they're not 12.

Like I've been saying beforehand, that kind of rookie mistrust completely costs teams their championship aspiration. The Yankees are the single most famous example to that, like I have been saying repeatedly.

Please, for the love of God, start Andrew Campbell and Brayden McNabb! I rather not waste their youth in the farm, wondering what could have been, especially when they can play and the Sharks are clueless on Brayden.

 

[theMajor]

whoever plays, whether its Greene or Schultz, is going to play sheltered minutes. Greene was abominable in the last game he played