no future love/hope for clarke? thanks that's a much nicer post .. haha I always see your posts and its like 90 percent negative .. so just had to check if you like anything .. haha
The posts may sound more negative then they are.
I just have a black and white view of the NHL, the target is to win the Stanley Cup.
If for any reason the team can't archive that, burn it to the ground and start with people who want to be here and can get it done.
To do that i assign roles to position based on mathematics.
# 1 center 80+ points
Top 6 winger 30+ goals
Goalie 2v1 Win/Loss ratio
#1 Defender being able to shut down opponent top players
Now looking at the Kings roster, beside Kempe and Copley nobody is fulfilling their role.
This is why i hate all this patching and amateur our trading
The Kings would really benefit from getting rid of their past and start fresh.
This has been destroyed by resigning Kopitar and holding on to Doughty.
IMO opinion the the team should have already looked like this by now
Fagemo - Byfield - Kempe
Fiala - Vilardi - Khaliev
Grundstrom - Kupari - Arvidson
I would let the youngsters run wild and see where it goes.
While doing that picking up some more great picks like Clarke and then just add a crucial player right when needed.
Most of those guys are now gone or destroyed by 4th line duties and we still field Kopitar and Doughty, being destroyed 1st round since we don't even belong into the playoff.
How people see progress in that is far beyond me