Your ideal lines for this season?

[Steve Zissou]

Paging @kilowatt your dream thread has arrived and begging for your participation.

 

[redcard]

I get that re: his eligibility last season, and it's too bad that he's either on the NHL club or has to go back to junior for this year, that's the downside of the NHL/CHL deal

No, no, no. This is what you're missing, any OHL player who played 20 AHL games last year is exempted from the CHL agreement. Byfield is allowed to play in the AHL this year. And despite being allowed to play in the AHL, he was going to be on the NHL roster.

But I wasn't under the impression he was a lock for the Kings team this season, at least not in the top 9. And if he's debuting on the 4th line, unless for a really shortened time period, that's not promising, least of all for his development.

He was, his play showed he deserved it and McClellan flat out said it. As for the role....we don't really know what our 2nd or 3rd line is, but the team wasn't going to let him languish on the 4th line all year. He averaged 15 minutes per game in his 6 game call up last year and looked every bit like he fit in.

As for the other forwards, I'm not suggesting any or all are or will be busts, but there's a reason Blake went out and got 3 forwards for his top 9 as this team clearly wants to take a leap forward and none of the youngsters is ready. My concern is that any hope that a few would significantly exceed expectations is in question. And to make the leap to playoff team they will need a few of them to do just that, esp. considering Kopitar and Doughty aren't going to be the stars forever.

If the best this group gets to (outside Byfield, and even he's not a sure thing) is a middle-6 forward or two or four, that won't get it done.

The reason has nothing to do with lack of confidence in the 20 year old prospects and everything to do with the lack of confidence in the 23-28 year old roster players. We have a "lost generation" of players due to trading so many high picks between 2011 - 2016 to try and win cups. The 28 year old Arvidsson and Danault signings are meant to bridge the gap between the 34 and 37 year old Kopitar and Brown and the 19-22 year old gluttony of prospects.

"My concern is that any hope that a few would significantly exceed expectations is in question" - there is no reason for that, the kids are playing outstanding right now, the eye test and their numbers reflect that. The team is simply trying to put the prospects in the best position to succeed while also getting results on the ice.

 

[Jason Squirties]

How yall have the patience to do this to that type of post is beyond me.

 

[cyclones22]

How yall have the patience to do this to that type of post is beyond me.

Especially when it is a tell me that you haven't been following training camp or preseason without telling me you haven't been following training camp or preseason post.

 

[kilowatt]

Paging @kilowatt your dream thread has arrived and begging for your participation.

It's simple stuff really.

Turcotte - Kopitar - Arvidsson
Iafallo - Danault - Kaliyev
Andersson - Vilardi - Tkachev
Lemieux - Moore - Brown

 

[KingsOfCali25]

Kempe--Kopitar--Arvidsson
Iafallo--Danault--Athanasiou
Tkachev--Vilardi--Andersson
Lemieux--Moore--Brown
Wagner, Lizotte
**Kupari to fill in for Athanasiou while he's out**

Anderson--Doughty
Bjornfot--Roy
Edler--Walker
Maatta

Petersen
Quick

 

[johnjm22]

Kopitar/Danault/Vilardi

Not a lot of speed down the middle.

Danault has a powerful stride, but Kopitar and Vilardi are slow.

I think Vilardi is better suited to wing.

 

[Faterson]

That SKA jersey is sick.

Most importantly, it shows that the correct pronunciation of Tkachev's name is with an O towards the end – not an E. (The spelling/transliteration of the name on the SKA jersey is more precise than on the Kings jersey, too.)

 

[kilowatt]

I wonder what happens when Byfield comes back up. Will Danault perhaps shift to wing?

Turcotte - Kopitar - Kaliyev
Danault - Byfield - Fagemo
Andersson - Vilardi - Tkachev
Lemieux - JAD - Moore

I know, I know. What about Iafallo and Kempe? Where's Brown and Athanasiou? Surely Arvidsson and Lizotte are still here?

 

[The Gabe Blade]

Most importantly, it shows that the correct pronunciation of Tkachev's name is with an O towards the end – not an E. (The spelling/transliteration of the name on the SKA jersey is more precise than on the Kings jersey, too.)

My German isn’t very good. Does that give it an “oi” sound?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

My German isn’t very good. Does that give it an “oi” sound?

It's like Dergachyov vs. Dergachev--think of a 'yaw', long o.

 

[bland]

Iafallo - Kopitar - Arvidsson
Moore - Danault - Kaliyev
Tkachev - Vilardi - Andersson
Kempe - Lizotte - Lemieux


Brown.

 

[apocalypse]

Tkachev Kopitar arvidsson
Kempe danault Moore
Andersson Vivaldi aa
Brown jad grindstone

Take it slow with Byfield. Keep him in the ahl for now. Don't rush him.

 

[bmr]

Kopitar/Danault/Vilardi

Not a lot of speed down the middle.

Danault has a powerful stride, but Kopitar and Vilardi are slow.

I think Vilardi is better suited to wing.

Speed isn't the end all be all with hockey. There's also good positioning and passing. I am glad that Byfield does fill in that checkbox so the Kings can throw different looks at teams.

Once the rookies get some games under their belt, the Kings will have a lot of options to throw at the other team. We were a bit too predictable last year.

 

[bmr]

Tkachev Kopitar arvidsson
Kempe danault Moore
Andersson Vivaldi aa
Brown jad grindstone

Take it slow with Byfield. Keep him in the ahl for now. Don't rush him.

Byfield has nothing left to do in the AHL. He's ready for the NHL now. Guy adds such a nice element to this team. Can't wait to see him back. Hopefully December.

 

[johnjm22]

Speed isn't the end all be all with hockey. There's also good positioning and passing. I am glad that Byfield does fill in that checkbox so the Kings can throw different looks at teams.

Once the rookies get some games under their belt, the Kings will have a lot of options to throw at the other team. We were a bit too predictable last year.

I didn't say it was.

 

[apocalypse]

Byfield has nothing left to do in the AHL. He's ready for the NHL now. Guy adds such a nice element to this team. Can't wait to see him back. Hopefully December.

Nope. We said that about Vilardi. Look where he's at. We said that about Kempe. Trash. You gotta let prospects perfect their game at the AHL level. Work out all their kinks. Blake is gonna rush all our prospects and their all gonna be trash. Sucks. Fire Blake.

 

[KingTech]

Arvy kopitar brown
iafallo danault Kaliyev
Tkachev Vilardi L anderson
Lemiuex moore Athanasiou

Kempe trade for a forward prospect and a pick.

Anderson doughty
edler walker
Bjornfoot roy

Clague

Matta traded or waived

 

[Ray Martyniuk]

Kopi-Kempe-Arvidsson
Danault-Lias-Tkachev
Vilardi-Moore-Frk-Grundstrom
Byfield-Turcotte-Yafallo-Lemieux...Defense

Bjornfot-Doughty
Andrson-Roy
Edler-Walker
Maatta

Petersen
Quick

 

[Eye of Ra]

Kopi-Kempe-Arvidsson
Danault-Lias-Tkachev
Vilardi-Moore-Frk-Grundstrom
Byfield-Turcotte-Yafallo-Lemieux...Defense

Bjornfot-Doughty
Andrson-Roy
Edler-Walker
Maatta

Petersen
Quick

why lias as the 2C? is he really ready?

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Throw some darts at some names and go with it, couldn't be worse than what the Kings have been icing

 

[Kurrilino]

Tkachev - Kopitar - Kaliev
Anathasiou - Vilardi - Arvidson
Anderson - Kupari - Brown
Lemieux - Danauld - Moore

Anderson - Doughty
Bjornfoot - Walker
Claque - Edler

Peterson - Quick