“They’ll blow it in the playoffs. “ Edmonton Oilers 2 vs LA Kings 3. Part Twa!!!!

[Kurrilino]

The Oilers are not weak on defense. I don't why people continually say that. It's one of those reputational things that never goes away I guess.

Bouchard turned into one of the best D-Men in the league
I guess it's the same people having fever dreams who predicted the Kings to be a contender

 

[YP44]

LA is worse than last year and Edmonton is better.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Objectively the Kings do matchup better against the Oilers than last year. As bottom of the lineup players, Pierre and Andreas are upgrades over Kupari and Durzi, respectively. Oilers have also improved at depth positions but I don’t think they’ve improved more than the Kings relative to the previous season’s playoffs.

At the top of the lineup I think each team is a wash when it comes to positives over the last year. Hyman got 50, but Byfield hit twenty. Multiple Kings are healthy, but so is Draisaitl, so that’s also a wash.

My best read is that the Kings lose in 5 or 6, and this time, it’s clearly because of goaltending. The biggest flaw going into September is most likely to be the reason for heartbreak come early May.

 

[johnjm22]

Stay full healthy.
PLD plays his best hockey.
Get good goaltending.
Have the bounces go our way.
Skinner has a bad series.

That's what has to happen for LA to have a chance.

 

[Fat Elvis]

What gets me is folks saying that 11 and 8 "know how to win" and "know what it takes to win the cup". The reality is that they haven't won jack squat without Carter, Williams, Richards, Mitchell, Greene, Stoll, Regehr and Brown. They haven't won a single playoff series being "the Guys". Just because they won 10 years ago does not make them winners per say. Both HOF players, but neither has that "it" factor some of the names above carry with them when it comes to playoff hockey. It's time they show up. Action speaks louder than words.

 

[FrozenKing18]

I wasn’t around all that much for the 1st round, and completely missed 2nd round. 3rd times the charm or are we getting destroyed?

 

[Sol]

Stay full healthy.
PLD plays his best hockey.
Get good goaltending.
Have the bounces go our way.
Skinner has a bad series.

That's what has to happen for LA to have a chance.

Stopping McDavid is the only things that will give the Kings a chance. His will is unstoppable when he wants to enforce it. They can't give him space and time by doing 1-3-1.

 

[johnjm22]

Stopping McDavid is the only things that will give the Kings a chance. His will is unstoppable when he wants to enforce it. They can't give him space and time by doing 1-3-1.

He had 10pts in 6 games against Vegas last year.
He had 10pts in 6 games against LA last year.

In the last two playoffs he has 53 points in his last 28 playoff games.

You're not going to stop him.

 

[Sol]

He had 10pts in 6 games against Vegas last year.
He had 10pts in 6 games against LA last year.

In the last two playoffs he has 53 points in his last 28 playoff games.

You're not going to stop him.

Then there's nothing else that can be done. Kings give him way too much room.

 

[Lt Dan]

The Kings this year in the playoffs

 

[tigermask48]

At the top of the lineup I think each team is a wash when it comes to positives over the last year. Hyman got 50, but Byfield hit twenty. Multiple Kings are healthy, but so is Draisaitl, so that’s also a wash.

I usually am pretty agreeable to your takes, but how are the top of the lineups a wash?

In what alternate reality are McDavid, Hyman, Draisatl not significantly better in every way other than maybe defense than Kopitar, Byfield, Kempe?

 

[DoktorJeep]

I usually am pretty agreeable to your takes, but how are the top of the lineups a wash?

In what alternate reality are McDavid, Hyman, Draisatl not significantly better in every way other than maybe defense than Kopitar, Byfield, Kempe?

Hey man, even the most cynical fan retains foolish hope. What else explains coming back every year for over 30 years and preparing for another kick to the bag.

 

[YP44]

Stay full healthy.
PLD plays his best hockey.
Get good goaltending.
Have the bounces go our way.
Skinner has a bad series.

That's what has to happen for LA to have a chance.

yup, and that is for a chance

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

What gets me is folks saying that 11 and 8 "know how to win" and "know what it takes to win the cup". The reality is that they haven't won jack squat without Carter, Williams, Richards, Mitchell, Greene, Stoll, Regehr and Brown. They haven't won a single playoff series being "the Guys". Just because they won 10 years ago does not make them winners per say. Both HOF players, but neither has that "it" factor some of the names above carry with them when it comes to playoff hockey. It's time they show up. Action speaks louder than words.

They're more used to losing than winning once you take those listed players out. First round exits in 2010 and 2011. They reached their peak from 2012 to 2014, and have had nothing but failure since then.

2015 - Missed playoffs.
2016 - First round exit (in 5 games to San Jose).
2017 - Missed playoffs.
2018 - First round exit (in 4 games to Vegas).
2019 - Missed playoffs.
2020 - Missed playoffs.
2021 - Missed playoffs.
2022 - First round exit (in 7 games to Edmonton).
2023 - First round exit (in 6 games to Edmonton).

I'd say a more accurate statement would be that they've forgotten how to win, and don't have the leadership around to help them get to the next level.

If you look at that decade of failure, and see that they haven't won a single series, and have a playoff record of 6-16 in that stretch, it is nothing but disappointment.

 

[Statto]

The way this goes is predictable…

1st Round elimination- Everyone wants BLuc gone (rightly so)
2nd Round elimination- Everybody panics that BLuc will stay
WCF Elimination - The fans are adamant that the players have overachieved and that BLuc suck. All of it is down to the players.
SCF Elimination - Fans knew the run was just a mad fluke, want BLuc gone because they are clueless. The players are rubbish really.
Cup Win - Yay we won… but we hate BLuc with a decade of failure ahead. Trade everyone!!!!!

I am joking obviously but some of the stuff on here currently is mind numbing. Most of all it’s boring with 95% of the posts saying exactly the same thing, they themselves posted the day before. Everyone needs to stop wallowing in their negativity and misery. Enjoy life a bit more people!!!!

I’m also not defending anything, as I’m fully expecting a 1st round exit.

 

[tigermask48]

Hey man, even the most cynical fan retains foolish hope. What else explains coming back every year for over 30 years and preparing for another kick to the bag.

Ok, fair enough.

 

[tigermask48]

I am joking obviously but some of the stuff on here currently is mind numbing. Most of all it’s boring with 95% of the posts saying exactly the same thing, they themselves posted the day before. Everyone needs to stop wallowing in their negativity and misery. Enjoy life a bit more people!!!

You can call it wallowing in negativity and misery all you want.
But things kind of suck with this team right now and that's becoming clearer as time goes on.
Doesn't mean we don't enjoy other things away from the team. Baseball has been great so far to the point where I haven't watched a Kings game in a month.
Been going to appointments for my upcoming baby and it's impossible to not love those.
Life is good everywhere but here, so yeah let people vent their frustrations if they need to. Ignore list is useful.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

If anyone's going to this, could you please let us know what the "swag" consists of (also please let us know how much the minimum bid on Ebay will be)?

LA Kings To Host Playoffs Fan Rally at TSPC | Los Angeles Kings

The LA Kings invite fans out to their first Playoffs Fan Rally of the year at Toyota Sports Performance Center Saturday, April 20th.

www.nhl.com

 

[Mats26]

win win for the Kings. Kings win we break the 2 years of the Oilers' dominating us in Rd1, we lose, Blake gets canned.

 

[chris kontos]

If we win this series, i will post the biggest, hairyest public apology in the history of public apologys.
I also would like to post a negative comment about the negative aspect of losing the series. We think that blake at least would be fired. BUT (and theres always a butt) AEG could just not give a shit and ignore our crack managemt team and its middling results/plan/monetary useage.
So, as always, i hope for the best. But whats best aint always pretty.

 

[KingsHockey24]

We only win the series if PLD does this to McDavid.

And it HAS to be PL that does it.

 

[Surf Nutz]

this is the first time out of 3 that kings are going in with all players healthy. Not that it makes it easier to play Mcdrai.

They said Kopitar was injured 3 games ago and he looked off to me.

at least the positive is that most of us except axl know that this is probably a sweep easily. This Kings team is much more stupid than the other ones. There's no "playoff Kings will wake up now that they're in". Nope, they're just some random idiots now who blew a three goal lead against the worst team in the NHL. That is who is going to show up.

Realistically. Kings lose against Edmonton by sweep most likely, and at least that awful GM will be out of here.

at least the positive is that most of us except axl know that this is probably a sweep easily. This Kings team is much more stupid than the other ones. There's no "playoff Kings will wake up now that they're in". Nope, they're just some random idiots now who blew a three goal lead against the worst team in the NHL. That is who is going to show up.

Realistically. Kings lose against Edmonton by sweep most likely, and at least that awful GM will be out of here.

When Sol says it, it's wrong 9 times out of 10.

Therefore the Kings win at least 2 and Blake as stated previously is still giving you migraines come September.

Kings in seven bitches.6

6

 

[Surf Nutz]

Quick somebody tell me an advanced stat to make me feel better.

Quick somebody tell me an advanced stat to make me feel better.

Rittich is 1-0 vs Oinklers.

Unfortunately the Coaches don't have the balls t o start him

 

[Shellz]

Rittich is 1-0 vs Oinklers.

Unfortunately the Coaches don't have the balls t o start him

I like that one

 

[Surf Nutz]

Kinda cool that Kopi is in the front.