GDT: 2022-23 season game 3 LA Kings vs Minnesota Wild @5:00pm 10/15/22

[Raccoon Jesus]

Yeah it was pretty much a pick up game, neither coach will be "happy" even if the result is 2 points.

Obviously better to have those in our pocket than not come season's end, every game counts, but there was little improvement game-to-game in sloppiness. The offense executing is nice, but that's about it.

 

[mysterman2]

Copley turns 31 in January
Petersen turns 28 in three days

My bad...had no idea copley was such a journeyman.

 

[kingsfan28]

Man, burn the tapes on this one. Not much to take away here haha. Other than Vilardi is a badass and Clarke should never go down. Byfield with a baller game too.

Pulling my right to be miffed with just 6"58 of icetime for Kaliyev and 12 for Byfield.

With all those penalties, it not uncommon to play so little. The entire game was one long special team drill. 12 pp total, plus a bunch of 4 on 4 . When he was out there he still did pretty well. had a couple of great chances. His time will come.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

With all those penalties, it not uncommon to play so little. The entire game was one long special team drill. 12 pp total, plus a bunch of 4 on 4 . When he was out there he still did pretty well. had a couple of great chances. His time will come.

I agree, but like I said earlier, it's not like it as all PK; they had enough PP time to give the top forwardds nearly 7 min so it would have been nice if they could have found more than 20 measly seconds for their #2 OA pick. The only forwards with less were Moore (0) and Lizotte and Lemieux (13 seconds each).

Though I agree that for the first time in a while, it seems like the org agrees his time is coming.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

 

[Bandit]

It's still early but this is a tad concerning regarding our defensive play.

Koala hockey. We’re now as rudderless as the dumbassed teams he coached in San Jose and Edmonton. G’day mate!

 

[Steve Zissou]

Gabe

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Dying laughing at how up-in-arms some of the Wild fans are over that.

Like, did they forget who Hartman is?

 

[King'sPawn]

Gabe

Even when people point out Hartman is holding Vilardi's stick and obstructing his ability tobreturn to play, OP screams "that doesn't make it right!"

 

[BigKing]

Even when people point out Hartman is holding Vilardi's stick and obstructing his ability tobreturn to play, OP screams "that doesn't make it right!"

Absolutely nasty hahaha

 

[HookKing]

Nasty indeed. I haven't seen a punch that hard since Cassius Clay knocked out Sonny Liston.

 

[cyclones22]

Nasty indeed. I haven't seen a punch that hard since Cassius Clay knocked out Sonny Liston.

Yeah talk about rope-a-dope. That was ridiculous embellishment. Similar to the crap that I think Steve Bernier tried to pull with Jaret Stoll in 2012. The ref didn't call that nonsense either.

 

[Bandit]

Is Hartman ok????????? Poor guy!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Yeah talk about rope-a-dope. That was ridiculous embellishment. Similar to the crap that I think Steve Bernier tried to pull with Jaret Stoll in 2012. The ref didn't call that nonsense either.

Unfortunately Hartman did it noticeably three times and they did get a penalty on his embellishment late

dunno how he always escapes fines/penalties

early this year has been a shitshow of dives, let's not forget the other night when Larsson left the ice and came right back

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Also agree that our defense is abysmal. I’ve already said it elsewhere, but this franchise has 8-9 ostensibly NHL caliber defensemen. There’s absolutely no excuse for our defense to be this bad.

If TMac can’t figure it out, fine. But then it’s Blake’s responsibility to step in and move some players.

 

[Fishhead]

So, since TM took over, the Kings are 13th overall in GAA, including #10 last year. Yeah, bad start defensively and all but I expect things to get much better soon.

 

[johnjm22]

I'm not too concerned about the D or the second line yet. I think they'll come around. Seems like early season sloppiness.

But it does get on my nerves that the Kings can't get a point in two divisional home games. Then as soon as they go on the road, outside of the division, of course they get the win.

 

[kingsfan28]

Gabe

its a little early for award season.
The ref watched the entire thing and just let them play. He knew Hartman was the a-hole.

 

[mysterman2]

Gabe

the posters delicate constitution should prevent him from watching hockey. and god forbid he ever take part in an NHL focus group- id hate the league to start thinking guys like this are the future of hockey fans.

 

[cyclones22]

I'm not too concerned about the D or the second line yet. I think they'll come around. Seems like early season sloppiness.

But it does get on my nerves that the Kings can't get a point in two divisional home games. Then as soon as they go on the road, outside of the division, of course they get the win.

That's a deep lying problem. The Kings had a mediocre home record and more losses than wins against divisional foes last season. It was the domination of the East that secured that playoff spot.

 

[tny760]

now that's f***in funny

 

[lumbergh]

I'm not too concerned about the D or the second line yet. I think they'll come around. Seems like early season sloppiness.

But it does get on my nerves that the Kings can't get a point in two divisional home games. Then as soon as they go on the road, outside of the division, of course they get the win.

Trevor Moore, Phillip Danault, and Victor Arvidsson have combined for 11 games played, 0 goals, 1 assist, and a collective -7. I mean, I understand a long leash, but that's pretty ugly.

Maybe it's time to give Arthur Kaliyev a chance on that line.

 

[bland]

If they put Kaliyev on the 2nd line then Kopitar will end up playing 42 minutes a night.