GDT: 2022-23 season game 41 LA Kings vs Dallas Stars @7:00pm 1/3/23

[Schmooley]

what a solid win! PK came up big as did the pp.

Carl Grundstum still sucks! Bad penalty followed by terrible coverage on Robertsons goal. Just stood there and watched him score.

Kings play man on man right? Which would make Grundstroms man the dman at the point. Robertson was Doughtys man no?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I’m definitely feeling the urge to move on from Grundstrom and Lemieux. Grundstrom plays like 2 weeks of good hockey a year and leaves you wanting more but then he’ll disappear for months at end.

And he’s played a total of 36 games out of 41. It’s not like he’s been scratched for weeks and weeks.

At least Lemieux try’s to get things going, he’s just got rocks for brains.

I'm bummed Grundstrom doesn't seem to have the night ot night consistency. He might be the perfect 13th forward though--enough skill and power to step into any line.

Lemieux is unfortunate because he's simply not allowed by the refs to play.

 

[mbar]

Lemieux is unfortunate because he's simply not allowed by the refs to play.

Don’t we have a significantly better record when lemieux is in the line up then when he isn’t during his kings career? Can’t overlook that.

 

[crassbonanza]

Really solid win tonight. The team is really interesting as I never get a feeling of dominance, but you look up and they have the lead in shots and are scoring on the rush. I am really intrigued to see what they can do over the next stretch, because they seemed to have stemmed the tide from some early season disasters.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Dallas is great, but we're pretty good. If we were getting the goaltending we got last year to start the season (AKA what Copley is giving us now) I think we'd be right behind Vegas.

They are right behind Vegas.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Seems to mostly match the eye test tonight.

 

[kingsfan28]

Can we all just marvel at how bad Carl is...

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Can we all just marvel at how bad Carl is...

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No, RJ will have you banned...

Seems to mostly match the eye test tonight.

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Durzi had a great f***ing game.

 

[kingsfan28]

I'm bummed Grundstrom doesn't seem to have the night ot night consistency. He might be the perfect 13th forward though--enough skill and power to step into any line.

Lemieux is unfortunate because he's simply not allowed by the refs to play.

and then either take a bad penalty in the ozone or leave the most dangerous guy open to score. He's worse than Lemieux.

 

[AbsentMojo]

I’m definitely feeling the urge to move on from Grundstrom and Lemieux. Grundstrom plays like 2 weeks of good hockey a year and leaves you wanting more but then he’ll disappear for months at end.

And he’s played a total of 36 games out of 41. It’s not like he’s been scratched for weeks and weeks.

At least Lemieux try’s to get things going, he’s just got rocks for brains.

Grundstrom and Lemieux shouldnt have a spot. With Kaliyev and Moore soon to return, you will have to send down Kupari and waive one of Grund, Pepe or JAD to make room and if they want to keep Kupari two of those guys need to get waived... unless im missing something. Edit: im wrong re needing waivers when those guys come back. They'll just have to scratch 3 guys.. prob send Kupari down so he keeps playing.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

and then either take a bad penalty in the ozone or leave the most dangerous guy open to score. He's worse than Lemieux.

Disagree, he's been at his best when he's come in to play a handful of games back to back and fight for a job

 

[BringTheReign]

They are right behind Vegas.

I mean with the loser point, sure. They’ve got a +21 goal differential and 4 more wins in 1 less game. I think with consistent goaltending to start the year we’re neck-and-neck as opposed where we are now.

 

[Mcsorley47]

JAD and Kupari should have a spot on this team or at least remain up and not be sent down.

JAD is going to be a player and plays with emotion. I really like his game.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Side note I'm not trying to be smug but look what happens with the kids when you give them the stability of consistent ice time and partners. JAD is a good example

Kupari is starting to really put on that Trevor Lewis outfit and I enjoy it.

 

[All The Kings Men]

I don’t think he’s ever made a coherent statement.

are we SURE hes not andys?

 

[kilowatt]

Kupari has been money on the penalty kill. Not for nothing, but he had the most time on ice shorthanded tonight. More than Doughty! I'm hopeful that JAD can do the same thing and continue to chip away at Kopitar's hard defensive minutes.

Still don't see what Walker brings to the table. He played 13:38 tonight. No power play. Less than a minute and a half on the penalty kill. We really can't give Spence or Bjornfot those minutes?

Seems to mostly match the eye test tonight.

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I'm not sure how this was calculated, but Lizotte and Kupari appear to be taking a pretty massive hit on defense. I wonder if that's mostly from that botched stretch pass-turned-icing that led to Dallas' first goal.

 

[kingsfan28]

Side note I'm not trying to be smug but look what happens with the kids when you give them the stability of consistent ice time and partners. JAD is a good example

Kupari is starting to really put on that Trevor Lewis outfit and I enjoy it.

god I hope he's better at breakaways!

 

[Trash Panda]

Can we all just marvel at how bad Carl is...

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That play wasn’t on Carl, at all.

Three kings down below the dots, and it was a missed read between Kupari and Drew that is the main culprit.

Carls job there is to cover his point and trickle down to support a potential breakout, not make the defensive play itself.

god I hope he's better at breakaways!

I mean, he damn sure can’t be worse.

Not even Austin f***ing Wagner is worse on a break than Lewy.

 

[kingsfan28]

Kupari has been money on the penalty kill. Not for nothing, but he had the most time on ice shorthanded tonight. More than Doughty! I'm hopeful that JAD can do the same thing and continue to chip away at Kopitar's hard defensive minutes.

Still don't see what Walker brings to the table. He played 13:38 tonight. No power play. Less than a minute and a half on the penalty kill. We really can't give Spence or Bjornfot those minutes?


I'm not sure how this was calculated, but Lizotte and Kupari appear to be taking a pretty massive hit on defense. I wonder if that's mostly from that botched stretch pass-turned-icing that led to Dallas' first goal.

That was pretty bad for both of them. Kupari had an open lane to the redline to just dump it in and change. Instead he brainfarted and tried a bad stretch pass to a guy coming out of the box. Then Lizo get smoked on the faceoff...goal.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

The good thing is, when the defensive miscues aren't as numerous, it becomes easy to make something like that a teaching moment.

Pavelski made a phenomenal pass to one of the best finishers in the league sneaking in off the bench too, was he not? Holding those guys to 2 goals, sometimes you can just tip your cap to a great play too, and review what to do there.

Same thing goes for the Kupari --> Lizotte icing. Mistakes that are magnified in the playoffs. I appreciate the aggressiveness and don't want that to leave, but live to fight another day.

 

[kingsfan28]

That play wasn’t on Carl, at all.

Three kings down below the dots, and it was a missed read between Kupari and Drew that is the main culprit.

Carls job there is to cover his point and trickle down to support a potential breakout, not make the defensive play itself.


I mean, he damn sure can’t be worse.

Not even Austin f***ing Wagner is worse on a break than Lewy.

He's inside the circle, not covering the point.Totally flat footed puck watching. He didn't even see Robertson until he was celebrating his goal. Doughty was there to prevent the pass, which he came very close to doing.

 

[All The Kings Men]

 

[ru4reals]

Nick Nickson is so damn good. It would be so great hearing him call these goals night in and night out on TV.

 

[All The Kings Men]

 

[David Lunch]

He's inside the circle, not covering the point.Totally flat footed puck watching. He didn't even see Robertson until he was celebrating his goal. Doughty was there to prevent the pass, which he came very close to doing.

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I’d ask you to take another look at this photo. Who is Robertson literally skating right past who does nothing to cover him? JAD. Plus Doughty ought to be picking him up as he’s entering the prime scoring area and he’s the defenseman covering the middle. The far wing (Grundstrom) is the least responsible of the 3. Grundstrom is there to be a one timer block if they try to make a stretch pass across the ice from the corner there.