GDT: 2022-23 season game 43 LA Kings vs Vegas Golden Knights @7:00pm 1/7/23

[RayMartyniukTotems]

The Retro Kings Crowned the K-Nights

 

[Surf Nutz]

Listen to the Vegas post game coach and Stone showing a little disrespect towards the Kings. Stay classy Vegas.

Stone is going down! Vegas not getting by us this year.

 

[AbsentMojo]

I remember game 1 when Durzi brain cramped and Stone was so pumped like they won the cup.. I thought that was weird... seems like we're in their heads when we dusted them at end of season last year

 

[deaderhead28]

Kevin Fiala notches hat trick in Kings' win - ESPN Video via @ESPN

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[kilowatt]

 

[kingsfan28]

Wins don't get better than that. So close to the shutout for Copley. Fiala hatty, Gabe with 3 assist, completely shut down Vegas.

 

[AbsentMojo]

I think one of the things that VGK didnt figure was that Kings 3rd line is at least as good as the other 2 (esp in this game). I think this will give other teams fits as well.. having 3 lines that can all score.

 

[bouncesonly]

Kings are now 4th in the league for GF....granted they have played an average of 3 more games compared to the top 10 in GF.

 

[kingsfan28]

Listen to the Vegas post game coach and Stone showing a little disrespect towards the Kings. Stay classy Vegas.

Probably didn't like the clean hit along the boards by Doughty the 3rd, Then when he retaliated with a crosscheck to his back, Drew laughed at him.

 

[King'sPawn]

Carrlyn sure looks great in Black! And what's with the mark on Stollie's face,did he get too close and the babe made like a Bathe and popped him one

I don't disagree that Carrlyn is a lovely-looking person but your fanfic and commentary after every time she's on TV has me concerned.

 

[ru4reals]

Damn missed the 2nd and the 3rd period we just never know who's going to show up. Very impressed by the first period glad they were able to sustain it throughout the game. Can we just please have a few games like this in a row.

 

[The Butcher]

With all the fans cheering for the Kings you'd think it was a Home game for the Kings

As it should be

 

[The Butcher]

I have to give credit where it's due: Since the closed door meeting and waiving the 5 million dollar Cal Peterson the team has responded. Actually I'm not sure how much more we can ask for since the game in Boston.

I'm still cautiously optimistic but TM and Blake appeared to have pushed a couple of the right buttons. Bottom line, credit to the boys and Copper for turning that sinking ship around.

 

[All The Kings Men]

Can I say Carrlyn is lovely? She's lovely!

every time you do this I cringe

 

[kingsholygrail]

Kings legend Craig Conroy!

 

[ru4reals]

every time you do this I cringe

LOL. Serious we all know Carrlyn is a cute lady but man it's become obsessive. Yikes. The one thing I can never stop saying though is that these retro jerseys are freakin gorgeous, can you please tell Luc and the upper management the fans want these permanantly. I think it's time to move on from the worst logo/crest in sports.

 

[kilowatt]

every time you do this I cringe

I guess we just start reporting it on here? It’s so brutal.

 

[Statto]

This is a trend with Byfield. Always so close, always just an inch away.

It’ll come. Based on everything I’ve seen it’s a case of him feeling comfortable and he then lets instinct take over. It was exactly the same in the AHL. I really think once he knows he’s not going to get benched, demoted or whatever if he has a bad shift/game he will take off. They need to get him to believe that’s the case, even if it isn’t.

I think they need to just play him and the consequences are the consequences, no matter what. Because if he doesn’t breakout we have big problems going forward. Him and Clarke are the future. I’m making a general point, I’m not picking on Blake or TMac before anyone gets defensive.

 

[Statto]

On the puck luck references which I assume means the posts being hit.

1. A shot that hits the post is off target, it may as well hit the corner. It’s only unlucky if it slightly hits a skater on its way through and was otherwise going to hit the net. If it brushes the goalie its a save, not unlucky.

2. Both shots were clean and very close to Copley. His positioning was great because it looked like if they were on target he makes contact for a save.

So no both of those plays were not puck luck, it was good positioning by Copley because the pipe work was all he gave them.

 

[KingsFan7824]

I have to give credit where it's due: Since the closed door meeting and waiving the 5 million dollar Cal Peterson the team has responded. Actually I'm not sure how much more we can ask for since the game in Boston.

Since 12/1/22:

24th in GF/G
16th in GA/G
17th on the PP
26th on the PK

6th most points in the league, 8th best overall pts%, and 2nd best in the west.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I'd hold off on this as Marcel Dionne scored a lot more than that I'm sure

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Where the hell you been? Have you not noticed he hasn't played the last 5-6 games?

I've noticed just fine but I just thought since Iafallo was back Moore got the Kucherov "Flu"!!!

 

[LAK74]

I'd hold off on this as Marcel Dionne scored a lot more than that I'm sure

I’m sure they knew they were limiting their comment to players debuting with the Kings only within the past 17 seasons since 2005/06. Just for comparison, if you want go back farther than that, Dionne needed 29 games to hit 40 points back in 1975/76, Gretzky did it in only 19 games (1988/89), and Robitaille in 34 games (1986/87). There may have been others as well, but to mention every player in Kings history to accomplish this would merely serve to diminish the impact of Fiala’s accomplishment. I, for one, am just happy that his arrival here has brought some excitement that we haven’t experienced in quite some time.

 

[Lt Dan]

What a game