GDT: 2023-24 season game 17 LA Kings vs Arizona Coyotes @6:00pm 11/20/23

[SherVaughn30]

Oilers lose!

With their problems with playing team defense and goaltending, and now their PP not being so lethal, it would not surprise me if they miss the playoffs.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

QB is so gd skilled if he puts together some finishing ability this league is in troubke

 

[AbsentMojo]

Byfield so good is the silver lining in Dubois being ass.. Dubois lack of awareness on D scares me.

Another positive is we got Laf and Moore for Campbell and Clifford

I like the way Laf carries and protects the puck. Maybe he could eventually end up in the top 6.. for sure he can slot in on the 3rd line.. not that the Kings have lines 1, 2, 3 really

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Did Jim Fox call Byfield the Swoop? I didn't know Wayne Carleton was playing for the Kings

 

[ru4reals]

This game would be different if Yotes players were able to finish. How many breakaways tonight. Just brutal. Props to Copley and a little bit of luck for making big breakaway saves.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Want to see us play Colorado again

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Not sure I'm liking Carrlyn's new doo

 

[chris kontos]

With their problems with playing team defense and goaltending, and now their PP not being so lethal, it would not surprise me if they miss the playoffs.

Thier defense is horrible but pickard looked like an improvement in goal for them. I dont know if its still accurate but thier bottom 6 had only scored one goal this season

 

[AbsentMojo]

Want to see us play Colorado again

If they play like they did against FLA for sure

 

[SherVaughn30]

Copper appears to have his confidence back and played well. To see if he's turning the corner, will be how he plays whenever his next start comes about. Side2side movement, playing angles, and staying big, was better but not being able to pounce on some soft rebounds or kick 'em away hard is something he needs to get better at.

I have to say it's a bit amazing how much the Kings PK has improved from last season, which was very bad and burned them in the playoff series against the Oilers.

 

[BringTheReign]

QB is so gd skilled if he puts together some finishing ability this league is in troubke

I think he's going to be the type of player who has triple the amount of assists as goals. I feel like he's just going to put up a bunch of ~20 goal, 60-70 assist seasons over his career. I've got no problem with that either.

 

[Gjwrams]

Not sure I'm liking Carrlyn's new doo

She’s had it before. I’m not a fan of that style on women In general.

I really hope she gets the opportunity to host the pre and post game show as opposed to Patrick, who I don’t really care for. She is sharp, knows her hockey and has put in her time.

 

[Telos]

Byfield so good is the silver lining in Dubois being ass.. Dubois lack of awareness on D scares me.

Another positive is we got Laf and Moore for Campbell and Clifford

I like the way Laf carries and protects the puck. Maybe he could eventually end up in the top 6.. for sure he can slot in on the 3rd line.. not that the Kings have lines 1, 2, 3 really

Dubois's malaise concerns me a bit. At first, I chalked it up to him having a little bit of a Frolov vibe to him with his powering along the boards and trying to create possession around the net in the first couple of games, but since then he has just lackadaisically coasted around the ice doing nothing for a fair bit now...

Couple that with Fiala's overly cute and boneheaded plays along with his penalties the Kings will have some weaknesses to exploit, especially if the powerplay keeps stalling. Hoping things turn around by the postseason or at least there is a streak or spark created by then.

 

[AbsentMojo]

I have to say it's a bit amazing how much the Kings PK has improved from last season, which was very bad and burned them in the playoff series against the Oilers.

That old system the triangle + 1 or 1-1-2 whatever you want to call it.. it just gives the points so much room to maneuver but supposedly cuts down on cross seam passes. It was just terrible for them. And I have no idea why they stuck with it for the entire season... that really is a failure on the coaching staff

 

[ru4reals]

QB is so gd skilled if he puts together some finishing ability this league is in troubke

Seriously his puck pursuit is elite already. Seems like every time he goes one on one even one on two he's coming out with the puck. Loving his game. His assist doesn't get enough praise bats the puck out of mid air fakes two players and the vision to find kopi wide open. Just can't teach that. The scoring will come as you mentioned need to work on that but the ceiling is just off the charts.

 

[SherVaughn30]

Thier defense is horrible but pickard looked like an improvement in goal for them. I dont know if its still accurate but thier bottom 6 had only scored one goal this season

Not our problem. That falls on Holland giving big dumb contracts to Soup and Nurse(when they could have added scoring and d-men depth), and passing up on that Swedish goalie in the draft(Yzerman swooped in and drafted the goalie). Just from a hockey perspective, McDavid/Draisaitl need to learn along with the rest of the team to play team defense. When the star players buy-in to back-checking then the rest of team sees that and buys-in too.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Dubois's malaise concerns me a bit. At first, I chalked it up to him having a little bit of a Frolov vibe to him with his powering along the boards and trying to create possession around the net in the first couple of games, but since then he has just lackadaisically coasted around the ice doing nothing for a fair bit now...

ouple that with Fiala overly cute and boneheaded plays along with his penalties the Kings will have some weaknesses to exploit, especially if the powerplay keeps stalling. Hoping things turn around by the postseason or at least there is a streak or spark created by then.

Good that they are not on the same line any more. Dubois is not engaged it seems.. for whatever reason he is not doing the little things - hustle plays that we see from guys like Moore, Danault, Kope and Kempe and most of the rest of the team. He stands out as basically the only guy who makes you wonder what the f*** is he thinking half the time.

 

[YAYSAY]

Good that they are not on the same line any more. Dubois is not engaged it seems.. for whatever reason he is not doing the little things - hustle plays that we see from guys like Moore, Danault, Kope and Kempe and most of the rest of the team. He stands out as basically the only guy who makes you wonder what the f*** is he thinking half the time.

Dubois hasn't been engaged for most his entire tenure in the NHL

 

[fsanford]

QB is so gd skilled if he puts together some finishing ability this league is in troubke

Just 21... he will continue to develop

 

[SherVaughn30]

Not sure I'm liking Carrlyn's new doo

It takes a bit to get use to.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Dubois hasn't been engaged for most his entire tenure in the NHL

Riddle: why will Dubois always be a bachelor? (answer above)

 

[Fishhead]

Got pretty lucky tonight, timely goaltending. The Kopitar line got creamed by Arizona's top line, and Dubois' line was only slightly better. The Danault line picked up the slack and was dominant, but that's the first game in a long time that all 4 lines weren't rolling. Hey, that's what depth does though.

It's essential to be able to win games like this. When a great team starts getting points when they don't really deserve them they build up quite a point cushion.

Good that they are not on the same line any more. Dubois is not engaged it seems.. for whatever reason he is not doing the little things - hustle plays that we see from guys like Moore, Danault, Kope and Kempe and most of the rest of the team. He stands out as basically the only guy who makes you wonder what the f*** is he thinking half the time.

His timing is way off. When he puts on the burners and makes his mind up it's like "where the hell did that come from". He still looks like he's thinking way too much, he's gotta start reacting and figure out what's going on out on the ice.

He was starting to look comfortable and pretty good, but then he fell off the last 2 games. I think that crash into the net slowed him down a bit, he was coasting a lot tonight. We'll see how he responds on Friday.

 

[VILARGOD]

QB is so gd skilled if he puts together some finishing ability this league is in troubke

 

[tny760]

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[chris kontos]

Ive watched pld play alot and he looks like a guy that doesnt really like hockey