GDT: 2023-24 season game 30 LA Kings vs Calgary Flames @7:00pm 12/23/23

[KingsFan7824]

Imagine Q as a center with Vilardi on his wing

The Kings are currently tied for 2nd overall in the league.

 

[Sol]

The Kings are currently tied for 2nd overall in the league.

What does that have to do with Vilardi outperforming PLD? Or are you just responding to people with irrelevant facts?

 

[lumbergh]

Poor Noah Hanifin. That’s a sick feeling, when you’re the last man back and you wish you could skate just a little faster, but all you can do is desperately reach for the puck.

Byfield looked like he was skating with a jet pack on.

 

[FeartheFur]

Yup

The kid is good

 

[fsanford]

Dubois demonstrated signs of life tonight, thats encouraging

He was really good tonight. Getting to watch in person impressed with his play off the puck in addition to when he had the puck. Created several good scoring chances.


 

 

[lumbergh]

Two goals from the Kopitar line, two goals from the Dubois line, and one from the Danault line. That kind of balanced scoring is gonna in a lot of games.

 

[KingsFan7824]

What does that have to do with Vilardi outperforming PLD? Or are you just responding to people with irrelevant facts?

Yes, because imaging two players together who are on two different teams right now is completely relevant. Imagination is what counts.

They're tied for 2nd overall, and there's so much complaining. If Vilardi is here, why would he be good? Blake and TM are idiots. It's irrelevant if Vilardi in Wpg is outproducing Dubois in LA. It wouldn't even be relevant if the Kings were tied for 2nd worst, but certainly not when they're tied for 2nd best at Christmas.

 

[BaileyFan]

He was really good tonight. Getting to watch in person impressed with his play off the puck in addition to when he had the puck. Created several good scoring chances.

His best game as a King, thank god.

 

[fsanford]

Two goals from the Kopitar line, two goals from the Dubois line, and one from the Danault line. That kind of balanced scoring is gonna in a lot of games.

Center depth is everything. It's crazy how strong this team is down the middle.

 

[VILARGOD]

I got to attend tonight

Talbot going down for a second was terrifying

Dubois had a great game, definitely looks much less "disinterested" in person, you can tell he's constantly scanning the ice, maybe thinking the game a little too much but, he really impressed me tonight

QB's speed on that last goal was something else

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Just noticed that not only was hanifin torched by QB, he was also the guy that Moore put into the garbage disposal

 

[kingskring]

QB is as fast as the Mexican kid who doesn’t know how to stop in Mighty Ducks 2.

 

[kingsfan28]

not the prettiest win, but I'll take it. Loved QB blowing by Hanifin to get the puck and score the EN.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

It wasn't pretty, but it was necessary. And there was a lot of good. I odn't think i've seen the guys pass that hard in years.

Still plenty to clean up but a 'deserved' win at home and didn't blow a lead vs. a divisional opponent chasing them in the standings. Baby steps.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Poor Noah Hanifin. That’s a sick feeling, when you’re the last man back and you wish you could skate just a little faster, but all you can do is desperately reach for the puck.

Byfield looked like he was skating with a jet pack on.

Remember when he did that to McNabb - seemed like he closed an even bigger gap... he wasnt doing these things last season

 

[King'sPawn]

Love Vilardi but he couldn’t keep up.

He's doing okay with Ehlers.

 

[Sol]

Yes, because imaging two players together who are on two different teams right now is completely relevant. Imagination is what counts.

They're tied for 2nd overall, and there's so much complaining. If Vilardi is here, why would he be good? Blake and TM are idiots. It's irrelevant if Vilardi in Wpg is outproducing Dubois in LA. It wouldn't even be relevant if the Kings were tied for 2nd worst, but certainly not when they're tied for 2nd best at Christmas.

because he was good when he was here… much better than PLD… you make it sound like people are saying what if McDavid was here instead. Kings standings has nothing to do with whether or not PLD was a good acquisition. Vilardi was performing great for the Kings when he got traded and PLD has objectively been awful. Can you comprehend that or are you going to try fabricate another story loosely on a fact?

 

[kingskring]

PxP dude said Doty again

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Schaefer killed it! Great debut for the guy. Didn't seem to have nerves at all really, very natural banter with Jim and Daryl.

 

[Little Psycho]

Gavy is the life of the lockerroom

 

[King'sPawn]

Just sucks that Byfield's empty net goal was just another goal off the rush, when you think about it. So one-dimensional

But in all seriousness, that ENG was a throwback to one of the first time I saw him as a 16 year-old in the OHL. One of the youngest players on either team but his size and skating ability just had him blowing past the opposition.

It's also why it was a bit of an adjustment to his forechecking habits - you can imagine in juniors how he would get used to getting away with fly-by pokechecks that just don't work nearly as regularly in the NHL.

 

[King'sPawn]

 

[kilowatt]

Gavy is the life of the lockerroom

love this guy

 

[Statto]

Two things from the game. Even after the goal PLD looked like a guy not happy with his own play… that encourages me.
I’d sit Spence for a couple of games for two reasons. 1. To see where Clarke is at. 2. Send a message to Spence that he needs to tighten up; I’m not talking about a permanent change unless he doesn’t then respond.

 

[ru4reals]

Goodness sakes McByfield just Top Gunned Hannifin. Missed the game unfortunately but saw the highlights and this goal is just insane. Kempe's pass is so underappreciated. It was absolutely perfect not too fast and not too slow just perfect for Quinton.