GDT: 2023-24 season game 57 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @6:30pm 2/26/24

[SherVaughn30]

Disappointing loss tonight. The Kings seam to have a mental struggle against the Oilers. The team has plenty of offense(maybe needs to regain their sandpaper scoring again), D is mostly solid, but to do some damage in the playoffs they really need a #1 goalie. Talbot/Rittich have done a better than expected job, but they shouldn't be the goalies carrying the team into the playoffs.

 

[Bandit]

Kempe will be in the lineup tomorrow broken wrist or not

And then career ending surgery on Friday.

 

[LAKings88]

Blake gonna trade the 1st and Spence for Toffoli if Kempe is out

 

[kingsholygrail]

Blake gonna trade the 1st and Spence for Toffoli if Kempe is out

Shut up. Don't put that in the ether.

 

[KingsOfCali25]

No Kempe, no Arvidsson, No Anderson and no legit goalie but Blake will go all in for sure at the TDL. We can get a Kings ransom for Roy this TDL, but we'll hold on to him for the playoffs that we'll miss and he'll walk for nothing this summer lol

 

[Gjwrams]

Dominated by the 4 guys worth a shit on the Oilers…..again. We can’t beat them.

f*** it. Finish in the WC and take your chances with the Stars of Canucks.

 

[Herby]

Are u referring to JAD over Turcotte? I see Turcotte can make plays that JAD has no ability to...He would be an asset to 80 and 55 vs a boat anchor. To me that is actually our first line.

It's two left-shot players that are being put in scoring role and the two options as the third option appear to be two left shot players who can't score at the NHL level. Byfield has taken big strides this season and PLD has been a solid 2nd line producer most of his career, but these guys aren't going to be able to produce as a line with either one of those guys in that role. I'd like to see them give another look to Fagemo, he is a right hand shot and also is a better natural finisher than either of the other two.

I'd put Fagemo in for JAD and Old-Yeller Lewis and put Turcotte into his role, that lets everyone play to their strengths.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

The Kings are mid.

They don't suck, but they're not good either. Just mediocre. BORING.

They spent/spend way too much in capital and cap to be this boring offensively

 

[AbsentMojo]

It's two left-shot players that are being put in scoring role and the two options as the third option appear to be two left shot players who can't score at the NHL level. Byfield has taken big strides this season and PLD has been a solid 2nd line producer most of his career, but these guys aren't going to be able to produce as a line with either one of those guys in that role. I'd like to see them give another look to Fagemo, he is a right hand shot and also is a better natural finisher than either of the other two.

I'd put Fagemo in for JAD and Old-Yeller Lewis and put Turcotte into his role, that lets everyone play to their strengths.

OK sure give Fagemo a shot he's never really gotten one. I guess the bottom line is none of the lines are clicking .. thats actually almost impossible to achieve.

 

[SherVaughn30]

The Kings are mid.

They don't suck, but they're not good either. Just mediocre. BORING.

They are still a good enough playoff team, but they should be upgrading their goaltending. You can't keep scraping by with Talbot/Rittich. Has the team not learned anything from when they had Quick?! Quick was a huge part of the reason they won 2 Cups! Obviously, you are not gonna find a Prime Quick type goalie, but they can certainly acquire a better goalie(you have to give to get!). And I'm not talking about an upgrade quick fix. They need to trade for a long term #1 goalie.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Death, taxes, kings blowing a lead vs the oilers by playing prevent defense and losing special teams. Yawn. This could be the same thread from 2020 till now

Doughty Gavrikov just doesn’t work. Kings are going to have to figure something out with key players dropping like flies. If kempe is out now too…

 

[chris kontos]

And if we trade spence for toffoli, then we can trade arty to the bruins for rights to lucic!

 

[LAKings88]

Dubois had a shit game tonight

 

[chris kontos]

Hey
We got the injury excuse now!!!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Hey
We got the injury excuse now!!!

Feels good. Ready to throw it out there on the main boards.

 

[BaileyFan]

Blake gonna trade the 1st and Spence for Toffoli if Kempe is out

Add Kaliyev and replace Toffoli with Tarasenko and you’re right.

 

[johnjm22]

Dubois had a shit game tonight

The effort you've seen from him since the break is the best you're gonna get from him.

He's a loser.

 

[chris kontos]

The effort you've seen from him since the break is the best you're gonna get from him.

He's a loser.

Our sweet pierre lol

 

[AbsentMojo]

Re Kempe..
looks to me he slammed down on his elbow, which can be an elbow sprain or can f up your shoulder by shooting the arm bone into the shoulder socket

 

[ru4reals]

Dubois had a shit season to tonight.

Fixed. LOL.

 

[kingsholygrail]

The effort you've seen from him since the break is the best you're gonna get from him.

He's a loser.

I've said it a million times but I just never understood the hype around this guy. He's done nothing of note at any point in his career to warrant his return and contract.

 

[LAKings88]

I've said it a million times but I just never understood the hype around this guy. He's done nothing of note at any point in his career to warrant his return and contract.

At least they got rid of Vilardi, that guy sucked.

 

[GameNight]

Re Kempe..
looks to me he slammed down on his elbow, which can be an elbow sprain or can f up your shoulder by shooting the arm bone into the shoulder socket

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Yeah like torn rotator cuff. Many folks back home get that slipping on the ice in the parking lot. Should always land on your ass, never ever put your arm out to break your fall

 

[chris kontos]

You cant shut em down. You can only hope to contain em.
Gotta get pucks in deep
Gotta get back on d
Gotta finish our checks

Imout L8r

 

[johnjm22]

I've said it a million times but I just never understood the hype around this guy. He's done nothing of note at any point in his career to warrant his return and contract.

The biggest things of note about PLD:
1)Wanting to be traded multiple times.
2)Having the laziest shift of all time.

Those are the two things he's literally most known for.

You'd think those would be red flags, but the Kings seem to love him. They've wanted him for years. Going all the way back to his CBJ days.