GDT: 2023-24 season game 60 LA Kings vs New Jersey Devils @12:30pm 3/3/24

[Raccoon Jesus]

Playoff matchups as of today. Sorted by P%

C1 WPG v. WC2 NSH
C2 DAL v. C3 COL

P1 VAN v. WC1 VGK
P2 EDM v. P3 LA

We're on track to play EDM again of course.

 

[Omni Owl]

Playoff matchups as of today. Sorted by P%

C1 WPG v. WC2 NSH
C2 DAL v. C3 COL

P1 VAN v. WC1 VGK
P2 EDM v. P3 LA

We're on track to play EDM again of course.

Predictable. The Wildcard format is one of the most boring ways to arrange the playoffs.

 

[kingsfan28]

Playoff matchups as of today. Sorted by P%

C1 WPG v. WC2 NSH
C2 DAL v. C3 COL

P1 VAN v. WC1 VGK
P2 EDM v. P3 LA

We're on track to play EDM again of course.

I know our odds at making it past the first round are going to be slim, but for f-sake can we avoid the Oilers for a change. WC1 or 2 would be fine.

 

[kingsfan28]

I love that they're laying into Hughes

uber talented player but he's been gutless AND dogshit since mouthing off

so watching him go -3 and getting worked all night, you love to see it

Yeah, it's open season right now, and its hilarious. He hates So Cal now!

 

[kingsfan28]

 

[Sol]

I gotta say… to the naysayers.. Kevin Fiala reborn.

Truly one of the most talented forwards in the NHL. Now that the koala man is gone. Fiala is flying.

 

[kings11]

I gotta say… to the naysayers.. Kevin Fiala reborn.

Truly one of the most talented forwards in the NHL. Now that the koala man is gone. Fiala is flying.

Bro, he’s the exact same player he’s always been minus whatever injury issues he’s dealt with

 

[Trash Panda]

I gotta say… to the naysayers.. Kevin Fiala reborn.

Truly one of the most talented forwards in the NHL. Now that the koala man is gone. Fiala is flying.

Reborn?

He is making the exact same bonehead turnovers at both blue lines, forcing no-look passes across the zone once a shift, and still an extremely talented player with a ten cent brain. He got away with it today.

The points have never been the issue with him. His propensity to make horrific turnovers at in opportune times is his Achilles heel, and he is still doing it.

 

[jgs]

Good to see that the Kings are winning some games again. Hopefully they can stay consistent.

 

[ZJames]

Reborn?

He is making the exact same bonehead turnovers at both blue lines, forcing no-look passes across the zone once a shift, and still an extremely talented player with a ten cent brain. He got away with it today.

The points have never been the issue with him. His propensity to make horrific turnovers at in opportune times is his Achilles heel, and he is still doing it.

Fiala giveth, Fiala taketh away.

 

[Choralone]

Fiala giveth, Fiala taketh away.

When he's playing well, he's doing a lot more of the former, though.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Reborn?

He is making the exact same bonehead turnovers at both blue lines, forcing no-look passes across the zone once a shift, and still an extremely talented player with a ten cent brain. He got away with it today.

The points have never been the issue with him. His propensity to make horrific turnovers at in opportune times is his Achilles heel, and he is still doing it.

Yup, he's still an Andreas Athanasiou time bomb waiting to go off

I don't know why it's met with so much resistance to call that out when you see it

Obviously he does much more good than bad--especially when on a beast streak like he's on now--and his issues aren't with effort/caring. He backchecks hard and right now he's generating chances thru defensive plays and I love that, and I hope he sees it and carries that with him forever. But I'll be damned if he doesn't make one absolutely attempt-to-lose-the-game self-destructive puck control play a game and it's not like he's just throwing a blind centering pass out of the corner and taking a bad bounce, it's skating the puck away from the opposing net and turning it over at the blueline, or throwing backhand hand grenades across our slot. These aren't fluke "well i'm glad he takes chances" plays, there's risk vs reward in every play and he has a high ratio of INCREDIBLY high risk vs. next to no real reward.

And again i say that all affectionately, he's got strong golden retreiver energy

 

[johnjm22]

There's a decent chance Edmonton could catch Vancouver.

Adjusted for GP, they'd only be about 4pts behind. If VAN keeps slumping EDM will be right there.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Jacky Boy shouldn't have been caught on mic with that kind of buffoonery.

Lift one of these kid then let's talk.

 

[Sol]

Reborn?

He is making the exact same bonehead turnovers at both blue lines, forcing no-look passes across the zone once a shift, and still an extremely talented player with a ten cent brain. He got away with it today.

The points have never been the issue with him. His propensity to make horrific turnovers at in opportune times is his Achilles heel, and he is still doing it.

Kings most talented forward who scores a ton of points and takes chances. Oh the horror. Give me a break with this defense crap. If anyone should be taking chances it should be the most talented player on the Kings. This whole bitching about defense is so mind numbing.

I’ll tell you what I want my most talented forward especially at wing taking chances. If I can’t have the team maybe try to cover for him since more often than not he’s a juggernaut alone, then that’s one dumb ass team. I for one am happy that we have a player who isn’t conforming to being a brain dead grinder. I don’t know if you guys like that so much then you must have loved the top line consisting of Ethan Moreau and Trent Hunter. Those guys never made turnovers because they were never made it to the blueline.

 

[Trash Panda]

Kings most talented forward who scores a ton of points and takes chances. Oh the horror. Give me a break with this defense crap. If anyone should be taking chances it should be the most talented player on the Kings. This whole bitching about defense is so mind numbing.

I’ll tell you what I want my most talented forward especially at wing taking chances. If I can’t have the team maybe try to cover for him since more often than not he’s a juggernaut alone, then that’s one dumb ass team. I for one am happy that we have a player who isn’t conforming to being a brain dead grinder. I don’t know if you guys like that so much then you must have loved the top line consisting of Ethan Moreau and Trent Hunter. Those guys never made turnovers because they were never made it to the blueline.

If that’s how you feel, then that is more than fine.

Let’s just not anoint the guy “reborn” when he is playing the same game he always has.

 

[Frolov 6'3]

Shall we just wait and see vs. which team we play in April.

In January I already read the bracket of all playoff matches. Utter useless.

A lot of games left.

 

[johnjm22]

Fiala:

Those are his game impacts charted over the course of the season and smoothed out using moving averages.

I think it backs up the eye test. He had a huge dip in his play in January and February. But he's really been trending up and playing well lately.

I often criticize him, but he deserves credit for the way he's played recently.

 

[chris kontos]

Fiala:

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Those are his game impacts charted over the course of the season and smoothed out using moving averages.

I think it backs up the eye test. He had a huge dip in his play in January and February. But he's really been trending up and playing well lately.

I often criticize him, but he deserves credit for the way he's played recently.

what is a moving average?

 

[johnjm22]

what is a moving average?

You ever looked at a stock chart before? You often use moving averages to smooth out the day-to-day noise. This allows you to see a trend.

It's the average change in the numbers over a set time period.

 

[Sol]

If that’s how you feel, then that is more than fine.

Let’s just not anoint the guy “reborn” when he is playing the same game he always has.

Is it really surprising? Hes not only been playing better but also other players are playing better as well since Todd was given the boot. Let’s not undermine the importance of Todd leaving. Even analysts last night mentioned how booting Todd has freed up players on the Kings. I said reborn because of a thread Fiala had before on nationals titled Kevin Fiala Reborn.

All I’m saying is that when it comes to the most talented player on the team then the team should do what they can to support his playstyle. Hes way too effective with the puck alone that he should get that treatment. And I know the whole Brock Faber crap has for some reason tainted some people on their views of Fiala as if he made the trade himself. Just think you guys should show some more appreciation to what we have because the Kings haven’t had a talent like this since Palffy.

 

[kingsfan28]

It's going to be real fun reminding Hughes year after year about that comment.

 

[bmr]

Kings most talented forward who scores a ton of points and takes chances. Oh the horror. Give me a break with this defense crap. If anyone should be taking chances it should be the most talented player on the Kings. This whole bitching about defense is so mind numbing.

I’ll tell you what I want my most talented forward especially at wing taking chances. If I can’t have the team maybe try to cover for him since more often than not he’s a juggernaut alone, then that’s one dumb ass team. I for one am happy that we have a player who isn’t conforming to being a brain dead grinder. I don’t know if you guys like that so much then you must have loved the top line consisting of Ethan Moreau and Trent Hunter. Those guys never made turnovers because they were never made it to the blueline.

The man has a point.