We've been saying this for seasons already and he keeps giving us all the finger. I think his game could allow him to play a meaningful role (maybe not 1c) for a while if he wants to.
GDT: 2023-24 season game 71 LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks @6:00pm 3/25/24
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bouncesonly
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AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
Maybe he'll be like Jagr, you think he's toast, then puts up another good season until he's like 47
Little Psycho
I solemnly swear I'm up to no good
johnjm22
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That's 3 straight wins against quality opponents. Tampa was red hot. Minnesota was on an 8 game point streak.
I don't know what to think. Should I get my hopes up or not?
Kings needs need 4 things to happen from here on out:
PLD to play his best hockey.
Everyone Healthy
Englund, Lizotte, Grundstrom to regain their early season form
Talbot at the top of his game.
I don't know what to think. Should I get my hopes up or not?
Kings needs need 4 things to happen from here on out:
PLD to play his best hockey.
Everyone Healthy
Englund, Lizotte, Grundstrom to regain their early season form
Talbot at the top of his game.
Canucks physically exhausted from playing way over thier heads earlier and demko being unbeatable
Little Psycho
I solemnly swear I'm up to no good
That part where Fiala retaliated with a hit and Nick was like “don’t do it, Kevin….” 
We were all thinking it.
We were all thinking it.
Herby
Now I can die in peace
A few games this season vs. 13 the last two seasons. I'll take the bigger sample size.
McDavid and Draisaitl have played a combined 26 games vs. the Kings in the last two playoffs and have 19 goals and 25 assists. Drai has 12 goals in 13 games and McDavid assisted on 8 of them. And a lot of the time they weren't playing together at ES until they felt threatened.
They will do what they've done to the Kings to any team they play (stack those 2 if things aren't looking good), I'd rather take a chance vs. them in later rounds than in round 1.
There's also a good chance he wants to get home to his palace in Slovenia and raise his kids there opposed to LA. All speculation obviously.
Herby
Now I can die in peace
All hockey fans everywhere should be forever grateful to the 2011 Boston Bruins. If you ever see any of those guys anywhere, make sure to buy them a drink.
Reaper45
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Nuck bonino got tossed!
tny760
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aww i missed the driveby? that's my favorite part
VILARGOD
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Good lord. Nucks fans are NOT taking this loss well. Lots of hard coping and diaper pissing across all socials.
Wow
Wow
SettlementRichie10
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The Canucks have been bad for a while so people have forgotten. When their team is good, they’re one of the worst fanbases in pro sports.
Papa Mocha 15
I love the smell of ice in the morning.
LA is in their head from the last time they got bumped after the President's Trophy. Good team in the regular season, can't close in the playoffs. The thing is the good team can't beat us in the regular season either now. It's like watching a slow moving train wreck that takes a month to collide.
From Rounders...."it will all be over soon".
From Rounders...."it will all be over soon".
AbsentMojo
F-ing get up and hunt! Cmon Todd!
Ziggy Stardust
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Evander Kane has also obliterated the Kings with 10 goals in those 13 playoff games. Evan Bouchard also has had success with 15 points in 13 games.
Kopitar's line was mismatched and dominated in those two playoff series because McLellan has no clue about making adjustments. We'll see if they've learned their lesson, because these two teams are destined to meet for a third consecutive year.
This is like the 90s all over again when the Kings lost to the Oilers in the playoffs in 1990, 1991, and 1992.
Sol
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Wow I missed the hate? DAMN IT. Well to any lurking nucks fans, enjoy Hughes, he ain’t getting you anywhere. Your team will always be a joke.
Frolov 6'3
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Before reading this forum, I also thought it was Gavrikov’s mistake.
He was barely held off and did one little attempt with his stick to stop Lafferty. For the rest he was standing and watching.
Frolov 6'3
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Sol
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Yeah, Bouchard is a tire fire defensively. So the “Norris” sentence is just hyperbole again I’m guessing
Raccoon Jesus
Todd McLellan is an inside agent
I think with Bouchard it's more he's just part of that powerplay that we cannot stop.
When I see his name in the Norris discussions it makes me laugh, he's just Tyson Barrie 2.0.
When I see his name in the Norris discussions it makes me laugh, he's just Tyson Barrie 2.0.
Hockeyville USA
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As a non-Kings fan who is totally rooting for you to defeat Edmonton, just dump it in on Bouchard's side and hit him to death. The guy is soft, one way defenseman. And hopefully Englund Kronwalls McDavid/Draisaitl.
Master Yoda
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He was compared to Sundin earlier in his career and that still seems like a pretty good comparison in terms of his durability, longevity, and level of play late in his career.
BigKing
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Real nice win. Held up in a physical game. That's the kind of physical game they can compete in: one where the other team is mostly just playing it straight up and not getting dirty.
They need to find a way to slide into the WC and play Vancouver.
They need to find a way to slide into the WC and play Vancouver.
