GDT: 2023-24 season game 77 LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks @7:00pm 4/6/24

[AbsentMojo]

He's playing 3rd line right and he's often been played with differing linemates except Laferriere who's played mostly with PL so lets cut him some slack...and lets not forget he hasn't gotten a lot of PP time either to fatten up the stats...keeping Fiala on with PL is going to turn Magic...

Ya I know all those apologetics - been discussing this all season in the Dubois thread. His +/- doesnt lie. He's a lazy sack of it. Sorry man, Im hoping he turns it around but I have a lot of doubts.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Oh Ray - do you know the phrase.. fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me? Also one of my favorite songs is Dont get fooled again by the who... You on the other hand probably love the band Blind Faith.. it is a good band

And I know the sayings and songs and Bands...you just gotta Believe...losing breeds contempt and Winning brings everyone together

 

[AbsentMojo]

And I know the sayings and songs and Bands...you just gotta Believe...losing breeds contempt and Winning brings everyone together

OK so you're telling me to listen to that Journey song? OK I will. Ill let you know if it has any effect Im all for some happy talk.. but we also gotta keep things real

 

[Surf Nutz]

Another great win for the true fans! As for the critics...

 

[kilowatt]

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Another great win for the true fans! As for the critics...

Do you just believe that anyone who isn't gargling Blake's balls wants this franchise to fail?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

OK so you're telling me to listen to that Journey song? OK I will. Ill let you know if it has any effect Im all for some happy talk.. but we also gotta keep things real

Will keep it real and be cheering on my beloved Kings...did I ever tell you I've been a Kings fan since the early 70's...of course I was a young boy and often would stay up late and listen to Kings on Radio...Jiggs McDonald was the Play-by-play guy...then Bob Miller...It would like midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning in Calgary,Alberta,Canada before I settled down...always I was running for the bus and was late for school the next day but it was always worth it

 

[Nasti]

Do you just believe that anyone who isn't gargling Blake's balls wants this franchise to fail?

If you were a true fan, you’d be first in line for gargling privileges.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Will keep it real and be cheering on my beloved Kings...did I ever tell you I've been a Kings fan since the early 70's...of course I was a young boy and often would stay up late and listen to Kings on Radio...Jiggs McDonald was the Play-by-play guy...then Bob Miller...It would like midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning in Calgary,Alberta,Canada before I settled down...always I was running for the bus and was late for school the next day but it was always worth it

Thats probably board best in terms of fan longevity... i have vague memories of Bob without Jim and thats as far back as I remember

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Good Night all you crazy LA Kings fans!!! See you,can I say that,on Tuesday against the Slim from Duckville...time to fatten up the stats even more... heck I'd bring up young Erik Portillo just to see what he can do

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Thats probably board best in terms of fan longevity... i have vague memories of Bob without Jim and thats as far back as I remember

My Favorite Kings were many...Juha Widing,Butch Goring,Serge Bernier,Rogatien Vachon,Gary Sargent,Mike Murphy,Tom Williams,Don Kozak,Dan Maloney,Gene Carr,Gary Edwards and many more...And I loved the Purple and Gold or as Jack Kent Cooke use to say Forum Blue and Gold. I'd wear mine faithfully when the Kings played and when they came to Calgary to play the transplanted Atlanta Flames...wish the Kings would go back to that look with the redesigned Crown of the modern times

 

[Little Psycho]

Love the shade lol

 

[FeartheFur]

Wtf??

You guys are always bitching

 

[kilowatt]

Didn't get a chance to watch tonight but loved seeing us stomp the Canucks. We took 7 of a possible 8 points and were responsible for 10% of their losses this season. You love to see it. Glad Danault's back too.

Also, don't look now, but Dubois played 11:53... only Laferriere (11:34) and Thomas (11:23) played fewer minutes. No hits and only one shot on goal from Pierre. Did he look as bad as his stat line says? Are we in minute minimization mode heading into the playoffs? Sheesh.

 

[Docgonzo]

Haven’t been able to watch a game in a while or really read the board, but has Byfield hit the wall awhile back? Feels like he’s been quiet for weeks now.

 

[BigBrown]

Great win! Not sure if they'd beat the Canucks in a full playoff series but I'm confident in that it'd at the very least be competitive, which a series against the Oilers or the Stars/Avs might not be.

 

[Sol]

Kings will have a much easier time beating the Canucks in the playoffs vs the Oilers. On that note, winning a series in a fluke fashion might be enough for the egg heads in charge to continue “leading” this team down the garbage. It’d be nice to win a series for a change but not at that price.

 

[Byron Bitz]

betting on the kings offense? shoulda known better

I felt like 2 shots on goal was a reasonable ask of any top 6 forward.

Wait, how many bedtime stories did you have to tell her?


Also betting on QB for offense these days is quite risky

Because of the bet I watched him closely on every shift and can confirm he did literally nothing, he got credited with a hit but it wasn’t much of one.

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Great game ruined by missing on the last leg of my parlay, I bet on Byfield to get two shots on goal and he didn’t even come close to getting one shot on goal, he did f***ing nothing all game and it cost me 40$.

Cool.

 

[riznat]

Great game ruined by missing on the last leg of my parlay, I bet on Byfield to get two shots on goal and he didn’t even come close to getting one shot on goal, he did f***ing nothing all game and it cost me 40$.

$40

 

[LAKings88]

I like Thomas on the 4th line. He fit in nicely.

Vancouver will get Demko back, that won’t be an easy series.

 

[21Dog]

Will keep it real and be cheering on my beloved Kings...did I ever tell you I've been a Kings fan since the early 70's...of course I was a young boy and often would stay up late and listen to Kings on Radio...Jiggs McDonald was the Play-by-play guy...then Bob Miller...It would like midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning in Calgary,Alberta,Canada before I settled down...always I was running for the bus and was late for school the next day but it was always worth it

You forgot one year of Roy "Shot on Goal" Storey. Been a fan since the beginning.

 

[Nasti]

The Canucks just aren’t a contender yet. They overachieved early on, building a huge lead in the standings, and have been slowly coming back down to Earth as the season has progressed. It also helped that they played almost all their games against the Oilers when the Oilers were struggling. Otherwise, they likely wouldn’t be in first right now.

 

[chris kontos]

Will keep it real and be cheering on my beloved Kings...did I ever tell you I've been a Kings fan since the early 70's...of course I was a young boy and often would stay up late and listen to Kings on Radio...Jiggs McDonald was the Play-by-play guy...then Bob Miller...It would like midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning in Calgary,Alberta,Canada before I settled down...always I was running for the bus and was late for school the next day but it was always worth it

i too was a kings fan from that time (the team gave away free tickets in 1967 so i went to the forum and watched gerry dejardins in goal and fell in love with hockey) and i am insulted by the destruction of the championship culture we had formed with the two cups and the slide into mediocrity caused by the present mgmt. thier style is vindictive and greedy and charachterised by arrogance. most importantly, i can think critically with a reality based take on where the team is and where its headed. critical thinking and being a fan is not mutally exclusive- im a little too far down the line for cheerleading and bullshiting myself.

 

[KingsHockey24]

i too was a kings fan from that time (the team gave away free tickets in 1967 so i went to the forum and watched gerry dejardins in goal and fell in love with hockey) and i am insulted by the destruction of the championship culture we had formed with the two cups and the slide into mediocrity caused by the present mgmt. thier style is vindictive and greedy and charachterised by arrogance. most importantly, i can think critically with a reality based take on where the team is and where its headed. critical thinking and being a fan is not mutally exclusive- im a little too far down the line for cheerleading and bullshiting myself.

Will keep it real and be cheering on my beloved Kings...did I ever tell you I've been a Kings fan since the early 70's...of course I was a young boy and often would stay up late and listen to Kings on Radio...Jiggs McDonald was the Play-by-play guy...then Bob Miller...It would like midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning in Calgary,Alberta,Canada before I settled down...always I was running for the bus and was late for school the next day but it was always worth it

Sheeeeshhh, some of you guys are really abusing the elderly over the internet.

This is why we always keep it civil

 

[kilowatt]

The Canucks just aren’t a contender yet. They overachieved early on, building a huge lead in the standings, and have been slowly coming back down to Earth as the season has progressed. It also helped that they played almost all their games against the Oilers when the Oilers were struggling. Otherwise, they likely wouldn’t be in first right now.

Since the trade deadline, the Canucks are 12th in the Western Conference, amassing fewer points than Chicago and Arizona. Only the Kraken, Sharks, Flames, and Ducks have been worse.

Naturally, the Oilers are first in the conference (and third in the league).