GDT: [Game #69] Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings – 7:00 PM CT (BSSW)

[Johno]

GAME #69 – 3/16/2024 – 7:00 PM CT – BSSW
American Airlines Center

Your Dallas Stars vs. the Los Angeles Kings
★ 40-19-9, 89 pts ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 34-21-11, 79 pts ★

Los Angeles Kings

Byfield - Kopitar - Kempe
Fiala - Danault - Moore
Turcotte - Dubois - Laferriere
Lewis - Lizotte - Moverare


Anderson - Doughty
Gavrikov - Roy
Englund - Spence

Rittich

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[MBTendy]

I mean if Nils isn’t going to play after last game’s debacle then i don’t know anymore.

At least Wedge is in net.

 

[M88K]

Nils isn't going to play again without an injury.
Deboer doesn't like him.

 

[jballa95]

Nils every morning:

 

[Kcb12345]

Basically confirms that unless Nils can kill penalties, he has no place on this team.

Also, funny how he mentions Harley running the 2nd unit when 90% of the time they're double-shifting Miro on both units.

 

[Azzuri]

Wish I was 6'7 and could get paid millions of dollars to suck at my job.

 

[Troy McClure]

Basically confirms that unless Nils can kill penalties, he has no place on this team.

Also, funny how he mentions Harley running the 2nd unit when 90% of the time they're double-shifting Miro on both units.

This is why I brought up the question of what to do with him this summer. This PP dynamic isn’t changing next season.

 

[Johnny Tomala]

Time to end this losing streak.

 

[MBTendy]

Come playoff time Sean Shapiro brought up a good point on the Spits & Suds podcast.

Miro doesn’t kill penalties during the regular season but chances are he will come playoff time. Therefore with the addition of Tanev, the use for Jani gets minimized seeing as your 4 PK’ers will be Miro, Esa, Tanev and one of Suter/Hakanpaa.

And say what you want about Suter but he’s had a decent year this season and had some bright spots during their playoff run last year.

Maybe leaving the door open for adding Nils in over Jani considering his usage on the PK won’t be heavily relied upon

Probably wishful thinking too lol

 

[Elysian]

Time to end this losing streak.

Really feel like it's gotta be 3 games for it to be a losing streak.

This is why I brought up the question of what to do with him this summer. This PP dynamic isn’t changing next season.

Should still have a puck mover on all pairs.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Modano Immortalized

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

Come playoff time Sean Shapiro brought up a good point on the Spits & Suds podcast.

Miro doesn’t kill penalties during the regular season but chances are he will come playoff time. Therefore with the addition of Tanev, the use for Jani gets minimized seeing as your 4 PK’ers will be Miro, Esa, Tanev and one of Suter/Hakanpaa.

And say what you want about Suter but he’s had a decent year this season and had some bright spots during their playoff run last year.

Maybe leaving the door open for adding Nils in over Jani considering his usage on the PK won’t be heavily relied upon

Probably wishful thinking too lol

I hate to admit it because, Suter, but he's damn fun to watch when he's in front of the net mauling whatever 20-something forward is there trying to get to rebounds. Maybe it's the old man part of me that enjoys watching that so much, but refs tend to let that happen more in the playoffs, so I'm good with him being in there during the post season.

 

[MBTendy]

I hate to admit it because, Suter, but he's damn fun to watch when he's in front of the net mauling whatever 20-something forward is there trying to get to rebounds. Maybe it's the old man part of me that enjoys watching that so much, but refs tend to let that happen more in the playoffs, so I'm good with him being in there during the post season.

Ya i loved him in the Minny series last year. Haha. More of that please, and with his minutes being reduced this season, we may get a pretty good Suter this playoff run.

 

[piqued]

It just speaks to the limited imagination and wrong priorities of this coaching staff which will ultimately hold this (extremely talented) team back.

I've suggested before running Nils as a "forward" on PP2 since they don't really have enough competent forwards. (Or didn't until Stankoven joined the team and Seguin is healthy) I doubt the staff has even considered that.

And it's also telling that they prioritize the 2-3 minutes any given player is expected to play on the PK over, you know, the entire rest of the game at even strength which will be an even bigger slice of the action in the playoffs.

 

[Troy McClure]

I hate to admit it because, Suter, but he's damn fun to watch when he's in front of the net mauling whatever 20-something forward is there trying to get to rebounds. Maybe it's the old man part of me that enjoys watching that so much, but refs tend to let that happen more in the playoffs, so I'm good with him being in there during the post season.

Suter is the dirtiest player on the team. He's not the big hit or headshot kind of dirty. He's the guy who will spear, slash, and crosscheck when he knows the refs let him get away with it dirty.

 

[LT]

First game I've been to in AAC in over 5 years. Can't wait.

 

[Klockis]

Embrace Suter, reject Hakanpää

 

[Zapp]

Ya i loved him in the Minny series last year. Haha. More of that please, and with his minutes being reduced this season, we may get a pretty good Suter this playoff run.

This has definitely been Suter’s best year with us. I think the Jamie Benn regiment really paid off for Suter, he’s much lighter on his feet and he didn’t lose any strength at all.

 

[LT]

Suter has been much more tolerable in a #5 role.

Still hate the guy, but I'm not cringing at his mistakes every single game anymore.

 

[Zapp]

Suter has been much more tolerable in a #5 role.

Still hate the guy, but I'm not cringing at his mistakes every single game anymore.

I have more respect for him now than I did when he got here. He’s only still playing because he wants that cup so bad and even admits it. I mean his dad was on the US team that beat the soviets at lake placid, probably one of the few achievements more noteworthy than a Stanley Cup. I can definitely understand why Suter wants that cup before he hangs them up.

Benn, Pavelski, Duchene, Tanev, and Suter all winning the cup with us would be pretty f***ing amazing to witness.

 

[Nikki Potnick]

I have more respect for him now than I did when he got here. He’s only still playing because he wants that cup so bad and even admits it. I mean his dad was on the US team that beat the soviets at lake placid, probably one of the few achievements more noteworthy than a Stanley Cup. I can definitely understand why Suter wants that cup before he hangs them up.

Benn, Pavelski, Duchene, Tanev, and Suter all winning the cup with us would be pretty f***ing amazing to witness.

He also wants to hit 1500 games.

f*** Mike Babcock.

 

[Spotty 2 Hotty]

I like how they went from having a 2.5 hour broadcast listed on Bally for the unveiling to now they're just gonna cram it into the 1st intermission with everyone inside the arena watching on the jumbotron instead.

 

[redbeardtx]

Wasn't expecting to see a gangster Mark Messier today but here we are:

 

[Cowboyluck]

Wonder if the AHL club is going to play tonight or the Dallas Stars.

 

[MrHeiskanen]

Wonder if the AHL club is going to play tonight or the Dallas Stars.

7-2 Kings probably