GDT: GM#13 LA Kings vs Columbus Blue Jackets @7:30 11/3/18

[kovacro]

Best of luck to Hamilton Bulldog grad Matt Luff on his debut tonight.

Kid can shoot the puck.

 

[LAKings88]

How many more games does the 70s line need to gain chemistry?

The only 2 we haven't seen on a line together is brown and kovy cause brown was hurt.

Again the list of players staying the same isn't the answer. Let the kids play.

For who? The only kids I’m interested in are Vilardi, Kupari, and Clague.

Everything else is more third and fourth line ballast.

 

[eleventy]

I'm expecting another 2-5 or 2-6 loss.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Gonna keep an eye on the Jones / Werenski pair tonight and of course Panarin.

 

[Winger23]

For who? The only kids I’m interested in are Vilardi, Kupari, and Clague.

Everything else is more third and fourth line ballast.

Just cause all you care about are 3 guys doesnt mean they should just stick with not is working. If all they have is bottom 6 as you mentioned, let them play bottom 6. Kings don't lose anything by swapping the bottom 6 out?

 

[KingsFan7824]

Kovy Kopi Brown
Pearson Carter Toffoli
Iafallo Amadio Kempe
Clifford Thompson Lewis

This. How do you generate chemistry when the line blender changes every other game? Maybe play our 6m dollar finisher with our number one center for more than a minute.

They need individuals to generate some effort before specific lines will work.

People say Blake should do something to at least shake things up. Then Stevens does what he can to do something to try and shake things up, but he's supposed to keep everything the same?

Kovalchuk doesn't need Kopitar to generate offense. Kopitar has usually been better when he doesn't have that one guy on his wing. Had a career year with a rookie that had 9 goals, and Brown isn't "that" guy. Gaborik was great in the 14 playoffs, but most of his goals came from like 5 feet in front of the net, which is where we don't want Kovalchuk to be if we're following the confused meme we have going. We want Kopitar to go to the net, and if and when he does that, it's usually when he's the guy on a line.

 

[LAKings88]

Just cause all you care about are 3 guys doesnt mean they should just stick with not is working. If all they have is bottom 6 as you mentioned, let them play bottom 6. Kings don't lose anything by swapping the bottom 6 out?

They don’t win anything either.

 

[LAKings88]

They need individuals to generate some effort before specific lines will work.

People say Blake should do something to at least shake things up. Then Stevens does what he can to do something to try and shake things up, but he's supposed to keep everything the same?

Kovalchuk doesn't need Kopitar to generate offense. Kopitar has usually been better when he doesn't have that one guy on his wing. Had a career year with a rookie that had 9 goals, and Brown isn't "that" guy. Gaborik was great in the 14 playoffs, but most of his goals came from like 5 feet in front of the net, which is where we don't want Kovalchuk to be if we're following the confused meme we have going. We want Kopitar to go to the net, and if and when he does that, it's usually when he's the guy on a line.

Yeah, that elusive left winger we have tried to get forever doesn’t mean anything. Let’s roll with “I’ll be lucky to score 20” Iafallo. Yeah I know it’s his freakin intangibles.

I’m sorry, I can’t stand seeing Kovy on the third line. I actually think part of Stevens problems are the line combos and lineup decisions.

 

[Winger23]

They don’t win anything either.

Which is exactly why a few games of experience doesnt hurt. Might as well get something out of it rather than status quo.

 

[Winger23]

Yeah, that elusive left winger we have tried to get forever doesn’t mean anything. Let’s roll with “I’ll be lucky to score 20” Iafallo. Yeah I know it’s his freakin intangibles.

I’m sorry, I can’t stand seeing Kovy on the third line. I actually think part of Stevens problems are the line combos and lineup decisions.

I've been on the fire Stevens side for a long while now, but there is not a single line combo that will save this team unless people like Carter and Pearson start producing, and even then the defense on this team is abysmal. They need a lot of changes.

 

[Dooney]

If there are any hockey Gods, we lose!

 

[riznat]

Maybe try bringing Kingston back?

 

[member 88115]

These were the lines that had us success in the preseason and seemed to gain chemistry but Stevens still hasn’t used it . It’s seriously funny.

Iaffalo-Kopitar-Brown
Kempe-Carter-Kovy
Pearson-Amadio-Toffoli
Luff-Thompson-Lewis

Its was frustrating until I just wanted Stevens fired (Okay, I might of wanted him fired after the Vegas series)

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Any idea who’s starting in net tonight?

 

[KingsHockey24]

Any idea who’s starting in net tonight?

It doesn't matter, we suck ass.

 

[King'sPawn]

Any idea who’s starting in net tonight?

My guess is Campbell, but nobody has indicated anything

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

My guess is Campbell, but nobody has indicated anything

Thanks! Good luck tonight

 

[deaderhead28]

Columbus Blue Jackets(7-5-0 14pts, 3rd in Metro) @ Los Angeles Kings(3-8-1, 7 pts, Last in NHL)
Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 7:30pm PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: I Heart Radio App

QUICK STATS
Previous meetings:
LAK 5-2 CBJ March 1, 2018
LAK 6-4 PHI Oct 21, 2017

PP/PK	26th/16th	28th/25th
Faceoffs	5th	28th
Leading Scorers	Ilya Kovalchuk: 4 goals, 6 assists, 10 points	Artemi Panarin: 5 goals, 10 assists, 15 points

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Lines*

Extras: Paul Ladue, Sheldon Rempal, Matt Luff, Michael Amadio, Oscar Fantenberg
Injuries: Jonathan Quick, Gabriel Vilardi, Johnny Brodzinski

Injuries: none

Thanks for the GDT for tonight's game great work.

 

[Crosstraffic]

So having C/D listers in the booth is now a thing for the Kings? Guess I'll listen to the CBJ guys in the 2nd.

 

[kingsfan28]

I wonder if Doughty and Torts said hi to each other before the game?

 

[kingsfan28]

Man, anyone with skill puts that in on the backhand. Clifford just doesn't have that in his game.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Man, anyone with skill puts that in on the backhand. Clifford just doesn't have that in his game.

He's had a number of beauties in his career.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Lack of situational awareness by Doughty on the drop pass on the PP.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Lack of situational awareness by Doughty on the drop pass on the PP.

One part Doughty stupidity, one part easy read of the one thing we do systematically.

 

[KingsHockey24]

FSW got Teddy Purcell a job?