GDT: GM#18 LA Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks @5:30pm 11/16/18-One Day early Edition!

[Little Psycho]

Hot mess season continues!

 

[johnjm22]

Hot mess season continues!

Wow. When it rains it pours. I wonder who are emergency backup is.

 

[bouncesonly]

I wonder if a competitive team could be pieced together by combining the Kings and Hawks. The Hawks can contribute Kane, Toews, DeBrincat, Keith and Jokiharju is having a pretty good rookie year. Crawford is still pretty good. Throw in Saad I guess. So we still need 8 forwards, 4 d-men and a goalie. So for the Kings I imaging Doughty, or course, Kopitar, Carter, Kovalchuk, and Quick. We still need 5 forwards and 3 d-men. Add in Muzzin and Martinez and as long as Seabrook plays limited minutes he's OK as a #6 d-man. So let's add Toffoli and Schmaltz, and how about Kahun and Iaffalo and finally Brown.

Would this be a competitive lineup?

DeBrincat-Toews-Kane
Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Toffoli
Saad-Carter-Brown
Iaffalo-Schmaltz-Kahun

Keith-Doughty
Muzzin-Jokiharju
Martinez-Seabrook

Crawford/Quick

This could theoretically happen, no? If both teams swap players while retaining respective salaries, for example Kane/Toews/Keith/Saad/Crawford come to LA, while Lewis/Clifford/Thompson/Budaj/Amadio go to Chicago? heh. Or are there clauses from the NHL that would prevent this?

 

[Scottkmlps]

What's the point? Amadia is not going to change the outcome of this game, and he has not shown anything impressive. Might as well let Kempe learn how to be a better center this season.

I'm talking about Amadio in for Thompson.

 

[KingsHockey24]

I'm talking about Amadio in for Thompson.

Amadio is a bum. Just roll with Thompson.

 

[KINGS17]

Wow. When it rains it pours. I wonder who are emergency backup is.

It would be funny if Ranford signed a PTO for tonight's game.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Brown
Iafallo-Carter-Toffoli
Hagelin-Amadio-Kempe
Wagner/Rempal-Lewis-Luff
Clifford

or

Kempe-Kopitar-Kovalchuk
Hagelin-Carter-Brown
Iafallo-Amadio-Toffoli
Rempal/Wagner-Lewis-Luff
Clifford

God is our roster awful...

 

[kingsholygrail]

Bill looks good in the pads.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Kovalchuk-Kopitar-Brown
Iafallo-Carter-Toffoli
Hagelin-Amadio-Kempe
Wagner/Rempal-Lewis-Luff
Clifford

or

Kempe-Kopitar-Kovalchuk
Hagelin-Carter-Brown
Iafallo-Amadio-Toffoli
Rempal/Wagner-Lewis-Luff
Clifford

God is our roster awful...

You have our best bottom six forward this season scratched in both line-ups.

Disgraceful.

Wagner isn't ready for the NHL, and Amadio never does anything when he does get in the line-up.

Rempal and Luff can both get some games in though.

 

[Winger23]

You have our best bottom six forward this season scratched in both line-ups.

Disgraceful.

Wagner isn't ready for the NHL, and Amadio never does anything when he does get in the line-up.

Rempal and Luff can both get some games in though.

Wtf does it matter if the best bottom 6 player isnt dressed? You can change the condiments all you want but if the dish is shit it's still going to be shit.

 

[AlphaBravo]

The entire team needs an overhaul to be competitive in the NHL. Other teams infused skilled players, while the Kings did not draft talented players the last few years. Now our roster is comparable to an AHL team. You can sub in Amadio, Luff, Wagner, whoever, it's not going to make a difference. This team needs a full rebuild. Need to rake in the assets at the trade deadline.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

My favorite thing on hfboards right now is people that criticize how each person does their roster, mentioning specifically who's crap, as if the entire team doesn't suck

Wagner isn't ready? and we sure that Kopitar ever left his bed???

at this point

Robitaille - W. Desjardins - M Sturm is a better line than whatever crap we're putting out there

 

[kings11]

Amadio is a bum. Just roll with Thompson.

You wouldn’t know talent if it puck slapped you in the face... just enjoy the Lose for Hughes season and shut your face !

 

[KingsHockey24]

You wouldn’t know talent if it puck slapped you in the face... just enjoy the Lose for Hughes season and shut your face !

His one point in 11 games this season just screams talent.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

His one point in 11 games this season just screams talent.

and Thompson's 1 goal since he's a King screams retirement

 

[KingsHockey24]

and Thompson's 1 goal since he's a King screams retirement

Both are AHL'ers and shouldn't be in the NHL.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Both are AHL'ers and shouldn't be in the NHL.

exactly, so between someone who should be receiving his pension by now vs someone that got his Make-A-Wish of playing in the NHL come true, i'll take the latter

 

[Reaper45]

Both are AHL'ers and shouldn't be in the NHL.

Only difference is one is in his early 20s and the other is 34. Both are on a tire fire team but I have way more faith in the guy at the start of his career than the end.

 

[KingsHockey24]

Only difference is one is in his early 20s and the other is 34. Both are on a tire fire team but I have way more faith in the guy at the start of his career than the end.

I'd rather have the young guy develop in the AHL. The NHL isn't a league to develop players.

Michael Amadio is Nick Shore 2.0 at the moment.

 

[KingsFan7824]

The entire team needs an overhaul to be competitive in the NHL. Other teams infused skilled players, while the Kings did not draft talented players the last few years. Now our roster is comparable to an AHL team. You can sub in Amadio, Luff, Wagner, whoever, it's not going to make a difference. This team needs a full rebuild. Need to rake in the assets at the trade deadline.

Temper all trade expectations.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Wtf does it matter if the best bottom 6 player isnt dressed? You can change the condiments all you want but if the dish is **** it's still going to be ****.

Not true, ketchup is the magic condiment....

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I'd rather have the young guy develop in the AHL. The NHL isn't a league to develop players.

Michael Amadio is Nick Shore 2.0 at the moment.

I mean, at this moment, Anze Kopitar is Nick Shore 2.0.

Need people to stop evaluating player values right now.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Kempe/Hagelin is a lot of pretty hair moving fast on one line doing nothing

 

[KingsFan7824]

Hey Kings fans....remember when hockey was fun?

 

[KingsHockey24]

I mean, at this moment, Anze Kopitar is Nick Shore 2.0.

Need people to stop evaluating player values right now.

Players are gonna be evaluated the rest of the season as I expect at least two more players gone by the end of the season.

Our team f***ing sucks.