GDT: Training Camp 2023

[Fishhead]

Camp is open, might as well start a new thread to bitch about it.

Also, if anyone has made the trip post your stories here!

I'll start - stupid TM going with the same old lines.

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[Lt Dan]

Camp is open, might as well start a new thread to bitch about it.

Also, if anyone has made the trip post your stories here!

I'll start - stupid TM going with the same old lines.

the koala's gotta koala


So we should be expecting

Byfield – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – PLD - Kaliyev/rookie
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Enforcer/Grundstrom – Lizzote– Anderson-Dolan/lewis

 

[kilowatt]

I'd love to see Turcotte get a shot with Fiala and PLD.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Got me new T while enjoying training camp this year. I got you one, too @Lt Dan. #twinsies

I'd love to see Turcotte get a shot with Fiala and PLD.

It's do or die this year for Turcotte. Hope the kid stays healthy and pushes for a spot.

 

[TJHKY]

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[Statto]

I'd love to see Turcotte get a shot with Fiala and PLD.

In some respects he’s the right ‘type’ of player to put alongside them. Whether he can stay fit is the bigger question and you have to think he likely starts in the AHL.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Dooley already posted the lines...

Quinton Byfield – Anze Kopitar – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Phillip Danault – Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom – Blake Lizotte – Trevor Lewis
Jaret Anderson-Dolan – Alex Turcotte – Samuel Fagemo – Jacob Doty

Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov – Matt Roy
Andreas Englund – Jordan Spence
Tobias Bjornfot – Jacob Moverare

 

[Steve Zissou]

I'm hoping Kaliyev works with Fiala and PL since he doesn't need the puck on his stick much.

Let Fiala hog the puck, PL park himself in front of the net or work the boards, and Kaliyev get his ass open for one-timers.

 

[Lt Dan]

Dooley already posted the lines...

Quinton Byfield – Anze Kopitar – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Phillip Danault – Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom – Blake Lizotte – Trevor Lewis
Jaret Anderson-Dolan – Alex Turcotte – Samuel Fagemo – Jacob Doty

Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov – Matt Roy
Andreas Englund – Jordan Spence
Tobias Bjornfot – Jacob Moverare

I hope Kaliyev makes the most of this chance and scores 691 goals this season

 

[Fishhead]

Arty has generally choked when placed on a scoring line. I hope this time is different, as there won't be much in the way of excuses if he plays poorly. It's no longer the situation that he's usually on the 4th line and is occasionally moved up - he's been put with what may be the two best all-around offensive talents on the team right off the bat.

He's RFA next year, there literally can't be any more incentive for him to put it all together. One simply cannot be put in a better spot to succeed. We know he has the talent, but this is the year he can show that he's more than a PP specialist. From all indications he'll be given a pretty long shot there. Just do it Arty.

 

[King'sPawn]

I hope Kaliyev makes the most of this chance and scores 691 goals this season

Nice.

 

[Lt Dan]

Arty has generally choked when placed on a scoring line. I hope this time is different, as there won't be much in the way of excuses if he plays poorly. It's no longer the situation that he's usually on the 4th line and is occasionally moved up - he's been put with what may be the two best all-around offensive talents on the team right off the bat.

He's RFA next year, there literally can't be any more incentive for him to put it all together. One simply cannot be put in a better spot to succeed. We know he has the talent, but this is the year he can show that he's more than a PP specialist. From all indications he'll be given a pretty long shot there. Just do it Arty.

so it's time to shit or get off the pot.

I hope he not only shits, but goes for the upper decker

 

[johnjm22]

Dooley already posted the lines...

Quinton Byfield – Anze Kopitar – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Phillip Danault – Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Arthur Kaliyev
Carl Grundstrom – Blake Lizotte – Trevor Lewis
Jaret Anderson-Dolan – Alex Turcotte – Samuel Fagemo – Jacob Doty

Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Vladislav Gavrikov – Matt Roy
Andreas Englund – Jordan Spence
Tobias Bjornfot – Jacob Moverare

Englund ahead of Bjornfot as some of us have suggested.

If Bjornfot doesn't have a good camp he may be spending his entire season in the AHL.

 

[Kingfan1967]

I Like Kaliyev with Fiala and PLD , other teams will have to focus on Fiala and PLD leaving Arty to one time it, and having a great shot should allow him to succeed there.

 

[Maynard]

so it's time to shit or get off the pot.

I hope he not only shits, but goes for the upper decker

I did an upper decker once but I didn’t know you were supposed to remove the tank lid first. I thought the prank was just leaving a log on the top of it. Anyway GO KINGS!

 

[Johnny Utah]

Englund ahead of Bjornfot as some of us have suggested.

If Bjornfot doesn't have a good camp he may be spending his entire season in the AHL.

They have to put Englund in ahead of TB - there is not one player besides two guys making over 13 million combined (Kempe and PLD) that can fight.

The D is soft as crap - though Gavrikov is tall, he's not strong or overly physical. Roy is really the only bully on D and he has 4 career fights, 3 of them in the AHL and one in college/USHL.

I sat glass to two playoff games in Vegas - one against Edmonton and one against Florida and the Kings couldn't hang physically with either of those teams from what I saw. Lomberg, Bennett, Tkachuk, Gudas vs Hague, Carrier, McNabb, Kolesar.

Kings don't have one player as tough as any mentioned besides Englund and Doty, who doesn't even have an NHL contract.

You can argue PLD is our new Tkachuk - but Matthew had Lomberg, Gudas, Bennett to back him up and even Giavani Smith in the regular season. Who does PL have?

 

[Fishhead]

I expect Mikey to develop his physical game more this year. He doesn’t seem the type to seek guys out to throw down, but he can be nasty.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I expect Mikey to develop his physical game more this year. He doesn’t seem the type to seek guys out to throw down, but he can be nasty.

Mikey can be nasty, but I stood next to him next at a season ticket event and he looks like a 12 year old boy.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Mikey

He looks like a 12 year old boy.

I have a feeling these two quotes are mutually exclusive.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I expect Mikey to develop his physical game more this year. He doesn’t seem the type to seek guys out to throw down, but he can be nasty.

I guess you missed him RUIN draisaitl's CAREER

 

[Steve Zissou]

I guess you missed him RUIN draisaitl's CAREER

SLEEWFOOT! We got ourselves a slewfooter here!

EDM is now the worst fan base in all of hockey and it's not even close.

 

[King'sPawn]

Sorry, I posted this in the offseason thread when it belongs here:

 

[Steve Zissou]

Drew is such a goober.

 

[LAKings88]

I did an upper decker once but I didn’t know you were supposed to remove the tank lid first. I thought the prank was just leaving a log on the top of it. Anyway GO KINGS!

This made me laugh more than it had a right to do.

 

[Maritime Hockey]