Kings' Third Straight Exit Versus Oilers Continues Frustrating Pattern
Вставка
- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- It's time to talk about the Kings.
Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @thehockeyguy
Join us on our discord to chat hockey, talk with others during the game, share pet pictures, and more.
/ discord
Order jerseys from Ben H Sports while saving 10% off the listed eBay prices by sending him an email regarding jerseys you spot in his listings. ben.hoogenband@yahoo.ca Just tell him Shannon sent you.
Support The Hockey Guy via Patreon / thehockeyguy
/ youtubehockeyguy
Instagram: thgshannon and thg_cats
Spoutible: spoutible.com/TheHockeyGuy
TheHockeyGuy.yt@gmail.com
Contact me via snail mail at:
The Hockey Guy
PO Box 15038 Seven Oaks PO
Abbotsford, BC
V2S 8P1
In the USA:
Shannon Skanes
1125 Fir Avenue
Suite 119
Blaine, WA 98230 - Спорт
Fun fact: the Sharks and Ducks have won a playoff series more recently than the Kings.
Yeah but they stinks now
@@dwayneangel4585 that’s the point. Both teams are deep into a rebuild and still have had more recent success.
This is my new favorite fun fact 😂 thank you
@@BoyNamedSue4 That is not the insult you think it is. All the California teams fell off at the same time while the Kings got back to being decent faster than any of them. Sharks will still be atrocious for years to come and Ducks have not been a watchable team for 6 straight years.
@@Afkla7 if you are guaranteed to be a first round exit your not back. Congratulations. You’re the Minnesota Wild.
I've been waiting for this video much like I waited for that talk with my parents when the bad report card came home.
shannon end of season reviews does feel like a report card
As a Kings fan who also wasn’t a great student I couldn’t relate to a comment more
Me too.
Byfield stated in his exit interview that he had been dealing with a nagging illness for the latter quarter of the season. Could help explain some of the drop in production
He did his best through all the ailments he had, and the team would be a fool not to re-sign him.
All I care about Byfield is that he kept working at it. He will make it back to form if he's a worker.
I want byfield to light it up so badly. Really hope he goes off next season
@@ZaneZephyr Yes especially since he’s two seasons behind development.
I felt terrible for Byfield in the Edm series. He looked slow and stiff. And getting playoff minutes against 97&29 really exposed him. Not his fault, he was obviously far from 100%.
PL DuBaby is a big problem for this team.
He looks way better for Canada, might be a coaching and deployment issue (stop playing him with 4th liners)
@@jackm2499 It's a mental issue with him. He clearly has the talent and skill to contribute, but he's a huge diva.
@@jackm2499 The wold juniors is what 2 weeks vs 8 months of an NHL season. He got to play harder, you can play on the top line, but if other players are busting their butt and getting less ice team because PLD is getting the ice time and he is not trying it’s gonna backfire.
I 2nd this. He's not being the goalscorer the Kings need, and was definitely a non-factor against the Oilers.
He looks more like Tomas Tatar on the Avalanche, practically invisible
Kings need to change their system/structure so they stop handcuffing high skill players with this ridiculously conservative style of hockey. Fiala, Kempe, and Moore all voiced frustrations with the system in their exit interviews. Doughty mentioned the current system makes it nearly impossible for him to jump up on the rush. Byfield, PLD, Spence, Kaliyev (if they haven't ruined him already), and many other Kings players would all also likely benefit from a more creative system designed to generate more offense. This would also help younger players stepping into the lineup (ex: Clarke) because these young players wouldn't be forced into playing a ridiculously rigid / boring style of hockey. If the Kings make changes in that direction, it'll prove they've realized their previous approach was/is outdated and unsuccessful and that they need to get with the times and play a more modern system which would be slightly encouraging and a step in the right direction. If not, it'll be much of the same and they continue to be a playoff team at best but never a true contender.
For sure, and those complaints are being made by their top offensive players. Must be really frustrating when you're down three goals but have half a game still to play and those guys are handcuffed.
But most importantly, it handcuffed the defense! A team like Edmonton with two players on offense who are clearly more talented than everyone one else on the ice just blew that 1-3-1 open. Just send two guys on one side, blow past the one guy on the right or left, now the lone defenseman has to tangle 2v1 against Draisaitl or McDavid plus another guy like Hyman. Or worse, BOTH Draisaitl and McDavid at the same time... We don't have the defensemen who can handle that (who does?) and we sure as hell don't have the goaltenders to handle that either.
We got smaller and more injury prone from 2021-2022. They were able to show that they could play physical 1 period in game 4 and it took Edmonton out of their game but they still lost 1-0. The LA Kings team that won in 2012 was lead by a Dustin Brown that was willing to destroy his opponent, Matt Greene who was willing to destroy his own body to protect the net and Willie Mitchell/Rob Scuderi who were there to make the smart plays so their offense could do their job. Besides Doughty I don't see any other player that strikes fear on the opponent.
It has been that way for the last several seasons. Lack of size, lack of speed to compete with a division rival like Connor McDavid.
@@ChadSimplicio It's not so much about speed. A lot of teams have a hard time neutralizing McDavid. The Kings mentality is too soft which is a reflection of the coach(TMac, Hiller). The Kings need some bangers again!
The 2012 Kings were absolutely dominant in the playoffs, I think that's easily one of the best teams over the last 20 years and I say it as Sharks fan. Today though.. looks like they're about to enter this phase of perpetual mediocrity.
@@dmonsef Then they need to draft bigger players, because there's not much in size on their AHL Team (Ontario Reign).
Something that was notable is that this is the longest the kings have gone without winning a series in franchise history. Something needs to change.
If they keep Hiller they aren't serious about winning.
We want Blake gone and Hiller. We need a fresh perspective from a management and coaching standpoint. Blake got us in this mess and I dont have faith he can get us out. I am pissed that Blake wasn't fired. It shows that they think everything is just fine. We were least equipped to beat the Oilers than the last 2 years of playing them. Oilers made us look really silly.
Luc Robitaille has to go with Blake because Blake is the real cancer of the Kings organization and Luc don't care Both Dumb & Dumber are responsible for the PLD Disaster the worst trade and contract in Kings History for years to come!!!
Recent subscriber. Enjoy your efforts very much. Blake’s and Robitaille’s end-of-year press conference gave me the impression that they aren’t sure what to do next. Many Kings fans calling for Blake’s head.
Welcome! Just make sure you tell the ref he sucks. If you don't tell em, how do they know?
PLD scoring for Canada and kempe making unreal plays just shows the kings system is TRASH!!!!! we desperately need a fix but Rob Blake’s constantly wants to ruin everything
Also most kings fans don’t want rob Blake back. The system we have is bad, our players are offensively sound and can’t flourish when we focus on defense only
BRUCE THERE IT IS!
Yeah, first Luc Robitaille, and in the next moment Rob Blake. I say keep Hiller if the next GM is cool with that and let Hiller adjust the system and not let the 1-3-1 deathgrip them.
I’m just befuddled that Blake still has a job. We all knew that a first round exit would be his demise. They had better be a revamp of the system that compliments the team better, and a coach that can pull it off, or we looking at another year of the same
@@DJ-dw3gl I think the behind the scenes is Rob Blake is not the one in charge. It’s likely Luc and Phil.
@@RorschachqpI may be naive, but always thought of Anshutz as a hands off owner. And does Luc really wield that much power over Blake?
Inconsistency and special teams is what killed us. 5v5 we where pretty close to the oilers but going 0 for 15 on the pp is sad:( we also just couldn’t kill a penalty despite having one of the best pk during the regular season.
As far as Rob goes it’s 50/50 he’ll make a great trade like getting Moore for Campbell or getting phill. But then makes something like signing Cal to that deal. Every time we take a step forward we take one back. Never making any distance. And now we’re looking at losing Roy and AV:(
At least it seems like we’ll try a new system which should help our team. 1-3-1 was good during the “rebuild” but now it’s time to try something different. And fingers crossed Portillo kills it like he has in the AHL so far
I say, "no" the rebuild in my opinion was too fast and with an aging Doughty and Kopitar this team is going to be facing another rebuild/retooling a lot sooner than expected.
I agree. They should be considering a full rebuild.
Before the playoffs Talbot stunk. He lost to Anaheim, Chicago when we needed the wins
he only lost to Anaheim
Kings series came down to special teams, the Kings were great in the regular season, but fell off a cliff (both PP and PK) in the series. Love the fact that Shannon knows every single team so freaking well. I listen to dopes on the NHL network flub their way through my team over and over, but THG always shows up with good info and great insights. Love it.
It bears repeating....that is a GORGEOUS jersey.
I know a lot of talk is about Rob Blake but as a Habs fan, I have t o mention the effect of Marc Bergevin. Hired in 2022, and since, some dubious trades (Dubois, Cuyle), and won 1 less game in the playoffs each year. Kings should get rid of him before it’s too late.
Hopefully he becomes Columbus' GM as rumored. 🙏
Fire the coach … that’s the answer to everything according to hockey fans, unless they want to fire the GM.
He wouldn't be fired. Just not brought back and yes Hiller has to go.
You forgot everyone's favorite, fire everybody and ship everyone away in trades for picks and prospects at a loss.
On a serious note though, Blake needed to go last season and Hiller's contract won't be renewed. Also need a bonafide starting goalie so some changes need to be made on the active roster. Can't give up too many prospects or picks because well, the Kings aren't going anywhere as it stands. Except for mediocrity and after that the most painful of faiths, rebuilding a rebuild.
IF the rumour was true that Sweeney tried to trade Ullmark for Dubois at the deadline, Sweeney needs to be fired immediately!!
The Kings are missing a LOT of players. They are missing a true captain, a good coach, a 1C, 1D and 1G. They have a lot of offensive talent and some ok D but little goaltending. When the Kings were fearsome, they had multiple captains and assistant captains. Mike Richards sparked Dustin Brown to be a captain...guys who lead on the ice and make things happen during critical situations. They had guys like Justin Williams, Willie Mitchell, Jarret Stoll, Rob Scuderi, just a lot of guys who were glue guys or impromptu leaders on the ice and off the ice. Even Jeff Carter was recognized for his fitness as someone for young guys to follow as an example.
Nowadays we have guys like Fiala and Dubois, and a whole lot of floaters. Talbot and Rittich are backups, they are not guys who can steal games and be solid all the time, and bounce back from bad games. Doughty is not a 1D. The defense by committee only works if we have 3x defensemen that are reliable where you can put one on each of the three pairs...right now we have Gav and Roy on 2nd pair so our third pair is a defensive disaster...so many highlights of the Kings getting scored on have Dubois and Spence+Englund on the ice at the same time.
It really makes me wonder...if we drafted Stutzle instead of Byfield, what would have happened. Tim scored 90+ points in his D+2 year proving himself to be a true first line player at center...maybe not an ideal playoff 2-way center but at least as good as Fiala. Then maybe we don't trade Faber. And if Faber makes it to the lineup (and I know the story but LA controlled the situation), maybe we have a better defense or we trade for Fiala but we don't need to trade for Dubois. Then we keep all the guys we dealt for Dubois and all the guys we dumped salary to get Dubois...Vilardi, Iafallo, Walker, Jonathan Quick... Some of the guys we wind up dumping anyway, maybe we get better deals for like Durzi.
In conclusion, due to earlier decisions and the current make up of the team, there's no way the current Kings roster is a contender. They just have a bunch of guys who enjoy hanging out at Manhattan Beach, whether in the twilight of their careers (Kopitar, Doughty), or in shame in their primes (Dubois).
They won by defense in the Regular Season then allowed 22 goals in 5 games. 🤨
Talbot is an excellent goaltender...in the AHL. He maybe has one more year left in the NHL and he should be a backup at best to a real 1C.
20 oilers power plays didn't help much
@@Gaz992ts The 1-3-1 contributed to the power play opportunities as well.
Yes, Portillo looks to be a solid future option in net, but lets not forget this year's USHL Goaltender of the year Hampton Slukynsky. 28-3 on the season, surprised a lot of people with his play this year. He's a ways away yet, but nice to have 2 in the pipe while we untie Rob Blake's knots in our current salary cap issues....
Rob Blake and Luc Robitaille say the team made progress this year 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Yep. Now they'll be eating their words, on their way out the door.
"We were right there!" lol
They very well may have made progress if the disastrous Dubois deal had not been made.
I feel like the quickest way for the Kings to change rn is to bring in an entirely new coaching staff and a new system. Kings fan here I feel like the team is able to play a more offensive-minded hockey with solid defense. The 1-3-1 style shutdown hockey does not work against every team either, it works out well against Vancouver but it wouldn’t work against Dallas or Edmonton. A different system is needed to have some flexibility in giving players more options.
It was so evident how many times the Kings blew mult-goal leads during the regular season. They sat back instead of being on offensive attack like a lot of teams are doing these days.
If they just went back to 1-8 we wouldn’t be stuck with the same matchups every year.
If people are saying "what about my team?" then they're being too impatient for this channel. Shannon doesn't do Same-Day Delivery.
Gonna take a moment here to appreciate your assessment Shanon. As someone who isn’t a fan of this team, you are so on point with what us fans have been screaming about for years now. Also love your appreciation for guys like Roy and Anderson who don’t get noticed as much outside of the Kings fanbase (even though I’m 99.99% sure Roy isn’t coming back next season).
As someone who asked about the video for my team...Take your time man. Greatness takes time!
Something to remember is Clarke was actually playing as a forward at the end of the year
Yeah they made the wrong purchase when they picked up Pierre Luc Dubois. it was an attempt to shake things up. Added a young big bodied center. Unfortunately he's not any good. Had a very good regular season. I was worried about their goaltending too. They played good defense this year.
Had some health problems too but that Kopitar Doughty core doesn't have much longer.
Montreal was thankfully too smart to make that deal.
Bergevin was fired six weeks before the trade deadline and we suspect he was prepared to trade the farm for Dubois, and that likely played a part in his dismissal. He was immediately hired by LA as a 'senior advisor', whatever that means. It was probably Robitaille's doing, looks a lot like favoritism, the buddy system.
After Bergevin was fired in Montreal the rumours surfaced again when Dubois was done in Winnipeg. Hughes didn't do it. The trade to LA happened soon after. Hughes has made zero deals for experienced players in two and a half years, added nobody like that to the roster at any position. They were going into a full rebuild so there was no way they would trade for Dubois. The funny thing was ... Dubois stunk against Montreal in the 2021 playoffs, had no goals and was swept.
Why did Bergevin want Dubois? To prove himself right? PLD is a big top six centre which Bergevin had been unable to draft or acquire for 8 years in Montreal. He carried that reputation with him at every press conference in Montreal, and it was embarrassing.
Hey Shannon, is there a home version of that Kings jersey?
and they spent the last 3 years playing boring 1-3-1 that not even their home fans will pay to watch. All for nothing.
Zero trust in GM who trades Vilardi Faber and 1st rounder for PLD (then signs him to that contract) and one dimensional scoring winger Fiala.
Faber wasn't going to sign with the Kings as he had a disabled brother in Minnesota. Fiala has grown and has become a very effective and responsible player. I can't argue the PLD trade though. PLD was a disaster.
@@ATHIP12 unproven speculation. He has never said that. And even if true, trading ELC immediate stud Faber and 1st for high priced one dimensional winger is horrendous asset management (the slogan of Blake’s time as GM).
@@danielschwager6098 I think there are a number of worse trades than Fiala. 2 rentals for a first & Quick. Durzi for a 2nd. PLD. The Petersen/Walker where we still retain salary of the other player. Something happened in Blake's mind that made him flip the switch and act like a crazy person. Absolutely agree with your take on horrendous asset management.
@@ATHIP12 we are on the same page. I like Fiala overall. The issue is that cost controlled top 20 dmen should have insane value and he sort of sold low for an offense only winger. The ones you mentioned are horrible too. Rob and Luc making sure Kings fans have no hope beyond maybe winning a lucky round, just like when they were playing!
@@danielschwager6098 The Kings had no leverage with Faber. The held three months of his rights which is barely worth the paper it's written on. Given the rampant speculation that he wanted to play in Minnesota, which ended up happening, anything more than a bag of pucks is fine. Plenty of other questionable choices to lose any sleep on that one.
A few things:
1. I believe the roster I could potentially be a contender but the Kings defensive style of hockey (which is respectable) is not good for their players offensive lethality.
2. Byfield’s production went down towards the end for the season when he said he was dealing with an underlying illness in his exit interview.
3. I think it would be smart to trade Talbot for another goalie if possible or let Talbot go and give David Rittich the spot and Portillo the back-up so he can gain experience.
4. While I think Rob Blake has chosen wisely for the Kings (sometimes faulty) I just don’t see him remaining in the organization. There needs to be a re-look on the system the Kings have.
5. The Kings need to acquire a no-nonsense head coach for the next season who is willing to push the players in the locker room. I am tired of the ”family-like” team that Rob Blake and Luc Robitaille are babbling about. Someone needs to get underneath the skins of the players without hesitation.
Speaking of Fiala: His game for Switzerland was outstanding tonight. The penalty shot: A beauty!
Being a Kings fan has its moments, some of them rough 🥲 Not to hit all of the same points, but Kaliyev likely traded, Arvidsson likely let go. Now Roy, it seems like Blake really loves Matt Roy. He’s a great story, a 7th rounder who made the top 4, but if things go how it’s feeling like they will, defense might be (with wishful thinking):
Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Clarke
Moverare-Spence
Engallund
No matter what happens next year, Blake needs to go and the coaching needs to change. Even if Clarke, Turcotte, Fagemo, Thomas and even throw Portillo in there, all come up and play great, Blake still cannot stay. If we have any less than a real shot for all 4 of those skaters to play in the NHL, it’s kind of a lose-lose scenario. Also expecting a trade to be made concerning goaltending perhaps, but we’re not looking at a great prospect pool so much now, especially if the 4 aforementioned players stick in the NHL. Draft picks are needed too!
One of the best moves I think LA can make right now is to hire Keefe.
I was seriously thinking about that as well. He could implement an offensive engaged system. Not bring back certain wingers and allowing the young players we've drafted to actually play would be crucial too. This roster needs life as much as it needs leadership. To many stagnant vets. Dallas did it all season long and look at them.
Last time I checked Winnipeg is in the western conference
Talbot and Rittich got torched on the PP, which I wouldn’t hold entirely on them.
Talbot looked very fatigued from played 54 games in the regular season at age 36. Had Rittich started the series, Oilers would have still won but the series would have gone 6 or 7.
Gibson (no retention) for Kaliyev and Turcotte
Just like the Oilers, the front office is the main enemy of the Kings. The actual teams try their best but if the front office gives them these pieces they will not be successful.
It started with the trade last offseason. The Kings traded for the wrong Winnipeg Jet. Pierre Luc Dubois was pretty much just skating around uselessly in the playoffs. And to make it worse, Dubois has an 8 year extension and the Kings won't buy him out. LA should have traded for Hellebuyck, then they would have at least stood a chance against Edmonton's lethal offense. But who knows, maybe the Kings can get him if the Jets decide to tear it down and rebuild after yet again failing to make any significant progress?
I remember thinking when the Kings picked up Dubois that I wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole and they might have done the 'Peg a favour. Wow. Vilardi was hurt this year (what else is new?), but I'd still take him in a heartbeat over Dubois. Say what you want about Pettersson right now, but he's clearly heart and been lights out most of the time at both ends for the Canucks compared to either guy, but at least Vilardi is starting to show that he can produce for a decent cap hit. That was a brutal trade for LA.
I wasn’t going to watch this video, then I saw Shannon wearing the RR2.0 jersey.
I think PLD is just pissy that Montreal didn't make a big play for him. Perhaps Blake tries to work out a deal with Montreal this summer, but Montreal's offer sheet will be a LOT lower than what they may have offered Winnipeg.
When do they buy out PLD?
im trying to get another pld to the habs rumor going :O
but youll have to pay half his aav imo .
@@TheEskimeaux They seriously can’t believe that he’s a major piece of the core. They have to find a way out from his contract
@@seanragsdale5636 if they buy him out before some time next month the buyout penalty will only be one third of his contract
@@seanragsdale5636 It will have to be through trade. If The finals last to game 7 they cant even buy out at 1/3 option and would have to buyout at 2/3 cause his birthday is same day as game 7 of SCF.
They won't...they'll be on the hook for FOURTEEN more years if they do today. Better to play him. His NMC comes into effect next year but they don't have the 7x high first rounders to deal PLD at his most lowest value as a player while also being at the longest term of salary.
Fiala just joined Switzerland for World Championship, no updates for this event this year?
Interesting shannon @thehockeyguy that you left Trevor Moore off this video. The kid lead the team in Regular season goals w/ 31 and a total of 57 points 4th on the team. Moore had a damn good 23-24 season. Without him kings dont even make the playoffs.
I think Shannon left him out because Moore prompty disappeared come playoff time.
@@mbuckley3828 irrelevant when the whole team disappeared. And his whole video on the team didn’t go off to just playoffs.
@@DesertDrifter The team actually did well enough 5v5 against the Oilers. It was the Kings Special Teams play, both the PP and the PK that 💩the bed against the Oilers that spelled their demise ultimately.
@@mbuckley3828 No shit!. I watched all 82 and the playoffs. They were not beating Edmonton regardless. Still Trevor Moore, Kopi, kempe, Doughty and the promising rookie defenseman Clarke were the positives to the Kings year.
This franchise isn't showing any signs of being serious about anything. Keeping blake and possibly hiller says it all.
The kings need to switch to that jersey full-time.
Your Winnipeg Jets
They’ve done well. But my gosh that move for PLD is such a crippling error. Forget giving up decent NHLers. Cap hit for a non player like that is just so awful in hindsight.
Imagine thinking you could go anywhere with a backup goalie as a starter lmao
I agree..just look at Vancouver
@@ianmackie8959 I didn't see anyone saying they would go anywhere with their 3rd string and backup. The kings just said meh and kept their mid goalies lol
@derekparsey1168 big change up here in Vancouver we actually have a hockey team this year so I think we're a little full of ourselves , but if we win it all..we will be completely obnoxious.
I mean, Vegas won a cup with their third starter lol
In fairness, the Venzina favourite let in 5 a night in round one and last year an aging 3rd string stole multiple games for the eventual cup winner. Look at Silovs right now in Vancouver. I would say 90% of the time you’re absolutely right, but goalies are weird and if they get hot for 6 weeks they can steal multiple series for a team. I’d never suggest relying on that though lol
Restart the app worked for me
The Kings should strongly consider a buyout of Doughty. That would alleviate the salary cap pressures that they are currently facing. Doughty IS NOT an $11 million player anymore.
As a Wild fan, they won't be winning the cup of Talbot is the 1A goalie
Kings need a good young goaltender and a 1-2-2 forecheck
Vachon needs to don the old # 30 and get back in the net. (Superb jersey!)
Not a single goaltender signed for next season, including the ones in the minors. It gives them some flexibility, but that'll eat up some cash if they want to fix things, especially when there are a lot of other teams that need help in goal.
I have no faith in Rob Blake to make us better. We knew going into the season that goaltending was our biggest need. We had some cap space so I figured that problem would be fixed. Blake traded Sean Durzi to create a little more space. That means an even better goalie, right?! Great! Then three days later he trades for PLD and signs him to a mega contract. Durzi, Vilardi, Iafallo and Kupari for a forward? What about the problem in goal? We ended up with a couple of "been around the block", "good enough" goalies. I can't wait to see how Blake makes things worse this summer.
Great Video, as usual, Shannon - I think there's really A Huge Problem with The LA Kings, in, especially the fact that The Older Players are getting even Older, such as Anze Kopitar, who, I believe was on their 2015 team that beat My New York Rangers. They're likely in A No Win Situation, unless this Pierre Luc Dubois Trade turns around in their favor. Let me know what you think
I think they move Roy to make room for both spence and clarke in the lineup
2024-2025 Still no answer for the Oilers... Nice job Rob-
It seems to me that Blake didn't anticipate the 20 million dollar cap at the end of this season and all of the contracts coming up for re-negotiation before signing PLD last May. For this reason, he should be fired. How do you not see what's coming? It's like a dad going out and buying a 50 thousand dollar Lexus before sitting down with the wife to figure out how to pay the other bills coming due.
Just speculating, but how likely could a Jarry trade be for the Kings? I'm not saying the Pens should trade him but if they do I think LA could be an attractive buyer. Some sort of return involving kaliyev/a pick/etc? How do kings fan feel about this?
Kings should give Portillo a chance in goal.
i don't think this can be put on goaltending, to be honest. Talbot let up i think one or two goals i thought he should have, but rittich i don't remember any that i thought he should have had, and he shut down quite a few that i thought were going in. the PK left them out to dry.
Kings have all the pieces in place but need a real GM. Blake has taken them as far as he can. Making Skinner look like a Vezina candidate is all the evidence you need this teams needs to shift its philosophy on offense.
Kings need to hire Jay Woodcroft.
Rittich played great in his backup role, as he should be re-signed. Talbot should be a no. Age 37 and should be playing in a backup role for another team that needs goalie experience. They absolutely have to acquire a #1 goalie. Portillo is looking great in his AHL rookie year, but I think it would be smart to cook him there for one more season. He can start training camp/preseason for the Kings to get a feel, but finish the season with the Reign again.
Blake needs to go and a change needs to be made for sure. That PLD contract has the potential to haunt us for years to come.
Grundström just scored in the world championship.
They need to fire Blake.
The Kings need to quit being so cheap and start going after marquee players because they play in Los Angeles not Edmonton.
If they'd played Van, they might've had a chance, especially without Demko. But Dallas is destroying the Avs, and the Avs are definitely better than the Kings (and DAL had our number all year). So they're likely out in the first round no matter whether they played DAL or EDM.
Great players don't necessarily make good GMs.
Get ullmark and dump Dubois anywhere and for anything. Keep Roy and open cap for a scorer up front
Looking forward to the Rangers video
You might be in for a long wait!
Next yr oiler will only left with mcdavid and deadwood /dead cap players since they don’t have cap space for D29
I really like some of the young pieces the Kings have, but so many of their point-producing players being closer to retirement than not... seems like one of those illusory retooling teams that looks like they're gonna go somewhere, but don't.
Blake screwed up badly. Quick was the goaltending standard to go by, but instead he traded for and gave $8.5 million to PLD, losing key gritty goal scoring in Vilardi, Iaffalo and Kupari. $5 million of that could have been used on a goalie(Saros) and then the other $3.5 million could have been used on d-man or a forward. Why are you trading for a Center, when the teams strength is drafting Centers?! Blake didn't even go for it with the right type of forward, as he should have traded for a scoring winger instead.
Portillo is their future #1(a 3rd round pick steal from the Sabres, Portillo is playing in the AHL playoffs as a rookie for the Reign, with 5-0 1.20 GAA .956 SV%!)
The Kings also need a new coach and should not extend Hiller. Berube would be great if he doesn't land the Leafs job. I would love for them to go after Bruce Boudreau, as he would most definitely get the most offense upside out of the Kings young talent! With a #1 goalie and experienced coach who keeps in touch with game still(Boudreau analysis Canadien networks and podcasts is constantly spot on), the Kings could actually do some damage getting past the 1st round and being competitive in the 2nd round.
They’ll get swept next season by them
Time to rebuild and retool including Blake!
LA needs to get meaner and nastier in my opinion they need to target Brady Tkachuck, Lawson Crouse, and Kurtis McDermitt, I'd offer Brandt Clarke, Sam Helenius, Lizzote's/Grundstrom's rights and Dubios for Tkachuck and would certainly be willing to add more, for me outside of Byfield, Akil, Turc, and maybe Laferriere with hows he played, any prospect should be available though I'd be pissed if Jamsen and Lee were traded
This organization needs a major overhaul. The director of amateur scouting needs to go. The draft picks they kept have fizzled. The ones they traded have thrived. The players they got in trades are NOT speedy playoff performers. The gm has embraced a slow style. Kopitar, Danault, PLD, Gavrikov, doughty, Anderson, Roy, fiala are all slow. Kempe, Moore, and Lizette and Spence are the only speedy players. They don’t have a guy that can enter the zone on the pp just by relying on his stick handling to set up possession. Oh and did I mention goaltending….cal Peterson drop off in talent screwed blakes plan. But Blake and his decisions haven’t helped this team at all.
The Colorado Leafs will be next.... I did a funny lol
Rittich or Talbot to Detroit :)
Kings fan for over 30 years. No faith in Blake. He screwed us with the pld contract. 8.5 for a 60 point (didnt come close to that this year) forward is dumb. Now he's doubling down on his mistake by not buying him out when we could use any cap relief we could get. The 5 mil for cal Peterson was dumb. He isn't smart with the cap. He lucked out this year with our goaltending, but that pld money could have been used to get us a true number 1 without giving up 3 young good prospects and a pick. He seemed desperate and desperation doesn't breed smart decisions
Nope
Roy is likely gone and Spence should be able to step into the RD2 spot. I heard a rumor that Faber didn't want to sign in LA, if it's true then I don't mind the Fiala trade, if not it could look bad for them in the long run. Coaching has to be a priority and figuring out how to get Dubois to at least a 60-65 point player as well as a system that works in the playoffs.
But that is what everyone says. "A rumor". Blake's actions show distrust for Faber's camp which says more about Blake. Fiala is a skilled out of control knucklehead.
Spence can't play top 4. He's suited playing the 3rd pairing. Clarke is who you put in Roy's spot. The guy is almost a point per game d-man at the AHL level! The time Clarke played with the Kings, he gave them a lot of offensive spark from the back end that even Doughty on his best nights couldn't provide.
Don't bother with an Islander video...the major problem already had his press conference.😊
Both Kings GM Blake and VP Luc aka Dumb & Dumber need to get fired NOW and Dump PLD ASAP worst trade and contract in Kings History!!!!!
I think the Kings need to get a long-term answer for goalie. I think it's been a distraction for the last 3 years. I don't know a specific player that they should target necessarily, but whoever they do should be viable for more than a season.
Finding their next Jonathon Quick should be Priority 1
@@ChadSimplicio Quick set a standard. The Kings right now just need a goalie who has #1 experience.
We NEED to get rid of Rob Blake as GM. This guy makes maybe the worst trade of all time and takes absolutely no responsibility. Losing Vilardi and Iafallo has been proven to be a big blow to the team and moving forward I do not expect Dubois to step up his game at all. Lazy piece of crap who causes more damage to the team more than anything. I still can’t believe we’re paying 8.5 million a year (FOR 8 YEARS) for a guy who who barley scrambles 40 points in 82 games. Mind boggling.
Blake is a clown that needs to be driven out of town. He should have went after a goalie last year not Dubois. Tons of Kings fans were wanting a goalie and not Dubois. Three of the four players we shipped in the Dubois trade would have helped LA as well. Another faux pas of his is letting Sean Durzi escape to Arizona
As an Oilers fan living in Los Angeles the past three seasons have kept me happy lol
Faber already stated he wasn't gonna sign for the kings so they had to move him
He never stated that. Provide a link that shows as much.
He has publicly stated that he was surprised he was traded like he was and it was unexpected.
Can almost guarantee you the main reason he wouldn't have signed with the Kings would have been due to Blake telling him he wouldn't start at the NHL level when they had their face to face meet up because the Kings love for all of their players to percolate in the AHL a number of seasons before being given the chance with the big club and I'm sure that Brock was turned off by that.
Purely speculation on my behalf, that last part.
I've never experienced such an emotionally draining season as a Kings fan, and at this point they could trade the entire team and I wouldn't have the energy to care.
I 2nd this.
maybe Woodcroft for head coach to bring tempo?