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Who’s Jim Hiller the new, interim head coach?
Yeah, blaming PLD is kind of a low hanging fruit. But at the same time, this is Flake’s mess so he needs to clean it up.
I still believe getting PLD over a decent goalie was a mistake.
But now that he’s here, they need to figure out how to get him going. Put him on 1L, move Kopi down to 2L and...
I had to split it, because there were more than 12k words.
Anyways, generally I’m not the “Fire The Coach” type of guy because ultimately the players play the game.
But, I think it’s time to clean house.
Flake and McLellan need to go. I’ve never been a fan of Flake when he got involved with the...
There have been meetings. Lots, which McLellan said have occurred with individual players, entire lines or the complete group. “But we’ve also had those when we were winning,” the coach insisted. Doughty said he’s spoken up in the locker room but added that he hasn’t been the only one. He...
And another one.
The heat is on Todd McLellan and the Kings after brutal loss to SabresThe heat is on Todd McLellan and L.A. Kings after brutal loss, ‘stupid hockey’ vs. Sabres
LOS ANGELES — Todd McLellan figures his Thursday morning will be just like any other. He’ll watch the prior...
Goalie Experiments of the late 90s early aughts
Felix Potvin
Dan Cloutier
Byron Dafoe
2004 was a really big failed experiment Roman Cechmanek
Sean Burke
There were others that lasted a season or less. The team kept signing over the hill goalies in hopes that one revives his career.
I think...
https://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/kings/story/2024-01-18/todd-mclellan-coaching-status-kings-struggles
Column: Todd McLellan has Rob Blake’s support, but is he Terry Murray 2.0 for the Kings?
A season that began with great expectations dissolved into a struggle to stay afloat as the Kings...
And they’ve given up two. That’s the issue with this team they come out strong and then fizzle. How many times have they given up a solid lead this season?
I’m going two-fer.
The Vopats. One of them came over in the Gretzky trade with the Blues.
They were as useless as a jockstrap on a mannequin. Both were a waste of space.
Stats are easy to come by and direct comparisons is somewhat pointless. But that said, (hindsight is 20/20) I still think that the Kings should have traded for a better goalie, which they need(ed) more than another center.
Part of me thinks that, Flake made this trade to make up for Buster’s...
Dunno was a shutdown specialist for the Habs and when he signed with the Kings he was given an opportunity to be more than that. Maybe, he should be put on L3, with Kopi moving down to L2 and PLD getting a chance on L1.
Also, I’m not saying that the Kings are losing because of PLD, I just think it was a needless trade. They currently have 6 NHL centers. So I’m not sure why they would have traded and extended PLD when they have no room for him.
That’s the crux of the problem, there’s no room for him up the...
I love it. The only time I get blackouts is if they’re playing the Dogs. So I watch the games with no sound.
By the way the feed is of Nick and Fox. So I’m not sure why you’re blacked out.
PA is a hands off owner, I don’t think he even knows what’s going on with the Kings. Whoever is running AEG now is the person that Flake answers to. And I have no Idea who that is, or if they care about the Kings at all.
At least with Liewewkly we knew that he did like the team and was all in...
Hers the thing, is it the minutes he’s playing, or is it his linemates, or something else entirely? I don’t know. What I do know, is he hasn’t lived up to EARNING those minutes. If you watch him away from the puck, he’s not moving most of the time. Sure there are flashes of promise, but so far...