2024-25 PO Thread

[Kings4OT]

Montreal just scored 2 in the 3rd to tie it in Washington.

Ya watching it, Caps way sloppy in their own zone...played a great 50 minutes of hockey tho

 

[Kings4OT]

Gr8 8 of course

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Gr8 8 of course

Just saw it. Playing with house money. Puck just seems to keep finding him, especially lately.

 

[Kings4OT]

That whiff with a basically empty net gonna haunt Meier the rest of his career

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

That whiff with a basically empty net gonna haunt Meier the rest of his career

I missed it. Saw Devils looked much better through two periods, but Carolina looks pretty good.

Just saw Max Domi bury the OT winner for Toronto. Ottawa with some lazy defense, but they actually looked much better.

And Florida putting it on Tampa Bay. And Cirelli out for Tampa Bay, which is really bad for them.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Home teams dominating so far. Only Avs won on the road, and I think if Panthers keep it going, that would be #2.

 

[Kings4OT]

Theodore trying to lose for Vegas lol

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Theodore trying to lose for Vegas lol

Wild take a 4-0 lead and give up 2 but show how to clamp down. Kings need to emulate.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

TA, ranking the PO teams under the most pressure to win a Cup:

7. Los Angeles Kings

The oddsmakers still had them as slight underdogs heading into Game 1, despite having home ice advantage. That has to sting, but it will sting a lot worse if they lose to the Oilers for the fourth year in a row.

After all, the Oilers aren’t going anywhere. And with the playoff format as it is now, the Kings are going to have to beat them to get anywhere meaningful. If that’s not possible, then … well, what are we doing here?

If they lose, it will be … a demoralizing confirmation that they just don’t have a path out of the Pacific during the Connor McDavid era.

I think as Kings fans and knowing it's been 8 years with Bowlby at the wheel, I would ratchet that ranking up quite a bit. Year 8 of Dumbo two Cups, year 8 of Blake hoping to get out of the first round. I almost feel like the Kings are Hurricanes West.

Also tells me these fools don't have a pulse on western teams much.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Landeskog playing first NHL game in June 2022. Place going pretty crazy. They gave him the "C" back too.