2024-25 Season Thread

[davnlaguna]

Some of the pros trying too hard
They are supposed to pass to the celebrities and not embarrass the goalies

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Some of the pros trying too hard
They are supposed to pass to the celebrities and not embarrass the goalies

Subban was just as annoying retired as he was playing. I was hoping Roenick would have laid him out like he used to do in ASGs.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Zegras suspended 3 games for this hit on Rasmussen*, what a dick hit. That guy's claim to fame is over when he was on the cover of the NHL game, otherwise he's a bust.

Keep doing the Michigans bro, you belong in a beer league.

 

[Kings4OT]

Zegras suspended 3 games for this hit on Rasmussen*, what a dick hit. That guy's claim to fame is over when he was on the cover of the NHL game, otherwise he's a bust.

Keep doing the Michigans bro, you belong in a beer league.

Still almost 2x the Steve Austin production haha

Not that I want Zegras at all

 

[Kings4OT]

Rantanen becoming an even worse debacle than PLG, but Canes have good leadership, they will get a value trade out of it....or I will be shocked

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Rantanen becoming an even worse debacle than PLG, but Canes have good leadership, they will get a value trade out of it....or I will be shocked

His numbers aren't good for sure, but I've watched a few games and he has been all over the net. He hasn't looked any different than he did in Colorado, biggest drop in his numbers has been shooting percentage, it's been cut in half since the trade.

Kind of the inverse of Buster, getting all these gimme points and thinking he's doing great and Rantanen not scoring so therefore he isn't a good fit, not playing well, whatever. Eye test always tells the truth no matter what the numbers or analytics say.

Canes have reportedly made a substantial offer, between $13-14 million a season. I never thought we'd see the day of something like that happening, the starting cap in 2005-06 was $39 million. Now some dude is going to make half/a third of that in a season.

 

[Kings4OT]

His numbers aren't good for sure, but I've watched a few games and he has been all over the net. He hasn't looked any different than he did in Colorado, biggest drop in his numbers has been shooting percentage, it's been cut in half since the trade.

Kind of the inverse of Buster, getting all these gimme points and thinking he's doing great and Rantanen not scoring so therefore he isn't a good fit, not playing well, whatever. Eye test always tells the truth no matter what the numbers or analytics say.

Canes have reportedly made a substantial offer, between $13-14 million a season. I never thought we'd see the day of something like that happening, the starting cap in 2005-06 was $39 million. Now some dude is going to make half/a third of that in a season.

I do think he is somebody.That's more snake bit than anything, He will snap out of it and produce... I don't.
Know that anybody's worth that kind of money but what do I know. One thing that is weird and very eye. Opening though, is the record since they trade. Canes are like 1 - 6 or 7 With the only win coming when Mikko was out....

 

[histkng23]

Trade Alert:
Kings trade F Tyler Madden to Minnesota for D Joseph Cecconi.

Minor league players. Madden was probably never going to make it above AHL, listed as weighing 170 lbs. Frustrating issue is that Madden was component of Toffoli trade, although the draft picks were the bigger acquisition (2nd Rd in 2022), which I'm sure Blake burned for something else, or was used for #51 Jack Hughes, whom the Kings are unlikely to offer a contract to when done with NCAA.

Cecconi was a 5th Rd pick in 2015, right shot D, 6'3" 215 lbs. Has bounced around the AHL a little. Not expecting much....

More excellent asset "management" by Blake...

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

If philly wins this.......Towns is MVP all day

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Trade Alert:
Kings trade F Tyler Madden to Minnesota for D Joseph Cecconi.

Minor league players. Madden was probably never going to make it above AHL, listed as weighing 170 lbs. Frustrating issue is that Madden was component of Toffoli trade, although the draft picks were the bigger acquisition (2nd Rd in 2022), which I'm sure Blake burned for something else, or was used for #51 Jack Hughes, whom the Kings are unlikely to offer a contract to when done with NCAA.

Cecconi was a 5th Rd pick in 2015, right shot D, 6'3" 215 lbs. Has bounced around the AHL a little. Not expecting much....

More excellent asset "management" by Blake...

Madden was one who had all that hype when he was brought over, once again why a prospect is a prospect is a prospect until they prove otherwise.

Size was definitely an issue but more proof there is something wrong with the drafting, developing or both.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Copley assigned to AHL early Feb. Would you consider bringing him back over Rittich?

I read an article saying if Carolina does decide to trade Rantanen, Kings were thrown into that mix, and this article floated Rittich as a small part of a larger deal because their goaltending has been so bad, that (per this article) even Rittich would be a serviceable as an upgrade. Feels more than expendable to me. I don't honestly know what a package for Rantanen would even look like. Usually it's 4 pieces.

Brandt Clarke, Trevor Moore, 1st round pick, Rittich, and maybe something else. Saw Turcotte's name thrown in there.