Game Thread: G55 31-17-7 Kings vs Canucks 2/26/25

[PuckinUgly57]

Game day again, national broadcast on TNT at 7pm. Just made some crock pot shredded chicken tacos, good stuff. Good day at work, going to just chill and watch this.

Nothing new to report, going with the same lineup as recently. Rittich expected to start. Jill will run 11/7 again so expect Clarke and Turcotte to get limited ice time especially in the third. If they go 12/6 Thomas and Burroughs available.

Vancouver isn't too far behind the Kings so another one of those 4 point games. Huge statement win against the Knights, hope they don't lay an egg on national TV and play down to their competition. They haven't won much recently so throttle these fools, they didn't come out of the break ready to play. Hughes expected to play, this guy can control a game. He hasn't played since Jan 31 I believe.

Prediction: Kings 4-2, goals by Kopitar, Laferriere, Gavrikov and Jeannot. Buster with another spectacular assist performance to show "he's arrived", Kingsters rub one out.

Let's Go Kings!

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Doughty lower body injury. Not going to play tonight. Felt like that 4 Nations cup spot was sorta risky, and hopefully not contributing.

 

[Kings4OT]

DD8 dreaded LBI??

 

[Kings4OT]

Doughty lower body injury. Not going to play tonight. Felt like that 4 Nations cup spot was sorta risky, and hopefully not contributing.

Hope not, 4 or 5 top guys from that out....meanwhile it let all the other teams rest up. Golden 2 weeks for The Legend

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Nice job Kempe, stupid penalty costs them.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

2-0 Vancouver. Gotta be honest, Kings don't look bad, but they need to be a little more selfish on some of these breaks and oddman rushes. Also, retarded penalty by Kempe. And Edmondson looks atrocious. On for both goals against. Fell or slid on the first 2 on 2. This one, he's checking that dude coming around the net and his own stick is like up around his own waist.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Also, it's on me. I haven't been able to sit and watch too many games in real time in awhile, but I am catching this one since it's on HBO Max, and it might just be me.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Kings still playing too cute for my liking. Should be sending everything to the net looking for something ugly. Only 12 shots in the game through two periods (Vancouver just barely higher at 13).

 

[Kings4OT]

I fell asleep lol

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Kempe beast mode. I know we joke, but he might be getting paid $10mil+/year next contract.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Trevor Moore wide open net

 

[Kings4OT]

Kempe beast mode. I know we joke, but he might be getting paid $10mil+/year next contract.

If Kings gonna keep him, hes gonna get paid

 

[PuckinUgly57]

If Kings gonna keep him, hes gonna get paid

He absolutely will and I keep saying he is the next captain of the Kings if he stays. If not, someone will pay him a lot of money.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Buster with the secondary again, making a circle and passing to Gavrikov who passed to Kempe. I swear I can't make this shit up.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

tied game. Dude what was with the Clarke broken stick play? Breaks his stick and no one, including Byfield standing next to him gives him a stick.

 

[Kings4OT]

Nogoal megga tip. Might be high

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Do these TNT guys know they're challenging for goalie interference and not a high stick?

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Do these TNT guys know they're challenging for goalie interference and not a high stick?

They do not. Olczyk just conceded that maybe they're looking at that.

 

[Kings4OT]

I think good both high and interference

 

[Kings4OT]

Now get PP going