Game Thread: G59 31-19-8 Kings @ Hawks 3/3/25

[PuckinUgly57]

They just flashed a stat of youngest guys leading a team in scoring this season. Bedard of course is number one at 19 years old.

Third guy? Stuetzle with 63 points at 23 years old. Buster leading them all with useless assists.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Just checking box score, looks like Jill ran 11/7 again? That is just not sustainable long term. Wow.

 

[Kings4OT]

I think Timmah has 3x in a row

 

[Kings4OT]

Fiala the only one trying to fight back and hes like 4-nothin....team mates should be ashamed

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Fiala the only one trying to fight back and hes like 4-nothin....team mates should be ashamed

Buster 6'5" playing like he's 5'6", the little shoves, not even rabbit jabs. At this point with the abuse on and off the score board, throw some hands. Geez.

 

[Kings4OT]

Cant win em all.....

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Outscored 15-5 in three games. Yikes.

Pretty sure we just saw the last of some Kings players before Wednesday. Just hope it's the right ones.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Cant win em all.....

I'd be OK with 60 minutes of effort at this point. Last three games, four if you go back to Vancouver, sluggish.

Looking like a skid coming up right before the POs.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Time to visit Teh Blog, the comments should be great...

 

[PuckinUgly57]

2 on 0 and Buster hit the post? Interesting of note.They are not pumping this guy right now.... I think a trade is very imminent

Watching the replay, Nickson says 2 on 0, Fox says you don't see that too often. Umm didn't we just see that within the last two weeks and they didn't even get a shot on net? It was Dexter and someone else.

I don't think I've seen ANY team whiff 2 on 0s as much as the Kings do.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Buster leveled by Murphy, that chain looks sick when hes flying backwards landing on his ass

Just saw it on the replay, good solid check in the NZ. Buster trying to be dancing Bambi again looking down and got smoked.

The way the second went, would have been a great opportunity to start mixing it up and maybe put some life into the Kings.

They look completely uninspired this game, Edmundson saying this is a "must win game" didn't age well.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Cant win em all.....

Sure you can, Kingsters who believe Turcotte, Clarke and Buster are the future believe this is an 82-0 team or at worst a legitimate contender.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Didn't watch any of these games, but sounds like a dumpster fire. The thread was a good read though. Felt the secondhand pain as they played all the hits. New goalie comes in and stands on his head. Martinez and Euthanasia with goals. Byfield def the new scapegoat for everything.

I wonder if a complete scenario where the wheels fall off this week makes LA sellers. Like what a difference a week could make.

 

[Kings4OT]

Still have a 5 point lead. Even better news is Flames and Canucks playing poorly too. Realistically LA should make the playoffs and a typical 1st round exit...which is "better" than I thought for the season but only due to Flames, Canucks and the upstart Ducks doing worse than I expected.

I think 2 decent pickups could get the Kings passed a struggling Oiler team potentially but not a rolling Oiler team and definitely not past a Jets, Knights, Stars series.

 

[Kings4OT]

[QUOTE="Stunner_At_Staples_Kings, post: 18577883, . Byfield def the new scapegoat for everything.

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Buster isnt the scapegoat, he is a bust. He is a 2oa that has been pumped since day 1. At the start of the season I mentioned once PLG traded the only opportunity for more production was Buster. Kopi was gonna be hard pressed to get 70 points, Kempe maybe get the same, TOTM was no way gonna net 30, Fiala gonna be his normal 60 to 70p....leaving Buster as the only real chance to improve production in the lineup....they tried and tried, he wasnt up to the task. The only reason the Kings are in it is the team defense (Buster is a good part of that). We've called out players up and down the lineup but most are at their "norm" ....if Buster broke out to an actual 2oa producer, Kings would look pretty solid wouldnt they?