Game Thread: G82 35-26-20 Kings @ Flames 4/16/26

[PuckinUgly57]

Game day again and the last RS game, nutty how fast the season went by. 6pm.start on FDS SoCal and I also believe just standard FDS. Will most likely miss most of this, Ms Puck II turned 16 today so I'm taking 6 kids to BJs to celebrate her birthday dinner.

Today is also Oxilator's 11th celebration of life. Going to tip one to him later tonight after we get back home, although with these screaming kids I'll probably want like 5 at dinner. Ox would disapprove.

=)~~

Not much to say on the Kings front, no lineup changes expected and Forsberg to start. Glass Boy is available as is Moverare but I don't expect either of them in. Disc Jockey is going to roll with what has been working.

Playoff seeding on the line tonight, my gut tells me Anaheim, Edmo and LA will win so the standings don't change and LA welcomes Colorado to open up. On the one hand I'm happy it's not Edmonton for the fifth year in a row because losing or not I'm just sick of seeing them year after year, on the other the Kings drew the heavyweight of the NHL.

But you reap what you sow and your 74000 loser points earned you this date, maybe in the offseason after personnel changes are made an attitude change can be made too to where the goal is play for regulation, win or lose.

The Kings may be a PO bound team but they Hillered their way in with the OTLs. By comparison, the Sens are WC2 in the EC with 99 points, none of the PD teams would have even qualified for the POs including Vegas winning the division at 95 points. So thank the HGs for LA gaining loser points to even qualify because this team certainly did not deserve to be in. Arguably the worst Kings PO team since like 2010.

Calgary will try and play spoiler, they really have nothing to play for. But that building has not been nice to LA but I hope they don't mail it in.

Magic 8 Ball says: It Shall Be. Buster with his final 2 point night against yet again a subpar team but he's Arrived.

Lastly, and this is for everyone on this board, thanks for letting me make GDTs for another year. As always it's been fun, I actually look back during the offseason at these threads and crack up, so many great comments and zingers. We are a loony bunch but I wouldnt have it any other way.

Let's Go Kings!

 

[davnlaguna]

Kings win and either ducks or oiler Regulation loss and Kings avoid Avs

 

[davnlaguna]

Goalie first game
Looking like a Veznia winner

 

[Kings4OT]

Figures

1-1

 

[davnlaguna]

Byfield 1/3 of the way to a hat trick

 

[Kings4OT]

Byfield 1/3 of the way to development

FIFY

 

[davnlaguna]

Well it looks like the Kings will get the Avs
Unless the Oilers give up 4 goals in the third period

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Greetings from BJs with 4 screaming girls, my son's and I on the opposite side of the table looking on in disbelief.

Kings get Avs, nor confident at all.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

Is what it is. Ducks came out starting the 3rd down 4-3 and found a way to win it 5-4. Kings sort of deserve Colorado to be honest. I'll probably force myself into the building for Game 3 no matter what, just to torture myself.

For what it's worth, The Hockey Guy seems to think the Kings defensive style might be a less than ideal matchup for the Avs. Thinks they would've preferred someone like the Ducks. They're a juggernaut though, and if they have a weakness, it's probably in the net. Their goalies are solid but not outstanding.

 

[davnlaguna]

Just think if the Kings would have won a few of the 19 OT loses

 

[Kings4OT]

Amazing how bad Kings are with an EN and against one

 

[Kings4OT]

For what it's worth, The Hockey Guy seems to think the Kings defensive style might be a less than ideal matchup for the Avs. Thinks they would've preferred someone like the Ducks. They're a juggernaut though, and if they have a weakness, it's probably in the net. Their goalies are solid but not outstanding.

Kings not a PP team, not a PK team, not an OT team, not a SO team, not a scoring team, not a hitting team, not a skilled team...yea lets go with defensive, why not

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Is what it is. Ducks came out starting the 3rd down 4-3 and found a way to win it 5-4. Kings sort of deserve Colorado to be honest. I'll probably force myself into the building for Game 3 no matter what, just to torture myself.

For what it's worth, The Hockey Guy seems to think the Kings defensive style might be a less than ideal matchup for the Avs. Thinks they would've preferred someone like the Ducks. They're a juggernaut though, and if they have a weakness, it's probably in the net. Their goalies are solid but not outstanding.

THG is a dumbass, I don't even listen to him because he props himself up so much as an expert, have another breakfast burrito fatso. Kings are going to get smoked unfortunately.

I don't know what is worse, pulling a pyramid uphill all season to try and get Kopitar into the POs or watching him get destroyed by MacKinnon et al in a week and whimpering away to end his career. But hey, AEG gets two extra games of revenue right? Priorities.

The funny thing for me is reading Kingsters say "2012", this team is not even close to them in terms of talent and most importantly guts. There will be no 16-4 run.

 

[PuckinUgly57]

Just think if the Kings would have won a few of the 19 OT loses

Just half of those and they would be PD1.

 

[Stunner_At_Staples_Kings]

THG is a dumbass, I don't even listen to him because he props himself up so much as an expert, have another breakfast burrito fatso. Kings are going to get smoked unfortunately.

I actually like him overall. And he reps the Kings through the years consistently, which I like, especially in an ocean of East Coast bias. I don't want to get it twisted that he thinks the Kings will win, but he was just being glass half full for them since they do attempt to prioritize defense.