The Kings won’t be on the ice for their morning skate for another hour, but word is that Dwight King will move up to the first line tonight, with Brad Richardson moving back to the third line. Peter Harrold is expected to replace Jake Muzzin on defense. No word yet on tonight’s goalie. More updates to come…
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Dwight King? Man do we need another winger…
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rick Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
@ADub87, Agreed. This is absurd. I half expect to watch the next game and see my 82 year old mother out there with Kopi and Brown. Mom was a pretty fair skater in her day, but never had much of a shot…..
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PRMan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:27 am
@rick, Sort of like Loktionov…
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Garry Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:15 am
@ADub87, I like this guy and I think he will make it bigtime!
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seenitallsince'67 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:50 am
@ADub87,
Ever hear of Charlie Simmer?
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seenitallsince'67 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:59 am
@seenitallsince’67,
Used to be Hat Trick (not the current Hat trick)……………beware of imitators!!!
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Gerard Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:09 am
@ADub87,
I wonder if it’s too late to ask Luc to lace it up for another season. At this age and having spent this much time away from action, and with the season well underway, he may only be good for 20 or so goals, but that’s still 10 more than anybody else we have at left wing. *sigh*
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PRMan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:28 am
@Gerard, No joke.
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TinaBeana Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
@Gerard, i miss Luc on the ice.
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Rich, I’m going to be driving up tomorrow morning for the game in Boston on Saturday night, so if you’re up for a pre-game chat or anyone else from the Kingdom is around hit me up. I’ll be the Indian guy wearing the Kopitar jersey with the girl who is wondering how on earth this qualifies for a “fun getaway trip”
-Shakes (HBshakes@gmail.com)
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jet Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:39 am
@Shakes, too funny
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Jordan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:40 am
@Shakes,
Haha.
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Darrell Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:01 am
@Shakes, Can she play wing?
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Shakes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:24 am
@Darrell,
I think she can play LW but frankly her ultimate spot may be on the 3rd or 4th line. I’m just waiting for one of the other talented prospects in our system to finally step up otherwise we’d probably send her back to Juniors once her 10 game stint was up…
PS: God I hope she doesn’t ever read this site…
PPS: Hey Jen it’s Shakes. Just in case you happen to read this I must say it’s very weird that you found this website. I suppose the site is easy to find since it’s always in my browing history. Anyhooo I swear the whole “talented prospects” line was a joke. Looking forward to our time in Boston this weekend! So about the whole “romantic” aspect of the weekend, does the Kiss-Cam count at the Garden count?..Anyways Love, Shakes
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JWR Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:12 am
@Shakes,
Correction: “I’ll be the Indian guy wearing the Kopitar jersey dripping wet from having 2 beers poured over my head by my ex girlfriend after she read this blog”
Shakes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:41 am
@JWR
Sadly you are probably right. I guess I shouldn’t buy her a beer so she has nothing to pour.
jet Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:00 am
@Jen, guys do funny things when they are under the influence of “The Cup” watch. Forgive him for his transgressions, but make sure you come with him to the games in June.
Fingers crossed….Lets go boys!
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Somebody needs to step up and help that line. Kopi and Brownie have been pretty much alone so far this season.
Ritchie hasn’t done anything offensively..Parse was obviously hamperred by the hip injury. I guess that explains his play.
This move seems to indicate that TM feels Simmonds place on the checking line is extrememly important.
I think he’s right.
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Shakes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 7:58 am
@nykingfan,
Are you gonna be going to the Rangers or Isles game in Feb? If so would totally like to meet up
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nykingfan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:56 am
@Shakes,
definitely the Ilsanders game. 50/50 on Ranger game…definitely!
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Shakes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:12 am
@nykingfan,
done and done – since the Isles are on a Saturday i’m totally down with driving out to the Island together
Garry Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:17 am
@nykingfan, This is turning into the morning “coffee clutch”
jayhay Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:04 am
@nykingfan,
Michael Ryder, Miroslav Satan, Cory Stillman, something, anybody. its not fair to Kop & Brown to keep switching them out every other game. with all due respect to King, and he may have that instant chemistry w/ these two–i dont know, but something, please!
i dont underestimate DL, im sure he’s grinding those phones, we’re coming up to that 20 game mark which is where he said it might be the 1st real opportunity to aquire somebody. he’s one of the most savy GMs in the league, as we saw earlier this week. i just hope it happens soon, GOD, i hope it happens soon!
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Oscar Moller should be skating on that line! King will be trailing the play the whole time trying to keep up…,maybe that’s the strategy here catch them by surprise!
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tantrum4 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:44 am
@Ano,
I’m guessing you missed the icing play last game where Kings blew past the defenseman, got to the puck first and got a shot on net?
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tantrum4 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:45 am
@tantrum4,
^King, not Kings..ha ha.
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Darrell Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:09 am
@tantrum4, No, but caught all the other huffing-and-puffing plays where he seemed like a 10 ton boat anchor..
I hope it was just first-game jitters and he blossoms into the second coming of Ogie Oglethorpe.
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another round of left wing bingo on Kopi’s line
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oh boy here we go with the line shuffle again.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:24 am
@Hat trick, I agree with you but lets be honest here, losing Parse was a blow because he had pts in 4 games, but more importantly he opened up the ice and created more speed for Kopitar and Brown. Looking at our roster currently, who would you put with Kopitar ? Me, I would try Simmonds and see how that goes for a period or 2. Obviously it would be great to trade for an elite winger but I also understand that they dont grow on trees and most teams are very reluctant to trade them this early in the season. Hopefully King wont embarrass himself, we will find out shortly…stay tuned.
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Hat trick Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
@puck73, the stones song harlem shuffle is playing in my mind. need to change it to LA shuffle. i can dig what you’re saying. i think simmonds really couldn’t do any worse than parse or richardson. what really bothers me is when you do all that shuffling you break up chemistry. i think TM needs to stick with one guy for at least 3 to 4 games. having one guy play then switching him out for another. that stuff takes time to develop and by wanting it to happen in two shifts just isn’t realistic imo.
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I hope King is more excited about this news, than nervous. Imagine, one game with the big boys, and already put on the 1st line.
I won’t get to watch tonight darn it, no NHL Center Ice where I will be, but at least I will be albe to listen thanks to ktlkam1150.com
I guess Muzzin is still in the dog house with TM. But really I don’t have a preference between Harrold or Muzzin just yet.
I think I’d like to see JB get the start tonight, but I’ll be supportive of either one because they are both great goalies.
Kick butt tonight Kings!!
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TM your killing my fantasy potential ! Please put smythe and Williams back on kopi’s line!! Ahaha
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tantrum4 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:48 am
@Rudedogg,
I’m pretty sure Smyth and Williams are getting you more fantasy points on the line they are playing on right now
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The #1 line was pretty quiet last game…i hope something gets them going.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:27 am
@Sebastian, Someone did get them going..his name was Scott Parse, but then his groin went snaaaaap ! Oh well, Dwight King, your up next..dont let the glare of the hot spotlight scare ya kid !
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Belexes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:17 am
@puck73,
Hmm, lets see about that glowing assessment of Parse getting Kopi and Brown going.
MURRAY: “It was the latter part of the second period, maybe three-quarters of the way through the second period, that I made a decision to take him off the line. I was just not seeing the kind of player that I was hoping to see. I really haven’t yet. I’m just waiting for him to break loose, with his skill, to be able to do something very good for us.”
Sounds like TM felt that Kopi/Brown were doing it all by themselves, which they were.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:42 am
@Belexes, He still had 4 pts in 4 games and I have seen all the games this year and I am telling you that Kopi and Brown were skating better and had more open ice. Lets be honest here..it is now apparrent after what happened that Parse was not fully healed and tried to come back too quickly, overcompensated because of it and ended up hurting his hip and now we probably wont see him til March, maybe. I am not calling this guy an elite winger, but the line as a whole played better when he was on it for 4 games.
tornado12 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
@Belexes, He was injured, that is why he wasnt playing well and couldnt keep up. Kopi line was scoring with much more regularity when parse was there. Why wouldnt have TM have moved him earlier if he was doing such a piss poor job?
I knew Harrold would replace Muzzin after Jake was on the ice for the CBJ tying goal. He only got 2 shifts after that.
As for King, I would think putting him with Lewis and Westgarth would have been a better option last game, since he had an entire season with them last year. Oh well. Let’s see what happens tonight.
Generally it’s funny how in 2 games the team has gone from #1 in the league to looking like a lottery team. Parity… such parity
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:34 am
@Marc Nathan, Agreed about parity. Also. I think goaltending and defense have gotten so much better in the last 20 years in the NHL compared to the 70′s and 80′s that to me it is very noticeable. Coaches game plans, and attention to detail or so much better and intricate as well. Nowadays if you hold on to the puck even 1 extra second on the power play it seems their is always someone there to block your shot…The evolution of the game..incredible.
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SplattDaddy Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
@Marc Nathan, Lets keep in mind that the Kings still lead the Pacific and are top 4-5 in points over-all, and we still have a few games in-hand on those leading us in points.
Our boys had a physical lapse against SJ and a mental one against CB.
We’re on the road, some of the pressure is off and I think we’re going to see a re-grouped, re-focused…re-Kinged!!
Go Kings !!
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Are you kidding me? So much for giving Richie any time up there to adjust. He’s only are fastest skater or one if them. IMO he’s the best canidate we have for that position. What’s the problem ?
Why does TM not give this guy a better chance? He covers a lot of ice he works hard along the boards I don’t get it. The guy with good linemates could put up some points we never seem to give him much of a chance for sucess. Can someone please tell me why we gave up what we did to get this guy he’s sshown improvement each year yet we give guys like Purcell and parse the chances on the first line ? Hell we got to give him more than a couple of games here or there.
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jet Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:50 am
@Speedy, I am wondering the same thing. He did let his man score from the middle of the slot in the last game. Although, it may have been in part due to the change, so not completely his fault.
Or it may have been that TM wanted to see King with Kopi, but did not want the pressure of playing his first game, playing at home, and playing at home to overwhelm him. King was often at the side of the net in a position to score last game. This may work well with Kopi’s passing.
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Stuart Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:00 am
@jet, Kopi’s passing will only work if DB doesn’t bring the puck up the ice. I don’t understand why people on here get so worked up about DB not belonging on our 1st line. Too much emotional thinking and not enough rational thought process taking place.
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Forum67 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
@jet,
I think Murray wants some stronger play on the boards and feels like he will get it from King.
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KPDragon1187 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:54 am
@Speedy, I think Richardson does deserve more time but it’s not like he hasn’t played with Kopitar and Brown before. That night he tricked I believe two of the goals he was out with at least Kopi (did I read somewhere that he hasn’t scored since that game?). The last game where he was up with guys he’s played with in the past, guys he’s been around for awhile, and guys he’s practiced with, was awful. Kopitar wasn’t minus-3 by himself (not saying it’s all Brad’s fault or anything) and they just didn’t look like a number one line at all, they didn’t really resemble a number 2 line either. I think that’s why King is getting a chance. Truthfully, I think they sent Schenn to the minors because they might be trying him as a winger to see if he’s gonna be on that line with Kopitar and Brown because no one else that seems to fit at all is healthy
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VanKingsFan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:06 am
@Speedy, Richie just has not produced the points that he should be. He is a good player, but not a first line player. He had a decent streak last year of points but that was all, just a good streak.
This year he has 75% of his 4 points in one game. And he has 0 points playing with Kopitar.
You say give him more time; but Parse, coming back from injury, didnt need more time. He was producing right off the bat, while still not at 100%.
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Belexes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
@VanKingsFan,
lol, yeah that was a beauty of a goal scored by Parse.
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King John Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
@Belexes,
Parse WAS where he should’ve been: near the crease. It also helped Brown come in. When you’re in the slot or crease area a lot, you get more goals. They don’t have to be pretty all the time. Smyth has made a career of it.
SplattDaddy Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:53 am
@Speedy, I can only suggest that MAYBE TM wants that “size” on that line….we’ll see how it pans out.
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I don’t care who is on the first line, Kopi has the talent to make people on his line better, time to see that happen. Look at Crosby, you put a guy like Fedotenko on his line and all of a sudden he is a goal scorer? Time to elevate your game Kopi, you have it in you!
LET’S GO KINGS!!!!!!
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edwood2 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:03 am
@blckbsct, agree. I call it the Warren Young syndrome. Remember him? He scored a bazillion goals for Pittsburgh with some guy named Lemieux on his line.
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Stuart Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:02 am
@blckbsct, again, with DB on that line, AK doesn’t have the opportunities to make those passes. Put DB with Lemieux and ML would be relegated to back checking all his life, too.
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Can someone call ziggy palffy and tell him the kings need a winger on there first line? HAHA ok but seriously we need someone with either crisp passing or speed on the first line.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:50 am
@KingMe81, Lets say you want 33 year old Jarome Iginla, who according to rumors might wave his no trade clause to play here, what are you willing to give up without hurting the chemistry on this team ?
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Redlights Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:41 am
@puck73, Moller, Hickey and a 1st round pick. Maybe!
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:15 am
@Redlights, The Kings would definately make that move but this early in the season Calgary is going to want a lot more then that !
tornado12 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
@puck73, they would want Schenn in any package I would think…I dont think DL would do that!
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AJ51 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:56 am
@KingMe81,
Speaking of talented Slovaks, Zeus should call up his hometown buddy Richard Zednik and convince him to consider coming to LA. He’s not playing in Russia anymore. I KNOW…he’s a right wing…but Richard Zednik on his off wing seems preferable to many of the other options that have been floated so far.
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Ah, good times.
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How about picking up a familiar face next year in the offseason? I believe there is a left wing named Matt Moulson who is only 27 (currently), is decently familiar with our players AND who has proved he can light the lamp.
Go a long way in removing the bad taste in our mouths from giving up on this guy only to see him emerge quickly thereafter…
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KPDragon1187 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 8:56 am
@Kiosku2, no guarantee Matt flourishes back in LA. I think it’s the opportunity and system in New York that makes him so good there but it is a thought
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:54 am
@KPDragon1187, Agreed. Always go back to something Dean Lombardi has stated several times…Does “said” player fit with what your team is doing ?
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gri Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:39 am
@KPDragon1187,
Can anyone explain the Kings system ? Sometimes it looks like a pick up game in a beer league. No flow working the puck in or out of the zones. What player fits that ? Matt will never come back.
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Belexes Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
@gri,
I can explain the Kings system. They have a team full of corner-men + Justin Williams! How’s that?
Jim Fox will be on NHL Live at 9:30 pst !
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what an opportunity for King in his second NHL game….wow I wasn’t expecting that.
his size and speed could be just what the doctor ordered for Brown and Kopi. ‘
Park that big body in front to cleanup those rebounds….word on the street is that Kings has some pretty good hands.
I’m excited for him
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:55 am
@launch, Hopefully the kid can handle the spotlight..most cant.
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Great move TM, good fit. I was thinking that King would be the next one to join Kopi after what I saw in his 1st game.
* Nice size in the crease fighting for the puck.
* Good puck control
* Making Hits
* Getting shots on goal
* Hungry
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Steve Jensen Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:28 am
@Jay GoLAKings,
We seem to be in the minority here. I think King will fit well with Kopi and Brown. Richardson has not had a single point in his last eight or nine games. His last offense was the hat trick game. After that, a big fat zero.
All we are saying is to give King a chance.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:57 am
@Steve Jensen, Hello, my name is Mark David Chapman and I approve this message.
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Steve Jensen Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:11 pm
@puck73,
At leaset someone “got it”
GreenYellow Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:46 am
@Jay GoLAKings,
I agree. I think a big bodied guy to go to the net on this line will do Brownie and Kopi well.
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Ryan Smyth needs to double shift with the Kopi line and Stoll line.
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Magnus SP is looking pretty good right now. I know people have a hard-on for Schenn, but maybe it would have been better to trade down, maybe even a coulple of times. Burke would’ve given his left nut to move up to get Schenn. We’ve needed help on the left wing for years and we’re not winning the Cup with that line as currently composed. Kings’ fans call Kopi’s line our top line. So it was interesting to hear the Sharks’ announcers constantly call Stoll’s line the #1 line. Can you blame them? Look at which line is constantly producing. DL’s done some good things, but this void has long been visible and unaddressed. Scrub after scrub being put next to Kopi, kind of a waste a great centerman.
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VanKingsFan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 9:26 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey,
Bottom line, Schenn will be a better player than Magnus IMO, that makes the decision to draft him easy in my mind. In a year or two Schenn will be a mainstay on our 2nd our 3rd line and will be dominating.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:08 am
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, Unbelievable. What next, are you going to criticize Dean Lombardi for trading Mike Calamari for a 1st rounder ? Got news for ya dude, their isnt a GM working curently that doesnt say to himsef “I should have taken that guy !”. Wonder how many GM’S years ago kicked themselves when Brett Hull fell to the 6th round and Luc Robitaille to the 9th round all because scouts said these guys couldnt skate and wouldnt be able to keep up in the NHL. I would say those scouts underestimated Hull and Robitailles shot and hockey sense, wouldnt you ? Also just goes to show you that no matter how much homework you do on players, the draft in some cases is still very much a crap shoot.
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BringBackTheShieldJersey Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
@puck73, touchy touchy
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tornado12 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, thats just the way he is…you will get used to it…gotta love his passion though
BringBackTheShieldJersey Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
@puck73, oh, and I would not at criticize DL for trading some calamari for anything. I hate bottom feeders.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
@BringBackTheShieldJersey, @tornado12, @VanKingsFan:
Wow, everybody’s HOT this weekend!
Must be the Thanksgiving week coming up, and the trip to see the bleu, blanc et rouge…
…And, two straight losses.
Nothing a nasty little winning streak won’t cure!
I think we played Ok the last two games but yes there were a few defenses mistakes.
We miss Willie and Poni for sure.
Right now we have basically the same team as last year minus Fro.
Yes there is more experience but it is really the same guys. But other teams have matured a year, as well.
There is so much parity in the league.
What do we need. Look at how Columbus wed. night , who was the game changer? ( Rich Nash) Monday it was Heatley’s deadly shot, just stopped us in our comeback.
Look at how Dallas won their last few games. They have a game changer ( Brad Richards). I listened to those games on Sirius. Some of the best teams have one. We have Kopitar but he needs someone to play with him.
So I hope we can make a trade for a game changer, because I don’t see that we have one.
We do have a terrific team but one weakness. Even analysts on NHL say we are one top scorer away.
I respect that and agree.
I hope management feels the same way.
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VanKingsFan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:01 am
@Smilin, I respectfully disagree and will argue that we do have a game changer(s). Their names are Kopitar and Doughty, mainly Doughty.
I hate to do it again, but can we bring up the Kovalpuke argument again? NJ thought they needed a game changer as well.
The Rangers thought they needed a game changer in Gaborik, hasn’t really panned out to any sort of team success.
The Maple Leafs needed game changer in Phil Kessel; and it might end up being one of the worst trades in Leafs history.
Simply adding a star player doesnt translate to instantly more wins. Forsberg in Nashville, Sundin to Vancouver, etc.
Main point… Doughty IS a game changer
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Smilin Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:51 am
@VanKingsFan,
Smiles
And I respectfully disagree back.
Look at how San Jose’s success changed with Joe Thornton, look at La Kings when Gretsky came here, look at Montreal with Cammalleri (even though we dont like him ) Look at Tampa with Stamkos, and Washington with Ovechkin , Dallas with Richards, Columbus with Nash. Take any of these players out and that team falters.
None of these teams have the defense and goaltending the kings have, and only Washington has the overall strength we possess.
There are positives and negatives of course as you noted. What New Jersey did was plain stupid, and in no way do I wish for such foolishness.
Drew last year had glimpses of Bobby Orr but I havent seen that yet this year.
Point is I and others believe we are one player away from cup contention.
Bottom line is we need someone terrific to play wityh Kopi. And we have trade bait without sacrificing our roster.And I believe DL has know how to do something great.
Further I sense he is looking right now. The fact that we are trying to put somone like King on the first line is crazy. I like him but no way is he a first line player.
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VanKingsFan Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:03 am
@Smilin,
Totally agree on King, he should NOT be on the first line.
I do think we need someone else to play there, I don’t think they need to be a superstar.
As for Cammalleri… i would rather have a healthy Justin Williams than Mike, I would not call him a game changer.
I would still love to see how Poni does on that top line.
puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:13 am
@Smilin, His name was Kovalspank, and he and his agent told the Kings to take a hike and then they promptly went over and took New Jersy’s money and poisoned their locker room..The “New” Three Stooges..Kovalsgreed, Grossman, and Vanderboob..couldnt happen to a greedier and selfish bunch !
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Considering King was one of the top players in Manchester, it makes sense to play him as a top line guy here. If someone on the top line here goes down, you put the top line guy in his place, isn’t that what the “minors” is for?? I know you want to keep Manchester competitive, but in the long run, they are just the minors for when someone in the big league goes down, you can fill in a slot.
Wish the Kings wouldnt keep doing this (bring up a player and then put them in a different role)
How did that Brian Boyle as a defenseman experiment work out?
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:16 am
@Golfnut, I would agree with that assessment. I am not a big fan of playing a center like Lokti, Schenn, or Richardson at wing. Whats the old saying, use people to their strengths.
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Just go to the front of the net King. Cause havoc for Miller.
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@Kingme81 Palffy was awesome, but there is another left wing still in the kings organization…
Lace em up Lucky LUUUUUUUUUCC
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Could be that DL is working on a deal and showcasing talent for other teams who are looking for a trade? I like the other posts regarding Luc and bringing him back, that sounds outstanding!!!We have hit a slight bump in the road and we will get back on track. I agree that the sooner Mitchell and Poni get back, the better. We definitley miss them on the defensive side of the game.
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puck73 Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 10:30 am
@DesertKing, I know you usually give good posts and I am 99% sure you were kidding about 45 year old Luc Robitaille.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
@puck73,
I appreciate that. Since my jersey has the #20 on it, I have to admit am a big fan of his and can only dream about the greatest left winger in NHL history being on the ice with this current group of players. Reference being back on the ice as a player, well lets just say I was forunate to see him play and lucky (pardon the pun) to still have in the organization as our president. Is he really 45? He only looked 43 at Hockeyfest!
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Rich, can you do some homework? How many points do the first line with all left wingers have, compared to the points of the second line.
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I liked King however the top line, TM com’on you have to be kidding with what we witnessed.
Why not this………….
Clifford – Kopi – Brown (Clifford is adapting well, big body)
Williams – Stoll – Smyth (Geezer line)
Richardson – Handzeus – Simmond (speed on both sides)
King – Lewis – Westgarth (big body line for energy)
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Clifford is the better choice for the 1st line then King.
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rick Reply:
November 19th, 2010 at 11:06 am
@bear777, Which just goes to show just how bad the choices are….
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He is not a number first or second line winger.
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i would try clifford on 1st line. just to see what he could do.i am no tm so i will leave it up to him.GO KINGS GO!
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And the LW merry-go-round continues. Looks at latest trade rumors. Come DL, make it happen.
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