DAVIS DREWISKE
This season: 9 games, 2 goals, 0 assists, even rating.
The good: Every player wants to play every game, but Davis Drewiske accepted his role at the start of the season and remained an outstanding teammate. At the start of the season, it seemed doubtful that Drewiske would see much time unless one of the Kings’ three stay-at-home defensemen got hurt. Matt Greene and Rob Scuderi both played 82 games; Willie Mitchell played 76. That said, Drewiske can play at the NHL level. He’s not the biggest or fastest, but he manages the game well and rarely makes big mistakes. He’s a good worker in practice and quietly goes about his business.
The bad: Drewiske is in a rough spot. He hasn’t showed enough to prove that he can hold down a regular spot in the top six, but he also hasn’t had much of an opportunity. Drewiske just completed his fourth season with the Kings, but he’s only played 106 games, and never more than 42 in a single season. Drewiske’s problem is that he’s not a standout in any particular area. When the Kings need him to play, they’re not afraid to put him in the lineup, but he’s also not yet a player whose game has demanded that he must stay in the lineup. The Kings have simply had better options.
Going forward: Drewiske is under contract for one more season, and the Kings’ depth chart suggests that he’s likely to fill the same role next season, that of a seventh defenseman. As noted before, the Kings’ stay-at-home defensemen enjoyed remarkable health this season. Given the nature of that role, that’s not common, so Drewiske could get an opportunity. At times over the past couple years, teams have asked about Drewiske, so the Kings could flip him for a draft pick, but he does fill a valuable (if limited) role.
REPOST: Here’s some morning viewing of Day 4 at Development Camp. I attempted to identify as many players as I could but it wasn’t easy. There are 8 videos in 1 playlist on this post. Enjoy! It was great watching the camp! http://kingsnewsdaily.com/scrimmage-time/
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vinny Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:07 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), very cool thanks
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luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Thanks, very nice to see especially since I couldn’t make it to camp this year.
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With Rob Scuderi’s contract ending soon and Mitchell’s not long after, would they be re-signed, or would Drewiske take their place? Even with the kids in Manchester, wouldn’t holding on to Drewiske give the Kings more options for the stay-at-home defensemen? It seems prudent to hold on to him, given his ability and good attitude.
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kopitaristheman Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:22 am
@AliCali, Mitchell just got an extension…
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AliCali Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:51 am
@kopitaristheman, He got an extension through 2013-2014. I didn’t mean we’d need to replace Mitchell for 2012-13, I meant after Scuderi’s contract is up or Mitchell’s not long after (the next year). Would we need Drewiske to fill either of those roles, or will we have enough minor league players ready to step in?
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Cruiznblue Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
@AliCali,
Drewiske wont replace scuderi/mitchell…he’s not THAT good.
Drewiske should also get credit for his odd string of GWG in the middle of the season after never having one in the first few years of his career.
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Dude was very good when he was in. Proof that the Kings have ridiculous depth on D.
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2 goals in 9 games and an even plus/minus? We should trade him to Pittsburgh for Crosby or TB for Stamkos.
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Kevco Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:23 am
@DesertKing, crosby has too many head injuries, better off with stamkos, but they should give us a mid level draft pick too
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JD Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 3:05 pm
@DesertKing, I say Crosby, I love that guy
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Really feel bad for him, but really appreciate his attitude and reslience. He deserves a break. B
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Anjin Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:08 am
@Krusher, I feel the same way about Westgarth. Great teammate but in a very limited (and diminishing) role in the NHL.
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Jon G Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:17 am
@Anjin, I’m with you. Westy gets a lot of flak but he always seems to have a good attitude.
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Forum to Staples Fan Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 2:35 pm
@Jon G, +1
luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
@Anjin, In Drewiske’s case the diminishing role with the LA Kings can be argued, but he will be a solid 5-6 Dman for some NHL team. The Kings have Scuderi 33 & Mitchell 35 with contracts ending summers of 2013 & 2014 respectively. I could argue that the need for a guy thats been affective in Drewiske is needed as Muzzin/Campbell/Hickey/Desularies/Forbort/etc get NHL experience.
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Hackwoods Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 5:05 pm
@luc20rules, I gave DD2 a B+. The 9 games he played were respectable, but it is his positive team first attitude that he had for the 73 games he was a healthy scratch, plus playoffs. The guy is a real good teammate, and he deserves a good mark for his role he plays. I was thinking that maybe we trade him to a team that can use him more and get a 4th round pick or something, but with Scuderi and Mitchell aging, and with the fact that we have a very short summer to rest and recoup, then I think DD2 might be needed quite a bit more than 9 games this coming season and I think he will fill in well.
One thing that is clear, people vote on a relative scale rather than an absolute one. Drewiske has (at this point) over 50% of the people voting a ‘B’ or higher. Yet this guy is clearly not a top six defenseman. Doughty’s overall numbers where higher, but not that much higher. Yet the difference in skill level is huge. Clearly as a group we’re grading on score versus perceived potential, as compared to overall skill level. Not everyone votes that way, but enough that the results are pretty clear.
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purple and gold Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 10:55 am
@Donald_S, Its not really clear how we’re supposed to be grading the players. Do you grade them vs everyone on the team or on how they filled the role they were meant to fill. At the end of the day its much harder to grade a player that has played 9 games vs some one who has over 50.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 10:56 am
@Donald_S,
Won’t hurt though.
Anyway, apples to oranges.
They both happen to be Dmen but play different roles.
Bt this standard, only Quickie would be an A, unless you want to get technical, and the rest of the team could earn nothing better than a B- or C+ .
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BringBackButchGoring Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@Donald_S, I’m rating him based upon his position as a 7th defenseman so I gave him a B plus. He does everything asked at him and I would bet he probably is a top five 7th defenseman in the league. Pretty pointless to judge players based upon their overall skill levels compared against the skill level of elite players. It is much more useful to grade based upon how they performed at their position (2nd line wing, 3-4 defenseman, etc.)in respect to other teams players that play the same position, IMO
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Michael J. Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:10 am
@Donald_S,
I’m grading guys on expectation and how much of the team’s salary cap their contracts consume. Should Whiskey make $700K, play 15 games, score four gaols and be a +1 he would merit a higher score than for example if Carter earned $6M, scored 18 goals and was a -13.
That’s just me though…
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wes Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
@Michael J., and I basically have to agree. numbers are rather firm objects, and contrary to certain arguments to the contrary, numbers considered contextually tend to tell the truth.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
@Donald_S, I grade based on what the players were EXPECTED to do. Doughty’s B is not Drewiske’s B. Apples to Apples, Oranges to Oranges as was said upstairs.
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Deke'r Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@Donald_S, …..this ain’t rocket science….although you will be graded on your grading….
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luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
@Donald_S, “Yet this guy is clearly not a top six defenseman.” I hope your comment was refering to top 6 Dman on the Kings, Drewiske would be starting for many teams in the NHL. Your qoute if it is refering to the Kings is not very critical as I think about 40+ starting Dmen in the NHL from last year wouldn’t be in the Kings top 6 (Heck there were at least 3 on the Ducks starting roster). Voynov wasn’t in the top 6 until we moved JJ, and he could be in the top 60 of NHL Dmen now. Drewiske has stepped up every time we have needed him, and hasn’t hurt the Kings on or off the ice.
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On topic (
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The man with the most unfortunate initials this side of London, ON.
Hope he doesn’t get dragged away by mistake.
Ask Giovanni – they were s’posed to take Manny!
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LA_1968 Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
@Duncanz, Like when they thought they arrested the son of Chapo Guzman down here a few weeks ago.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
@LA_1968,
Fortunately the one up here win’t help tip an election.
Doesn’t help when the anti-drug incumbent party’s Prez candidate is named “Mota”, either!
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He gets an A because he knows his role & plays it perfectly. And without those two game winning goals of his we may have not made the playoffs.
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Incomplete, not his fault.
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370455VinSD Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?, Daniel Simpson Day, has not grade point average, all courses incomplete.
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At times during previous seasons, i felt that he was subpar, but he did well in his role this year. I never felt nervous when he was on the ice. Its a B for me. He fit his role well. Much like Harrold in previous years.
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Poor guy, 9 freaking games!!! We should do him a favor, and trade him to an organization where he can play. He’s been a good soldier, part of the Stanley Cup Team, but its time to let him play somewhere…
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kingsofsb Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@Chuck, There are no “favors” in professional sports. There will always be a 7th D man, a couple spare fowards, and a backup goalie, etc. That is just how it is.
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neil Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
@kingsofsb, wasnt trading smyth a favor?
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kingsofsb Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
@neil, I think I would characterize it more like extortion when you tell your GM that you want to play for one team, and one team only and that you want to be traded after you already tell the Oilers and the world that you want to go there.
I guess it worked out being a favor to the Kings more than anything in the end.
JD Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
@neil, Who would of thought, the favor was actually done by the puke tambelini
luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 4:58 pm
@neil, It had the perk for the Kings too. Smyth was a Cap Hit of 6.4 mil/yr he hasn’t been that level of player for at least 4 years. We didn’t spend the money right away, but if we didn’t move him we wouldn’t have been able to trade for Carter. This is business and Drewiske is paying his dues, thats how the CBA is. He will have his UFA status next summer if he doesn’t sign an extention. Scuds at 33 and Mitchell at 35 its decision time for DL vets or youth? To me the Kings one their first Championship and you give the players that won it another chance(DL has set that up). I believe we will trade prospects or vets on D, but it will be done based on performance, and overall team results. If we win the Cup next year and Scuds has a good season, wouldn’t it be hard not to resign him to a 1 or 2 year contract?
HockeyNerd Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@Chuck, We should only trade him if the following things are true: there is no room for him on the roster due to a Hickey, Forbort, Muzzin that makes the team AND we can get something of value for him. Otherwise a defenseman gets hurt and then where would we be? This is about doing what is best for US not DD2.
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Hard to rate him. Gave a C so passing.
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Based upon his salary and “defined” role I give him an “A”. Two game winning goals (back to back games?) doesn’t hurt either.
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CL Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:32 am
@Michael J., His goals were in back-to-back games, but neither was a game-winner. One was in the Detroit drubbing.
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Michael J. Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:43 am
@CL,
I don’t remember any Detroit drubbing
I don’t remember any Detroit drubbing
I don’t remember any Detroit drubbing
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luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
@Michael J., Yes, and I don’t remember this TM person everyone refers too. Was he a blogger?
Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:44 am
@Michael J.,
I think that was JJ, J.
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Same boat as Bernier…pretty good when he plays, but hardly got to play because the guys in front of him were very good and very healthy.
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LA_1968 Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Sebastian, I mentioned JB in my post too. “To(o) good health!”
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Perro Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@LA_1968, hazaa!!
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Are we grading him on how well he played as the 7th and 8th defenseman? Or on how he could never break into the lineup? I did the former and gave him a B+.
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Not sure about anyone else, but I was grading him based on what the role he was expected to play/fill and how he did it. Based on that, he did well, IMHO.
It’s difficult, if not unfair, to grade him based on how good of a defenseman he is compared to everyone else and how much he contributed to the team for the entire season. But based only on what the team asked of him and how he delivered, I think he did the job well.
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Michael J. Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:12 am
@vplaza,
I totally agree.
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A all the way!
He was always there and provided stability when needed, posted good #’s on the stat sheet with the limited paying time and remained a good teamate while being a healthy scratch for almost the whole year. For a guy in his role you cant ask for anything more IMO
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Both DDs might be A OK …
But the CBA could be DOA.
So the whole PA might be on vaycay.
Nowt to worry, ‘cept the TSA.
Tho’ the LADA’s still TBA …
I think DD1 walks on the PDA.
Then its NBA with the NRA.
And the LAK can hit FLA.
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Michael J. Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:30 am
@Duncanz,
Uh… OK?
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:40 am
@Michael J.,
Oh, oy vey..
… you mean you didn’t start early this morning?
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DesertKing Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 11:49 am
@Duncanz,
F’n A!
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Gmo Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
@Duncanz,
That was so FF , FYI
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
@Gmo,
2 Fs are better than 1, I guess.
Just don’t tell my mom …
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Has he even had the chance to play under Sutter yet? Remember, the whole team was playing average under TM except for JQ and Mitchell. Others have had flashes of brilliance, but were inconsistent as well.
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So Nash wants to go to a losing team it seems like?
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A really good 7th d. man.i have no worries when he is in…better then Harold and Harold was playing alot for the devils.
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Because we don’t scout for other NHL teams, the only criteria we can grade Davis on, is what we saw, when we saw it, which admittedly was infrequently. Most teams, don’t have a single guy who is the season long 7th d man. That speaks more to the stability of our top 6 d men, this season(although given that JJ played 3/4s of the regular season, it was really 7)than it does to Davis’ abilities, and shortcomings, that said, the fact that at least in LA, he has been designated as not a top 6 d man, meant i couldn’t give him an A. Very happy, that his name is going to be on the cup, because by being the guy, he has been for a couple of years now, the coaching staff, never has to use any extra energy or time dealing with or explaining the role to Davis, they can spend their time and attention, on things that have a higher priority in keeping the teams ebb & flow of the team, way more flow, than ebb.
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Had things worked out differently Drewiske might have had the chance to be another Scuderi with a bit more offensive upside to his game. His biggest weakness currently is in his puck handling. He’s a bit tentative recieving and making passes under pressure. Scuderi has these problems a little bit as well and usually tries to unload the puck as quickly as possible rather than carry it.
DD2 lost his confidence under TM. He was forced to play with both DD and JJ while they were still learning the NHL game and Greene who played much worse before Sutter took over. Part of his problem is now mental and the best thing that could happen for him now probably would be if one of the D-men could hurt long term and he got a change to play reguarly. That would not be a happy turn of the events for the Kings and nobody wishes that on the current defensemen. His best chance to be an NHL regular may be with another organization.
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Stuart Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
@Crown Royal, usually when a Dman is “unloading the puck as quickly as possible” it’s an errant pass, but Scuds has more often than not made a very good outlet or reverse. Granted, he doesn’t “carry it” but I credit that more to his game than his nerves. His job is to get it out of the zone/dangerous areas quickly and accurately. Of course he has gaffed, as all Dmen at some point or another, but I’d say Willie is #1 and Scuds #1.5 as far as handling the puck.
and wrt to DD2, I see the biggest detriment to game being his retreat speed. He just has negative speed on the initial turn and go… if he can get a little explosion to that first step, I’d have to stop throwing my hat down to be able to tell if he’s even left the spot!
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Crown Royal Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
@Stuart,
Yes, his turn and go could be better. Good point. Scuderi has more problems with the puck the further he gets from his own net. I think DD2 is better with the puck when he nears the attacking zone blue line than Scuderi.
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nykingfan Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@Crown Royal,
The biggest difference between Suceri and DD2 is Scuderi’s hockey sense. There’s a reason he’s been a huge part of 2 different Stanley Cup champions.
It would be extrememly difficult for DD2 to rteplae Suds seamlessly.
TM didn’t ruin him, he was a victim of numbers. You play your best 6 as much as you can.
Also Greene has gotten better each year he’s been with the Kings. the light didn’t just come on when DS got here.
Your hatred of Murray is a little bit much…Please, I’m not saying it’s personal. I realize I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to admiring him as a coach. but i’m not blind to the fact that Sutter made a big difference with the team after he took over. That’s not to say he was needed to reverse everything Murray had done.
PS..you know Rich is going to get pissed at us for going back down this road again..
It’s all good Rich..nothing out of line here
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neil Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:01 pm
@nykingfan, murray? Is he still in north america?
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nykingfan Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
@neil,
He switched places and identities w/Gagne!
Crown Royal Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
@nykingfan,
As I have posted before I’ve seen Drewiske play since he was in high school and beyond. I believe that TM hurt his development more than helped it but I also believe that playing with a devloping tandem of Doughty and JJ didn’t help either. Greene, in my view, did not get better every year but only signifigantly improved under Sutter.
It’s true I didn’t like TM but hate is a strong word and it would be difficult for me to hate someone I don’t know nor has done anything bad to me personally.
What Rich said yesterday about “beating a dead horse” is true. It’s better to let that go… It does not change my view that TM was more damaging to a lot of players than many people realize. I didn’t write that about Drewiske to bash TM. I wrote it because it believe it’s true.
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nykingfan Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
@Crown Royal,
We’ll agree to disagree…
As far as the word “hatred”, that’s why I said immediately afterwards I didn’t mean that in a personal way…It was meant as a coach.
luc20rules Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
@Crown Royal, Wow! What was your exit evaulation of Coach Crawford? I’ve been a season ticket holder for 13 years now and its just very hard to see such a critical eval of a coach that developed a D first attitude and demanded play/attitude from all the players on the roster. After Crawford’s skate around and chase on D approach. I think TM was needed as for poster boys Moulson & Purcell they never bought into the D first and will be far from winning a Cup until they do. Many more players improved under TM than stayed the same or got worse, but I agree he got us as far as he was going to. Summary TM taught a team D that didn’t know how to play it at an elite NHL level, but was fired at the right time. He may have been kept on a month or 2 too long, but he had earned that time for what he taught this team. I have been a fan of the Kings for about 30 years now, but have only seen them play solid D, since TMs 2nd year as Coach to now. We will likely disagree on this forever, but its alright the Kings are 2012 Stanley Cup Champions. DS is here, Kompon is gone its time to win a few more.
Go Kings Go!
Crown Royal Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
@luc20rules,
Yes, the Kings played better defense under TM. What amazes me is that people think it’s difficult to teach the kind of system defense TM taught to a bunch of professional hockey players. Yes, he insisted on accountability I have no problem with that concept.
His system was so, excuse the pun, systematic that a robot could play it.
I once taught a team of 15 year olds the trap in one day. (It was against my better judgement for 15 year olds to trap but their coached asked me to do it as he had injury and illness in the team and needed it on a temporary basis to be competitive.) A robotic system like TM taught was simple. What takes coaching ability is to get players to play creatively and to their abilities using variations of a system. This is primarily what DS did-that and restore the confidence of some of the players like Lewis.
DS got the Kings to play with emotion and agression which TM’s team lacked. I don’t want to keep going on about TM as he’s history here now, so I will just end this by saying he seems like a nice guy but I have known Junior coaches who could coach better than TM.
he’s a cutie
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B. Not only were the Defenseman healthy (which is rare) for a good chunk of the season we had VV AND JJ. The opportunity to step in just wasn’t there. When he did, he didn’t hurt the team at all. There are still prospects do he may well lose his 7th spot. He’d probably be a 6th on a lot of teams.
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I really couldn’t give Whiskey a grade. But hey, 2 goals in 9 games would make him an 18 goal a game scorer right? Kidding, but it’s just too hard to sit Sucds, Mitchel or Greener. He’s in the same boat as Bernier.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
@LA_1,476
+1968!
Well, I actually did the math!
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C
really should have been incomplete
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I respect Drewiske an all as a player. But I’m sure he wants to play as a top 6 D-men in the NHL at right about now. I say trade him or put him on waivers. This team has enough D-men in the org. I just don’t think it is fair for Drewiske to be put in the is situation for the longest time as the spare tire.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 12:59 pm
@Brown23, Again: It may sound harsh but we need to do what’s best for US not DD2. If Hickey or someone else makes the team, fine. Otherwise we NEED a 7th defenseman and we are not likely to luck out with a relative lack of injuries we had this past season.
Besides for being the spare tire and not publicly whining he gets his name in the cup. Are you really going to feel that sorry for him?
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Michael J. Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Brown23,
Put him on waivers? Thats like handing clients to your competition simply because you have a few better clients. Davis is an asset to the Kings, which reflects the investment they have made in him, and shouldn’t discarded like an old K-car with a blown engine and a peeling vinyl roof.
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Always rooting for him to be in the line up.
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The captain is asking for our help! Everyone retweet @DustinBrown23 or tweet with #bestteam #lakings.
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Sebastian Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@goldielocks, just tweet “BestTeam Kings”
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goldielocks Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
@Sebastian,
Thanks, Sebastian.
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goldielocks Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
@goldielocks,
Just tweet “#BestTeam Kings” to vote. #LAKings or @LAKings doesn’t count.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
@goldielocks, As far as I’m concerned we already “voted” with fans that blew the roof off staples, a goaltender that you needed a microscope to see his goals against average, and a team that just simply forgot how to lose when it counted most. The rest is just a popularity contest.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 2:06 pm
@HockeyPhone,
Go on, swallow your moral pride and help make Brownie a beauty king!
It might be the best chance he ever has!
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If I were Davis Drewiske (I give him a B+), I’d feel like i was in a slightly tough spot. There are teams in this league that would quickly plug him into their defensive top 6. As Rich correctly noted, “he manages the game well and rarely makes big mistakes.” He plays with discipline, keeps his head in the game, we know he can play big when needed. The Kings are just blessed with great depth at Drewiske’s position. From that perspective, if i were DD2, I’d want to be moved. But Lombardi has little motive to do that, AND_
One of those D-men ahead of him gets dinged (or arrested?), Drewiske is skating with a championship club. Hard to want out of that gig.
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Graded him on games played with no big Jack Johnson type mistakes. He has always played solid and never out of position.
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According to my lady friends we should keep him around for “aesthetic reasons”….
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Go Kings Go!
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A, because 2g in 9 games is good, that’s 18 for a season if he stayed on track!
Sadly, unless he starts to stand out and promotes, or accepts a full time 7th spot he may get traded.
I doubt we would let him go via UFA.
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Scuds & Mitchell will retire at some point, especially if either suffers an injury. This guy is proven, ready to play & he contributes when asked.
Why allow him to leave, and get possibly another cancer like player such as another Avery…which could happen. He’s part of our soul.
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wes Reply:
July 11th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
@Marty4Ever, agree. Drewiske’s solid, takes care of business, and is part of LAK culture. An outstanding insurance policy if one of the guys ahead of him gets hurt. LAK was fortunate to have minimal injury issues last season (although Parse and Gagne may have a different personal perspective). Honestly, that may not be the case next season.
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Drewiske has a tough job and he does it well. Solid B from me.
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