** 2015-2016 Los Angeles Kings Official Discussion Thread **

LAkers 4 Life · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2001 Posts: 14629

Voynov voluntarily returns to Russia, officially closing the book on his Kings' tenure. The Mike Richards situation is still up in the air. A really rough year for the Kings after winning the Cup. Kings will have to make a big trade at the deadline since the team is a title contender, but will need to shore up some holes to win it.

rwongega · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:10 pm Post subject:

TooCool · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:43 pm Post subject:

rwongega · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 8:09 pm Post subject:

LAkers 4 Life · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2001 Posts: 14629

The Defense is a big question mark. It's certainly much weaker as evident from last season unless some of the players step it up. Erhoff will need to show he's fully healthy and Martinez will have to show he's a good no. 2 puck-moving defenseman until Erhoff shows he can handle the responsibilities. They're still too left-handed dominant on defense as well. The Kings prefer a lefty-righty combo. McNabb will need to show consistency. The defense will be okay, but not the elite defense we've seen in years past unless some players really step up. Doughty logged too many minutes to cover all the defense's shortcomings. Can't have that again and be fresh for the potential playoff run. I'm hoping Forbort can prove he can finally make the team as well.

rwongega · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:43 pm Post subject:

Not a good start to the season.
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Kobewood · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:51 pm Post subject:

Kings look great this period.

Also, Kike Hernandez is at the game.

rwongega · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:18 pm Post subject:

Brandon98 · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:28 pm Post subject:

We're four games into the season and have scored three total goals...Gross. I know we've got new additions, but we've got start burying some chances here. At least the puck possession looks better tonight.

Brandon98 · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:09 pm Post subject:

(bleep) right.

Kopi with the 3 on 3 Snipe.

Kobewood · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:20 pm Post subject:

Messy 3rd period, but nice to get the W.

DaMuleRules · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:52 am Post subject:

rwongega · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2015 12:32 pm Post subject:

If there's one good thing about the Kings' early struggles, it's that tickets are pretty cheap. I'm going to be sitting a row behind the Kings bench. Only questions are will they let me bring my camera and what am I going to do with a Kings Yarmulke?

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rwongega · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:22 pm Post subject:

Great game today. Lot of effort and bounceback despite laughable penalty calls. 2 goals, 2 fights b2b. That Gaborik goal was a thing of beauty.

Couldn't really enjoy it that much because this jerk kept blocking my view by standing up all the time and cussing like a sailor.

But at least the guy in the middle saw I was wearing the same jersey and gave me a puck.

Hey, you're new and could use a nose-job.

And I tried to test out how strict they are with cameras. First bid with this sass machine didn't work but another gate (Figueroa side) let me in.
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Kobewood · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:29 pm Post subject:

Bump.

While the Lakers are still working out the kinks, the Kings have won 7 consecutive games. That 2nd line is just a monster!
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Brandon98 · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:35 pm Post subject:

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nickuku · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:57 pm Post subject:

GO KINGS!

I had to take a break from the lounge. Its killing me.
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ChickenStu · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:17 pm Post subject:

This 7-game run has been nice after that 0-3 start. Carter and Toffoli are just lethal together. A little concerned that Kopitar has slowed down since the Cup win of '14. Especially with a potential big contract looming. I'm not sure that it would be a smart business decision to give him something approaching a Toews-like deal considering where his play is. Dean already eschewed a smart business decision when he didn't use the compliance buyout on Richards 2 seasons ago when he had the chance. You can't let your heart outweigh what you see on the ice. I love Kopi, though, so I hope he can pick it up. Also appreciative of Brown's contributions over the years, and he's certainly a great captain, but there's no way he's a first-line player. He's not a top-six player.

I'm very encouraged with the way Quick is playing, though. He looks really focused. Perhaps he knows that the defense in front of him isn't as great as it once was and he is going to have to will us to some wins.

GKG!

LAkers 4 Life · Franchise Player Joined: 12 Apr 2001 Posts: 14629

Well, Kings' regular season struggles against Chicago continues. The Kings absolutely blew it in the third period. The days of booking it as a win when the Kings have a lead going into the third period are over. Kane just took over that period. Now they have to regroup for another tough game tomorrow against the Blues. Gotta get some points on the trip. Kings actually played okay in the game, but just a couple of great moves by Kane did them in.

DaMuleRules · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 10:09 pm Post subject:

That was a tough loss to end the road trip. Would have been nice to come home and go into Saturday's Hawks game on a W.

Anyway, on a positive note. I am really liking this new 3 on 3 overtime format. It makes for some a really exciting 5 minutes of hockey.

rwongega · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:13 pm Post subject:

Brandon98 · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:01 pm Post subject:

3 on 3 was beautiful tonight. What a way to cap off that comeback against Chicago. Kings really controlled play for 45-50 minutes tonight. Deserved those two points.

Nice to see Kopitar and Gaborik reconnecting with the magic we're accustom to.

rwongega · Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:27 pm Post subject: