Thread: Oh NO the SKY is fALLING!!!!

Originally Posted by Stebo

I think the people forget how this team looks without Kopi. Remember the series against the Sharks a few years back. The absence of Kopi and Mitchell cannot go unnoticed.
One is the heart of the team in terms of forward offense and defense, the other the rock on defense.
It'll already look a lot better on Tuesday when Kopi joins the lineup. Hopefully Mitchell also returns in a couple of weeks.

GO KINGS.

Good point. 4th line was great. 3rd line pretty solid. I don't think it's a coincidence that those lines were unchanged from last year. I'd like to see Brown-Kopi-Williams back together. Then you have a decision to make with the #2 line at LW. But there's an entire thread on here about the roster so I won't derail the thread.

In a shortened season a solid 4th line is going to be very important. If the Kings can get this type of production from their 4th line all year they'll be just fine once the top lines settle in.

Right now I'm more worried about Mitchell's absence on defense.

To all you who say "don't say what did you expect"....

Seriously...

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

Not only was the #1 Center out of the lineup... but also the #2 D-Man and top Penalty Killer was gone too.

All of which might have been overcomeable IF.........

They hadn't just spent 20+ minutes in an emotional pregame ceremony and IF...

They hadn't completely jumbled the lines.

Remember....

Carter was a winger for this Kings team for three months, Gagne was on the IR until he played 4 games on the 4th line taking the place of Brad Richardson who was in turn taking the place of injured Kyle Clifford who is NOW making his reeentry into the lineup.

Come on......

They were NEVER going to win this game.

I've seen dozens if not hundreds of games like this where the Kings looked lost, bored, lazy, tired, scatter brained or just plain lousy...

but I've never seen one where they had just won the Stanley Cup.

So... you know... get over it.

and that's coming from me!

The only player I am worried is Richards. He looked lost, few steps behind and just unmotivated all game. Carter shouldnt play as a center period, and Brown belongs on the left wing. He plays so much better and has lot more options. Hopefully once Kopi is back things will get back to normal. On the bright side Doughty was good and Penner was flying out there.

I expected them to play like they did last year.....from Oct-Feb. Bad passing...check, sloppy defensive zone play....check, shots missing net...check, ringing off the post....check, looking discombobulated....check, hard time scoring....check, goals bouncing in off own players....check,

but....i dont care as I am still riding a high of winning the cup. I used to say, "why can't our goalie get a shut out," "why can't our players stay healthy," anything i said to myself over the last 31 years i do not have to say anymore because until this june we are the defending Champions.....

It is only one game. LA will be ok

Originally Posted by Ice24

did Chicago have a training camp?

Look... I'm not trying to make excuses here.

Chicago has been there in 2010 winning the Cup and lost in their opener to Detroit. They have a franchise character player in Toews who's also the Captain and a solid nucleus of players like the Kings have. I'm going to say that while the Kings were celebrating The Stanley Cup this Summer, contenders like Chicago who fell short in the playoffs, had individual players who were very focused at redemption. It doesn't mean that Kenny McCudden program at Johnny's Icehouse on the Near West Side was the sole difference on Saturday but you can't discount that it helped the Blackhawks players get ready for "camp"/5 practices. Although unrelated but perhaps more important, every team in the league will be looking to measure themselves against the Kings.

Dean Lombardi assembled the best front office, coaching staff and roster he could and now he gets into unfamiliar territory of defending a Stanley Cup. Judging by the talent in the many different rooms that make this organization, short season or not, I couldn't care less that the Kings lost the home opener to the Chicago Blackhawks after raising the banner.

Originally Posted by Dr. Naysay

To all you who say "don't say what did you expect"....

Seriously...

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?

Not only was the #1 Center out of the lineup... but also the #2 D-Man and top Penalty Killer was gone too.

All of which might have been overcomeable IF.........

They hadn't just spent 20+ minutes in an emotional pregame ceremony and IF...

They hadn't completely jumbled the lines.

Remember....

Carter was a winger for this Kings team for three months, Gagne was on the IR until he played 4 games on the 4th line taking the place of Brad Richardson who was in turn taking the place of injured Kyle Clifford who is NOW making his reeentry into the lineup.

Come on......

They were NEVER going to win this game.

I've seen dozens if not hundreds of games like this where the Kings looked lost, bored, lazy, tired, scatter brained or just plain lousy...

but I've never seen one where they had just won the Stanley Cup.

So... you know... get over it.

and that's coming from me!

To be honest, Quick is my biggest concern. He typically takes at least 4-5 games into a season to get settled in. In a 48 game season, I just don't think the Kings can afford that unless the team and defense can carry him for a couple weeks.

Paging Bill Ranford.

Originally Posted by KingFanMGM

To be honest, Quick is my biggest concern. He typically takes at least 4-5 games into a season to get settled in. In a 48 game season, I just don't think the Kings can afford that unless the team and defense can carry him for a couple weeks.

Paging Bill Ranford.

What? Where did this myth come from?

EDIT: Just to further this point, here are some numbers for you from Quick's first 5 games of each of the last 2 seasons:

2010-2011
1.97 GAA
92.9% SV%

2011-2012
0.97 GAA
96.7% SV%

The concerns about Quick and his ability to win important games or fail to come up big in big moments remains ever hilarious.

Originally Posted by KRC1221

What the **** does an usher know? I'd take that info w/ a HUGE grain of salt. Like a massive salt lick.

And lime?