Thread: Schenn Absolutely Tearing the Pens Up!

I looked at this thread and realized it was before the start of the Kings/Van game. Then the last post that had anything to do with how bad Richards is was before he scored. So the crickets stopped chirping. Then Richards absolutely flattens Burrows, and this thread is now all out FAIL because of it.

Is Schenn the player the Kings need right now?
No

Is Simmonds the player the Kings need right now?
Yes... but not as bad as Richards

And now the Kings have Richards and Carter. Do any of you think that Simmonds and Schenn would be able to play together the way Richards and Carter played together last night? On the PK (in the 2nd I think) they charged down the ice with the puck and killed a few precious seconds and backed off the Canucks. They just knew where other guy was going and played off of it. Also, Carter shoots from everywhere except the grassy knoll. He doesn’t give a crap. He shoots and does it quick and on target. He is the sparkplug for the 2nd line. Neither Simmonds nor Schenn would have filled the void on the 2nd line. Simmonds may have been able to play there, but he wouldn’t have been as successful as he is in Philly.

I’m extremely happy with King-Richards-Carter as the second line, and I don’t regret for one second the trades that brought Richards and Carter here.