CiCi is our "Cloutier?"

[MiketheKing]

Perhaps, bringing in Cici is our 2026 version of Dan Cloutier--bringing in a player so bad, he insures us a blue-chip prospect through sheer incompetence?

Either a 5-D chess move to net us a modern day Doughty via the draft or trash GM move out of desperation?

Just asking, because it's sincerely painful to watch this slow plug on the ice consistently getting embarrassed.

 

[ICE24]

You can only blame the GM on this one, however, Ceci is not the only issue on this team. Holland was brought in to make this team into a second round playoff team. The moves he made, have failed to get this team into the playoffs.

For the next two seasons, he is going to make desperate moves to upgrade this team and they will fail due to his desperation. This team rode on Darcy Keumper's back and he is no longer able to carry the load. He stole so many wins and pity points that it looked like the Kings were actually a team that could possibly make a run.

 

[symbology]

 

[DryKing]

You can only blame the GM on this one, however, Ceci is not the only issue on this team. Holland was brought in to make this team into a second round playoff team. The moves he made, have failed to get this team into the playoffs.

For the next two seasons, he is going to make desperate moves to upgrade this team and they will fail due to his desperation. This team rode on Darcy Keumper's back and he is no longer able to carry the load. He stole so many wins and pity points that it looked like the Kings were actually a team that could possibly make a run.

I'd say coaching has failed to get the team into the playoffs more than anything else. Next season Holland will choose his HC and the clock officially starts. Based on what he did at the trade deadline, I don't foresee him making desperate moves.

He did make the roster a better playoff roster (on paper), but losing Gav along with an aging Doughty and Kopitar are areas he still has yet to show a plan for. Hopefully this off-season is a good one, and we get lucky at the draft. Still, I think he has done a good job so far.

 

[dannybuoy1]

I will take Ceci over Doughty. But both of them gone would be nice.

 

[MiketheKing]

I will take Ceci over Doughty. But both of them gone would be nice.

It's like choosing to rather be shot or stabbed to death

 

[ICE24]

I'd say coaching has failed to get the team into the playoffs more than anything else. Next season Holland will choose his HC and the clock officially starts. Based on what he did at the trade deadline, I don't foresee him making desperate moves.

He did make the roster a better playoff roster (on paper), but losing Gav along with an aging Doughty and Kopitar are areas he still has yet to show a plan for. Hopefully this off-season is a good one, and we get lucky at the draft. Still, I think he has done a good job so far.

Having two years left on his contract, I don't think he has time to make this team a playoff team without desperate moves that can easily fail. He has to take chances and hopefully they work. To say the least, it will be an interesting summer.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

I'd say coaching has failed to get the team into the playoffs more than anything else. Next season Holland will choose his HC and the clock officially starts. Based on what he did at the trade deadline, I don't foresee him making desperate moves.

He did make the roster a better playoff roster (on paper), but losing Gav along with an aging Doughty and Kopitar are areas he still has yet to show a plan for. Hopefully this off-season is a good one, and we get lucky at the draft. Still, I think he has done a good job so far.

Don’t be surprised if he signs DJ to an extension.

 

[Clif]

Don’t be surprised if he signs DJ to an extension.

Again - based on what? Holland has zero history with DJ. As we basically all recognize, the Kings are playing better than under Hiller but that’s not saying much. The record is still a joke. This feels like pessimism for pessimism’s sake.

What we need to be doing right now is prepping for why Woodcroft is going to embarrass us and do our homework to vilify this hiring before it actually happens.

 

[What party?]

As a jackass I'm torn between posting a beach ball or a pylon.

 

[DryKing]

Having two years left on his contract, I don't think he has time to make this team a playoff team without desperate moves that can easily fail. He has to take chances and hopefully they work. To say the least, it will be an interesting summer.

Yeah you may be right but, minus the glaring void Kopitar will leave when he retires, we look pretty good in terms of forwards.

The other way is getting a few lucky picks in the draft that are ready to make the NHL roster quickly.

Add a player like McKenna to the roster and it's not that far off as that leaves cap space to sure up the defense while solidifying the forward group.

Obviously that would take a good deal of luck to win the draft lottery though (something the Kings have never done).

Until we get a top tier HC, though, it's all academic.

 

[dannybuoy1]

It's like choosing to rather be shot or stabbed to death

100 percent.

 

[Statue4Deano]

Buy his ass out and turn the page

 

[Moog]

Bringing back Cloutier as a reference to what is going on currently with this franchise.

....and we have reached a new low.