***Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings GDT 2/26/26 7:30pm on ESPN***

[SirJW]

The espn crew brought up the 7 mil cap space available. Will they spend the money on a player or just save the money and add a ticket price hike?

 

[Locker Room Beers]

Fire Hiller, it's not changing anything. The Kings are not going to start winning with a new coach.

Should have been done a few weeks before the break. Especially as those those OT losses continued to happen. You’re right, changing coaches now is too late but I still want gone.

 

[TooCool]

Did I mention I hate the Olympic break?

The rest of the team got a golfing break and now quickly want to go back on the field for the rest of the spring/summer.

 

[ICE24]

Should have been done a few weeks before the break. Especially as those those OT losses continued to happen. You’re right, changing coaches now is too late but I still want gone.

He will be gone, however, most likely at the end of the season. The team knew they were hanging on by a thread when Keumper was keeping them in every game and taking them into OT. Once Keumper got nicked up and could not carry the team anymore, it was over as the Kings were exposed.

 

[ICE24]

That was the stinkiest stinky stink game of this stink season... absolutely stink

more stink to come. They actually have stunk for 4 games in a row. They have lost 5 straight but they played Carolina tough. Where did that team go?

 

[Rog or Reg?]

more stink to come. They actually have stunk for 4 games in a row. They have lost 5 straight but they played Carolina tough. Where did that team go?

We're such a mess right now, who knows where to even start.

GM?
Head coach?
Players?
Goalies?
Ice girls?
Peanut vendors?
Skate sharpeners?

Right now the Los Angeles Kings are the ultimate cluster f*ck of an organization, from top to bottom, and everywhere in-between.

It's like deja vu 2005.

 

[Bollocks]

Is it time to bring up Portillo? Can’t be any worse than Forsberg or Kuemper. They need to use the rest of the season to evaluate what they may have in Ontario. Trade Kuemper for whatever. Trade marginal players like Foegele and Moore. Waive Forsberg, Malott and Moverare. This season ended tonight. Hope the Kings are looking ahead to next season starting tomorrow when Hiller should be gone…

WAIVE Forsberg? Forsberg has been decent this year, surely he has value to a team with goaltending issues like MTL.

 

[Bollocks]

We're such a mess right now, who knows where to even start.

GM?
Head coach?
Players?
Goalies?
Ice girls?
Peanut vendors?
Skate sharpeners?

Right now the Los Angeles Kings are the ultimate cluster f*ck of an organization, from top to bottom, and everywhere in-between.

It's like deja vu 2005.

I think it's the arena name. Crypto is plummeting, and so are the Kings.

Name change into Nvidia arena. Maybe they figure out an AI head coach would be a better solution than Hiller.

 

[Pevsfreedom]

Saw the score... Lol.

Is Hller fired yet? And Holland? And Luc?

Wake me up when that happens.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

I'll say it again, I have no idea why Holland traded for Panarin. What did he expect him to do? Did he not see him on the Rangers this season? The Kings are the Rangers of the West. Panarin would be a good fit on a playoff team, like Carolina or Tampa Bay. Not on a team like the Kings, they were not making the playoffs.

With that contract and the fact that the Kings suck hard, Bread will most likely waive his NMC to go to a good team next year, and Holland can get a bunch of young prospects/high picks for him.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

WAIVE Forsberg? Forsberg has been decent this year, surely he has value to a team with goaltending issues like MTL.

Or Edmonton. He’s better than any three of the goalies that have played for them this year.

 

[jom]

I'm terrified what the Kings will do. How many draft picks and/or prospects are they going to give up now? If they do, I've said it before, they are wasting their time. No core here...time to punt.

jom

 

[Byron]

Speaking of stink and poop, who in hell designed that diagram at center ice? Is it a cow pie? Fire that chick too!

 

[jammer06]

Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed within +/-1 of 22 SOG by the Kings and/or that Panarin would not yet get his first goal as a King:

SOG 22 (2 points):
jammer06
Cross Traffic
notbob
TooCool
CIrvine

SOG 21,23 (1 Point):
Hockey53
dannybuoy1
sonnyboy11
motalare
Drum4Pigs
empire
Clif
Liz4LA

Not Tonight (1 point):
McSorleyFan
Rogie-Vachon
KernCoKingFan
jammer06
Cross Traffic
motalare
notbob
TooCool
DRice

Had an early morning call that prevented me from staying up past the first, I guess that was the universe looking out for me? I don't know what to say other than this isn't looking like a team that's making the playoffs.

 

[MiketheKing]

It was nice to see Keumper protect that precious land at the intersection of behind the net and behind the goal line on the McDavid gimme.

 

[LAKingSteve]

Should have been done a few weeks before the break. Especially as those those OT losses continued to happen. You’re right, changing coaches now is too late but I still want gone.

Failing to fire him makes it appear to the fans that you don't care. We just need to stop buying tix to games.

 

[LAKingSteve]

When you think things can't get worse, they somehow do. This team is circling the bottom of the toilet bowl. Time for AEG to clean house, but they won't...at least not until the season is over

 

[VCRW]

WAIVE Forsberg? Forsberg has been decent this year, surely he has value to a team with goaltending issues like MTL.

This season is over. Do you want Forsberg back next year? First goalie move should definitely be trading Kuemper. Until that happens I would hope to see Portillo get a long look. Guess they could keep 3 goalies on the roster but that would take away a roster spot that should be better used in auditioning the skaters in Ontario. What would Forsberg bring in trade? 3rd rounder at best? The guy is good one game then horrible the next. The roster spot has more value than an erratic goaltender.

 

[VCRW]

It was nice to see Keumper protect that precious land at the intersection of behind the net and behind the goal line on the McDavid gimme.

That fact that no King even touched McDavid on his waltz through the o-zone is more concerning to me than Darcy doing his Labarbera impression.

 

[waynet]

That fact that no King even touched McDavid on his waltz through the o-zone is more concerning to me than Darcy doing his Labarbera impression.

True, but that guy can waltz through most any NHL defense. Kuemper in LOLbarbera mode bordered on hilarious.