FIRE LUC

[Moog]

This is a new business model. Look at the LA Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders (plus the Rams to a smaller sample), both teams are blood money with half the crowd always for the visiting team.

Agreed.

It's like Danny B. and AEG cracked the $$$ code after Timmy and Deano were gone.

Why try to win to fill an arena with Kings fans when the arena fills up any way (win or lose) with expats/transplants.

It's such a niche sport in LA for full fan support when you are not winning.

However LA is so big that even when the Kings lose for a decade, and the non diehard fans stay home, there are plenty of expats/transplants to take their seats and spend that $$$$.

 

[SirJW]

Purple/gold: YES
Purple/black or white: Please god, no. So ugly.

I sure hope color magically returns to the jerseys like Luc's monochromatic "vision" was a curse to be lifted. I'm a bit stubborn but the last jersey I bought was a forum blue in 2011 with Quick's name on it because I swore I'd never buy a black and white jersey (in hindsight I wish I got the black LA one with the 2012 patch as I was at the damn game for posterity but oh well).

I like Purple and Gold best too. However the players are always quoted as loving the Silver and Black. If the players prefer them that way, I'd think they should stay.

 

[Pevsfreedom]

I like Purple and Gold best too. However the players are always quoted as loving the Silver and Black. If the players prefer them that way, I'd think they should stay.

The players are wrong or being forced to say such things.

 

[Moog]

Bump.

….keep the dream alive!

FIRE LUC!

 

[DarkLeftHand]

Remember, the players are all ‘young’ guys who have never known the Kings to be anything other than black/silver. At this point, even the purple/black days are ‘classics’ to them, and the purple/gold are essentially a novelty from myth and legend.

 

[Jran]

Unfortunately we have an owner who couldn't give 3 craps about the sport. As stated above its all about the money and as long as the team is making it, that is all that matters. Fortunately they believe to make money, you have to put it back into the team, which ownership has been great at. Choosing the right people to run this team is the problem. It is time for Luc to go, his record is pathetic, there is no road this team has a chance to win a Stanley Cup and his latest move was bringing a GM in who was in retirement, PLEASE!!

Getting Panarin was not going to put us over the top by any means, yet we gave up our best prospect on a team that currently has to have one of the worst farm systems in the league, except for goaltending. Yes the Reign lead their division, but are there any players that can really crack an NHL lineup? I think NOT. I see people trying to say what a great deal it was and that Greentree wasn't really that good, trying to justify the deal, for which I call BS. Now we have a aging superstar going to take up 11-12 million a year hit on our salary cap who over the next 2 years and will be 35 years old next season. Not taking anything away from Panarin, who has looking good on the scoreboard, but its not equating in the win column.

The decision to stay with Hiller was ridiculous, it is obvious he is a coach who did not believe in young players and he almost single handedly put Clarke's career in the toilet and got him traded and I will be interested to see how Byfield starts playing without the Hiller handcuffs.

This team needs to find a way to get in young high talent players away from the draft, this may be taking shots on other teams rejects, many times a change of scenery or coaching can be the difference. I think we have some pretty good ex players manning our development department. Just curious would you have given up a 6th round pick for Lukas Reichel former 17th overall pick in 2020 and only 23 years old like the Boston Bruins did? When was the last 6th round pick we had make an impact? These type of players are out there, get the scouting and development departs together and go find a couple

I agree with it all...

 

[Bill Hicks]

BUMP.

Bring on the lottery.

Luc can kick rocks.

 

[hokiecat]

Getting Panarin was not going to put us over the top by any means, yet we gave up our best prospect on a team that currently has to have one of the worst farm systems in the league, except for goaltending. Yes the Reign lead their division, but are there any players that can really crack an NHL lineup? I think NOT. I see people trying to say what a great deal it was and that Greentree wasn't really that good, trying to justify the deal, for which I call BS. Now we have a aging superstar going to take up 11-12 million a year hit on our salary cap who over the next 2 years and will be 35 years old next season. Not taking anything away from Panarin, who has looking good on the scoreboard, but its not equating in the win column.

Apologies for the necropost, but I didn't want to reply hastily while I was still excited about getting Panarin. But after a few weeks, it is clear that he is one of the Kings best forwards, if not the best, and was a great pickup.

Also, just because Greentree was the Kings best skater prospect does not mean he was a top prospect. I'd rather have Panarin locking down a spot on the top line for 2 years than Greentree. We can sign or trade for a middle-6 winger rather easily. There's teams with good prospects who will come in and make an impact and then there's the Kings. We don't draft well at the top and the player development doesn't seem to do very well.

Also, thumbs up to getting rid of Luc. Not only is the on-ice product bad but the giveaways are crap and the arena experience is embarrassing for the "entertainment capital of the world".

 

[DryKing]

Apologies for the necropost, but I didn't want to reply hastily while I was still excited about getting Panarin. But after a few weeks, it is clear that he is one of the Kings best forwards, if not the best, and was a great pickup.

Also, just because Greentree was the Kings best skater prospect does not mean he was a top prospect. I'd rather have Panarin locking down a spot on the top line for 2 years than Greentree. We can sign or trade for a middle-6 winger rather easily. There's teams with good prospects who will come in and make an impact and then there's the Kings. We don't draft well at the top and the player development doesn't seem to do very well.

Also, thumbs up to getting rid of Luc. Not only is the on-ice product bad but the giveaways are crap and the arena experience is embarrassing for the "entertainment capital of the world".

I agree, Panarin is by far our best forward currently and the gap is pretty large. Giving up Greentree hurts, but this was a big win for the Kings.

I do think Greentree is a top prospect, and will show it once he gets to the NHL. Years down the road we will be wishing we had him on the team, but even Panarin towards the end of his career is better than any Kings acquisition I can think of over the past 10 years.

I also wouldn't be surpised if Panarin signs another NHL contract after this one. His game just doesn't seem like one that will fade anytime soon.

Also agree on Luc, he should have been canned seasons ago.

 

[Moog]

Reminder: ALL of this is Luc’s fault.

FIRE LUC!