Kings Making "Major Announcement" Tomorrow Sept 18 at 3:30 p.m.

[dannybuoy1]

I hope it is just a female counterpart to Bailey.

bummer

 

[hokiecat]

is this true?? super cool! You're famous to me!
(Fun fact: Nyssa42 is an extra in the crowd scenes of LaBamba)

Haha, I wish. I was just thinking of some obscure thing that these endorsement people claim. I should have thought a little bit harder about where we all live... sorry for any confusion.

That said, Kopi will be going out on top. He's probably got 20+ goals and 60+ points left in him. Heck, he just won the Lady Byng and was top 10 for Selke.

 

[Guinevere]

What an amazing career! I’m happy I got to see you spend your whole time in the
NHL as a King. I definitely need fo make it to a game this season. Most likely will be the one in Vegas in February.

 

[aragorn]

It gives the team knowledge in how best to fill his shoes and special Kopitar giveaways. And if they start making his statue soon enough, it gives Kopi time to scrutinize so they don't screw up his face.

 

[Statue4Deano]

I vividly remember going to watch practice/training camp during the early years of Kopi’s career and being a little shocked at how accessible he was.

He’d regularly walk around the facility and through the parking lot without a hint of ego. Always happy to engage with the fans, sign autographs, take pictures and always with a big smile. He just had no sense of how special of a player he was.

Very happy to hear he’ll get a chance to spend so much time with his family to watch his kids grow up. The years move by so quickly and I wonder if he’ll ever get the itch to get behind the bench or into an executive role.

 

[Pevsfreedom]

What an amazing career! I’m happy I got to see you spend your whole time in the
NHL as a King. I definitely need fo make it to a game this season. Most likely will be the one in Vegas in February.

I think I'll go to the one in North Carolina.

 

[Luc SkyBomba]

I got the scoop you guys! John Cena's final appearance will be against Kopitar. Brock is gonna run in and clear the ring, then Dustin Brown returns wearing DLo Brown's gear and saves the day!

 

[LAKingSteve]

I vividly remember going to watch practice/training camp during the early years of Kopi’s career and being a little shocked at how accessible he was.

He’d regularly walk around the facility and through the parking lot without a hint of ego. Always happy to engage with the fans, sign autographs, take pictures and always with a big smile. He just had no sense of how special of a player he was.

Very happy to hear he’ll get a chance to spend so much time with his family to watch his kids grow up. The years move by so quickly and I wonder if he’ll ever get the itch to get behind the bench or into an executive role.

back in the day, the Kings players parked in the main parking lot and would always take pics and sign autographs. I've got pics with Kopi, Martin Jones and Jeff Carter somewhere on my computer.

 

[Dexter]

 

[Clif]

I just don't know if coming to the Kings is better than staying in Edmonton. If he leaves, it will be because Edmonton's roster sucks for winning a Cup. They have Skinner instead of a real goalie and the team is aging. So it is possible that he leaves. But The Athletic did their franchise Contention Cycle today and Kings and Canucks are in the "Time To Rebuild" category (they have Edmonton in the "Window Open" so take it with a grain of salt). But I'd see McDavid leaving for a team on the upswing like NJ or Montreal. I'm baffled the Oilers wouldn't roll the dice on Carter Hart to try and improve the goaltending. But if I'm 97, I prefer Drai and Bouchard to Byfield and Clarke.

The Edmonton roster really is aging and windows to win only open for a little while, so though they say it every year, this season is truly Cup of Bust for the Oilers. If they still don’t win this year Connor has to look to the future and ask if the team will be better 2, 3, 4 years from now and there’s a real possibility it won’t be.

For the Kings to be a serious destination they will need to actually win a round or two this year, which very likely means they’ll have to beat Edmonton at long last. I should add I’ve also opened my heart to them doing so this year because i’m a sucker. But also I do like the team’s depth.

Which, if McDavid were to sign here, would be the reason. Balance and depth moreso than Byfield and Clarke over Drai and Bouchard. They won’t be better than those two but if Oil fail once more than what does McDavid care about still playing with them?

 

[Clif]

Love this. Then I realize McD can get every advantage of playing for the Kings by singing with the Ducks while surrounded by a younger core with a higher ceiling.

If I’m McDavid I’m looking at the Kings blueline and signing in Anaslime. At least the Ducks have roster flexibility and assets to trade.

Playing in LA would give him anonymity in real life outside the rink which he may really welcome at this stage. However the media market is large enough and the storyline of the Next One trying to do what the Great One couldn’t and win in this city would write itself. Plus Ohtani is here, LeBron came here, nevermind all the other big names from recent memory. Anaheim doesn’t have that.