***LA Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks GDT 1/22/23 4:00pm Pacific on BSW & NHL Network***

[Pevsfreedom]

Maybe, but his value can't be that high right now so it may also be that they are ensuring he is ready to take someone else's spot. Fox made an interesting comment during the broadcast that you "need to play a kid like Turcotte [at the NHL level]" (or something to that effect). Perhaps Blake is starting to get some pressure to play the top pick prospects.

Rather see Bjornfot than Edler any day.

Sooooo....overachieving team with TMac. Boudreau just released by the Canucks. Do you make a change?

No please.

 

[hokiecat]

Random but Alex Faust has been annoying the hell out of me more than usual lately. Such a debbie downer. Anytime anything good happens he refers to the last bad thing a player did and how this is their turning moment or something, every time. It's annoying. Kind of how he also tries to talk like he's an old man, and refers to people older than him as young man (I may be imagining that) - but.. ugh.

The whole Kings TV broadcast is becoming a chore to listen to. They love to be melodramatic (make everything Tik Tok or Instagram worthy) and someone is always on the verge of making some idiotic statement. Last night they trotted out the "the Kings have outshot the opponent for the 10th straight game" stat again. Shot volume has been a trademark under Todd. Last year, the announcing crew made a point of hoping we'd get shots in the 3rd to continue the streak last spring when we got smoked by the Bruins 7-2 or whatever. Note to announcers, maybe don't get hyped over a silly stat when you are getting caved in by a superior opponent. I also don't understand the "what was said in the locker room" questions/comments when the Kings come back during the 3rd period since not every game is a Knute Rockne moment . Sometimes just you need to get the bounces rather than Todd telling the guys to aim glove high or aim for the net. What you are mentioning about a player being at a turning point of his season is another instance of the crew trying to make everything melodramatic. Fiala is a PPG player but he doesn't get a point every game. He's had a couple instances of going 3 games with no points and then he'll have a hat trick or a 4-point game.

One thing I really miss is Sutter keeping the Kings media in check. He'd shut down the crazy questions.