***LA Kings @ Minnesota Wild GDT 02/21/23 5:00pm on BSW***

It's been all wild since the middle of the first. The Fiala line is the one that has been successful. Now they need to score.
 
This is exactly the type of tight checking game where your offense needs someone like Chychrun. Yeah it’s nice to see Matt Roy hop into the play in the attacking zone but he’s almost no threat to score or make a play that generates a scoring opportunity. That’s precisely what a Chychrun brings.
 
Kings limit the Wild to two shots in the 2nd and of course 1 of them goes in. Tough game.
 
Clif said:
Credit due: Kupari’s become real effective on PK.
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I was thinking Kupari makes Iafallo more and more expendable. Not that I am looking to get rid of AI because he is a valuable player. But if I need to free up 4M in cap space, he is probably the easiest skill set to replace-- the non-amazing guy who is able to play up and down the lineup and helps his linemates succeed.

Kupari also showcasing himself as a useful piece in a trade.
 
Unless they get a penalty call, I don’t see the boys scoring tonight. You would think they would know how to attack a 1-3-1.

I would like to see Vilardi stay with Kopi and Juice. I am not on Team Bernier yet but I am beginning to lose confidence in QB’s ceiling.
 
I completely agree with the decision to put QB on a line with some real talent to help him develop.

But I'm starting to get slightly more concerned with his lack of impact on the top line. Slightly.

He's looking more and more like a kid who excelled due to size and athleticism advantages than pure hockey skill.

He still has 18 months IMO before the jury is out but I haven't seen anything promising from him on the first line when I was really optimistic we would.
 
hokiecat said:
I was thinking Kupari makes Iafallo more and more expendable. Not that I am looking to get rid of AI because he is a valuable player. But if I need to free up 4M in cap space, he is probably the easiest skill set to replace-- the non-amazing guy who is able to play up and down the lineup and helps his linemates succeed.

Kupari also showcasing himself as a useful piece in a trade.
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I think it’s getting harder to justify keeping AI around. Valuable trade chip and not only do you have Moore, you have JAD. And he’s sitting.

Kupari should have value too, but cheaper just to keep him and package Alex.
 
Need 1000 to get his game back in full. He is getting closer but he's needed to be the engine.
 
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