GDT ***LA Kings @ Winnipeg Jets GDT 10/11/25 >>10:30AM<< on FanDuel***
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JC6388LAKings
Super Star
And oh yeah, Ceci and Dumoulin are porous in D and allow scoring opportunities to the opposing team every time they're on the ice. Yeah, letting Gavy go was a really bad decision by Holland. And to a lesser extent, the loss of Spence, however much I didn't like him, also hurt the blue line corps for the Kings.
VCRW
Classic player
Kempe has a good reason for his apparent ennui. I would be very unmotivated if I were in his shoes… he is getting the shaft from Holland.
symbology
TEAM LGK
I think that will be there Christmas present, and it isn't coming early.
I would hope that a millionaire professional athlete would be able to keep ongoing contract negotiations with management from affecting his ability to play hard for his fellow teammates. If he can't, then maybe he SHOULD go.
hokiecat
Super Star
We're screwed. We went from a middle of the pack GM in Blake to bottom 5 in Holland. At least the Ceci deal only lasts 4 years at 4.5 million. /s
Our idiot GM spent a majority of the cap space to not improve at all.
DarkLeftHand
Super Star
I think Dumoulin looks decent but Ceci is absolute trash in front of his own net.
DarkLeftHand
Super Star
Exactly. Since when has ‘having an extension in place’ been a requisite for continuing to perform on the current contract? This is a cultural garbage characteristic that’s been imported from other major sports leagues, and I do not care for it.
To be clear, however, im not saying this is the case with Juice, because it looks like he has finally woke the f*** up, and I think he played well today.
DryKing
Power Forward
Once you've been a millionaire professional athlete for several years it becomes pretty normal for the player (especially when you should have been making 1.5X what you have the past few seasons).
Regardless, all players/employees want to be appreciated. What do they say about why most employees leave their jobs? It's due to the manager (in this case coach/GM).
DryKing
Power Forward
Yeah Ceci let's the forward slip behind him way too much. Hopefully he can correct this as the season goes on.
Dumoulin doesn't look great but doesn't look bad either. He's actually a lot better in the offensive zone than I thought he would be.
DarkLeftHand
Super Star
Very deceptive shot similar to Fiala’s pull and drag wrister. I hate to say it, but Kempe’s PP blast from above the circles became far less lethal somewhere around middle of 23-34 season, when the rest of the league caught on. He went from a 41 goal PP menace to a 28 goal scorer that season because it became predictable. Kuzmenkos introduction last season brought back a little bit of the threat, but teams go out of their way to stifle Juice on the PP point.
I know Kuzy’s prescribed value is his deception down low and from behind the net, but this PP needs to work on rotating the players around the perimeter, so the opposition loses track of who they need to be most concerned with.
Everyday that passes the $'s add up.
King of Pentacle5
3rd Line Winger
I had to check this for myself. Both are -5. That’s just crazy. The next worst D man is Anderson who is a +1.
What a joke. Luc needs to be fired for hiring Holland and for the terrible jerseys.
Rogie-Vachon
Sizzler Across The Street
UNPOPULAR OPINION:
Replace Kopitar from #1 power play unit. Insert Clarke.
I'll hang up and listen off the air.
Replace Kopitar from #1 power play unit. Insert Clarke.
I'll hang up and listen off the air.
VCRW
Classic player
That’s a pretty unrealistic view of real life. Do you think athletes are robots? Juice has averaged 35 goals over the last 4 years and led the team in points for the last 2 seasons. One would think the Kings would be falling all over themselves to re-sign him.
Instead, Holland is playing silly games…
“Maybe he should go” my ass… best player on the team… please…