Holland been good overall
Kings and most NHL teams will not be doing extendo rebuildz
Panarin to Kings
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Kings and most NHL teams will not be doing extendo rebuildz
ICE24
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Holland has made a couple decent moves. I like the Foegele, Perry and Laughton trades. As of now, the Kings are playing 500 with the recent moves Holland has made. With that being said, if the Kings don't make the playoffs, did he improve the team?
Last spring he inherited a team that finished 2nd in the Pacific and a Byfield clear of the puck from moving into the second round. Just last summer LGK was all over him for the defensive free agent signings he made. He will most likely have a long spring/summer to make his mark. Trades are his best bet as I don't believe top UFA's will sign in LA.
Last spring he inherited a team that finished 2nd in the Pacific and a Byfield clear of the puck from moving into the second round. Just last summer LGK was all over him for the defensive free agent signings he made. He will most likely have a long spring/summer to make his mark. Trades are his best bet as I don't believe top UFA's will sign in LA.
Bollocks
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He has been okay. So far, he's far from a significant improvement over Blake...especially Blake of late, after he fixed the PLD (that likely wasn't even of his making) and Cal blunders.
It's too soon to properly judge. Though he will have some work to do in order to find a #1C with Byfield increasingly trying to not become that, and to fix the defense as DD is turning into a fossil and even though Dumo isn't bad, Ceci is atrocious and he will HAVE to be replaced. So, assuming LD stays as it is (Mikey, Dumo, Joel), Rob will have to find two RDs, one of which top 4 in quality. Though Bruschetta is increasingly looking like a lock for NHL and he might just make the team out of camp. Lucky break would be both him and Wooley making the team as the 3rd pairing, thus making Edmundson or Dumo expendable, too. Question is whether or not the front office is willing to risk it with two 20 year olds on defense...
He absolutely must capitalize on the goalie surplus. One of Forsberg and Kuemper need to be traded for at least a 3rd rounder, preferably more, and replaced by either Portillo (IMO he's ready) or Slukynsky (he probably wouldn't say no to a chance to jump straight into NHL as a backup with the chance to become a starter within a year).
Statue4Deano
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Clif
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Some dubious company on this list.
Bollocks
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Silliest statisics flex ever. You'd be a terrible social media manager for a star player.
What party?
Taxi Squad
Someone is winning the internet today. Nice job.
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Every once and awhile the topic of the worst jersey seen at Forum/Staples/Crypto comes up. My one two punch is always Robert Lang and Vitali Yachmanev. You've made my laughter ammunition less powerful. *laughing*
Aside: Hiller would have benched him to stop the streak.
DarkLeftHand
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Veritable titans of the game.
XPantericA
What's it doing now?
It’s LGK.
DryKing
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Basically if you are a top player on the Kings you will catch a lot of strays. Top players never do enough in some fans eyes.
Could be worse, though, it could be Toronto fans who actually make it a mission to attempt to drive their top players out of town.
ICE24
Super Star
I believe it's because the Kings are still not winning. If the Kings win 4-5 games in a row, then the perception changes. Now the losing is not his fault, however, losing is losing and if this type of player is brought in to help the Kings win, and they are not doing so, they look at the big ticket and say the song remains the same.
I believe the Kings are still under 500 with Panarin on the team. The Kings are far from a few talented pieces away from competing with the Colorado's. Right now, what concerns me the most is that the Kings are terrible at holding leads. If you can't fix that, you are not going to win many games. I don't know if it's effort, however, we see it happening live on the ice, and we know it's inevitable.
What party?
Taxi Squad
Personally a little gun shy about a 34 year old winger that chose this team as his "lazy girl" job. So, if that makes me a hash tag non believer, I'll wear the label.
Prove me wrong wonder bread.
Bollocks
Super Star
Ton of shade? I don't see it, TBH. I mean, nothing out of the expected for LGK. People here are harsh on a lot of Kings personnel.
And the Kings had their fair share of (ex-)stars that came here to coast off into the sunset, so some caution and pessimism is to be expected. It's up to Panarin to prove those wrong.
Don't hold your breath Holland may not find and budget an upgrade for Ceci.
Kings could extend DD or he may chose to go back east.
Bruise is not making the Kings out of camp. He is exciting on offense but also -19 in juniors.
Holland may trade him as the top Kings non-gt prospect.
Wooley is unlikely to make the Kings either.
Kings have been seasoning a bunch of LHD's successfully on the Reign.
Kirsanov, Booth, and the vet Hicketts. He is not going to leapfrong those guys.
And Moverare may resign, but I doubt it.
KH is not the type that would throw two guys from the OHL on a pair, really no GM or coach would.
Dumo has been mostly good and seems to be gaining traction.
Edmu has been a wonderful mentor and partner for the Clarke evolution.
I'd give pause to throwing those two off, especially for rookies you expect to bypass the AHL from juniors.
I hope to see KH trade Kuemper for a first or package home for something significant.
He is better than the entire FA list for the Summer.
I'd like to see Portillo get a crack and Hampton groomed with the Reign.
The main reason is the way coaches green light talented offensive minded D to get the tying goal.
Every team does it, even Hiller did.
how Panarin has influenced LA, excluding today’s game.
First, he is averaging a point per game, having played 8 games. No one else on the Kings has come close to this figure — the closest is Kempe, who averaged 0.82 points per game before Panarin arrived.
Second, Panarin boosts the performance of his teammates, particularly Kempe. Before Panarin, Kempe had 46 points in 56 games; after Panarin joined, he has 10 points in 8 games.
First, he is averaging a point per game, having played 8 games. No one else on the Kings has come close to this figure — the closest is Kempe, who averaged 0.82 points per game before Panarin arrived.
Second, Panarin boosts the performance of his teammates, particularly Kempe. Before Panarin, Kempe had 46 points in 56 games; after Panarin joined, he has 10 points in 8 games.
DryKing
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The thing I like most about Panarin is that so far he has gelled with any linemate he is paired up with. Kempe, Byfield, Helenius, you name it. He has changed the entire composure of the team.