DarkLeftHand
Super Star
Imagine if this team actually had an 11 million dollar defender playing on the backend.
GDT ***Playoffs Round 1, Game 3 GDT LA Kings @ Edmonton Oilers 4/25/25 7:00pm on FanDuel, TNT, tru, max***
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Statue4Deano
Super Star
Correct. It was the cherry on top of the **** cake. That 3rd period was a disaster from the opening face-off.
Codered2026
Prospect
Even though we’re up in this series I feel like we have been heavily bullied threw 3 games
They were gassed. Never had a chance when rolling 3 lines and then going into a 0-0-5 chasing defensive structure.
I said this earlier, the video team has made some great calls in the last 20 games, but that was clearly a bonehead call
Statue4Deano
Super Star
**** it onto Game 4. Kings need Kuemper to play like he’s played all season.
DryKing
Power Forward
It wasn't a good goal. There was both interference on the play (as he went into the crease on his own momentum and made contact with the goalie multiple times) and it was a clear kicking motion that led to the goal. Toronto can argue that he supposed hit the puck in after with his stick, but either way he kicked it into the goaltender prior to touching it - puck should have been blown dead at that point.
I don't blame Hiller for challenging it, but he had to know he was going to lose as the refs/Toronto had already taken a look. You could argue that he took the chance because he had faith his team could defend the PP. That said, It's the players fault they let in a PP goal.
JC6388LAKings
Super Star
That's a rather controversial loophole and perhaps that rule should be re-amended. Unless the puck was kicked into the net by a defending player, no goal should be allowed when an attacking player delivers a distinct kicking motion of the puck into the net, whether out or in the crease and regardless if it's intentional or incidental. Looks like this is going to bring vibes of the "Crease Rule" when it was in effect back from 1998-99.
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Clif
Super Star
The way the period was going Oilers were going to score with the goalie pulled anyway even by some miracle it did get disallowed. That’s one to just take on the chin, reset, and go at it in OT.
Exactly. They played a very good 30 minutes of hockey on the road tonight. EDM tied it late and won off a Kings blunder. EDM may have one in OT anyway, but regardless they didn’t dominate the Kings all game or blow them out. They have every reason to still fear the Kings’ PP and their own goaltender.
DarkLeftHand
Super Star
I’ll agree, the decision and responsibility ultimately falls on the coach whether to challenge or not, but it’s really the video guys who are telling him to challenge or not. I believe our video guy is a little Asperger-y, if I’m not mistaken, and probably has a very black and white read on these things. Meanwhile, the rest of us are at home praying the coach reads the room and does not challenge.
That's fine for the regular season but he failed to read the situation. McClellan-esque.
As someone put it--McSorley's stick--remember?
Codered2026
Prospect
What’s the point of having a 4th line if they not gonna play? I feel like that line can have an impact if they get a go. Mallott drew the penalty that led to a goal the last 2 games and had a couple a grade chances tonight.
DarkLeftHand
Super Star
While the controversial goal challenge stands out in my mind as a massive blunder by Hiller tonight, the thing that bothers me even more was that he allowed the team to go into that defensive shell for a 10 minute spell in the middle of the third. After Edmonton went up 5-4, the Kings suddenly found another gear to press, and it’s the gear they should have been ready to play the entire 3rd period in.
Clif
Super Star
This is the actual problem. Yes Hiller made it easy on the Oil with his stupid challenge, but there was no sure sign Kings were going to win anyway. What if they simply lost in OT? Then are we all feeling just as dire?
Yes. There’s still a pretty good pathway forward available to them. Lots of players owe some bounce backs too.
Codered2026
Prospect
100% was the same thing in game 1 too, ahhh man so frustrated after tonight
Bill Hicks
LGK Agitator
Game 1 - 5ga on 25 sog - .800sv%
Game 2 - 2ga on 26 sog - .923sv%
Game 3 - 5ga on 34 sog - .853sv%4 gaa and .858 save%
One good game out of three is not gonna cut it.
People were talking him up for the Vezina.
His positioning was solid all season and now he's a fish out of water a lot of the time.
What happened?
He better figure it out.
It was the ENTIRE third period, which was the same mistake from Game 1. 10 mins left is the right time to go into a shell. Giving Edm 20 mins of time and space is too much for any team to handle. Kings could press for 10 mins, hopefully pad on another goal then drop into the shell. Like Game 1, the shell started from puck drop.
As for the challenge, no way Toronto is giving us a call against Edm. A colossally stupid decision, even if the Kings believed the facts were on their side. It cost us a chance to win the game. The stupid prevent defense from second 1 of the third period even more though.
