Time to put no. 8 in the rafters.

[King of Pentacle5]

"I love the LA Kings.
I hate their Hockey.
F*ck Rob Blake."

-The Kings fan Haiku, not haiku, of Triality?

IMO, Blake is still getting back at the Kings fan base for booing him all those years. And he’s not done yet.

 

[Pevsfreedom]

"I love the LA Kings.
I hate their Hockey.
F*ck Rob Blake."

-The Kings fan Haiku, not haiku, of Triality?

Funny enough I was running dead ass haikus of the Kings in my head this morning and thinking of writing one but someone beat me to it.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

Well, Kopi and Doughty will both be in the Kings HOF. But Hockey HOF? Fat chance for that because Toronto only recognizes players that had exceptionally great NHL careers to be worthy enough to earn a place there and rarely do players from West Coast or Western Conference teams get on that list. Because of course [L]EC bias.

That’s why my comment included Jon Quick, but not DD or Kopi. Quick set many records for US born goalies. I guess Kopi did too for Slovenia, so he may also end up in there.

But then WTF do I know? I’m just a fan.

 

[DryKing]

Robitaille, Vachon, Dionne, Blake all say hi. Kopitar, Doughty, and Quick will all make the HOF. I'd bet the farm on it. East coast bias is a thing but 1) it's mostly about single season awards where the writers who vote were more likely to see an east coast player play every day and 2) it's probably even less of a thing in this day and age since highlights and even entire games are almost instantly available to watch across all of social media for eternity so the time difference thing doesn't really matter anymore.

Agreed, there is zero doubt that Quick, Kopi and Doughty all will be inducted into the HoF.

 

[Birdman]

Not sure if he’s in your big 4, but I don’t see Brown getting into the HOF. He was a good player, but not exceptional. He just had a great team around him.

Kopitar/Carter/Doughty/Quick is my Big 4

Brown will only get the call because he’s the first American born Captain to win a Stanley Cup.

 

[hokiecat]

Quick, Kopi, Doughty = in HHOF
Carter and Brown = not in HHOF.

 

[orpheus]

I felt bad because Doughty was trying and there were glimpses of his old self, but age and all of that.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

Kopitar/Carter/Doughty/Quick is my Big 4

Brown will only get the call because he’s the first American born Captain to win a Stanley Cup.

Not Trevor Lewis??!!

 

[salami]

Brown will only get the call because he’s the first American born Captain to win a Stanley Cup.

That's a very valid point. It'll be interesting to see. He's actually eligible this year.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

That's a very valid point. It'll be interesting to see.

The amount of records they broke in 2012 is still staggering to me. That was such an amazing time.

 

[Birdman]

Not Trevor Lewis??!!

In actuality, it’s really Greene/King/Nolan/Penner

 

[LAKingSteve]

I felt bad because Doughty was trying and there were glimpses of his old self, but age and all of that.

Age is definitely a factor but I think the broken leg and lingering issues with that, may have been an even bigger factor toward his inconsistent and less than stellar play.

 

[King of Pentacle5]

In actuality, it’s really Greene/King/Nolan/Penner

 

[aaron]

If he wants, DD should get the OEL contract wash and go be a 3rd pairing guy in Toronto for Vet min. Or TB / Fla/ etc.