***Winnipeg Jets vs. LA Kings GDT 4/1/25 7:30pm on FanDuel***

Looks like LA is where goalies go to thrive and resurrect their careers... with the lone exception of Jeff Zatkoff. However, the Kings' D really did a great job effectively shutting down the Jets players, with the exception of one goal allowed thanks to QB's mental miscue in the 2nd period after the end of the 1st LA PP.
 
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I've always liked Nic Nickson calling Kings games. In fact, I'm going out on a limb to say I enjoyed his radio calls more than Bob Miller's TV broadcast back in the day. Always a class act and the best announcer in hockey today. So sorry to see him go. Have a great retirement Nic!
 
Both of those tripping penalties in the 3rd were very, very questionable. Compound that with the non-call against Appleton fror bulldozing Kuemper in the crease, and I have to say I found the officiating to be rather subpar. Honestly surprised the refs didn’t call a phantom trip against Kuz when he stripped Stanley and dusted him for that unassisted goal.
 
ChiKingFan said:
Of the six non-Edmonton games left, the Kings should win five. Of the six non-Kings games the Oilers have left, they should win four. You never know, but the series should start in LA.
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The real question is, do those pussies in Vegas lose out to avoid St Louis in the first round. Let see if they mail in their last 8 games, but I would not put it past them, given all the shenanigans from that org since their inception.
 
DarkLeftHand said:
Both of those tripping penalties in the 3rd were very, very questionable. Compound that with the non-call against Appleton fror bulldozing Kuemper in the crease, and I have to say I found the officiating to be rather subpar. Honestly surprised the refs didn’t call a phantom trip against Kuz when he stripped Stanley and dusted him for that unassisted goal.
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My thoughts exactly about all points you mentioned
 
DarkLeftHand said:
Both of those tripping penalties in the 3rd were very, very questionable. Compound that with the non-call against Appleton fror bulldozing Kuemper in the crease, and I have to say I found the officiating to be rather subpar. Honestly surprised the refs didn’t call a phantom trip against Kuz when he stripped Stanley and dusted him for that unassisted goal.
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Subpar is an understatement. The last 4 seasons, seems like a lot of non calls and BS calls go against the Kings. This is what worries me if, which most likely is… playing Edmonton again. In every series and games when the Kings were dominating, a bs call get called. Oilers score and there goes are momentum. They didn’t lose because of the refs I know that, but they sure as hell didn’t help. Perfect example, when we were of 3-0 in one game to make the series 3-1, the phantom trip call on Fiala when he didn’t even touch Divesaitl changed the momentum of that game.
 
Congratulations to the following posters who correctly guessed Kopitar would net the GWG:

Hockey53
McSorelyFan
Guinevere
Drum4Pigs
pray4mojo
Rog or Reg?
SirJW
sonnyboy11
Chateau Bow Wow
empire
Dr. Tran
rinkrat
Liz4LA
CIrvine

Congratulation to the captain for adding to his record of most GWG goals in club history. While we've always wanted Kopitar to shoot more he's proved to score at the most opportune times with a total of 77 GWG, which comes in at a clip of 17.5% of his goals proving to be the deciding tally. Did you know the club leader by percentage of goals scored as GWG's is not Kopi but Trevor Lewis, who may have only scored only 83 goals as a King, but an astounding 19 of them were the game deciding goal, a 25.3% clip. Great win at home on Nick's night. Great to see him honored and having met the man I can truly say how humble he is and how much he does respect every King fan even with our neurosis about this club. Wonderful to see him honored and truly classy how even on his night he kept the focus on the fans and their experience. Going to miss him on the call but I hope he stays around the club.
 
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Subpar is an understatement. The last 4 seasons, seems like a lot of non calls and BS calls go against the Kings. This is what worries me if, which most likely is… playing Edmonton again. In every series and games when the Kings were dominating, a bs call get called. Oilers score and there goes are momentum. They didn’t lose because of the refs I know that, but they sure as hell didn’t help. Perfect example, when we were of 3-0 in one game to make the series 3-1, the phantom trip call on Fiala when he didn’t even touch Divesaitl changed the momentum of that game.
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It’s true, the calls against have really undermined us in the playoffs for 3 years running now. In a perfect world, I’d rather just see a completely unpenalized ‘battle royale’ take place for the playoffs. I have the utmost confidence that the Kings win a seven game series against anyone in the league, without special teams play being overly involved.
 
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Beating Winterpeg this year has felt like David VS Goliath.

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LUUUUC! said:
Oh my goodness, that was an awesome flashback interview with Taylor and Nick, is Tyler Nostradamus?!!!! Beautiful :)
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I couldn't believe it. One crazy but accurate prediction after another. Dave Taylor is a genius. He was a rookie! 15th round pick! Knew "Chuck" Simmer need to be on a (Triple Crown) line with him and Dionne. Black jerseys. L.A. Raiders. 1980 U.S. hockey team Olympic Gold Medal. And more. Okay, granted, the Gretzky prediction wasn't all that tough, but the rest really blew me away.
 
orpheus said:
Beating Winterpeg this year has felt like David VS Goliath.

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I don’t feel the same way to be honest. It’s strange, but the kings have not looked out of place at all against the two ‘best’ teams in the league, being Winnipeg and Washington. There are a few teams, like Colorado Edmonton and Dallas that do always seem to have our number. I think the difference is, Winnipeg wants to play a hard and heavy game, similar to the Kings. And thats Kings hockey, so bring it. However, when it comes to high end speed and skill, we just don’t have the answer for guys like Makar/McKinnon and McDavid/Draisaitl. At least not over a seven game spread.
 
DarkLeftHand said:
I don’t feel the same way to be honest. It’s strange, but the kings have not looked out of place at all against the two ‘best’ teams in the league, being Winnipeg and Washington. There are a few teams, like Colorado Edmonton and Dallas that do always seem to have our number. I think the difference is, Winnipeg wants to play a hard and heavy game, similar to the Kings. And thats Kings hockey, so bring it. However, when it comes to high end speed and skill, we just don’t have the answer for guys like Makar/McKinnon and McDavid/Draisaitl. At least not over a seven game spread.
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We definitely do much better against teams that play a similar style to ours. But in the playoffs we can up the hitting on a run & gun team to better neutralize them. It almost worked against Edmonton last season. This year it WILL work!
 
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Nyssa42 said:
We definitely do much better against teams that play a similar style to ours. But I'm the playoffs we can up the hitting on a run & gun team to better neutralize them. It almost worked against Edmonton last season. This year it WILL work!
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If by hitting you mean cross checking Leon Draisaitl in the face, I am all for it.
 
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