The Official 2019-2020 Los Angeles Kings Thread

[nando714]

Seems like a solid return iyam 

[nando714]

Kings in talks with Las Vegas about Alec Martinez 

[Tank]

it's official. martinez has been traded to vegas for two second round picks, vegas 2nd in 2020 and st. louis 2nd in 2021.

[Angel Oracle]

Piling up the draft picks, that should be at least the early 1st round pick and three 2nd round picks in 2020.  

[nando714]

What a debut for Vilardi

[Angel Oracle]

4 hours ago, nando714 said:

What a debut for Vilardi

Scores 10 seconds into his first NHL shift, adds an assist, and won the majority of his faceoffs.   One of many youngsters hopefully helping to lead the Kings back into the SC playoffs down the road

Edited February 21, 2020 by Angel Oracle

[Tank]

after a great debut, the kings sent him down to ontario. fun to watch this kid and glad he appears to have a future here.

[Tank]

Derek Forbort traded for a draft pick. Thought he was pretty solid on the blue line but others saw him as a weak spot. Whatever. Don’t see this as a significant loss.

[Tank]

went to the game last night against pitt and was very pleased with what i saw. team had energy and played very well on both ends of the ice. i like peterson and think he'll be a solid replacement for jonathan quick.

man, crosby and malkin sure are fun to watch.

[Angel Oracle]

Great win over Vegas on the road, 4-1

Peterson had a great game in goal (42 saves, much deserved first star).   Kopi (second star) scored two first period goals (first one just 2:01 into the game).

Kings win the season series over a solid Vegas team, 3-1.

[Tank]

kings have won three in a row, allowing just one goal in each game.

i like peterson in goal, and i'm glad they're letting him play.

[Angel Oracle]

Maybe Quick gets dealt in the off-season?   Only three years will remain on his contract by then. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Maybe Quick gets dealt in the off-season?   Only three years will remain on his contract by then. 

it's certainly possible, but he's expensive and would be difficult to move. 

[Angel Oracle]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

it's certainly possible, but he's expensive and would be difficult to move. 

They could include part of his contract.    Although being owed only $9 million total, he does have a $17.4 million total cap hit for the next three years.

[Angel Oracle]

And the beat goes on.

Five straight wins, and 8-2-1 in past 11, after beating the Wild this afternoon 7-3

Hat truck for Brown, all in 3rd period 

Goal #2 for Vilardi 

Next season is looking intriguing, with this core of good young talent alongside Kopi, Drew, etc.....and add to that Alex Turcotte when he decides to turn pro, a very early first round pick in June, and three 2nd round picks.

Edited March 8, 2020 by Angel Oracle

[Tank]

beat colorado last night 3-1 for their sixth straight win.

too bad they haven't played like this all year long.

good to see the kids getting time and performing well. the defense has been pretty darn good during this run, as has the goaltending.

perhaps there's a bit of hope for next season (though they definitely need to improve on scoring, their achilles heal).

[Angel Oracle]

They've outscored their opponents 19-7 in the 6 game winning streak.   Strong schedule too in those 6 games, five of them vs the Pens, Golden Knights, Leafs, Wild, and Avs  

They've averaged just over 3 goals scored/game in the 9-2-1 stretch.   2-0-1 against the very tough Avs in that stretch

 

[arch stanton]

Avs playing without Kadri, Rantanan, Makar, Burakovsky, Calvert, Grubauer, and lost MacKinnon in the 2nd period. That's the top 5 scorers on the team and the starting G. The Kings may be winning now but it's almost painful to watch. 5 standing at the blue line. No flow. No speed. Eventually teams will counter it

[Tank]

On 3/2/2020 at 11:28 AM, Angel Oracle said:

Maybe Quick gets dealt in the off-season?   Only three years will remain on his contract by then. 

Saw a rumor that Quick is headed to the Panthers in a trade. 

[arch stanton]

Quick and Bobrovsky would be an incredible duo if they were to replay the 2013-14 season

[Angel Oracle]

Belated welcome to #2 overall pick, Quinton Byfield!

 

[Angel Oracle]

Vilardi, Turcotte, and Byfield, a great trio for the future

[Angel Oracle]

The latest is that the NHL is planning on opening the season on January 1?

No Winter Classic or ASG

[Angel Oracle]

Let the season begin!

[Tank]

Well they started off well enough. I imagine with all the new kids there are going to be some growing pains. At least we got a point out it tonight.