The Official Los Angeles Kings Thread for 2013-2014

[nando714]

3 games and 6 pts since the break

[disarcina]

another win today -- GEEZ did we need that break the way the LA Kings were playing UP to the break and NOW --

 

YES SIR!! 3 games, SIX points.......

[Tank]

Richards with a nice gaol today.

Okay, Toffoli, you're turn to dent the twine.

[nando714]

Quick solid again

Another 2pts

[Kevin]

Minnesota won't back down and continues to stay one point behind the Kings with their own five game winning streak.

[Thomas]

Minnesota won't back down and continues to stay one point behind the Kings with their own five game winning streak.

 

With the new playoff format as long as Vancouver continues to flounder and the Kings stay in the 3rd (or higher) seed they really don't care about Minnesota or the other wild card teams. Get ready for a San Jose/Kings rematch in the first round. Probably with the Sharks having home ice.

[Angel Oracle]

Now, THIS is the Kings we all know and love.

[nando714]

David Pagnotta ‏@TheFourthPeriod 40s

Kings No.1 target still appears to be Moulson, but things don't work out, I'm told Cammalleri is a possibility. Gaborik could be plan C

[bucbrett]

Marian Gaborik to the Kings per 590 Sportsnet in Ontario. No word on what's going to Columbus in return yet.

Edit: now the deal is on hold. Being worked on.

Edited March 5, 2014 by bucbrett

[nate]

Sounds like they are trying to get moulson and gaborik...

[Thomas]

Bob McKenzie@TSNBobMcKenzie
Pending trade call, sounds like BUF sends Brayden McNabb and two 2nd round picks to LA for two prospects - one of them Hudson Fasching. 
 
Fasching is a lot to give up but sounds like a good deal overall. Especially now with the two picks LA gave Buffalo for the Regehr deal coming back.  Also sounds like a precursor to another deal... 

[nando714]

Bob McKenzie@TSNBobMcKenzie

Pending trade call, sounds like BUF sends Brayden McNabb and two 2nd round picks to LA for two prospects - one of them Hudson Fasching.

Fasching is a lot to give up but sounds like a good deal overall. Especially now with the two picks LA gave Buffalo for the Regehr deal coming back. Also sounds like a precursor to another deal...

Yup. They got the Edmonton 3rd rounder for scrivens. Plus these 2nd rounders.

I gotta believe they're gonna flip some of those picks

[nando714]

Renaud Lavoie@LavoieRenaud Retweeted by Aaron Portzline

Kings-Red Wings and Wild are trying to get Ryan Kesler. #tvasports

[nando714]

Nick Kypreos@RealKyper

#Kings closing in on Gaborik. This should open up the flood gates #NHL

[Gavin]

Gaborik is a done deal. I like it for the Kings

[nando714]

Gaborik is a done deal. I like it for the Kings

Supposedly for Frattin and picks.

I wouldn't mind that

[Angel Oracle]

Reaction to acquiring Gaborik for Matt "the Flop" Frattin and two draft picks?

Yes!  Yes!  Yes!

 

Kings have a deep farm system, plus they got back two draft picks previously lost in making the apparent earlier trade today for McNabb.  

 

Gaborik did miss mid_November through late February, but when healthy he started off October with 5 Gs/5 As/10 pts in 10 games.

[nando714]

Reaction to acquiring Gaborik for Matt "the Flop" Frattin and two draft picks?

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Kings have a deep farm system, plus they got back two draft picks previously lost in making the apparent earlier trade today for McNabb.

Gaborik did miss mid_November through late February, but when healthy he started off October with 5 Gs/5 As/10 pts in 10 games.

They essentially got Robin Rhegar (sp?) For free.

Lombardi delivers. I'm pleased

Time to make a run!

[Tank]

i like both the gaborik deal and the mcnabb deal. i like the trades lombardi makes - we never seem to be on the short end of the stick.

 

someone mentioned that the last time we made a deal with columbus for a scorer, it worked out pretty darn well. that was 2012.

[Angel Oracle]

Have I said that this is the Kings team I know well?

 

6 straight wins and solid defense/goaltending

 

It's also very nice of Dustin Brown and Mike Richards to finally start putting the puck in the net again.

Tank is the greatest.   Your next assignment: world peace

Edited March 7, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[disarcina]

six straight wins and an important part of this is that the winning streak continues on the road..........

 

did the Kings need that Olympic break or what?

 

remember what the record was in the month before the break?  Wasn't looking good.

 

looking pretty sweet right now --

 

and while I'm never one to complain about winning, you might notice that even with SIX straight wins and 12 points added to our season totals -- we really haven't made much of move, in any, in the Western Conference standings.......that tells you what the pre -break swoon did to the Kings.........

[Angel Oracle]

And how brutal the West is, compared to the East

[Tank]

4-2 win over the oilers for their 7th win in a row. hitting on all cylinders right now and looking great. tomorrow night they're in calgary against a team that has 8 rookies. hopefully they keep it going strong.

 

jonathan quick needs one more win to tie rogie vachon for most wins all time for a goalie for the franchise. he also needs 3 more shutouts to tie rogie for most all time for the franchise. 

[Angel Oracle]

Daryl Sutter is now two wins from 500 as an NHL coach, top 20 all time iirc.

[Thomas]

Happy Happy