The Official Los Angeles Kings Thread for 2013-2014

[Angel Oracle]

Martaaaaan! is back!

 

Gotta love having Quick and Jones the rest of the way. 

 

Now about that 21st rated offense?

[Tank]

Scrivens to the Oilers for a 3rd round pick.

 

good move for both teams. oilers needed a goalie and with martin jones bursting on the scene, it was clear that scrivens days as a King were numbered.

 

thanks, scrivens. you served the team well and you'll be missed. best wishes.

[bucbrett]

I am so, so sorry, Ben Scrivens. You deserve better.

[Kevin]

4-1 win over the Blues.

[Angel Oracle]

As Quick is rounding nicely back into form, so are the Kings. The 0-4 road trip is now in the rear view mirror.

As dominant as the Kings have been against St. Louis, it's still huge to beat them like that on their home ice. The Blues going into yesterday had the second most points per game in the league, only behind the Ducks.

Eight days to Chavez Latrine! And yes, even though it is a Kings home game, I still refer to that stadium by that name.

Angel Stadium >>>>>>> Chavez Latrine.

[Thomas]

Well that was all kinds of f'd up. Can't do anything but laugh though I guess.

[tdawg87]

Awful luck. At least they got a point.

[Tank]

That four on ice officials missed a puck hitting the net is embarrassing and idiotic. That the goal can't be reviewed is a process that is just flat out wrong.

I expect there will be some kind of league review over this, and some kind of rule change.

Edited January 19, 2014 by Tank

[Angel Oracle]

Why do FOUR refs all have to be looking at something other than the flight of the puck anyway?

Embarrassing, but what do you expect from a league run by one of the WORST commissioners in ANY sport?

[Kevin]

Kings scuffling a bit. Was hoping they would finish strong going into the break. Can only hope they start strong after the break.

[Angel Oracle]

The defense usually has to be real good because to put it bluntly, this team's offense is as offensive to watch as it was in the 2011-12 season up until Johnson was traded for Carter.

It was so bad then, I yelled at the end of the Columbus/Kings home game in February 2012 "I've seen better offenses in the Western Hockey League!"

 

Of course we know how that season turned out ultimately.

Okay, which defensive player do we need to trade this time for a scorer?

[Thomas]

Remember when Dustin Brown was on the Kings? Good times.

[Tank]

One rumor making the rounds us that the Kings are looking at Cammaleri.

[Thomas]

Well that would be all kinds of awkward.

[Angel Oracle]

Yep, re-acquisitions can definately be awkward.

Not to mention, he only has 13 goals/8 assts in 37 games and a -20 +/-.

 

It is true that it took trading Jack Johnson to get Jeff Carter.

 

So the question is, who is the best blueliner candidate to be traded to get the right scoring help?

Edited January 23, 2014 by Angel Oracle

[Tank]

i would think someone like alex martinez would be expendable, though i've heard inklings that greene could be on the block.

 

honestly, the chemistry on this team is so good that i wouldn't want to mess with it right now. but you have to look at your needs and see what it would cost.

[Tank]

Solid first period and really sloppy second. Looked like they caught a break on the disallowed duck goal.

[nate]

It is amazing how much the Kings are thugs out on the ice.  I am amazed now that some of you had complaints about Vancouver.  So many dirty plays and cheap shots.  You guys should be embarrassed.

Edited January 24, 2014 by nate

[Thomas]

It is amazing how much the Kings are thugs out on the ice.  I am amazed now that some of you had complaints about Vancouver.  So many dirty plays and cheap shots.  You guys should be embarrassed.

 

You do realize that Lombardi simply took the template of tough dirty teams like the Ducks and Bruins of the late 00's and created the present Kings team off of it. You should take it as a compliment.

 

Are the Kings heels? Damn right they are. Because it wins in the NHL. Our teams each have a banner in part because of that style of play. But if you think for even a blink of an eye that I am going to feel bad because a Ducks fan is going to be sanctimonious about style of play, seeing as I didn't live under a rock during the Pronger years, you can save your keystrokes.

[Angel Oracle]

I have no problem with the Kings being physical.

They don't take it to the 1970s level though by any stretch. Brown can be chippy, but the talk of it also can be overdone. That accidental hitting of Roseval's knee two years ago in game 5 of the Western finals was just that, accidental.

[HaloCory22]

There is a huge difference between being physical and being dirty, AO. What the Kings were displaying last night was dirty. Also, not much physicality since we nearly doubled your hits in the game.

[Angel Oracle]

That is the difference I do see in this year's Ducks team, being more physical to go with the goal scoring. 

It's no accident that they are on top of the NHL at this point.

 

But it is a long season; and as we've seen, the post-season is wide open in the West usually.                                            

[nando714]

Dustin Brown

Where art thou??

[nando714]

That is the difference I do see in this year's Ducks team, being more physical to go with the goal scoring.

It's no accident that they are on top of the NHL at this point.

But it is a long season; and as we've seen, the post-season is wide open in the West usually.

Boudreau will choke in the post season

[nando714]

It is amazing how much the Kings are thugs out on the ice. I am amazed now that some of you had complaints about Vancouver. So many dirty plays and cheap shots. You guys should be embarrassed.

Ya he's a ucla fan....typical