“They’ll blow it in the playoffs. “ Edmonton Oilers 2 vs LA Kings 3. Part Twa!!!!

[johnjm22]

Re PLD… I think Dubois will show up for the playoffs…historically he’s done better the bigger the stage. He was hot and cold vs Vegas last year and was a no show when they eliminated the Jets but his first game vs Vegas…he dominated his shifts

I appreciate the commentary, but you'll have to forgive me if I'm unimpressed. So he played 1 good game against VGK last year then disappeared?

That doesn't exactly get me excited.

 

[Seattle King]

Personally I just want them to lose, lose now, lose fast so the whole rotten edifice can be torn down.
Hiller is a placeholder and has done nothing to indicate he has coaching skills. Todays lines are some of the dumbest shit ever dreamed up in this organization.
FIRE BLAKE NOW, that much we can all agree on, he is a complete failure in every aspect of the job.
LOSE KINGS LOSE, Fail, fire, rebuild.

 

[Lt Dan]

That center depth is pretty solid…

How would you guys do the lines? Look good to me (again - I’m an outside here )

The lines are anyone's guess

They ran these in practice before the last game

Kempe – Kopitar – Laferriere
Moore – Danault – Arvidsson
Fiala – Lizotte – Lewis
Byfield – Dubois – Turcotte

And then scratched Turcotte and ran an 11-7

Grundstrom was activated so I could see him in Turcotte's spot


As far as the trade...it's never too late for an Uno reverse card. Please send us back Vilardi and Iafallo we will send back PLDufus , giftwrapped

 

[Statto]

On a recent episode of 32 Thoughts, they made a mention of Dubois being penciled into the 4th line. Pretty embarrassing.

The way Lizotte plays isn't sustainable with higher minutes. He'll wreck himself.

For the Kings to have any chance at all they've got to have 4 quality lines. And this will be completely contingent on PLD.

That’s only the 4th line by virtue of how the person writing it has determined. It could easily be argued that Fiala has been demoted.

 

[Lt Dan]

 

[Kingfan1967]

So Grundstrom is LA's "Dollar Store" LTIR cap circumvention? Oh Great.

 

[Choralone]

I'm sure Grundstrom is back in part to the old coaching creed of not letting a player lose his spot due to injury, but I'm over him. He's just ineffective over long stretches of play before showing good physicality and disruptive results on the forecheck every so often. I thought he turned the corner early in the season, but it was a mirage like the overall team play in general.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Depending on which grundstrom shows up this could be good when he plays heavy he is effective. Somebody has to check!

 

[johnjm22]

That’s only the 4th line by virtue of how the person writing it has determined. It could easily be argued that Fiala has been demoted.

No it's not. There's plenty of games recently where Lizotte is getting more TOI than Dubois.

 

[tny760]

So Grundstrom is LA's "Dollar Store" LTIR cap circumvention? Oh Great.

now that's f***in funny

 

[johnjm22]

Grundstrom always plays really well when he returns to the lineup after a long absence.

 

[All The Kings Men]

That's not what he said.

 

[Statto]

No it's not. There's plenty of games recently where Lizotte is getting more TOI than Dubois.

Sure but when you consider the wingers the Dubois line is arguably stronger. I never said it was certain that the Lizotte line was the 4th line, it’s just not certain it isn’t either. My guess is he stats rolling 1-4 and the ice time will get distributed based on performance (apart from the Kopitar line). Hiller varies the ice time for lines 2-4 quite considerably no matter what the configuration is.

 

[kilowatt]

That's not what he said.

What'd he say?

 

[All The Kings Men]

He said he expected him to be ready.

It's a subtle distinction but an important one I think.

"Do you expect Carl Grundstrom to be ready (inadaudible) in the lineup?"

Hiller - I do. I do. I expect him to be ready yea ready to go.

 

[Lt Dan]

That's not what he said.

You have the joke wrong, it's "that's what she said"

 

[DoktorJeep]

Whichever intern took Jeff Solomon’s gig is in line for a bonus. It’s truly a coup to play cap shenanigans all season to see it result in Grundstrom being the stealth playoff X factor.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Yeah Grundstrom is typically fantastic when he first enters the lineup, gonna have a 2G first night then be a baller for the entire first round haha

Oilers hate him

 

[Little Psycho]

Hiller’s reponse is crazy. Fiala is the only player on that line with offense. Can’t wait for it to get exposed

Depending on which grundstrom shows up this could be good when he plays heavy he is effective. Somebody has to check!

The only reason he should be in the lineup is if he’s going to throw his body.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Is there a larger taze your own balls scenario than Fiala Lizotte Lewis?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Is there a larger taze your own balls scenario than Fiala Lizotte Lewis?

Yes

anything involving PLD

but that's all

 

[Shellz]

I would counter that you aren't a dude!

Oh yeah, I forgot

 

[tny760]

you guys keep forgetting our guys are all the smartest in the room

Spoiler

 

[Dog as Man]

4 balanced lines. Speed throughout. Guys in the lineup will step up. Grundy will punish. Torment Perry and Kane. No penalties. Wear them down.

 

[johnjm22]

If you wanted to go by analytics, these would be the optimal line combos based on xGF%

Kempe-Kopitar-Arvidsson
Moore-Danault-Laferriere
Fiala-Dubois-Byfield
Lewis-Lizotte-Thomas
Grundstrom

Relatively small sample sizes though.