Completely arbitrary starting point - but after 25 games (early December):
LA 16-5-4 36 points
Calgary 10-12-2 22 points
Since then:
Calgary 19-13-3 41 points
LA 13-14-6 32 points
Kings actually peaked at 16-4-3 so they've been an under 500 team for a while now.
Coincidentally, I just looked at the standings since the 2-7-1 start. Since then (Nov 3rd):
CGY: 27-18-4, 58 pts (3rd in Pacific)
LAK: 23-17-8, 54 pts (4th in Pacific)
VGS: 23-19-6, 52 pts (5th)
For the last 4 months, the Flames have been a better team than both LA and Vegas. Unfortunately, that first month was a disaster. And that just shows how much a bad start can hurt a season.
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If the last two games are Huska hockey I will shut my mouth and eat a huge serving of crow.
Huberdeau is starting to make the little passes where he seems to dish the puck off in the middle of stick handling so you don't know where ts going to go. Really deceptive and effective.
Hunt matches up on the Huberdeau line really well, and I don't hate Sharangovich at centre, especially since he is just starting to play there at the NHL level.
Hard not to cheer for this team the way they are playing with everyone chipping in.
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If the last two games are Huska hockey I will shut my mouth and eat a huge serving of crow.
Huberdeau is starting to make the little passes where he seems to dish the puck off in the middle of stick handling so you don't know where ts going to go. Really deceptive and effective.
Hunt matches up on the Huberdeau line really well, and I don't hate Sharangovich at centre, especially since he is just starting to play there at the NHL level.
Hard not to cheer for this team the way they are playing with everyone chipping in.
Those were quite incredible. It's almost like he loses the handle while carrying, but in reality it goes to an open teammate. His arsenal of passes is pretty big. He can make the long ones and the short deceptive ones. He's backed on on only doing super hard ones that his teammates often bobbled.
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It’s a bit of a shame that the team is probably going to be hamstrung over the next week or so. They are really rounding into form. But Nashville seems to be seperating from the pack which is a problem.
But in Conroy’s defence. The flip side to how well they are playing is how terrible they were at the start of the season and how many times they didn’t show up against teams they should have easily beat.
Guess we’ll see what ultimately happens. But this year will be a shame if they miss the playoffs again and get gutted. Looks like it might be a turning point though too. Maybe the silver lining.
That could be partly attributed to the fact that there are some players that just wasn't giving an effort and holding the team back. I'm talking about the ones we've traded or are no longer here.. Lindholm's lack of effort, Dube, Adam. When you got one or several guys not giving an effort it affects the whole line/s Walker was another one but I think sending him down for a stint might have woken him up. I think the big difference between the beginning of the season and now is the fact that we don't have those guys on the team; And we've strengthened our defense.
The Flames have had a history of having too many players that were passengers or played when they felt like it.
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He's backed off on only doing super hard ones that his teammates often bobbled.
It's a shame he doesn't have a one-time machine on the opposite wing on the power play.
He often zips insanely hard cross ice passes through everyone that have the goalie still moving, but we don't have anyone with an elite one-timer to convert them.
He’s pulled a Klingberg- turned down a fat contract that flattered him, bet on himself, then face-planted (albeit less dramatically than Klingberg).
Columbus might overpay for him given he has established chemistry with Gaudreau, plus they need a centre like him. Lindy seems like the type that would enjoy being in a non-hockey market.
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That one never made sense to me because he seemed like a Sutter guy.
Rooney had a pretty good training camp (surprised a lot of us in camp I remember).
Was good the first handful of games of the season.
But was scapegoated for a goal against in the game against the Oilers (the goal where McDavid beat everyone down the ice and Markstrom let in a soft goal on a shot from the wall that was a game winner), and then never got out of Sutter's dog house after that.
In fairness to Sutter though he had that crazy sequence (either his last game or close to it), where he was all along in front of the net with Lucic ready to center it only to assume he was in his own zone and cycle into the breakout formation.
Have never seen that ... before or since. It was like coaching timbits.
Coincidentally, I just looked at the standings since the 2-7-1 start. Since then (Nov 3rd):
CGY: 27-18-4, 58 pts (3rd in Pacific)
LAK: 23-17-8, 54 pts (4th in Pacific)
VGS: 23-19-6, 52 pts (5th)
For the last 4 months, the Flames have been a better team than both LA and Vegas. Unfortunately, that first month was a disaster. And that just shows how much a bad start can hurt a season.
I blame the RA suspension!
otoh while everything being said is true- this team has been actively selling (already) throughout. even if , in retrospect, Zadorov and Lindholm are being argued as addition by subtraction- this team is not being managed (and that's appropriate- to be clear) as a team trying to make the playoffs but those pesky players...I like it
Worse news would be giving up anything significant for this team’s playoff run.
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Dean would’ve traded Clarke and a 1st for a rental to salvage his job
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Didn't see what happened to Kempe? Went back to LA,####e!
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Took a spill with the goalie pulled and immediately went to the lockerroom and it looked like he was holding his wrist.
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I don't think he realizes Kempe was leading the team in scoring......just saying
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#### it. Set the forward lines by tallest to shortest.
Oh those were the starting lines? Never mind.
Pregame Glum and Blah
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“They’re 30th on the pp”
f***
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Not expecting much honestly. This team is hit with the injury bug, 3 key players out just hoping for points. Back end of a back to back just be competitive I guess.
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I hope we get bullied.
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All aboard the tank train!
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i have no clue what to expect. Calgary has been playing really good for the last coupe of month. LA is so up and down and now will be without top winger, and top LHD.
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At least show up and give some effort.
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Is it Markstrom or Vladar tonight? Hopefully it’s not Wolf, as we’re due to get stoned by an AHL goalie who’s itching for a shot.
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Incoming Mango Giapane hattrick, heard it hear first.
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This is a team hoping a win falls in their lap
Light Work for Marky
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3 SOG and one of them was Lewis
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3 SOG…bruh.
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This team is so cooked. 3 ####ing SOG. Please don't make it worse Rob, SELL
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3 shots on goal in the whole entire first period. Awesome just awesome.
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Maybe we'll score from our own zone?
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3 SOG.
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At the end of his line's shift, Fiala stops up just inside the blueline and throws an intercepted blind horizontal pass instead of dumping it in and changing. Its broken up by Doughty but he can't control it, and the Flames go right up the middle in the gap created by Fiala changing late.
That's the cookie ####.
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This looks like a 2-0 Calgary win with an empty netter. Sheesh 5 ######in shots. LOL.
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Halfway through the game, FIVE shots on goal...
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5 f***in shots halfway through the game
ridiculous
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Evans "Kings can't play this style of run and gun, they really got to slow things down"
Yeah,our 5 shots on goal is really high pace hockey there Daryl
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2 shots on goal per period has to be a new record... right?
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On pace for ten now! Baby steps here.
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Holy #### we did nothing with an open net and then immediately let another one in.
The false hope I had form the 6 wins under the new coach has now come crashing back down to acceptance.
7 shots in 34 minutes we ####ING SUCK.
Robfully Rob
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The way this organization doesn't want the youth to succeed or grow is unbelievable. It's a mickey mouse organization
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Rob gave everyone crock pots for Christmas so all the Koala cubs (Hiller) feel obligated to slow cook the rook
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The universe is trying to bounce Blake from LA. We are 1 more injury away from being unable to compete. Anderson, Kempe, Grundstrom, Arvidson, and who is next ?
The Blake thing to do will be trade our first them have us 10 points out of a playoff spot with 4 games left to play and then he quits so he can’t be fired!
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Injuries actually save Blake's job. It gives him an excuse for failure.
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And here I thought the 1996-97 and 2003-04 Kings were the most boring teams I had to suffer through. I’m struggling to stay awake.
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time is a flat circle
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I don't know what this means, but it makes more sense than Kings hockey right now.
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6 years of complete #### followed by 2 Koala special 1st round exits.. now with a moth riddled patch quilt roster and staring into a black hole for a long time. Thanks Blucifer
Eatbread to Answer
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Super gangster slapper by D-
Oh they tied it.
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I didn't even get to be happy for 1 whole minute.
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And not even seconds before they f***ing collapse, just atrocious
Lost all faith with that one
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Playing like a soggy box of dog####....Jesus christ. Thanks for keeping us in it Talby
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hahahaha how completely on brand for this team
gutless
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Talbot put your pants back on
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Of f***ing course.
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Eat-Bread deked Talbot outta his Jock bigtime!!!
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Kings are now playing the 1-4-0
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Let a guy skate right down the middle unimpeded.
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Well now we get to appear on another top goals of the week vid. Just on the wrong side.
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Hahahahaha f*** this squad of absolute losers
That’s enough for one night for me don’t care what happens next this is unwatchable
Goalman on the Rebound
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Well we're playing like #### so we deserve to be losing.
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Hmm. Continue watching the game, or punch myself in the dick?
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Win or lose this is one of the worst performances since the Willie D. era.
Are Kempe and Anderson the real leaders that get the team going? Look lost without them.
They looked better without Doughty that year than they do without Anderson.
Dont wanna single anyone out because its a team effort but Gavrikov has been struggling since the Islanders game.
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While everyone is feeling real down, let's just understand why this team does this. Because they are mentally WEAK. They get butthurt when they lose big games, like yesterday. Plus losing juice. And this is the result we get. Kaliyev looks like he's out there on roller skates with clay wheels.
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It's not Talbot. That's way too easy of an excuse. The whole team in front of him isn't playing. Couple defensemen are constantly hanging the team out to dry and have been doing it for two weeks.
Dubious Dubois
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PLD is just a loser man. There’s no way around it. There’s no way this guy should’ve fetched that return or that contract. The lapses in effort and his body language just cement my thoughts on this guy. The rumblings were right. This guy is Anthony Rendon as a hockey player.
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Dubois needed to tie up Coleman's stick better
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Jesus Christ they’re putting Dubois on the first line again
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Is it just me or is Dubois slow as ####?
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Dubois taken off the 1st line and he looked like he completely mailed in his next shift smh…
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How did they scout Dubois and say he is the one?
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Maury Povich: “Blake…You were asked if you could go back in time, would you still trade for Dubois…. You answered yes… the lie detector determined …That was a LIE”
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Ffs. Dubois quit backchecking and Laf had to hook Weegar.
This guy is not right in the head.
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Dubois with a turnover along the boards again tonight where he turned around with a player pinching in on him from behind.
That is a play the coaching staff has to stop him from doing.
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Is this guy (Dubois) doing it on purpose? Critical turn overs
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How many weak turnovers by Dubois on this road trip
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Another giveaway from Dubois there too lol
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Holy f*** so many bad giveaways.
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Dubois snuck right to the bench to just avoid that minus.
SharanGOALvich Snipe
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f*** off Talbot, c'mon.
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Turn out the lights the parties over.
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What even happened there, that shot can’t be a goal
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Seen talbot let that exact goal in too many times
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That one's on Talbot
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Kings will lose 4-2 again.
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Glove high has been his weakness his entire career, shouldn't expect it to go away now.
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See, if you just get two back up goalies and split their load it will work.
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The boys look really down tonight. I haven’t seen them look this sad since the Winnipeg game last season when they learned Quick was traded.
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The amount of times I’ve unconsciously shaken my head I’m disgust and sadness is too damn high
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From Talbs POV shot prob came blind from in front of Spence
Backs into the EN!
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Their goal song is Backstreet Boys?
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What an absolutely pathetic attempt with a 2 man advantage
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Kings losing 4-2 in Canada name a more iconic duo
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But hey. At least we’re not Yotes fans.
So we have that going for us.
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this ####ing team makes me want to break ####
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And the feed went out right when the EN happened. #### you Bally
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Pull goalie. Immediately turn it over.
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Way too much f***ing around with the puck tonight.
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Tune in just in time to watch them #### the bed again. Soft goal let in by Talbot followed by a lazy PP and an ENG. Welp that was a fun waste of 15 minutes.
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This team has so many holes, is it even worth trying to fill them before the trade deadline? They need to face up to the fact that this is not a very good hockey club, just slightly above average at best, and they’re not built for playoff hockey.
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blake literally tried to build a team without a single NHL goalie that’s like trying to open a retail store without a cashier. What a fricking idiot! To top it off Robitaille co-signed it!
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Same story from the last two seasons. Such an waste of talent! Just go 2013 San Jose, trade some guys with value, get some goons and agitators and just have some fun in the playoffs. I would even consider trading gravikov and Danault
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Kings fans are pretty good at this ATL Report thing. Who knew?
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If LA has any guts, they'll buy Dubois' contract out this summer. Given his age, they would only have to pay 1/3 of the salary out. I seriously think that is the best option for them.
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Outside of Matthews and Tkachuk the top of that draft underachieved big time. A redraft is probably Matthews, Tkachuk, Fox, Thompson, Keller, McAvoy, Debrincat, Chychrun, Keller, Bratt, Kyrou, all before you get to Laine (and don't even talk about Puljujarvi and Juolevi).
