05-06-2025, 12:32 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Five-hole
The trade to acquire PLD and then flip him for Kuemper was pretty bad. Kuemper had a great season but shat the bed in the playoffs, so that's not looking great either.
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I thought Kuemper looked pretty good most playoffs. The kings never really learned how to stop mcdavid
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05-06-2025, 01:22 PM
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#42
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
“Shave those sideburns Doughty!!”
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And put in your teeth
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05-09-2025, 02:58 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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Sportsnet suggesting the Kings may look to Ken Holland, although the article is highly speculative.
If you can't beat 'em, hire the guy that got pushed out by 'em, I guess?
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...neral-manager/
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05-09-2025, 03:01 PM
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#44
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Seattle, WA/Scottsdale, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canada 02
only heard a part of the Daily Faceoff podcast, but Frank Seravalli said Marc Bergevin is a candidate, and is already an advisor to the Kings Hockey Ops. He is also a candidate for the Isles GM vacancy
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The Kings told Bergevin he was free to interview for other GM jobs before Blake was fired. I doubt very much he is under consideration.
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05-09-2025, 11:02 PM
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#45
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Franchise Player
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Looks like Holland is the front runner via sportsnet ticker
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05-12-2025, 07:06 PM
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#46
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Ontario
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Yeah, Friedman says it is close to being done.
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05-12-2025, 07:30 PM
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#47
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Victoria, BC
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So in other words the Kings are looking ripe for a fleecin'
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05-12-2025, 07:43 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Ped
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How does this assclown still manage to find work?
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05-12-2025, 08:21 PM
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#49
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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While his reputation may seem clueless while with the Oiler, like other vets such Todd McLellan and Chiarelli, the amount of say and control he had in his role was vastly different than Detroit or any other NHL GM situation.
He was the chosen one from Lowe when Lowe staged his coup (specifically blaming some signings on Chiarelli) , getting in the Katz's ear to overthrow the guy that pushed him out a few years earlier.
But Lowe took the reins back over.
Case in point, a seasoned hockey guy like Holland wouldn't rush to sign Kassian to an extension in mid January, within the two weeks between the next Oilers game after the Tkachuk thing where Lowe and Oilers fans were trotting out that code to any media outlet that would listen.
It was comical and purely pandering PR from Lowe. But Holland is the one that has to get up in front of the press and justify it.
It really will be fascinating to hear one of these guys eventually tell all about the behind the scenes. Ference pulled back the curtain a bit, but when Holland or someone else wants to document the dysfunction within the organization, it will be pretty juicy.
Last edited by browna; 05-12-2025 at 08:25 PM.
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05-12-2025, 09:52 PM
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#50
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Lifetime Suspension
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Ken Holland was bad in Detroit once the playing field was even. He benefited from an owner with deep pockets to fund scouting in Europe and buying free agents prior to that.
You can just ask Detroit fans about his terrible trades and signings before leaving Detroit.
The retreads in this league is crazy. A 70 year old GM. Is Lou going to join him?
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05-13-2025, 06:09 AM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Crazy that Holland is getting another chance. This league really does have an issue when it comes to recycling coaches and GM's that are well past their prime. I get that hiring a first time GM brings some unknowns, but you know what you are going to get with Holland and it's mediocrity at best as he doesn't have McDavid and Draisaitl to bail out his awful moves in LA.
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05-13-2025, 08:02 AM
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#52
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Franchise Player
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I fully support Pacific division teams making dumb moves
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05-13-2025, 09:42 AM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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If Pacific teams want to make themselves worse, by all means go ahead.
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05-13-2025, 07:49 PM
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#54
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Elbows Up!!
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Hahaha. This is fantastic!
The memes are going to write themselves!
Also, Flames making the playoffs now.
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05-13-2025, 08:07 PM
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#55
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Franchise Player
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lol Kings
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05-13-2025, 09:11 PM
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#56
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All I can get
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Toilet seat is up.
Or is that the Hollywood Bowl?
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05-13-2025, 09:17 PM
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#57
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Franchise Player
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How old is Holland? Seems like he’s been around forever
Edit 69
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05-13-2025, 09:19 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Goriders
How old is Holland? Seems like he’s been around forever
Edit 69
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I understand that Holland was founded in 1815. I'm sure the Dutch have been around longer than that but its the Netherlands so you never can tell.
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05-14-2025, 02:25 PM
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#60
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
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The Kings are clearly itching to make it a five-peat next year when they inevitably face the Oilers in the first round AGAIN
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