Kings News: Loktionov Activated / Assigned to Monarchs

[Tatsdzyuk]

Originally Posted by kingsholygrail

lol.. omg, I totally thought this was a new thread and I was like "WTF another 4 months?!"

sorry holy

[LaLaLand]

Great news for Manchester !

[Black1963]

Have to wonder if Lokti will be a good fit for TM and his system?

[bcking]

I say call him up

[CTKingsFan]

And Loktionov scores in his first game back!! 4-0 Monarchs in the 3rd right now. (Bernier in net)

[JDM]

Originally Posted by RH63

Have to wonder if Lokti will be a good fit for TM and his system?

Hasn't one of Loki's strengths always been a 2-way game? I believe he is strong on backchecking and very focused on being in position and covering his ass. So long as he doesn't shy away from board play, I don't think he should have any trouble fitting in like Boyle, Moulson and Purcell did.

Even if at first he is a little weak on the boards due to his lack of size (a la Moller), as long as he is willing and fearless, I think he will fit right in. His 1 game with the Kings he seemed to pick up the system immediately.

[hangons]

Loki # 3 star tonight.

[Black1963]

Originally Posted by JDM

Hasn't one of Loki's strengths always been a 2-way game? I believe he is strong on backchecking and very focused on being in position and covering his ass. So long as he doesn't shy away from board play, I don't think he should have any trouble fitting in like Boyle, Moulson and Purcell did.

Even if at first he is a little weak on the boards due to his lack of size (a la Moller), as long as he is willing and fearless, I think he will fit right in. His 1 game with the Kings he seemed to pick up the system immediately.

Frankly, I don't know Lokti's game all that well. However, my perception of his game was that he was a finesse player. But if you say his strength is a 2 way game, then that's great news!

I really hope one or both of Schenn and Lokti can crack our lineup next year.

[Josh Deitell]

Originally Posted by RH63

Frankly, I don't know Lokti's game all that well. However, my perception of his game was that he was a finesse player. But if you say his strength is a 2 way game, then that's great news!

I really hope one or both of Schenn and Lokti can crack our lineup next year.

He is a finesse player, but he's got a pretty solid defensive game as well, in the Pavel Datsyuk mold. Quick backchecker, good at sticklifting and stealing the puck, but not so much of a checker.

[Sydor25]

Originally Posted by Josh Deitell

He is a finesse player, but he's got a pretty solid defensive game as well, in the Pavel Datsyuk mold. Quick backchecker, good at sticklifting and stealing the puck, but not so much of a checker.

I'll take that over Prucell's "backcheck" game.

[JDM]

When I said backchecker I meant only that he tracks back on the defensive part of the game and gets in lanes defensively, lifts sticks and is defensively minded when he needs to be. Backchecking doesn't mean hitting or checking in the sense of finishing a check. It means skating hard to get back in position on defense and doing whatever you can to disrupt a rush going the other way.

[redcard]

Originally Posted by JDM

When I said backchecker I meant only that he tracks back on the defensive part of the game and gets in lanes defensively, lifts sticks and is defensively minded when he needs to be. Backchecking doesn't mean hitting or checking in the sense of finishing a check. It means skating hard to get back in position on defense and doing whatever you can to disrupt a rush going the other way.

So not a John Zeiler Back-Checker than?