And not force a trade for some kind of offensive help? I just got done watching the game from last night, as I had to work, and that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, like after so many games this season, just gives way to anger. I have always been a Lombardi supporter but this is just getting ridiculous.
It isnt like we don't have the players, parts, and pieces to make a deal. If we have to overpay so be it. I just wonder how much longer Dean can watch this.
Yes, I guess it's possible that Dean has been burning up the phones behindd the scenes but without ANY leaks that I've seen. Have a hard time believing that. Could he really wait until the trade deadline or is he just waiting to see how many 1-0 games we can win while weighing that against how many 1-0 games Quick loses? It really is astounding to me. Teams 30th in offense that are still in the hunt for a playoff spot tend to make moves to solidify the roster and bolster what they are lacking, sometimes *GASP* even before the deadline.
Sorry for the angry rant. You guys know i never start threads i just had to get this off my chest
Something HAS to be done. Quick could use a little help, eh?
If it were a talent issue, he would have made a move long ago, but clearly when you have the entire team on pace for career lows in scoring, it's not a talent issue. It's an issue that resulted in Murray getting fired.
There's no reason not to give it a little more time to see if the team snaps out of their funk, particularly since they are piling up points every game. It's buying him time if nothing else.
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If it were a talent issue, he would have made a move long ago, but clearly when you have the entire team on pace for career lows in scoring, it's not a talent issue. It's an issue that resulted in Murray getting fired.
There's no reason not to give it a little more time to see if the team snaps out of their funk, particularly since they are piling up points every game. It's buying him time if nothing else.
Yep. But, lets be honest he's probably in Maui drinking a pina colada.
Just because YOU can't be patient doesn't mean he needs to do something asap. When you have the whole team under performing, it's difficult, imo.
We need to focus on the players now and not worry about Dean is goinbg to do. Which I'm sure he will.
He just replaced the coach a few weeks ago. That's a pretty radical change. Give it some more time. Dealing players when most of them are in the middle of career slumps doesn't sound to me like the best recipe to get return value.
If it were a talent issue, he would have made a move long ago, but clearly when you have the entire team on pace for career lows in scoring, it's not a talent issue. It's an issue that resulted in Murray getting fired.
There's no reason not to give it a little more time to see if the team snaps out of their funk, particularly since they are piling up points every game. It's buying him time if nothing else.
Really? You believe that there is no reason not to give it a little more time? There has been no significant change n production since DS has taken over and I don't consider the fact that Quick and solid defense is stealing them games any reason to not go out and pursue proper offensive production. Times over. There are, what, 6 points separating the PAC div? Can we really stand to lose any more one goal games and risk not securing a playoff spot? In your mind, and arguably Deans, I guess the answer is yes.
You also bring up a valid point. Many of the players are on pace for ****** years even MORE a reason to shake something up. Hell, as dean sees it they have already cost a coach his job and yet nothing is changing. How bout getting rid of the captain and JJ, say hickey and or Penner and Brown and AMart(I don't feel like debating the names just making a point) to shake up the room and get s,e fresh blood in there. There has got to be a way to get our point production out of the facking cellar and lighting a fire under our players ***** ASAP. There is no time, here IMHO.
Just because YOU can't be patient doesn't mean he needs to do something asap. When you have the whole team under performing, it's difficult, imo.
We need to focus on the players now and not worry about Dean is goinbg to do. Which I'm sure he will.
who is this we? This is a discussion board. Please tell me how us focusing on underperforming players is furthering the debate. I'm not even sure I understand the thought process on focusing on the players.
By the way, congrats on your, and Deans, level of patience. It's to be commended because if I ran this team I'd be pre coronary id be so pissed off I couldn't see straight. After all the worki put in to getting this team on paper. I applaud your resolve. Maybe after going 5-5 with 10 more 1-0 games you both will be ready to talk instead of focusing on the players.
Really? You believe that there is no reason not to give it a little more time? There has been no significant change n production since DS has taken over and I don't consider the fact that Quick and solid defense is stealing them games any reason to not go out and pursue proper offensive production. Times over. There are, what, 6 points separating the PAC div? Can we really stand to lose any more one goal games and risk not securing a playoff spot? In your mind, and arguably Deans, I guess the answer is yes.
Just my .02
I hear ya. But... 6 points from being best in the west. 2 points from 9th. It's going to be this way to the end. "a player or two" isn't suddenly going to make us Vancouver or Chicago.
This team was built to have postseason success and trudge its way with boring (but winning) hockey in the regular season. The last two postseasons, the goaltending has let us down (and defense in general). Again, not anything that can be shored up.
Trades, particularly deadline trades, historically provide very little return. this team, like most in the NHL, is going to live or die the way the way it's built.
He just replaced the coach a few weeks ago. That's a pretty radical change. Give it some more time. Dealing players when most of them are in the middle of career slumps doesn't sound to me like the best recipe to get return value.
Iyho, How much does the general fan believe that it has to do more with the personalities in the room rather than the coaching? I am curious.
I hear ya. But... 6 points from being best in the west. 2 points from 9th. It's going to be this way to the end. "a player or two" isn't suddenly going to make us Vancouver or Chicago.
This team was built to have postseason success and trudge its way with boring (but winning) hockey in the regular season. The last two postseasons, the goaltending has let us down (and defense in general). Again, not anything that can be shored up.
Trades, particularly deadline trades, historically provide very little return. this team, like most in the NHL, is going to live or die the way the way it's built.
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I thought Quick was outstanding in the San Jose series last year. The defense just fell apart when the Sharks pressed. Most of their key goals were off turnovers or outnumbered attacks. If we had Kopitar in that series, I think we might have won it. Richards, even more so. So in that regard, if we were two players away last postseason, we could already have them now.
who is this we? This is a discussion board. Please tell me how us focusing on underperforming players is furthering the debate. I'm not even sure I understand the thought process on focusing on the players.
By the way, congrats on your, and Deans, level of patience. It's to be commended because if I ran this team I'd be pre coronary id be so pissed off I couldn't see straight. After all the worki put in to getting this team on paper. I applaud your resolve. Maybe after going 5-5 with 10 more 1-0 games you both will be ready to talk instead of focusing on the players.
I wish you the best.
I mean as worrying about the players now that are the Kings. There needs to be changes, no doubt. I have no idea what they will be though. Who wants these players that are underperforming?
Lets face it, we have NO idea what Dean is doing. Just because he hasn't done something, doesn't mean he won't.
A lot of teams are buyers, imo. That makes it that much harder.
The trade deadline is next month, if he hasn't done anything by that time, then please continue to complain. I might even join in
I understand the kings are 6-1-3 in the last 10. I also understand that the kings are lossless in regulation under new head coach DS. These facts are not lost on me. I wonder if conversely the facts that our pathetically anemic offense had little to nothing to do with the sat majority of those wins as did our defensive responsibility , brought to you by TM, and outstanding goaltending. the team was probably 5 goals against away from going 3-1-6 or for and going 10-0-0.
I don't know. My bad guys. I'm obviously mistaken in my opinion that the team needs to do something regardless of the record at this point. This team
The trade deadline is next month, if he hasn't done anything by that time, then please continue to complain. I might even join in
10-4 roger that good buddy. I'll be back next month. Hopefully not to complain that dean waited too long and because of that we are squarely back in the black hole again.
In the meantime ill just sit here and pray that quick doesn't go through a 4-5 game slump.
I thought Quick was outstanding in the San Jose series last year. The defense just fell apart when the Sharks pressed. Most of their key goals were off turnovers or outnumbered attacks. If we had Kopitar in that series, I think we might have won it. Richards, even more so. So in that regard, if we were two players away last postseason, we could already have them now.
Yeah... Tis true.
Bottom line though it's the experience that these guys needed. Doughty and Johnson are still young, and they are our anchors on D along with Scuds and Mitchell. They got exposed in the playoffs and theyve learned from that (I do think they improved from Vancover to San Jose. Quick certainly did). Experience is the best acquisition most of the time.
Its a systems issue, not a personnel issue (let's face it,if Crawford were here the team would be potting 3-5 a night - and allowing that many), and so far what I've seen from Sutter is he's able to eek out enough minor system improvements to make a difference. (and some not so minor. Puck possession time has improved dramatically since he took over).
As a sidenote, thanks to Dana for the quote, He's [Quick] 18-10-6. On the pre-game show tonight they said in the 16 games he's lost in either regulation or OT, the team has scored a grand total of 21 goals. That's just ridiculous.
Quick with marginal offense behind him is........ Oh forget it.
Bottom line though it's the experience that these guys needed. Doughty and Johnson are still young, and they are our anchors on D along with Scuds and Mitchell. They got exposed in the playoffs and theyve learned from that (I do think they improved from Vancover to San Jose. Quick certainly did). Experience is the best acquisition most of the time.
Its a systems issue, not a personnel issue (let's face it,if Crawford were here the team would be potting 3-5 a night - and allowing that many), and so far what I've seen from Sutter is he's able to eek out enough minor system improvements to make a difference. (and some not so minor. Puck possession time has improved dramatically since he took over).
To me the difference is in the attitude of the team. It's been night and day. Most of the games we've won might have been close on the scoreboard, but these aren't "stolen" wins. If anything, teams are stealing points from us. The mental strength is just so much better. The Vancouver game in particular impressed me. Vancouver's goal could have proved a shot in the foot, but the Kings soldiered on.
I don't know. I get the sentiment that we need to score more goals, but I think mostly it's just because goals are sexy and make the games more exciting during the regular season. During the playoffs, "boring" defensive hockey can be legitimately entertaining. The games in general are better because the stakes are higher. As long as we make it there, it's not really important how. The Sharks have been playing wide open hockey for years and have had a ton of regular season success and nothing to show for it. Dean laid the foundation for that there, with guys like Selanne/Marleau/Sturm/Korolyuk. He can see it hasn't worked, so maybe he's trying something different.
We haven't lost a game in regulation in almost three weeks and people are clamoring for a shake up...
I think the big reason is that we can't keep this up... I don't know about a shakeup, but we can't rely on Quick to be the best goaltender in the league just to get us to limp into the last playoff spot. Whether it is personnel, system, staff, or some crazy mental thing, it doesn't matter, if we continue like we are, the odds are we may not make it. We can't be 30th in the league on offense and expect to be competitive. Most people sense that and it is causing panic and it is causing these threads. Things can't continue as they are, and we have been "working on" the offense for quite some time now with very little success. Something has to change and we are getting to the point where that something might not be internal. We will wait and see, but the deadline is in sight. If we miss the playoffs, who knows, maybe Lombardi's job is in jeopardy. Things will get interesting, that we can say for certain at least...
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