The LA Kings early season struggles continue, there are some injury issues and questions starting to be asked about what needs to change. That and more on this edition of Locked on LA Kings.
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The Kings are 1-7-1 since Hiller melted down in Game 3 with that ill-considered challenge. Whatever he had with this group, it seems to be gone. He reverts to playing three lines in the fifth game of the season like it's May when things become challenging instead of trusting the systems and the players.
FIRE JIM HILLER!!!
Forsberg did not play well. If Kemper started, we would have won. I saw better moments from both Ceci and Armia. Promising if they can keep finding their place.
Like I said I’m glad we got Copley back. Hiller should have put him in after the 2nd goal last night. All goals accept for Empty Net goal were Forsbergs fault. Copley saved Kings season two years ago. He needs to be starter if Keumper is out, and #2. Forsberg sucks !
The team was fine. The goaltending was some of the worst I’ve seen since the 90s. Forsberg looked like Fukufugu out there (with the exception that it was actually cool to see Fukufugi in net). Play Copley until Kuemper is back please.
Not surprised.
Turns out keeping Mr. Coaches Challenge and Luc around was a bad idea. Who saw that one coming?
Also getting older and slower on the blue line is really helping!
Welcome to the black hole. Not bad enough to get a top tier pick in the draft, but also not good enough to do anything in the playoffs *IF* they even make it.
Doesn't matter who the coach is! This group of players is just not good…AT ALL! No stars, no studs, just a middle of the road group who'd be 3rd of 4th liners on any good team and the rest would be buried in minors on whatever team would have them!
Kuzy needs to step up and byfield needs to bring it every night he has the size speed and ability to be electric ……just go , Fiala needs to settle down and just play the way we know he can …..team needs to get a killer instinct
Our team has been "mediocre" since Blake took over. Capable of beating the bottom half of the NHL but not enough depth, firepower and grit to hang with the top half of the league. We should have started a rebuild when we drafted Byfield.
The best way to finally beat the oilers is to not make the playoffs 😂😅
Head coach Hiller and most of the Kings Coaching staff along with Goalie Forsberg are bad to say the least! Hey coach Hiller How the F#^K do you not take a TIME OUT after blowing a 2 goal lead and a SHORTHANDED GOAL!!!!!!!!! Ohh wait that was a little harsh I forgot about your EGO and you don't know what a Time Out is!!!
Sorry but the offseason additions aren't cutting it. You paid for that over Spence? That has to be a fireable offense.
That goaltending was like a beer leaguer was in net. Absolutely brutal. He looked off all night. He should've been pulled after the 2nd but definitely after the 3rd one
Obviously, the expectations were set way to high.
Jim Hiller = Clay Helton
Hiller not a championship coach we have the talent we need coaching change asap
Ducks look better than kings right now how pathetic fire hiller
Not even watching the games, tbh if all of you are it's going to be a very long sad season and what a shame for it to be this way with Anze going out. It's ownerships fault for hiring this horrible GM, if you thought Blake was bad we actually took almost 2 steps back with Holland and his old school mind.
Holland off season signings aside…Hiller will be gone sometime in November if this keeps up. This can’t keep going and willing to bet Holland will hire Pete Deboer as the head coach. I don’t think Hiller has this locker room at all I think he lost it in the playoffs with his questionable decisions and that’s being polite about it. I think that’s why Gavrikov left I think he was done with Hiller. all the stuff this season so far is just basically stupidity with penalties and all of a sudden defense falling apart, and the PK has fallen apart the two things are known for .
The new GM and the head coach are the reasons.
I mean, what were the expectations? When you sign Cody Ceci for 4.5 million dollars, I don’t think expectations should be high