The Los Angeles Kings suffer one of their most embarrassing loses of the season, falling 6-2 to the Utah Mammoth at home. Was this terrible performance the wake-up call the Kings needed before their playoff dreams slip away? Host Eddie Garcia breaks down the lackluster effort, spotlighting Drew Doughty’s shocking defensive blunder and wonders about accountability under interim coach D.J. Smith. Highlights include the ineffective Kings power play and Darcy Kemper’s lack of defensive support in net. Analysis covers failed lineup changes, the impact on Pacific Division standings, and the urgency facing the Kings with pivotal matchups against the St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators looming. With fan frustrations mounting can the Kings discover an identity and make a late playoff push?
00:00 Kings’ Worst Loss Analysis
Discussion and reaction to the LA Kings’ performance in a crucial loss against the Utah Mammoth, including game overview, stats, and emotional response.
13:50 Lineup Decisions & Goaltending
Breakdown of the Kings’ lineup choices, goaltending analysis (Kemper/Forsberg), and specific defensive mistakes including Drew Doughty’s error.
23:01 Playoff Race & Team Updates
Review of Pacific Division standings, playoff implications, and LA Kings news including Andre Kuzmenko’s injury update
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18 Comments
Shameful.
In defence of your Kings. Our goalie really showed up. The Mammoth played well. I respect your podcast!
I'm assuming Kings will still pull off making the playoffs, since I'm really broke and can't afford to pay for my playoff tix.
%100 DJ trusted they would be ready to go . HE WAS WRONG ! And he is definitely not the answer ! ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY on being prepared for the first home after a road trip . F ing thoroughly out worked !
Anton needs to start over Darcy
Why are they so bad at Home?
Lucky to not lose ground but it’s hurting them not gaining any ground
Where you finish , usually depends on where you start . And they were not ready at the start of the game , it set the tone and likely outcome to come and it did ! They are a garbage group !
Who do we blame for them to not be ready to start and compete ?! I could really careless now if they miss the post season , if they care why should I , and they’ll probably get swept if somehow they do make it . They have zero fitness , and ZERO RESILIENCE!
7 Home games in a row is not a good thing when ur weak at home
Luc needs to talk with DD about retiring before next season. And if he won't, Luc needs to use the buy out option. He's now hurting the team. And a lot of that has to do with how badly he's overplayed by DJ.
If this crappy culture of the Kings continues, I'll probably switch teams to Utah.
Clueless.
Teams hit zero heart zero sense of urgency pretty much the same speech that we give every year since 2014 , this team just doesn’t have that IT factor
They keep losing when everyone else seems to play in their favor. Already had every chance to make it. They're simply not a playoff team, don't deserve it and would get swept first round anyways.
It’s not that they lost. It’s that they showed their true identity once again. Soft. No heart. No push back. No fight. This has been an issue for years now.
At least we have 7 in a row at home. Hopefully the kings can continue their disastrous L home streak and we get a higher draft pick and hopefully get in top 10/5! Time to change the whole construction and mind set of this team and organization. They have always been ok with losing for years now
This is very good for the Kings. They have no chance to win anything in the playoffs and this is a deep draft this year. Kings need to clear the front office and start the 5 year too late rebuild. I’d swap this post-Kopitar roster with either the Sharks or Ducks.
Atleast we got the dodgers!