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 wingsfan13 writes "All signs point to yes as the Kings have made several good stride this offseason towards making a run for the Cup. Besides you of those sceptics who think the Kings are a going to be a bunch of old skates put together. I think you should take a decent look at how the skates have been laced for this coming season.
The first and foremost acquisition has to be the addition of former Flyers goaltender Roman Checkmanek. Though many NHL boozers take him for granted I think he is a descent goalie. He had some of the best stats for a net minder last year and helped Philly with a excellent season. His only weakness is that he tends to be shaken up come playoffs. But of all the available goaltenders, he was undeniably the best. Besides Potvin was getting old, and the Flyers picking up Hacket and getting rid of Roman seems kind of stupid now when you think about it.
Another nice transaction made was to get back former teamate Josef Stumpel from the Bruins. On August 1st they connected on a contract that reunited him. Josef Stumpel will definitely help respark offense in L.A.
Another reunion was made with the best left winger in hockey, Lucky Luc Robittale. He became a free agent this offseason when the Red Wings failed to pick up his $1 million one year option. Though he played very well his first year with the Wings, this last season he slumped and performance was far from his usual. Coming back home will hopefully help him get back on his game and help the Kings in the process.
Anyone ever heard of Max Kuznetzov, well if you haven't he was a former rookie defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings. But was traded during the trade deadline in exchange for Mathieu Scheider. Though inexperienced, he will add youth and skill on the blue line.
And don't let me forget the signing of former Canuck Trent Klatt. He may not be a top notch scorer but he will most definitely help when it comes to putting the puck in the net. Not to mention that he his a key playoff player.
Taking some players off the injured list is going to help too. They include Jason Allison who has been unable to contribute lately. Resigning Adam Deadmarsh was a good move also.
Bottomline:You can count that L.A. is going to be playoff contention this offseason. Y because there will usually be a King to rule the land (ice).
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by titans on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | YES!! As I predicted months ago the Kings are goin to the finals! They adressed their biggest need this off season! Depth at forward! With the great additions of Stumpel, Robitaille and Klatt. And lets not forget about Sean Avery aquired in the Schnieder deal last year. He's gonna be a stud! Adding Cechmanek will greatly improve their chances! |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by RangerSteve on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Kuznetzov is a big kid, and will add more grit to the blueline. Still young, but he will def. be a player in years to come. Avery has the mold to end up being like a Jason Blake. A pest or a pain in the ass if that. I like what hte kids did this offseason especially by adding Klatt. Only thing that concerns me is that Klatt has stated he wish he were still in Vancouver, so his heart might not all be there in LA. The Kings should make the playoffs, but good luck with Cechmanek. I'm sure everyone in Philly will be laughing when the Kings go on a tear in the regular season and flop come the playoffs. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by DirtyPoole33 (avesfan33@msn.com) on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I to agree that the Kings will be contenders. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by dlo44 on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | I don't remember the Kings ever having the hockey throne.
So how can they RETAKE something they never had? |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by ProngerBlues44 on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | I really like the look of the Kings this season, but I dont know if I would consider them Stanley Cup contenders. But then again, who considered the Mighty Ducks Cup contenders last season?
~Jeff P. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by BlueShirts on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | The Kings suck they always have and they always will... Wooo Hoo they brought back Lucky Douche Robataille he is garbage he is not there savior so get over it they wont even make the play-offs |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by GpDogs41 on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | if you ask me the red wings have the hockey throne in the last 10 years... theyve acomplished a lot more then the kings and besides... the kings are decent at best and may be 8th seed which id be suprised to see. put it this way... luc is like ur best player and was bad on the wings... thats just a joke that u think hes ur man. but i hope the kings do okay i mean i dont hate them i just think u need to open ur eyes |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by avsfan19-33 (AvsRule@RedWingsSuck.com) on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | “Another reunion was made with the best left winger in hockey, Lucky Luc Robitaille.”
Give me a break! Here are a few left wingers who are currently better than Luc. (not denying that he was once one of the best):
LW/RW- M. Naslund
LW/C- P. Forsberg
LW- P. Kariya
LW/RW- D. Heatley
LW- M. Satan
LW- R. Whitney
LW- I. Kovalchuk
LW- B. Shanahan
LW- A. Tanguay
LW- R. Smyth
The list could go on! As you should be able to tell by this list....Luc Robitaille IS NOT the best Left Winger in the NHL.
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by golakings on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I predicted the KINGS would win the cup the second they were eliminated from playoff contention, because I knew they were going to bring in players to improve the team. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by kingsfan4life (venom0548@aol.com) on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | LA would go to the playoffs, guaranteed. So many upsets in the past that anything can happen.Out of now where the ducks became a playoff contender last season and nobody would ever guess that , I remember when Adam Oates signed with the ducks everybody said his thrown his career away , and he became that close to winning the cup.
As for Roman he need it to get off the preassure in philly and start all over , so I know he ll do fine in the playoffs.I know this for a fact because i work where the kings practice and had many conversations with him. |
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Hockey math: Kuznetsov (Score: 1)
by Rampage_Winger on Sunday, August 10
(User Info | Send a Message) | I wanted to clarify any assertions about former Wing and current King Maxim Kuznetsov. He is not young, nor is he useful. He was drafted in 1995. He's at least 26 years old. He's as young as Pamela Anderson is clean and STD-free flesh and blood. If he was ever supposed to blossom, he didn't. He's dead weight out there. Yeah, he's big, but so is a 6'6", 250 lb. slab of concrete, which would be a hell of a lot more useful in a hockey game than Max Kuznetsov. At least concrete never coughs up the puck in front of its own net. I expect Max to make a trip to the minors. That being said, LA will have a strong team this year and I hope they have lots of injuries so that they won't be a threat.
SCTP - "Sho' is funky. I ain't no junkie." |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by flyersdude123 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | I only like the Kings b/c of Ziggy Palffy and I want to see how Cechmanek will perform in LA. I think it'll take the Kings 2 years to gain more chemistry to become playoff bound. I'd say 4 years (if nothing catastophic occurs), the Kings will be Cup champions.
The reason I say 4 years is b/c many people are forgetting the Kings had 3 first round draft picks this season. Give those prospects some time, and the Kings will flourish. I gotta say though, I always thought the Kings were very underrated, and all of a sudden, 1 offseason, many believe they'll make the Cup Finals. Not yet though. Maybe when Dallas, Colorado, and Detriot fall apart the Kings will have a legit shot at the Cup. I just don't see that happening in the near future, but who knows.
This upcoming season I think the Cup will finally come to Philly. I'm not just saying that b/c I'm a Flyers fan. The last 3 years I never mentioned the Cup coming to Philly. I just see Philly breaking out of the long ugly streak of no championships this year. Flyers and Eagles!!! You better believe it!
*Cup to Philly (03-04)!* You heard it here first! |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Slavik on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | 1. I agree roman is an improvment over felix, and he will improve the team
2.Stumpel is a good forward, he is a great setup man and is okay on finishing a play however his physical play is lacking as well as his defensive play, and i would clasify him as injury proned, but still a good move and a good guy offensivley.
3.luc the best LW, no average yea, he was a great player but he isn't the best or one of the best but still he is a good signing that will help the team but don't look for more then 50 and at the most 60 points from the guy.
4.i cant comment on Kuznetzov so i will take your word for it, klatt i can comment on and i wills ay he is a solid guy to get, great defensivley, charachter player, and can pot the odd goal and as you said he is good int he play offs
so if the kings stay healthy then yea play off team, and maybe 2nd round but dont kid your self into the stanley cup comeing to L.A, however i see a good year ahead of the kings, but not a cup. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by still_fly72 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I'll agree that they made great off season moves but there's a lot of other teams that have done the same in the past. For some reason I like the chemistry of the team and the fact they've brought in a couple veterans, Robataille and Klatt. I think that they'll definitely be in playoff contention and in division title contention. |
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Rockets and dreams... (Score: 1)
by Gattopardo on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | ...is all that this talk of the Kings and the Cup is. Yeah, LA will be good provided they stay injury-free (not likely given their past history). But as for cup-contenders - let's have a little reality here. I mean, what have they done to suggest it? I really don't see why everone thinks they will be so good.
"we're all billed up with progress - but sometimes I must confess
we can deal with rockets and dreams, but reality? what does it mean?" |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Daytwa (daytwa@yahoo.com) on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | There's alot of hope in this message, but not much ground to call solid. You have "has beens" and "Hopefulls." I Hope the entire league starts becoming more competative. This sounds more like a happy thought then reality. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Madskillz9 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | UMMMMM the kings never had the hockey throne.
And in my opinon will not be contendors this year. Checmanek is a young talented goalie but when playoffs come around he chokes bigtime. A cup in LA? I dont think so. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Madskillz9 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | YO TIM LOL
Nice opinion, but i sadley disagree, all the waits gonna be on checmanek, they need some more proven goal scorers and solid defenseman. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by nocuphere on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Lets see....Superstars are injury prone every year....Roman in the pipes is not good. Sure he had good numbers....I would have good numbers playing behind that defence....I like the kings, but too many intangibles going into this season...Also too many teams in the west better than them. Good article though |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by GpDogs41 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | Since Rampage_Winger seems to think that the Kings are going to finish higher then the Red Wings im willing to take time out of my day to actaully argue because that just pissed me off bad.
Ziggy Palfy... well not comparable with what we have right now.
Brett Hull is our best guy who plays different
advantage- Kings
Allison-Yzerman
Wings
Deadmarsh-Shanahan
Wings
Robatialle-Whitney
Wings
Stumpel-Datsuk
Wings
Frolov- Zetterberg
Wings
Belanger-Holmstrom
Wings
Klatt- rookie Hudler
we know trent klatt sucks
Wings
alright lets just jump to defense... haha
Lidstrom-Miller
tough one isnt it?
Wings
Hatcher-Norstrom
haha Wings again
Schneider-Visnovsky
Wings
Chelios- Modry
Wings
Corvo-Dandenault
Wings
Fischer-Kuznetzov
im sorry max blows
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by GpDogs41 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | Since Rampage_Winger seems to think that the Kings are going to finish higher then the Red Wings im willing to take time out of my day to actaully argue because that just pissed me off bad.
Ziggy Palfy... well not comparable with what we have right now.
Brett Hull is our best guy who plays different
advantage- Kings
Allison-Yzerman
Wings
Deadmarsh-Shanahan
Wings
Robatialle-Whitney
Wings
Stumpel-Datsuk
Wings
Frolov- Zetterberg
Wings
Belanger-Holmstrom
Wings
Klatt- rookie Hudler
we know trent klatt sucks
Wings
alright lets just jump to defense... haha
Lidstrom-Miller
tough one isnt it?
Wings
Hatcher-Norstrom
haha Wings again
Schneider-Visnovsky
Wings
Chelios- Modry
Wings
Corvo-Dandenault
Wings
Fischer-Kuznetzov
im sorry max blows
Wings
Hasek-Roman
hahaha thats a joke isnt it?
As you can see you look down the line some players cant even compare, Wings have the depth indeed and they are the better team by far |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by mikster on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | They never took the throne, but i think if they can go through an injury free season, or at least...not as bad as last season, then they can do damage and make the playoffs. |
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Remains to be seen.... (Score: 1)
by big_booty on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | The first and foremost question for any fan of the Kings should be this: Can they stay healthy? There's the rub for this team.
Also, I wouldn't be jumping on the Roman Cechmanek bandwagon just yet. I'm a Cechmanek fan, but the change in sweaters for him could be bad - real bad. He's looked so good for the past couple of years because of a deep and effective defense in front of him, that often times made up for his mistakes. He will miss the likes of the two Erics (Desjardins and Weinrich) and their steady play. Aaron Miller and Jaroslav Modry, the Kings top two D-men, seem to be all the blueline effectiveness they have.
The top seven defenders for the Kings last season were a combined minus-14, while the Flyers' blueliners were plus-91.
You're right about Cechmanek being a "descent" goaltender, and you'll see that this coming season. He "descends" with such aplomb. The guy goes down way too early and will stay down for what seems like forever. Just look at the Ottawa series when he was trying to put his glove back on. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by kozzy_ on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Roman Checkmanek.will take them to the playoffs, but no farther. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Sunnyg on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | I have been a Kings fan for a few years now and I agree that they are underrated. A lot of people will make the mistake of underrating them because of last season...but the reality is that they had an unbelievable amount of injuries to deal with. Plus, their GM was smart enough to use last season to make some great deals (e.g. picking up Gleason, a top notch D-man prospect for Smolinski).
That being said, you might be going a little overboard with a couple of things. First of all, the Kings have never really had the "throne", they have never even won the Cup! Secondly, Robitaille may still be able to put a few pucks in the net...but he is nowhere near being the best left winger in the game (currently). |
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Major LA Kings/Throne Question (Score: 1)
by B_Shanahan14 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Don't you have to be ON the throne once to retake, reclaim or return to said throne? |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by baw1961 (Roenick97@hockey.net) on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | While I agree that overall the Kings improved themselves from last season, the acquisition of Cechmanek will not take them to the Promised Land. Cechmaneks's biggest problem is inconsistency. One night great, the next night lousy. The only consistent part of his game is being out of position and/or waaay out of the crease. Anyone who had to watch Cechmanek the last few years on a regular basis (me, unfortunately) knows what it's like to have your heart in your throat during that critical part of the game (especially in the play-offs) when the goofy Cechmanek would show up and look like a fish out of water, flopping all over the ice. Not since Doug Favell have Flyers fans had to see so much of a goalie laying on the ice while the opposition casually shoots over him. The only reason Cechmanek had great stats was due to the consistent defensive game strategy mandated by Hitch*****. I agree that Hackett is not much of a replacement, but I know I will watch Flyers games in a much more relaxed state this season without Cechmanek in the net. I bid him Adieu and wish him well in L.A., and hope that Esche steps up to the plate and plays like he did in the beginning of last year. So endeth my rant. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by JeffBurnz09 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | I think LA will deffinately make the playoffs, but I'm not sure about winning the West. The reason I say this is because Ceckmanek hasn't proven to be a great playoff goalie. His strange style works during the regular season when he plays a differant team everynight, but in a series teams find ways to beat him. If he could play well in the playoffs, I wouldn't rule out LA, but until he shows he can, he'll be a question mark. I would have stuck with Potvin if I was LA. Potvin might not have the regular season that Roman does, but he's usually good during the playoffs, and took Colorado to game 7's twice, and knocked off Detroit as well.
Over all, LA is looking like a very good team this year. If they stay healthy, they could deffinately go far in the playoffs. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by WeStSiDe on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | IF the kings are healthy, they could make the playoffs, but im not looking at dominance here, one or two rounds tops. |
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Re: Will the Kings retake the Hockey Throne? (Score: 1)
by Hockeyplaya986 on Monday, August 11
(User Info | Send a Message) | | I cannot lie there are some top notch players playin for the Kings this year. But coming together and winning in just one season isnt enough time. Nice Article but I'm not so sure they are going to win the cup |
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