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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 12, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.
Thread: Please clean house already
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KINGS67</b></div><div>Blake is not to blame right now. DL was fired and left the cupboard bare for any new GM that was going to take over. Kovi was a bad signing. Please enlighten me how you think he is a terrible GM otherwise? Because he hasn’t traded certain players that you would like to see gone? It takes 2 to tango when it comes to trades, and right now players have the lowest of the low of trade value (unfortunately).
Blake tried to trade Carter last year. Nothing came to fruition. Look how long it took DL to finally pull the trigger on a BIG trade, 5 years. (Richards for Simmons and Schenn) then the Carter trade.
Everyone saying Blake is a bust GM needs to relax. Blake has put the Kings prospect pool back on the board with being a top 5 prospect pool in 2 years (last draft really boosted them).

I’d give him a chance at reshaping this team before calling for his head.

Just saying.

PS. I absolutely agree on the kings needing to go after Krug.</div></div>

I think this next off-season will show us all what kind of GM he is. We all know he needs to go after a guy like Krug or another defenseman of that caliber (Krug, Petro, Barrie, ect) it's a very good defense FA. Kings currently have no top 4 offenseive prospects in the making other than Clague who is still taking awhile to develop not only defensively but offensively as well. Durzi is in sort of a grey area in my opinion.

What makes Blake a bad GM is the same for almost every bad GM it starts with the coaches you hire. Stevens, Willie D, and Todd who is not very good, but an upgrade over the last two.
Another is establishing a losing culture. Blake is a shark at heart and belongs there not in LA. There is a strange entity that haunts the Sharks that lingers with losing spirit and lack of heart. That is Blake and now we have Todd who is infected with the same thing. I don't like my Kings being controlled by Sharks at heart.

I know that sounds weird but I'm serious its real lol. He hasn't done anything either. He signs guys in free agency then trades them. Cammi for example. This next off-season will be a defining factor for Blake.
Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 12, 2019 at 8:47 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMNov. 11, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.
Thread: lou lamoriello
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MikeyThePensFan</b></div><div>Not every team needs toughness. The back to back Penguins didn’t have much toughness but they skated through every team. The Blackhawks’ dynasty won with speed, skill and puck possession. On those teams there were not any guys who stood out tremendously for their size and grit. What the Leafs are not playing with right now are speed, forecheck and intensity.</div></div>

Hornqvist, Malkin, and Cullen are all tough players who play/played physical.
Blackhawks played very physical and hard and had those kinds of players. They were also coach by Quennville. Horrible examples.

They both were more defensively sound than offensive powerhouses. Defensively sound teams win cups not offensive powerhouse teams.