Comments on: Kings may be preparing to fire Terry Murray

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:02:32 +0000

Screw it, make him the GM. Maybe we can get Richards for a ~~Stajan~~ Bozak and a bag of pucks.

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:32:10 +0000

I agree that it would be a sideways move in the long run. But maybe they're looking for a short term fix and a known hard-ass to ignite the team. Sutter might be a solid band-aid move for this year.

By: frankinboltonleafs

frankinboltonleafs — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:59:54 +0000

If thats the case it seems like a sideways move…not immediately of course if it happens…but in the long run.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:01:01 +0000

According to Lombadi the guy he'd be looking for would be like Sutter. He didn't even allude to it, he outright said the guy he wants to coach his team would be Darryl.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:59:20 +0000

Over expectations is what has defined this team. Pretty much everyone is playing the way they should be with the exception of a few.

Kopitar, Richards and Williams are playing as they should, as you said. They have a prototypical 1 center, 2 center thing going and its working for them. Williams fits in nicely as a top 6.

Brown is usually a 50-55 point, and sure 45 is playing a little down but its not a terrible dip. Anyone expecting him to get 30 goals, 60 point is expecting to much. He's not a 30 goal guy. He's a well rounded 20 - 25 goal guy that will hit anything that moves (potentially what Clutterbuck could become, tangent, I apologize).

Penner is underperforming for the 30 goal seasons he had but anyone expecting him to put in a 30 goal season every year is fooling themselves. The guy has no heart and may get to 30 once every 4 years.

Hunter, Stoll, Moreau aren't top 6 guys so they can't really be held to anything. They could have a couple more points sure but they won't likely be in a position to get many.

Doughty I suppose is the biggest disappointment. He's been terrible. I always suspected he might be overrated and might be just a 40 - 45 point dman but I got all caught up in the post-Olympic Doughty fanfare. He's just not a regular season guy. He's a big time guy i think and he will play pedestrian until then.

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:18:23 +0000

Murray is out. Stevens is the interim. G'luck LA, save Hitchpenis, the other coaching changes this year have not gone so well thus far…

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:17:05 +0000

Yeah, they should have traded him. His value was huge and many teams would have ponied up the cash.

I really though this team would be a top 5 in the West this year and threatening for a top 3 (if not top) in 2-3 years. Hopefully the change they just made helps...

By: mojo19

mojo19 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:44:18 +0000

Ya great point.

Kopitar 28 points in 29 games is doing just fine.
M.Richards 20 pts in 25 games is producing as expectedt. Richards is typically a 60-70 pt guy.
Justin Williams, 17 pts but only 4 goals in 29 games, not great, not terrible.

After that its pretty disapointing -

Simon Gagne 15 pts in 27, not great, pace for about 45 pts
Dustin brown 15 pts in 29 games, 40 pt pace
Dustin Penner 5 pts in 18 games is brutal.
Ethan Moreau 1 goal in 28 games (minors)
Trent Hunter 1 goal in 17 games played
Doughty and Stoll just 8 points each.

Also, it does go to show, the whole contract situation with Doughty, maybe he's not happy there? He's clearly not playing up to his abilities.

By: mapleleafsfan

mapleleafsfan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:49:26 +0000

Seriously… Pretty much 1/3 of their wins have come from shutouts. Without Quick this team is below 500. Brutal considering their line up.

By: JoelLeafs

JoelLeafs — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:27:34 +0000

Brown, Gagner, Kopitar, Penner, Richards, Doughty, Williams, Stoll.... How does a roster with these kinds of weapons manage the lowest average goals for in the league? Mind boggling.

Can't say I've seen them play this year (outside highlights), but if my coach couldn't get goals scored with these guys - especially considering the goaltending they've been getting - I'd fire him.