How Do The Kings Get BETTER Next Season? HOW?

[CBGB]

Kopitar will be better.

Frolov won't have a groin strain all season.

Brown will be better.

O'Sullivan will be better.

Cammalleri won't miss 25 games or won't be here.

Boyle will be in his rookie season. He'll be good, but lets face it, he'll still be a rookie.

Moulson or Purcell will be in their rookie seasons as well.

Nagy will be gone.

Handzus will me making 4 million dollars to center Ivanans and Giuliano.

Stuart and Modry are already gone and 50/50 as to if they'll resign (do we even WANT them back) - Blake MAY be resigned and if he is, he'll still be 39.

Leaving Jack Johnson, Lubo, Preissing and basically two rookies manning the D.

With LaBarbera and Clloutier manning the pipes.



But many of you like to be optimistic. You're all positive thinkers.



Okay.

Who do the Kings sign to play defense. Yes, there are the Commodores and Campbell's of the world, but based on the number of years other teams are handing out, do you really think Dean bucks his own style of NOT handing out deals more than 4 years to sign a capable defenseman who actually WANTS to play in L.A.?

And lets say Dean trades Cammy for a goaltender. Which one? Which goalie is going to step in a help us right away? Emery? Gerber? Kolzig?


It seems to me were looking at ANOTHER season of suckage even before THIS season ends. We ALL had high hopes for this past season - I'm not so sure about next.

[Bandit]

Like I said. Next year is not going to be much better than this one. As a self proclaimed "realist," this shouldn't come as a surprise to you...

[Wolvie]

.500 hockey since Christmas.

Just sayin'.

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by CBGB

We ALL had high hopes for this past season - I'm not so sure about next.

Forgot to mention, speak for yourself. Anyone who had high hopes for this season had "high" hopes.

[OvertimeHero]

See my sig for last year's CBGB prediction. So you can pretty much read what he says and expect the opposite.

[dano]

By moving the team to Ontario and calling themselves the Reign?

[OG Fan]

Aren't we expecting year 3 of a 5 year rebuild?

[dano]

Originally Posted by OG Fan

Aren't we expecting year 3 of a 5 year rebuild?

Year two. Apparently the first year didn't count as a rebuilding year. That was an evaluation year because Lombardi didn't have all his people in place. But the good news is Lombardi got his people in place faster than he expected so that's ahead of schedule. No really, I'm serious...

[The Natural]

I expect to look differently than Visnovsky/JMFJ/Preissing/Harrold/Blake/Dallman/Modry/Stuart.

Lets just say that.

Maybe something like...

Visnovsky/JMFJ/Preissing/Harrold/Blake/Mystery Man


That'll be...HOPEFULLY...

A healthy Blake + A better Visnovsky (he didn't forget how to play in 1 year, did he?) + A looser & more greenlit Johnson + A rookie Harrold + A steady Preissing + hopefully some added defensive grit that can be acquired via trade.


I also don't expect to have all of the picks. Have a drink, Matt. Things'll be okay. Don't let the ****ty weather get to you.

[Mr. Irreverent]

[backofthenet]

I will go on record right now and say we will not be in the running for Tavares next season.

I would say we just eek out a spot in the top 10 picks.

2010 is our play off year.