Ben Shelley: Arthur Kaliyev could make NHL debut tonight vs. Ducks

I would like to see kaliyev up with the big club,but bring turcotte with him.those 2 were pretty good together for the u.s. squad at the world jrs.could work out very well for our future.

I would like to see kaliyev up with the big club,but bring turcotte with him.those 2 were pretty good together for the u.s. squad at the world jrs.could work out very well for our future.
- Dewey8

I'm with you. Put Amadio on the 4th until Lizzotte is back and then taxi him. The King's are turnover machines right now and it's not the kids: Doughty, Brown, Maata, Kempe, even Kopi making uncharacteristically bad plays with the puck...

I'm with you. Put Amadio on the 4th until Lizzotte is back and then taxi him. The King's are turnover machines right now and it's not the kids: Doughty, Brown, Maata, Kempe, even Kopi making uncharacteristically bad plays with the puck...
- Stu17

I'd argue that bad plays with the puck are characteristic of Brown, Maata and Kempe, but you're right that they're uncharacteristic of Doughty and Kopitar. Either way, I don't think that anyone on the team knows what to do because the system has no structure, so players are throwing the puck away and getting caught out of position. Everyone assumes that the team will get better as the young players get better, but the fact that the best players right now are making the mistakes that they are suggests to me that there's a problem with the coaching.

I'd argue that bad plays with the puck are characteristic of Brown, Maata and Kempe, but you're right that they're uncharacteristic of Doughty and Kopitar. Either way, I don't think that anyone on the team knows what to do because the system has no structure, so players are throwing the puck away and getting caught out of position. Everyone assumes that the team will get better as the young players get better, but the fact that the best players right now are making the mistakes that they are suggests to me that there's a problem with the coaching.
- Osprey

the uncharacteristically part was just for Kopi...Drew is in with the other group too... bed with the puck since forever, but was always covered by his partner.
I'm hoping Clauge gets more comfortable at this level, I like what I've seen so far.

the uncharacteristically part was just for Kopi...Drew is in with the other group too... bed with the puck since forever, but was always covered by his partner.
I'm hoping Clauge gets more comfortable at this level, I like what I've seen so far.
- Stu17

Clague hasn't stood out to me as good or bad, which is probably a good thing. Maata and McDermid, on the other hand, have really stood out as awful. Hutton would've been better than both of them.

I'd argue that bad plays with the puck are characteristic of Brown, Maata and Kempe, but you're right that they're uncharacteristic of Doughty and Kopitar. Either way, I don't think that anyone on the team knows what to do because the system has no structure, so players are throwing the puck away and getting caught out of position. Everyone assumes that the team will get better as the young players get better, but the fact that the best players right now are making the mistakes that they are suggests to me that there's a problem with the coaching.
- Osprey

I agree with the coaching issue,I never saw mclellan as a good fit for us.hopefully he doesnt get renewed and we can bring in someone that actually has a game plan