Please see previous rant but remember this addition.

PLEASE GET NAGY AWAY FROM KOPITAR AND BROWN, DO NOT LET HIM INFECT THEM WITH HIS SHITTY PLAY. That is all.

"We're looking and saying Fro is playing so well right now, so..." Why not take him away from the players he's playing well with, so we can screw up two lines at the same time.

Brilliant logic, Crow.

What's wrong with Nagy? He's been fine since his benching.

I do agree that he definitely shouldn't be on the top line, though.

Why not take him away from the players he's playing well with, so we can screw up two lines at the same time.

Thank you.

I guess Crow didn't bother thinking the reason Fro had begun playing well was because he felt comfortable with his role and linemates.

we're screwed.

The thing that I do not think Crawford gets is that this team, a team in transition, a team that is building, does not yet have an IDENTITY. Before a team can know what it is, it must know, individually, who it is. Frolov has actually turned into a great playmaker. The last couple games he has been great on the boards in the corners - working it and distributing to someone near the net for a good scoring chance. Why are they not letting Fro and Sully develop an identity together? What a good team does is roll line after line at the other team. If each player knows exactly why he is on the ice at any given time, and not for experimental reasons, he will do exactly what he is asked, if coached well.

I am speaking rhetorically now, but What is the difference between a wife and hooker? One sleeps with the same guy every night, the other sleeps with another guy every night. I am sure Crawford is not a reader of back issues of Cahiers du Cinema, but he may be wise to watch the film by Jean Eustache, 'The Mother and the Whore.' Watch the lead character, Alexandre, wander through the Parisian romantic landscape and get back to me on where he ends up. Merci.

They need to upgrade the 2nd center position. Handzus is not the guy now or in the next 3.75 yrs. I would put O'Sully at wing with Frolov and a skilled center that can put the puck in the net.

I don't understand how Crawford hasn't come up with the Kopitar-Moulson-Willsie unit yet. He's tried just about everything else at least once.

So wait i know we not doing the best that we want, but most of the game have been good and we are not getting blown out like before. But are we sure its time to jump the gun? I know that crow is crazy but what do we have? Do what dallas did, cause im not sure they will be ok cause of it

We have a first line... If anything Crow should be working on the "chemistry" of the other lines

Everyone has an opinion on what is wrong with the Kings and everyone has certain players, general managers or coaches who they like blame for the outcome of the games. With that said, here is mine. If players are not performing up to standards or expectations game after game it is the fault of the coach! After all it is the coach who is continuously putting them in the game instead of putting them on the bench. It is the coach who decides who wears a uniform and who wears a suit and tie. It is the coach who awards players power play time, positions on lines (forwards or defense), penalty killing and time on the ice. A player will give you what they choose to give you each game. A coach should do his job and try to motivate the players but if that is not possible he needs to take other actions even if it is benching the most senior and/or top paid players. A coach needs to recognize that just because a player was great at one time does not make him great today or provide immunity to consequence. If players are telling you directly or indirectly that part of what makes them successful is chemistry with other players, then a coach needs to find that chemistry and let it develop. A good player can be made to be a great player because of their line mates. If we are building for the future then let the chemistry build as well. If switching up lines didn’t work in the not so distance past, then why would you think it would work now? Part of the job of a coach is to find the players on your team that can and will provide leadership on and off the ice. These players should be awarded with an “A” or “C”. If these players only provide leadership off the ice or in the dressing room, then what good are they really doing? The leadership needs to be evident on the ice more than anywhere else. What good does it do to only keep it in the locker room? Although it is the GM who provides the product, it is the coach who puts it on the ice. As far as our GM goes, it is difficult to say if all his blunders outweigh his positive accomplishments. We can spend our time evaluating the talent on this team and in minors and such but you would be hard pressed to say anything other than we have some very talented players he brought in and some very inept players that he has done the same. But what you can say is that the GM is responsible for the coaching staff. So with all said, I think the responsibility rolls up hill on this and the ultimate blame is on the GM. We are doing our part in being fans and buying tickets or watching the games on TV. We deserve more than silly predictable and too often heard excuses for not getting it done. We don’t want to hear that you need top play better; we want to see you playing better. We know that you will not win every game but we don’t want to see that it is because you didn’t bring you very best game every shift night after night, home or away, back to back or with a week off. There seems to always be an excuse every few games. When will we as fans stop hearing the same old and tired excuses and start seeing something being done? Step up and do something other than mixing up the lines. Step up and do something other than benching a third line player who is was new to the team. It obviously is not sending a message to the rest of the team like you think it is. I used to enjoy going to the games even if we didn’t win because there was energy and excitement. With the exceptions of very few games, this is no longer true. We might be in a better position to something in the future on paper but if nothing gets done when things are going like this, we will end up being one of those teams with all this talent and nothing to show for it. Work ethic, consequence and reward come from the leadership of the team. We need to stop blaming the players and hold accountable the people who are accountable.

Rich & Matt,

Thanks again for this blog and all of your hard work. As a longtime Kings Fan, I can never remember having so much access to the team and it's daily happenings.

I would ask all King Fans and fellow bloggers to refrain from the use of profanity when expressing your comments here. There's really no need for that.

Thanks again Guys!