Speculation: 2020-21 LA Kings News/Rumors/Roster Discussion Part II

[YP44]

Not happening now that Stamkos will probably get traded.

I think it is unlikely Stamkos waives. Why would he?

 

[Reclamation Project]

I think it is unlikely Stamkos waives. Why would he?

If you don't want me here I'm gone. Most players I've heard talk about trades feel that way.

 

[kilowatt]

Suter isn't very good anymore to be honest, but I'd love to see Doughty and Suter play 30 minutes a night just for the hell of it.

 

[YP44]

Suter isn't very good anymore to be honest, but I'd love to see Doughty and Suter play 30 minutes a night just for the hell of it.

I think he is till very effective on a two year deal

 

[kingsholygrail]

Suter is going to be valuable to a "win now" team.

 

[Cook24]

I’d be fine with Suter on a bridge 2 year deal if we can’t land the young dynamic defenseman this summer…

I get shades of Willie Mitchell with Suter…

 

[Sleeping Dog]

I still want to thank Leddy for tipping in AMart’s shot in Game 7 [LA v CHI). Helped us win our 2nd Cup!

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Boy, that’s some major dead cap space for the Wild with Suter and Parise buyouts:
21-22: $4.7m
22-23: $12.7m
23-24: $14.7m
24-25: $14.7m

 

[Steve Zissou]

Woah, woah...



Minnesota Wild - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

That's a whole load of dead cap!

 

[kilowatt]

Woah, woah...



Minnesota Wild - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

That's a whole load of dead cap!

That's worse than LA's buyouts last year of Kovalchuk and Phaneuf!

 

[Gjwrams]

If you don't want me here I'm gone. Most players I've heard talk about trades feel that way.

Agree 100%. Speaking from personal experience, not being wanted is a horrible feeling. One can't wait to escape it.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Those buyouts have gotta be for the cash savings. The cap hit saved is negligible.

 

[No Name The Nameless]

Sergachev or bust.

Signed Serg or bust

 

[johnjm22]

Those buyouts have gotta be for the cash savings. The cap hit saved is negligible.

Their real world salary was low.

The next 4 years of their contracts were:
21/22 6M
22/23 2M
23/24 1M
24/25 1M

 

[Matt13]

Signed Serg or bust

I think he is 2 years a RFA, so the window to resign him is not open until never summer.

 

[mbar]

I imagine those buyouts are done with the expansion draft in mind? They would have had to protect Parise and Suter (NMCs) and probably lost a player more important to their future.

At least that's the reason I can imagine for doing this now.

 

[johnjm22]

Moving Stamkos, instead of giving up assets to get rid of a cap dump like Johnson is the right move for TB. I just didn't think they would do it.

That said, I'm not sure if there's much a of a market for Stamkos.

 

[Bandit]

Moving Stamkos, instead of giving up assets to get rid of a cap dump like Johnson is the right move for TB. I just didn't think they would do it.

That said, I'm not sure if there's much a of a market for Stamkos.

Arizona will probably do something stupid like trade Chychrun for him.

 

[KINGS17]

Sergachev or bust.

You guys should just give up on this idea...it's never happening.

 

[King'sPawn]

Those buyouts have gotta be for the cash savings. The cap hit saved is negligible.

Probably a combination of opening up their pursestrings for Kaprizov while also ensuring they protect Dumba.

In 2017, teams were trading with Vegas so they wouldn't take a good player. Seattle is suffering from teams being gunshy now.

 

[BigKing]

Probably a combination of opening up their pursestrings for Kaprizov while also ensuring they protect Dumba.

In 2017, teams were trading with Vegas so they wouldn't take a good player. Seattle is suffering from teams being gunshy now.

It's just gnarly to me to tack on $13-15MM of dead cap space before signing your star player to a contract that will see a nice part of his prime impacted by said dead cap space.

They should trade him if he is already proving to be difficult. If there is any inkling that he will be unhappy unless he is in a major metro area or the KHL, it might not be a bad idea to move him for a nice package.

 

[Master Yoda]

Moving Stamkos, instead of giving up assets to get rid of a cap dump like Johnson is the right move for TB. I just didn't think they would do it.

That said, I'm not sure if there's much a of a market for Stamkos.

Even if they can somehow move Stamkos before the expansion draft, they still will need to make a deal with Seattle, or just lose a Killorn/Palat/Foote/McDonagh

 

[Lt Dan]

Sergachev or bust.

Bust all day. I am breast man

 

[YP44]

That's worse than LA's buyouts last year of Kovalchuk and Phaneuf!

I think it maybe the worse in league history (other than compliance buy outs like rick DiPetro that didn't count as cap hits)

I still wish LA would have just made Dion the 7th D-man for one year than bought him out

 

[YP44]

Moving Stamkos, instead of giving up assets to get rid of a cap dump like Johnson is the right move for TB. I just didn't think they would do it.

That said, I'm not sure if there's much a of a market for Stamkos.

the team that just bought two guys today could use a center.
I think there would be a market for Stamkos, just not sure where he would waive to go. If vegas is in on eichel and can somehow make that cap work, than I have to think they would be in on Stamkos.