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Speculation: 2020-21 News/Rumors/Roster Thread Part IV

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johnjm22 said:
You mean we shouldn’t draft a player because he’s German?
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LT Dan said:
Rasmus Dahlin is the young, dynamic defenseman the LA Kings need
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Do it. We could jumpstart Buffalo's re-rebuild and get our future #1D. It would take Byfield + or Turcotte + Kaliyev ++, where the + is likely out unprotected 1st this year at least. As much as that would hurt I believe it would be worth it given our prospect pool's forward depth.

Dahlin has had a rough year in Buffalo, but playing here with Yawney and Doughty/Roy to insulate him he'd blossom. Not to mention the fact that our #1C is a perennial Selke candidate.
 
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On All the Kings Men, Fox seemed more inclined towards Ristolainen than Dahlin. Found that interesting.

Kings will likely end up in the lotto with a chance at a solid dman.

Dahlin has the credentials tho. Likely needs to get out of Buffalo. His game seems to be trending down.
 
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BringTheReign said:
Do it. We could jumpstart Buffalo's re-rebuild and get our future #1D. It would take Byfield + or Turcotte + Kaliyev ++, where the + is likely out unprotected 1st this year at least. As much as that would hurt I believe it would be worth it given our prospect pool's forward depth.

Dahlin has had a rough year in Buffalo, but playing here with Yawney and Doughty/Roy to insulate him he'd blossom. Not to mention the fact that our #1C is a perennial Selke candidate.
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Yikes
 
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It doesn't look like we will make the playoffs this year. Minnesota is playing well this season, and I don't see St. Louis, VGK or Colorado dropping off for us to overtake one of the spots. Looks like we have another lottery chance. The question is, whoever we draft, will require another 2-3 years before entering the NHL. Will Kopitar/Doughty be capable then? It would be interesting to see if we can get Dahlin by packaging our 1st and prospects of course. Dahlin's age is in line with our current group and rebuild plan.
 
I'd actually like to see Blake reward the players and coaches for their play this season by making a depth move. I don't mean trading a 1st or top prospect, but someone like Erik Huala could probably be had for a 2nd or 3rd and a B prospect.
 
Dahlin is worth the Blue chip prospect + 1st unprotected. How many more prospects are we going to hype up about before we have too many. Dahlin is an RFA at the end of the season, is already a proven top LD, will be able to sign for 8 years, etc. You pray that someone like Turcotte + our 1st round pick combined produce a similar level of impact as Dahlin would on this team.
 
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BringTheReign said:
Do it. We could jumpstart Buffalo's re-rebuild and get our future #1D. It would take Byfield + or Turcotte + Kaliyev ++, where the + is likely out unprotected 1st this year at least. As much as that would hurt I believe it would be worth it given our prospect pool's forward depth.

Dahlin has had a rough year in Buffalo, but playing here with Yawney and Doughty/Roy to insulate him he'd blossom. Not to mention the fact that our #1C is a perennial Selke candidate.
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f*** that. Not saying the value is wrong, but f*** that.
 
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If we can get Dahlin for Kaliyev + 1st + lesser pieces, I'm game. Being able to keep Turcotte, Byfield, and Vilardi would be insane. Something like Kaliyev, Clague, Wagner, and 2021 1st would be very pleasing to me, but I doughty Buffalo is interested in moving him.

Turcotte - Kopitar - Fagemo
Kempe - Byfield - Vilardi
Iafallo - Kupari - Thomas
Grundstrom - Anderson-Dolan - Moore

Dahlin - Doughty
Bjornfot - Roy
Anderson - Walker

Petersen
Quick
 
kilowatt said:
If we can get Dahlin for Kaliyev + 1st + lesser pieces, I'm game. Being able to keep Turcotte, Byfield, and Vilardi would be insane. Something like Kaliyev, Clague, Wagner, and 2021 1st would be very pleasing to me, but I doughty Buffalo is interested in moving him.

Turcotte - Kopitar - Fagemo
Kempe - Byfield - Vilardi
Iafallo - Kupari - Thomas
Grundstrom - Anderson-Dolan - Moore

Dahlin - Doughty
Bjornfot - Roy
Anderson - Walker

Petersen
Quick
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That is a terrible offer for Dahlin. It would start with Byfield but even then I don't see why they do it. They finally have a defenseman capable of being a #1...why trade him?
 
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Axl Rhoadz said:
Is that what you call it? I feel like BUF has been rebuilding for 10 years -- how does trading away a blue-chip defenseman, younger than 23, make any sense when a team is currently in rebuild mode?
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I don't disagree. It seems like the entire state of the org is rotten, and I agree that they shouldn't trade Dahlin even with that being the case. I just would love to take advantage if they did.
 
SFKingshomer said:
That is a terrible offer for Dahlin. It would start with Byfield but even then I don't see why they do it. They finally have a defenseman capable of being a #1...why trade him?
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I agree, I thought I had quoted @BringTheReign's posted where they mentioned "It would take Byfield + or Turcotte + Kaliyev ++, where the + is likely out unprotected 1st this year at least", but I think a realistic offer is actually more like Byfield + 2021 1st + Clague. Even that might not be enough.
 
Unless they think Dahlin isn’t the player they’d hoped for, why would you trade a 21 year old defenseman. Who has high end potential to start a rebuild? Wouldn’t he be part of that rebuild since he’s 21??
 
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Axl Rhoadz said:
Is that what you call it? I feel like BUF has been rebuilding for 10 years -- how does trading away a blue-chip defenseman, younger than 23, make any sense when a team is currently in rebuild mode?
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It's clear that Dahlin's performance is being weighed down heavily by Buffalo. His value is dropping. How much do you think teams were willing to pay for him before covid compared to today? Probably more. It's been reported that Buffalo is "wide open" and that no one is off the table.

You gotta think that someone in the current lineup/almost NHL ready would be going the other way to say its not a "rebuild." Somebody like Kempe, Turcotte, etc.
 
It would be surprising to say the least if L.A. makes a massive trade like this before the end of the season. A trade of this magnitude if it would require multiple top prospects and the first can literally change the trajectory of the franchise with no guarantee that it would be a better trajectory than what they are currently on.
 
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