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Speculation: 2021-21 LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster discussion part V

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I would imagine we retain some salary to trade Maatta for a mid-to-late pick.

Wolanin didn't really wow me in preseason.
 
Wolanin looked hurt last season in his limited time. The preseason he looked way better I was like yo who is this guy? He looked better than Clague (not saying much) and that chode Maatta.
 
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Määtä needs to be blasted into orbit, at this stage you eat the salary and send him down, he's not nhl calibre and I'm sick of walker getting baby sitting duties with Pejorative Slurs
 
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How much would McNabb be as a rental when Vegas is out of the playoffs by Thanksgiving?

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RaymondReddington said:
Elite Prospects rates Kings prospect pool #1 for second year in a row.

Byfield (#1 overall)
Clarke
Kupari
Turcotte
Pinelli
Grans
Kaliyev
Clague
Faber
Fagemo
Thomas
Durzi
Madden
Simontaival
Spence

Says the prsopects not on this list are better than #31 NY Islanders
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How did they miss Chromiak? And Nousiainen. Clague downtrending hard, but the omission of these 2 is criminal.
I don't think Kupari can be 3 on this list, but holding out hope for him. Not down on him at all, though. Just needs
an identity and to figure out if he's a center or a wing. (and keep improving)

But Chromiak may be a 20+ goal scorer in the NHL in 2 years from now. He's that good.
I honestly think the Kings have turned the corner and moving out at 200 mph on the straightaway.
Danault, Arvidsson (and he's not even really hitting his stride yet - may never be 30 goals again, but going to bust out and have 4 goal weeks, I believe) Tkachev and Edler (while not incredible, is an upgrade to Maata, etc) have added enough to move the needle forward pretty firmly.

It's also the improved level of Vilardi and Anderson...and a bit more from Iafallo too.
Others like Andersson, Lemieux and Moore are better than the bottom 6 of yesteryear - Wagners, Luffs, etc. Makes a difference.

I'm really liking this team.
 
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Some lineup chat: I liked the majority of the lines, but if Andersson is back I'd try a couple changes.

Arvdisson - Kopitar - Brown
Iafallo - Danault - Kaliyev
Andersson - Vilardi - Tkachev
Lemieux - Kempe - Moore

First and foremost, Andersson completes line three. He brings the forecheck and tenacity that Vilardi and Tkachev feed off of.

Moving Kaliyev next to Danault and Iafallo just makes so much sense. Their ability to keep the play going and get the puck to Kaliyev could be absutely lethal. Playing with two elite defensive guys could shield Kaliyev's liabilities a bit too.

And moving Kempe down to fourth line center could be an amazing catalyst to complete four full lines. His faceoff percentage has never been great, but he took those faceoffs when he was much younger as essentially a 2C. He might have a better opportunity against "lesser" lines.

Just a thought.
 
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Peter James Bond II said:
How did they miss Chromiak? And Nousiainen. Clague downtrending hard, but the omission of these 2 is criminal.
I don't think Kupari can be 3 on this list, but holding out hope for him. Not down on him at all, though. Just needs
an identity and to figure out if he's a center or a wing. (and keep improving)

But Chromiak may be a 20+ goal scorer in the NHL in 2 years from now. He's that good.
I honestly think the Kings have turned the corner and moving out at 200 mph on the straightaway.
Danault, Arvidsson (and he's not even really hitting his stride yet - may never be 30 goals again, but going to bust out and have 4 goal weeks, I believe) Tkachev and Edler (while not incredible, is an upgrade to Maata, etc) have added enough to move the needle forward pretty firmly.

It's also the improved level of Vilardi and Anderson...and a bit more from Iafallo too.
Others like Andersson, Lemieux and Moore are better than the bottom 6 of yesteryear - Wagners, Luffs, etc. Makes a difference.

I'm really liking this team.
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I almost forgot about Faber. Man, this year could be fun but it’s only the beginning.
 
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kilowatt said:
I would imagine we retain some salary to trade Maatta for a mid-to-late pick.

Wolanin didn't really wow me in preseason.
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Maatta only goes if we are out of the playoffs at the deadline. No one wants him now and if by the deadline he'll be as good of a 7th/spare d-man as what's on the market for what we'd likely pay anyways.
 
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Maatta only goes if we are out of the playoffs at the deadline. No one wants him now and if by the deadline he'll be as good of a 7th/spare d-man as what's on the market for what we'd likely pay anyways.
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I think he might go sooner than that.
[Maatta] started last season on the Kings top defensive pair, alongside Drew Doughty, a plan that was quickly abandoned for a variety of reasons. Once he settled in to a third-pairing role, Maatta’s underlying numbers dramatically improved. This season, he’s likely in a bit of a holding pattern. Currently filling LA’s seventh defenseman role, he isn’t expected to play very often. At least not at the moment. He will most likely draw in on occasion, perhaps replacing Toby Bjornfot or Alex Edler for a game here or there. A more likely scenario would see the Kings trading Maatta once another team loses a blueliner to injury and calls GM Rob Blake to inquire about the 27-year-old Swede’s availability.

Which brings us back to Wolanin. One of the reasons the Kings would probably be willing to part with Maatta is they’re fairly comfortable with the replacement options they have waiting in the wings – Wolanin (left shot) and Austin Strand (right shot). The two former players also come with a lower salary (less than 800K each compared to $3.3M AAV), so there would be some cap savings involved, even if the Kings had to retain some money in any potential Maatta trade. Even on top of that, there’s also additional value in removing a contract from the books, as LA is near the 50-player NHL limit.
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https://mayorsmanor.com/2021/10/kings-place-wolanin-on-waivers-maatta-ready-to-return/

Not that I particularly care either way, but given the logjam in Ontario, it would make sense for us to move him if the need arises.
 
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I didn't say we wouldn't trade him now, I said no one would want him. If Wolanin is a better option to us, you can imagine what a better option is to other teams. A team would have to be pretty desperate to take on what is effectively our 10th defenseman who makes $3.3 million. Maybe if Buffalo is looking for a cap hit to stay above the floor when they deal Eichel...?
 
Olli Matta at $1,650,000 for one year might be enticing to someone. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 
kilowatt said:
I think he might go sooner than that.


https://mayorsmanor.com/2021/10/kings-place-wolanin-on-waivers-maatta-ready-to-return/

Not that I particularly care either way, but given the logjam in Ontario, it would make sense for us to move him if the need arises.
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It’s more a question of there being a market for him at this stage of the season. There are players being waived (and claimed) and team are still figuring out where they are. It then becomes a question of asking about which teams he’d help. The teams he would help probably just want to tank so until we get close to the deadline we won’t know which teams need play-off cover.
 
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Anyone give a rundown on what non roster covid list means?

does that mean he tested positive?

Or was near someone that was positive?

how long until he’s eligible again?

I can’t keep up on the covid rules/regs in sports.
 
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