Speculation: 2021-22 LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster discussion part III

[kingsholygrail]

I know people keep projecting Brown in the bottom six but I think he'll be Kopitar's left wing hell or high water. Those two are impossible to split up.

 

[deaderhead28]

Some on here hearing the news Kings made improvements to the team
Never change Kings fans.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'm going to guess Vilardi shifts to wing, as a lot of coaches do like deploying two centers on the ice depending on faceoff location.

Iafallo-Kopitar-Arvidsson
Kempe-Danault-Vilardi
Moore-Byfield-Athanasiou
Andersson-Anderson-Dolan-Brown

Or, Byfield spends more time in the AHL, and Vilardi slides to the 3rd center spot.

The competition for depth forwards is pretty deep with Grundstrom, Lizotte, Wagner, Lemieux, Frk, Tkachyov competing for spots.

This is probably going to be the most competitive training camp the Kings will have in years. Lot of young guys who want to prove they belong, and a mix of forwards with experience trying to earn a spot as full-time regulars.

 

[YP44]

I'm going to guess Vilardi shifts to wing, as a lot of coaches do like deploying two centers on the ice depending on faceoff location.

Iafallo-Kopitar-Arvidsson
Kempe-Danault-Vilardi
Moore-Byfield-Athanasiou
Andersson-Anderson-Dolan-Brown

Or, Byfield spends more time in the AHL, and Vilardi slides to the 3rd center spot.

The competition for depth forwards is pretty deep with Grundstrom, Lizotte, Wagner, Lemieux, Frk, Tkachyov competing for spots.

This is probably going to be the most competitive training camp the Kings will have in years. Lot of young guys who want to prove they belong, and a mix of forwards with experience trying to earn a spot as full-time regulars.

I like those top two lines but I don't like brown on the 4th line.

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[redcard]

i thought LA wanted to primarily address their lack of goal scoring up front and maybe shore up the D

other than Arvidsson (who also came out of a down year), who's going to score your goals?

name your goal scorers

You imposing what you thought LA wanted to primarily address is inhibiting you from understanding the purpose of the signing.

Offense develops first. Byfield, Vilardi, Turcotte, Kaliyev, Kupari et. al. will likely become offensive contributors long before they can be relied on to shoulder the defensive responsibilities. Danault brings elements to the lineup that only the 33 year old Kopitar possesses. That's the point of the signing.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Iafallo-Kopitar-Arvidsson
Kempe-Danault-Brown
Moore-Vilardi-Athanasiou
Andersson-Anderson-Dolan-Lemieux

Extras Wagner and Grundstrom. Lizotte waived.

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[Sol]

Are the Kings still in on Saad or no?

 

[KingPuckChoo]

You imposing what you thought LA wanted to primarily address is inhibiting you from understanding the purpose of the signing.

Offense develops first. Byfield, Vilardi, Turcotte, Kaliyev, Kupari et. al. will likely become offensive contributors long before they can be relied on to shoulder the defensive responsibilities. Danault brings elements to the lineup that only the 33 year old Kopitar possesses. That's the point of the signing.

i understand

you're saying we won't make the playoffs this year

and if we do, it'll be purely by design arising from the weakness of our division, but not because we are capable of providing any offensive output

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Are the Kings still in on Saad or no?

Don't think they have the cap space anymore right?

 

[JTeller97]

Kempe-Kopitar-Arvidsson
Iafallo-Danault-Vilardi
Moore-Byfield-Brown
AA-Jad-Andersson

Is what I'd like to see

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Blake's "building down the middle" by plucking a C out of a team that has done a decade's worth of searching to fill in their #1C and #2C holes. Which they couldn't. So they forced guys like Danault Suzuki Eller up the lineup

That's where we get our center depth from, the place that has no center depth lol

yes i get, i get

 

[Johnny Utah]

Read Blake’s comments.

Byfield will be in the AHL - he is only 18.

 

[tny760]

Read Blake’s comments.

Byfield will be in the AHL - he is only 18.

yeah that reads like a "don't hold your breath" for him starting in the NHL

nice to hear him mention danault taking minutes from kopitar, lets hope that message is relayed to tmac though..

 

[BigKing]

Just because I’ve seen some people complain they wanted a deal closer to what Handzus got: Handzus’s deal expired when he was 34. Danault’s contract expires when he turns 34.

This deal is better as a percentage of the cap when signed. This is is Blake's "Handzus Deal" except Danault isn't coming off of an ACL tear.

 

[bouncesonly]

2.7 mil....seems a little high?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

They couldn't find a more recent photo?

 

[redcard]

i understand

you're saying we won't make the playoffs this year

and if we do, it'll be purely by design arising from the weakness of our division, but not because we are capable of providing any offensive output

I've said absolutely f*** all about playoffs or our standing in the division. If that's the conclusion you've drawn from my posts you've severely missed the point or are being intentionally obtuse.

 

[Moses Doughty]

2.7 mil....seems a little high?

For a guy who averaged .5 ppg the last two years it's pretty fair (ignoring his bad 13 game run in Edmonton because...well it's Edmonton). 2nd/3rd line tweener production while being able to play special teams.

 

[Moses Doughty]

Are the Kings still in on Saad or no?

Lack the cap space for it. Would have to move some version of Brown/Quick/Maatta/Kempe to open space

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

They aren't sexy names, i'ts a very comparable reaction to "omg I can't believe you traded one of the best offensive d-men in the league for two middle guys"

But my god are they effective.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Lack the cap space for it. Would have to move some version of Brown/Quick/Maatta/Kempe to open space

Don't threaten me with a good time!

 

[Moses Doughty]

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Blake needs to convince Fletcher that he's even better than Risto