Speculation: 2021-22 LA Kings News, Rumors, Roster discussion part IV Playoffs? I Danault

[Piston]

One half of the SPCs expire at the end of the season. This is a make or break season for 50% of the roster.

 

[KingsFan7824]

One half of the SPCs expire at the end of the season. This is a make or break season for 50% of the roster.

RFA with potential
Vilardi
Kempe
Anderson
JAD

RFA on the fence
Lemieux
Lizzotte
Grundstrom
Andersson
Tkachev
Sodergran
Burke
Durzi
Phillips
Strand
Clague
Moverare
Villalta

UFA
Brown
Edler
Maatta
Wolanin
Tynan
Frk
Sparks

Younger UFA
Athanasiou
Petersen

The UFA's are placeholders. Big year for Petersen though. Athanasiou is sort of, in between. He's almost a placeholder, but could be more.

You figure Vilardi, Kempe, Anderson, and JAD aren't going away, save for a trade. Most of the other RFA's are just there though. Andersson might have something to give.

Make or break for 50% might be a bit much. Guys like Wolanin or Sparks get contracts around the league just to fill out a roster. But there are a handful of guys, with Petersen at the top, that do matter, and are playing for legit contracts.

 

[Piston]

I would go with:

RFAs Definitely signed:
Vilardi
Kempe
JAD
Anderson
Andersson

RFAs on the bubble:
Lemieux
Grundstrom
Tkachev
Sodergran
Durzi
Phillips
Strand
Clague
Moverare
Villalta (only because it's a position of need in the organization)

Won't our depth be good enough without them?
Lizzotte
Sodergran
Burke

UFAs to resign:
Brown (if he earns it and wants to come back)
Petersen
Edler (if we don't find that elusive 23-26 yr old dynamic LD)

Best of luck in your new organization:
Maatta
Wolanin
Tynan
Frk
Sparks
Athanasiou

 

[Schrute farms]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

 

[King'sPawn]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

Garret Sparks, a former Maple Leafs backup.

Garret Sparks at eliteprospects.com

 

[cyclones22]

Judging by that list there's probably going to be 10 plus contracts available to dish out at the end of next season.

 

[Bandit]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

They’re a British rock band composed of two brothers.

 

[Lt Dan]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

It's a town near Reno

City of Sparks

 

[Ghetty Green]

It's a town near Reno

City of Sparks

It was a show on UPN in the late 90s starring the late James Avery.

 

[deaderhead28]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

Sparks are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

 

[redcard]

Who the heck is “Sparks”?

American novelist who's had several works adapted for film, most notably, The Notebook

 

[Basilisk]

It's a town near Reno

City of Sparks

It's filled with brothels.

 

[BringTheReign]

That question really sparked a flurry of responses.

 

[Basilisk]

Does the contract limit thingy (50/50) mean that we'll soon be swapping 4-5 of those contracts for Eichel? Buffalo only has 39/50. I'm just sayin'.......

 

[King'sPawn]

Kings have 4 in the top 50, when there should be less than 2 on average.

 

[YP44]

Kings have 4 in the top 50, when there should be less than 2 on average.

and #1

 

[Basilisk]

Kings have 4 in the top 50, when there should be less than 2 on average.

I like this list better for TWO reasons......


1) We've got 10 prospects on this list out of 100 (and that's more impressive than 4 out of 50!).....

2) There's no crappy pay-wall to contend with!!!



https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/

 

[YP44]

I like this list better for TWO reasons......


1) We've got 10 prospects on this list out of 100 (and that's more impressive than 4 out of 50!).....

2) There's no crappy pay-wall to contend with!!!



https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/

the more lists the better, but that one is a year old. Will be good to compare the two once they are both updated.

 

[cyclones22]

4 in the Top 30. Really getting even more excited about Clarke. #1 QB, #7 Clarke, #25 AK, #30 Turcotte.

 

[Johnny Utah]

If you read the Danault there is a place where it mentions Brendan Lemieux is at the Kings practice facility along with former Kings Carter and Toffoli. So he is making his presence known.

Hoven is quick to bury him out of his projected lineup but with MacD gone I think BL becomes an everyday player.

 

[YP44]

4 in the Top 30. Really getting even more excited about Clarke. #1 QB, #7 Clarke, #25 AK, #30 Turcotte.

is it odd that LA has three guys with the initials AK?

 

[bland]

I like this list better for TWO reasons......


1) We've got 10 prospects on this list out of 100 (and that's more impressive than 4 out of 50!).....

2) There's no crappy pay-wall to contend with!!!



https://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-top-100-prospects-ranking/

Isn't their guy assigned to write about the Kings just a high school kid from NY?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I love that Wheeler loves us but brb checkign the comments for mad Canadiens fans and will report back. Power at #3 is a little surprising though.

Edit: I was wrong, it was Sens fans bashing Byfield

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

4 in the Top 30. Really getting even more excited about Clarke. #1 QB, #7 Clarke, #25 AK, #30 Turcotte.

Yeah those lines about Clarke really nail it down huh?

"Difference isn’t necessarily a negative and I think that’s the case with Clarke. All of his little quirks make him the weird, fascinating, gifted player that he is. And I expect his intricacies will make him a special player at the next level, just like they have at every level below it."