Speculation: All Purpose LA Kings 2013-14 Trade Speculation/Rumors Part V

[Reclamation Project]

I want Ehrhoff too you dork lol.

I want it all!

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Lol Sutter

[Reporter: Brian Burke always said that the two times out of the year you get your fans the most interested in your team are the trading deadline and the first day of free agency.]

Sutter: I guess if you’re a bad team.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

I want it all!

Gotta catch em all.

 

[saintsnsoldiers]

Side note...Corey Crawford talks about how his white pads and gloves were stolen while at Soldier Field. Ok who did it!

 

[kingsholygrail]

Lol Sutter

[Reporter: Brian Burke always said that the two times out of the year you get your fans the most interested in your team are the trading deadline and the first day of free agency.]

Sutter: I guess if you’re a bad team.

 

[KINGS17]

I want Ehrhoff too you dork lol.

Hmmm, maybe if Buffalo would take Vey or Pearson, Martinez, and a pick.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Side note...Corey Crawford talks about how his white pads and gloves were stolen while at Soldier Field. Ok who did it!

Must be a teammate, because no one else in the hockey world wants anyone but Crawford in their net

Disclaimer: It's a joke, don't cite his stats vs. us to me please!

 

[bmr]

Sign me up for Gaborik please. He would help the power play tremendously. Second choice: Danny Briere.

 

[Reclamation Project]

Shots fired, lol.

 

[saintsnsoldiers]

Ladd please, big body to go with all the rest of the team

Andrew Ladd 62 15 28 43 7 3 0 2 53 143 10.49 19:31

and Methot plays 21 min would be awesome with Doughty

 

[HYORI 1963]

Ladd please, big body to go with all the rest of the team

Andrew Ladd 62 15 28 43 7 3 0 2 53 143 10.49 19:31

Can't afford Ladd, otherwise, I'd agree.

 

[saintsnsoldiers]

Can't afford Ladd, otherwise, I'd agree.

Ugg whats he making

 

[HYORI 1963]

Ugg whats he making

I wasn't referring to his cap, but rather it would cost us Toffoli ++

 

[Reclamation Project]

I wasn't referring to his cap, but rather it would cost us Toffoli ++

No thanks.

 

[saintsnsoldiers]

all's quiet on the trading front.... crickets.....

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Calm before the storm

 

[cheap77]

Wish we could just get ryan now. Probably cost two top prospects and 1-2 high draft picks. Someone similar to what they gave to Anaheim to get him.

 

[KopitarFAN]

Calm before the storm

Before the disappointment. (league-wide, not just here)

 

[kingsholygrail]

Before the disappointment. (league-wide, not just here)

It's a matter how disappointing it will be... I remember the one year where they spent most of the morning looking for anything to talk about and ended up having 1 blockbuster trade to talk about.

 

[Telos]

Before the disappointment. (league-wide, not just here)

This year is so odd. There is such little cap space to go around amongst contenders and yet there are quite a few high quality assets being shopped around. Disappointing or not, it is definitely shaping up to be an interesting deadline just to see how it all plays out.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Part two of the discussion: http://lakingsinsider.com/2014/03/03/deadline-discussion-part-two-supply-demand-and-the-cap/

Nice thoughts highlighting some more philosophies, including double dipping, i.e. do you pay a guy more to stay because you paid a high price to get him here.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Part two of the discussion: http://lakingsinsider.com/2014/03/03/deadline-discussion-part-two-supply-demand-and-the-cap/

Nice thoughts highlighting some more philosophies, including double dipping, i.e. do you pay a guy more to stay because you paid a high price to get him here.

Ooh already reaching into the bag of excuses. :p

 

[Reclamation Project]

Can someone give me a neutral, non-skewed, opinion on MacDonald. It appears he's likely one player Dean covets and in theory could help us (LHD). Not a fan of the "Makes Muzzin look like Lidstrom!!!111!!" type posts. Perhaps Dean wants to roll him with Doughty for the future.

 

[Jason Lewis]

Honestly, I just don't like the market and if the Deano doesn't make a move I won't be surprised.

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Jaso...Be-Quiet-for-Lombardi-and-the-Kings/179/58384

 

[lexlavender]

Part two of the discussion: http://lakingsinsider.com/2014/03/03/deadline-discussion-part-two-supply-demand-and-the-cap/

Nice thoughts highlighting some more philosophies, including double dipping, i.e. do you pay a guy more to stay because you paid a high price to get him here.

Thanks for sharing. What that article highlighted for me is that Dean, and this is said before, won't for a rental, but more than that, he won't go for a player that he sees at unfitting in the culture or for the long term success of this team. Deano is looking at this deadline not as the deadline for trades this season, reacting to our own ups and downs this season, but simply an opportunity to improve the team overall, regardless of this season.

Again, I think the target is Gaborik. Columbus might be selling, his current value is pretty low right now because of coming off injury, which only serves to reinforce his injury prone nature, and he's a soon to be FA. Lombardi has gone for Gabby before and did not succeed, so its clear that this is a guy he sees as a quality player and as a good asset. I also think that Columbus is looking for solid, veteran defense men. Cue our own pool of vets, two of which are on expiring contracts. With Martinez viable in the lineup, we can afford to trade one of them. If we add picks and a mid tier prospect (maybe two to entice Lumbus to retain salary), it could happen. I'm on record saying this before: its risky. Really really really risky. But it could pay off huge for us. The last thing we want is for Gaborik to have an amazing end to the season not on our team, and then have to go into a bidding war with other teams for him. We have a much higher opportunity of resigning him if we get him into our culture for a bit.