Yes, let me expand on what Herby said.
I'm a logical guy. I like to think things through very logically and see what makes SENSE.
First, you look at the guys Dean would want. To me, I identified three right away: Gaborik, Umberger, Foligno. MAYBE Dubinsky but not as much.
Umberger and Foligno both are helping a team win right now. Why break up the locker room and a winning formula by trading one? Neither will move.
Gaborik is a UFA to be, playing in a market he might not want to stay in, was injured and the team still won without him. If you can trade someone likely to leave anyway, while not disrupting the winning you were able to get without him, and pick up some assets, why not do it?
In return, you eat some of his cap for this year, pick up a veteran locked in for next year as well in Williams, and can get a good prospect to help for the future.
Again, you're not flying out your AGM for three games for nothing. Only one other team had theirs in Manch this year, it was once, and at some point after it, the Kings traded with that team. That last part may have just been a coincidence but still. Logically, Gaborik to LA is the move to watch.
