What's really sad is that we couldn't get the same value back for him, which is understandable after last year and that stupid contract Blake gave him. Same thing is going to happen with Fiala if he agrees to waive his NMC.All Chevy needed was a sucker to unload PLD to and their name was the LA Kings.
Blake is an easy mark in the eyes of other GM's, simple as. The Faber and Vilardi deals sealed it, it's clear he can get hustled out of key assets for little in return...For what it’s worth, PL still looks like the exact same player that drove us all nuts last year, roses from the press or not.
How can the Kings pro scouting be so poor, that they didn’t see this coming at all? It’s weaponized incompetence.