Speculation: Another year of this Bluc **** (The 2024-25 season thread)

[KopitarGOAT420]

I’d take Miller for the right price

JT Miller to the Kings for Kevin Fiala and a 2026 1st round pick. Who says no?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

JT Miller to the Kings for Kevin Fiala and a 2026 1st round pick. Who says no?

Prob Canucks because they need a C.

 

[King'sPawn]

I'd say it's more likely Kaliyev clears than gets claimed.

Since he was waiver eligible, nobody would want to trade for him in the offseason. They could sign FAs to take a spot in training camp, meaning they'd waive him and possibly lost him for nothing. So, the lack of success trading at the draft isn't much of an indicator.

However, there's apparently no market for Kaliyev where even a team wants to trade a seventh round pick to ensure they get him. Maybe a team tried to get Blake to take on a bad contract, but I don't think he has negative value.

Anyway, if he clears, maybe this will be a wakeup call for him.

 

[johnjm22]

JT Miller to the Kings for Kevin Fiala and a 2026 1st round pick. Who says no?

Kings.

The age/contract difference somewhat evens out their value. LA shouldn't have to give up a 1st.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Kings.

The age/contract difference somewhat evens out their value. LA shouldn't have to give up a 1st.

You must have missed the memo - Fiala has been relegated to 4th-line dogshit status.

 

[mbar]

Wouldn't we know if he was claimed by now or is that tomorrow?

 

[Schrute farms]

Maybe there is a reason why the Kings tend to draft the same type of safe, grit type players like JAD, Turc, Hughes, Laf, etc. -- rather than elite shooters, speed demons, skilled, etc.

They just do not know how to develop those guys. They want guys a certain way. They want the solid defensive guys. Some like Laf, Turc, QB keep developing and become impact guys. Some like JAD, Hughes, etc. do not at all and simply disappear.

It seems whenever they go outside those safe parameters, it simply does not work for said player.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Heard Rags claimed our beleaguered 2019 2nd rounder

 

[King'sPawn]

Wouldn't we know if he was claimed by now or is that tomorrow?

Rangers claimed him

 

[Lt Dan]

 

[johnjm22]

Rangers were 5th in line.

So Chicago, SJ, Buffalo and Nashville all passed on him.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Didn't even make it past waivers #5.

#masterclass in session again

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I bet he's sore as f***

I went to the trampoline park with my kid and couldn't walk for a week and that was a soft fluffly cloud compared to dumping 250 pounds directly onto my neck

 

[AbsentMojo]

There was no reason to lose him to waivers when you have Helenius waiver exempt and the scrub D HIller likes to toy around with

 

[KopitarGOAT420]

Rangers are currently icing a 2nd line of Brodzinski - Zibanejad - Smith (according to daily faceoff)...

Seems like a no brainer to try Kaliyev for a few games in Brodsinski's spot to see if there's anything there - Hopefully Arty gets an opportunity and takes advantage of it. Even with Zibanejad's game falling off a cliff, that would be a great opportunity for Kaliyev.

Very frustrating to lose Arty for nothing.

 

[ibleedkings]

Unbelievable

 

[johnjm22]

Get used to me.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

Oh no, how will we beat EDM now?

 

[bmr]

JT Miller to the Kings for Kevin Fiala and a 2026 1st round pick. Who says no?

I'd be real careful adding a hothead to the team like Miller. He has been pretty well known for being emotional/hotheaded. Don't need any disruptions to team chemistry right now. I keep hoping that we see a turnaround from Fiala. He's so dynamic but it's hard to ignore him being the lowest +/- on the team right now.

Rangers are currently icing a 2nd line of Brodzinski - Zibanejad - Smith (according to daily faceoff)...

Seems like a no brainer to try Kaliyev for a few games in Brodsinski's spot to see if there's anything there - Hopefully Arty gets an opportunity and takes advantage of it. Even with Zibanejad's game falling off a cliff, that would be a great opportunity for Kaliyev.

Very frustrating to lose Arty for nothing.

It is definitely frustrating. It helps that Turcotte, Foegele and others have really stepped up. We could really use a sniper type presense on the Power Play.

 

[AbsentMojo]

Make that 3 of 4 top picks in 2019 draft that were lost to waivers

 

[King'sPawn]

Make that 3 of 4 top picks in 2019 draft that were lost to waivers

Fagemo's back with the Kings though.

But those feel like fumbles for certain.

Turcotte, Spence, and Lee still give this arguably a good draft.

 

[KopitarGOAT420]

I'd be real careful adding a hothead to the team like Miller. He has been pretty well known for being emotional/hotheaded. Don't need any disruptions to team chemistry right now. I keep hoping that we see a turnaround from Fiala. He's so dynamic but it's hard to ignore him being the lowest +/- on the team right now.


It is definitely frustrating. It helps that Turcotte, Foegele and others have really stepped up. We could really use a sniper type presense on the Power Play.

Completely agree with all of the above.

I'd be nervous about adding Miller too but he's a game breaking superstar when he's on his game and he'd be a pretty incredible add for the Kings.

I could see it going either way - so it's a bit risky. Maybe Miller's mean streak fits perfectly with the Kings and helps them get over the hump in the playoffs. Or maybe Miller ends up being too much of a hot head and it disrupts team chemistry significantly.

It's a very enticing idea but very low likelihood it would ever actually happen. Just trying to think of good trade targets for the Kings.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Get used to me.

Englund and Burroughs in the lineup simultaneously

We were already due to start losing but this should kick it off in spectacular, pin-pulling grenade dropping fashion

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Man the most puzzling thing to me about this org in the wake of Arty is how allergic they are to 'powerplay' style talent yet have ZERO PROBLEM giving liability Kevin Fiala carte blanche

I mean we've purged Vilardi, Kaliyev, Durzi, and more because they didn't fit the organizations 'on rails' two way hockey philosophy (drafting guys with that profile is another issue for another day) after mothballing them and motherf***ing some of them publicly yet you have our golden retriever pissing all over the ice in all situations and scoring less than Gabe. I don't understand other than the sunk cost fallacy, which Blake has been remarkably good at avoiding so I don't think it's that.

 

[Axl Rhoadz]

We were already due to start losing but this should kick it off in spectacular, pin-pulling grenade dropping fashion

That's the spirit...