Around the League playoff edition

[Legionnaire]

Yeah. Hall at 8 for a year. I think this should signal to those are hoping to NOT to expect, at all, to make the playoffs next season.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Shoot, dude. $8 million for Hall for only a year? I wonder if we could have thrown our hat in there. We still have some space. The deal for Buffalo is fine. It's like if he's playing good and putting a fair amount of top-tier points, but the team sucks, just trade him at the delay for some picks to a contender (may still need to retain salary though).

I wonder where Toffoli is going though and I hope it's not leaning towards him signing back to LA. Nothing wrong with him, of course, but the moves we made, the last few seasons, indicates us having to be strong, mentally, about moving forward away from the cup-winning core we had. Otherwise, we end up in a situation like the Blackhawks are having right now. Full of pretty disgruntled guys that do not know what direction their team is going in. At least, for us, we know now we are in rebuilding mode. Just took a longer while to realize it.

At least he gets to rid shotgun with Eichel and Dahlin in Buffalo.

And I would guess the Kings are done with their offseason moves. A forward, a defenseman, some depth for Ontario.

 

[Brodeur]

Wouldn't have guessed Buffalo in a million years. Hall is like (prime) Kovalchuk, talented but difficult to play with. Like not necessarily in a bad/selfish way, just his hockey IQ is a tier below the top guys in the league.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Hall seems like more of a up and down winger. Probably a good fit for Kopitar, unlike Kovalchuk. More like a Gaborik, just younger. He'd have to be willing to pay the price to get to front of the net though, like Gaborik did for a little while.

 

[Steve Zissou]

Hall signing with Buffalo is so 2020.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Arizona couldn’t have offered this same deal?

 

[Anguyen92]

Arizona couldn’t have offered this same deal?

Well, without making some moves on the roster. Not really. On top of that, they don't have next season's 1st or 3rd round picks.

 

[Nodoughtyboutit]

This might blow up in their face. If this is another nonplayoff year after all the moves and if they trade Hall or he walks, it very well could be the last straw for Eichel.

 

[DAkings20]

I thought Hall wanted a shot at the cup?

 

[Stimpythecat]

Hall to the sabres? I did not see that one coming.

 

[kingsfan28]

So mad about Cernak and Kubalik.

Can you imagine those players on the roster now?

Cernak, yes. Kubalik, no. The guy was a 7th round prima donna who didn't want to play in the minors. Do you really think he's skating next to Kopitar in year 1? No way he's getting those minutes in LA. The Kings used that 5th they got for him [plus another] to move up and draft Samuel Fagemo.

 

[kingsfan28]

Hall to Buffalo 1yr/8M is a bizarre signing.

I guess that means there wasn't many options out there for him. Teams must be cash strapped right now.

I wonder what kind of offers Pietrangelo is getting.

Yeah, it's tough market for the big ticket guys looking to get paid. I think Krug is the only one so far. I honestly don't think any team will make a profit this year.

 

[KopitarFAN]

This might blow up in their face. If this is another nonplayoff year after all the moves and if they trade Hall or he walks, it very well could be the last straw for Eichel.

So basically you're saying unless he scores ~70 points (assume an 82 game season) and signs a long-term deal, it's a failure, yea probably.

 

[Nodoughtyboutit]

So basically you're saying unless he scores ~70 points (assume an 82 game season) and signs a long-term deal, it's a failure, yea probably.

I meant more about Eichel staying in Buffalo. If they miss the playoffs and lose Hall. It might be the final straw.

 

[KopitarFAN]

I meant more about Eichel staying in Buffalo. If they miss the playoffs and lose Hall. It might be the final straw.

I know, I agree.

 

[deeshamrock]

Could be that visit to Vegas wasn't the final stop, after all.

 

[deeshamrock]

Hall to the sabres? I did not see that one coming.

I didn't either, and it was a bit of surprise to everyone. Turns out despite he other offers he had, he loved playing for Krueger and Krueger reached out to him over the last few days. It's only 1 year, and I think he's hoping that the CAP situation will change and perhaps a team that wanted him and couldn't afford him now, will be avaiable.

 

[deeshamrock]

He still has it....Always like him.

 

[SFKingshomer]

NHL radio was discussing possible offer sheets to the 2nd tier guys like Vince Dunn, Denis Gurianov, Ryan Pulock, and Devon Toews were the guys mentioned. It would be nice to see and created a buzz...

 

[KingsHockey24]

Happy Cliffy is going to a contender.

His style of play should be a better fit than it was in Toronto.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Happy Cliffy is going to a contender.

His style of play should be a better fit than it was in Toronto.

They'll definitely appreciate him more.

 

[Lt Dan]

Toffoli to Montreal

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

You guys remember who gave Tyler Toffoli his first major injury in the NHL? Why none other than his new teammate, Josh Anderson, who pasted Toffoli along the boards that caused a shoulder injury. I feel like after taking that hit, he became an extremely timid player.

 

[Bandit]

Toffoli to Montreal

Toffoli, Halak and a 2nd?

 

[HeadInjury]

We struck out in terms of improving our picks or getting an extra pick on our deadline trades. Clifford/Campbell, Forbort and now Toffoli. Not shocking, but unfortunate.