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Congratulations! YOU Have Been Hired As GM of the LA Kings. Post Your Offseason Plan & Lineup.
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Chazz Reinhold
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johnjm22
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No it needs to be Fiala getting more minutes with QB on L1 with someone else.
Start with younger guys and continue until you have something,
Pulling Kempe off of Kopitar would be a very last resort.
Moore stays with Danault trying whoever fails with QB and Kopi's line, they can be line 3 unless Kopi's line (2) bogs.
1. Roy needs to go because he will be too expensive Spence and Clarke are the right side of the future.
2, In Roy's place we need LHD's that can cover for Spence and Clarke, Gavrikov expires and hasn't been worth the price.
3. Now has always been the formula. But this year you need to see which young players solidify a role then make moves with the cap space to fill any holes left.
4, QB with Turcotte and Kaliyev would be too much of a liability and not foster a successful transition for QB at C. QB and Fialla need to be partnered on with
the right player through a process of
elimination with Kempe or a trade or acquisition as last resorts.
5, That line 4 also looks like a liability. Those guys need to be given a chance higher up the lineup. Lizotte and Grundstrom would be vet leadership for the
youth so if Blakee doesn't trade or acquire other similar players you keep them.
6. I am not addressing trade and will just watch to see what Blake does. I like the Carolina watch idea.
I have never thought your comments were very good for the most part and this comment seems like a block of swiss cheeses, with all due respect.
Who goes surfing in pants?
Definite, "scrub it kook," reply to that comment.
So what do I do Scrub it kook
I like your post here a lot, but you went back in the time machine again here.
Let's move forward rather than being archaeologists at the most excavated ruins on this board.
QB is guaranteed to be signed early in the season at the latest.
Might as well plug him in, he is the future of the franchise.
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Sol
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If I was GM I’d be looking to move Moore for a goal scorer of a bigger size and more grit. Moore was a no show in the playoffs and he was very intimidated. I wouldn’t want a mentally fragile player being one of my top scorers
> Because the rumor... trade Kaliyev + our 1st to Ottawa for their later 1st + 2nd
> Trade our 3rd + 4th in 2025 to Pittsburgh for Reilly Smith ($2m retained)
> Sign Toffoli to $5m x 3
> Sign Marco Scandella to $2.9m x 2
> Sign Jordan Martinook to $2m x 3
> Ink Byfield to $5m x 2
> Ink Spence to $2.75m x 3
> Arvidsson let go. Lizotte trade for picks/depth. Grundstrom sign only below $1m, avoid arbitration, otherwise let go for picks.
Kempe - Kopitar - Smith
Fiala - Byfield - Toffoli
Moore - Danault - Laferriere
Turcotte - Thomas - Martinook
Grundstrom/plug
Anderson - Doughty
Gavrikov - Clarke
Scandella - Spence
Englund
Kuemper
Rittich
Roughly at the cap.
> Trade our 3rd + 4th in 2025 to Pittsburgh for Reilly Smith ($2m retained)
> Sign Toffoli to $5m x 3
> Sign Marco Scandella to $2.9m x 2
> Sign Jordan Martinook to $2m x 3
> Ink Byfield to $5m x 2
> Ink Spence to $2.75m x 3
> Arvidsson let go. Lizotte trade for picks/depth. Grundstrom sign only below $1m, avoid arbitration, otherwise let go for picks.
Kempe - Kopitar - Smith
Fiala - Byfield - Toffoli
Moore - Danault - Laferriere
Turcotte - Thomas - Martinook
Grundstrom/plug
Anderson - Doughty
Gavrikov - Clarke
Scandella - Spence
Englund
Kuemper
Rittich
Roughly at the cap.
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johnjm22
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They should be exploring the trade market to test his value.
30 goal scorer. 29yo. Only a 4.2M cap hit.
Sell high.
Sol
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Yeah. I think it’s just worth exploring right now. He’s a good complimentary player who can score well under the right circumstances but the Kings really need to have a more distinct personality.
I think letting go of Arvidsson is the right step if they can start adding more character to this line up. Even letting go of PLD. kings can get a nice piece for Moore.
The Kings NEED to be tougher to play against. Edmonton has a ton of grit and it shows. Kings can’t afford to keep a player like Moore in the top 6 especially when you can count on him to disappear in the playoffs. Since his value is likely really high right now then it’s absolutely the right time to add a grit talented forward or even Dman and let Roy walk.
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Both players would improve the roster for sure, but I can't imagine them signing for that cheap. Especially Skjei. He's gonna get paid.
March is older, so maybe he'll be relatively cheap if you give him term like that, but he still scored 40 goals last year.
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I have no interest in paying good money to over 30 vets to try and help prop-up a badly built roster. The only aging vets the Kings should be interested in are stop gaps while the roster gets turned over
Step one: Try and sign Byfield long term
Step two: tell Kopi and Doughty that the team isn't a contender and won't be before they retire, and if they want another chance at a cup that I'll do my best to trade them where they want. Otherwise, you ride out their deals, less minutes to Kopi (for his own good, he wears down), no more top PP time for Doughty
Step three: Gage the market on the likes of Fiala and Kempe, who are coming out of their primes and will be well into their 30's by the time the Kings are competitive. Not saying that you sell them...yet. These two could be big targets at the deadline if the deals aren't there. Ideally looking for top prospects, a reverse Faber type of deal (McGroarty?)
Step four: Try and convince Gavrikov to waive his NTC. He wasn't good last year, and I'm not interested in giving him a long term deal.
Step five: Sell high now on Trevor Moore. He's 29, scored 31 goals, and his previous career high is 17. Major regression is coming
Many will whine and complain, but a complete reset is needed, and everything else is just delaying the inevitable .
Step one: Try and sign Byfield long term
Step two: tell Kopi and Doughty that the team isn't a contender and won't be before they retire, and if they want another chance at a cup that I'll do my best to trade them where they want. Otherwise, you ride out their deals, less minutes to Kopi (for his own good, he wears down), no more top PP time for Doughty
Step three: Gage the market on the likes of Fiala and Kempe, who are coming out of their primes and will be well into their 30's by the time the Kings are competitive. Not saying that you sell them...yet. These two could be big targets at the deadline if the deals aren't there. Ideally looking for top prospects, a reverse Faber type of deal (McGroarty?)
Step four: Try and convince Gavrikov to waive his NTC. He wasn't good last year, and I'm not interested in giving him a long term deal.
Step five: Sell high now on Trevor Moore. He's 29, scored 31 goals, and his previous career high is 17. Major regression is coming
Many will whine and complain, but a complete reset is needed, and everything else is just delaying the inevitable .
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Chazz Reinhold
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You made a thread about posters getting the opportunity to play fictional GM but you're not indulging inevitable RFA signings in the other fictional scenario you're imagining where the PLD trade didn't happen last summer? Ok.
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Blake is doubtful to trade Moore and risk losing that many goals in his situation.
He and Danault have tangible chemistry and would make a good L#3.
Kopi and Byfield lines above.
He and Danault have tangible chemistry and would make a good L#3.
Kopi and Byfield lines above.
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Why would i be fired when i'm coming in to do a reset/rebuild...and doing just that. lol.
You created a thread asking what we'd do and our plan as a newly hired GM. If your thread is what would you do if you were Rob Blake (i.e., trying to contend now), then why start a new thread when we have one for such. Rob is gonna try to contend....not rebuild/reset. I don't get it.
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I'm confused.
Why would I indulge in their signings? That's YOUR job. You need to decide whether you're gonna bridge them or give them LTC's.
You're on the verge of being fired.
Fired.
johnjm22
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Your directive was to make the team as competitive as possible right now without completely destroying the future.
Not rebuilding.
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No better evidence that I'm going in the right direction
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Yeah that’s all I think we could afford to offer imho if they dont take it they do t take it . It DK reforms to form that could be a pretty tough team that is well balanced not sure if they get by Edmonton when they are in god mode in the first round.
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I would never accept the proposed directive. I would ship multiple players out immediately and build for the future.
need a rh with a good one timer to play with Clarke on the pp. if fagemo isn’t that guy, I would go for David Perron for 1yr 3,5m.
Sign Lindholm for 6x6.25m.
Sign Roy 5x5.8m for a sign and trade
Trade Roy, Danault, Lizotte and next years second to Buffalo for Owen Power and skinner at 50% retained.
Bridge deals for both Spence and Byfield.
Grundstom goes to Washington for Beck Malenstyn
If it fits cap wise, Kaliyev goes to Tampa for Jeannot. otherwise Kaliyev goes to move up in the draft or for more picks.
Sign Roy 5x5.8m for a sign and trade
Trade Roy, Danault, Lizotte and next years second to Buffalo for Owen Power and skinner at 50% retained.
Bridge deals for both Spence and Byfield.
Grundstom goes to Washington for Beck Malenstyn
If it fits cap wise, Kaliyev goes to Tampa for Jeannot. otherwise Kaliyev goes to move up in the draft or for more picks.
