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GDT: Detroit Red Wings 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (Final)

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Herby said:
Well, ofcourse that is my answer. And it's not unreasonable, it was not a slam dunk that the Kings never considered the buyout option this past summer. Say the Kings went with the buyout option and chose not to re-sign Greene, that is almost $8 million of cap space, half that goes to Mitchell then you replace the fourth line center hole at whatever the going rate for a fourth line center is. And the Kings are not up against the cap.
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And if everything else is the same...Kopitar is out, Gaborik is out, Muzzin is playing hurt, Voynov is suspended...is Mitchell stopping the poor play by the whole team?

Mitchell is also 37. I know you know that Lombardi is thinking years ahead when he makes moves. That's why he brings in Regehr knowing Scuderi is leaving. That's why he brings in McNabb knowing Mitchell is 37, is going to cost a decent amount, and Regehr is a free agent next summer.

For better or worse, Lombardi will also try to keep as much of this team together as he can. If he can keep two of them, but has to let go of one, that seems to be a trade he's willing to make. Maybe he's loyal to a fault, who knows.

Again, I'm not saying I was all for bringing Mitchell back, there was plenty of risk. But boy do the Kings miss him right now, more than they would miss other people they let go. I think whether you were for or against him coming back, we can all agree his loss has been major.
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It sucked seeing Mitchell go. I'm pretty sure everyone feels that way. Including Lombardi. Knowing what he did to get Mitchell to the Kings in the first place. I doubt he let him go easily. Probably the toughest choice he's made since being the GM.

If the Kings lose in 4 or 5 to the Sharks, there might have been a decent amount of changes made.
 
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