Speculation: Fire Rob Blake Blow it Up Offseason Thread (update: Robitaille, Blake and Hiller stay)

[Omni Owl]

well thats the thing. Why wouldn't players want to sign with us? maybe because management (Blake / Luc) look like morons?

I think its apparent the Kings franchise is on the downswing. Hell, even the Ducks might potentially be more enticing to a free agent than the Kings. They're trending in the right direction and have a competent GM in Verbeek. I feel like a lot of the potential players we could get would rather go to Vegas instead of LA.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Ok. Byfield around 6 mill & that's about all.

Also, Lewis, go sign in Utah. It's not worth staying for your 1k game in this franchise.

Speaking of franchises, with AZ gone, are the King's now the worst franchise? Other teams have hope if they're rebuilding. Maybe not Montreal.

Why did we trade PL again? He's the perfect fit for this team now.

Buffalo exists.
Flyers exist.
Columbus exists.

It's hard to imagine but there are worse run orgs out there.

 

[BigKing]

Well, I said watching Blake overcorrect and steer into grit/toughness was going to be a fun watch and here we are looking at a four-year deal to Joel Edmundson in the year 2024.

Foegle is a left shot as well, which is cool, right?

The fumbling of the rebuild and all the assets collected during it is an all-time GM catastrophe. There were many of us that said this will not end well when Bluc took over but, man, I did not see this level of incompetence being accepted for this long. Like, he would suck but he wouldn't get to suck so hard with no repercussions.

As a reminder, and this is not a "bring back DL" comment, but they fired DL three seasons removed from the second of two Cups in three years. Blake hasn't done jack shit in seven years on the job and he's still allowed to spend AEG's money.

 

[funky]

Would not want Toffoli for 4 at 6.

Stamkos is Doughty’s age and got 4 years 8

March got 4 years.

These are all better than what we just did

 

[tny760]

Well, I said watching Blake overcorrect and steer into grit/toughness was going to be a fun watch and here we are looking at a four-year deal to Joel Edmundson in the year 2024.

Foegle is a left shot as well, which is cool, right?

it's almost funny because it's so sad

woulda been a tolerable contract 4 years ago

 

[fsanford]

Lewis resigning with LA, Copper too

 

[FSL KINGS]

Buffalo exists.
Flyers exist.
Columbus exists.

It's hard to imagine but there are worse run orgs out there.

Buffalo & CBJ have exciting young players that play. They have been through rough times.

Philly is pretty bad. They have Risto though. He's perfect for this team. Briere might be able to get something done there. They did lose their goalie last season, which didn't help.

King's fans are now sitting around waiting, however long, for Blucevin to get canned & a real rebuild to start. Then go through that rebuild & emerge. 6 years minimum?

 

[funky]

Foegle will be Byfield and Fiala’s defensive safety net.

If they are switching QB back to center, Andy’s playing with a wild man like Fiala, like Foegle would be an awesome winger

 

[Telos]

I don't hate Edmunson, but the contract is unappetizing as any UFA signing typically is. He is a big shutdown defenseman on the left side, which we've needed. I look at this as a Scuderi kind of signing. He's never played more than 69 games in a season though. It does solidify the left for this season going Anderson-Gavrikov-Edmundson-Englund. That is pretty tough to play against.

I really don't like the Foegle signing. It is an expensive depth signing. His numbers are inflated coming from Edmonton. May be okayish but I feel like the cap could have been better used elsewhere.

 

[Omni Owl]

Stephenson stays in the division with a rival in Seattle. Motherf***ing Blake is clueless. If I was a rival GM I would LOVE dealing with this clueless dipshit in a deal.

 

[Schmooley]

Edmundson is actually a good guy to pair with Clarke. He will really stay back and clean up Clarkes mistakes.
The problem is the contract is 1.8 million too high and 2 years too long.

 

[fsanford]

Edmundson has never been healthy, so great idea to give him four years. He'll spend about 20-30 games on IR in each of those seasons.

The Foegele signing I really like. Anyone pissed about the Kings signing him has no clue what they're talking about.

LTIR worked well for Vegas.. Maybe the angle here ;-)

 

[Chazz Reinhold]

Foegle will be Byfield and Fiala’s defensive safety net.

If they are switching QB back to center, Andy’s playing with a wild man like Fiala, like Foegle would be an awesome winger

Foegele isn't a good defensive winger...

Edmundson is actually a good guy to pair with Clarke. He will really stay back and clean up Clarkes mistakes.
The problem is the contract is 1.8 million too high and 2 years too long.

In what world is Edmundson "clean[ing] up . . . mistakes"? He's atrocious defensively.

 

[Omni Owl]

I would've rather seen us get OEL than Edmunson, recent Cup winner that could mentor Clarke.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Buffalo & CBJ have exciting young players that play. They have been through rough times.

Philly is pretty bad. They have Risto though. He's perfect for this team. Briere might be able to get something done there. They did lose their goalie last season, which didn't help.

King's fans are now sitting around waiting, however long, for Blucevin to get canned & a real rebuild to start. Then go through that rebuild & emerge. 6 years minimum?

Buffalo hasn't seen the playoffs in almost 20 years. And every new young exciting player they get goes somewhere else. Columbus has a similar problem.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Stephenson stays in the division with a rival in Seattle. Motherf***ing Blake is clueless. If I was a rival GM I would LOVE dealing with this clueless dipshit in a deal.

Why would the Kings sign a center who is going to get $6.25M for 7 years?

For the clueless ones upset over the Foegele signing.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807829074993148122

 

[tny760]

as an aside, blake's idea of making moves needed to push this team over the edge into a real contender:

kuemper
burroughs
jeannot
edmundson
foegele

still no bonafide top line winger, youth on D blocked by unnecessary vets, no QB extension in place

 

[Omni Owl]

Why would the Kings sign a center who is going to get $6.25M for 7 years?

Because after Byfield (who might struggle at C) we have jack f***ing shit down the middle once Kopi is gone.

 

[BaileyFan]

Kings will play at least one stretch of games this season with this D corps:

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Burroughs
Englund-Edmundson
Moverare

Spence traded for whatever. Clarke 2nd pair and PP2 in Ontario to learn to be a pro. Book it.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

The Kings really re-signed Lewis??

 

[fsanford]

Foegele isn't a good defensive winger...


In what world is Edmundson "clean[ing] up . . . mistakes"? He's atrocious defensively.

 

[tny760]

Why would the Kings sign a center who is going to get $6.25M for 7 years?

For the clueless ones upset over the Foegele signing.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807829074993148122

he played with one of the best playmaking centers in the league

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

We are a bottom 5-10 team this year.
Bluc won’t be coming back
I’m expecting a February firing.
-The last 6 years have been a complete and utter waste of time.
- we get an entire season of watching Rome burn.
-hopefully doughty wants out same with kopitar

 

[tigermask48]

Edmundson has never been healthy, so great idea to give him four years. He'll spend about 20-30 games on IR in each of those seasons.

The Foegele signing I really like. Anyone pissed about the Kings signing him has no clue what they're talking about.

The only issues I have with Foegele is the points are likely to come down right? How many of those 40 points is the result of playing in Edmonton and that high Octane system?
Now how many of those points do we lose with him playing the 1-3-1 in LA? How soon before he's in the dog house for not playing defense?
Not complaints about the signing, just general thoughts.

 

[ibleedkings]

Trevor Lewis is returning lmfao. As this day couldn't get f***ing worse.