Confirmed with Link: Gabriel Vilardi signs 3-year ELC

[Ziggy Stardust]

Nope, still just the same 10-15 people waiting with bated breath to say I told you so, and any positive news will be met with the same negativity.

I think we're all awaiting positive news concerning Vilardi, but you'd have to go back quite some time ago to find any shred of that. I guess his first game and first point with Ontario would be it.

 

[HookKing]

I believe he took the ice to test himself, but he hasn't been a full participant in any camps and hasn't participated in any games or scrimmages.

If it wasn't rookie camp it was dev camp. He participated in all the drills and the evening scrimmage.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

If it wasn't rookie camp it was dev camp. He participated in all the drills and the evening scrimmage.

From 2017:
Kings taking it easy on Gabriel Vilardi in development camp

Los Angeles Kings center Gabriel Vilardi is going to work on his skating this summer. It just won't happen this week during their development camp this week.
Vilardi, the Kings' first-round pick (No. 11) at the 2017 NHL Draft, wasn't on the ice Tuesday and doesn't expect to do much before the camp concludes with a scrimmage Friday following a busy season with Windsor of the Ontario Hockey League.

This is from last year:
Gabriel Vilardi’s debut with Kings on hold amid injury

The road to Gabriel Vilardi’s debut with the Kings has hit another speed bump.

Vilardi is “probably doubtful” to participate in rookie camp next week because of a flare-up of a chronic back injury this summer, general manager Rob Blake said at the team’s state-of-the-franchise event Thursday.

“We’re hoping to progress enough for him to step into main camp [on Sept. 14], but it’s going to be on a day-to-day thing,” Blake said.

It’s the latest setback for Vilardi, 19, a talented forward saddled with a back injury since he was drafted 11th in 2017. He was cleared to play for his junior team at the beginning of 2018 and skated in his first Kings development camp this summer. Vilardi was held out of the World Junior Summer Showcase because of back pains that were believed to be minor, but Blake said Vilardi’s back is “definitely a concern.”

 

[Bandit]

Nope, still just the same 10-15 people waiting with bated breath to say I told you so, and any positive news will be met with the same negativity.

I dunno about you but I'm ready to be super excited about him as soon as he puts together back to back to back 150 point seasons on his way to at least two Cone Smith trophies and three Stubin Cups.

 

[HookKing]

From 2017:
Kings taking it easy on Gabriel Vilardi in development camp


This is from last year:
Gabriel Vilardi’s debut with Kings on hold amid injury

Not sure what your point is. Last year was 2018 not 2017 so the first link is useless. The second link clearly states he participated in his first dev camp (2018) and mentions nothing on being held back until rookie camp.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Not sure what your point is. Last year was 2018 not 2017 so the first link is useless. The second link clearly states he participated in his first dev camp (2018) and mentions nothing on being held back until rookie camp.

My point is for three straight years he hasn’t played in any rookie games, not in any between Kings squads nor any against another team of prospects. Nor has he participated in any regular training camps since being drafted.

We’ve been hearing the same thing about Vilardi year after year after year, and his prognosis hasn’t changed. In 2017, 2018, and now 2019, Vilardi has been in a “holding pattern.”

 

[HookKing]

My point is for three straight years he hasn’t played in any rookie games, not in any between Kings squads nor any against another team of prospects. Nor has he participated in any regular training camps since being drafted.

We’ve been hearing the same thing about Vilardi year after year after year, and his prognosis hasn’t changed. In 2017, 2018, and now 2019, Vilardi has been in a “holding pattern.”

Dude, are you familar with the law of holes. if not, do so.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Dude, are you familar with the law of holes. if not, do so.

I sure dug myself in for bringing up links and facts that supported my point that every offseason has been a “holding pattern” with regards to Vilardi’s participation in training camps.

And what point are you trying to make?

 

[HookKing]

I sure dug myself in for bringing up links and facts that supported my point that every offseason has been a “holding pattern” with regards to Vilardi’s participation in training camps.

And what point are you trying to make?

That you are clueless? He was at camp last year, development camp. Contrary to your claim.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

That you are clueless? He was at camp last year, development camp. Contrary to your claim.

You sure proved me wrong. I guess I must’ve made up those links with quotes where he was held back from participating in various activities. Perhaps I misspoke in that he wasn’t at dev camp as he was physically there, he just didn’t last very long. I guess that means he’s close, right?
Vilardi (back) out of summer showcase - LA Kings Insider

That was last July. That’s when the alarms started to go off here. He missed rookie camp and didn’t play in the rookie tournament. That’s also when they said he’ll be ready for training camp, but he never was.

And the prognosis got worse as the weeks passed by and training camp came by.
Forbort, Vilardi, Strand won't be ready at the start of camp - LA Kings Insider

Day 1 Notebook: Carter, Forbort, Vilardi updates - LA Kings Insider

I guess you should be thankful for seeing Vilardi practice at a Kings camp. You may be part of an exclusive club who witnessed his sighting.

 

[HookKing]

You sure proved me wrong. I guess I must’ve made up those links with quotes where he was held back from participating in various activities. Perhaps I misspoke in that he wasn’t at dev camp as he was physically there, he just didn’t last very long. I guess that means he’s close, right?
Vilardi (back) out of summer showcase - LA Kings Insider

That was last July. That’s when the alarms started to go off here. He missed rookie camp and didn’t play in the rookie tournament. That’s also when they said he’ll be ready for training camp, but he never was.

And the prognosis got worse as the weeks passed by and training camp came by.
Forbort, Vilardi, Strand won't be ready at the start of camp - LA Kings Insider

Day 1 Notebook: Carter, Forbort, Vilardi updates - LA Kings Insider

I guess you should be thankful for seeing Vilardi practice at a Kings camp. You may be part of an exclusive club who witnessed his sighting.

I'll accept that as an apology! I do feel special in that I seem to be the only one that has seen GV as a King's prospect. More to follow...

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Here’s the only footage I found of him taking part in drills.


It’s frustrating reading up on this stuff that took place a year ago.
Gabe Vilardi's back injury weighs on Kings as rookie camp...

At a Kings season ticket holder event Thursday at The Novo in downtown Los Angeles, team general manager Rob Blake said the injured back of top prospect Gabe Vilardi is “definitely a concern” and later listed Vilardi as “probably doubtful” for the team’s upcoming rookie camp that starts Sept. 7.

Vilardi aggravated the injury that limited him to 32 games last season with the Kingston Frontenacs during training over the summer shortly before the World Junior Summer Showcase, where he was supposed to play for Team Canada. The injury was announced in late July and Blake said Vilardi resumed skating by himself this week.

The Kings noted the issue could be taken care of with proper upkeep by the player.

“It’s really hard to explain to an 18-, 19-year-old that you have to have daily maintenance,” Blake said to the crowd. “And I think a lot of us when we played and later in your career you naturally acquire that maintenance but to tell a 19-year-old you have to do a certain routine every day to be able to skate – it takes time to resonate. It’s our strength and conditioning group and it’s our rehab group working with Gabe to get that underlying fact that you know, ‘You’re going to have to maintain this throughout your career and you’re going to have to do a lot of extra work that a lot of guys with a healthy back don’t have to do.’”

I guess it makes sense the Kings may have considered moving him for Pacioretty last summer, as his name was coming up in rumored trade discussions at the 2018 draft.

That quote from last year almost sounds like management was also getting frustrated with Vilardi’s maintenance.

 

[kings11]

Here’s the only footage I found of him taking part in drills.


It’s frustrating reading up on this stuff that took place a year ago.
Gabe Vilardi's back injury weighs on Kings as rookie camp...


I guess it makes sense the Kings may have considered moving him for Pacioretty last summer, as his name was coming up in rumored trade discussions at the 2018 draft.

That quote from last year almost sounds like management was also getting frustrated with Vilardi’s maintenance.

Let me correct this for you, The Kings never intended to trade Vilardi which is why JAD and our first plus Muzzin was the package until MaxPac nixed it...Thankfully for us!

 

[jfont]

Let me correct this for you, The Kings never intended to trade Vilardi which is why JAD and our first plus Muzzin was the package until MaxPac nixed it...Thankfully for us!

holy overpayment, Batman!

 

[Steve Zissou]

JAD and our first plus Muzzin was the package until MaxPac nixed it...Thankfully for us!

 

[Mats26]

Let me correct this for you, The Kings never intended to trade Vilardi which is why JAD and our first plus Muzzin was the package until MaxPac nixed it...Thankfully for us!

So it works out to: Turcotte(1st)-JAD-Bjornfot-Grundstrom-Durzi for Max. What were they thinking??

 

[BigKing]

So it works out to: Turcotte(1st)-JAD-Bjornfot-Grundstrom-Durzi for Max. What were they thinking??

I think the 1st was definitely in play, hence the need for Patches to agree to the contract ASAP. I'm not entirely sure though that JAD was also going the other way, despite the rumor. That 1st was definitely out of here, although the 1st was Kupari and not Turcotte.

As for what they were thinking? CONTENDERS BABY!

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

At this rate, I’d rank Anderson-Dolan higher than Vilardi and would much prefer to keep him in the fold over damaged goods.

 

[member 88115]

So it works out to: Turcotte(1st)-JAD-Bjornfot-Grundstrom-Durzi for Max. What were they thinking??

I think it was the Kupari pick because it was time sensitive strictly for the 1st round of 2018

 

[kings11]

I think the 1st was definitely in play, hence the need for Patches to agree to the contract ASAP. I'm not entirely sure though that JAD was also going the other way, despite the rumor. That 1st was definitely out of here, although the 1st was Kupari and not Turcotte.

As for what they were thinking? CONTENDERS BABY!

It was actually confirmed that the package was Muzzin, JAD and 1st(Kupari)

EDIT: We lucked out bigtime!!

 

[YP44]

So it works out to: Turcotte(1st)-JAD-Bjornfot-Grundstrom-Durzi for Max. What were they thinking??

they were probably thinking they would be a playoff team again

 

[The Tikkanen]

Just goes to show you what a show last season was. Blake makes a better decision in signing Kovalchuk for no assets other than money and they have 2 coaches that "don't know how" to properly use a former 50 goal scorer.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

Let me correct this for you, The Kings never intended to trade Vilardi which is why JAD and our first plus Muzzin was the package until MaxPac nixed it...Thankfully for us!

Many times the best trades are the ones you don’t make. Sure dodged a bullet with that offer.

 

[Mats26]

It was actually confirmed that the package was Muzzin, JAD and 1st(Kupari)

EDIT: We lucked out bigtime!!

Correct sorry, it was pre-draft, thinking it happened in September but that was the Vegas\Habs trade. So the first would of been most probably Kupari.

 

[MBH]

Absolutely no news on this guy? That's too bad.
I was always iffy on Vilardi until I saw him the Memorial Cup. What a beast he was.
Everyone complained about his skating, but he skated better than Debrincat.