but what if they moved down from 21 to 25 and picked up another 4th or possibly a second while also acquiring.... a forward.... I'll stop now
Yes! What I proposed above. Arty +21 OA for Ott #25 and 39 OA.
I have been looking around the web about an hour and watched some Ottawa podcast
and their thoughts on their offseason...and even going back 2 months.
First, Ott doesn't have any 3rd rds, but 4! 4th rounders...the last few yrs, Yannetti seems to be doing better in rds 4-7. Or at least, finding some pretty good prospects, that have shown something since their draft.
These guys were saying about how something had to give on their LD...Sanderson, Chychrun, Chabot, Brannstrom...and Klevin has played some games the last 2 yrs...they think that Brannstrom may be the one moved, but think he's come a long way, but they see him odd man out. They love his skating, transition, smarts and that he's reliable...just think he cannot play 3rd pairing, with his offensive game and they more need a 6'4" 205 LB Kleven there. Brannstrom seems a lot like Spence and not sure if the Kings should have 2, 5'10" 190 lb D....Spence is actually a little bigger, for that matter.
Brannstrom has legit skill and seems like they even tried him LW. He is also an RFA, (a 1 yr, 2M deal ended) like Arty and 25 yrs old...was a main piece in the Stone deal. I'd be against it, unless the Kings think he's Spence level and would play in in 1st or 2nd pairing...Maybe 'a left handed Spence' like Brannstrom would do well with Drew. It's not outlandish. Brannstrom can play. If the Kings could replace Englund with Dillon, there's that...but then Gav or Mikey moves? So, I don't see this working for the Kings.
Unless it's Klevin, but it seems they love him and are going to promote him. That leaves Chychrun and Chabot....Chabot has 2 yrs at 8 million....so, unless they take Arty and another contract...Gavy? But he has a NMC AND / OR retain a few million....I don't see it as Chabot. Kings need 2 forwards.
They talked about Mathieu Joseph, as possibly being on the move and they won't move Pinto (their opinion) Joseph has 2 more yrs at 2.95, so that's a bit rich...but, came off his best yr of 11 g 24 assists 35 pts...and is a good all around player and plays both LW / RW. 27 trs old...now, only if the Kings believe he's legit good as an Arvy replacement AND they get a true top 6 forward ala Teravainen, Toffoli (not my ist choice) DeBrusk, or dare I say even better?
The best scenario is a 2nd rd pick or a Klevin....o(r the 21 +Arty for 25 and 39 or Klevin!)
AND that Rob has a few teams bidding. I was once told (when I began selling my biz last yr) "if you have 1 offer....you have NO offers'....you need multiple bidders. Someone I've never seen on Hoven's Team Mayor X...wrote a short one liner, under the X post 'watch for Arty to Ottawa'
"It's branny" and that was it...cryptic and why I started watching Ottawa pods...now, unless the Kings truly believe Brannstrom is a legit top 1 or top 2 pairing, stay away. However,he can certainly play. If he was 6'0" 200 lbs, he would be special and not even available. Yeah, I don't want 2 d's the size of Spence and Brannstrom. Hear ya. That said, I'd honestly want Spence over Roy right now. Contract or not.
Another possibility? Tyler Boucher. who was 10th overall a few yrs ago and was a head scratcher...think he's Brian Boucher's son. Tough kid.
Klevin. 6'4" 205 LHD
His ability to close gaps and rub players out makes him a presence in neutral ice, though when he doesn’t have opportunities to close out on faster skaters and he has to gap up on them with speed, he can sometimes get beat wide. I’ve seen improved instincts with the puck these last few years, so there is some value outside of his defensive game there (though his shot, outlets and the occasional play off of a pinch is really where his offence starts and ends).
You hope he becomes a low-event, defence-first penalty killer who can play alongside a more modern type. He looks like he’s going to get there.
Tyler Boucher RW 20 yrs old. 6'1" 205 Belleville AHL.
He’s also, even when healthy, a flawed player. There is a lot to like. He has always been a very physically mature kid who was built broad and strong like an NHLer at an early age. Off the ice, he’s got a good head on his shoulders and presents himself very well. On the ice, he hits like a truck, gives it his all between whistles and plays with power. But his statistical profile doesn’t promise NHL, and his game can lack dimension beyond his physicality, strength and NHL shot (it really pops off his stick).
He’s got quick hands and some soft skill, but he’s not a particularly quick skater, so those hands are most useful in short moments inside the offensive zone when the game slows down, or on catch-and-release sequences for his shot, because he’s not a particularly dangerous or threatening rush player. His catch-and-release is both effortless and powerful (though he can miss the net a little too much for my liking).
He’s good on the bumper on the power play. He’ll get to the front of the net and make plays off the cycle, and he’ll score some clean goals with his shot, but when the pace in games ramps up, his impact typically lessens. Can he become a complementary power forward in a bottom-six role? I think so. He certainly has some NHL tools. Will he produce like a No. 10 pick? Don't know why he never reaches 30+ games anywhere...lol That's kind of a Kings' thing, for their youth, for that matter. What was Ottawa thinking, drafting him at 10 OA? He was a reach for a good third liner, almost. He's like Kyle Clifford, the sequel. Maybe more upside.
Going to be a BIG week. Wish Arty better...he deserves better.
