Get rid of the prospect and lower the pick to a 3rd then i'd consider it. I think the deal is there to be had, but you're asking for too much unless you want a prospect like Ross Johnston.
Eklund Rumor: Kings and Islanders talking multiplayer?
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Get rid of the prospect and lower the pick to a 3rd then i'd consider it. I think the deal is there to be had, but you're asking for too much unless you want a prospect like Ross Johnston.
Rather than fretting about the extra million you'd be saving- really $500K per RFA if you break it down- and allowing the same situation as this season to occur next year should Quick miss any time, the Kings could easily create the necessary room by clearing out their pricier contracts in the bottom six:
Pearson ($4.25M)-Kopitar-Gaborik
Kempe-Carter-Toffoli ($5.25M)
Brown-Dowd-UFA ($1M)
Mersch ($800K)-Shore ($900K)-Nolan
Andreoff ($650K) Amadio
Muzzin-Doughty
Martinez-McNabb
Forbort-Gravel ($750K)
LaDue ($650K)
Quick
Halak
$72.7M- $300K of cap space against even this year's total, and then there's the possibility of yet another lift in the ceiling. It's certainly doable, which means the only concern is this year and whether you're willing to pull the chute on LA's playoff hopes this early. If the answer is no, you choose the experienced former starter every time.
Dude, saying that is like saying the view in this sanitarium is nice when I come here, but everyone else makes it nuts. You do realize what part of the board this is right? If this was a planet, they would call it Planet Crazy Post.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Gee it's Eklund again and one of his bloggers, Making a trade here. How was Eklunds last 4 trade rumors gone. Oh that's right they haven't this guy is so bad and is only looking for hits on his site. Maybe a deal around Halak for a cap dump might work but other then that nothing is going to happen here.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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I love the smell of ice in the morning.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Come on.. he's a goalie. They're known to be nuts.
That's true to many pucks to the Goalie Mask will do that.
GrandmaSlices51631
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Isles are not in WIN NOW mode, Carter is better then Ladd but we don't need two aging guys for the future. If anything, see if the Kings need are in need of a stable blueliner, I'd offer CdH or Pulock + for Toffoli, he is the piece we need from the Kings.
funky
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Our team was shutout 3 straight and won their last game because they got scoring from stone hands Lewis on a fluke bounce, on a slap shot from a guy who had not scored in a year and an overtime goal from a rookie that Malkin let have a minute alone with their goalie.
We are not trading one of our 3 goal scorers. Toffoli is out of any discussion.
BondraTime
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The day people stop going to his site is the day HF becomes better. It's a rumor generator site, no actual insights.
GrandmaSlices51631
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Fair enough. I'm just letting you know what the Islanders biggest need is. I know after losing Voynov, your D hasn't been the same, also knowing the Kings mindset of building from the net out, didn't mean to ruffle feathers.
funky
Build around Byfield, not the vets
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No worries, you ruffled no feathers. Basically our teams have the same need, scoring.
You are very right in the fact that Voynov left and I still like the idea with building from the back out but we are going to lose a very good defenceman as it is to Vegas.
We defiantly have to protect Doughty and Muzzin as they are both top pairing defence.
Martinez is a great 2nd pairing guy that seems to rise to the moment when we need game winners.
Then we have Forbert and Gravel we have been wanting on this team for two years getting a shot and looking good. We can't forget about McNabb who was thrown in with Doughty way to early in his career. We would defiantly lose a Forbert or McNabb and bringing in another top D would expose him or Martinez as well.
If you guys need a depth player like Kingand a later pick for a goalie I am all for that
KingCanadain1976
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first off pearson and toffoli are going to cost more then 9.5 million easy 10.5 -11 (toffoli 6 pearson 5 ish ) Next you don't have clifford in the lineup He just resigned and is thought of as a leader by management sorry not moving anywhere. Amadio while a great prospect needs at least another year in the ahl. The same with Ladue. King management is loyal to certain players
The problem is you have signed players moving that aren't going to move Lewis may leave in expansion draft and king may move as a ufa. Greene clifford zatkoff are all signed for next year and aren't going to disappear because u want him to. Nice try a lot of kings fans would love that roster (minus halak) Its unrealistic king will loose 5 players from our roster today also replacing with younger players isn't a dean and sutter type move Young players need to prove themselves in both ahl and nhl before getting the type of mins your suggesting (with kempe Mersch and gravel) Also there is no way we go with a lineup that young Backup goalie making 4.5 is a waste of cap space.
The Islanders aren't getting Toffoli. Plain and simple. Strome doesn't get it done. Neither does Pulock. Leddy is close but thats still a no from this Kings fan.
Theres only 1 guy on their roster I'd move Toffoli (+) for and we all know thats not happening.
Theres only 1 guy on their roster I'd move Toffoli (+) for and we all know thats not happening.
scott99;124052781the 3 previous seasons Tavares was one of the top 5 players in hockey.[/QUOTE said:
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Haven't read the thread but I'd think those are two of some of the most untouchable LA forwards.
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KingCanadain1976
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I wouldn't go as far as to say far more. Carter is getting up there in age His points are going down. Toffoli is young and a 30 goal scorer on a team that can't score. I would say its a lot closer to Carter leaving then Toffoli
go4hockey
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Yep cause we all know the only thing that matters is how many points. Kopitar plays in a system that grinds your offense to nothing.
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Start up the Tank!
KingCanadain1976
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I wouldn't put quick so high. To be honest our goaltender isn't that important with the defensive system we play Budja number are similar to what quicks would be now
