GDT: KINGS at DUCKS 2/19/17 6 p.m. PT; PRIME, FS-W, NHL.TV

[KingsFan7824]

How can he be THIS bad?! wtf? Is he still injured somewhat? He has no jump in his game.

They can't win without him producing. What is going on?

And he had 2 goals in the 15 games before his injury, which would be 11 in 82 games.

Quick's first year after signing his big deal, a career worst year. Brown's first year after signing his big deal, dropped off the cliff. Kopitar's first year after signing his big deal, 6 goals.

 

[The Tikkanen]

Doughty, Muzzin, Martinez, King and Kempe with no shots on goal-or as many shots as Budaj took. Kempe with 8:30 of ice time, lowest on the team, that will get his confidence going! The good news is Sutter and Lombardi's deal expire at the end of the season, Hoven reporting Rob Blake will be the next Kings GM on NHL Radio last night. The NHL game has passed by both Lombardi and Sutter.

 

[Scottkmlps]

Doughty, Muzzin, Martinez, King and Kempe with no shots on goal-or as many shots as Budaj took. Kempe with 8:30 of ice time, lowest on the team, that will get his confidence going! The good news is Sutter and Lombardi's deal expire at the end of the season, Hoven reporting Rob Blake will be the next Kings GM on NHL Radio last night. The NHL game has passed by both Lombardi and Sutter.

Sutter has another year plus an option.

 

[KINGS17]

The system doesn't make the players, the players make the system.

I believe this is true as well, but the Kings best players are unwilling to play this system. As you said, Kopitar isn't going anywhere and he knows it.

In reality there is likely nothing Dean can do to have an immediate impact next season or for a few seasons. When does the next CBA negotiation come around? I will be rooting for the owners.

 

[KINGS17]

The Kings have the highest payroll in the NHL. I wonder what Uncle Phil is thinking right now.

Probably something along the lines of if Doughty thinks he is getting something similar to Kopitar, forget it.

 

[Bandit]

Probably something along the lines of if Doughty thinks he is getting something similar to Kopitar, forget it.

Yeah right. For Phil it's asswipe money.

 

[KINGS17]

Yeah right. For Phil it's asswipe money.

True, but rich guys don't make the same mistake twice.

It's not that Uncle Phil can't afford it, it's does it make sense with the salary cap.

Do we need two players with $10M cap hits?

Personally, if it was between Doughty and Kopitar, Doughty would be the one I would pay and keep. I can see Doughty commanding 7 years and $75M on the open market.

It's going to be pretty enticing for Doughty to leave for Toronto. His contract is up after the 2018-19 season. So, the Kings can get him signed sometime during the 2017-18 season. There will be a lot of pressure on the GM at the time to either get Doughty signed or trade him. Doughty is too valuable a commodity to let walk as a UFA.

Also note, this CBA is a 10-year agreement, but both parties can choose to opt out after 8 years. The NHL will have first crack to do so by Sept. 1, 2019. If they decline, the NHLPA can decide to opt out by Sept. 19, 2019. The 10-year deal expires Sept. 15, 2022.

I can't imagine the owners not opting out, but stranger things have happened. Any contract Doughty signs might be affected by the CBA negotiations, or grandfathered into the new CBA.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

DOes it only take one side to opt out, or is it an agreement?

 

[KINGS17]

DOes it only take one side to opt out, or is it an agreement?

Either side can opt out. The owners can exercise their option prior to it's expiration on September 1, 2019. If the owners fail to exercise their option the NHLPA can opt out until their option to do so expires on September 19, 2019.

Of course, both sides could agree to start working on a new CBA prior to those dates, but it's not likely.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Scary to think how quickly that's coming up.

This offseason is REALLY When a lot of issues are going to come to roost as the precious few teams with a ton of cap space are finally coming up to it themselves as well.