LA KINGS 2023/4 Regular season discussion

[Ziggy Stardust]

The Kings are a Troy Stecher away from advancing to the second round.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

You know it's a rough day when the Mayor AND Blake sycophants come off the sidelines to complain about complaining

I mean yeah if you don't have a memory longer than two weeks both those guys are excellent at their jobs

It must be so pleasant going through life with the memory of a pencil

Sorry about your Stockholm Syndrome but those of us who care about this franchise enough to be able to call out issues are chatting, feel free to go back to sitting under a sunbeam if it upsets you.

 

[kingsfan28]

I'm a little behind, so Mo and JAD got waived to make room for who?

 

[JJDrums]

what a complete mismanagement of assets by Blake. Don’t let him make another trade before you fire him.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

I'm a little behind, so Mo and JAD got waived to make room for who?

I guess Kempe, Arvidsson, Grundstrom and Mikey Anderson are all coming back.

 

[kingsfan28]

Sorry about your Stockholm Syndrome but those of us who care about this franchise enough to be able to call out issues are chatting, feel free to go back to sitting under a sunbeam if it upsets you.

For some reason, that made me think of this obscure Die Hard quote:

 

[Schmooley]

Unlike many here, he actually works with the Kings. Mayor > HFBOARDS.

Nobody is making you come on here. You are free to spend your time on the Mayors Manor website and comment there.

 

[BaileyFan]

And Roy will walk with no return after another first round exit, incredible asset management.

Letting Roy walk would suck and be garbage asset management but IMO it would be preferable to Blake trying to save face by resigning him like with Gavrikov, considering it would mean all of the following:
1. Dumping Spence for a mid-round pick
2. Signing QB to a bridge instead of locking him up long term
3. Clarke grinding another year on the 3rd pairing
4. Very likely running a less than 23 man roster and dumpster diving for 2 new cheap goalies

 

[Johnny Utah]

JAD and Moverare also were waived because of something having to do with sending players down and eligible for AHL playoffs...

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

Letting Roy walk would suck and be garbage asset management but IMO it would be preferable to Blake trying to save face by resigning him like with Gavrikov, considering it would mean all of the following:
1. Dumping Spence for a mid-round pick
2. Signing QB to a bridge instead of locking him up long term
3. Clarke grinding another year on the 3rd pairing
4. Very likely running a less than 23 man roster and dumpster diving for 2 new cheap goalies

I'm 1000% in the "Roy should be moved" camp

 

[tny760]

The whining gets old.

so be a grown ass man and ignore it then

 

[Bandit]

JAD and Moverare also were waived because of something having to do with sending players down and eligible for AHL playoffs...

Yeah then Blake will keep them up as scratches for the first round, they don’t play, kings get eliminated. Meanwhile Ontario also gets eliminated and they get zero playoff games with both clubs! All for the added perk of potentially losing them on waivers for nothing.

MASTERCLASS.

 

[tny760]

I'm 1000% in the "Roy should be moved" camp

it's the most logical situation to sell in. wish we could keep him but i don't think we can afford his next contract.. sell high

unfortunately blake's in the situation he's put himself into, so holding all his big assets for a last playoff hurrah is the self-preservation choice. let the next guy deal with his mess, as they usually do

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Here is Rob Blake's big deadline move.

 

[DAkings20]

Wait, we waived Moverare to make room for a Moverare extension??

Rob Blake you genius you.

Here is Rob Blake's big deadline move.

 

[Nasti]

For some reason, that made me think of this obscure Die Hard quote:

What makes it great is the double idiocy. The doctor who thinks it’s the Helsinki Syndrome and the news anchor who thinks Helsinki is in Sweden. It’s like a prequal to Anchorman.

 

[tny760]

in b4 the 8yr jad extension

 

[Johnny Utah]

Same move they did last year with Toby - signed him to term so no one picks him up.

 

[unicornpig]

max deal for JAD incoming

 

[All The Kings Men]

JAD and Moverare also were waived because of something having to do with sending players down and eligible for AHL playoffs...

It's not the AHL playoffs....


You cannot assign players from the NHL to the AHL after the trade deadline unless they were on the AHL roster on "clear day" (deadline day)



At some point AFTER "Clear day" the Kings could be getting Arvidsson back from LTIR (and maybe Grundstrom? I have no idea)

at THAT point they'll need to assign players to Ontario in order to be cap compliant

JAD and Moverare require waivers. Placing them on waivers tomorrow would make them inelligible for tomorrow nights game (I THINK not 100% sure on that but like 99%)

SO

you place them on waivers today, they clear tomorrow, you don't have to assign them til Friday but by virtue of them clearing you have 30 days to assign and recall as much as you like

Then on Friday you assign JAD, Moverare, Turcotte and Clarke or Spence or Laferriere whatever combo you want then use your 4 recalls to bring them back

ONCE your players start returing to the lineup then you have the freedom to assign players to Ontario without worrying about the waivers process


EDIT: I am reasonably certain that is the explanation but please don't assume that I am 100% correct because there are some details I havent bothere to double check

EDIT EDIT: Presumably the Moverare extension (2 years at $775,00 NHL/AHL pay) is to dissuade another taem from claiming him.

Yes it locks him up for two years at cost control for a team that may be interested BUT the contract pays him $775,000 if he plays in the AHL or the NHL so while it wouldn't impact a clubs cap hit it WOULD be a steep price to pay for a player that may be a bubble player.

a team would have to either
1) know they want him in the NHL for 2 seasons OR
2) be fine paying $775,000 for an AHL player

 

[Schrute farms]

Imagine the life of a person who accepts/embraces mediocrity (i'm being VERY generous here with that verbiage) because 30-40 years ago it was the same or worse and they are used to it. Wow. I feel bad for some folks.

 

[tbrown33]

Let’s say a 2024 third and a fifth, plus Thomas or Moverare for Bjugstad.

the Kings have no 2024 3rd or 5th.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Imagine the life of a person who accepts/embraces mediocracy (i'm being VERY generous here with that verbiage) because 30-40 years ago it was the same or worse and they are used to it. Wow. I feel bad for some folks.

Bout the same as the life of a person who sees the shitty side to everything, all the time....

 

[FrozenKing18]

max deal for JAD incoming

Kopi stripped of captaincy. This is JAD’s team now.

 

[KingsHockey24]

OKAY I DIDN'T KNOW TODAY WAS DEADLINE DAY LIKE WHAT

My thoughts:

-Tarasenko for two mid round picks is a STEAL by Florida
-Sean Walker is incredibly overhyped
-The Oilers got better, Henrique and Carrick are two solid adds
-Hopefully someone claims JAD cuz f*** JAD