LA KINGS 2023/4 Regular season discussion

[deaderhead28]

Most Kings bloggers and media think the Kings will do nothing.

Other teams made moves to get better and Kings already had no chance against Dallas, Edmonton, Vegas or Colorado.

So why waste assets?

Go into the summer - let Roy , Lewis, and Arvidsson walk, give Byfield a contract, figure out another cheap goaltending option, promote Clarke, Turcotte and Thomas full time.

That's basically what they are all saying.

When everyone is healthy, there is no cap room. Kayilev has more value to trade in the summer.

Sadly, this is what Blake did to himself. See you all next October!

No to Thomas, but this was the idea all along since the pre season trade for Dubois. More flexibility in the offseason. Kings will make some paperwork transactions and maybe a 4th line move but that's it. If Roy can't be re-signed Blake would trade him this deadline. So you gotta think Roy would be willing to resign.

 

[GoldenBearHockey]

Just mentioned Reilly Smith again...on the Marek show...be interesting to see how they pull that off

 

[Johnny Utah]

How about Max Domi? They are saying he might be available…

No thanks on Smith. He’s 32 years old with only 11 goals and he’s not physical.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Maroon or Duhaine.

 

[deaderhead28]

Just mentioned Reilly Smith again...on the Marek show...be interesting to see how they pull that off

Just do what Vegas does every year at this time, fake LTIR candidates for cap space and miraculously the injured player is cured of all injuries at playoff time.

 

[BaileyFan]

Toffoli and Brendan Smith for Spence, Kaliyev, and a 2025 2nd. It’ll be a real Parrish/Sopel doozy to put an exclamation point on the end of this regime.

 

[kovacro]

Maroon or Duhaine.

Duhaime, yes. I've mentioned him before. He would be an ideal add to the bottom 6.

Maroon (M-NTC- 16 team list) is currently on IR, not sure timelines for getting back into the lineup.

 

[deaderhead28]

Toffoli and Brendan Smith for Spence, Kaliyev, and a 2025 2nd. It’ll be a real Parrish/Sopel doozy to put an exclamation point on the end of this regime.

Kings need to just stay put this deadline, there's no cap or assets to compete against the Western Conference this playoff year. Next year the Kings will have some cap flexibility.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Maroon will be back in two weeks and they are saying Minny wants to do him a solid and doesn’t want much.

 

[kovacro]

 

[FSL KINGS]

Want Connor Dewar from Minnesota!
Marco Rossi too if their GM freaks out & wants to dump skilled players again. Fleece him a second time.

 

[Reaper45]

Duhaime to Colorado

 

[BigKing]

Kings weren't real contenders to begin with. Good teams getting better. Again, Blake should be selling Matt Roy right now.

Newsflash: you can still try to sign him when he hits UFA anyways.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

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

Damn, now the Kings are really screwed.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

 

[Little Psycho]

No more JAD!

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

I'm honestly shocked he got claimed

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

No more JAD!

We got Fagemo back, don't get your hopes up yet.

 

[Shellz]

Good luck to JAD. Hopefully he finds a spot with Nash. It sucks he couldn’t find a spot with the Kings, but I do believe they gave him a chance to succeed.

 

[Peter James Bond II]

But....Elliotte Friedman says Nashville claimed JAD from....themselves.
That's a pretty neat trick.

 

[kovacro]

Bjornfot placed on waivers by VGK.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

And Bjornfot is back on waivers.

 

[ibleedkings]

Thank you Lord Jesus we never have to see JAD again!!!!! Free Kaliyev!

 

[Docgonzo]

Reclaim Bjornfot for depth!

 

[yankeeking]

we can have Toby back if they want to